NNC celebrates 2015 Nutrition Month
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, July 8 (PIA) – The National Nutrition
Council (NNC) Caraga is celebrating this year’s Nutrition Month with the theme
“Timbang iwasto, sa tamang nutrisyon at ehersisyo!”
“This year, the problem of overweight and obesity
(both refer to over-nutrition) is highlighted because of their increasing
prevalence not only in the country but the world,” disclosed Dr. Jose Llacuna,
DOH-Caraga regional director and regional nutrition program coordinator.
Llacuna further bared that the Nutrition Month
celebration is held every July to create greater awareness on the importance of
nutrition among Filipinos as per Presidential Decree 491 of 1974 or the
Nutrition Act of the Philippines.
“The NNC leads and coordinates the nationwide
campaign. Each year, a theme is chosen to highlight an important concern on
nutrition,” added Llacuna. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
CSU, DOST to hold responsible mining stakeholders’
forum
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, July 8 (PIA) – The Caraga State
University (CSU), in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology
(DOST) will be holding the S&T Program for Responsible Mining Stakeholders’
Forum on July 14-15, 2015 at Samping Avenue, this city.
“The forum is a two-day affair, with the
presentation of project outputs in Day-1 while the workshop and preparation of
the Caraga Mineral Researches Management Roadmap will be in Day-2,” bared
Rowena Varela, vice president for research and extension/program leader of
science and technology (S&T) program for responsible mining in Mindanao.
Varela said the S&T Program for Responsible
Mining in Mindanao implemented by the State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in
Caraga region and neighboring regions in Mindanao is now on its final year of
implementation.
“The program has a long-standing commitment to
promoting socially-acceptable, economically-viable, environment-friendly and
ecologically sound mining in Mindanao anchored on sound decision support system
developed from information and technologies generated through research and development,” emphasized Varela.
It was also learned that in order to overcome the
issues on environmental and social aspects of mining, the CSU and DOST pushed
for this stakeholders’ forum to foster dialogue and cooperation between
industry leaders and partners including the government representatives,
non-government organizations, managers of small-scale and large-scale mining
companies and other stakeholders. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
DTI AgNor marks 2015 MSME week
By Daisy Jane M. Apit
BUTUAN CITY, July 8 (PIA) –The Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI) Agusan del Norte provincial
office started their Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Week
celebration with a press conference held on Monday at the DTI Provincial
office, this city. The celebration will run until July 13.
“For us to
help our MSMEs, the agency is doing our very best to assist them. In fact, in
the region there are already four Negosyo Centers launched. One in Surigao del
Norte, Butuan, San Francisco and Tandag,” DTI OIC provincial director Gay
Tidalgo said. A one-stop-shop for the small and medium entrepreneurs, Negosyo
Center is where SMEs can do business without hopping from one office to another
in order to comply with needed requirements.
Tidalgo added that their activity is part of their
efforts to help MSMEs to step up and strengthen their global and regional trade
participation.
Furthermore, she said that DTI in the region had
committed to the DTI Central office for 140 Negosyo Centers.
Tidalgo added that Negosyo Centers help MSMEs by
giving the following services: facilitates business registration through the
Philippine Business Registry (PBR) and Barangay Micro Business Enterprise
(BMBE); free one-on-one business advisory services according to their needs;
access to information on market, suppliers, buyers and government assistance
program; and monitoring and evaluation of the assisted MSMEs.
It was learned that DTI will be launching Negosyo
Centers in the cities of Cabadbaran and Surigao, and Talacogon town in the
coming months.
Meantime, the Butuan Chamber of Commerce and
Industry had also committed to help the MSMEs by policy formulation, program
advocacy and promotion, and program integration. While, the Butuan Bankers Club
will provide financial assistance for MSMEs investments.
“With our partners from the public sector, academe
and other stakeholders, we prepare our MSMEs not only on starting their own
business but also bringing them to a wider and bigger market,” Tidalgo said.
She also announced that a franchising seminar will
take place at the DTI Caraga Regional Office on Monday, July 13. This
September, a memorandum of agreement signing will be held with the DTI and
partner schools for the implementation of the Go Negosyo Act in schools and
universities.
The basic policy of the “Go Negosyo Act” is to
foster national development, promote inclusive growth, and reduce poverty by
encouraging the establishment of MSMEs, it was learned. (DJA/PIA-Caraga)
DTI gears up for MSME week celebration
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, July 8 (PIA) –
Preparations are now underway for the 2015 Micro Small and Medium Enterprise
(MSME) Week celebration here set on July 20-24 with the theme “Strengthening
MSMEs Participation to Global and Regional Trade.”
Romel Oribe, DTI provincial director, called up
and presided over a meeting of the Provincial Small and Medium Enterprise
Development (SMED) Council on Tuesday held at the newly launched Negosyo Center
inside the DTI provincial office to discuss activities and other related
matters for the conduct of the celebration.
The major activities include motorcade, Negosyo
Center MOA signing, Commerciable technologies/Entrepreneurship Seminars, Labor
Law Compliance Forum, Hair cutting, Commercial Cooking, Massage, Good
Manufacturing Practices (GMP), among others.
In attendance were representatives of
member-agencies from the local and national government as well as private
sector.
During the course of the meeting, Oribe cited
Section 16 of Republic Act 9501 as legal basis for holding such an affair,
explaining that although the second week of July of every year has been
declared as the “Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Development Week,” setting
the occasion to some other time within the same month is alright. (NGBT/Radyo
ng Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
SurSur LBP exec warns public on “fake bills”
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, July 8 (PIA) – The
Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) branch, this city, has warned the public to
be extra careful of the money in circulation.
Herbert Luna, branch manager, said they have
already encountered at least four incidents of counterfeit P1,000 bills through
their tellers in the span of a month just recently.
The bank official also expressed strong belief
that other banks in the locality, both commercial and rural, have stumbled upon
the same experience.
Reportedly, in the city alone, over 10 cases have
been put on blotter. However, city
police chief P/Supt. Jeffrey Lawrence Mauricio said he has yet to verify the
matter.
Manager Luna, meanwhile, advised people to be
cautious about money transactions,
adding that ultra violet devices are not foolproof in detecting fake from real
ones especially nowadays that technology has already gone too far.
On the other hand, the bank manager was glad to
note that the local government unit (LGU) here through city administrator
Alexander Pimentel has been quick enough to issue a public warning in this
regard. (NGBT/Radyo ng Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
DTI warns public on the use of butane canisters
By Rodrigo R. Matabaran
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, July 8 (PIA) –
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) once again warns public on the use
of butane canisters for household liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
The DTI cautions that these canisters are not
intended and designed for LPG and therefore may pose danger to users and
households.
Based on the Philippine National Standards (PNS
03-01:2000), only welded steel cylinders with a water capacity of 150 liters
are intended for storage and transport of LPG.
Butane canisters are not compliant with quality
and safety requirements for LPG refill. As such it may leak and emit hazardous
gas and cause explosion and fire, thus, posing danger to life and properties.
DTI Provincial Director Celestino L.Negapatan
encourages the public to report any information on the said unsafe practice.
Concerned individuals can visit the DTI Provincial
Office located at the 2nd Floor, Simtoco Building, Burgos Street, this city or
call at telephone number 826-6129 or 0919-5971199. (SDR/DTI-Surigao del
Norte/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
PhilRice - Agusan strengthens ICT-based resources,
tools on rice
By Japhet C. Sugian
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, July 8 (PIA) - The
Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice)-Agusan in partnership with the
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Agricultural Training Institute
(ATI) and province of Surigao del Sur led recently the conduct of a knowledge,
sharing and learning activity on strengthening Information Communication and
Technology (ICT) based resources and tools on agriculture specifically on rice
at Shacene Pension House and Restaurant, this city.
The activity was aimed at promoting and improving
public awareness on rice based technology intended for the farmers by
capacitating the agriculture extension workers (AEWs) as front line movers of
the technology together with the assistance of the local media practitioners in
disseminating the relevant information.
Different personalities composed of media
practitioners, representatives from the academe, local government units, and
AEWs of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist participated in the
training.
During the activity, International Rice Research
Institute (IRRI) technical persons presented the concept of establishing a rice
doctor as well as downloading and learning the rice knowledge bank (RKB), and
weed identification tool.
Also, Sharen Rivas of PhilRice presented the key
realities of the agriculture sector today. “The population is rapidly
increasing and rice consumption is also expected to grow but the problem now is
- how to convince our youth to take up agriculture in college,” said Rivas.
Provincial agriculturist Marcos Quico also bared
that the average marginal age of farmers at present ranges from 45 to 60 years
old. “We have never seen youth nowadays cultivating their piece of land under
the heat of the sun,” Quico added.
The event ended with an oath of commitment from
the participants by jotting down their specific roles in reviving the
agriculture industry in the province and the whole country. (NGBT/Information
Officer-OPAG SDS/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Cebuano News: HEALS Plus victory forum gipahigayon
sa lungsod sa Claver
Ni Mary Jul E. Escalante
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Hulyo 8 (PIA) –
Gipahigayon bag-ohay pa lamang ang HEALS (Health, Education, Agri-Aquaculture,
Livelihood and Tourism, and Spritual Enhancement) Plus program didto sa lungsod
sa Claver ning probinsya.
Ang maong kalihukan gipangulohan ni Gobernador Sol
F. Matugas uban nila Congressman Francisco T. Matugas, bokal Simeon Castrence,
Mamerto Galanida, Fernando Larong, Victor Borja, ug team capitol.
Samtang uban usab nga mitambong ang mga opisyales
sa maong lungsod gipangulohan ni Claver Mayor Eddie Gokiangkee og mga opisyales
sa 14 ka barangay sa maong lungsod ug mga representante sa THPAL mining Corp.
Atol sa maong okasyon gipahigayon ang panagtigom
tali sa mga nasangpit nga mga opisyales ug gipahigayon usab ang pag pang
apod-apod sa financial assistance kantidad P110,000 ka pesos ug ceromonial turn
over sa mga packbags alang sa mga kabataan sa pre-school.
Sa samang adlaw gipahigayon usab ang Panambay sa
Barangay didto sa Municipal Gym sa maong lungsod. (SDR/PIC-Surigao del
Norte/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
