DILG-13 encourages LGUs to comply with the Seal
of Good Local Governance
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, June 11 (PIA) – The Department of
the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Caraga headed by regional director
Lilibeth Famacion, concurrent co-chairperson of the Regional Development
Council – Development Administration Committee (RDC-DAC) encouraged the local
government units in the region to comply with the requirements for the Seal of
Good Local Governance (SGLG) and be an awardee.
“The SGLG is a scaled up performance recognition
for LGUs (province/city/municipality) with exemplar efforts in good governance
while providing better public services,” bared Joy Jayoma, SGLG focal person of
DILG-Caraga.
Jayoma revealed that from the Seal of Good
Housekeeping (SGH) which focuses only on the aspect of transparency (Full
Disclosure Policy compliance) and accountability (Commission on Audit
findings), the SGLG has six performance areas with three assessment areas
considered as core and the other three as essential performance.
“These areas are the following: Core Performance
Areas – Good Financial Housekeeping (sustain the transparency and
accountability in the use of public funds; Disaster Preparedness (prepare for
challenges posed by disasters); Social Protection (demonstrate sensitivity to
the needs of the vulnerable and marginalized sectors of society). For the
Essential Performance Areas, it include the following: Business Frienliness and
Competitiveness (encourage investment and employment); Peace and Order (protect
constituents from threats to life and security; and Environmental Management (safeguard
the integrity of the environment),” announced Jayoma.
It was also learned that the SGLG embraces 3+1
principle where LGUs must have to pass the three core assessment areas plus one
in any of the essential assessment areas.
“The SGLG will be implemented starting this year
with the Regional Assessment Team (RAT) to conduct cross-posting of LGUs. The
RAT is composed of one DILG team leader, another DILG technical staff, CSO
representative and one from the national government agency – being partners in
the implementation,” Jayoma added.
The conferment of award will be in October of
each year. Thus, LGUs that pass the SGLG are entitled to better rewards such
as: Performance Challenge Fund, Access to Program Windows of NGAs; Continuing
Capacity; and Access to Loans.
Also, Jayoma clarified that for LGUs that do not
hurdle the SGLG, they will still be given interventions on the following:
Continuing Capacity Development especially in areas where LGU is weak; Access
to loans, if LGU passes good financial housekeeping; and Access to program
windows, as applicable. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
LGU-Butuan asks for updated guidelines on GAD
fund appropriation, utilization
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, June 11 (PIA) – In time with the
second quarter meeting of the Caraga Regional Development Council – Development
Administration Committee (RDC-DAC) held on Wednesday in one of the local convention
centers here, its member-agencies discussed the request of the local government
unit of Butuan to get an updated guidelines on the appropriation and
utilization of the five percent Gender and Development (GAD) Fund from the
concerned agencies.
In the discussion, National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA) Caraga regional director and RDC vice chair Mylah
Faye Aurora CariΓ±o relayed that the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the city
government here has requested the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW),
Department of Budget and Management (DBM), NEDA, and the Department of the
Interior and Local Government (DILG) to formulate updated guidelines on the
appropriation and utilization of the five percent GAD fund.
CariΓ±o also recalled that the PCW, DBM, NEDA and
DILG had issued Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2004-1 on the subject:
“Guidelines for the Preparation of Annual Gender and Development (GAD) Plan and
Budget and Accomplishment Report to Implement the Section on Programs/Projects
related to GAD of the General Appropriations Act (GAA)”.
“As contained in the aforementioned JMC,
pursuant to the GAA, government agencies are tasked to formulate a GAD Plan and
to implement the same by utilizing at least five percent of their total budget
appropriations,” CariΓ±o said.
CariΓ±o further revealed that what usually
happens is that there were programs and projects initiated but are only
attributions to GAD. “Attributions are okay but we should make it sure that it
addresses the pressing issues and concerns of the women and men in a specific
LGU,” she added.
Meanwhile, RDC-DAC co-chaiperson and DILG-Caraga
regional director Lilibeth Famacion expressed that the Gender and Development
Coordinating Committee (GADCC) under the RDC be given a copy of said resolution
from the city government for appropriate response and assistance on this
matter.
“The GADCC is requested to act on this as soon
as possible and whatever the actions that will be undertaken will also be
reported during the next RDC-DAC meeting,” emphasized Famacion.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
49th PBMA Conference attendees treated to DTI’s
diskwento caravan, livelihood trainings, consumer briefings
By Charlito F. Bagasbas
SAN JOSE, Dinagat Islands, June 11 (PIA) -
Participants to the 49th PBMA General Conference were treated to several side
activities organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), provincial
government of Dinagat Islands and Dinagat Province Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (DIPCCI).
The DTI’s Diskwento Caravan, trainings under the
Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Roving Academy program including a business
education seminar and the installation/launching of the public price billboard
are just some of the offerings conducted during the annual conference which
brought in thousands of people from all over the country.
The Diskwento Caravan activity was held at
Aurelio Elementary School, Municipality of San Jose on May 12-14, 2014. Dinagatnons availed of select commodities at
10-20 percent discounts from major distributors in the region. Products such as canned goods, noodles,
toiletries and detergents were offered for sale as well as local agricultural
produce from local farmers.
A food processing training was also conducted
under the SME Roving Academy program on May 14, 2014. Technical personnel from the Bureau of
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) were tapped to conduct the said training
which focused on the various techniques in processing fish and other marine
products.
To benefit local consumers, DTI launched its
Price Billboard which was installed near the local market of San Jose. This is to ensure that consumers will be
updated of the current prevailing prices of basic goods. A briefing on basic consumer rights was also
conducted on May 12, 2014 to increase the level of awareness among local on
consumer welfare and protection.
A business education seminar was held on May 13,
2014 to inform business owners and employees of the governing guidelines in
relation to product quality and safety, price tags, among others.
Other activities undertaken by other line
agencies included free medical consultation by the Department of Health,
distribution of seedlings by the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) and training on massage by the Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA) on the opening day on May 12, 2014. (DTI-13/PIA-Caraga)
DTI destroys over 6,000 uncertified products
By Atty. Maria Aurora R. Curaza-Maquiling
BUTUAN CITY, June 11 (PIA) - A total of 6,191
uncertified products were destroyed at the city hall grounds here by the
Department of Trade and Industry – Agusan Del Norte Provincial Office in
cooperation with the city government here.
The said products were torn into pieces by a
road roller and chainsaw owned by the city government while other products were
burned.
The product destruction held last April 23, 2014
was witnessed by members of the Butuanong Konsumador, a DTI-accredited
organization based in the city. Also in attendance were employees and staff of
DTI regional and provincial offices, those of the city government and an
auditor from the Commission on Audit (COA).
The products were previously confiscated by the
DTI provincial office from various business establishments in the city. These products were found to be displayed for
sale without the required Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) stickers for the
imported items and PS marks for those manufactured in the country. DTI
Department Administrative Order No. 02, Series of 2007 provides forfeiture of
confiscated products in favor of the Government as an administrative penalty.
The destruction is in accordance with DTI
Department Order No. 17, Series of 1991 which provides that seized products
which adversely affect health and/or safety such Christmas lights, CFL,
lighter, motorcycle helmets, mono block chairs and stools shall be
destroyed/condemned in the presence of the representatives of the apprehending
unit and COA.
Among the products destroyed were the
uncertified Christmas lights and motorcycle helmets subject of the four formal
charges filed by the Department of Trade and Industry – Agusan Del Norte late
last year. The respondents in these cases were administratively penalized for
selling such products. (DTI Caraga/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
New batch of nurses, caregivers finish Japanese
language training
By Liza Rivera
BUTUAN CITY, June 11 (PIA) - A fresh batch of
Filipino nurses and caregivers under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership
Agreement (JPEPA) completed the Japanese language and culture training, a key
element for a career jump-start in the foreign land.
A total of 186 Filipino candidates (36 nurses
and 150 caregivers), which composed the 6th batch of trainees, were feted on
May 27 at the closing ceremony of the Preparatory Japanese Language Training
held at the Women's Center of the Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA) in Taguig City.
Leading the event were officials of TESDA and
top-level representatives from the Embassy of Japan.
The training was a collaboration of the
governments of the Philippines, through TESDA, and Japan to contribute to the
enhancement of a candidate's ability to adapt and settle in faster.
This will also assist the candidate nurses and
caregivers in passing the Japanese Licensure Examinations after they enter and
work in Japan.
"We have no doubt in the skills of our
nurses and caregivers. But we have to
admit that the Japanese language is the issue that they have to hurdle,"
said Secretary Joel Villanueva, TESDA Director General.
Passing the national exam secures the prospect
to work permanently in Japan as permanent nurses.
"Candidate nurses and caregivers who
received proper backing and guidance such as language training would arguably
have a better chance of succeeding," Villanueva said.
The training in the Philippines started on November
19, 2013 and ended last week. TESDA provided the venue and materials, while
Japan sent in language instructors.
The candidates will leave for Japan in June 2014
and undergo another six months of Japanese language training there.
In his message at the start of the training,
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Toshinao Urabe told the candidates to
"make the best use of our help."
He said that the evaluation of the Japan
Foundation showed that 83.8 percent of the 2012 batch have reached the
equivalent of N4 Level proficiency by the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test
standards after six months in training.
According to the JLPT website, the N4 level
describes one's ability to understand basic Japanese. For reading, it means that
one is able to read and understand passages on familiar daily topics written in
basic vocabulary and kanji. For listening, it means that one is able to listen
and comprehend conversations encountered in daily life and generally follow
their contents, provided that they are spoken slowly.
"With the language skills training, our
candidate nurses and caregivers who will soon leave their jobs and family back
home and migrate to Japan will not be confronted with qualms and an insecure
future," Villanueva said. (TESDA-13/PIA-Caraga)
Laundry shop, day care center up in Butuan City
brgy
By Eunice G. Montaos
BUTUAN CITY, June 11 (PIA) - A laundry shop
livelihood establishment and a day care center (DCC) were opened recently in
Barangay Doongan, this city, as it was turned-over to community recipients by
the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga, in partnership
with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Caraga.
The P999,473-worth laundry business operations
center for the NAgkahiusang PUbring MangayKAYay (NAPUBKAY) association is
located near the barangay hall of Doongan, while the P778,118-worth DCC is
situated at Purok-10.
DSWD Caraga regional director Minda Brigoli
bared during the turn-over ceremony that these sub-projects were made possible
through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated
Delivery of Social Services Community Driven Development (Kalahi-CIDSS CDD)
Urban Pilot Project.
“The community residents in Brgy. Doongan, with
the aid of the Area Coordinating Team (ACT) and barangay and city local
government unit (B/CLGU), have sought for external support apart from the Php
1, 000, 000 grant in order to facilitate the two sub-projects,” Brigoli added.
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Caraga
regional director Johnson CaΓ±ete said during his message that the DOLE has
extended an amount of Php 143, 700 which was used to purchase the two-unit
washing machines for the laundry business. “This was added with the
contributions of the B/CLGU amounting to Php 251,000 and Php 88, 567
respectively. The community also extended In-Kind donation worth Php 34, 454,”
said CaΓ±ete.
Butuan City Vice Mayor Angelo Calo also
disclosed that for the DCC sub-project, CLGU contributed Php 123, 000, while
BLGU gave Php 101, 000. “A total of Php 35, 870 was the In-Kind counterpart of
the community,” he quipped.
World Bank Senior Social Development Specialist
Ma. Loreto Padua, who graced the ceremony, also expressed her excitement of the
completed sub-projects.
KC-NCDDP National Program Manager Benilda Redaja
encouraged the volunteers as well as the residents to be united in sustaining
the said projects since those were implemented to aid their needs of basic
social services.
Christopher Johnson, NAPUBKAY president,
emotionally expressed his thanks to DSWD, DOLE, and the B/CLGU. “Thank you so
much for providing us a livelihood center. Not only did you provide an avenue
for us to have a better income, but thank you also for allowing us to
participate and experience implementing projects,” Johnson said.
“We have proven that productivity indeed lies in
unity; this is our experience in completing this sub-project,” he added.
Other attendees during the inauguration were
Makiko Watanabe of the World Bank, Juan Ceciro Aguilar of the KC-NCDDP NPMO,
the Regional Project Management Office of Kalahi-CIDSS, headed by assistant
regional director Mita Lim, city/barangay local officials, community
volunteers, and residents of Doongan.
The business operations of the laundry shop
started after the inauguration while classes for the day care center started on
June 9, 2014.
Brgy. Doongan is one of the two recipient
barangays, including Pagatapatan, for the KC-CDD Urban Pilot project in the
region. In the barangay, there are 442 household beneficiaries of the Pantawid
Pamilyang Pilipino Program.
KC-CDD Urban purposes to empower people, improve
local governance, and reduce poverty, by way of implementing projects with the
use of the CDD strategy. (DSWD-13/PIA-Caraga)
16 OJTs benefit training from TESDA, mining
company
By Dr. Elena O. Cacho
BUTUAN CITY, June 11 (PIA) – A total of 16
On-the-Job Trainees (OJTs) from Caraga Region have benefited the recent
training provided by Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA)-Surigao del Norte and Hinatuan Mining Corporation (HMC).
This joint undertaking of TESDA and HMC supports
the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) of the Aquino Administration to provide
human development, leading to economic development of the region, thus,
supporting the policies and ideas embodied in the Philippine Development Plan
(PDP).
TESDA Surigao del Norte OIC provincial director
Liza Budtan said ten of the 16 trainees were given the opportunity to work with
leading automotive companies here such as Toyota Motors Corporation (3), KIA
(5), and Isuzu (2). “These successful trainees were hired after passing the
qualifying examination and interview requirements of these companies,” Budtan
said.
Meanwhile, the four other trainees were hired by
the HMC Equipment site while the other two were employed at the nearby mining
companies in Surigao del Sur.
The said trainees had undergone skills training
in Automotive Servicing NC II at the Surigao del Norte Provincial Training
Center in Surigao City on October 2013 and have passed the Assessment with
flying colors, it was learned.
Prior to taking the skills training in Auto
Servicing NC II, the trainees were provided lectures on Basic Occupational
Safety and Health (BOSH) by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE);
training on Language Skills Institute (LSI) by TESDA; and a Career
Professionalism amd Values Formation Seminar by HMC.
The host company ensured that the trainees will
not only be skilled persons but a highly-technical worker with positive work
values and attitude which are among the factors to be considered in becoming a
successful workforce both here and abroad.
The undertaking is a replica of a Dual Training
System which TESDA is advocating to industries that has gained support by HMC
in line with the company’s Social Development and Management Program for the
empowerment of the host communities and its inhabitants. (TESDA-13/PIA-Caraga)
Caraga farmers celebrate 26th CARP year
By Joie L. Ceballos
BUTUAN CITY, June 11 (PIA) - Nearly a thousand
farmers gather to celebrate the 26th year of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
Program (CARP) here on Tuesday, June 10.
Led by the Federation of Agrarian Reform
Communities Cooperatives (Fedarcco) of Agusan del Norte and Butuan, other
farmers from Agusan Sur, Surigao Sur, Surigao Norte and Dinagat Islands also
came to join the celebration.
To make the celebration even more meaningful,
the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) handed-over 540 hectares of
agricultural lands to 310 new beneficiaries from Butuan City and the
municipalities of Las Nieves and Santiago of Agusan del Norte.
DAR Caraga regional director Faisar Mambuay,
Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) senior vice president Norman
Cajucom, PCIC regional manager Rosa Gatinao and DAR asst. regional director
Engr. Daylinda Narisma led the turn-over of the P3.3 million worth of indemnity
check to 544 beneficiaries of the DAR-PCIC Agrarian Insurance Project (AIP).
The project is aimed at providing protection to agricultural, fishery and
agro-forestry.
Mambuay said that the agency will continue to
provide the services due to every beneficiary. “Let us continue to unite,
because from there we draw our victory,” he stressed. (DAR-13/PIA-Caraga)
SurSur DILG reminds LGUs to celebrate 116th
Philippine Independence Day
By Greg Tataro, Jr.
TANDAG CITY, June 11 (PIA) – The Department of
the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Surigao del Sur has reminded all
local chief executives (LCEs) in the entire province to conduct a “Flag-Raising
and Wreath-Laying” rites at 8:00 a.m. on June 12 simultaneous with the holding
of the same at Rizal National Monument in Luneta.
DILG Provincial Director Pedrito Alacaba said
that the event commemorates the occasion of the Philippine Independence Day
which is now on its 116th anniversary.
With the theme “Following the Footsteps of Great
Filipinos, Towards Widespread and Lasting Change,” the DILG chief stressed that
local government units (LGUs) are likewise enjoined “to hold other programs and
activities appropriate for the occasion such as display of Philippine flag in
LGU offices, civic parade, and the likes.”
Alacaba is optimistic that every city and
municipal LGU in the province will take the Memorandum Circular No. 2014-55
issued by DILG Secretary Mar Roxas seriously and abide by it as in the past.
(NGBT/Radyo ng Bayan/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
MCCT staff introduces AICS to hospital patients
in Agusan Sur
By Stella Maris Barlisan
AGUSAN DEL SUR, June 11 (PIA) – The Modified
Conditional Cash Transfer (MCCT) staff of the province of Agusan del Sur
introduced the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) to the
community and public and private hospitals in Agusan del Sur.
They conducted a room-to-room counseling with
the patients in Agusan del Sur hospitals in order to introduce the AICS program
to people who needs medical assistance on April 24-25, 2014.
Mrs. Siong, a Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary from
barangay Fili, Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur was one of the patients who was
admitted in New Bayugan Medical Hospital for a week due to unexplained weakness
and loss of appetite. The doctor advised her to stay in the hospital while she
was still recovering from her health condition and so that she will be given
proper medication.
Afraid that she might not be able to pay the
bill because she’s been in the hospital for already a week, Mrs. Siong insisted
to go home despite the fact that she is still weak.
When Mrs. Siong received her hospital bill she
was surprised upon seeing her standing balance amounting to 7,000 that needs to
be settled though some of the amount has already been deducted through her
Philhealth. As much as she wanted to go home that day, the money that she has
is not enough to fully pay the remaining hospital bill.
It was then when a group of MCCT staff visited
Mrs. Siong and introduced to her the AICS. She was elated knowing that
additional help is right before her. She received outright cash assistance for
her medical needs after being assessed by the social worker. Outright cash
assistance is only limited not more than 3,000.
The AICS implemented by the Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the Crisis Intervention Unit (CIU) is
part of the DSWD’s protective services for the poor, marginalized and
vulnerable/disadvantage individuals. It has been implemented by DSWD for
decades, as part of its technical assistance and resource augmentation support
to LGU and other partners.
The assistance provided by AICS may be in the
form of transportation assistance, medical assistance, burial assistance, food
and non-food assistance and educational assistance.
The type, kind, and amount of assistance to be
provided to the clients/beneficiaries will be based on the assessment and
recommendation of DSWD’s social workers or other authorized personnel and an
appropriate documentation shall support all disbursements of funds based on the
social case study report for the client/beneficiary.
A client can avail of the assistance only within
3 months. Availment of assistance beyond this limit must be supported by a
justification based on the special need of the client/beneficiary per
assessment of the social worker and is subject for the approval of the Regional
Director of DSWD.
DSWD also clarified that DSWD assistance
amounting to not more than 3,000 may be released to the client/beneficiary
immediately, but assistance amounting to more than 3,000 will still be extended
to clients through issuance of guarantee letter to the service providers such
as transport companies, medical institutions, pharmacies and funeral services.
(DSWD-13/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano News: Ordinansa sa Parking Area
hugtanong i-implementar sa Surigao City Public Market
SURIGAO CITY, Hunyo 11 (PIA) - Ordinansa sa
parking area diha sa merkado publiko, hugtanong i-implementar sa buhatan sa
City Public Market.
Kini ang gipamahayag ni Albert Lustiva ang
Market Supervisor I diha na sa City Public Market.
Sumala ni Lustiva nga ang maong balaod nakabasi
na sa Ordinance No. 362, Series of 2003 na kon diin adunay pagabayran o parking
rates sa tanang klase sa sakyanan nga mupahilona gawas o kilid sa merkado.
Sumala pa niya ang mga mosunod mao ang
pagabayaran alang sa single motorcycles- adunay pagabayran nga P2.00 alang sa
unang usa ka oras og P1.00 matag oras alang sa mga mosunod nga oras, sa tricycles- P3.00 alang sa unang usa ka
oras og P2.00 sa matag mosunod nga mga oras, four- wheels vehicles- P5.00 matag
oras og P15.00 alang sa mosunod nga mga oras, ug sa six- wheel vehicles P10.00
kada oras ug musunod pa nga mga oras.
Dugang ni Lustiva nga aduna usab pagabayran nga
P20.00 agig multa ngadto sa tag- iya, driver o operator sa sakyanan nga muhimo
sa pag- park sa sakyanan diha sa dili hustong parking area o ang gitawag nga
“Wrong Parking.” (SDR/MICO-Surigao/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
