PIA chief visits Butuan City, lauds PIA-Caraga's
Skills Enhancement Training
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 6 (PIA) – Philippine
Information Agency (PIA) Director General Jose Mari OquiΓ±ena visited the city
to grace the agency's three-day Skills Enhancement Training on Radio
Broadcasting, News and Feature Writing, holding a Press Conference and
Direction Setting, held at the agency’s regional office here.
DG OquiΓ±ena was welcomed by the PIA-Caraga
personnel including the Information Center Managers in the provinces. He was
the guest speaker of the last day of said training on Saturday.
In his message, OquiΓ±ena reiterated that PIA
must continue to be of service to the Filipino people. “As the PIA stands for
President’s professional communicators; Integrators, facilitators, enablers and
institution-builders in Development Communication; and Adaptive managers of
change and transformational leaders, we must see to it that we are able to
perform our functions and responsibilities,” he said.
OquiΓ±ena also suggested to PIA-Caraga to gather
more recipients for its Textblast operation coming from the different sectors
in every province since sending information through Short Messaging Service
(SMS) is more convenient, accessible, and useful to the recipients.
“People nowadays already have their own mobile
phones and when they receive the information through text from PIA, they will
surely read the content and it’s up to them whether they will save or delete
the text,” explained OquiΓ±ena.
Also, OquiΓ±ena lauded the efforts of PIA-Caraga
Regional Director Abner Caga for putting up its own FM radio station, wherein
national, local and government news are being broadcasted on time.
Meanwhile, director Caga assured DG OquiΓ±ena
that PIA-Caraga will continue to perform beyond expected and will establish
more effective strategies to come up with better and more comprehensive output.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
AgNor gov expresses thanks, gratitude to China’s
Consul-General for continued partnership
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 6 (PIA) – Agusan del Norte
Governor Ma. Angelica Rosedell Amante-Matba expressed her thanks and gratitude
to Consulate General of the People's Republic of China Zhang Weiguo, his party
and the members of the Filipino-Chinese businessmen for their continued support
and business partnership.
Matba briefed the guests on the province’ social
condition, investment areas and geographical background, its accessibility thru
marine and air transport, and communication facilities.
The presentation of Agusan del Norte’s profile
is expected to convince the Chinese nationals to invest more in Agusan,
especially with the strengthened implementation of the existing investment
code.
Matba also lauded the Chinese investors in the
province whom she described as "risk-takers" when it comes to
business. She sincerely asked the support of the Consulate to continuously give
more investments for the development of the province and its constituents.
“Chinese investors are the ones who took the
risks and settled for trade and industry here in Agusan. It started the strong
support of the local government that sustained the good Filipino-Chinese relationship,”
she remarked.
The lady governor also said that her office is
open for another meeting with the consulate general to further discuss the
Chinese’ best practices in China where it will also best apply in the province
in terms of business development.
Meanwhile, the Honorable Consulate said that the
government of China will do its best to find a way to help the provincial
government of Agusan del Norte to meet its business/investments needs.
“Our Filipino-Chinese businessmen are also here
to help you with your concerns. Let us work together and help each other,” said
Weiguo.
Weiguo further expressed that he is glad to know
that the province has also programs and projects that protects the environment.
The Honorable Consulate and his party paid the
courtesy call to the lady governor on Monday morning. It was his second day in
Butuan since his arrival on Sunday afternoon. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
TESDA’s video-making contest to brand tech-voc
graduates
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 6 (PIA) – Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-Caraga regional director Dr. Florencio
F. Sunico, Jr. said the nationwide Tatak TESDA video-making contest is
promoting and branding graduates in the technical and vocational courses.
In a recent interview with a local broadcaster
here, Dir. Sunico said with TESDA’s advisory to extend the submission of
entries to the said competition, this will give more time to prospect
contestants who will qualify with the standards set by the agency.
Dir. Sunico explained the first ever
video-making contest is a venue to promote the success stories of tech-voc
graduates who are now doing well in their chosen fields especially in the
aspect of improving their economic status.
The official added there are more Filipinos who
are graduates of technical-vocational courses who are now successful in their
chosen careers both here and abroad. The competition is a way of sharing their
success stories to others who wish to enroll in tech-voc courses especially the
youths.
Sunico further stressed that to date, Caraga
Region has already five entries in the individual category, and one entry in
the school category and are now posted in the official Facebook account of
TESDA-Caraga.
“All these entries were already posted in the
official Facebook account of TESDA-Caraga and link or URL of these videos are
also sent to the Screening Committee of the competition through email,” Sunico
said.
The TESDA chief of the region also enjoined the
public to LIKE the videos/entries of the region as this plays significant role
in proclaiming one of the special awards.
“Those videos that can get 1,500 or more FB
Likes will be given a scholarship slot through the Training for Work
Scholarship Program (TWSP) by TESDA so this can help in providing free tech-voc
education to the participants and their relatives/friends as this is
transferrable according to the choice of the contestant,” Dir. Sunico explained.
Top ten entries from the Individual Category
shall receive P10,000 for the refinement of their videos.
For Best in Video (Cinematography) category, the
graduate will receive P25,000 and a trophy while winner in the TVI will receive
P250,000 worth of TWSP scholarship and trophy. Same prizes will be given to
winners under the Best in Story (Screenplay) category.
A graduate who wins the People’s Choice Award
will receive P50,000 and a trophy while the TVI receives P500,000 worth of TWSP
scholarship and a trophy.
Grand winner in the graduate category receives
P100,000 and a trophy while in the TVI category, the grand winner receives P1
million worth of TWSP scholarship and a trophy.
Participants/finalists can win only one of the
first three categories and the Grand Winner Award. The award and utilization of
the TWSP slots by the graduate and the TVI shall be subject to and in
accordance to the existing guidelines of TESDA.
Interested participants may contact the nearest
TESDA provincial offices for details. (TESDA-13/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano News: Malakanyang abli nga mabalhin ang
pagsugod sa klase sa bulan sa Setyembre
Ni Nida Grace P. Barcena
SURIGAO DEL SUR, Enero 06 (PIA) - Ang
malakanyang namahayag kagahapon nga abli sa mga tanyag nga ibalhin ang pagsugod
sa klase gikan sa bulan sa Hunyo ngadto na sa bulan Setyembre diin gikabutyag
nga kini nagasubay sa pagpangandam sa gimugna nga Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) Integration sa tuig 2015.
Sa pakighinabi sa dzRD Radyo ng Bayan kang
Presidential Communication and Operation Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma, Jr.
siya miingon nga kini nga tanyag usab pinasubay sa adbokasiya sa ASEAN mobility
nga tumong niini nga mahatagan ug sayon nga pagbiyahe kon paglakbay sa mga
katawhan sulod sa maong rehiyon.
“Bukas ang pamahalaan sa pag-aaral ng panukalang
ilipat ang panahon ng pagbubukas ng klase para sa mga kolehiyo at unibersidad,
mula Hunyo patungong Setyembre, bilang paghahanda sa pag-iisa ng ating mga
kasaping bansa sa ASEAN sa ilalim ng konsepto ng ASEAN integration simula sa
taong 2015,” sulti pa ni Coloma.
“Layunin din ng panukalang ito ang pagtugon ng
ating bansa sa panawagang bigyang-daan ang ASEAN mobility, o ang malayang
paglalakbay ng mga mamamayan sa bansang ASEAN upang mag-aral sa mga paaralang
may internasyonal na orientasyon, at upang magamit ang kanilang mga kakayahan o
talento sa iba’t ibang larangang propesyonal,” dugag pa niya.
Hinoon siya mapahinungdanon nga mibutyag sa
ka-importansya sa dugang pag-estudyo sa maong proposisyon aron alang sa
mabungahon nga pagdesisyon sa maong hisgutanan
“Ipinauubaya ng pamahalaan sa kongreso, bilang
kapantay at independiyenteng sangay, ang pangunguna sa pagkilos sa paglipat sa
schedule ng pagbubukas ng klase dahil ito ay napapaloob sa batas,” siya
miingon.
“Sa kasalukuyan patuloy na tatalima ang
pamahalaan sa pangunguna ng Kagawaran ng Edukasyon sa isinasaad ng batas
tungkol sa itinatakdang panahon ng pagbubukas ng klase,” siya midugang pag
ingon. (PND/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
