By Jesusa Fudalan-Tiu
BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 13 (PIA) – A city DepEd official
encourages school heads, teachers to nominate scholars for the Public
Management Program.
Department of Education (DepEd) Butuan City
Schools Division Superintendent Arsenio T. Cornites, Jr. in a memorandum sent
to all chiefs of the functional divisions, school supervisors, coordinators,
school heads of both public and private schools of the city to send nominations
for the 12th batch of the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) for the
Public Management Development Program of
PMDP for Middle Managers which will open on April 22.
Cornites announced that the deadline for the
submission of nominations will be on January 15.
Applicants may download the admission guidelines
and nomination forms from its website at www.dap.edu.ph/pmdp. For more
information, interested may contact the PMDP secretariat either via email at
pmdpsecretariat@dap.edu.ph or at telephone number (02) 6310921 to 30 local 126
and 127; or via telefax at (02) 6335573 and 6312128. (DepEd Butuan City
Division/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
BJMP Caraga personnel undergo drug testing
By JO2 Orlando V Montalban
BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 13 (PIA) - Top regional
officials, wardens and jail non-commissioned officers and non-uniformed
personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Caraga have
themselves tested for illegal drugs on Tuesday, Jan. 12 by the personnel of the
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Caraga.
BJMP Caraga regional director J/SSUPT Ester G.
Pepito had already submitted herself in the drug test conducted at the BJMP
national headquarters last Jan. 8 during the 4th quarter management
conference.
The first to submit himself to drug testing in the
region was the assistant regional director for administration and operations,
J/SSupt Dario Campos, followed by the regional office chiefs of offices and
personnel assigned to the jail bureau’s regional headquarters. A total of 46
personnel undergo the test.
J/SSupt Pepito reiterated the call of the
officer-in-charge of the BJMP, general Deogracias Tapayan that BJMP top management and regional
offices personnel need to undergo the random drug testing to ensure that there
is moral ascendancy over the men in the field units. She added that there
should be no one excused from the test.
The result of the test is expected after three
days according to PDEA chemist, Daisy Jane Lor. Personnel who are tested
positive of illegal drugs use will face administrative sanctions such as but
not limited to dismissal from the service.
Moreover, this is also done following the
directive of the Interior and Local Government secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento to
clean the ranks of the BJMP.
In 2015, six BJMP personnel in the region were
investigated for drug-related cases. Three of them have been dismissed from the
service. (BJMP-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
Search for outstanding teachers info campaign set
in Butuan
By Jesusa Fudalan-Tiu
BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 13 (PIA) – With the aim to
inspire more teachers in their own field to excel, the Metrobank foundation
will be holding a series of information campaigns (ICs) on the Metrobank
Foundation Search for Outstanding Teachers (SOT).
In the city, the IC is scheduled on Thursday,
January 14 in the afternoon at the Agusan National High School.
Said activity, according to DepEd Butuan City
schools division superintendent Arsenio T. Cornites, Jr. aims to discuss the
search requirements and processes and the giving and sharing of winning tips
from former winners.
Participants to the said IC are the 13 Central
School Principals from the 13 Districts and a teacher from each district,
preferably Master Teacher/most senior teacher who has a winning potential to
join and to participate in the search, said Cornites.
The implementation of the search has been
implemented since 1985 in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) and
the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). (DepEd Butuan City
Division/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
News Feature: DILG intensifies BUB water project
in Dinagat Islands
By Leslie Ann M. Bantasan
The Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) had laid menus of projects to be decided by the grassroots
level. One of which is the provision of a potable water supply to the barangay
through the Bottom-up Budgeting or BuB.
BuB is a process where the government and the
constituents come together to formulate the plan and budget of cities and
municipalities for poverty reduction.
It puts emphasis on deepening the participation of
stakeholders from the civil society organizations and the grassroots community.
BuB seeks to amplify the voice of the grassroots.
It aims to empower the grassroots through active
participation in articulating their needs and determining what projects are
responsive to their needs.
The municipalities of Dinagat and Cagdianao were
the beneficiaries of the water project.
From the municipality of Dinagat, Brgy. Justiniana
Edera was among the beneficiaries. The barangay is composed of four ‘puroks,’
it is geographically situated at the mountainous area of the municipality, if
you go to the peak of the barangay you can barely see the municipality proper.
The main livelihood of the said barangay is
farming, hat and mat weaving. Long before, residents of the barangay rely on
deep wells and rivers to supply there needs for water.
They were having trouble collecting water
especially during summer months because deep wells dried up. They also
experienced falling in line just to collect water. It is time consuming and
requires a lot of physical effort.
The Potable Water Supply Project amounted to
P735,000.00 (DILG Counterpart: P700,000.00 and LGU Counterpart: P35, 000.00)
targeted the whole population of the barangay.
Its main objective is to provide safe and quality
potable water supply. It shall give more household access to safe water. Its
water spring is located two kilometers away from the barangay proper.
“Sa unang
panahon tulo ka kab-anan namu sa atabay, ug wala pay seguridad sa amu pag-inum,
karun nagpasalamat mi ug dako kay naa na sa amu barangay ang tubig, dali rami
makapunta sa amu tagsa-tagsa ka trabahoan, ang mga babae nga maglala ug banig
ug kalo, ug mga lalake nga mag-uma, sa mga babae nga dili na maglisud sa
pagpanglaba (Years back, the residents are in agony fetching water. We only
have three available deep wells that dry up during hot season, and because of
this scarcity, the residents especially the mothers would fall in line which
impedes their daily activity and their livelihood, we are thankful for this
project because now the women can proceed with their hat and mat weaving, the
men can go to their farms early, the women also can now easily wash their
clothes),” Barangay captain Concordio E. Sundo narrated.
The residents are now grateful and had appreciated
the benefits that the project had provided them.
“Dako kay mi ug pasalamat kay kadaadlaw daghan
nami mabuhat nga kalo kay dili naman mi magpila sa tubig (We are thankful for
this project because now we can finish their hats early and we no longer make
lines just to get water from deep wells),” said Myrna O. Longos, 54 years old,
a resident of the said barangay.
Concepcion M. Ladion, 64 years old, a mat weaver,
stated that she can now finish different chores as the water is accessible
right inside their house. “I am thankful to the government for their response
to our needs,” she said.
In the Municipality of Cagdianao, two barangays
were also given potable water supply, the barangay Cabungaan headed by barangay
captain Virginia Ensomo Erno was provided potable water supply amounted to
P2,000,000.00 (DILG Counterpart: P1,700,000.00 and LGU Counterpart:
P300,000.00).
“Ang
sitwasyun sa unang panahon kada purok iya-iya nang water source, pag-abut sa
BuB project sa intero barangay naay 20 ka tapstand na-locate sa mga
nagkumpol-kumpol nga mga residente, mas duol na ang supply sa tubig ngadto sa
mga kunsomante (Before the project, the water source is located at the
different puroks, after the BuB water project was implemented, there are 20
tap-stands installed which is located at the household clusters, now the access
of water is very near),” said barangay captain Erno.
The residents of the said barangay can finally
focus their attention to their family and work.
“Maglinya kami nang alas 2 sa kadlawn, arang nga
mga container ug gagmay na galon, kuman makatulog na kami nang marajaw kay jaun
naman sa taas sa amo balay (We woke up early in the morning, as early as 2:00
AM to acquire water and catch up with others who are also waiting in line, but
now that the project was completed we no longer get up early because the
availability of water is within our house),” shared Torcuatina Lipao, 73 years
old.
Barangay Maatas was also given potable water
project. brgy. captain Jerlie Erno too was grateful of the project.
“Sa una nga panahon, sa 193 households, naa ray
duha ka tapstand, kaabtan cla ug alas 12 sa gabie. Karun nga naabtan kami sa
BuB nga gikan sa DILG nga funding, aduna na kami 25 ka tapstand sa barangay.
Mao na krun ang uban nagpakabit na sa ila balay. Komportable na sila sa tubig
(Long before, Barangay Maatas had tremendously experienced shortage of water,
193 households shared only two tap-stands, thus made them wait in line until
12:00 midnight, now that we have received the BuB project from DILG funding, we
have installed 25 tap-stands in the barangay),” he said.
The residents of these three barangays are in
admiration and are appreciative of the local chief executives, to DILG and to
the BuB Program.
Now that the project was realized, the lives of
the Dinagatnons are made easier, towards inclusive growth and sustainable
development. (DILG-PDI/PIA-Dinagat Islands)
Cebuano News: Convergence Meeting gipahigayon sa
Kapitolyo Nan Siargao
Ni Mary Jul E. Escalante
SIARGAO ISLAND, Surigao del Norte, Enero 13 (PIA)
– Unang convergence meeting karong tuiga gipahigayon naidtong adlawng Lunes,
Enero 11, 2016 didto sa Kapitolyo nan Siargao ning probinsya.
Ang maong tigom gipasiugdahan ni Gobernador Sol F.
Matugas ug kini gitambungan sa mga hepe ug mga representante sa nagkadaiyang
ahensya sa gobyerno sa maong isla, uban usab sa team capitol.
Atol sa maong tigom, gipresentar ni Ivonnie B.
Dumadag ang hepe sa Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) ang mga
nahimo, mga plano, programa ug development directions sa probinsya ubos sa
HEALS plus agenda sa gobernador.
Dugang gihisgutan ang pasuga sa barangay nga
gipasabot ni Siargao Electric Cooperative (SIARELCO) general manager Sergio
Dagooc, ug mga proyekto ubos sa BuB (bottom up budgeting) programs sa
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) nga gipresentar ni DILG
provincial director Johnryl Mosquito.
Lakip usab sa gihisgutan mao ang problema sa
illegal fishing, sports program sa Department of Education (DepEd) Siargao
Division, pagtukod og Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office
(PDRRMO) sa isla, ug uban pa nga mga hisgutanan alang sa kalambuan sa maong
isla. (SDR/PGO-PIC/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
