Tandag City DepEd chief tells school heads to keep
grad rites simple
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Mar. 18 (PIA) – The
Department of Education (DepEd) Division Office, this city, has issued a
memorandum reminding all concerned school heads to keep the “2015 graduation
rites” simple.
Dr. Gregoria Su, schools division superintendent,
pointed out that no contribution should be collected for graduation purposes or
anything for that matter.
“Expenses relative to the graduation rites should
be charged to the school Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) under
the 2015 Budget,” she said quoting DepEd Order No. 3 dated February 26, 2015.
However, Su clarified that Parent-Teachers
Associations (PTAs) are not barred from giving donations in whatever form.
Su also said that graduation schedule should be
set either on March 26 or 27, adding, however, that other dates that fall
within the same week can be considered especially in far flung areas.
This year’s closing exercises carry the theme
“Saktong Buhay: Sa De-kalidad na Edukasyon Pinanday,” it was learned. (NGBT/Radyo
ng Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Dinagat Islands barangay officials familiarize on
VAWC
By Ma. Jane Mayola
SAN JOSE, Dinagat Islands, Mar. 18 (PIA) - The
Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office conducted recently a two-day
orientation-workshop on the establishment of barangay VAWC desks held at the
Pension House Function Hall, Barangay Justiniana, this municipality.
The activity aims to institutionalize VAWC
(Violence Against Women and Childeren) desks in all barangays in the province,
since barangays are the front liners in providing women and children protection
and other related services.
During the two-day activity, Social Welfare
Officer III Jessie Catherine Aranas of the Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD) Caraga oriented the participants on matters about the
establishment of barangay VAWC desks which include the legal basis, officer
designation, protocols and procedures, monitoring and evaluation, and the
salient provision on laws related to gender-based violence.
The activity was participated by the barangay
officials and VAWC officers from the municipalities of Dinagat, Basilisa, and
Loreto.
Other municipalities will be under the second
batch of the orientation to be held on April this year. (SDR/PIO-Dinagat
Islands/PIA-Dinagat Islands)
Caraga army brigade chief seeks continued public
support vs. NPA
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Mar. 18 (PIA) – Col.
Alexander Macario, 401st Infantry Brigade commander of the Philippine Army (PA)
has called on the public to always keep in touch with any of the police and
army in case of menacing presence of New People’s Army (NPA) in their locality
as the 46th anniversary of the rebel groups on March 29 draws near.
The army official admitted that NPA activities in
his area of responsibility (AOR) have stepped up; in fact as he speaks early today while being
interviewed, Macario bared at least five construction equipment owned by Madyaw
Construction and Development Corporation in La Paz town, Agusan del Sur have
been burned.
He said that Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur
are still under the “security responsibility” of his brigade, adding that
anytime within this week or a week later, the latter will already be fully
“realigned” to the 402nd Infantry Brigade, which is under Col. Isidro Purisima,
who just assumed post early last month.
Moreover, he stressed that 402nd Brigade’s AOR is
going to be solely Surigao del Sur, which is home to four army battalions at
present.
Transition is currently ongoing, Macario remarked.
It can be recalled that news of putting up an army
brigade in Surigao del Sur has already been made public recently by Governor
Johnny Pimentel.
Meanwhile, the brigade commander said that despite
the increased sightings of insurgents as reported by civilians in his AOR, the
situation remains relatively normal, hence there is no cause for alarm. (NGBT/Radyo
ng Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
COA auditors present audit findings to TESDA-13
personnel
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 18 (PIA) - Audit team of the
Commission on Audit (COA)-Caraga has recently met with key personnel of the
different operating units of the Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA)-Caraga to report the annual audit findings during the
previous year.
This was learned from TESDA Caraga regional
director Florencio F. Sunico, Jr. saying that this activity supports the
flagship program of the national government which is Transparency and
Accountability, in line with the directives of TESDA Sec. Joel Villanueva.
In her opening statement, Finance and
Administrative Services Division (FASD) chief Emma De Villa emphasized that the
activity provides input to the finance matters of the agency so that everything
will be put in place or systematically considering that TESDA-Caraga is already
certified internationally through the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO).
The official is hoping that with the conduct of
the activity, financial and operational transactions will be improved not only
in the regional and provincial offices but as well as the TESDA Technology
Institutions (TTIs).
During the event, OIC-Regional Supervising Auditor
Maritess Odtojan who is the team leader presented the annual findings.
Recommendations were also presented where concerned TESDA personnel were given
the opportunity to raise queries on every issues and concerns raised.
Odtojan further said it is imperative for both the
auditee agency and auditors to have a clear understanding of what the
management had done to attain its goal of accomplishing 100 percent of its
mandated programs and projects.
Likewise, this undertaking is for the management
to understand how and why the auditors had come up with the findings.
De Villa further said before these audit results
will be finalized, auditors shall seek first the comments of the management
regarding the outcome of their audit. The exit conference served as venue for
both parties to give their comments and insights on the audit findings.
Section 41 of Presidential Decree 1445 stated “The
Commission shall submit to the President, the Prime Minister, and the National
Assembly not later than the last day of September of each year an annual report
of the financial condition and results of operation of all agencies of the
government which shall include recommendations of measures necessary to improve
the efficiency and effectiveness of these agencies.” (TESDA-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog News: Palasyo: Walang “sinadyang paglabag”
ng kautusan sa hanay ng pulisya sa parte ni Pangulong Aquino
Ni David M. Suyao
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Marso 18 (PIA) - Alin man ay
walang sinadyang paglabag ng kautusan sa hanay ng pulisya o pag bale-wala ng
batas sa parte ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino noong isakatuparan ang operasyon
para tugisin ang mga suspetsadong terorista sa Mamasapano, Maguindanao noong
nakaraang Enero, sabi ng Palasyo.
Sinabi ni Communications Secretary Herminio
Coloma, Jr. sa isang panayam sa mga mamamahayag nong Martes na palaging
nagpunyagi ang Pangulo sa kanyang mga ginagawa at ito ay naaayon sa
Konstitusyon.
“Wala pong ganyang intensyon (break the chain of
command) dahil sa lahat ng pagkakataon, ang Pangulo po natin ay sinusuri ang
kongkretong batayan sa Konstitusyon at sa batas sa lahat ng kanyang pagkilos,”
sabi niya.
Binigyang diin ni Coloma na kahit ang Pangulo ay
Commander-in-Chief o kaya Chief Executive ng PNP, ang prinsipyo ay pareho at
ito ay sakmal lahat ng responsibilidad ng Pangulo.
“Iisa lang po ang bottom line: Kailangan niyang
tuparin ang kanyang sinumpaang tungkulin; na pangalagaan at ipagtaggol ang
konstitusyon, bigyan ng hustisya ang bawat Pilipino,” sabi niya.
“Iyan po ang kanyang sinumpaang tungkulin. Kaya po
malinaw din naman ang kanyang sagot na ginawa niya dito sa pagkakataong ito ang
inaakala niyang pinakamabuting paraan nang pagganap niya ng kanyang tungkulin.
At kinikilala rin naman ito ng Board of Inquiry, na nagsabing nasa karapatan ng
Pangulo na direktang magbigay ng kautusan sa (Special Action Force) Director
(Getulio) Napenas,” paliwanag niya.
May mga pananaw na nilabag ni Pangulong Aquino ang
kautusan sa hanay ng pulisya ng payagan niya ang suspendidong Hepe ng PNP na si
Director General Alan Purisima na maging kasangkot sa operasyon para hulihin
ang mga teroristang sina Zulkifli bin Hir na kilalarin bilang Marwan at Abdul
Bassit Usman.
“Walang pagsira doon sa regulasyon dahil kahit ano
namang perspektibo ang ating kuhanin dito, whether it is the Chief Executive or
the Commander-in-Chief perspective, iisa lang po ang prinsipyo dito: the
President has ultimate responsibility,” sabi ni Coloma. (PIA-Agusan del Sur)
