CHR spearheads observance of Nat’l Human Rights
Consciousness Week
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 3 (PIA) – The Commission on
Human Rights (CHR) Caraga headed by Regional Director Atty. Marylin Pintor, is
spearheading this year’s observance of the National Human Rights Consciousness
Week from December 4-10.
“We encourage our partners from the government
and private sectors to support this call by hanging streamers in the most
conspicuous place in their office premises and by joining the simultaneous
reading of the briefer on the said observance (which we sent them) during their
office flag raising ceremony on December 9, 2013,” said Pintor.
Pintor also said that as chair of the
Inter-Agency Committee of the National Human Rights Consciousness Week (NHRCW),
pursuant to Republic Act No. 9201, the CHR is the one spearheading this year’s
observance.
“December 10, 2013 culminates the week-long
observance of the NHRCW. This day, we will also commemorate the 65th
anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). It is the
first international expression of the fundamental human rights of all people,”
added Pintor.
It was also learned that as a state party to the
Declaration, the Philippines assumes obligations and duties under international
law to respect, to protect and to fulfill human rights. The obligation to
respect means that the States must refrain from interfering with or curtailing
the enjoyment of human rights. The obligation to protect requires the States to
protect individuals and groups against human rights abuses. The obligation to
fulfill means that States must take positive action to facilitate the enjoyment
of basic human rights.
This year’s observance is anchored on the theme
“Wakasan ang Kawalang Pananagutan, Tiyakin ang Tapat na Pamamahala.”
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
DENR, partners to hold Spatial Management &
Visioning Workshop for Lake Mainit Key Biodiversity Area
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 3 (PIA) – The Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Protected Areas Wildlife and Coastal
Zone Management Sector (DENR-PAWCZMS) through the Biodiversity Partnerships
Project (BPP) in partnership with Lake Mainit Development Alliance will be
holding the Spatial Management and Visioning Workshop for Lake Mainit Key
Biodiversity Area on December 9-11, 2013 at the Gazeebo Pools and Restaurant,
Cabadbaran City.
“The three-day activity is aimed to finalize the
vision, mission and goal of the Lake Mainit Plan Transboundary; to come up with
the alternative land and water use management options; to select preferred land
and water use management options; and to formulate spatial and land-water use
policy,” said DENR-Caraga OIC Regional Executive Director Nonito Tamayo.
Lake Mainit is the fourth largest lake in the
country. It has a total area of about 17,060 hectares and its lakeshore has
total length of 62.10 kilometers.
The lake is divided almost equally between the
provinces of Agusan and Surigao del Norte. It is most known for its rich fish
resources. There are 31 barangays in the municipalities of Mainit, Alegria,
Kitcharao and Jabonga. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
