Habitat for Humanity, LGU-Butuan to build houses
for low-income gov’t workers
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 28 (PIA) - Habitat for
Humanity Philippines through Program Manager for Davao and Caraga region Atty.
Abdussabor Sawadjaan Jr, together with Resource Development Manager Dolly
Santos-Serranillo and Butuan City government through Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr.
have agreed to build houses for the low-income government workers which include
the public teachers, during its meeting on Wednesday held in one of the
convention centers here.
"We prefer to have a joint development
project on socialized housing with the land owners instead of purchasing a
land, to cut down procedures and the cost," suggested Sawadjaan to the
mayor.
Sawadjaan added that the Habitat is establishing
partnership with real estate developers and financing institutions in building
houses for those who do not have a house but are willing to pay the monthly
due.
“Habitat provides houses to the Filipino people
but only to those who are also willing to pay the monthly amortization. This is to allow us also to help more people
by providing them decent houses. That's the Habitat way," explained
Sawadjaan.
Citing the incident in eastern Visayas where
most of the houses even those cemented ones were destroyed by Typhoon Yolanda,
Amante raised that houses to be built for its beneficiaries in the city should
really be safe and disaster-resilient.
"The low-income government employees and
teachers who are also PAGIBIG members will be the first target beneficiaries of
this housing project with the Habitat for Humanity Philippines," said
Amante.
Sawadjaan also emphasized that another housing
project with the poorest of the poor as beneficiaries will follow. "Our
next target beneficiaries for a housing project will be the poorest of the poor
but are PAGIBIG members who pay the minimum monthly premium," he remarked.
"As our next step after this meeting, I
will be calling a meeting also with the housing board members of Habitat and we
will submit proposal for the housing project intended for Butuan City. Later,
the Habitat and LGU-Butuan will sign a Memorandum of Agreement with mayor
Amante," bared Sawadjaan.
Meanwhile, Engr. Levita Grana, City Housing and
Development Office chief discussed with the Habitat officials the areas in the
city that best suit for the housing project for the Butuanons. She also
discussed the guidelines and procedures on how they will go about it.
“Barangays Dumalagan, Mahay, and Pagatpatan are just among of our target areas
where we can build houses for the beneficiaries,” she said. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Butuan City tops regional sports meet
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
TANDAG CITY, Feb. 27 (PIA) – The Butuan City
delegation was adjudged overall champion in the recently concluded 17th Caraga
Regional Athletic Meet (CRAM) here.
Butuan City athletes garnered 90 gold medals
over 12 other competing delegations that competed the five-day event.
CRAM is composed of the delegation from Siargao
Islands, provinces of Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte,
Surigao del Sur Islands, and cities of Butuan, Surigao, Bislig, Cabadbaran,
Bayugan, and Tandag.
Other winners are Surigao City delegation as
second placer with 42 gold medals, Agusan del Norte as third placer with 38
gold medals, Surigao del Norte as fourth placer with 37 gold medals and Agusan
del Sur as fifth placer with 31 gold medals.
Surigao del Sur delegation, the host division
was ranked six with 30 gold medals.
Dinagat Islands garnered 17 gold medals (7th
place), Cabadbaran City with 16 gold medals (8th place), Siargao with 11 gold
medals (9th place), Bayugan City with 8 gold medals (10th place), Bislig City
with 6 gold medals (11th place) and Tandag City with 5 gold medals (12th
place).
The winners will represent Caraga Region for the
Palarong Pambansa known as Palaro 2014 on May, this year. (NGBT/PIA-Surigao del
Sur)
Tandag Women’s Month celeb kicks-off Mar 1
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
SURIGAO DEL SUR, February 28 (PIA) – The Women's
month celebration in Tandag City will kick-off with a fun run dubbed as “Hinay
na Dagan Para sa kaBabayen-an” on Saturday, March 1.
With the team: “Juana, ang Tatag Mo ay Tatag
Nati sa Pagbangon at Pagsulong,” City Mayor Roxanne Pimentel will lead the
activity around 5:30am, Saturday from Tandag City Plaza going to Vicente L.
Pimentel Sr. Boulevard.
The Hataw exercise will then follow at the City
Boulevard. Free arozcaldo will also be served to all the participants.
Other activities lined-up for the month-long
celebration include Women’s Congress on March 8 in time with the International
Women’s Day, KALANDRAKAS and the Bingo Socials in collaboration with the other
government agencies and stakeholders. The said activities will be held in Tandag
City Gymnasium. (NGBT/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
LGU Butuan prepares for Women’s Month celeb
By Diana Generalao
BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 28 (PIA) - The local
government here is already finalizing its plans for the upcoming Women’s Month
Celebration on March. This, as the members of the Gender and Development
Coordinating Council (GADCC) convened at the City Mayor’s Conference Room 2 in
the afternoon of Feb. 17, 2014.
Chaired by the City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante,
Jr. and co-chaired by SP Member and Chairman on the Committee on Women,
Children and Family Concerns Rema E. Burdeos, this year’s celebration will
launch new activities that will focus on the theme, “Juana, ang Tatag Mo ay
Tatag Natin sa Pagbangon at Pagsulong!”
Among the new activities to be showcased is the
women’s association logo-making contest on the second week and the unveiling of
the winning logo on the last day of the month-long celebration. Participating
in this contest with cash prizes at stake will be women from the different
barangays here. The winning logo will then be officially used by the women’s
association.
The month-long calendar of activities also
consist of Juana Walk for a Change – a fun walk which will commence from the
Provincial Capitol to the City Hall grounds, Juana’s Fiesta Caravan – a 3-day
fair of various products originally handcrafted by members of the different
women’s organizations here, Juana Be Healthy and Beautiful – a whole-day
showcase of wellness services for women ranging from free medical and dental
check-ups to makeovers to legal consultations, Juana’s Pep Talk – a weekly
on-air discussion of women’s rights over participating radio stations, and
Juana’s Night – a night of fun specially prepared for the women. (Butuan City PIO/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
LGU to give award to Outstanding Cabadbaranons
By Jay Vincent V. Demain
CABADBARAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, Feb. 28 (PIA)
– The city government here is set to give an award to a Cabadbaranon who will
excel in his/her field of endeavor.
Under City Ordinance no. 2013-043 authored by
Cababaran City councilor Alicia C. Funcion, the award dubbed as “Sulondon nga
Cabadbaranon”, will be given to individuals who will bring honor to the city.
To qualify, he/she must be born in the said
city, with good moral character, and must excel in his/her field of endeavor.
The chosen field may be in government service,
education, health, business or management, agriculture, trade and industry,
laws and justice, engineering, science and technology, arts, literature,
history and culture, sports and entertainment, mass communication and community
service.
Forty Percent (40%) of the criteria will be
based on his/her field of specialization. The other 40% will be based in
honesty, integrity, justness and accountability in his/her self, in others and
in the community. The remaining 20% will be based in his/her 'pagkinabuhing
solondon' (exemplary life).
The ordinance, after it was approved by the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Agusan del Norte recommended by Board Member
Rodulfo A. Pitogo, is now for implementation in the said city. (NCLM/LGU-Agusan
del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
Davao del Norte benchmarks in Agusan del Sur
By Melody E. de Vera
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Feb. 28 (PIA) - Knowledge and
skills are what the provincial government of Agusan del Sur (PGAS) shared to
its counterparts from Davao del Norte who visited the province for benchmarking
recently.
A team headed by Edwin Palero from the
Provincial Human Resource and Management Office (PHRMO) of Davao del Norte was
warmly welcomed by Provincial Administrator Jesusimo Ronquillo who represented
Governor Eddiebong Plaza along with PHRM Officer and concurrent Governor’s
office chief-of-staff Josephine Ambongan and other chiefs of offices.
In a courtesy call in his office, Ronquillo
expressed his gratitude to the group for their time and effort in visiting the
provincial capitol assuring them that PGAS will impart any information that
will be useful in their province.
At the Governor’s conference room, the PGAS
heads of office presented the Human Resource Management Information System
(HRMIS), a system that records information on personnel matters, monitors and
updates changes and developments in its profile, management and statistical
reports. The system records basic demographic and address data, selection,
training and development, capabilities and skills management, compensation
planning records and other related data.
HRMIS also provides leave application and
computation system that will systematize and automate the manual computation of
leave credits and posting of leaves taken on the records of every personnel.
The HRMIS has a total of 16 sub-systems covering
all Human Resource Management transactions namely: Plantilla schedule; Notice
of Salary Adjustment/ Increment; Job Opportunities, Hiring, Selection and
Placement, CSC-enhanced qualification standard, Competency Standard (PDF),
Service Contract Monitoring System, Report on Appointment Issued; Personnel
Information System; Badge Maker Software/ID Maker; Performance Monitoring &
Evaluation System; Service Record Monitoring System; Leave Monitoring System; Payroll System (regular and casual
personnel); 201 File Manager (Family, Education, Eligibility, Trainings,
Voluntary Works, Skills/Membership/Recognition, Character References, Other
Declaration, CTC Information).
The system increases productivity of the HR
Office by streamlining workflow and eliminating redundant processes. (DILG/PIA-Agusan
del Sur)
Tagalog News: Gulay at prutas dapat kainin
araw-araw
Ni Divorah A. Aguila
MANILA, Peb. 28 (PIA) - Isa sa mga pamantayan ng
wastong nutrisyon ang pagkain ng gulay at prutas, subalit maraming Pilipino ang
hindi nakakakain ng tamang dami ng mga ito.
Sa mga naisagawang pag-aaral at survey ng Food
and Nutrition Research Institute o FNRI, napuna na pababa ng pababa ang konsumo
ng prutas at gulay ng mga Pilipino, at hindi rin nawawala ang kakulangangan sa
micronutrients. Ang micronutrients na
karaniwang makukuha natin sa mga gulay at prutas at tumutulong sa ating katawan
upang tayo ay sumigla at makaiwas sa mga sakit.
Kaya naman ipinapayo at itinataguyod ang pagkain
ng maraming gulay at prutas upang mapunuan angmga kakulangan sa micronutrients.
Ano ba ang kahalagahan ng regular na pagkain ng
gulay?
Ang mga green leafy at yellow vegetables o
berdeng madahon at madilaw na gulay ay mayaman sa beta-carotene. Ang sariwa at katamtamang luto na mga berdeng
madahong gulay ay pinagmumulan ng vitamin C, iron, calcium, dietary fiber,
folic acid, vitamin E, at ilang phytochemicals.
‘Yun namang ‘di madahong gulay tulad ng okra,
sayote, upo, at ampalaya ay nakadaragdag ng dietary fiber, iron at B-complex
vitamins.
Kaya mahalaga talaga ang regular na pagkain ng
mga gulay dahil nakatutulong ito sa pag-iwas sa vitamin A deficiency disorders
o VADD na isa sa mga laganap na uri ng malnutrisyon sa Pilipinas.
Katulad ng gulay, mahalaga ang prutas sa ating
diet dahil mayaman ang mga ito sa vitamin C, lalo na ang bayabas, mangga at
papaya. Nakatutulong ang vitamin C upang
maiwasan ang scurvy o pagdurugo o pamamaga ng mga gilagid at upang tumibay ang
ating resistensiya laban sa impeksyon.
Nagtataglay naman ng beta-carotene ang madilaw
na prutas. Mayaman sa bitamina at
mineral ang saging, melon, at pinya.
Meron ding dietary fiber ang mga prutas upang makatulong sa regular na
pagdumi.
Tandaan, hindi lang iisang klaseng gulay at
prutas ang ating kakainin sa araw-araw.
Mas maraming kulay, mas mainam.
Para sa karagdagang impormasyon tungkol sa
pagkain at nutrisyon, lumiham o tumawag kay Dr. Mario V. Capanzana, Director,
Food and Nutrition Research Institute-DOST, Bicutan, Taguig, Metro Manila, Tel.
No. 837 2934 or 837 2071 loc. 2287, email: mvc@fnri.dost.gov.ph, website:
http://www.fnri.dost.gov.ph. (FNRI-DOST S&T Media Services/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog News: Maaari ka pa ring magpasuso ng
eksklusibo kahit nasa trabaho
Ni Divorah V. Aguila
MANILA, Peb. 28 (PIA) - Kadalasang problema ng
mga nagtatrabahong nanay ay kung paano magpasuso ng kanilang bagong silang na
sanggol sa labas ng tahanan.
Pwede pa rin silang magpasuso habang nasa
trabaho sa pamamagitan ng pag-express o pagkolekta ng gatas sa oras na dapat
siyang magpasuso.
Ilagay ang gatas sa malinis na lalagyan na may
takip at itabi sa refrigerator o freezer, na kadalasan namang mayroon sa mga
tanggapan o opisina. Ang inimbak na gatas na ito, ang siyang maaring ibigay sa
sanggol tuwing nasa trabaho o nasa labas ang ina. Siguraduhin lamang na
nailubog sa mainit na tubig ang inimbak na gatas ng ina bago ibigay sa sanggol
upang ang temperatura ng inimbak na gatas na iinumin ng sanggol ay katulad ng
temperatura kung ito ay diretsang sususo sa ina.
Maaaring itago sa refrigerator ang kinolektang
gatas ng ina hanggang beinte kuwatro oras, at hanggang tatlong buwan naman kung
sa freezer itinago. Wala talagang
dahilan upang hindi makapagpasuso ang isang ina ng sarili nyang gatas.
Ang mahalaga lang ay ang paggamit ng malinis na
tasa at kutsarita o medicine dropper sa pagbigay ng gatas na ito sa sanggol.
Paano masisiguro ng ina na sapat at tuloy-tuloy
ang daloy ng gatas?
Tandaan, higit ang pangangailangan ng mga buntis
at nagpapasusuo sa masusustansiyang pagkain dahil dapat nilang tugunan ang
kanilang pangangailangang pangnutrisyon pati na rin yung sa baby.
Ang wastong pagkain ng ina sa panahon ng
pagpapasuso ay isang paraan upang makasiguro sa sapat na daloy ng gatas.
Dapat ding iwasan ng inang nagpapasuso ang
mabahala o mag-alala tungkol sa pagpapasuso.
Sa halip ay isipin na ito’y normal na ginagawa ng isang ina sa kanyang
sanggol. Iwasang matakot o mangamba,
mag-alala o mapagod.
Kailangan din ng ina ang tama at kumpletong
pagkain, kasama na rin ang sapat na panahon sa pagpapahinga sa araw-araw. Dapat ding uminom ng sapat na dami ng mga
fluids nguni’t mas mainam kung ito’y gatas, sopas, mga juice o tubig.
Regular ding magpasuso, at siguraduhing ubos ang
gatas sa bawa’t suso. Tandaan na ang
patuloy na pagpapasuso ang natatanging paraan para matiyak na madami ang gatas
ng ina.
Para sa karagdagang impormasyon tungkol sa
pagkain at nutrisyon, lumiham o tumawag kay Dr. Mario V. Capanzana, Director,
Food and Nutrition Research Institute-DOST, Bicutan, Taguig, Metro Manila, Tel.
No. 837 2934 or 837 2071 loc. 2287, email: mvc@fnri.dost.gov.ph, website:
http://www.fnri.dost.gov.ph. (FNRI-DOST S&T Media Services/PIA-Caraga)
