NCIP Caraga reveals accomplishments
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 26 (PIA) – The
National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Caraga reported its
accomplishments for the successful implementation of its programs.
According to Atty. Elsie A.
Alejandro, officer-in-charge of NCIP Caraga, the region has 20 approved
certificates of ancestral domain title (CADT) with total hectares of 471,474.59
and 67,700 beneficiaries.
Such titles formally recognized the
rights of possession and ownership of Indigenous Cultural Communities
(ICCs)/Indigenous Peoples (IP) over their ancestral domains identified and
delineated in accordance with the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997.
“In Caraga region, there are 26 IP
mandatory representatives who are now actively participating in the local
legislative council,” bared Alejandro.
This means that IPs were given the
opportunity to join the council in their respective municipalities to speak for
their concerns that will serve the best interest among IPs.
NCIP Caraga has also implemented the
Merit-based Scholarship and Educational Assistance program under an enhanced
selection process of applicants in which the new scholarship grantees have
benefitted from the augmentation of stipend per educational level.
“As of the 1st semester of SY
2013-2014, there are 351 grantees enrolled in elementary, 201insecondary and
326 in tertiary level with a total of 878 grantees,” she added.
To ensure that legitimate members of
IPs/ICCs enjoy the rights accorded them by local, national and international
instruments, NCIP Caraga has issued 142 Certificates of Confirmation (COC) of
tribal membership with respective purposes.
Also, the commission has
contributed several IP development services such as abaca production and fiber
trading in Agusan del Sur; solar panel installation in 24 communities; and IP
biodiversity project in Agusan Marsh area. (VLG/PIA-Caraga)
PHL’s first Association for BPLOs receives
orientation from DILG and DTI
By Don Manuelo o. Patrimonio
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 26 (PIA) - The Caraga
Association of Business Permit and Licensing Officers (CABPLO) - the first
association in the country exclusively created for the Business Permit and
Licensing Officers (BPLO’s) registered in the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) partnered with the regional offices of the Department of the
Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI) in conducting a two (2) day orientation and refresher course for 84
participants from 58 Local Government Units (LGUs) in Caraga region recently,
here
The activity was initiated by the DILG as a
response to the number of newly designated BPLO’s resulting from the recently
concluded midterm elections.
Dealt during the activity were: streamlining of
business permit process; 2015 ASEAN Integration; Local Economic Development for
LGUs Program (LED4LGUs), Local Investment and Incentive Code (LIIC); Business
Planning; Anti-Red Tape Act (RA 9485); and the different standards pertaining
to the BPLS reforms.
The DTI and DILG Caraga focal persons on the
respective programs served as resource speakers during the activity. They also
provided resource materials and activity kits.
The inclusion of the different programs on top
of the streamlining business permit and licensing process was initiated by the
DILG 13 Regional Director Lilibeth A. Famacion to better equip the LGU’s on the
different programs that will affect their business competitiveness. It also
prepares the LGU for the upcoming 2015 ASEAN Integration.
ASEAN, or the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations, is an integrated geo-political, economic and socio-cultural
organization among the ten Southeast Asian nations. The move for integration is
slated on the 2015
The activity was one of the several lined up for
the month-long celebration of the 22nd Local Government Code being celebrated
this October. (DILG-13/PIA-Caraga)
