FSUU promotes PIA Caraga mobile app
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) - True to its
commitment to serve the people of Caraga not just in the field of academics but
also in capacitating communities for disaster resiliency, Father Saturnino
Urios University (FSUU) in Butuan City through its president Rev. Fr. John
Christian Young has strongly forged partnership with the Phil. Information
Agency (PIA) Caraga headed by regional
director Abner Caga in the promotion of ‘PIA Caraga’ mobile application, an
innovative platform created for mobile phone users to keep track of the real-time
access to news, events, weather forecasts, and other relevant updates about the
region especially during disasters.
“As among the leading educational institutions in
the country, FSUU management commits to continuously uphold its mission and
execution of social responsibility to help educate all sectors through our
advocacies,” remarked Fr. Young.
It can be recalled that FSUU has effectively
supported the agency in its campaign for climate change mitigation and
adaptation and has always been actively-involved in community extension
services.
Meanwhile, Rev. Fr. Chito “Kits” Butardo, vice
president for administration and student affairs of FSUU has also expressed
support and appreciation to the initiative of PIA Caraga in creating the mobile
app, which will serve useful in times of natural or man-made disastrous events
where relevant information are available right at the fingertips.
“We are encouraging the students, faculty and
staff of FSUU to download the mobile app. And in our intent to increase the
number of subscribers for a more prepared community, we opted to maximize our
resources by plugging and including in the loop of campaign ads through our
huge electronic billboard and light-emitting diodes (LED) screens installed
inside our campuses. This way, we can prompt more individuals to download it in
their smartphones at their own convenience. Let’s be more vigilant and act on
readiness to save lives and properties by being informed and updated with the
latest news, updates and weather forecasts," Butardo said.
PIA Caraga regional director Abner Caga genuinely
expressed his gratitude to FSUU for its usual support and participation in this
significant undertaking to raise awareness about the ‘PIA Caraga’ mobile app.
“Vital information is crucial to decision making
and survival, that is why the team is taking the challenge in discovering and
putting our efforts in crafting this very useful mobile app. We can do much in
preventing ourselves form exposing to danger if we generously share our
life-saving motives,” underscored Caga. (PIA-Caraga)
DILG 13 to launch ‘Operation Listo’ for disaster
preparedness
By Bryan F. Edulzura
BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) - The Department of the
Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region XIII and the Local Government
Academy (LGA) will conduct a “Regional Launching and Orientation on Operation
Listo: Tamang Paghahanda, Tamang Aksyon” on January 29, 2015 in this city.
Operation Listo is DILG’s response to the
continuing threat of natural disasters that confront LGUs. “With the advent of Climate Change, we do
not want to 'miss again' our disaster preparedness efforts, just like what happen
to Yolanda in 2013. While we are already armed with information on lessons
learned from Typhoon Sendong and Pablo in 2011 and 2012, respectively, Yolanda
left with thousands of casualties. We do not want it to happen again, ever,”
said DILG 13 regional director Lilibeth A. Famacion.
DILG Regional Disaster Risk Reduction focal person
Ray Gregory Jaranilla said that Operation Listo sets relevant interventions for
disaster preparedness aimed to create enabling environment for local government
units to further develop their capacities towards mitigating the adverse
impacts of disasters and climate change. "These initiatives are offered in
the form of skills-building, technical support, policies and training for
all LGUs to be at the forefront of the
community’s initiatives to adapt, mitigate risks, prepare and recover from
disasters," he said.
The initiatives are consolidated in Operation
Listo manual. The manual contains
checklist of early preparations for local chief executive and other key
personnel in the LGU that will help determine the readiness of LGU in times of
disaster. It will also assist them in the formulation of their respective
disaster preparedness plans.
The participants of the launching and orientation
are key personnel from the DILG, Philippine National Police (PNP) and Bureau of
Fire Protection (BFP) as well as officials from the selected member agencies of
the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) Region
XIII.
After the regional launching, the agency will
conduct the remaining components of the program such as Provincial Convergence
Action Planning, the Disaster Preparedness Dialogue and WemBoree (for the
youth) until May, this year. (DILG-13/PIA-Caraga)
Surigao Norte intensifies BEEP program to fight
poverty
By Graciela E. Mante
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Jan. 26 (PIA) –
The provincial government here through the Provincial Economic Enterprise
Development and Management Office (PEEDMO) intensifies its Barangay Economic
Empowerment Program (BEEP) to fight poverty in the province.
The BEEP is the flagship program of the Economic
and Livelihood Cluster of the HEALS (Health, Education and Environment,
Agri-Aquaculture, Livelihood and Tourism, Social Services, Security and
Spirituality) Plus Convergence Framework aimed to consolidate and harmonize all
projects, programs and activities (PPAs) of agencies and organizations relative
to the inclusive socio-economic growth goal of the province.
With the common vision of poverty reduction, BEEP
will bring services closer to the people through various entrepreneurial
mechanisms in the barangay level.
It also aims to assist at least 2,000 households
in priority barangays in all municipalities in the province belonging to the
subsistence level of the DSWD 4Ps program and contribute to the poverty
reduction aspiration of the province through the collaboration of national line
agencies, private sector and other stakeholders.
All recipient barangays are expected to create,
facilitate and sustain products that will support the project of BEEP dubbed
“One Barangay One Product.”
The BEEP’s programs and services include the
following: 1) Technical Assistance/Capability Building/Skills Enhancement
through financial literacy, business planning, basic bookkeeping, project
proposal writing, product development value chain management, opportunity
assessment and marketing; 2) Financial
Assistance through microfinancing and 'panginabuhi sa barangay' (barangay
livelihood); 3) Technological Assistance by providing manufacturing equipment,
etc, and 4) Marketing and Promotion through display centers such as Surigao’s
Best Souvenir Shop, souvenir booths in hotels, airports, piers, travel
agencies, partnership with hotels and catering services for food and
agricultural products, and media coverage. (SDR/PEEDMO Surigao del
Norte/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
PSA bares rise in prices of farm products in
SurSur
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Jan. 26 (PIA) – The
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Surigao del Sur bared a surge in
prices of agricultural products since the detour bridge traversing Hubo river
in Barangay Buhisan, San Agustin town, 64.5 kilometers south, this city, has
been washed away by floods during the height of Tropical Storm Seniang on
December 29, 2014.
According to PSA chief Ruel Dres, the rise in
prices of some particular farm products, including poultry, has been obviously
caused if not by the longer travel of cargo trucks carrying the goods via
Surigao del Norte—the “double handling”
in bringing them in to Tandag City and the rest of the neighboring
municipalities heading north after San Agustin town.
The PSA regularly conducts a retail selling price
monitoring here which is reflected on their Agricultural Marketing Information.
However, Dres expressed belief that prices are
going to go back to normal when the bridge is restored back.
Meanwhile, DPWH asst. district engineer Ruel
Bantugan of the 1st Engineering District in the province said that the
contractor assured that the detour bridge restoration is going to be completed
over the weekend depending on the weather condition.
Bantugan pointed out that if that would be the
case, light vehicles will already be allowed to cross the said bridge starting
Monday.
Last week, district engineer Joseph Calderon also
claimed as told by the contractor that the detour bridge, if restored, will be
open to all types of vehicles only after five days upon completion.” (NGBT/Radyo
ng Bayan/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
COMELEC cancels sked of provincial coordinating
conference in SurSur
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Jan. 26 (PIA) –
Atty. Ernie Palanan, provincial election supervisor (PES) of the Commission on
Elections (COMELEC) in Surigao del Sur has decided to hold in abeyance the
scheduled ”Joint Provincial Command Conference” on January 26, 2015 in this
city, with all stakeholders.
In a letter dated January 22, he cited “the possible
postponement of the ‘Sangguniang Kabataan’ (SK) Elections” as the main reason
for the action taken.
Palanan further stated “While waiting for any
updates from the National Office and pending information for the finalization
of the conduct of election, the undersigned sees the need of putting on hold
the conference so that office can disseminate a one hundred percent (100%)
reliable information.”
It can be recalled that sometime during the middle
of this month, the COMELEC chief here has already sent out program of
invitation to high ranking AFP and PNP officials as well as chiefs of offices
of particular provincial and state agencies like the Provincial Treasurer’s
Office (PTO), Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of the
Interior and Local Government (DILG) by the COMELEC chief.
Also, the Barangay Federation President of the
province and the manager of the electric utility here were invited to attend.
Meanwhile, Palanan assured stakeholders to “be
given firsthand information the moment” updates and communications to this
effect will be received from COMELEC National Office. (NGBT/Radyo ng
Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Tagalog News: Libo-libong consumers nakinabang sa
Diskwento Caravan ng DTI
Ni Ma. Lourdes P. Apego
BUTUAN CITY, Enero 26 (PIA) - Libo libong mga
consumers ang nakinabang sa isinagawang Diskwento Caravan ng Department of
Trade and Industry (DTI) Agusan del Norte sa lunsod ng Butuan sa taong 2014.
Ayon kay DTI Agusan del Norte provincial director
Gay Tidalgo, umabot sa 4,533 na consumers ang nakinabang sa apat na Diskwento
Caravan na isinagawa sa lunsod ng Butuan at Cabadbaran sa nagdaang taon.
Ipinaliwanag ni Tidalgo na pangunahing layunin ng
Diskwento Caravan na mabawasan ang
problemang pinansyal ng mga consumers sa pamamagitan ng paghahandog ng mura o
mabababang preyso na mga pangunahing bilihin.
Ibinunyag din ni Tidalgo na isang grupo ng mga
distributors, retailers at local manufacturers ang itinatag ng DTI upang
lumahok sa panayan na Diskwento Caravan at bumenta ng kanilang mga produkto sa
bawas na presyo.
Dahil dito, lahat ng mamimili ay iniimbitahan at
hinihikayat na tangkilikin ang mga Diskwento Caravans ng DTI. (Radyo ng Bayan
Butuan/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
