BFAR Caraga joins celebration of Farmers' and
Fisherfolk’s Month
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, May 2 (PIA) – The
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Caraga region joined the
nation in this year’s celebration of Farmers' and Fisherfolk’s Month and the
implementation of the fisherfolk directorship program this whole month of May.
The celebration will highlight the implementation
of the fisherfolk fdrectorship program with the theme, “Mangingisdang Direktor
Para sa Mas Matatag na Balikatan.”
The conduct of the month-long activity is pursuant
to Department of Agriculture (DA) Special Order No. 88 series of 2005, to give
due recognition and tribute to farmers and fisherfolks as constant valuable
partners of the government and recognize their efforts as the country’s
backbone in poverty alleviation and food security program.
The celebration kicked-off on Monday, May 2, 2016
with a grand motorcade around the city followed by an opening program then,
installation of the regional fisherfolk director and a press conference held at
Hotel Tavern, this city.
This year’s fisherfolk regional director (FRD) is
Renito B. MendaΓ±a, a fisherfolk leader from Cantilan, Surigao del Sur.
The kicked-off activity was attended by all
personnel of BFAR Caraga, representatives from different government offices,
national line agencies, farmers and fisherfolks stakeholders and agricultural
technologists involved in fisheries. (SDR/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
PENRO SurSur, 36IB participate in greening Tandag
Ecopark
By Johny S. Natad
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, May 2 (PIA) – In celebration of the Earth Day, workforces
of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) Surigao del
Sur and 36 Infantry Battalion (36IB) jointly participated in greening the City
Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) Ecopark at Barangay San Jose, this
city.
PENR officer-in-charge Raul A. Rosales led the
tree planting and commended the 36IB and DENR-PENRO SurSur personnel who joined
the activity. He urged all environmental partners to continue intensify,
step-up and deliver green environment campaign in saving the planet Earth from
all types of environmental violations against the environment and natural
resources especially in forest and watershed areas while calling every Surigaonons
to support environmental initiatives in celebrating the month of the Planet
Earth.
With the Earth Day 2016 theme “Trees for the
Earth. Let’s get planting,“ Rosales appealed everyone to participate in the
Earth Day celebration by planting trees and support environmental advocacies.
“We encourage everyone to continue support the National Greening Program (NGP)
by planting and caring more trees and adopt-a-tree program to help mitigate
climate change and save our planet Earth,” he said. “Everyone can be part of
our environmental effort in stopping illegal logging, banning kaingin or slash
and burn farming and other environmental crimes against our forest and
watershed which are some identified causes of Climate Change. Everyone can be
part also in Earth month celebration by showing and applying best practices in
solid waste management. Recycle, Reuse, Reduce, Refuse the garbage,” he added.
Meanwhile, Eddie G. Duhaylungsod, Supervising
Environmental Management Service Specialist (SEMS) and Protected Areas
Biodiversity Ecosystem Section (PABES) chief of PENRO SurSur revealed that the
trees planted at the City ESWM ecopark once fully matured in the future would
help reduce heat as a result of climate change, help stabilize the landscaping
in the area, and help contained the unpleasant smell in the garbage management
operation.
Every month of April is declared as the “Month of
Planet Earth in the Philippines” per Presidential Proclamation No. 1482 dated
April 10, 2008. The country also joins the world in celebrating every April 22
as the Earth Day per Proclamation No. 1276 series of 2007 and Proclamation No.
1481 series of 2008.
DENR support this year’s Earth Day by spearheading
various environmental activities nationwide like tree planting, fun run, environmental
concert, youth camp, environmental forum among others which adopts an
environmental campaign slogan ‘Step Up and Deliver,
#GreenEnvironmentGawingForever.’ (PENRO-SDS/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
AgNor approves budget for brgy relocation site
By Aimee B. Sienes
BUTUAN CITY, May 2 (PIA) - The provincial
government of Agusan del Norte is set to purchase a parcel of an agricultural
land in Barangay Cahayagan, Carmen, with an area of 10,369 square meters
amounting to P1,000,000.00 for the relocation site of said barangay.
Barangay Cahayagan has not enough funds for the
purchase of the said relocation site, thus, the Barangay Council headed by
Punong Barangay Isagani A. Pajardo requested for financial assistance from the
province.
As part of the priority programs of the provincial
government, the province addressed the needs of the said barangay for the
improvement of the barangay and the lives of the constituents.
The Provincial Appraisal Committee already
appraised the market value of the property and considering that the price is
fair and reasonable, which is lower than the actual sale value in the locality,
the province agreed to finalize the sale.
To immediately acquire the said relocation site,
the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Agusan del Norte recently authorized Provincial
Governor Ma. Angelica Rosedell M. Amante-Matba to sign the Deed of Absolute
Sale in behalf of the province with the owner of the said land Alberto
Villahermosa through Sanggunian Resolution No. 088-2016, authored by Vice
Governor Ramon AG. Bungabong. (LGU-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
DOLE AgNor hosts 2016 Labor Day job fair; 12,367
job vacancies offered
By Olga Virginia A. Demata
BUTUAN CITY, May 2 (PIA) - The Agusan del Norte
Field Office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE AdN-FO) hosted the
2016 Labor Day Job fair on May 1, 2016 held at the Robinsons Place’ Atrium,
this city offering 12,367 job vacancies for the Caraganons.
Representatives from 23 different local employers
and five overseas employers are invited to the said job fair. From the local
employers, these are: Bachelor Express, Inc., Toyota Butuan, E-Performax, Happy
Enterprise, LBC Express, Big Daddy Ribs To Go, Robinson’s Retail Group, L.C.
Ting Construction, Ventura Plywood,
Goldilocks, Romarate Group of Companies, Wing-on, Inc., Agusan Lending
Corp., Valdeemer Resources, Motor Star, ACLC Butuan, D’Best Value Products,
Celebes Group of Company, Convergys, Amaries Bakeshop, Reliance Transcriptions
and Infotech Corp., Richmond Plywood Corp. and Globe MYNT/Globe Work Experts
and Allied Services, Inc.
The private recruitment agencies which offered
overseas employment includes: Pisces International Placement Corp., OTG
International Placement Agency, Lead Source Management Corp., 99 Manpower Services
Corp. and Jenerick International Manpower Inc.
According to DOLE AdN-FO, the most number of the
job vacancies offered were in the field of call center agents, bus conductors,
bus drivers, tour agents, admin clerks and store managers.
A one-stop-shop was also provided for the
jobseekers during the job fair event which included the services from the
DOLE-Regional Coordinating Committee members such as the Overseas Workers
Welfare and Administration (OWWA), Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board
(RTWPB), National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB), Philippine Overseas
Employment Administration (POEA), Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA), National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), Employees’
Compensation Commission (ECC), National Reintegration Center for OFWs (NRCO),
Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) and Professional Regulations
Commission (PRC).
This year’s theme for the labor day celebration is
“Kinabukasan Sigurado sa Disenteng Trabaho." (DOLE-13/PIA-Caraga)
Expired firearms renewal and registration yields
“substantial results” in SurSur
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, May 2 (PIA) – The
License To Own and Possess Firearms (LTOPF) caravan held at the Police
Provincial Office (PPO) in Surigao del Sur on April 14-15 has yielded
“substantial results.”
According to the “After Activity Report” released
by P/SSupt. Romaldo Bayting, acting PNP provincial director, a total of 151
LTOPF applicants had availed of the “caravan services.”
The activity was “intended to facilitate the
renewal and registration of firearms licenses to all expired firearms license
holders of the province of Surigao del Sur to include PNP personnel and other
Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) in the whole province,” the provincial police
chief pointed out.
Topping the list of applicants were civilians at
85, followed by PNP members at 64, and then LEA at two.
The LTOPF was carried out primarily by PNP
personnel from Police Regional Office 13 (PRO 13) assisted by its Regional
Health Service Office (RHSO) as well as Regional Finance Service Office (RFSO)
personnel and the PNP Provincial Crime Laboratory Office (PCLO) staff here.
(NGBT/Radyo ng Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
