Caraga RCC member agencies give updates on their
programs, services
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 28 (PIA) - The Regional
Coordinating Committee (RCC) chaired by Department of Labor and Employment
(DOLE) Caraga regional director Atty. Johnson CaΓ±ete with the presence of the
regional heads and representatives from its attached agencies reported each of
their offices’ plans, updates on its programs and services, as well as job
opportunities, during its first press conference for this year held on
Wednesday at DOLE’s regional conference room here.
Atty. Johnson CaΓ±ete, DOLE-Caraga regional
director and RCC chair said that their agency is focused to provide a more
technology-driven and resource-based livelihood wherein beneficiaries are
really able to sustain the programs.
"Among other existing programs, DOLE-Caraga
is also implementing the Emergency Employment Program which include during
disasters. We hired people to work for a specific task for a maximum of 30 days
and we give them the minimum wage," added CaΓ±ete.
Board Secretary Earl dela Victoria of the
Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board (RTWPB) Caraga reported that
the wage board is continuously conducting Productivity and Service Quality
Trainings to personnel and management of the business establishments in the
region.
"We also conduct Wage Clinic in the
provinces of Caraga," he added.
Olga Virginia Demata, representing Employees
Compensation Commission (ECC) in Caraga relayed that they have just established
last year its office in Butuan City and is continuously coordinating with other
government agencies and media to intensify its networking/convergence. "To
our media partners, please help us on our advocacy for the employees that they
be properly informed of their rights and benefits.
Also, National Conciliation and Mediation Board
(NCMB) Caraga regional director Atty. Ligaya Lumbay announced a zero percent
strike incident in Caraga last year, 2013. "This is because of the
convergence efforts of the DOLE and its attached agencies thru its harmonious
relationship with the labor and management sectors. We continue to aim for this
year to achieve a 0 percent strike rate in the region,” she stressed.
Technical Education and Skills Development
(TESDA) Caraga regional director Florencio Sunico Jr. also revealed that the
implementation of its Special Training Employment Program is ongoing. "As
to our bottom-up-budgeting, P13-M is inserted into the budget of TESDA for the
25 local government units in Caraga that have submitted their project proposals
to us. We also have the New Scholarship Fund with a P1.2-B budget," he
added.
"We are calling on the families of the
Overseas Filipino Workers who are left behind to take advantage of the OWWA's
Tulay Program, wherein they will be oriented and trained on the use of computer
and internet and they could continuously communicate with their loved ones
abroad," said Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Caraga
regional director Petrona Bergado.
Bergado further bared that they are conducting orientation
and training on its pre-departure program wherein workers to be deployed abroad
learn the ethics and culture of the country which they will be working with, as
well as the conduct of lectures on basic Arabic language, among others.
Meanwhile, Amalia Paquibo, LEO II of Philippine
Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Caraga encouraged the public
especially the unemployed to participate in the Jobs Fair on February 1-2, 2014
to be sponsored by the Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte, and on Feb.
22 at the Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) Gymnasium.
For labor and employment concerns, CaΓ±ete called
on the public to visit their office at Nimfa Tiu Building, J. Rosales Avenue,
this city or call at (085) 342-9503; 342-9606. “If you have issues and concerns
to our attached agencies, just let us know and we will be glad to bring it up
to them or you may visit their offices as well,” he said. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
DILG Surigao Norte intensifies support services
to LGUs
By Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Jan. 28 (PIA) – The Department of
Interior and Local Government (DILG) Surigao del Norte Provincial Office has
intensified its implementation of its support services to local government
units through the implementation of Local Governance Performance Management
System (LGPMS) and Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) or Seal of Good Local
Governance (SGLG) and Full Disclosure Policy (FDP).
DILG Technical Officer Mary Jane Lepiten said
during the Governor’s Dialogue with Local Officials held recently at the
Surigao City Cultural Center that the LGPMS and SGLG served as performance
assessment tools that will measure the Local Government’s performance and state
of development using sets of indicators, primarily used as inputs to local
executive and legislative actions and provides systematic collection and
reporting of local governance information via web-based application which
emphasize the integrity and good performance of the LGUs.
"While FDP is a government’s policy that
requires local officials of provinces, cities, and municipalities to fully
disclose particular financial transactions of the LGU to keep their
constituents informed of how the LGU’s budget is managed, disbursed and used,
mandated under R.A 9184 or otherwise known as Government Procurement Reform
Act," she said.
Lepiten also said that the LGPMS, SGLG and FDP
aimed to elevate the practice of good governance, and recognize local
governments that demonstrated good practices in internal housekeeping such as
good planning, sound fiscal management, and valuing of performance information
to sustain accountability and transparency.
“The Seal of Good Local Governance is a
requirement in accessing the Performance Challenge Fund, given to local
governments to finance development projects under the LGUs Annual Investment
Program (AIP) and funded out of the 20 percent Local Development Fund,
consistent with the Millennium Development Goals of the national government,”
Lepiten added. (PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Surigao's business one-stop shop hits P31.2M
revenue
By Darryl P. Pinabacdao
SURIGAO CITY, Jan 28 (PIA) – The city
government’s “business one-stop shop” here has recorded a total number of 2,700
business permits issued with a total income revenue of P31.2 million, said a
city department official recently.
Business Permit and Licensing Office chief
Ernesto Kang, who led the BOSS event held in the city gymnasium, said the
business licensing one-stop shop is a simplified new business registration
process held every January to make it easy for businessmen in securing or
renewing their business permits as the agencies required in the documents such
as City Health Office and Sanitary Inspection, Bureau of Fire Protection, City
Treasurer, among others, are in one location at the City Hall.
"This is to provide a simple, effective,
transparent and to fast track the processing of business permit applications
and renewals," Kang said.
He then extended his thanks to all the
supportive and honest businessmen who supported the activity and for paying
their taxes in exact amount. (DPP/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
PopCom inks partnership with ANHS for
establishment of youth center
By Angie Balen-Antonio
BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 28 (PIA) - Alarmed on the
increasing incidence of teenage pregnancy, the Commission on Population
(PopCom) entered into an agreement with Agusan National High School (ANHS)
recently on a project entitled Establishment and Operationalization of ANHS
Youth Center in this city.
The partnership is concretized through the
signing of a Memorandum of Agreement with PopCom Executive Director Juan
Antonio A. Perez III and ANHS Principal, Dr. Eduardo G. Corro.
PopCom regional director Alexander A. Makinano
said that the project is a joint initiative of PopCom and ANHS in addressing
high incidence of teenage pregnancy in the region.
The ANHS Youth Center will serve as focal point
for providing services and information on health and sexuality for the youth
through workshops, counseling, alternative recreation activities including
sports, and training that will promote the self-esteem of young people.
The PopCom official is hoping that with the
operationalization of the ANHS Youth Center
will help promote behavior change among the teenagers to be more
responsible in their sexuality.
RD Makinano underscored that the Adolescent
Health and Youth Development Program (AHYDP) aims to reduce the incidence of
teenage pregnancies, early sexual involvement, early marriages, and other reproductive
health problems.
It can be recalled in the 2011 Family Health
Survey, teenage fertility in Caraga has increased from 7 percent (7 teenage
mothers in every 100) in 2006 to 15
percent (15 in every 100) in 2011, thus ranking the region number 1 throughout the country. (PopCom-13/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog News: GSIS magbibigay ng pang
emerhensiyang pautang sa mga miyembrong tinamaan ng bagyong ‘Agaton' mula sa
Northeast Mindanao
By David M. Suyao
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Enero 28 (PIA) - Ang Government
Service Insurance System ay magbibigay ng pang emerhensiyang pautang sa mahigit
48 miyembro na nagtatrabaho o naninirahan sa mga lugar na sinalanta ng bagyong
‘Agaton ‘ at nagdeklara na isinasalilalim ng state of emergency ng National
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
Kasali sa mga lugar na ito ang mga lalawigan ng
Agusan del Norte (kasama na ang lunsod ng Butuan), Agusan del Sur, Lanao del
Norte (kasama nag lunsod ng Iligan), Surigao del Norte at mga bayan ng Kalong,
Carmen, Asuncion, New Corella at lungsod ng Tagum sa Davao del Norte.
Ang mga miyembro ay maaring mag-apply ng
naturang pautang simula Enero 24, 2014 hanggang Pebrero 22, 2014. Sila ay
maaring mag-apply sa kahit saang sangay ng GSIS sa ilalim ng kanyang “file
anywhere” na polisiya o sa pamamagitan ng GSIS Wireless Automated Processing
System GWAPS) kiosk na nakalagak sa mga panlalawigang kapitolyo, pamahalaang
panlunsod, piniling mga bahay pamahalaan ng mga bayan at malalaking ahensiya.
Mga portable kiosk ay dadalhi din at ilalagak sa
mga piling lugar para maisaayos ang pautang ng mga apektadong miyembro. Ang mga
miyembro ay maaring magsamantala ng naturang pang emerhensiyang pautang kung
sila ay hindi naka leave of absence na walang sahod; walang naiwang utang sa
pagbayad ng sapilitang buwanang contribusyon; at walang utang na nadeklarang
pinabayaan.
Ang mga miyembrong walang eCards pero maaring
nang mag apply ng pautang ay maaring mag apply sa loob mismo ng tanggapan ng
GSIS. Ang matanggap na pautang ay itatala sa temporaryong eCard.
Ang GSIS ay naglaan ng kabuuang Php 5 billion
para sa pang emerhensiyang pautang sa taong ito. Noong 2013, ang GSIS ay
nagpalabas ng Php5.7 billion sa pang emerhensiyang pautang na nakapagbigay benepisyo
sa humigit kumulang 304 na miyembro,
Para sa mga katanungan tungkol sa pang
emerhensiyang pautang, ang mga miyambro ay maaring tumawag sa GSIS contact
center sa telepono numero 847-4747. (PIA-Agusan del Sur)
