President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to keynote 25th
MinBizCon in Surigao City
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, June 23 (PIA) – President-elect
Rodrigo Duterte will deliver the keynote speech at the 25th Mindanao Business
Conference (MinBizCon) on August 24-26, 2016 at the Philippine Gateway Hotel in
Surigao City.
Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI)
president and conference director Concepcion Paqueo bared that this year’s
MinBizCon will be even more significant as it marked the 25 years of incessantly
pushing forward the development of Mindanao "and we welcome the first
Mindanaoan President, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, who will grace the event as our
keynote speaker."
“At the end of his talk, we will endorse to Pres.
Duterte the Mindanao Business Policy and Program Agenda containing the urgently
needed business policies and actions targeted to spur inclusive socio-economic
development in Mindanao,” Paqueo added.
She further revealed that this blueprint, which was
drafted through a series of consultation with the stakeholders around Mindanao
will serve as the private sector’s input to the government’s six-year Mindanao
Development Plan.
“Expected to share this momentous event are some
800 - 1,000 business executives, investors, industry players, policy-makers,
Macro-Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), and youth leaders not only from
Mindanao but also from the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asian
Growth Area. As such, our concerted effort is needed in making the 25th
MinBizCon successful,” Paqueo stressed. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
25th MinBizCon to expand business opportunities
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, June 23 (PIA) – The 25th Mindanao
Business Conference (MinBizCon) set on August 24-26, 2016 is expected to expand
business opportunities with this year’s theme “Mindanao: ASEAN’s Emerging
Economic Hub.”
Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI)
president and conference director Concepcion Paqueo highlighted that
Mindanaoans are celebrating the silver anniversary of MinBizCon in the
country’s mining capital – Surigao del Norte in Caraga region. The three-day
conference will be held at the Philippine Gateway Hotel in Surigao City.
“This year’s theme underscores the conference’s
objective to tackle business issues and policies that undermines development,
identify solutions to address these bottlenecks and pass appropriate resolutions
aimed to position Mindanao as the next growth area in the ASEAN. This Mindanao
Policy and Program Agenda will then be endorsed to His Excellency Rodrigo
Duterte as input to the six-year Mindanao Development Plan,” Paqueo reiterated.
It was also learned that around 800 -1,000
delegates which comprise investors, business leaders, policy-makers,
dignitaries and Cabinet Secretaries of the new administration,
micro/small/medium enterprises, Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Mindanao,
industry players, mining companies, contractors, and heavy equipment companies
and other allied services, and business professionals and students are
attending the said conference.
Among the guest speakers invited for the said event
are National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) director-general Ernesto
Pernia; Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chairperson and secretary
Luwalhati Antonino; Dr. Felipe Medalla from the monetary board of Bangko
Sentral ng Pilipinas; Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary Emmanuel Pinol;
Department of Finance secretary Carlos Dominguez; and World Bank senior
economist Dr. Karl Kendrick Chua. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
CCPD holds media fellowship night in Butuan City
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, June 22 (PIA) – The Caraga Conference
for Peace and Development (CCPD), in cooperation with the 4th Civil Military
Operations Battalion (CMO), Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Caraga and
Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), sponsored the Media Fellowship Night on
Monday at the Bishop’s Home in Ampayon, this city that gathered local
journalists to share a gesture of camaraderie among themselves.
Rev. Fr. Carlito Clase welcomed the friends from
media and expressed his gratitude to its partners for the incessant support to
CCPD's programs. He further addressed the media guests that apart from
delivering news as journalists they have to consider themselves evangelizers
and stewards of truth through unbiased slant of presenting viewpoints.
Meanwhile, PIA Caraga regional director Abner Caga
underscored in his inspirational message the significant role of media as
stakeholders in pursuing peace and development. He meant to inculcate in the
minds of every journalist to put a heart in their chosen profession and reserve
sensitivity in treating issues in the community.
In acknowledgment also to the media mileage
created, commanding general of 4ID MGen Benjamin Madrigal expressed in
appreciation the support it gained from the media partners to the Philippine
Army. He said that it is a badge of honor to be with them in the said occasion
and to be working in the timely and accurate dissemination of information,
making the public aware of everything that has been taking place.
“We are all aware of the hardships and challenges
that you have to go through in the performance of your duties, and 4ID
appreciates your efforts,” said MGen. Madrigal. He also encouraged the media
partners to be the catalyst of change by getting more involved in telling news
stories or issues that is beneficial to nation’s inclusive growth, peace, and
security since they take an integral part of the society in bringing accurate,
factual, and relevant information.
Also, as one of the lead convenors of Caraga
Conference for Peace and Development, Bishop Juan de Dios Pueblos of the
Diocese of Butuan stated that he is fully supportive to the call of
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte that all mining companies operating in Mindanao
must be stopped. Pueblos said mining destroys the country’s resources and
Filipino communities are at the losing end.
“I am in strong support to environmental
preservation including the stoppage of mining activities in the region, and for
everyone to enjoy something better in life, one must stay positive in the
things he/she do. Peace and development is achievable by working hand in hand,”
he added.
Moreover, Pueblos stressed that aside from bringing
news to the public, it is more important for journalists to be part in
advancing good governance. He likewise urged local writers and reporters to
spread good news and success stories in order to inspire others. (VLG/
PIA-Caraga)
DAR AgNor distributes land titles during CARP
anniversary celeb
By Gil E. Miranda
BUTUAN CITY, June 23 (PIA) - A group of
farmer-beneficiaries in the province Agusan del Norte received a total of 73
hectares of land titles during the kick-off ceremony of the annual celebration
of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) held at Robinsons Place.
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Caraga regional
director Julita A. Ragandang and Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer Andre B.
Atega of DAR Agusan del Norte personally handed-over the certificate of land
ownership awards to the beneficiaries.
Ragandang said that DAR has committed to ensure
positive gains in the fight against rural poverty of all agrarian reform
beneficiaries in the region.
Record shows that land acquisition and distibution
in the province as of December 31, 2015 has an overall accomplishment of 92
percent, or a distribution of 39,832 hectares out of the total scope of 43,216
hectares. (DAR-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
Turnover ceremony set for incoming, outgoing admins
in Butuan City
By Ma. Lourdes P. Apego
BUTUAN CITY, June 23 (PIA) - The city government
here is now preparing for the turnover ceremony of the outgoing and incoming
administrations set on June 30, 2:00 p.m. at the city hall lobby, said City
Administrator Atty. Reggie Mag-usara.
Mag-usara said it will be a simple but meaningful
turn-over ceremony where the outgoing mayor Ferdinand M. Amante Jr. will give a
valedictory speech while the incoming mayor Ronnie Vicente C. Lagnada will give
his acceptance speech.
Basicially, the turn-over program will be short
emphasizing on the quick turn over rather than the speeches of the incumbent
and the incoming mayor, Mag-usara said.
Meanwhile, outgoing Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP)
members will also be given the floor to deliver their valedictory address if
they so desire during the last regular session of the Sangguniang Panglunsod of
Butuan on June 28.
This is revealed by SP Secretary Aurora M. Caballes
saying that the last session will be held at the New SP building at 2:30 p.m.
But before the regular session, Caballes said, a
mass will be held at the SP Office and after the adjournment of the session,
more activities will follow such as the inauguration of the new SP building,
holding of program where outgoing SP members will be presented with tokens and
plaques and will be serenaded. (Radyo ng Bayan Butuan/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
Cebuano News: Bag-ong 20 ka mga lawak tulunghaan sa
Cagdianao naablihan na
Ni Mary Jul E. Escalante
CLAVER, Surigao del Norte, Hunyo 23 (PIA) - Bag-ong
natukod nga mokabat 20 ka mga klasroms sa Cagdianao Elementary School naablihan
na bag-ohay pa lamang.
Gibisitahan ni Gobernador Sol F. Matugas uban ni
Congressman Francisco T. Matugas ug sa Team Capitol ang maong tulunghaan atol
sa ika- 57th Araw ng Cagdianao nga nagdala sa temang, "San Juan nga
Magbubunyag, Kabahin sa Kalambuan sa Katawhan nan Cagdianao" niadtong
Hunyo 21, 2016, ning probinsya.
Ang maong nasangpit nga mga lawak tulunghaan
kantidad P20 milyones gipatukod kini sa THPAL Mining Corporation ubos sa ilang
Social Development Management Program (SDMP) diin pipila sa maong mga lawak
tulunghaan adunay aircon.
Sa iyang mensahe si Gobernador Matugas miingon nga
iyang paningkamutan nga matukoran ug highschool ang maong barangay tungod kay
gusto man sa mga katawhan ug aron usab dili na moadto pa sa layong lugar ang
mga estudyante nga buot mo eskuyla sa highschool.
Samtang sa iyang bahin nalipay og dako si Punong
Barangay Redemer Gabunada sa gihatag sa gobernador nga P1milyon alang sa dugang
pang mga proyekto sa ilang barangay.
Sa susamang adlaw, mibisita usab ang gobernador
uban sa grupo didto sa bag-ong Material Recovery Facility (MRF) ug Ecopark sa
lungsod sa Hayanggabon.
Mapasigarbuhon nga gipalantaw ni Punong Brgy. Rito
Placensia ang maong pasilidad nga adunay bio-reactor nga makahimo og organic
fertilizer ug uban pang kahimoan sa maong MRF.
Ang maong pasilidad kantidad P5 milyones gikan
gihapon sa tabang sa THPAL ug nahimo na kining tourist attraction sa maong
barangay tungod sa kaanindot sa maong talan-awon. (PGO-PIC/PIA-Surigao del
Norte)
Cebuano News: Post-harvest facilities ihatag sa mga
mag-uuma
By Aimee B. Sienes-Sajor
BUTUAN CITY, Hunyo 23 (PIA) – Sa tumong nga
mapalambo ang abot sa mga mag-uuma sa probinsya, ang lokal nga panggamhanan sa
Agusan del Norte maghatag og mga farm mechanization equipment ug facilities
ngadto sa mga kwalipikado ug lehitimong
farmers association aron mas mamaayo pa ang dagan sa agrikultura sa probinsya.
Tulo ka rehistrado ug lehitimong farmer association
sa probinsya ang andam nga moimplementar sa maong programa isip mga
benepisyaryo niini. Una mao ang Lekda Higaonon Farmers Producers Cooperative
nga makadawat og 2 units verme tea brewer, 1 unit corn sheller ug multi-purpose
drying pavement with mini warehouse. Ang E. G. Montilla Farmers Association
makadawat usab ug 1 unit corn sheller ug ang Tinocuran Green Kalikasan Farmers
Association makadawat og 1 unt corn sheller.
Gihatagan sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan og otoridad
si Provincial governor Ma. Angelica Rosedell M. Amante-Matba nga mopirma sa
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) tali sa tulo ka farmers association aron mapadali
ang pag-implementar sa among programa.
Nakabutang sa MOA nga adunay katungod ang probinsya
nga manginlabot, maghimo og lakang nga mainsakto ang mga problema kon
kinahanglan nga bawion ang equipment kon dili pagtuman sa mga kasabotan sa
maong MOA. (LGU-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
