US State Secretary visits DSWD hub in Tacloban
City
By Venus L. Garcia
TACLOBAN CITY, Dec. 18 (PIA) – US Secretary of
State John Kerry and his company took a short visit at the Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD) hub which serves as drop-off point of all relief
goods in this city.
They were warmly received and welcomed by DSWD
Asec Vilma Cabrera, DSWD-8 officer-in-charge Nestor Ramos, and DSWD ARD for
Admin Virginia Edano who also briefed Sec. Kerry regarding the manner of relief
distribution.
Sec. Kerry appreciated the working force of DSWD
who have managed to work and spend hours repacking the family relief goods.
He was inquiring about the status of how these
items are being controlled in order to get assurance that its fairly
distributed to the recipients. Ramos informed him that they are frequently
conducting a close monitoring.
In a quick tour inside the warehouse, he was
also able to witness the actual operation of logistics cluster.
According to Cabrera the government is
continuously working for the provision of the basic necessities of the community
affected by the wide havoc.
Another humanitarian aid was pledged in the
amount of $25 million, announced during Sec. Kerry’s visit.
In a latest report, it was learned that DSWD
have a total distribution of 3,002,821 food and rice packs, 461,667 water,
88,169 canned goods, 229,644 high energy biscuits, 4,951 (25kg) rice packs to
280,968 displaced families. (VLG/PIA-Caraga)
Art Making Contest on Peace 2013 winners
announced
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
TANDAG CITY, Dec. 19 (PIA) – Krizia Marie
Inteligando of Special Science Elementary School (SSES) was proclaimed champion
in the Art making Contest on Peace 2013 held recently at Jacinto P. Elpa
National High School library, this city.
Inteligando received a cash prize amounting to
P3,000.00 with trophy. Harvee Talisay from Surigao del Sur SPED Center was
proclaimed second place and received a cash prize amounting to P2,000.00 with
trophy and followed by Michelle Pabuhot from Quintos Elementary School who was
adjudged as third place winner with P1,000.00 cash prize and trophy.
With the theme, “Building Peace in our
Communities,” the activity aims to educate the young audience on the importance
to call for a lasting peace in the country.
According to Tandag City Division Peace
Coordinator Freddie Maglasang, the said activity was participated by the grade
five and six pupils from selected private and public elementary schools in the
city.
Maglasag also said, the holding of the activity
in line with the observance of the Annual National Peace Consciousness Month or
Peace Month. (NGBT/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Dengue cases in Caraga up by 16%
By Nora L. Molde
BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 18 (PIA) – A total of 2,610
dengue cases were admitted to different disease reporting units in Caraga
region for CY 2013, says Department of Health (DOH) Caraga.
DOH Caraga regional director Minerva P. Molon
said, there is an increase of 16 percent or 363 dengue cases recorded by the
department for the period of January 1 to December 7, this year.
According to Molon, ages of cases ranged from
less than one month to 89 years old.
Majority of the cases were males which is 56 percent and 41 percent
belonged to 1 to 10 years age group.
The following is the distribution of suspect
Dengue cases by province and city arranged from highest to lowest number of
cases:
- Butuan City - 806
- Agusan del Sur - 512
- Surigao del Sur -
358
- Surigao del Norte -
233
- Surigao City - 195
- Agusan del Norte - 150
- Bislig City - 142
- Cabadbaran City -
94
- Bayugan City - 90
- Dinagat Islands -
17
- Tandag City - 13
Also, DOH record shows a total of 21 deaths were
reported from the different Disease Reporting Units region wide. Deaths came from the following:
- Butuan City - 6
- Agusan del Norte -
4
- Surigao del Sur -
3
- Bislig City - 2
- Agusan del Sur - 2
- Surigao City - 2
- Bayugan City - 2
The case fatality rate is 0.08 percent for the
whole region, DOH said. (NCLM/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog News: OWWA itutuloy ang Pamaskong
Salubong sa mga magbabakasyong OFWs
Ni David M. Suyao
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Dis. 19 (PIA) - Ang mga Overseas
Filipino Workers (OFW) na magsidatingan sa Disyembre 18, 19 at 23 para dito sa
bansa magdiriwang ng kapaskuhan kasama ang kanilang mga mahal sa buhay ay
masusurprisa pag sila ay nakapasok na sa mga paliparan ng bansa. Sila ay
malamang na mag-uuwi ng mga regalo o kaya’y mga malalaking premyo, kortisiya ng
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)- Pamaskong Handog Para sa OFWs.
Ang Pamaskong Handog Para sa OFW ay isa sa
maraming nakabagbag damdaming gawain para sa OFW at kanilang pamilya na
ginagawa tuwing Disyembre. Isa sa mga nakakatawag pansin, ang modelong OFW
Family of the Year Award (MOFYA) ay natapos kamakailan lang kung saan dalawa sa
34 modelong OFW pamilya na nanalo regional level ay nanalo rin sa pambansang
libel. Ang OFWD family day, isang kasayahang ng mga laro, regalo, mga
makabuluhang nagawa at papremyong pera para sa mga pamilya ng OFW at
tradisiyonal na ginagawa sa lahat ng 17 rehiyon sa buong bansa ang nagsagawa ng
sobrang pagtitipid dahil sa kasalukuyang kalamidad. Kakaunti lamang ng OWWA’s
regional welfare na tanggapan ay nagpatuloy sa pagdiriwang pero may dalang
pagdamay sa mga sawing palad na biktima.
Sa kasalukuyan, ang Paskong Salubong ay
nananatili. Nang magdaos ng agahang press conference na ginanap noong Disyembre
13, 2013, si OWWA administrator Carmelita S. Dimson ay nag anunsiyo na ang
gawain para sa nakalulugod na pagtanggap ng mga nagsi bakasyon na OFWs na
darating para sa taong ito ay kagaya rin ng dati pero hindi kasing saya at
kalaki tulad ng mga nagdaang mga taon dahil ang pundo para sa naturang gawain
ay inlipat sa lohistika na ginamit para itulong mga biktima ng bagyo at lindol.
Siyam sa OFW ang darating sa umaga ng 18, 19 at
20, pinili ng random, ay mag-uuwi ng malalaking papremyo sa kanilang pagbalik
sa kanilang mga mahal sa buhay. (PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Surigaonon News: 17 empleyado sa City Agriculture
mi-gradwar sa E-Learning Program
Ni Annette P. Villaces
SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 19 (PIA) – Mokabat sa 17 ka
mga empleyado sa City Agriculture Office ning syudad ang malipayong mi-gradwar
sa E- Learning Program kon Electronic Learning Education, short course didto sa
Agricultural Training Institute, Los Angeles, Butuan City.
Ang maong kalihokan usa ka Nasudnong Programa sa
buhatan sa Agrikultura diin gimugna aron sa pag-edukar sa mga estudyante
pinaagi sa usa ka online education gamit ang kompyuter. Kabahin sa maong
edukasyon ang may kalabotan sa technical system kon unsaon ang pagpalapad sa
mga programang agrikultura aron kini mulungtad og magpabiling produktibo sa mga
benipisyaryo lakip na sa mga mag-uuma og managatay.
Pinaagi niini, ang dako ang pasalamat sa buhatan
sa City Agriculture sa pagpangulo ni City Agriculturist Isaias Elumba ngadto sa
lokal nga pagamhanan sa syudad ubos sa administrasyon ni Mayor Ernesto Matugas
nga maoy una nga nagmugna sa mga programang pang-agrikultura nga gitawag ug
SAFIDEV (Surigao Agri-Fishiries and Development Program) lakip usab sa iyang
walay puas nga suporta sa ilang buhatan ilabi na sa pinansyal nga maoy nag-
unang panginahanglanon sa pagpatuman og pag-implementar sa ilang mga programa.
(SDR/City Media Office/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
