Reservist, Retiree Affairs to hold natl reservist
week regl convention
By David Mabalcon
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 15 (PIA) - The Reservist and
Retiree Affairs family in partnership with the 15th Caraga Regional Community
Defense Group, Army Reserve Command (CRCDG-ARESCOM) will once again conduct the
National Reservist Week Regional Convention on April 18-19 at the Sanchez Gym,
Caraga State University, Ampayon, this city.
The activity is anchored on the theme; “Laang
Kawal: Kaakibat sa Patuloy na Pagbubuklod Tungo sa Kapayapaan, Kasaganaan at
Kaunlaran ng Bayan.”
CRCDG group commander Col. Kennedy Saguindang said
that this year's theme simplifies the present advocacy of the ARESCOM to
continuously support the tactical units in its effort on Internal Peace and
Security Plan "Bayanihan," stakeholders’ engagement and the ongoing
advocacy on the Performance Governance System (PGS).
Saguindang added that lectures on various programs
of different government agencies in Caraga Region will be undertaken as one way
of enhancing knowledge and skills of the reservist participants.
On the second day of the event, a press conference
with the Eastern Mindanao Command commander Lt. Gen. Aurelio Baladad will also
be conducted.
Lt. Gen. Balabad will also be the guest of honor
and speaker during the event. (FEA/PIA-Caraga)
DILG, AgNor to conduct HIV/AIDS orientation
By Lacheln O. Rafallo
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 15 (PIA) – The Department of the
Interior and Local Government (DILG) in partnership with the provincial
government of Agusan del Norte will conduct an orientation on HIV and AIDS to
the local officials and functionaries, non-government organizations and the
private sector on Friday, April 17 at the provincial training center, this
city.
Data from the Philippine HIV-AIDS registry
revealed that at least 60 human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune
deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) cases in Caraga have been recorded in 2014.
This brings the total number of People Living with
AIDS (PLHIV) in the region to 116 since the first reported case in 1995, it was
learned.
The Philippine HIV-AIDS also revealed that over
the past five years, there has been a consistent rise in the number of HIV
cases.
"These underscore the need for interventions
that would intensify the campaign against the spread of HIV and AIDS in the
region," said Agusan del Norte governor and Provincial AIDS Council
governor Ma. Angelica Rosedell Amante M. Matba. (FEA/PIA-Caraga)
EMB: Water quality of Lake Mainit 'generally good'
By John Glenn A. Platil
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Apr. 15 (PIA) –
The Environment and Management Bureau (EMB) Caraga in its latest water quality
monitoring study rated the water quality of Lake Mainit as "generally
good."
EMB Caraga regional director Engr. Wilson Trajico
revealed recently that based on the Revised Water Usage and Water Quality
Criteria, the water quality in Lake Mainit has complied with the standards in
100 percent instances.
Lake Mainit is a key biodiversity area and has a
lot of potentials for ecotourism development. Plans are already laid-out to
make the area a tourism paradise.
Surigao del Norte Governor Sol Matugas is the
over-all chair of the Lake Mainit Development Alliance (LMDA), comprising
around eight municipalities and the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Surigao
del Norte.
Provincial Tourism Coordinator Arturo Cruje said
that the lady governor hopes that the report could provide useful information
for a better understanding of the present quality condition of the lake, for
appropriate intervention by concerned government agencies.
He said that the water quality parameters include
dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen, total suspended solids, total dissolved
solids, potential for hydrogen, temperature and total fecal coliform organisms.
There were 96 samples collected from 16 monitoring
stations for the entirety of the inspection period, Cruje added. (SDR/PIC-Surigao
del Norte/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
DepEd Butuan readies OBE, PAS campaign for SY
2015-2016
By Marivic B. Mira
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 15 (PIA) – Department of
Education (DepEd) secretary Br. Armin Luistro has ordered all heads of public
elementary and secondary schools, and all concerned to activate the Oplan Balik
Eskwela (OBE) and the Public Assistance Station (PAS) for school year (SY)
2015-2016 from May 25 to June 6.
In Butuan City, schools division superintendent
(SDS) Arsenio T. Cornites Jr. also reminded all concerned to follow the
schedule set by the head office.
Cornites said, the OBE and PAS are primarily aimed
to address the problems commonly encountered at the start of the school year.
“This is to ensure that pupils/students are
already properly enrolled and able to attend school by the first day of
classes,” SDS Cornites added.
Also, Cornites enjoins all field and school
officials to support said campaign to ensure a smooth school opening.
An OBE Information and Action Center (OBEIAC) will
be set up during the campaign period. The OBEIAC will also set up hotlines to
receive calls, text messages, fax messages, and emails on complaints, requests
and suggestions from parents, students and other concerned citizens.
The OBEIAC will also set-up help desk to
accommodate walk-in concerns, Cornites said. (DepEd Butuan City division/PIA-Agusan
del Norte)
Workshop on teaching English for K to 12 Basic
Education curriculum set
By Maxima P. Buron
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 15 (PIA) – The Department of
Education (DepEd) has issued an advisory informing concerned teachers for the
available workshops on teaching English in the K to 12.
DepEd will start the implementation of the K to 12
Curriculum during the school year 2016-2017.
As one strategy in order to equip teachers on its
implementation especially on teaching English, the Ateneo Center for English
Language Teaching (ACELT), Loyola Schools of the Ateneo de Manila University
(AdMU) will conduct its Certificate Workshops on Teaching English.
The workshop on Teaching Critical Reading for
Senior High School Students: Theories, Text, and Tips is scheduled on August 8,
15, and 22, 2015. It is aimed to equip teacher especially those who will teach
Senior High School English in the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum with
principles and approaches to teaching critical reading.
The workshop will also guide the teachers through
the process of critical reading as looking for ways of thinking and reasoning.
It will help teacher-participants design lessons which will guide their
students develop a critical stance when they read and evaluate any texts.
Also, on February 13, 20, 27, 2016, another
workshop on Enhancing Student’s Purposive Writing Skills: Approaches,
Strategies, and Practices will be held.
Target participants of the said workshop are
teachers of English in the K to 12 Curriculum from both public and private
elementary and secondary schools. (DepEd Butuan City Division/PIA-Agusan del
Norte)
DSWD to conduct 'Pantawid Pamilya Green Day'
By Febjan Mariah J. Melendres
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 15 (PIA) - In line with the
upcoming Universal World Earth Day, the Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga in partnership with the city government
of Butuan and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Field
Office 13 will host an advocacy activity dubbed as Pantawid Pamilya Green Day
on April 17, 2015 at 4:00 a.m. at Barangay Bonbon Covered Court here.
The said event will be attended by several staffs
from the different offices of DSWD 13, DENR 13, city government of Butuan and
some 1,000 Pantawid Pamilya partner-beneficiaries in the city.
DSWD Caraga assistant regional director for
operations Mita G. Lim will give a message for the families.
Also, activities such as a Zumba party, tree planting
and a parade from Bonbon Covered Court to the venue will happen during the
event. (PIA-Caraga)
School year to start on June 1
By Marivic B. Mira
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 15 (PIA) – Classes in public
elementary and high schools for school year (SY) 2015-2016 will begin on the
first day of June, according to the Department of Education (DepEd).
DepEd Butuan City schools division superintendent
Arsenio T. Cornites Jr. said, the school year will also end on April 1, 2016,
Friday, as per department order signed by DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro.
DepEd has released its school calendar for SY
2015-2016 which shows the school events and activities for the said school
year. It represents the actual teaching-learning days which shall be observed
in all schools.
“It will consist of 201 school days, inclusive of
a five-day In-Service Training (INSET) break,” said Cornites.
According to Cornites, private schools may deviate
from the school calendar, they may not start classes earlier than the first
Monday of June and not later than the last day of August, as provided in
Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7797 or An Act to Lengthen the School Calendar from Two
Hundred (200) Days to not More Than Two Hundred Twenty (220) Class Days.
They should notify the appropriate DepEd officials
in advance regarding any deviation, Cornites added. (DepEd Butuan City
Division/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
Tagalog News: Palasyo kinundena ang pagpaslang sa
isang dating mamamahayag
Ni David M. Suyao
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Abril 15 (PIA) - Kinundena ng
Malakanyang ang pagpaslang ng isang dating mamamahayag sa dyaryo sa lalawigan
ng Batangas.
Isang Melinda Magsino, dating manunulat sa
Philippine Daily Inquirer ay binaril, patay, ng isang taong nakasakay sa
motorsiklo habang siya ay pauwi sa kanyang bahay sa Barangay Balagtas noong
Lunes.
“Kinukundena namin ang pagpatay kay Melinda
Magsino kahit na maliwanag ang sikat ng araw, isang krusadang manunulat habang
siya ay dating nanunungkulan bilang manunulat sa Philippine Daily Inquirer. Ang
Task Force Usig ng Philippine National Police ay masinsinang nakipag-ugnayan sa
operasyon ng pulis para tugisin ang pumatay sa kanya at dalhin ang salarin sa
hapag ng hustisya,” sabi ni Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. noong
Martes.
Sinabi rin ni Coloma na isang inter-agency task
force na pinangungunahan ng Department of Justice, na may partisipasyon ng
National Press Club ay itinatag para bigyan ng tuon ang paglutas sa mga krimen
laban sa journalists.
"Bahagi ito ng pangkalahatang programa ng
pamahalaan na supilin ang kriminalidad na nagaganap dahil nga sa mga unlicensed
firearms at ang iba pang mga related criminal activities sa ating mga
komunidad. Kaya nandoon naman ang prayoridad na binibigay doon sa
pangangailangan na pigilin ang mga ganyang krimen sa ating mga komunidad at
magbigay ng kapanatagan ng kalooban sa ating mga mamamayan,” paliwanag niya.
Ayon sa ulat, mayroong ibinunyag si Magsino na
korapsyon at ilegal na ginagawang pasugalan sa Batangas. (PIA-Agusan del Sur)
