Reg’l Dev’t Council in Caraga selects new set of
officers for CY 2013-2016
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 15 (PIA) – During its
Reorganizational Meeting held on Wednesday at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort
here, the members of the Regional Development Council (RDC) in Caraga region
had officially nominated four members – two from public sector and two from the
private sector for the chair and co-chairmanship positions of the council for
the Calendar Year 2013-2016.
Along with it is the selection of the new set of
officers for the different committees under the said council, as well as the
executive committee members from the regional line agencies, local government
units, and private sector.
Surigao del Sur Gov. Johnny Pimentel and Surigao
del Norte Gov. Sol Matugas, were officially nominated for the chair and
co-chairmanship in the RDC for the public sector while for the private sector,
Engr. Leonel Santos and Mr. Joseph Omar Andaya were also nominated. They will
be endorsed in the national level for final appointment by President Benigno S.
Aquino.
It was learned that the official nominees for
the RDC chair and co-chairmanship positions will be informed whoever among them
will become the new chair and co-chair, based on the president’s final
decision.
Also, in the case where the chairmanship
position will be given to a nominee in the public sector, the co-chair shall
come from the private sector nominee. There will only be one appointment per
position.
During the selection process of the new set of
officers for the different committees under the council, the members agreed
that whoever will be elected in a certain committee can still be nominated and
elected in another committee.
Under the council, there are four committees,
namely: Economic Development Committee, Infrastructure Development Committee,
Social Development Committee, and Development Administration Committee.
For the Infrastructure Development Committee,
Surigao del Sur Gov. Pimentel is elected as the chair, and Department of Public
Works and Highways (DPWH)-Caraga Regional Dir. Danilo Versola as the co-chair.
Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr is elected
as the chairperson for the Economic Development Committee with Mr. Epimaco
Galero Jr. of the private sector as the co-chair.
Bislig City Mayor Librado Navarro is elected as
the chairperson and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga
Regional Dir. Minda Brigoli as co-chair for the Social Development Committee.
For the Development Administration Committee,
Surigao del Norte Gov. Matugas is elected as the chairperson and Department of
the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Caraga Regional Dir. Lilibeth Famacion
as co-chair.
Meanwhile, for the executive committee, the
following representatives are elected: Mayor Dale Corvera representing the
local government unit of Cabadbaran City; Regional Dir. Leticia Tan of the
Department of Tourism (DOT) Caraga representing the regional line agencies; Mr.
Joseph Omar Andaya, Dr. Redentor Briones, and Mr. Leonel Santos representing
the private sector.
The full council members will convene in the
month of September with the newly elected officers in the different committees.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
DAR-Caraga distributes 3,800 hectares in Agusan
sur
By Joie L. Ceballos
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 15 – The Department of
Agrarian Reform (DAR) Caraga distributed today some 3,800 hectares to about
1,500 farmer beneficiaries in the 10 municipalities including one city of
Agusan del Sur, namely: Bayugan City (508), Esperanza (1114), La Paz (1602),
Loreto (33), Prosperidad (37), Rosario (42), San Francisco (27), San Luis (60),
Sibagat (67) and Veruela (320).
“Amidst the controversies faced by the
department, DAR-Caraga continues to seriously undertake its mandate,” said DAR
Regional Director Faisar Mambuay.
Also, DAR Undersecretary for Field Operations
Jose Z. Grageda led the distribution with the local government officials of
Agusan Sur held at the Provincial Training Center, Patin-ay, Prosperidad,
Agusan Sur.
Meanwhile, Mambuay bared that this is one of the
biggest distributions at once in the last five years. He added that this will
manifest DAR’s commitment in a genuine agrarian reform program as the
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) celebrates its 25th year last June
and the fourth year of the CARPER, the law that extends CARP, signed August 8,
2009. (DAR-13/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog news: Pondo laan para sa mga biktima ng
bagyo handa na
Ni David M. Suyao
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Agosto 15 (PIA) -- Inaalam na
ngayon ng National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) ang
lahat ng mga naapektuhang lugar sa Northern Luzon na sinalanta ng bagyong
Labuyo at sinabing mayroong nakalaang pondo para tulungan ang mga biktima, ayon
sa Palasyo noong Martes.
Ayon kay Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte
sa isang press briefing sa Malakanyang nitong Martes na ang Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ay may naka-antabay na pondo na
nagkakahalaga ng P160 milyon para maitulong sa mga naapektuhan na mga
komunidad.
“Ang naka-antabay na pondong ito ay nakalaan
para sa Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), mga rehiyon 1, 2, 3, 4A, 5 at
8,” sabi ni Valte.
“Inihanda ng DSWD ang pondo bilang ayuda sa
kahit ano mang sakuna sa mga nasabing rehiyon at ito ay dagdag sa perang nasa
kamay na ng pamahalaang lokal,” sabi ni Valte.
Bilang paunang hakbang, ang DSWD-CAR ay naghanda
na ng 5,163 na family packs, 200 sakong pagkain at kagamitan sa DSWD Baguio
field Office.
“Sa iba pang lugar, ang Armed Forces of the
Philippines ay patuloy na nagtatrabaho kasama ang iba pang ahensiya sa
paglilinis ng mga kalsada partikular na sa lungsod ng Baguio. Sila ngayon ay
nagtulong-tulong sa paglilinis at sa pagbabalik ng kuryente sa ilang
naapektuhang lugar,” sabi ni Valte. (DMS/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Tagalog news: Pamahalaan nagbukas ng dagdag na
evacuation centers para sa mga biktima sa bakbakan sa Mindanao
Ni David M. Suyao
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Agosto 15 (PIA) -- Handa ang
Malakanyang na magbigay ng pansamantalang tirahan sa mga pamilyang umalis sa
kani kanilang tahanan dahil sa patuloy na giyera pagkatapos na magka enkwentro
ang Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) at ang pwersa ng paqmahalaan
para sa seguridad.
Ayon kay Deputy Presidential Spokesperson
Abegail Valte, ang pamahalaan ay nagbukas ng apat na evacuation centers sa mga
lugar kung saan naroroon ang mga pamilyang nagsi-alisan sa kanilang lugar dahil
sa giyera.
Pero dahil sa patuloy na pagtaas ng bilang ng
mga naapektuhan sa kaguluhang ito, ang pamahalaan ay naglaan ng dagdag na
evacuation centers na umabot na ngayon sa 13.
Ang 13 na evacuation centers na matatagpuan sa
Pikit, North Cotabato, ay naging pansamantalang tirahan ng 1,197 na pamilaya o
5,985 ka tao, ayon kay Valte.
Sinabi ng opisyal ng palasyo na tinatantiyang
umabot na sa 1,122 ang pamilyang nagsipag-alis sa kanilang lugar o 10,610 ka
tao. Kalahati sa unang bilang na 2,122 ay nakitira muna ngayon sa kanilang mga
kaibigan at kamag-anak, ayon kay Valte.
Sa kabilang banda, ang pambobombang naganap sa
Cagayan de Oro ilang linggo ang nakaraan, sinabi ni Valte na tukoy na nila ang
mga salarin at sila ay sasampahan na ng kaso. (DMS/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
