DENR Caraga to hold Youth Forum on Biodiversity
& Protected Area Management
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, May 26 (PIA) – The Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Caraga, in partnership with the
National Youth Commission (NYC) and Regional Youth Advisory Council (RYAC) will
be holding the one-day Youth Forum on Biodiversity and Protected Area
Management on June 7, 2016 at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city.
DENR Caraga regional director Nonito Tamayo bared
that several youth organizations in the region are invited for this event.
NYC Northeastern Mindanao cluster head Evanesa
Pasamba also encourages the RYAC member agencies to attend and support the said
forum and be able to cascade the significant information from the forum to
their respective agencies.
“The activity will be a very good venue for the
council to enhance further their consciousness towards the conservation of the
environment and natural resources and be able to strengthen the significant
role of the youth as stakeholders in the promotion of the Protected Area
Management Biodiversity Conservation geared towards environmental
sustainability,” says Pasamba.
The DENR has been an active partner and member of
RYAC Caraga.
For more information on the said activity, the
DENR Caraga can be reached at telephone number: (085) 342-7856.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
DepEd Caraga chooses SurSur as launch pad for
Brigada Eskwela 2016
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, May 26 (PIA) – The
Department of Education (DepEd) Regional Office in Caraga has chosen this
province as its launch pad for the Brigada Eskwela 2016 on May 30.
Set to take place at St. Christine National High
School in Lianga town with the kick off ceremony at 8:00 a.m., Alex Mistula,
DepEd Division Office Brigada Eskwela Coordinator here, indicated that the said
public school got what it takes to host such a regional event being one of the
schools to implement senior high school.
“As per Memorandum DepEd Order No. 35 po, Brigada
Eskwela 2016, isa po sa mga requirements
na pagdadaosan po ng kick off ceremony. . . is isang school implementing senior
high school,” he explained in a mix of Filipino and English.
Earlier, Mistula assured in an exclusive interview
that the DepEd Division Office in the province under Dr. Marilou Dedumo, schools
division superintendent, together with the host school, would be all set for
the big day.
“Kaya nga po pusposan na ang paghahanda ng host
school, particularly po ‘yung school head natin, si Dominador Verano at saka
ang Division Office,” he pointed out.
Also, Governor Johnny Pimentel included, all
stakeholders were already notified and invited to take part as well during the
ceremony to be spearheaded by no less than DepEd Caraga Regional Director Dr.
May Eclar, it was learned.
Among the stakeholders that the Brigada Eskwela
coordinator mentioned in particular were the army and police, saying however
that their respective contingents had to come in “working clothes.”
Mindful that the upcoming week-long “May 30 to
June 4, 2016” activity was getting closer, Mistula took the opportunity to call
the attention of all concerned stakeholders and communities “to participate and
contribute their time, effort and resources” in what was “also known as the
National Schools Maintenance Week.”
With the theme “Tayo Para sa Paaralang Ligtas,
Maayos at Handa Mula Kindergarten Hanggang Seniour High School,” the event
coordinator himself expressed hope that Brigada Eskwela 2016 would be a
success. (Radyo ng Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
FMR benefits coco planters in AgNor town
BUTUAN CITY, May 26 (PIA) - A newly paved
Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) in Brgy Poblacion, Carmen, Agusan del Norte
constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) - Agusan del
Norte District Engineering Office is now benefiting coconut planters; easing
the transport of the crop and rendering additional income.
“Through the Kabayawa-Pintolocan FMR, coconut
planters will be more encouraged to increase their production since they can
already transport their products easily to any points of Agusan del Norte and
even to other neighboring provinces,” said District Engineer Nicolas O.
Alameda.
The improvements, consisting of road concreting
with shoulders and line canal for the total length of 1.414 kilometers has an
allocation of P15 million under the convergence with the Department of
Agriculture 13.
It was completed on December 14, 2015, then
recently, on May 5 this year it was turned-over to the local government of
Carmen.
“The provision of FMR in this area is key to
improve the economy of the province,” according to Municipal Mayor Ramon Calo,
who expressed gratitude during the ceremonial turn-over of the newly-paved
road.
“Although Carmen is the mango capital of Agusan del
Norte, the municipality also contributes 6,936.77 metric ton to the 75,184.34
metric ton of coconut produced by the province,” he added.
Coconut is one of the major agricultural crops
largely produced in the province, along with mango, rice, corn, banana and
abaca. (DPWH/PIA-Caraga)
