DepEd Butuan City Division elects new PESPA
officers
By Dr. Jonas H. Jomonong
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 6 (PIA) – The Department of
Education (DepEd) Butuan City Division has recently elected the new sets of
Philippine Elementary Schools Principal Association (PESPA) Butuan City Chapter
during the 9th Division Management Committee (MANCOM) Conference held at the
Division Training Center, here.
Dr. Alejandro P. Macadatar, Principal-II of Butuan
Central Elementary School was elected as the new president with Dr. Luisito G.
Pero, Head Teacher-III of Don Francisco Elementary School as his
vice-president.
On the other hand, Joseph Ampong, Principal-I of
Anticala Elementary School was elected as the association’s secretary and Ma.
Ligaya A. Joyo, Principal-II of Pedro D. Duncano Elementary School as
treasurer. Felix Acebu, Principal-I of Amparo Central Elementary School was
elected as the auditor; Remedios Hinampas, principal-II of Ong Yui Central
Elementary School was elected as P.I.O. while Dr. Jonas H. Jomonong,
Principal-I of Bit-os Elementary School as business manager.
PESPA is committed to promote culture of
excellence in its basic task of educating the Filipino child.
Furthermore, its mission is to develop in every
school head the value of commitment, integrity, and dedication as school
managers. To advocate the interest and
promote the welfare of the elementary school principals is the association’s
mantra. (DepEd Butuan City
Division/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
36IB seeks public support in condemning NPA on
habitual use of landmine in SurSur
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 6 (PIA) – The
36th Infantry Battalion headed by Lt. Col. Anastacio Suaybaguio, Jr. under the
401st Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army (PA) has urged the people of
Surigao del Sur to join them in condemning the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels
in what it called a habitual use of landmine in furthering their cause.
Capt. Al Anthony Pueblas, battalion civil military
operations (CMO) officer, aired anew their grievances last week while mourning
for the death of their two fellow soldiers, a civilian, and the wounding of six
others, one of whom, another plain citizen.
The ambush took place at around 9:00 p.m. on April
1, Holy Wednesday, somewhere in the vicinity of Sitio Ban-as, Barangay Mahayag,
San Miguel town, 31 kilometers south, this city, he said.
Pueblas did not give much detail but said elements
of the 41st Division Reconnaissance Company and the 4th Field Artillery
Battalion were waylaid by NPA rebels while passing along the road in the place
mentioned on board four army trucks.
The CMO officer stressed that NPA rebels indeed do
not mind whether it is Holy Week as long as they get an opportunity.
Pueblas claimed what happened was another
violation of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Respect for Human Rights and
International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL).
Meanwhile, he said that the entire battalion has
expressed sympathy especially for the bereaved family of all the victims, most
particularly the civilian. (NGBT/Radyo ng Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
DTI advises consumers to test the product before
buying
By Rodrigo R. Matabaran
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Apr. 6 (PIA) – It
is advisable that buyers must be able to test and be sure of the functionality
of the item they will purchase before paying for it, especially on electronic
gadgets and appliances.
Being sure that the products will serve its
intended purpose is what consumers must do before spending their hard earned
money.
This is what Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI) Surigao del Norte provincial director Celestino L. Negapatan most often
stressed as he discussed issues concerning consumer welfare.
This must be done specially or customers whose
residence is a distant away from the commercial centers, such as those residing
in island towns and barangays.
At this time that the local market is flooded with
various consumer products and electronic gadgets, consumers has to take
precautionary measures while doing purchasing transactions.
For persons not very familiar of some technical
specifications of a particular gadget, it would be better to bring along
someone who does that can help in choosing the product they need from among
different brands.
This is to ensure that the quality of the product
they are paying for is worthy of the amount paid. In buying cellphones, DTI
Consumer Welfare Desk Officer Josephine D. Gabutin advised consumers to look
for mobile phones that passed the quality standards of the National
Telecommunication Commission (NTC).
The mark of NTC quality standards usually
reflected at the side part of this cellphone logo of NTC that can easily be seen
when battery is taken out.
While for other products like electrical
appliances, refrigerators, air-conditioners, etc, the product quality mark or
stickers of the Bureau of Products Standards is usually placed on these items
or in packaging. For imported products, Import Commodity Clearance (ICC)
sticker is placed instead.
For more information on product standards related
information and consumer education concerns, interested parties can visit the
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) at the 2nd Floor, Simtoco Building,
Burgos Street, this city or contact at telephone number 826-6129. (SDR/DTI-Surigao
del Norte/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
NIA continues to expand irrigation services in
SurSur
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 6 (PIA) – The
Provincial Irrigation Management Office (PIMO) in Surigao del Sur under the
National Irrigation Administration (NIA) continues to address the need for
irrigation service expansion in the entire province.
Engr. Dexter Sablaon, PIMO acting division
manager, bared in his latest monthly progress report the status of all
irrigation projects for the last three years since CY 2012.
A sum total of P1,227,037,362.52 has been poured
in Surigao del Sur for the particular period mentioned up to 2014, he said.
Sablaon broke down the projects in annual amount
as of recent from the previous years together with their corresponding physical
and financial accomplishments, to wit:
For CY 2014 projects with a total project cost of
P184,854,000, physical and financial
accomplishments have been posted at 60.06 percent and 48.77 percent,
respectively; CY 2013 projects with a total cost of P337,640,000, physical and
financial accomplishments have been listed at 91.22 percent and 63.38 percent,
respectively; while CY 2012 projects with a total cost of P704,543,362.52,
physical and financial accomplishments have been entered at 77.24 percent and
67.30 percent, respectively.
At the same time, Sablaon bared the respective
status of the Quick Response Fund (QRF) project intended for the repair of the
damages brought about by Typhoon Pablo as well as status of the CY 2012 Project
Needing Clearance and CY 2012 Variance Projects.
As far as the first QRF item is concerned, which
direct cost was posted at P50,000,000, physical accomplishment has been placed
already at 100 percent completed while the financial part was indicated at
86.32 percent; also, the other item, which amount was listed at P3,621,000,
physical accomplishment was posted at 100 percent completed while corresponding
financial side was recorded at 77.51 percent.
On project needing clearance with a direct cost of
P23,038,000, physical and financial
accomplishments were respectively posted at 100 percent and 97 percent
completed.
On variance projects, which total amount was
listed at P41,911,132.81, physical and financial accomplishments have been
reported at 43.99 percent and 25.30 percent, respectively.
As to all the current status, further
clarifications were provided by the PIMO chief through corresponding remarks on
each and every particular project for the information and guidance of all
concerned.
The irrigation service area of the PIMO in the
entire province has been reported at 14,649 hectares based on the potential
irrigable area of 26,778 hectares or equivalent to 54.705 percent, it was
learned. (NGBT/Radyo ng Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
DOLE Caraga grants funds to 288 fisherfolks,
farmers in Socorro
By Keith C. Duran and Iris Asis
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 6 (PIA) - Two hundred eighty
eight fisherfolks and farmers of Socorro, Bucas Grande Island, Surigao del
Norte (SDN) recently received a total of P1,211,273.67 for the implementation
of their respective projects.
The Bucas Grande Island is known to be one of the
most promising tourist destinations in the region with fishing and farming as
the main source of income and the emerging tourism industry.
The island-municipality of Socorro celebrated its
54th Adlaw sa Socorro on February 21, 2015 featuring tourism and livelihood for
its residents.
“Where there’s tourism, there’s livelihood,” Keith
Duran, SDN Provincial Head said in his message. He also stressed that the
financial aid released for the projects is part of the poverty alleviation program
of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
With the flourishing tourist spots including the
Sohoton Cove, DOLE Caraga and the local government unit saw the various
opportunities for livelihood projects.
1.) Sta. Cruz Farmers and Fishermen Association,
Lobster Production – P112,890; 2.) Sidlak Lanit-ag Aksiyon sa Kababayen-an
Association, Squash Production; 3.) Rizal Fishermen Organization, Small Deep
Fishing Livelihood Project – P221,533; 4.) Del Pilar Mauswagon Farm Supply
Association, Bobo Fishing – P150,480; 5.) Del Pilar Makugihon Fishing
Association, Fishing Gear Supplies – P302,168; 6.) Socorronhon Farmers
Association, Various Crop Production – P 130,300; Socorro Fishermen &
Farmers Association, Community Grocery and Fishing Supplies – P257,452.67.
Projects funded would bring more tourists thereby
increasing the number of establishments that would in turn influence the
employment growth. (DOLE-13/PIA-Caraga)
DENR exec appeals for care of forest
By Eric Herson F. Gallego
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 6 (PIA) – Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (DENR) Caraga regional director Nonito M. Tamayo has
appealed to the people in the upland barangays to exercise care of the forest
by doing away with their activities of slash and burn methods of farming to
convert forest lands for a variety of purposes with the onset of dry months and
the El NiΓ±o phenomenon.
“We can prevent forest fire this summer by
avoiding any activity that could trigger fire from withered leaves,” Tamayo
said.
He said that uncontrolled fire in the forest can
affect the tree seedlings planted in different sites of the National Greening
Program (NGP).
The DENR to date, has established 49,999.12
hectares of production and open access timberlands in Caraga Region through the
NGP with about 27,745,254 seedlings of indigenous and exotic tree species.
“These gains of the NGP which are on the upswing will literally go up in smoke
and we want to be sure this won’t happen in forest lands,” he said.
The El NiΓ±o phenomenon which is an abnormal
pattern that is caused by the warming of the Pacific area near the equator has
been observed by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical
Service Administration (PAGASA). It is expected to last for several months
until November this year. El NiΓ±o weather occurs when the normal trade winds
weakens (or even reverse) which allows the warm water usually found in the
Western Pacific to flow instead towards the east. This warm water displaces the
cooler water that’s normally found near the surface of the eastern Pacific
region, setting off atmospheric changes that affect weather patterns in many
parts of the world.
Tamayo also instructed the PENR and CENR officers
to increase their monitoring activities in NGP sites in their respective area
of jurisdiction so that the members of the different private organizations that
have stake on NGP are properly guided and aware of the abnormal weather
pattern. “They should check and ensure availability of sufficient water supply
in communities,” he said.
Tamayo said that priority must be given to strict
monitoring of protected areas which are considered habitat for endangered
species of plants and animals for potential outbreak of forest fires. (DENR-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
