Caraga disaster council boosts coordination
among gov't agencies
By Johny S. Natad
BUTUAN CITY, July 9 (PIA) --The Regional
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) Caraga has approved a
color coding alert system to enhance coordination among government agencies
during disasters and calamities.
RDRRMC Caraga Chairperson and Office of Civil
Defense (OCD-13) Regional Director Liza Mazo said the OCD has established and
maintained information system via short message service (SMS) infoboard, which
will be sent to all DRRMCs, partners and communities to inform them of the
impending threat.
“The SMS that will be sent are based on the
color coding alert system presented by Department of Science and Technology
(DOST)-Caraga and approved by the council for uniform dissemination of
information,” Mazo added.
Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
Caraga Regional Director Dominga Mallonga said the color coding alert system
has been set in placed so that if there is impending threat of disaster, all
DRRMC have uniform understanding of information and advisories.
“With the regional alert level system for
coordination, the DRRMC have uniform interpretation of information about any
impending threat, if ever there is imminent danger of typhoon or any calamity
that may occur in the region,” Mallonga explained.
The Alert Level 1 (Yellow) of the alert system
illustrates that the threat has already felt within 72 hours. The RDRRMC
operation center (Opcen) at OCD is activated and advise all sectoral members to
standby. Dissemination and coordination of emergency warning information/
advisory to RDRRMC member agencies and local DRRMCs are issued and required the
submission of real time situational reports using the standardized reporting
templates through channels. All protocols and procedures stipulated in the
Contingency Plan are applied.
Pre-emptive evacuation may be implemented and
all procedures based on the contingency plan must be applied during the Alert
Level 2 (Orange), which demonstrates that the threat is progressing. The Opcen
continues to disseminate warning information / advisories and monitoring. All
nine sectoral leaders of the council shall report to the Opcen and all sectoral
members advised to standby 24 hours for possible mobilization.
On Alert Level 3 (Red), the hazard will likely
affect certain community, thus the local DRRMCs are advised to implement forced
evacuation of affected communities applying necessary protocols and procedures
on the contingency plan.
There should be deployment of response units
when deemed necessary. The continues dissemination of warning
information/advisories and monitoring is intensified at the Opcen, where all
sectoral leaders must render duty services and all sectoral members to standby
24 hours for deployment. The Opcen will strengthen its coordination with the
local DRRMCs on the current situation of the area and require the submission of
real time situational reports. (FEA/PIA-Caraga)
Agusan Norte SP to pass health, tourism code
By Johny S. Natad
BUTUAN CITY, July 9 (PIA) -- The Sangguniang
Panlalawigan (SP) of Agusan del Norte on its inaugural session held recently
recognized the urgent need to pass the health and tourism ordinance of the
province.
During his legislative agenda address, Agusan
del Norte Vice Governor Ramon A.G. Bungabong recommended to the members of the
SP to approve the Health and Sanitation Code to facilitate the quality of
health and well-being of the people of Agusan. He also recommended the approval
of the Provincial Tourism Code for the tourism development in the province.
"Within three months, we will pass the
long-awaited Health and Sanitation Code. This is one of the major legislation
required by the DILG in order to pass its standard of governance,"
Bungabong said.
Bungabong also said the proposed Provincial
Tourism Code of Agusan del Norte will apply modern approach in tourism
development. He also stated the province has promising tourism spots like the
marvelous Lake Mainit of Jabonga and Kitcharao, the beautiful beaches of
Carmen, the Tacub Falls in Buenavista, among others, that can generate income
to the province.
“Within six months, we will formulate a
Provincial Tourism Code that will express our comprehensive approach to tapping
tourism potential of the province,” Bungabong said. (DEA/PIA-Caraga)
News feature: 'I am prepared for employment' -
C4TP graduate
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, July 9 (PIA) -- A graduate of the
Cash for Training Project (C4TP), a partnership program of the Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD) firmly said that the program has prepared him to
compete with professionals for employment.
Crispiniano Sajor Jr. from Malimono Surigao del
Norte could not help but express his gratefulness for being one of the
beneficiaries of the C4TP and was able to finish Automotive/Driving NC II.
During Wednesday’s culmination program held at
the Provincial Convention Center in Surigao City, Sajor gave his impression of
the program in front of the 438 graduates, municipal mayors of the province,
TESDA-Caraga Regional Director Dr. Florencio Sunico Jr., and DSWD-Caraga
Regional Director Dr. Minda Brigoli.
Sajor underscored that when he started training
in February 2013, he thought that job employments were only for those who have
college degrees.
That was five months ago. Now, he is reaping the
fruits of what he has sown to prepare him for a better future, as he is about
to receive his Training Certificate from TESDA Provincial Training Center in
Surigao del Norte.
Sajor recalled that as he went on with the
training, he realized that his skills in auto mechanic and driving were totally
developed and he is confident that he can already compete with professionals in
acquiring jobs because TESDA has fully equipped him – skills, personality, and
the right attitude.
“Over the past three months, I have come through
these doors to grow, build, comprehend and learn. Through the power of
relations, I have grown socially, physically and mentally. Through the power of
compassionate teaching, I can say that I am now prepared for employments here
and abroad,” Sajor said.
He further said this is another step of his
vocation which will develop his potentials and aptitudes into becoming
responsible leader of the country. “For these, I am forever thankful to TESDA
and DSWD for being the instrument of my success next to God,” Sajor added.
Sajor ended his speech by quoting Helen Keller,
an American author who was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of
Arts degree.
“‘The worst thing that could ever happen to a
person is to have eyes but fail to have a vision’… I believe that God prepared
success for everyone. It only depends on the person who knows how to envision
his future,” Sajor said.
When asked what is his next moves after
graduation, he said he wants to put up his own machine shop in their town in
Malimono so that he can also help others especially the youth of his age to
fulfill their dreams and aspirations and like him, can be productive citizens
of their community. (NCLM/TESDA-13/PIA-Caraga)
TESDA-Agusan del Norte spearheads skills
competition
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, July 9 (PIA) -- To intensify skills
development of the youths in the province, the Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA) in Agusan del Norte spearheaded the conduct of
skills competition held recently in separate venues.
The activity, dubbed as 2013 Provincial Skills
Competition featured skills competition in Information Technology/Software
application, Welding, Foods and Beverages Services (FABS), Electrical
Installation and Maintenance (EIM), Cooking, and Visual Graphics Design.
Skills competition for IT/software application
was held at AMA Computer Learning Center here while the foods and beverages
service was conducted at Butuan Doctors’ College.
Meanwhile, Candelaria Institute in Cabadbaran
City hosted the Welding as well as the Visual Graphics Design. For cooking, the
Provincial Training Center in Cabadbaran City hosted the competition.
For the Foods and Beverages Services, a student
from the Philippine Electronics and Communications Institute of Technology
(PECIT) of this city was proclaimed provincial champion. Saint Michael’s
College of Caraga (SMCC) in Nasipit town was also proclaimed champion in the
IT/software application, while a student from the Provincial Training Center in
Cabadbaran City was declared winner in the Welding.
In a related development, since there is only
one contender each for cooking and visual graphics design, the contestants were
required to conduct a demonstration but they are still qualified to be the
province’s representatives to the regional level, it was learned.
TESDA Agusan del Norte Provincial Director
Rodrigo De Villa said winners of the different skills will represent the
province in the Regional Skills Competition for which, schedule is yet to be
determined.
However, De Villa said the provincial office of
Agusan del Norte will be hosting the regional tilt. “Hopefully, the venue of
the Regional Skills Competition will be finally decided to be held here in
Butuan City, being the region’s capital center,” PD De Villa said.
De Villa further said after the regional winners
are proclaimed, they will automatically represent the region in the national
skills competition which will be held late this year in Metro Manila. (NCLM/TESDA-13/PIA-Agusan
del Norte)
TESDA-Caraga chief: 'C4TP, a triumph of
convergence'
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, July 9 (PIA) -- Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-Caraga Regional Director Dr. Florencio
Sunico Jr. said the “Cash for Training Project (C4TP)” of the national
government is a triumph of convergence.
Citing the efforts of the public and private
stakeholders during the Culmination Program of the C4TP beneficiaries in
Surigao del Norte held recently, Sunico underscored the relevance of
implementing the program.
The official said starting from the
conceptualization of the program until its implementation, convergence of both
the public and private stakeholders were observed since different communities
are involved in it.
“The implementation of the program is made
through convergence of the government and private sectors. The project was
conceptualized through a memorandum of agreement (MOA) signed between TESDA
Sec. Emmanuel Joel J. Villanueva and Dept. of Social Welfare and Development
Sec. Corazon “Dinky” Soliman. It takes an entire community to provide skills
and train individuals to be productive in his own community,” Sunico said.
Sunico further said the DSWD has poured in P1.3
billion for the project while TESDA provided the trainings and its authorized
training providers designed to match specifically, indicated demand for wage
and self-employment.
Furthermore, Sunico said the local government
units, training providers, and non-government organizations served as partners
in nurturing the economic activities the graduates will pursue.
With these developments, the TESDA chief said
that all sectors of society have been mobilized for the realization of the
project. “And now, we come to the point that we have to experience the triumph
of this convergence. You as the new graduates and we in the government as
successful implementers of this program. Congratulations to all of us,” Sunico
said.
Moreover, Sunico enjoined the graduates to make
use of what they have learned so that they can now provide for their families.
A total of 439 trainees completed the training
and received Certificates of Training Completion from Sunico and DSWD-Caraga
Regional Director Minda Brigoli. Of these graduates, 249 finished the
self-employment (Hanapbuhay) component and 190 graduates under the Wage
employment (Trabaho).
In Surigao del Norte, TESDA-Caraga had
identified 11 training providers, namely, Saint Ignatius de Loyola Computer
College, Systems Technology Institute, Surigao del Norte Provincial Training
Center, Saint Paul University-Surigao, Global Competency-Based Training Center,
SNCAT-Magpayang Campus, Surigao Doctor’s College, Siargao Island Institute of
Technology, Bucas Grande Institute of Technology, Livelihood Training Center,
and Surigao Education Center. (NCLM/TESDA-13/PIA-Caraga)
DSWD invites students to logo-making contest
BUTUAN CITY, July 9 (PIA) -- Students are in for
a challenge as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) invites
the academe in a logo-making contest for its new program, the National
Community-Driven Development Program (NCDDP).
The contest will run from July 12 -26 and is
open to students of colleges and universities all over the country.
DSWD Caraga Regional Director Minda B. Brigoli
said that the logo should reflect the essence of NCDDP and should have the name
of the program in the design. It should also be designed to match the image of
DSWD.
The logo can be designed in the medium of choice
of the contestant but the final copy has to be submitted in digital format.
Each contestant can submit a maximum of three designs.
The winning design will be used as the official
logo of the national program and the winning designer will receive P10,000
prize.
The NCDDP is the scale-up of the operations of
the community-driven development approach used and proven effective by the
Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of
Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS).
CDD empowers ordinary citizens to actively and
directly participate in local governance by identifying their own community
needs, planning, implementing, and monitoring projects to address local poverty
issues collectively.
For more information about the contest,
interested individuals may see posters and other print ads in the school
premises and the DSWD regional field offices, they may also call (085) 342 5619
or e-mail at kc_sm_central@yahoo.com or they may visit
http://ncddp.dswd.gov.ph. (FEA/Social Marketing Unit/DSWD-13/PIA-Caraga)
NSO-13 gears up for Labor Force and Annual
Poverty Indicators surveys
BUTUAN CITY, July 9 (PIA) --The National
Statistics Office-Caraga (NSO-13) will conduct the July 2013 Labor Force Survey
(LFS) and the 2013 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey from July 9 to July 31.
The LFS is a nationwide quarterly survey of
households conducted by the NSO to gather data on the demographic and
socio-economic characteristics of the population aimed to provide a
quantitative framework for the preparations of plans and formulation of
policies affecting the labor market.
Specifically, the LFS is designed to collect
information on the distribution of household population 15 years old and over,
by employment status, by sex, and age group; distribution of employed persons
by major occupation group, major industry group, class of worker, number of
hours worked, highest grade completed, nature of employment, and by sex;
distribution of underemployed persons by total hours worked, major occupation
group, class of worker, and by sex; and distribution of unemployed persons by
age group, highest grade completed, by number of weeks looking for work, job
search method, and by sex.
The 2013 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS)
will also be undertaken as a rider to the LFS. This is a nationwide sample
survey designed to provide access and impact indicators that can be used as
inputs for the assessment of the government programs on poverty alleviation and
for use in policy-making and planning. This survey is a joint undertaking of
the National Statistics Office, World Bank Mission, and the United Nation
Development Program.
The LFS covers about 50,000 sample households
nationwide. This sample size will allow the generation of reliable estimates of
indicators of employment and some other important indicators from LFS for each
region. Meanwhile, the APIS will include about 13,000 sample housing unit.
In Caraga, the statistical researcher or
interviewer will visit 1,715 LFS households and 582 LFS/APIS sample households.
The sample is deemed sufficient to provide reliable estimates of non-income
indicators for each region, with the first semester of 2013 as the reference
period.
NSO field staff and selected trained statistical
researchers will do a comprehensive door-to-door interview to the sample
households during enumeration period. NSO assures respondents that all
information are strictly confidential and will not be used as evidence in court
for purposes of taxation, regulation or investigation as provided for in
Section 4 of Commonwealth Act No. 591. (FEA/NSO-13/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano News: Palasyo mipasalig adunay igong
kwarta aron pundohan ang P2.3 trilyon nga 2014 budget
Ni Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Hulyo 9 (PIA) – Gipasalig sa
Malakanyang nga ilang mapundohan ang gisugyot sa Presidente nga mokantidad P2.3
trilyon nga badyet alang sa tuig 2014 tungod kay ang ila na kining gitun-an og
maayo, matud sa opisyales sa Palasyo.
Isugyot ni Presidente Aquino ang P2.3 trilyon
nga national budget alang sunod tuig human siya mohatag sa iyang ika-upat nga
State of the Nation Address karong Hulyo 22.
Matud ni Deputy Presidential spokesperson
Abigail Valte nga gikumpirmar karong semanaha sa budget department nga
mokantidad sa P2.268 trilyon nga badyet ang pangayoon sa Presidente ngadto sa
Senado ug sa Balay Balaoranan aron pundohan.
Matud pa ni Valte nga kaya kini nga pundo ug
ilang kanunay nga giseguro ang balance nga paggasto ug seguroon nga ang maong
kwarta nga gigahin alang sa usa ka proyekto maadto ug magasto gyud sa maong
proyekto.
Ang sugyot nga badyet mas taas og 13.1 porsyento
o P262 bilyon nga taas kumpara sa badyet karong tuiga nga mokantidad P2.006
trilyon.
Dugang pa ni Valte nga ang maong dugang mga
pundo moadto alang sa pagpadaghan og mga patigayon sa imprastraktura, panggobyerno
ug pagsumpo sa korupsyon, maayong kalidad nga edukasyon, maayong panglawas ug
pabalay, ug alang sa climate change adaptation nga mga programa nga maoy
gikinahanglan alang sa kalamboan sa nasod. (PIA-Surigao del Norte)
