AgNor's supplementary feeding program continues
By Aimee B. Sienes
BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 22 (PIA) - The provincial
government of Agusan del Norte continued its supplementary feeding program for
day care enrollees in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD) Caraga Field Office.
Provincial Governor Ma. Angelica Rosedell M.
Amante-Matba was authorized by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Agusan del Norte
to sign the Memorandum of Agreement with DSWD and the municipalities of
Jabonga, Magallanes and Kitcharao for the implementation of the supplementary
feeding program.
The DSWD has been implementing the said program in
line with the Early Childhood Care Development (ECCD) program of the national
government by providing food, in addition to the regular meals, to currently
enrolled day care children nationwide in the form of hot meals, as recommended
by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI).
The 2006 Family Income and Expenditure Survey
(FIES) conducted by the National Statistics Office revealed that 11 percent of
Filipino families have income that cannot buy the food needed by the family
members for their nutritional well-being and health.
The said program aims to eradicate poverty and
hunger in the country in consonance with the Millennium Development Goal No. 1
of the national government. (LGU-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
AgNor supports One Billion Rising Revolution
By Aimee B. Sienes
BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 22 (PIA) - The provincial
government of Agusan del Norte supported the campaign for One Billion Rising:
Rise for Revolution to end rape and sexual violence against women.
This is a universal campaign to support the call
for the protection of women against violence.
This year, the One Billion Rising “Break the
Chain” dance revolution was held to spread awareness of the campaign. Pursuant
to Republic Act 10398, An Act Declaring November Twenty-Five Of Every Year As
“National Consciousness Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against Women And
Children" and Proclamation No. 1172 s. 2006, Declaring November 25 to
December 12 of every year as the "18- Day Campaign to End Violence against
Women in the Philippines," the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) in
coordination with government agencies of the Regional Development Council on
Gender and Development Coordinating Committee (RDC-GADCC) spearheaded the One
Billion Rising “Break the Chain” dance revolution, which was held on February
12, at Robinsons Place here and participated in by officials and employees of
various government agencies including the provincial government.
During the event, a short video presentation was
shown to all the participants before the dance revolution led by the employees
of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and was followed by a
zumba dance.
The campaign was initiated by playwright and
activist Eve Ensler (known for her play The Vagina Monologues), and her
organization V-Day. In 2012, the One Billion Rising campaign culminated in the
biggest mass global action to end violence against women ever with tens of
thousands of events held.
It continued every year thereafter with the theme
One Billion Rising (2013), One Billion Rising for Justice (2014) and One
Billion Rising: Rise for Revolution (2015).
Groups supporting this
campaign said that change can happen if grassroots movements and marginalized
communities are in the lead.
They said that “change can happen if we act now
and we act together.”
The groups are radicalizing their
actions-enlarging, deepening and expanding the revolution so that many people
would be aware of the campaign and end violence against women. (LGU-Agusan del
Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
Tandag City COMELEC holds briefing for local
candidates, media practitioners, printing press operators
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Feb. 22 (PIA) – The
City COMELEC Office here held a briefing for local candidates, media
practitioners and printing press operators at the Romualdez Building of Tandag
Pilot Elementary School on Saturday, February 20, 2016.
Atty. Riza Ann Donalyn Culima-Constantino, city
election officer, gladly said that the event was not only fruitful but
successful as well, attributing it to the high percentage of attendance.
In her letter of invitation dated February 17,
2016, the COMELEC city chief pointed out that the aim of conducting such an
activity was “To attain an honest, orderly, transparent and peaceful May 9,
2016 Elections.”
Atty. Constantino stressed that the core of
discussion was in connection with “the rules and regulations implementing
Republic Act No. 9006 known as ‘Fair Election Act’ or Republic Act No. 7166,”
adding that “As affected entities of this law, we should have common
understanding about this to avoid penalties or committing an act against the
law.” (NGBT/Radyo ng Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
