Feature: PIA Caraga continues to be a trailblazer,
to use drones in coverages
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 30 (PIA) – As the technology
advances, the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Caraga being the information
arm of the governmen has been creating and adopting various techniques in
reaching out to the masses in the delivery of timely, accurate, relevant, and
free-flowing information. This time, the agency will soon launch the use of
drones on its significant coverages in the region.
According to PIA Caraga regional director Abner
Caga, drones are unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or robot vehicle in general. The
drones would help capture a wider picture from above of what is happening on
the grounds which will also give a broader perspective to the
readers/viewers/subscribers of news from PIA.
“PIA Caraga will be the first one among its
regional offices nationwide to apply this technology. This was a long overdue
plan and will soon be implemented in the region," emphasized Caga.
Caga bared that through the drone, it allows one
to capture footages streamed and recorded directly to a smartphone using the
inbuilt 720p High Definition (HD) camera, and with a single touch to the
phone’s screen, one can control the drone’s take-off, land, hover and flip.
“With the complete features of the drone, our
personnel who will be on field covering an event such as during
disaster/calamity will no longer be at much risk, aside from being handy and
accessible. The drones have also flight recorder GPS, director mode which helps
create high-quality and stable movie shots, and controlling devices,” added
Caga.
PIA Caraga has been known for its distinct and
expedient platforms in the region which include its textblast operation, press
and photo releases, One Mindanao electronic news magazine, One Mindanao mobile
application, and just recently the Viber public chat. “The Viber public chat is
a place where one or more people can send messages to each other that anyone
can see,” he explained.
Also, it is only in Caraga that the agency has
established its own radio station – the 107.8 MHz Power FM/ Advance Forward
Emergency Broadcasting System (AFEBS) Network which can also be heard online
through the live streaming.
The agency has also been conducting trainings,
seminar-workshops on news writing, photography, broadcasting/telecasting,
lay-outing, and other communication-related activities to its partner
government agencies, as well as in the academe and media.
“Being guided with our mission, we are committed
to continuously innovate for more strategies in achieving effective
communication to our customers and that will help enhance people’s capabilities
in decision-making; enable them to identify opportunities for their growth and
development of their communities; and promote their active participation in
democratic processes,” Caga stressed.
On its day to day operation, the agency has been
receiving feedbacks from its recipients and is responding to queries from time
to time since the agency believes that communication must be honest, open and
two-way. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
PDRRMC Agnor bares 3rd qtr accomplishments
By Nora C. Lanuza-Molde
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 30 (PIA) – The Agusan del Norte
Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) chaired by
governor Ma. Angelica Rosedell M. Amante-Matba held its 3rd quarter meeting on
Thursday at the provincial training center here.
Several accomplishments of the council for the
third quarter were presented to include on the areas of prevention and
mitigation, preparedness and rescue.
On the prevention and mitigation, the council was
able to conduct a Mangrove planting activity at barangay Humilog in the
municipality of RTR. Barangay Puting Bato in Cabadbaran City was also
identified and validated as the location for the proposed installation of Rain
Gauges.
On the area of preparedness, a total 769
responders availed the capacity development/trainings on the Basic Life
Support, Standard First Aid (SFA), Mass Casualty Incident Management, SFA
Training of Trainors and SFA Training for Agusan del Norte Emergency Response
Team members.
Meanwhile, the Water Safety, Life Saving
Techniques and Water Search and Rescue Trainings produced a total of 32
graduates during the 3rd quarter of this year.
The council also sponsored 19 certified Program
for Enhancing Emergency Response (PEER) Instructors; 35 graduates on the Basic
Facilitators Training on Mental and Psychological Support in Disasters and
Emergencies; and 11 graduates on the Nutrition in Emergencies Training.
Also, PDRRMO officer Erma Suyo spearheaded the
training to capacitate the 15 barangays of the province to wit, barangays
Caloc-an and Sto. Rosario in the municipality of Magallanes; San Antonio in
RTR; San Agustin and Goson in Carmen; Kauswagan, Tolosa and Kalibunan in Cabadbaran City; barangay Aclan,
Ata-atahon and Amontay in Nasipit; Simbalan in Buenavista; Lingayao and Maningaloa
in Las Nieves; and barangay Lawigan in the municipality of Tubay. Included in
the training are the orientation on DRR, creation of the barangay response tam,
and the establishment of the alert protocols.
On the area of response, the council was able to
respond on a fire incident in Cabadbaran City and distributed relief items to
103 affected families.
During the full council meeting, Suyo bared that
the province of Agusan del Norte is the first province in the country to have
an organized/trained provincial Incident Management Team (IMT). (NCLM,
PIA-Agusan del Norte)
Caraga produces Productivity Olympics champion
BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 30 (PIA) - The Andres Soriano
Memorial Hospital Cooperative (ASMHC) was recently awarded as the 2015
Productivity Olympics National Winner, Service Sector (Medium Enterprise
Category) by the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) of the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
For Caraga, aside from Andres Soriano Memorial
Hospital Cooperative, Surigao Del Sur I Electric Cooperative (SURSECO-I),
Industry Sector (Medium Enterprise Category) also made it as national finalist.
These two enterprises are both from Bislig City, Surigao Del Sur. Productive
Olympics “Champion” receives P100,000 in cash prize and a trophy, use of
Productivity Olympics logo for publicity purposes for three years, 2015-2017,
priority endorsement to other training programs and services of the NWPC/RTWPBs
and other DOLE agencies.
Productivity Olympics is a biennial national
competition of best productivity practices of micro, small, medium enterprise
(MSME) nationwide organized by the NWPC in coordination with all its Regional
Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs). It aims to intensify
national awareness and commitment to quality and productivity and to showcase
of best productivity improvement practices.
Labor and Employment secretary Rosalinda
Dimapilis-Baldoz extended the awards to the national winners at Hotel Jen,
Malate in Manila.
Amongst the 26 national finalists, nine
enterprises were chosen as victors in each of the MSMEs categories under three
major sector namely; agribusiness, services, and industry. The winners for the
Agribusiness Sector include: Micro Enterprise - Danny Joan Farms (CAR); Small
Enterprises – Masisit-Dacal Livelihood Cooperative (Region II) and Myler
Agribusiness Inc. (Region IX); and Medium Enterprise – MB Decena Jr. Livestock
(Region II)
For the Industry Sector, the winners are as
follows: Small Enterprises – Greenlight Power Inc. (NCR); Medium Enterprise –
Thousand Oaks Packaging Corp. (NCR); and the Service Sector winners include:
Micro Enterprise – Pavia Entrepreneurs Multi-Purpose Coop. (Region VI); Small
Enterprise – Temps and Staffers Inc. (NCR); and Medium Enterprise – Andres
Soriano Memorial Hospital Cooperative (Region XIII). (RTWPB-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
DENR issues temporary ban on movement, transport
of live monkey
By Lorie M. Romanillos
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Oct. 30 (PIA) –
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued recently a
temporary ban on the movement/transport of live monkeys anywhere in the
Philippines.
DENR secretary Ramon J. P. Paje issued the
Memorandum Order No. 2015-464, informing the public and all
individuals/constituents that a temporary ban on the movement or transport of live
monkeys known as Philippine Macaques (Macaca Fascicularis) is strictly
implemented temporarily due to the occurrence of Ebola Reston Virus (ERV) in
certain captives of Philippine Macaques in the country.
Further, the issuance of Local Transport Permit
(LTP) for the movement/transport of the said species was also temporarily
suspended except for the Local Transport of Laboratory samples form Monkeys for
ERV-related scientific investigation. (SDR/DENR-SdN/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
