PSA AgNor briefs
stakeholders on PopCen 2015
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 6
(PIA) – The Agusan del Norte Provincial Office of Philippine Statistics
Authority (PSA) headed by interim provincial statistics officer Reynelo Magno
launched on Thursday the 2015 Population Census (PopCen) with a press
conference held at the Patria's Inn, this city.
According to interim
provincial statistics officer Magno, the PopCen 2015 aims to provide government
executives, policy and decision makers, and planners with population data,
especially updated population counts of all barangays in the country, on which
to base their social and economic development plans, policies, and programs.
"The authority and
mandate of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to conduct the Population
Census (PopCen) 2015 emanates from Republic Act No. 10625 and Executive Order
No. 352," Magno cited.
He also bared that the
uses of Census of Population data encompass all sectors. Among the important
uses of the data from this census are the following: In government, business
and industry, research and academic institutions.
It was learned that the
listing and enumeration for the PopCen 2015 will last for about 25 working days
(including Saturdays and holidays), from August 1 to 31, 2015.
There are three types
of questionnaires to be used in this census: the Household Questionnaire (CP
Form 2), the Institutional Population Questionnaire (CP Form 4), and the
Barangay Schedule (CP Form 5).
"The respondent
for CP Form 2 shall be the head of the household or his/her spouse, or any
responsible member of the household who can provide accurate answers to the
questions or who can give correct information for the household and all its
members. For CP Form 4, the respondent/s shall be the manager, administrator or
the individual members of the institution or institutional living quarter. The
Punong Barangay or any incumbent barangay official, meanwhile, shall be the
respondent for CP Form 5," said Magno.
For this year’s census,
there are a total of 2,770 number of enumerators, team supervisors, census
areas supervisors, head of census areas supervisors and supervisors for PopCen
2015 in Caraga region.
“All personnel involved
in the Census of Population 2015 are required to keep in strict confidence any
information obtained during the census that pertains to any particular
household or person,” stressed Magno.
Magno further
reiterated that Section 27 of Republic Act No. 10625 states that respondents of
primary data collection activities such as censuses and sample surveys are
obliged to give truthful and complete answers to statistical inquiries. The
gathering, consolidation, and analysis of such data shall likewise be done in
the most truthful and credible manner. Any individual who refuses or fails to
give truthful and complete answers to statistical inquiries shall be imposed a
penalty of one year imprisonment and a fine of one hundred thousand pesos
(P100,000.00).
“With regard to the
conflict-affected areas in the region, we will be closely coordinating with the
Philippine National Police and other law enforcement agencies to secure these
areas so our enumerators and supervisors will have a smooth conduct of the
census,” clarified Magno.
As to the census
reference date, Magno said that August 1, 2015 will be the census reference
date for the POPCEN 2015, on which date the enumeration of the population in
the Philippines shall refer. This means that all persons to be enumerated as
members of a household or as residents of an institutional living quarter will
be as of August 1, 2015.
Meanwhile, Dr. Felisa
Laranjo, OIC-ASDS of the Department of Education (DepEd) Agusan del Norte
expressed her thanks to all the participating agencies of said press conference
on the 2015 PopCen. "Thank you very much to our partners from the
government agencies and media for your active participation and support to this
year's census. Please help us disseminate the information on PopCen to your
colleagues and your neighbors," she emphasized.
The 2015 Census of
Population (POPCEN 2015), which is a complete enumeration of households in the
country, is designed primarily to take an inventory of the population of the
entire Philippines. It also collects information about some characteristics of
the population such as age, sex, marital status, and highest grade completed.
It will be the 14th census of population to be undertaken in the country since
the first census in 1903. Moreover, it will be the 3rd population census to be
conducted in between two decennial censuses. Previous to POPCEN 2015,
mid-decade censuses were carried out in 1995 and 2007. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
DOH-Caraga campaigns
for pulmonary diseases’ awareness
By Daisy Jane M. Apit
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 6
(PIA) – The Department of Health (DOH) Caraga is celebrating the National Lung
Month this August to heighten the public’s attention on the pulmonary system
and illnesses of the lungs.
DOH Regional director
Jose Llacuna said that this is also the month that all awareness programs about
pulmonary diseases are being conducted.
One of the highlighted
activities for the celebration is the “Orientation of Tuberculosis for
Preteachers”. Together with the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP)
and Northeastern Mindanao Mission of Seventh Day Adventist, the volunteer
educators of tribal communities will be taught on proper hygiene and
sanitation. This activity will equip them in disseminating correct information
when deployed in geographically isolated and depressed areas.
As part of the advocacy
campaign against Tuberculosis (TB) there will be a film showing entitled
“Flying Kiss” at Robinsons Butuan on August 7. This comedy-drama advocacy movie
will be a medium for education and public awareness on how TB can be prevented.
There will also be
series of orientations to be conducted for the TB task force and coalition
officers on TB and other pulmonary diseases.
Moreover, to recognize
the efforts and accomplishments of all Directly Observed Treatment,
Short-Course (DOTS) implementers at all level either private or public
partners, a competition entitled “Yell the Yields” is to be rendered. This
encompasses programs based on the Philippine Plan of Action to Control
Tuberculosis (PhilPACT).
“TB affects adults in
their most productive years. Fortunately, the DOTS program is continuously
addressing the needs for a cost effective strategy readily available even to
the poorest communities in the region,” Llacuna said.
The theme for the
National Lung Month Celebration this year is TB-Free Phil.: Continuing
Challenge from Childhood to Adulthood. (DJA/PIA-Caraga)
SurSur, OPAPP, allies
gear up for Peace Caravan; guv calls for PPOC meeting
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao
del Sur, Aug. 6 (PIA) – The province of Surigao del Sur in coordination with
the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP),
line-agencies, municipal local government units (MLGUs), and other stakeholders
has continued to finalize the groundwork for the Peace Caravan set on August
25-26 in Lianga and San Agustin towns, this province.
Governor Johnny
Pimentel, chair of the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC), has again
called for another meeting at 1:00 p.m. on August 7, Friday at the conference
room of the Provincial Governor’s Office (PGO) to take up once and for all the
“preparatory details.”
In his notice of
meeting to all concerned PPOC members, the governor stated wanting to seek
inputs and full commitment to ensure the success of the affair.
Several meetings
intended for this endeavor have already been held since June, this year.
Meanwhile, barangays to
be given particular attention especially in the delivery of basic services
during the peace caravan have already been identified, Efren Rivas said when
asked of the updates.
He said that on August
25, six barangays of Marihatag town are on the list—San Pedro, San Isidro,
Mahaba, Mararag, Bayan, and Amontay.
Also, on August 26,
three barangays each of Lianga and San Agustin towns—St. Christine, San Isidro,
and Diatagon as well as Buhisan, Pong-on, and Hanipaan, respectively, are going
to benefit from this initiative for the Medium Development Goal (MDG).
The holding of peace
caravan is a goodwill gesture of promoting peace, first and foremost, and
making the people aware that the government and all its instrumentalities are
one in taking care of its constituents particularly in conflict-affected areas
by bringing in basic services, it was learned. (NGBT/Radyo ng Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao
del Sur)
DOLE conducts fire
safety orientation in AgSur
By Rizza Marie S.
Obedoza
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 6
(PIA) - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) along with Occupational
Safety and Health Center (OSHC) and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)
facilitated a one day orientation on OSH and fire safety.
Held at Paseo de San
Francisco Suites on July 23, 2015, the orientation was conducted free to
companies that are hazardous. The orientation aims to prevent future fire and
other accidents within the workplace that may cause the lives of the employer
and its employees.
The productivity
lecture of Board Secretary Earl Dela Victoria from the Regional Tripartite and
Productivity Board (RTWPB) Caraga has inspired many of the participants.
“Na inspire jod ko sa
mga gipang discuss ni Sir Earl sa iyang lecture (I was really inspired by Mr.
Earl’s discussions)," said an employer of four gasoline stations who also
have problems regarding their employee management.
Other speakers were
Maximo Magallen of DOLE-Agusan del Sur, who discussed LLCS; DOLE Agusan del Sur provincial head Jocelyn
Bastareche gave a briefer on workers basic rights; OSHC-Caraga representative
Engr. Chirstian Jaguit on OSH programs; Information Officer II of ECC Caraga,
Olga Virginia Demata on ECC and; Fire Officer I Ehman Joy D. Palma from BFP San
Francisco Agusan Del Sur discussed about Fire Safety Measures. (DOLE-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
Crime volume drops in
SurSur; PNP marks PCR Month
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao
del Sur, August 6 (PIA) – The crime statistics in Surigao del Sur has dropped
by 17.96 percent during the first half of 2015 as compared to the same period
of last year.
P/SSupt. Narciso
Verdadero, PNP provincial director, cited that index and non-index crimes for
the period January-June 2015 were posted at 738 and 705, respectively, or a
total of 1,443 while noting on the same period of last year index and non-index
crimes at 963 and 796, respectively, or also a total of 1,759.
Index crimes include
homicide, rape, robbery, theft, and similar offences while non-index crimes
consist of non-physical confrontation such as drug possession, driving under
the influence of liquor, and the like.
The provincial police
chief attributed the fall in crime rates to police visibility.
The policy of Verdadero
has always been the honest to goodness implementation of “Patrol 101” since
assuming post in April 2014, it was learned.
Meanwhile, July of
every year is always celebrated as Police Community Relations (PCR) Month as
mandated under Presidential Proclamation No. 764, he said.
Last month, which was
already in its 20th year, Verdadero pointed out that the month-long observance
here was highlighted with
in-house-initiated activities, citing Display/Hanging of Tarpaulin,
Thanksgiving Mass, Simultaneous Coastal Clean-up, and Medical Outreach/Mass
Feeding program in some areas.
On the other hand, he
likewise emphasized deep sense of involvement in the community or in community
of government agencies, pointing out that July is also National Disaster
Consciousness Month celebration as well as Nutrition Month.
Verdadero indicated
that the best way to mark the PCR or any event that falls on the same month
with other celebrations is to find time holding a joint undertaking if not
sending a representative to take part in case the former is not possible.
With the theme “Matibay
na Ugnayan ng Mamamayan at Pulisya, Simbolo ng Kapayapaan at Kaunlaran ng
Sambayanan,” the observance of PCR here officially kicked off on July 3. (NGBT/Radyo
ng Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Fresh graduates avail
DOLE's internship program for employment
By Romelyn B. Bactol
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 6
(PIA) - Seventy two fresh graduates from the two districts of Surigao del Sur
are now employed in the different government offices in the province under the
Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE’s) Government Internship Program
(GIP) for 2015.
“I am so thankful for
the internship program of DOLE for without it, I may not have the chance to
file and to take the board exam this coming September 27, 2015 due to lack of
budget,” says Andy Sajolga, one of the GIP beneficiaries in District 2.
He was tasked to teach
at Bigaan National High School in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur and received one
and a half month salary as government intern amounting to P6,231.00.
A fellow intern, Amina
M. Lad, also a teacher assigned in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur will be taking her
board exam this year.
Both were thankful for
the opportunity to develop their teaching skills. “I realized that behind our
poverty, there are many programs being offered by the government, what we need
to do is to look closely strive harder,” Amina stated.
DOLE-Surigao del Sur
implemented the GIP as early as April 2015 and now other GIP beneficiaries are
being absorbed by their offices after working for two months as interns. (DOLE-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
