Habitat Butuan builds disaster-resilient houses
in Hinatuan villages
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 4 (PIA) – The Butuan Habitat
for Humanity Incorporated (BHFHI) started the construction of
disaster-resilient houses worth P91,000.00 per building in the barangays of
Loyola and Talisay in the municipality of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur.
According to Engr. Heddy Sumalpong, Butuan
Habitat vice president and chairperson on construction committee, and the one
handling the special projects of Habitat, a total target of 280 houses will
soon be completed in the aforementioned barangays.
“Butuan Habitat has started the construction of
280 posts/walls in the said barangays where the houses will be built. We have
partnered with San Miguel Corporation who never hesitated to provide us the
funding for the 170 houses. And in close coordination also with the municipal
government of Hinatuan through Mayor Candelario Viola Jr., the 280 houses will
soon be completed. Later on, the 280 houses will be turned-over to the
beneficiaries,” bared Sumalpong.
Said official also revealed that the
beneficiaries of said houses are Typhoon Sendong victims. “There are still many
of them who needs shelter after being hit by Sendong in 2011, that’s why we
started looking for donors in 2012 and we are so fortunate to have San Miguel
Corporation for this humanitarian effort. Their contribution to this project
really means a lot. Mayor Viola also expressed his commitment to help us finish
the project since it will be built in the barangays of his municipality,” she
articulated.
Sumalpong also emphasized that these houses are
disaster-resilient in such a way that the houses are structurally made that
lessens wind pressure during typhoons and decreases the risk of structural
destruction over time.
“Butuan Habitat does not only provide decent but
also disaster-resilient houses to protect the family-beneficiaries,” she added.
Habitat will also intensify disaster
preparedness in this community thru conducting trainings in coordination with
the local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and government
agencies concerned.
The BHFHI is a non-government organization
working on a mission to provide decent and durable shelters and has built more
than a thousand houses in Caraga region and is currently helping the
disaster-affected families by helping them establish a new home to live in.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
RDC-Caraga opens photo, jingle-making
competition
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, August 4 (PIA) – The Regional
Development Council (RDC) - Caraga in partnership with the GIZ-German Agency
for International Cooperation is now accepting entries for the photography and
jingle-making competitions bearing the theme, “Be the Agent of Change,” as one
of the many strategies of communicating the Revised Regional Development Plan
(RDP) 2013-2016.
The photo competition is open to all hobbyists,
novices and professionals. Winning prize category will be P2,000 for the third
prize, P3,000-second prize, and P4,000-first prize and the most liked photo.
On the other hand, amateur and professional
songwriters, whether group or individual, are also encouraged to join the
jingle-making challenge with P15,000 at stake for the first prize winner,
P10,000 and P5,000 also for the first prize winners, respectively.
The contest secretariat will accept song entries
of not more than 60 seconds in length. Original photos and song competition
must be submitted at the Natonal Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) –
Caraga regional office located at Nimfa Tiu Bldg., J. Rosales Avenue, this
City.
Submission of entries is from August 5 to 31,
2014.
For more details and mechanics of the
competition, you may visit caraga.neda.gov.ph/caraga or call at telephone
numbers 085-341-4195 or 342-5774-local 18 or 19. (VLG/PIA- Caraga)
2,983 dengue cases recorded in Caraga region
By Nora L. Molde
BUTUAN CITY, AUG. 4 (PIA) – The Regional
Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) of the Department of Health (DOH)
Caraga region has recorded a total of 2,983 dengue cases in the region.
The RESU 30th Morbidity Week report covering
July 20 to 26 states that the dengue cases reported were admitted to different
disease reporting units region wide from January 1 to July 26, 2014.
The report has recorded and noted a seven
percent higher compared to same time period of last year with 2,016 cases.
Also, RESU reported a clustering of cases at
Barangays of Poblacion, Tabon and Mangagoy in Bislig City; Barangay Bunyasan
in Malimono and Barangays Ipil and
Magsaysay in Placer, Surigao del Norte; and Barangay Cagniog in Surigao City.
The clustering cases are defined as having more than two or more cases in a
particular area of the date and time.
The following is the distribution of suspect
Dengue cases by province and city arranged from highest to lowest number of
cases: Agusan del Sur – 729; Butuan City – 725; Surigao del Sur – 330; Surigao
del Norte – 249; Agusan del Norte – 213; Bayugan City – 182; Surigao City –
179; Bislig City 155; Cabadbaran City – 106; Tandag City – 100; and Dinagat
Islands with 15 cases.
RESU also recorded ages of cases ranged from
less than one month old to 90 years old. The distribution of cases is greater
among Males which is 51% than Females that is 49%. The report also shows a 41%
of the cases belonged to zero to 10 years age group.
From January 1 to July 26, 2014, a total of 17
deaths were also reported from the different Disease Reporting Units region
wide with a case fatality rate (CFR) of .56%.
Deaths came from: Barangay Ambago, Amparo,
Ampayon, Baan Riverside, Silongan and Pangabugan, Butuan City – 7; Barangay
Poblacion 3 in Buenavista, Agusan del Norte - 2; Barangay Poblacion in Bislig
City – 1; Barangay Poblacion (Bahbah), Prosperidad and Barangay Libuac in
Rosario, Agusan del Sur – 2; Barangay Cabinet and Barangay 4 and Puting Bato in
Cabadbaran City with 3; and Barangay Gamut, Barobo and Barangay Palo Alto in
Lingig, Surigao del Sur with 2 deaths. (NCLM/PIA-Caraga)
DILG conducts gab on women’s Magna Carta in
Dinagat Islands
By Ma.Jane Mayola
SAN JOSE, Dinagat Islands, Aug. 4 (PIA) - The
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in partnership with the
Gender and Development Coordinating Council (GADCC) of Dinagat Islands
conducted a two-day orientation-workshop on the Localization of the Magna Carta
of Women from July 31 to August 1, 2014 held at the SP Session Hall, San Jose,
this province.
The activity aims to strengthen the local
implementation of gender sensitivity; gender equality and other gender-related
issues including the harmonized Gender and Development (GAD) guidelines for
project development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
During the said activity, DILG Dinagat Islands
provincial director Domingo Bulabog emphasized that the event was made for the
enlightenment of everybody about women's rights and privileges, and promotion
of gender equality since equal treatment to men and women is one of the keys
towards community development.
The orientation-workshop was participated by the
provincial department heads, employees, municipal planning and development
officers, municipal planning and development coordinators from the different
municipalities of the province. (SDR/PIO Dinagat Islands/PIA-Dinagat Islands)
Mindanao tree planting program attempts world
record
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 4 (PIA) - Mindanawons will try
to break the Guinness world record for most trees planted simultaneously at
multiple locations on September 26, 2014 – a world record-breaking attempt that
will mobilize 185,440 people who will give a shot at planting 4,636,000 trees
at various sites covering a total area of 9,200 hectares within the
island-region.
Co-organized by the Mindanao Development
Authority (MinDA) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR), in partnership with the Department of Agriculture and the Department of
Interior and Local Government, the world
record attempt is designed to entice massive participation by various stakeholders
and sectors in efforts to hit the Mindanao target for the National Greening
Program (NGP).
Dubbed as “TreeVolution: Greening MindaNOW,” the
Guinness world record attempt will combine the efforts of DENR’s NGP and
MinDA’s MindaNOW! Nurturing Our Waters Program, which aim to plant trees in
690,815 hectares and reach at least 30 percent forest cover as envisioned in
the Mindanao 2020 Peace and Development Framework Plan or Mindanao 2020.
The current world record for the most number of
trees planted simultaneously at multiple locations was achieved in India on
August 15, 2011, which hit the record of planting of 1,945,535 trees. The world
record was carried out by 340,200 participants across 408 locations.
“We encourage every Mindanawon to participate in
this endeavor, which will not only elevate the island-region as a Guinness
world record holder, but more importantly will also provide the constituents
the opportunity to be part of the larger efforts to reforest Mindanao,” said
MinDA Chair Luwalhati Antonino.
She added that should Mindanao be successful in
this attempt, this would become the country’s second Guinness world record in
the tree-planting category.
The country’s first Guinness world record for
most trees planted simultaneously (single site) was achieved in Camarines Sur
on February 23, 2011. In breaking the world record, 6,893 participants actively
took part in the activity and planted 64,096 trees in a 32-hectare area.
“This looks like an insurmountable task, but
with a well-planned and synchronized mobilization, coordination, and
information campaign, there is no doubt that Mindanawons can carry out this
challenge,” added Antonino.
Part of the guidelines in breaking the Guinness
world record requires the simultaneous planting of trees in exactly one
hour. A pre-registration must be
conducted to ensure the correct number of participants, while an official head
count of the number of trees planted must also be documented in writing.
Digging machinery cannot be used during the
planting, and actual digging of plots must take place at the time of planting,
not prior to the attempt.
“One of the main goals of this Guinness attempt
is to showcase collaborative efforts in Mindanao, particularly on the
island-region’s greening efforts,” said Joselin Marcus Fragada, DENR XI
regional director.
The activity is also part of the long-term
campaign by DENR and MinDA’s MindaNOW! Program to instill among Mindanawons the
consciousness towards ecological integrity as climate change adaptation.
He added that in order to break the record,
DENR, MinDA, and its partner agencies will mobilize all of their employees, as
well as the people’s organizations, academe, national government agencies, the
Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police, business
sector, and religious groups to participate in the attempt.
“We are practically encouraging almost every
Mindanawon to be part of this endeavor, which we hope would solicit a greater
public participation and appreciation on the government’s efforts in growing
back some of the forests of Mindanao,” said Fragada.
Part of the guidelines however requires that
participants to the attempt must be at least 17 years of age. Interested
parties may coordinate with their local DENR offices or their local government
units. (MinDA/PIA-Caraga)
SurSur DepEd chief pays tribute to Army 36IB on
founding anniversary
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Aug. 4 (PIA) – Surigao del Sur
Department of Education (DepEd) chief Teofila Cabatuan lauded the 36th Infantry
(Valor) Battalion under Lt. Col. Anastacio Suaybaguio, Jr. during its 40th
Founding Anniversary celebration on August 1.
With the theme: “36IB: Ika Upat ka Dekada nga
Pagserbisyo sa Katawhan ug Pagbantay sa Yutang Gisaad (36IB: Four Decades of
Providing Service to the People and Security to the Land of Promise),”
Cabatuan, who is also Tandag City schools division superintendent in concurrent
capacity, said that the Valorians have truly lived up to what they are.
The DepEd chief, who was one among those
requested to deliver a message during the culmination program, stressed that
the “36IB has always been a partner in providing services to the school
children.”
Pointing out to the many school activities that
the DepEd here had undertaken especially each time during the conduct of
Brigada Eskwela, she said that “Brigada Eskwela will never be the same without
the Valorians.”
“Each
year before the opening of classes, these men in uniform can always be seen in
schools under the heat of the sun. . .”
Citing the TESDA-made armchairs hauled from
Agusan to any point of destination in the province including Tandag City,
Cabatuan took pride in saying that “Without your efforts, your initiatives, we
could have brought these chairs. . . at so much cost, at so much time, so
maraming salamat (thank you so much), Valorians!”
Likewise, at one instance during the conduct of
the Caraga Regional Athletic Meet (CRAM) hosted by the province in March this
year, she recalled seeing Lt. Col. Suaybaguio manned the checkpoint “hands on”
at the Surigao del Sur Sports Center.
“Kung may
police visibility, mayroon ding army visibility (If there is police visibility,
there is also army visibility),” she remarked.
Cabatuan said in closing, “To all the wonderful
deeds you’ve done to the school children of Surigao del Sur and Tandag City, of
course, I cannot thank you enough. But
on behalf of the teachers, pupils, students, parents, let me extend my
heartfelt appreciation to you guys. Your support will go a long way for the
future of the schoolchildren. My salute
to the 36IB! Congratulations on your
40th Anniversary!” (NGBT/Radyo ng Bayan/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
OWWA Caraga opens search for MOFYA 2014
By Jean Mary G. Ronquillo
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 4 (PIA) - The Overseas
Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Regional Welfare Office Caraga is now
accepting nominees for this year’s search for Model OFW Year Award (MOFYA) from
the following sectors: Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), Peoples’
Organizations (POs), Religious Groups, Community based Socio-Civic
Organizations and Local Government Units (LGUs).
The MOFYA search is an award-giving program held
annually. It is designed to give recognition to outstanding OFW families in
recognition to the valuable efforts in the face of overseas migration.
The MOFYA focuses on OFWs and their families who
have maintained strong family relations, properly managed the financial
benefits from the OFWs’ overseas employment, have educational achievements and
exemplary performance in their respective professions, and at the same time
have a positive impact in the community where they reside.
To be eligible for nomination, the family must
be headed by an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW), land-based or sea-based,
formerly or presently working abroad with a formal or informal contract of
employment or work permit, and must have a proof of OWWA membership.
Initial screening of the MOFYA nominees will be
conducted on August 15, 2014. Regional winners of MOFYA for both sea-based and
land-based category will receive a cash prize and will be the region’s entry to
the national level.
For more information about the program, kindly
visit the OWWA Caraga office at Nimfa Tiu Bldg. II, J.P. Rosales Avenue, Butuan
City or contact us at (085) 342-6178/2255989. (OWWA-13/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog News: Palasyo inulit-ulit ang panawagan
sa mga Pilipinong nasa Libya na ilikas ang kanilang sarili
Ni David M. Suyao
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Agosto 4 (PIA) - Inulit ng
Malakanyang noong Linggo ang kanilang panawagan sa mga Pilipino na nasa Libya
na ilikas ang kanilang sarili habang patuloy ang hidwaan doon.
“Tinatawagan po muli ang ating mga kababayang
nasa Libya at pati na rin ang kanilang mga kamag-anak dito na pagtulungan po natin
ang paghikayat sa kanila na lumikas na sa lalong madaling panahon para sa
kanilang kaligtasan,” sabi ni Presidential Communication Operations Office
Secretary Hermio Coloma, Jr., saisang panayam sa media sa pamamagitan ng dzRB
Radyo ng Bayan.
Sabi niya na si Charges d’ affaires Adelio
Angelito Cruz, pinuno ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Rapid Response
Team ay nasa Tripoli, Libya pa rin para maseguro na lahat ng mga Pilipino sa
Libya ay makakauwi.
Linumpirma ng DFA noong nakaraang Linggo na
isang Pilipinong nagtatrabaho sa konstruksiyon ay pinugutan ng ulo sa Benghazi
habang isang Pilipinang nurse ay pinalaya ng hidi kilalang mga armado sa
Tripoli matapos siyang bihagin at gahasain.
Hinihikayat din ni Coloma ang mga kamag-anak ng
mga Pilipino na nagtatrabaho para makipag-ugnayan sa DFA dito sa Manila.
“Maaari din pong tumawag ang mga pamilya ng
ating mga mamamayang Pilipino sa DFA 24-hour hotline at ito po ay ang mga
sumusunod: 552-7105 at 834-4685 para i-rehistro ang kanilang mga kamag-anak sa
Libya para sila ay mailikas at madala sa ligtas na lugar,” sabi ni Coloma.
“Maaaring kumontak ang mga Pilipino sa ating
embahada sa Tripoli sa pamamagitan ng mga teleponong ito—ang prefix po ay
00218—at ang mga numero ay ang mga sumusunod: 918-244-208 / 914-370-399 /
945-348-481; at ang mga email address naman po ay tripoli.pe@gmail.com at
tripoli.pe@dfa.gov.ph,” dagdag pa niya. (DMS/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Tagalog News: Pagsisikap ng pamahalaan sa
paglaban sa mga pagpatay sa media nanatiling walang humpay
Ni David M. Suyao
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Agosto 4 (PIA) - Nilalatag na ng
pamahalaan ang mga reporma para itaguyod ang proteksyon sa mga mamamahayag,
sabi ng isang opisyal ng Palasyo noong Sabado.
“Pagtunton at pagkumpiska sa loose firearms,
pagpapahusay sa kapabilidad ng mga alagad ng batas, pagpapatatag sa sistema ng
katarungan, pagsuporta sa pagpapalaganap ng media ethics and standards—‘yan ang
mga haligi ng programa ng pamahalaan upang mapigil ang karahasan laban sa mga
mamamahayag,” sabi ni Presidential Communication Operations Office Secretary
Herminio Coloma, Jr., sa isang panayam sa media sa pamamagitan ng dzRB Radyo ng
Bayan.
Ang pinakahuling mamamahayag na pinatay ay si
Nilo Baculo Sr., 67, isang brodkaster mula sa Capalan Mindoro. Siya ay isang
mamamahayag sa programa sa radyo na pinamagatan ng “Isumbong Mo kay Ka
Nilo" sa isang local na estasyon ng radyo dwIM.
Ayon sa ulat, si Bagulo ay pang-29 na
mamamahayag na pinatay mula 2010.
Tiniyak ni Coloma sa publiko na ang pamahalaan
ay gumagawa ng mga hakbang para ipagtanggol ang mga mamamahayag sa pakipag
koordinasyon sa National Press Club at iba pang may mga kaugnayang ahensya.
“Patuloy na nakikipag-ugnayan at
nakikipagtulungan ang pamahalaan sa National Press Club at iba pang samahang
nakatuon sa pangangalaga ng karapatan ng mga mamamahayag upang labanan at
wakasan ang karahasang humantong sa pagpaslang at pagsugat sa mga kasapi ng
kanilang hanay,” sabi ni Coloma. (DMS/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Cebuano News: Surigao City DRRMC mipahigayon og
Search and Rescue Operation, Hostage Assault Scenario
SURIGAO CITY, Agosto 4 (PIA) – Malamposong
gipahigayon ang usa ka Search and Rescue Operation ug Hostage Assault Scenario
bag-ohay pa lamang didto sa City Boulevard ning dakbayan.
Ang mga miyembro sa City Disaster Risk Reduction
and Management Council sa pagpangulo ni City Mayor Ernesto Matugas sa
pakigtambayayong sa Philippine Maritime Police, Philippine Coast Guard,
Emergency Response Service, Philippine Red Cross, Bureau of Fire Protection,
Philippine National Police ug lakip usab ang usab ang mga estudyante sa
maritime gikan sa Surigao Education Center, ug mga personahe sa Office of the
Civil Defense nga gipangulohan ni Direktor Liza Mazo.
Ang maong aktibidad gihimo agig pagsunod sa
kasaulogan sa National Disaster Consciousness Month sulod sa bulan sa Hulyo,
pinaagi sa CDRRMC ug gisaksihan sa mga Surigaonon. (SDR/MICO-Surigao
City/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Cebuano News: Laing 642 nakadawat ug Philhealth
card sa Buenavista
Ni Roselyn G. Exaure and Rolando B. Lopez
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 4 (PIA) - Mokabat sa napulo ka
mga barangays o 642 ka mga indibidwal sa lungsod sa Buenavista ang laing
nakadawat sa libreng Philhealth Identification Cards gikan sa panggamhanang
probinsyal sa Agusan del Norte.
Niadtong adlaw sa Biyernes, Agosto 1,
gibisitahan sa mga empleyado sa Provincial Social Welfare Population and
Nutrition Services Office (PSWPNSO) sa pagpanguna sa ilang hepe nga si
Daisybiel O. Demavivas ug mga representante sa Philhealth Caraga ang Barangay
Hall sa Barangay 2 kon diin gidawat sa mga benepisyaryo ang ilang mga ID's.
Sa nasayran, ang Barangay 1 sa pagpanguna ni
Kapitan Eduardo C. Gabales aduna kini 63 ka mga benepisyaryo, sa Barangay 2 sa
pagpanguna ni Kapitan Rianne Catabas adunay 56 ka mga benepisyaryo, sa Barangay
3 sa pagpanguna ni Kapitan Caridad L. Alaba adunay 123 ka mga benepisyaryo, sa
Barangay 4 sa pagpanguna ni Mr. Eddie Jamero adunay 41 ka mga benepisyaryo, sa
Barangay 5 sa pagpanguna ni Kapitan Paul G. Racho adunay 55 ka mga
benepisyaryo.
Gibisita usab sa grupo ang Barangay 8 covered
court aron ipadayon ang pagpang-apod-apod sa laing lima ka mga Barangays, kon
diin sa Barangay 6 sa pagpanguna ni Mr. Gil S. Gonzaga adunay 52 ka mga
benepisyaryo, sa Barangay 7 sa pagpanguna ni Kapitan Panfilo M. Lamostre adunay
70 ka mga benepisyaryo, sa Barangay 8 sa pagpanguna ni Kapitan Hernando L.
Vasques adunay 43 ka mga benepisyaryo, sa Barangay 9 sa pagpanguna ni Jose V.
Bernardino adunay 62 ka mga benepisyaryo ug sa Barangay 10 sa pagpanguna ni
Mrs. Prisilina P. Amoroso nga adunay 77 ka mga benepisyaryo.
Niadtong Hulyo 23, adunay 322 ka mga
benepisyaryo usab ang nakadawat ug Philhealth card, 484 niadtong Hulyo 24 ug
laing 172 niadtong Hulyo 31. Mikabat na sa 1,620 ka mga benepisyaryo ang
nakadawat ug Philhealth card sa lungsod sa Buenavista pinaagi sa PSWPNSO ug sa
pagpangulo ug pagpaningkamot ni gobernador Ma. Angelica Rosedell M.
Amante-Matba. (NCLM/LGU-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
