PIA Caraga to install AFEBS Network in Malimono
town
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 13 (PIA) – As the agency
continues to innovate and reach out to the most vulnerable areas of Caraga
region to make them an informed citizens, the Philippine Information Agency
(PIA) Caraga will soon launch the Advanced Forward Emergency Broadcasting
System (AFEBS) Network in the municipality of Malimono.
The municipality is located in the southwest part
of the province of Surigao del Norte and 32 kilometers from Surigao City.
“PIA Caraga team will soon be installing the
Advanced Forward Emergency Broadcasting Network (AFEBS) Network to the
municipality of Malimono. With the agency’s capability using the AFEBS
technology, we can assist the people of Malimono to be well-prepared in times
of disaster and be empowered and resilient,” underscored deputy regional
director Fryan Abkilan of PIA Caraga.
Abkilan further bared that the agency has already
conducted series of consultations and meetings with the town’s vice mayor Ricky
Caga and fellow council officials for the adoption of the AFEBS Network in
their municipality.
It can be recalled that vice mayor Caga and his
fellow town officials in Malimono have initially sought the idea of PIA Caraga
team on how they can extensively utilize the AFEBS in their municipality, that
is so much prone to disasters.
Through the extra effort of vice mayor Caga, the
town will definitely level-up its disaster response services wherein the lives
of people living in their locality are of utmost regard.
“I believe there is a need to put substance to my
contract as government official to our constituents. Our municipality’s
development will not just rely on the common projects that are usually set but
we have to initiate and dedicate in improving the safety and security measures
for our fellow brethren,” said vice mayor Caga.
Caga added that the gradual state of growth of
their municipality gave him the passion to introduce better alternative
systems. “Empowerment should not only be for the wealthy individuals but must
equally be earned by everyone regardless of his status in life. Indeed,
exercising true public service takes altruistic acts to sustain real progress,”
he emphasized. (VLG/JPG, PIA-Caraga)
Outstanding tech-voc grads in Butuan honored
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 13 (PIA) - Two graduates of
Automotive Servicing NC II received Tatak TESDA medallions during their
graduation rites held recently here.
Jhon Michael G. Longakit and Vincent P. Musico
received the Tatak TESDA medallions after having been endorsed by Saint Joseph
Institute of Technology (SJIT) during the 43rd Commencement Exercises held at
the school’s newly-constructed covered court. The school has been
internationally-certified by ISO 9001:2008 since 1999.
According to Prof. Renato D. Tesaluna, SJIT Human
Resource Development Officer and Tech-Voc Coordinator, the two tech-voc
graduates were chosen because of their exemplary performance in both
theoretical aspect and hands-on application in the entire duration of their
training.
Tesaluna further acknowledged the Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) under the leadership of Sec.
Emmanuel Joel J. Villanueva and Caraga regional director Dr. Florencio F.
Sunico, Jr. for coming up with an idea of honoring tech-voc students who have
excelled academically.
“This award can boost more the morality and
integrity of the students for them to strive hard to be at par excellence, thus
achieving the mission of the national government and TESDA to encourage
Filipino workforce to have world-class competencies,” Tesaluna said.
Meanwhile, Longakit and Musico thanked TESDA
Caraga, saying that they did not expect to receive such award because they were
not informed by Tesaluna.
“I really did not expect this award. We were not informed
by our Tech-Voc Coordinator that we can receive this award today. We were also
amazed because the medals we received are bigger than those medals that were
awarded to other graduates in the degree programs. This is bigger than the
medal awarded to our Batch Cum Laude this year,” Longakit said.
Musico likewise stressed that his mother was so
happy upon knowing that she and his father can go upstage to award his medal
since his name was not placed in the program as one of the awardees.
It was learned that the souvenir program was
already distributed a day before the school coordinated with TESDA-Caraga for
the award. Upon receiving the endorsement of the school, TESDA-Caraga through
the Provincial Office of Agusan del Norte approved such endorsement before the
Holy Week.
Honoring of tech-voc graduates who have excelled
academically was initiated through the Public Information Office of TESDA
Central Office in Taguig City, Manila. (TESDA-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
SurSur PDRRM office to spearhead training on
incident command system
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 13 (PIA) – The
Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) of Surigao
del Sur will lead the conduct of a three-day Basic/Intermediate Incident
Command System (ICS) training course from April 15-17, 2015 at La Entrada
Resort in Britania, municipality of San Agustin.
Around 40 participants are expected to attend the
said training, it was learned.
The three-day activity aims to enhance the council
members to have a common understanding of command, control and coordination of
response as they work toward the common goal of stabilizing the incident or
disaster.
"This is also part of the country's on-scene
disaster response system to ensure the effective consequence management of
disasters or emergencies," said Provincial DRRM officer Abel de Guzman.
De Guzman further said that in the recent years,
the destruction caused by disasters (man-made and natural calamity) highlighted
the number of gaps in the existing DRRM system particularly in the early warning
system in terms of policies, institutional coordination and operational
protocols. (NGB/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
AgNor aims for a drug-free workplace
By Aimee B. Sienes
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 13 (PIA) – Agusan del Norte
Provincial Board Member Elizabeth Marie R. Calo thoroughly explained to the
provincial officials and employees the contents and highlights of the newly
approved Provincial Ordinance No. 367-2014, “An Ordinance Establishing a
Mechanism for the Adoption and Implementation of a Drug-Free Workplace Policy
in the Provincial Government of Agusan del Norte” during the Monday Convocation
at the Provincial Capitol, here.
Under said ordinance, the provincial government of
Agusan del Norte aims to safeguard its integrity and protect the physical and
mental well-being of its employees from the harmful effects of dangerous drugs,
and to defend the same against acts or omissions detrimental to their
development.
The province of Agusan del Norte sees the need to
enhance further the efficacy of the law against abuses and illegal use of
dangerous drugs in the province particularly to its employees.
Toward this end, the provincial government shall pursue
an intensive and unrelenting campaign against the trafficking and use of
dangerous drugs and other similar substances especially at the workplace within
its offices through an integrated system of planning, and enforcement of
anti-drug abuse policies, programs and projects in line with the national law.
(LGU-Agusan del Norte, PIA-Agusan del Norte)
Coop leaders join organic fertilizer forum in
Surigao City
By Rodrigo R. Matabaran
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Apr. 13 (PIA) – A
total of 54 cooperatives and farmer leaders and agricultural workers throughout
the city and neighboring municipalities attended the Plantmate Organic
Fertilizer Forum held on March 31, 2015 at the City Cultural Center, here.
The forum was organized by the Surigao City
Informal Waste Sector Association (SUCISAWA) in coordination with the
Department of Trade and Industry to promote the use of organic fertilizer for
various agricultural crops such as rice and vegetables.
Locally produced in Claver by the Claver Coconut
Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (CLACOFARMCO), the Plantmate Organic
Fertilizer production process makes use of the coco dust agricultural waste in
their coco coir and coconet processing project.
The fertilizer is produced by using the bio-plus
activator from the Agroman Bio-Systems Corporation to accelerate the organic
matter decomposition process.
Roel Flauta of the City Agriculture Office
explained the benefits of using organic fertilizer in producing agricultural
products that is of good quality and healthy food items, while, Engr. Angelita
M. Espinosa, project caretaker of CLACOFARMCO Plantmate Organic Fertilizer
explained the unique qualities of the product and its efficacy in maintaining
soil fertility and increase production.
DTI provincial director Celestino L. Negapatan, in
his message, stressed the importance of managing their respective farming
endeavours into sustainable business enterprises.
He encouraged the cooperatives to help facilitate
the distribution of the organic fertilizer which can be viable business that
can support their farmer-members in terms of adapting environment friendly and
cost efficient farming technologies that will sustainably increase their farm
productivity.
The farmers and agricultural workers appreciate
the effort of the sponsors in sharing the product and its potential benefits.
With regards to the apprehensions of participants
on the drawbacks of reduce production at the initial stage while using organic
fertilizer, Engr. Espinosa recommends to religiously adapt the Plantmate
Organic Fertilizer crop production protocol to ensure attainment of optimum
yield level as experienced by rice farmers in Nueva Ecija that were able to
produce 300 cavans of palay per hectare. (SDR/DTI-Surigao del Norte/PIA-Surigao
del Norte)
Tagalog News: Pamahalaan, pinaigting ang
paghahanda laban sa epekto ng ‘El Nino’
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Abril 13 (PIA) - Pinaigting ng
pamahalaan ang paghahanda laban sa masamang epekto ng El Nino phenomenon, sabi
ni Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr.
noong Linggo.
"Patuloy na pinaiigting ng pamahalaan ang mga
paghahanda upang labanan ang epekto ng El NiΓ±o sa bansa at masiguro ang
katatagan ng produksyon ng pagkain, partikular ang palay, sa iba’t ibang
bukirin at sakahan," sabi ni Coloma sa isang panayam sa radio sa pamagitan
ng dzRB Radyo ng Bayan.
Nailahad niya na ang kasangkot na mga ahensiya ng
pamahalaan ay sama-samang nagtatrabaho para maibsan ang epekto ng El Nino.
"Kumikilos na ang iba’t ibang ahensya ng
pamahalaan sa pangunguna ng Kagawaran ng Agrikultura upang bigyan ng
karampatang tulong ang mga magsasaka at manggagawa sa kabukiran, tulad ng
pamamahagi ng mga drought resistant na punla ng palay, maging ang pagsasaayos
ng kanilang mga cropping season upang maiwasan ang mga tinaguriang
disaster-prone na mga buwan alinsunod sa inilatag na El NiΓ±o mitigation and
adaptation plan," dagdag niya.
Ang Kagawaran ng Agrikultura, kasama ang National
Irrigation Administration ay siyang mamamahala sa suplay ng tubig para sa mga
irigasyon ng pananim habang ang lebel ng patubig ay bumababa sa tagtuyot na ito.
"Handa namang magpatupad ang pamahalaan ng
iba pang mga hakbang, tulad ng cloud seeding operations kung kinakailangan,
lalo na sa mga lugar na nakararanas ng matinding panunuyo ng pananim,"
sabi ni Coloma. (DMS/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
