‘1st Caraga Summit on Combatting Trafficking in
Persons’ set in Butuan City
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 13 (PIA) – Justice, Peace and
Integrity of Creation-Integrated Development Center, Inc. (JPIC-IDC, Inc.), a
registered non-stock, non-profit corporation, through its Cinemobile Project in
partnership with the Regional Anti-Trafficking Task Force will hold the 1st
Caraga Summit on Combatting Trafficking in Persons here on November 18-19,
2015.
The two-day summit is anchored on the theme,
“Caraga Summit: Pagtinabangay! Stakeholders Working Together to End Modern Day
Slavery and Exploitation” wherein national and international speakers
representing various civil society organizations ranging from business
associations to faith-based groups and government line agencies have already
confirmed to share their expertise and knowledge relevant to human trafficking.
“We are pleased to invite you in this event in
order to better understand this advocacy – a call to end serious crime and a
grave violation of human rights and exploitation,” said JPIC-IDC, Inc.
Executive Director Rev. Fr. Anthony S. Salas, SVD.
It can be recalled that on January 16, 2015
JPIC-IDC, Inc. entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department
of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)–13 for Cinemobile Project III
covering the cities of Butuan, Cabadbaran and Bayugan and the municipalities of
Nasipit, Bunawan and Prosperidad in the provinces of Agusan del Norte and
Agusan del Sur as pilot LGUs for the project to strengthen its fight against
trafficking in persons. (VLG/PIA-Caraga)
El NiΓ±o mitigation measures set in SurSur
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Oct. 14 (PIA) – The
mitigation plan for El NiΓ±o in Surigao del Sur has already been put in place.
Marcos Quico, provincial chief agriculturist
assured that strategies, interventions, and fund sources had been taken into
account with the end in view of cushioning the adverse effects of El NiΓ±o on
vulnerable areas.
A total funding of P12,835,900 had likewise been
submitted for approval at the Department of Agriculture (DA), P11,669,000 of
which would come from DA regional office 13 while the balance of P1,166,900
would be shelled out by the provincial and municipal local government units
(LGUs), it was learned.
The primary focus
of the mitigation measures would be on cash crops like rice, corn,
vegetables, high value crops as well as livestock and poultry, Quico pointed
out.
He added that the interventions would come in the
form of rice seed action program, corn seed program, inter-cropping technology
training, and the like.
Rice, corn, and vegetable growers as well as
backyard raisers would surely stand to gain from these programs, Quico
stressed. (NGBT/Radyo ng Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
PNP, AFP admit to initial hotspots, areas of
concerns for 2016 polls
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Oct. 14 (PIA) –
Though the holding of 2016 polls is still far ahead, both the Philippine
National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) here have
admitted to an initial list of hotspots or areas of concerns.
P/SSupt. Narciso Verdadero said critical areas had
been started to be marked off but preferred to keep it still under wraps lest
action to this effect would pre-empt the final one.
For his part, Col. Isidro Purisima, 402nd Infantry
Brigade commander of the Philippine Army (PA) here, said hotspots could be
found in some municipalities in the northern, central, and southern part of the
province, including the Andap Valley Complex where the 3,000 evacuees who had
been taking shelter at the Surigao del Sur Sports Center since September 1
came.
Meanwhile, both high ranking officials agreed that
“permit to campaign fees” imposed by the New People’s Army (NPA) on candidates
had formed part of the electoral exercise here, something that had to be
prevented.
Moreover, classification of hotly contested areas
would depend on the final list of candidates, it was learned. (NGBT/Radyo ng
Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
