DTI-13 awards shared service facilities
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 11 (PIA) – The Department of
Trade and Industry (DTI) in Caraga Region has granted Shared Service Facilities
(SSF) to the two beneficiaries, Ivory .07 Arts and Crafts and Butuan-Agusan del
Norte Handicraft Developers, Inc. (BAHanDI) to provide the needed facilities
that will aid in entrepreneurial activities.
SSF, a new development program of DTI, is aimed
at addressing gaps in the supply and value chain of priority industry clusters
through the provision of processing machines and equipment for common use of
the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
DTI-Agusan del Norte officer-in-charge Gay
A.Tidalgo said that under SSF project, MSMEs can avail an increase in
production capacities, improvement of product quality, and a reduction of
processing costs.
DTI extends a total of 1M worth of machines to
both beneficiaries.
“SSF beneficiaries were given the opportunity to
access to expensive but specialized equipment. Appropriate production processes
and manufacturing technologies will be introduced to them. SSF sets conformity
to standards that will help marketability so it’s a good venue to attract
consumers and enhance competitiveness in the market,” said Tidalgo.
Brielgo O. Pagaran, DTI Caraga Regional
Director, said that SFF project will pave the way to job generation by
maximizing other livelihood projects.
The shared service facility is the DTI’s program
to promote inclusive growth by providing equitable allocation of resources to
benefiting members. (VLG/PIA-Caraga)
138 farmers graduate from
'University-on-the-Air' in Surigao Sur
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
TANDAG CITY, Oct. 11 (PIA) - A total of 138
farmers graduated from the University-on-the-Air (UOA) on White Corn Production
in Surigao del Sur.
The graduation rites held at the Provincial
Social Hall in Tandag City on Thursday, Oct. 10 was joined by farmer students
of San Miguel (63), Tago (49), Bayabas (11) and Tandag City (15).
The UOA on White Corn Production was a radio
program lesson based on the course module that was discussed on the air. It was
anchored by Japhet Sugian with David Naungayan, the Provincial Corn
Coordinator, as a resource speaker and was aired thru Sure FM every Tuesday
morning from June to August, 2013.
It can be recalled that early this year, a mass
briefing and enrollment was conducted in the provinces of Surigao del Sur, Surigao
del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte and in Butuan City.
The Department of Agriculture thru its AgriPinoy
corn program recognized the power of radio in communication and information
dissemination direct to the beneficiaries on the ground. (NGB/PIA-Surigao del
Sur)
Surigao Rotary clubs to launch Dengue Free
Movement
By Edgar Guerra
SURIGAO CITY, Oct. 11 (PIA) - The Rotary clubs
of Zone 3C1, District 3860 consisting of four Rotary clubs of Surigao will
launch a Dengue Free Surigao Movement in partnership with the city government
of Surigao on Oct. 12, 2013 at the Surigao City Cultural Center, this city.
The program will be highlighted by a motorcade
at 9:00 a.m. (assembly place, infront of city hall) to be followed by the
launching and unveiling of Dengue Free Surigao Movement. All partner agencies
are encouraged to join the motorcade.
Dr. Wyben Briones of Cebu Medical Society will
be the resource speaker on how to wipe out larvae of dengue carrier mosquito
using an insecticide called “temphos” from Canada donated by the Rotary
District of Canada.
The Dengue Free Philippines Movement was first
launched in Cebu then, Bohol, Leyte and other areas under District 3860. The
project was found to be effective and recorded a reduction of dengue cases.
(SDR/Zone Assistant Governor, Rotary Club of Metro Surigao/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Health care in remote barangay for indigenous
women, children launched
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, Oct. 11 (PIA) -
Three birthing clinics/ Barangay Health Centers are set to be constructed in
Barangay Binicalan, San Luis, this province to address the health needs of the
lumads (indigenous people), specially women and children.
The program, according to Dr. Joel Espallardo,
Senior Reproductive Health Specialist of the Department of Health (DOH), is
funded by the European Union thru the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples
(NCIP) and is aimed to address the health and nutrition program of pregnant
women, newly born babies and children.
“Our aim here is to give enough attention to the
health needs of women, their new born babies and the children in Barangay
Binicalan and other neighboring barangays, where our lumads like the
Tagbuligan, Banwaon, Manobo, Talaandig and Adgawan live. That is why, this
program called Indigenous Peoples Maternal Neonatal, Children Health and
Nutrition (IP-MNCHN) project will be implemented,” said Dr. Espallardo.
According to data from San Luis Rural Health
Unit, most of the pregnant women deliver their children at home, which causes
high mortality among them, which were supposedly can be prevented. Aside from
that, records also show that only 35 percent of the children were immunized in
the area.
In order to address the issue, Atty. Elsie
Alejandro of the NCIP said, three birthing clinics/ rural health units with
complete facilities will be constructed in Barangay Binikalan to be manned by
midwives so that the problem on the birth delivery of pregnant women, enough
health care for the new born babies and the nutrition needs of children will be
given enough attention and mortality during delivery will be eradicated.
“The IP-MNCHN will last until 2016 and funds
will be coming from the European Union. Since this program is Mindanao-wide,
together with Barangay Binikalan, the program will also start in Zamboanga del
Sur, North Cotabato, Bukidnon and Compostela Valley province. The total fund
set aside for this program for the five municipalities is P400 million, and we
are lucky enough to be one of the recipients,” Atty. Alejandro said.
Since this program is one of the priorities of
the provincial government of Agusan del Sur and the administration of President
Benigno S. Aquino III, a ceremonial signing of manifesto of commitment were
done between all the stakeholders spearheaded by Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza of
Agusan del Sur, facilitated by Gilbert Pacificar, the provincial project
coordinator. (DMS/PIO-Agusan del Sur/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
