DTI-Agusan del Norte launches Caraga’s 2nd Negosyo
Center
BUTUAN CITY, July 15 (PIA) - The region launched its 2nd Negosyo Center
(NC) as one of the culminating highlights of the city’s annual Balangay
Festival recently.
On hand to grace the affair were Butuan City Mayor
Ferdinand Amante, Jr., members of the city council led by the Committee on
Trade and Industry chair Ryan Culima and Committee on Gender and Development
chair Rema Erigbuagas-Burdeos. The city officials were joined by members of the
City Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Council, the academe,
representatives from regional line agencies and SME organizations of the city.
In attendance also were the Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI) Knowledge Management Information Service (KMIS) Director
Patricia May Abejo, DTI- Caraga Regional Director
Brielgo O. Pagaran and
the DTI-Agusan del Norte and
Regional Office staff.
OIC provincial director Gay Tidalgo in welcoming
the guests said the setting up of the Negosyo Center is not only in compliance
with the law “but to provide further support to the micro entrepreneurs who are
our prime movers of the economy. How are we going to enhance our assistance to
them? Negosyo Center
is the answer.”
She said the
center will handle “anything
about business from start-up to expansion.”
Mayor Amante said that with the stiff competition
with other cities or locations the city may have a hard time luring bigger
investments. And yet he is very happy
because “now we can be sure that we will be serving our micro, small
enterprises with our Negosyo Center.”
Councilor Culima is likewise upbeat. He thanked
the DTI for partnering actively with the city government to grow its
economy. He looks forward to having
potential investors for the city to be welcomed by the Negosyo Center with its
enticing ambience and the city investment officer coming to the center to
assist in the servicing.
Pagaran congratulated everyone present and called
on their full support for the center.
He then led the signing of the pledge of
commitment. The latter was done in lieu
of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), the signing of which was scheduled on
another date due to prior
commitments of some
of the principal signatories. The latter include the principals of the
Butuan City Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Father Saturnino Urios
University, Philippine Institute of Certified Accountants (PICPA) – Butuan City
and Agusan del Norte Chapter, Caraga State University, Department of Science
and Technology, Department of Agriculture, Technical Education Skills Development
Authority, Department of Labor and Employment, Caraga Regional Association of
Traders and Entrepreneurs (CREATE) Food, Inc. and the city government of
Butuan.
The activity also has as side feature the
launching of the Shared Service Facility for the city’s Creative Industry
(music sector). (NC Coordinating Unit-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
1st Negosyo Center in Surigao Sur: it’s all about
the entrepreneurs
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, July 15 (PIA) -
“Today we will be reingeneering entrepreneurial development through the Negosyo
Center.”
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Surigao del
Sur (SdS) officer in-charge Romel Oribe told guests in the recent launching of
the Negosyo Center in the DTI-SdS Provincial Office last June 30, 2015..
He personally led the guests to tour the different
areas of the center which he describes further as an interactive one-stop shop
and welcoming set up for clients.
Lorna Novo, head of the city’s Cooperative
Development Unit who represented City Mayor Roxanne C. Pimentel said the city
recognizes the importance of the event.
She said that the “Go Negosyo Act” is heaven sent. She shared that the city government of Tandag
is also doing and pursuing several enterprise and livelihood development
projects.
“The establishment of the center signals hope for
our micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) especially in the much needed
marketing assistance.” This, she said
will complement the LGU’s efforts in helping facilitate the establishment of a
marketing cooperative to help entrepreneurs.
This was echoed by Manuel Acosta representative of
Congressman Philip Pichay of the 1st district.
He said the Negosyo Center can further provide complementation for the
existing industries including mining through information services for
entrepreneurs going into fabrictaion of
tools, other allied and support
services.
Acosta said Congressman Pichay is a businessman
himself and knows that any help would be very much appreciated especially among
starting businessmen. He thanked DTI for
the center and for the help it will be extending to entrepreneurs in the
province.
Representing Provincial Governor Johnny Pimentel
is Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member
Eleonor D. Momo.
She relayed the Governor’s congratulations to all
stakeholders for the establishment of the center.
Luke Buniel from the Office of Senator Paolo
Benigno “Bam” Aquino also congratulated the DTI-SdS for the very impressive
center. He challenged the members of the
Tandag Chamber to volunteer as mentors and to take time to be present at the
center. He said the Office of Sen. Bam
is committed to support all Negosyo Centers.
DTI-Caraga regional director Brielgo O. Pagaran in
his closing remarks and in a subsequent interview with the local press
expressed his hope that the Negosyo
Center can help LGUs and civil society organizations in packaging and implementing
high impact Bottom-up Budgeting (BuB) projects.
The Negosyo Center located at the DTI-Surigao del
Sur Provincial Office is the first to be established in the province and the
fourth in the Caraga Region.
The Go Negosyo Act or Republic Act 10644 authored
by Senator Aquino provides for the setting up of Negosyo Centers in all cities
and municipalities in the country. (NC Coordinating Unit-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
Surigao Norte guv to deliver SOPA
By John Glenn A. Platil
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, July 15 (PIA) –
Governor Sol F. Matugas is expected to deliver her State of the Province
Address (SOPA) at the third or fourth week of July, this year focusing on three
major areas: Developing the Infrastructure Base; Promoting Good Governance; and
Expanding the HEALS (health, education, agri-aquaculture, livelihood and
tourism, social services) Program.
The governor will also underscore on a number of
facilities which were completed in Siargao Island reaching a total amount of
more than P46 million from 2014 to 2015, and a total of more than P36 million
are still on-going, it was learned.
With the effort of the 1st district congressman
Francisco T. Matugas, the province has seen the successful implementation of
several infrastructure projects implemented thru the Department of Public Works
and Highways (DPWH), Phil Ports Authority (PPA), TIEZA and the Department of
Transportation and Communication (DOTC).
For the infrastructure development in the mainland
in 2014 to 2015, a total of 86.178 kilometer roads were rehabilitated,
improved, maintained and constructed, and a remaining 5.2 km-stretch is
on-going.
Various buildings were also completed for
government services use reaching an amount of P75,556,112.42 million and there
are on-going constructions reaching a total amount of P16,581,828.01 million.
Moreover, land development structures were also
100 percent completed, as well as other structures that provide support for the
delivery of basic services. Since the day that she assumed responsibility, the
governor has initiated and sustained concrete reforms in upholding and
maintaining good governance in the context of promoting transparency and
accountability, providing promoting public participation and empowering local
government units (LGUs), ensuring responsive services and policies,
strengthening local revenue generation and developing the human resource.
Financial assistance was also made available to
the local government units like assistance to international events, local
festivals, Panambay sa Barangay, infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects
and activities, water system and flood control projects.
The governor will also make public her important
decisions and impressive performance which perfectly demonstrate a timely,
appropriate and responsive service to the needs of the Surigaonons by
conducting regular Barangay and Municipal Officials Dialogues, various fora,
summits, and dialogues with different sectors in the community such as the
farmers, fisherfolks, and others to address issues hounding communities on top
of her fresh targets for 2016. (SDR/PGO-Surigao del Norte/PIA-Surigao del
Norte)
Cabadbaran City honors veteran official
By Aimee B. Sienes
BUTUAN CITY, July 15 (PIA) - The city government
of Cabadbaran in Agusan del Norte recognized the late Atty. Virgilio N. Atega,
Sr. as one of the mayors of the city and honored him by naming a city street
under his name.
The said recognition was given because of his
unselfish devotion to duty and uncommon patriotic zeal as mayor of Cabadbaran
during the tumultuous years of the Pacific War, it was learned.
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan, through the
recommendation of Provincial Board Member James T. Reserva, recently approved
the City Ordinance No. 2015-002 of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Cabadbaran
recognizing and honoring Atega, Sr.
The approval of the said measure was valid
pursuant to Section 16 of the Local Government Code of 1991, which authorizes every
local government units to exercise powers necessary, appropriate or incidental
for its efficient and effective governance and those which are essential to the
promotion of the general welfare and shall ensure and support among other
things the preservation and enrichment of culture.
Section 13 c (2) of the same Code also authorizes
the sanggunians of component cities and municipalities, in consultation with
the Philippine Historical Commission, to change the name of the city, municipal
and barangay roads, avenues, boulevards, thoroughfares and bridges. (LGU-Agusan
del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
Tandag City COMELEC to step up voter validation
By Greg Tataro Jr
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, July 15 (PIA) – The
COMELEC office here plans to exert more effort in campaigning for voter
validation.
Atty. Riza Constantino, city election officer,
said every possible way to woo registered voters for “biometrics registration”
has already been employed, but to little avail.
She cited going with civic action (CVAC), making
use of crawl ads on local TV, satellite registration and even coordinating with
barangay officials as well as attending meetings with the Association of Barangay
Council (ABC) aside from launching an information drive.
Voter validation in COMELEC parlance means “the
adding of a registered voter’s biometrics into his existing records using the
Voter Registration Machine (VRM).”
The city election chief believed more of the
registered voters are still so used to doing things at crunch time, reminding
that deadline is on October 31, 2015.
Based on official records, Tandag City, which is
comprised of 21 barangays, has a total of 32,399 registered voters, 596 of
which have incomplete biometrics data, while 1,258 have yet to go for
biometrics registration all the way. (NGBT/Radyo ng Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao
del Sur)
P720M concrete bridge in SurSur town set for
soft-opening
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, July 15 (PIA) – At
long last, the 320-meter long Tago-La Paz concrete bridge traversing the Tago
river in Tago town, 8 kilometers south, this city, with a total appropriation
of P720 million, is slated for soft-opening at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 16.
District Engr. Joseph Calderon of the Department
of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) First Engineering District Office here
confirmed the long-awaited event with a simple program split into three: Blessing by Rev. Fr. Apolinar Orozco via a
drive thru; Invocation, then Pambansang Awit to be followed by the welcome
address of Tago Mayor Rogelio Pimentel and the Briefing/Overview of Project by
DPWH Caraga regional director Danilo Versola.
To cap the program are the messages of First District Congressman Philip
Pichay, Governor Johnny Pimentel, and Usec. Romeo Momo, respectively.
However, the public works district chief clarified
his office has nothing to do with such a massive infrastructure project, citing
that supervisory powers rest on DPWH Caraga Regional Office.
Meanwhile, based on some significant details as
reflected on the invitation program sent to Governor Johnny Pimentel, and
likewise according to DPWH Caraga Regional Office Construction Section Engr.
Maribeth Burgos, the bridge construction started in 1991 through the
supervision of DPWH Regional Office XI when the province was still under the
said region.
But upon creation of Caraga in 1995, where the
province of Surigao del Sur now belongs, DPWH Caraga Regional Office took over
the same authority on the resumption of construction of the bridge in 1997 with
an initial appropriation of P12 million followed by P22 million in 1998. Lamentably, everything came to a complete
stop afterwards.
But, by a stroke of luck, after seven long years
of being a “white elephant,” construction came to life in 2005 with P20 million
funding followed by the same amount in 2006.
Since then, annual appropriations in a much bigger bulk—P30M, P110M,
P96M, P150M, P200M—were poured in until 2011.
But, then, again, two succeeding years came on empty, until finally the
release of P60 million in 2014.
It can be recalled that the Aquino administration
has vowed to complete all pending major infrastructure projects before its term
ends in 2016, hence the lion’s shares of funding releases for the final
completion of Tago-La Paz bridge.
With this completion, travel time of commuters
here going down south or vice-versa is, at least, half an hour shorter, it was
learned. (NGBT/Radyo ng Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Cebuano News: Dakbayan sa Butuan mipahigayon ug
tigum alang sa gipanday nga bag-ong ordinansa
DAKBAYAN SA BUTUAN, Hulyo 15 (PIA) – Usa ka
panagtigom ang gitawag ni City Vice Mayor Angelo “Angie” Calo niadtong Martes
sa may alas 10:00 a.m. ang takna, nga gitambungan ni City Director Romeo Solis
sa sa DILG, City Budget Officer Danilo Furiar, City Disaster Coordinating
Council Gracia Espere, PAIAD Officer Eldemira Avenida, OSM (Office of the Strategic Management)
officer Edwin Pincenabes alang sa paghan-ay sa ordinansa nga “ORDINANCE
ADOPTING THE SEAL OF GOOD BARANGAY GOVERNANCE PROGRAM.”
Sa nahisgutan nga panagpulong, gisay-say ni Vice
Mayor Calo ang mga mamahimong komento, kontribusyon ug mga rekomendasyon sa mga
partisipante sa maong panagpulong alang sa mamaayong pagpanday niining
balaodnon.
“Kinahanglan adunay relasyon ang barangay ngadto
sa syudad. Mapaambit ang pamalakad sa maayong pang-gobyerno (Good Governance)
ngadto sa mga kabarangayan nga maoy unyay sumbanan sa pagpili ug mga ligdong
nga opisyales sa atong kabarangayan,” pamahayag ni Vice Mayor ”Angie” Calo.
Mipaambit usab si DILG City Director Romeo Solis
sa “Reward System” og mga posibleng ganti nga madawat sa barangay nga
mamahimong “PINAKAMADYAW NGA BARANGAY HONG BUTUAN” kung kini maka pasar sa mga
kriterya nga sumbanan alang sa “Good Governance” subay sa maong SP Resolution.
Sa pagtapos sa maong panagpulong, misugyot si Vice
Mayor Calo labina sa DILG, nga pagalantawon ang panahon sa pagpanday niini, og
gi tahasan sa pag-sumiter sa pinakadali nga panahon. (R.Sencil/VMO-PRO)
