Caraga NNC to hold 2-day planning workshop,
mobilization of nutrition advocates
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 20 (PIA) – To intensify
programs and advocacy in addressing malnutrition in Caraga region, the National
Nutrition Council (NNC) will be holding a Two-Day Mobilization of Caraga
Nutrition Advocates and Planning Workshop on November 4-5, 2014 at Balanghai
Hotel, this city.
According to Department of Health (DOH) Caraga
regional director Minerva Molon, the purpose of said activity is to muster
potential nutrition advocates in the region for nutrition information
dissemination integrating in their existing communication network.
“This workshop will be conducted to determine
future activities where nutrition campaign can be integrated. The target
participants are the local nutrition officers, information officers, regional
nutrition network and representatives from the media group,” Molon disclosed.
Molon also revealed that the problem of
malnutrition is still prevalent nationwide in the form of undernutrition,
overnutrition and specific micronutrient deficiencies affecting a significant
number of population group. “The effects of malnutrition are devastating not
only to the affected population group but to the socio-economic development of
the country as a whole,” she emphasized.
Molon further enumerated that the causes of
malnutrition can be attributed to immediate factors due to inadequate food
intake and the presence of infections and illnesses.
“The underlying causes of malnutrition may vary
as well depending on the socio-economic background of the family, child care
practices, environmental sanitation, status and accessibility of food
production, access to health facilities and services and educational background
of the parents of malnourished children or caregiver. Illiteracy and poor
access to nutrition information may also be one of the factors affecting
malnutrition wherein basic nutrition information, updates and nutrition
interventions are not adequately disseminated to affected population group and
the general public due to limited access to information which can be manifested
by limited information dissemination and poor nutrition advocacy,” Molon added.
The NNC, as mandated by law, is the country's
highest policy-making and coordinating body on nutrition. The functions and
multisectoral composition of the NNC are replicated at subnational levels.
Regional, provincial, city, municipal and barangay nutrition committees are
organized to manage and coordinate the planning, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation of local hunger-mitigation and nutrition action plan as a component
of the local development plan.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
2014 elected young provincial officials 'take
over' AgSur governance
By David M. Suyao
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, Oct. 20 (PIA) -
Some 50 youth leaders from all over the province took over the reign of the
provincial government of Agusan del Sur today as mandated under Article 4,
section 46 of Ordinance No. 16, series of 2002 of the Agusan del Sur Children’s
Code which states that “every third Monday of October of every year as
children’s day of governance/ administration.”
Today, a young lady from Bayugan City named
Princess Mae Rivera took over the seat of Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza as governor while
Nino John Honteveros from Trento became the presiding officer of today’s
Sangguaniang Panlalawigan session and the vice governor, replacing Vice Gov.
Santiago Cane Jr. The 15 members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan from District
I and District II, including the chiefs of offices of all the departments and
divisions in the provincial government who only became guides of the young
officials for one day were replaced.
As main sponsor of the Monday flag raising
ceremony held at the Naliyagan Cultural Center today, the elected and appointed
young provincial officials and chiefs of offices with all the participants of
the two-day children’s congress held from October 18-19 were introduced to all
who attended the flag raising ceremony, from the national and local government
offices.
Vice Gov.Cane, who delivered the message of Gov.
Plaza, said children in Agusan del Sur are very lucky to be given the chance to
explore the world now occupied by the government leaders. Cane added that since
the year 2007 when the provincial government, thru a resolution that he passed,
granted scholarship to poor but deserving students, all students who compete in
the national and foreign competitions were also given resources and financial
support by the government of Agusan del Sur.
“That is why, we, the youth of Agusan del Sur,
always do our bests when we compete abroad in order to bring the honor back to
our,” little Gov. Princess Mae Rivera said.
Cane said, this program of the provincial
government will also help develop the potentials of the youths to the fullest.
Cane added this is one way children can gain self-confidence and with dignity
in facing problems that they may encounter in the future. It will also help the
youths in discovering where their strengths lie, and to encourage them to
pursue those avenues. Cane added that knowing that everyone has his strengths
and weaknesses, this program would show that leadership is working to maximize
the strengths and minimize the weaknesses.
“Children’s governance will let the youths
experience something new in dealing with different people with different
personalities, while working together in order to achieve one common goal, and
that is development. It helps the
children realize how important they are in the society even as young as they
are, and they can do positive changes that will help the community they live
in. Above all, we believe that children are the key to change the world,” Cane
said.
After the flag raising ceremony and program, the
youth leaders were guided to their respective assignments to execute and
perform their duties and responsibilities according to the mandate of the
office. (DMS/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Caraga grabs major awards on National Search for
Corn Quality Achievers
By Aurelius P. Arais
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 20 (PIA) - For the second year
of staging the National Search for Quality Corn Achievers Awards, Caraga Region
grabbed once again various major awards for this year.
These achievements affirmed the positive outcome
of the close collaboration among stakeholders of the Agri-Pinoy Corn Program.
Major criteria of the Search focused on quality
of the corn produced, yield and areas planted with corn.
After thorough evaluation of the National
Technical Search Committee, Caraga Region bagged the following awards:
Outstanding Province - Agusan del Norte
Agusan
del Sur
Outstanding Provincial Corn Coordinator - Oscar
S. Tuyor
Perla C. Galaura
Outstanding Municipality - Esperanza, Agusan del
Sur
Outstanding Municipal Agriculturist - Jose Zaldy
S. Manug of Esperanza, Agusan del Sur
Outstanding Municipal Corn Coordinator - Jovie
R. Ego-ugan of Espranza, Agusan del Sur
Outstanding Agricultural Extension Worker -
Eduardo S. Vecina, Butuan City
- Nelson L. Dulayba, Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte
- Ismael
S. Saguran, Esperanza, Agusan del Sur
Added category for this year is the Outstanding
Regional Corn Team which was clinched by the Department of Agriculture Regional
Field Office 13.
Awarding ceremony will be on November 20, 2014
at Cagayan de Oro City as one of the highlights of the conduct of the 10th
Philippine National Corn Congress which runs from November 17-21, 2014.
Outstanding Province will receive P3M worth of
projects; Outstanding Municipalities will receive P1M worth of projects while
individual category winners will receive cash prizes including trophies and
certificates of recognition.
The Caraga delegation will be headed by Acting
Director IV Edna Mabeza with Caraga Agri-Pinoy Corn Program Coordinator Abel
Wagas together with the respective local government officials. (DA-13/PIA-Caraga)
BIR stays hopeful to hit 2014 tax goal in SurSur
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Oct. 20 (PIA) – The Revenue
District Office 106 (RDO 106) of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in
Surigao del Sur remains optimistic in getting the 2014 tax goal of
P745,763,000.
Revenue District Officer (RDO) Monib Dimakuta
admitted that his office has met snag anew last September by only collecting
P54,424,729.20 out of the P76,539,000 tax goal, thereby posting a deficit of
P22,114,270.80 or equivalent to 28.89 percent.
However, the BIR chief here pointed out that
taking into consideration the cumulative comparative collection for the period
from January-September 2014 as to the same period of last year also saved their
frustration due to an increase of 11.65 percent in collection or equivalent to
P52,458,209.14, citing P502,573,139.40 over P450,114,930.26. (NGBT/Radyo ng
Bayan Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Dinagat Islands PHO to conduct 'Sweet Smile
Lakbay Opera'
By Jane Mayola
SAN JOSE, Dinagat Islands, Oct. 20 (PIA) - The
provincial government here through the Provincial Health Office (PHO) will
conduct a medical outreach program dubbed "Sweet Smile Lakbay Opera"
on Oct. 23-25, 2014.
The three-day surgical operation activity aims
to provide solutions on oral malformations, prevent further damage leading to
dental and middle ear problems, to develop speech, and self-esteem of the
patients, and most of all to reduce the number of morbidity of children with
cleft palate in the province.
According to Provincial Health Coordinator Anna
Ababon, the PHO team will bring the patients to Mercy Hospital in Iligan City
to join the “Lakbay Opera” since the province does not have enough medical
doctors to perform the surgical operations.
Ababon added that the provincial government will
shoulder the traveling expenses, food and accommodation, drugs, medicines and
multivitamins of the patients and the watchers. (SDR/PIO-Dinagat
Islands/PIA-Dinagat Islands)
Agnor acquires lot for housing relocation site
By Aimee B. Sienes
AGUSAN DEL NORTE, Oct. 20 (PIA) – Provincial
Governor Ma. Angelica Rosedell M. Amante-Matba pushed for the acquisition of a
more or less 21,642 square meter lot located at Barangay Libas, in the
municipality of Jabonga, this province.
Said lot will be used as housing relocation site
of the said municipality.? Governor Matba requested the Sangguniang
Panlalawigan for an authority for her to sign in behalf of the province of
Agusan del Norte the Extra-Judicial Partition With Sale of the Intestate Estate
of Feliciana Morta Vda. De Monteclaro with her respective heirs concerning a
parcel of agricultural land for the housing project and other appurtenant
documents.?
The Provincial Appraisal Committee through its
Resolution No. 03-2014 adopted the price offered by the heirs at P41.58 per
square meter amounting to P900,000.00 as it is much lower than the prevailing
price in the locality.?
The said property was already inspected by both
the Provincial Appraisal Committee and the National Housing Authority.? Governor
Matba ensured that the funding for the acquisition of said lot is already
appropriated in the province’s five percent calamity fund, CY 2014 due to the
necessity of a relocation site for families affected by calamity.?
Having considered all the basic documentary
requirements from the Provincial Assessor’s Office and other concerned agencies
being complied with and since the proposed relocation site is in line with the
basic services development program of the province on housing and resettlement,
the Sangguniang Panlalawigan through Sanggunian Resolution No. 233-2014
authorized Governor Matba to sign for and in behalf of the province the said
documents related to the lot purchase as provided for in section 465 (b) (1)
(vi) of the Local Government Code of 1991. (LGU-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del
Norte)
DAR seeks to sustain impressive feat on CARP
implementation in SurSur
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Oct. 20 (PIA) – The Department of
Agrarian Reform Provincial Office (DARPO) in Surigao del Sur headed by
Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO) Benjamin Mataksil remains firm in its
resolve to maintain the record as “donor province” as far as land acquisition
and distribution (LAD) is concerned.
The said agency, which is reputed to be
consistent performer in the implementation of Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
Program (CARP), is used to having a slow start.
Proofs to this are updates on five key areas
under Major Final Outputs/Programs, Activities, and Projects.
Victor Canda, chief of the Operation Division,
sensing anew the slow start, admitted that they are now planning a strategy on
how to get the job done for Land Acquisition and Distribution (LAD); Survey
(Field Works completed); Land Valuation; and Preparation of Land Distribution
(LANDIS) sheets, except for Leasehold as 116 percent accomplishment or
equivalent to 58.15 out of a 50-hectare target has already been posted as of
September 2014.
Based on the latest data, the DARPO here has
just gained 24% in LAD; 42% in survey; 2% in land valuation; and 16% in
preparation of LANDIS, citing their respective equivalent of 1,138 out of 4,825
hectare-target; 1,412.2950 out of 3,338 hectare-target; 113 out of 4,666
hectare-target; and 78 out of 500 sheet-target.
The operation division chief said they still
have to exert more effort in these particular fields of endeavor. (NGBT/Radyo
ng Bayan Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
