DENR-13 celebrates environment month
By Herzon F. Gallego
BUTUAN CITY, June 10 (PIA) - The Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Caraga Region celebrates the
Environment Month this June with the theme “Combat Biodiversity Loss. Beat
Climate Change!” with lots of activities focusing on increasing awareness of
the people about biodiversity loss.
On the first day of June at 5:00 am, the employees
carrying placards with environmental messages from the DENR regional office,
the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), Provincial Environment and Natural
Resources Office in Agusan del Norte led by PENRO Paterno Olivera, and the CENR Office of Nasipit led by CENRO
Norman Asugan held a three-kilometer fun-walk in four separate directions in
the city and converged at the Guingona Plaza where a brief program ceremony was
held with a covenant signing expressing the signatories’ full support and
participation in the preservation and protection of the biodiversity. Dozens of
fruit seedlings were also given to interested individuals.
In the afternoon of the same day shortly after
lunch, a poster-making contest was conducted at the DENR Covered Court,
Regional Office in Barangay Ambago, where at least 30 young students, including
persons with disability (PWD), indigenous people (IP) and senior citizens have
registered their entries.
The DENR also celebrates the Eagle Week from June
6-12, 2016 with emphasis on preserving the Philippine Eagle and its habitat. A
full-blast information campaign was conducted region-wide led by the Protected
Area and Biodiversity Conservation Office under Assistant Regional Director
Roberto A. Oliveros. A 15-minute documentary film showing was conducted in some
schools where enrolment programs are going-on to create awareness to the
students.
On June 6 which is the World Environment Day, the
Office of the Regional Director through the Regional Public Affairs Office
(RPAO) held a press conference with Regional Directors Nonito M. Tamayo of
DENR-13, Engr. Wilson Trajico of Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) and
Engr. Alilo Ensomo Jr. of the Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau (MGB). Afterwards,
a Salida Festival was also conducted where each office presented a
video-production drama with casts from their personnel. The 5 to 20 minutes
video presentation focused on the theme of the environment month celebration “Combat
Biodiversity Loss. Beat Climate Change! #GreenEnvironmentGawingForever.”
One June 10, in time with the 29th DENR
Anniversary, several partners and environmental heroes were given recognition
for their continued support in promoting the programs of the DENR. The Search
for Mr & Miss Kalikasan was conducted in the evening in a ceremony hosted
by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau.
But the highlight of the environment month
celebration will be on June 25 which is declared as the “Arbor Day.” Hundreds
of participants will walk to the planting site to be led by several
associations of local mountain bikers in a designated tree-planting site in
Nasipit, Agusan del Norte. Among the biker’s club members who signified their
intention to participate are the MTBXU headed by Allan S. Taruk, BARS headed by
Atty. James L. Bringas, and the PNP Bikers Club.
On June 28-30, the DENR employees will hold their
Sports Fest within the city. The awarding of champions in the sports fest shall
be held at the DENR Covered Court at 6:00 pm after the Just Duet singing
competition. (DENR-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
DENR calls on urgent rehab of the seas
BUTUAN CITY, June 10 (PIA) – Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Caraga regional director Nonito M.
Tamayo echoed the urgent call of Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) Director
Theresa Mundita S. Lim on the need to rehabilitate the seas to secure its
ability to produce sufficient food supply for the current and future
generations.
“The people particularly those living along the
coastal community shall stop disposing garbage in the seas to prevent further
damage to coral reefs and marine life,” Tamayo said.
“If we lose them, we will lose our supply of food
and other needs," Lim said. “We need to preserve and restore healthy and
productive oceans with rich marine biodiversity,” she added.
The DENR officials issued the call as the nation
recently celebrated the Month of the Ocean (MOO) last May, with the theme
"Biodiversity for Food SeaCUREity" that emphasizes the importance of
marine biodiversity to food security.
Lim said our marine resources are under severe
threat from habitat loss, climate change, ocean acidification, pollution, and
overexploitation in commercial fisheries.
“We need to inform the public on the relevance of
biodiversity in sustaining people and livelihoods,” Lim said.
She reminded the people to care for the ecosystem’s
diversity that includes the forests, mangroves, seagrass beds, coral reefs, and
mud flats. “They have their own vital functions and roles in the development of
marine-based livelihood, agriculture, and fisheries sectors,” she said.
The Philippines is the 5th among the only 17
megadiverse countries in the world declared by Conservation International in
1998. Its terrestrial and marine ecosystems are habitats for different birds,
sea creatures, plants, and other animals.
(RPAO 13/PIA-Caraga)
215 nabbed, 240 guns seized for gun ban violation
in Caraga
By PO2 Ryan C. Cagula
BUTUAN CITY, June 10 (PIA) – At least 215 people
have been arrested and 240 firearms confiscated through various police
operations in the Caraga Region for violation of the election gun ban.
Based on the record of Police Regional Office
(PRO) 13, most of the arrested persons were civilians numbering 191.
Included in the list of arrested were: two PNP
personnel; two AFP troops; two government officials; one other law enforcement
agency; two security guards; one Civilian Active Auxiliary; 13 members of
threat groups; and one member of private armed group.
Violators were arrested through checkpoint
operations, police patrols, and implementation of search warrant and warrant of
arrest, buy bust operations, armed encounters, and Oplan Sita.
Topping the list of weapons were pistols with a
total of 86, followed by revolvers with 72, and shotgun with 28. The rest were
rifles with 15, class A light weapons with 23, class B light weapons with 2,
and other improvised/homemade firearms with 14.
Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10591 (Comprehensive Law
on Firearms and Ammunition) defines Class A light weapons as self-loading
pistols, rifles and carbines, submachine guns, assault rifles and light machine
guns not exceeding caliber 7.62MM which have fully automatic mode while Class B
light weapons are designed for use by two or more persons serving as a crew, or
rifles and machine guns exceeding caliber 7.62MM such as heavy machine guns.
PRO 13 regionald director P/CSupt. Rolando Felix
said the arrested persons are facing charges for violation of Comelec gun ban
and/or violation of R.A. No. 10591 while seized firearms will be subjected to
ballistics examination to determine if these were used in the commission of
crimes. (PNP-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
PNP Caraga needs new cops
By PO2 Ryan C Cagula
BUTUAN CITY, June 10 (PIA) - Police Regional
Office (PRO) 13 is looking for more applicants to complete the 1,100 quota in Caraga
with 800 rookie cops are expected to take their oath on July 1, 2016 (1st
cycle) and another 300 new police officers on September 1, 2016 (2nd cycle).
“Out of 719
applicants, only 556 comprised of 181 females and 375 males passed the agility
test and the neuropsychiatric examination; they are now undergoing the
physical, medical, and dental examination”, Officer-in-Charge of Regional
Personnel and Human Resource Development Division (RPHRDD) Supt Antonio
Alberio, Jr. said on Wednesday.
Supt Alberio said the 556 aspirants belong to the
1st cycle of recruitment but this number may decrease depending on the result
of different examinations.
Chief Supt Rolando B Felix, PRO 13 director, urged
those interested applicants to submit their folders at RPHRDD office for the
2nd cycle recruitment.
Applicants must be Filipino citizens with good
moral character, 21 years old and above but not over 30, and at least one meter
and 62 centimeters tall for males and one meter and 57 cm for females.
They must be a holder of a bachelor’s degree from
any recognized learning institution, have eligibility, and have no pending
criminal case in any court and the Office of the Ombudsman.
For queries, please contact the Regional Public
Information Office through hotline number at 09399354084 or the office of
RPHRDD through landline at 815-1668. (PNP-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
