LGU-Butuan to commemorate this year’s 'Araw ng
Kagitingan'
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, April 4 (PIA) – The city government
here through Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr is set to commemorate this year’s Araw
ng Kagitingan on April 9, with a program to be held at the Veterans Monument,
City Library Compound.
During the program, a wreath-laying activity
will be conducted to be led by the following officials: Veterans Federation of
the Philippines Regional Vice President Hadji Andres Atega; City Vice Mayor
Angelo Calo; Agusan del Norte 1st District Congressman Lawrence Lemuel Fortun;
and Mayor Amante.
The 15th Regional Community Defense Group
(RCDG), Army Reserve Command will perform the 21 Gun Salute.
Cong. Fortun and Mayor Amante will also deliver
their messages during the program.
Along with it is the tribute by the Solidarity
Federation (SolFed) and Recessional March by the Philippine National Police
(PNP) band.
This year’s commemoration is anchored on the
theme, “Balik-Tanaw sa Sakripisyo ng Beterano, Gabay sa Landas ng Pagbabago.”
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Caraga RDRRMC calls on diff. sectors to join in
Gawad Kalasag Search 2014
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, April 4 (PIA) – During the Full
Council Meeting of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
(RDRRMC) on Thursday held in one of the local convention centers here, its
chairperson and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Caraga regional director Liza
Mazo called on the different sectors in the local government units to
participate in this year’s Gawad Kalasag Search.
“We are encouraging our local government units
and different sectors in the society to join in this year’s Gawad Kalasag
Search and comply with the necessary requirements,” said Mazo.
The deadline of submission of entries for the
2014 Gawad Kalasag is on April 11; Regional Selection Committee Final
Assessment of entries is within the third week to fourth week of April; and
Final submission of regional entries to OCD national office is on April 29. All
interested sectors in a corresponding category are encouraged to join and
comply the requirements.
The 2014 Gawad KALASAG or Search for Excellence
on DRRM and Humanitarian Assistance guidelines as presented by the Department
of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will cover 28 categories, these
include: Best local DRRMCs (provincial, city, municipal, and barangay
committee); civil society organizations; people's organizations; private
volunteer organizations; schools; early learning centers; hospitals; government
emergency response management, as well as heroic acts of individuals and
groups; and special recognition awards for other stakeholders for outstanding
performances and accomplishments on DRM.
Gawad KALASAG (KAlamidad at Sakuna LAbanan,
SAriling Galing ang Kaligtasan) is the NDRRMC's recognition scheme in its
search for excellence on DRRM and humanitarian assistance.
Dir. Mazo, further announced that the awarding
of winners for this year's Gawad Kalasag Search will be held on July 30, in
time with the culmination activity of the National Disaster Consciousness Month
(NDCM) in Manila. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Kalahi-CIDSS GPBP provides livelihood center for
women in SurSur
By Eunice G. Montaos
SURIGAO DEL SUR, April 4 (PIA) - Women community
volunteers in Barangay Poblacion in Barobo, this province inaugurated on
Tuesday their implemented food processing and women’s product center project
assisted by the Grassroots Participatory Budgeting Process (GPBP) grant and
facilitated by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the
local government unit.
Completed within 75 days, it is a Php 569, 314
worth project, which epitomized the summed up Php 500, 000 GPBP allocated grant
and the Php 69, 314 local cash counterpart (LCC) of the B/MLGU.
This livelihood center, situated in the bus
terminal of Barobo, is one of the seven 15 M worth projects which are
implemented using the Community-Driven Development (CDD) approach of the Kapit-
Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan- Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social
Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) in Barobo.
Pasalubong items like dried fish, key chains,
local cookies and others will be displayed in the center.
Elsa D. Montemor, Regional Project Coordinator,
said that among the 38 Kalahi-CIDSS- GPBP projects implemented in the region,
this is the only livelihood center for women project, since mostly are day care
centers and multi-purpose buildings.
Barangay Project Management Committee (BPMC)
chairperson Tita M. Olvida was very excited about this new infrastructure.
“Dako akong kalipay nga naa na jud ning product center para sa mga women.
Karon, aduna na mi klaro nga mabutangan sa among mga produkto ug pinaagi ani
maka-income na jud mi pangtabang sa mga panginahanglan sa among panimalay (I am
very happy that we now have a center for women. We now have a place for us to
display our products and through this we can have our income that we can help
in providing the basic needs in our households),” Olvida emotionally shared.
“We are
proud to say that this is a project for the women and by the women,” Olvida
added.
Other GPBP projects facilitated by DSWD Caraga
are implemented under the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) and the Protective
Services Unit (PSU) with beneficiaries from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino
Program as the targeted recipients.
The GPBP (formerly BUB or Bottom-Up Budgeting)
is an approach to preparing the budget proposal of national government
agencies, considering the development needs of cities/municipalities as
identified in their respective Local Poverty Reduction Action Plans (LPRAP)
that shall be formulated with strong participation of the Civil Society
Organizations (CSOs). (Social Marketing Unit/DSWD Field Office
Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
DepEd Butuan City division encourages literacy
stakeholders to join the 2014 NLA search
By Marivic M. Cuizon
BUTUAN CITY, April 4 (PIA) – The Department of
Education (DepEd) Butuan City division encourages civil society organizations,
non-government organizations, private organizations and educational/academic
institutions in the city to join the 2014 National Literacy Awards (NLA).
According to DepEd Caraga Alternative Learning
System (ALS) focal person Leoniza Lavapiez, interested organizations who will
join the search should have developed and implemented a literacy program that
made a positive impact on learners and the community.
During the 2012 NLA, the local government of
Butuan City was awarded third place in the implementation of the literacy
program under the highly urbanized city category. The award was received by
city councilor Ramon Carampatana during the regional orientation on the 2014
National Literacy Awards held at the Teacher Development Center here.
Also, the Pangkalambuan, Inc. based in the city
received the award of an Outstanding Literacy Program implementer during the
2012 NLA. The plaque of appreciation was awarded recently by Jean Abad of the
Technical Advisory Group of the LCC) during the regional orientation.
The selection by division of the 2014 NLA by the
regional steering committee composed of DepEd, Department of the Interior and
Local Government (DILG), Philippine Information Agency (PIA), National Economic
Development Authority (NEDA), and Philippine Normal University (PNU) will be
conducted on April 14 to May 2.
The Regional winners of the 2014 NLA will be
announced on May 5 and awarding of winners will be held during the celebration
of the Literacy Week on September 2014.
The 2014 NLA consist of two categories: the
Outstanding Literacy Program; and the Outstanding Local Government Unit -
highly urbanized city, component/component independent city, class A
municipality (1st-3rd class) and class B municipality (4th-6th class).
NLA aims to recognize the best practices of
local government units in implementing literacy programs or projects that help
alleviate poverty, provide livelihood, address welfare needs, promote freedom
and make education facilities accessible. (DepEd Butuan City
Division/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
TWD board of director admits problem on water
supply; eyes neighbor-town for ample source
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, April 4 (PIA) – Mrs. Annie Ty, one
of the board of directors (BOD) of Tandag Water District (TWD), admitted that
they are faced with the problem of dwindling water supply.
In a meeting on March 27 with the Provincial
Micro-Small and Medium Enterprise Development (PMSMED) Council which she co-chairs
with Governor Johnny Pimentel, Ty was prompted to explain and give insight to
the worsening problem when the issue to include the water supply situation in
the agenda on the planned hosting of Tandag Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(TCCCI) on June 27 cropped up. She
stressed, however, that the water utility is not giving up in looking for an
additional water source in order to address the situation.
A recent report which came from Surigao del Sur
Water District Association (SURWADA), Inc. revealed that TWD has continued to
venture on “exploratory drilling” just to find new sources.
It was learned that TWD has a total of nine
gravity and groundwater sources— but it has still to find some more in order to
deliver an effective and efficient service to the 5,590 active water
concessionaires.
Ty also bared the prospect of going into Tago, a
neighboring town, just seven kilometers south, to make a “tie-up” with the LGU,
which she described as rich in water resources. (NGBT/Radyo ng Bayan/PIA-Surigao
del Sur)
Feature: SOAP: Something RAW Something NEW
By Rhea C. Abao
BUTUAN CITY, April 4 (PIA) - The growing market
demand for safe-organically grown produce is increasing due to growing people’s
concern on health and wellness.
Spread Organic Agriculture in the Philippines
(SOAP) in collaboration with Department of Agriculture – 13 (DA-13), and
Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) – Caraga brought a free seminar on Raw
Food Preparation.
Lakapati Basa, a certified gourmet raw
vegetarian chef shared her knowledge how to prepare simple and sustainable
plant-based meals. Together with her husband, Alvin Basa they brought their
“pop-up kitchen” to the newest mall in Butuan City for lecture and workshop.
According to them, consumption of organically
grown food is a great way to reduce the exposure to contaminants commonly found
in foods that have been grown using conventional agricultural practices. These
contaminants may include not only pesticides-many of which have been classified
as potential cancer-causing agents like heavy metals such as lead and mercury,
and solvents like benzene and toluene. Minimizing exposure to these potential
toxins is an important benefit for the health.
As organic agriculture advocates, they
recommended by eating alternative ingredients, selection of herbs and spices
and by preparing shakes combining fresh fruits and vegetables for a healthy
lifestyle.
Chef Basa put great focus on local, organic
plant-based food, mostly raw which guarantees easy preparation with great taste
and maximum nutrition. She also dream to make plant-based nutrition available
to everyone and said that a lot of what is needed can be grown in our own
backyard.
The seminar gave new techniques and innovations
to more than 30 participants who actively participated on the activity. “The
free seminar on raw food preparation is a good avenue to try new recipes that I
can offer to my dad who has diabetes,” said Beatrice Versoza.
Hundreds of Caraga organic products were
displayed during the event and was attended by DA Undersecretary Bernadette
Romulo-Puyat , Program Director Leo P. Caneda, Sandra Ichon of SOAP, Robert T.
Poculan of ATI –Caraga and Organic Agriculture Focal Person Rebecca R. Atega. (DA-13/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog News: Mga Embahada ng Pilipinas sa
Damascus at Beirut, IOM inilikas ang 37 Pilipino mula Syria
Ni David M. Suyao
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Abril 4 (PIA) - Noong Marso 6,
ang mga embahada ng Pilipinas sa Damscus, Syria at Beirut, Lebanon kasama ang
suporta ng International Organization for Migration (IOM) na nasa Damascus at
Lebanon sa uulitin ay matagumpay na nagsagawa ng paglilipat pauwi sa Pilipinas
ng isa pang grupo ng 37 Pilipino mula sa Syria. Ang IOM ay siyang nagbigay ng
pamasahe sa eroplano, panlupang transportasyon at pagkain ng mga inilikas.
Isang kuponan mula sa embahada ng Pilipinas na
kasama sina Vice Consul Dennis John Briones at Assistance-to-Nationals (ATN)
officer Dexter Macaraeg, kasama ang mga representante mula sa IOM ay tumulong
sa mga inilikas sa Masna’a boarder crossing. Pagkatapos kompletohin ang mga
paraan ng imigrasyon, sinamahan ng lupon na mula sa embahada ang mgainilikas
deretso sa Rafik Hariri International Airport na nasa Beirut kung saan isa pang
lupon mula sa Embahada at IOM ang tumulong sa kanila sa kanilang pormal na pagpasok
at paglabas sa airline. Sina Vice Consul Rona Beth Goce at Collecting Officer
Alberto Bansil mula sa embahada ang kasama sa kuponon na nasa paliparan.
Umalis ang mga inilikas Mula sa Beirut papunta
ng Dubai kung saan sila sasakay papunta ng Manila. Duamting ang grupo sa Manila
noong Marso 7.
Ito ay pang 47 na cross-border operation na
ginawa ng dalawang embahada. Ang pag-alis ng grupong ito na may 37 na Pilipino
ay nagdala hanggang 5,249 na kabuung bilang ng mga Pilipino na nakauwi mula
Syria. Sa bilang na iyon, 2,222 ang inilikas na idinaan sa Rafik Hariri
International Airport sa Beirut. (PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Cebuano News: Ika 493 anibersaryo sa Unang Misa
sa Butuan, gihandum
Ni Sheila Yatar
BUTUAN CITY, Abril 4 (PIA) - Agi’g paghandum sa
ika- 493 nga anibersaryo sa unang misa, gisaulog ang usa ka “Commemorative
Latin Mass” human sa Flag Ceremony sa Guingona Park, Marso 31, 2014.
Gipangunahan ni Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr.
kauban ang mga Hepe sa tagsa-tagsa ka mga buhatan sa lokal nga panggamhanan sa
Butuan ang pagtambong sa nasangpit nga Misa, nga gitambungan usab sa mga
regional directors sa nagkadaiyang mga ahensyang nasyonal sa rehiyon.
Sa iyang mensahe, giawhag ni Mayor Amante ang
mga Butuanon sa pagbulig sa adbokasiyang nagpamatuod nga dinhi gayud nahitabo
sa dakbayan sa Butuan ang unang misa. Ug naghinaot kini sa tanan nga bisitahan
ug hatagan ug igong importansya ang mga makasaysayang dapit dinhi sa dakbayan.
Subay sa maong selebrasyon, gipahigayon usab ang
usa ka simposyum nga naglayon nga mapaambit ngadto sa mga Butuanon ang mga
kaalam ug mga bag-ong pagtulun-an nga nagpamatuod nga dinhi sa dakbayan sa
Butuan nahitabo ang unang misa. Nagdala kini sa temang “Journey Towards the 5th
Century Philippine Christianity.”
Miduyog usab sa maong selebrasyon sila
Congressman Lawrence Lemuel H. Fortun, Kag. Samuel Allan M. Amante, Kag.
Ferdinand E. Nalcot, Kag. Virgilio G. Nery, Jr., Kag. Sergio C. Pascual, ug
Kag. Derrick A. Plaza.
Sa kinatibuk-an, nahimong malampuson ang maong
selebrasyon sa pakigtimbayayong sa lokal nga panggamhanan pinaagi sa City
Tourism Office ug Butuan City Heritage Society. (LGU-Butuan City PIO/PIA-Agusan
del Norte)
Cebuano News: Kasaulogan sa Women’s Month 2014,
nagmalampuson
Ni Lyka Quinto
BUTUAN CITY, Abril 4 (PIA) - Pormal na nga
gitapos ang Women’s Month 2014 atol sa gipahigayong Juana’s Culmination Day sa
Father Saturnino Urios University Gymnasium, Marso 31, 2014.
Sa pagpanguna sa buhatan sa City Population,
halos liboan ka mga kababayen-an ang nagtapok aron ipakita ang ilang mga
tagsa-tagsa ka mga pasundayag alang sa patigayon nga Modern Interpretative
Dance Drama.
Sa 22 ka mga grupo nga mipartisipar, nakuha sa
Brgy. J.P. Rizal ang 1st prize sa grado nga 95.67 percent, samtang ang 2nd
prize nakuha sa Brgy. Obrero sa grado nga 87. 5 percent, ug ang 3rd prize
nakuha sa Brgy. Ampayon sa grado nga 86.33 percent.
Gitunol ngadto sa mga mananaug ang ganti nga
kwarta ug plake, ingon man ang consolation prizes alang sa nahibiling 19 ka mga
barangay.
Atol sa maong aktibidad, gitunol usab ang
Certificate of Appreciation sa tanang barangay nga ningsanong ug ningsalmot sa
mga aktibidad ug kalihukan alang sa bulan sa mga kababayen-an.
Mahinumdumang giablihan ang Women’s Month 2014
isip paghandum ug paghatag ug importansya sa mga kababayen-an u gang mga
nahatag ug nabuhat nila sa katilingban.
Miduyog sa selebrasyon sila Cong. Lawrence
Lemuel Fortun, Hon. Rema Burdeos; Chairman-Committee on Women, Children and
Family, ug mga opisyales sa nagkadaiyang barangay. (LGU-Butuan City
PIO/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
