DAR holds strategic planning workshop for AgSur
coops
By Cyrene Tajonera
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, Sept. 14, 2015 (PIA)
- Four major cooperatives in Agusan del Sur recently attended a three-day
strategic planning workshop conducted by the Department of Agrarian Reform
(DAR) Provincial Office in order to assist coop leaders develop understanding
regarding the importance of a well-planned strategic plan believed to help
improve their leading and managing skills for a productive cooperatives.
The strategic planning workshop was held at the
Agusan del Sur Savers Multi-purpose Cooperative (ASSAMCO) participated by the
representatives and coop leaders from Tudela Damsite Tribal Development
Cooperative (TUDATRIDEVCO) of Trento, Panagangan Women Multi-Purpose
Cooperative (PWMPC) of La Paz, Sto. Tomas ARB farmers MPC (STARTBFAMPCO) of
Loreto and the Bong ARB Multi-Purpose Cooperative (BARBMPC) of Bunawan.
The workshop was facilitated by DAR - Program
Beneficiaries Development Division (Social Infrastructure and Local Capability
Building or SILCAB) aimed to help cooperatives develop strategic plans that are
realistic and attainable, to help them acknowledge their strength, address
weaknesses, pursue opportunities and recognize potential threats that could
affect coop development.
As leaders of their respective cooperatives, DAR
Agusan del Sur looks forward that they should be efficient in their duties and
responsibilities thus in return helping their agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARB)
members. (DAR-Surigao del Sur/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
BID to set up an office in Tandag City
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Sept. 14 (PIA) – The
transfer of the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (BID) provincial office to
this city is now underway.
Ibrahim Lim, alien control officer (ACO), told
state media that negotiation for an office space at the VTP Building along
Capitol Rd., Telaje, here, has already been done, adding that the signing of
contract for that matter could be anytime soon.
The BID provincial chief explained that the
immigration office is not new in the province since it has been operating in
Bislig City long ago; in effect, the move is just going to be a location
transfer from its old address to the capital city.
Once operational, citing the month of October or
November, transactions in regard to all immigration concerns will be undertaken
in their new office here, Lim added.
Lim bared that he made a courtesy call on Governor
Johnny Pimentel on September 11.
As a gesture of appreciation, the governor assured
him that all offices in the province, including media, would be duly informed
of such welcome development, he remarked. (Radyo ng Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao
del Sur)
