Gov. Plaza: Advanced education continues to improve
in AgSur
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, June 20 (PIA) –
“Advanced education continues to improve in 2015 as a result of the Scholarship
Program that the provincial government has been implementing. A total of 447
individuals have availed of the Scholarship program in 2015,” stressed Agusan
del Sur Governor Adolph Edward Plaza in his State of the Province Address (SOPA)
held recently at the Naliyagan Cultural Center Main Stage in the province.
Gov. Plaza emphasized that the early education has
improved from 21,847 in 2014 to 23,284in 2015, as a result of construction of
day care centers. “As of 2015, there are now 501 day care centers that have
been constructed. Around 4,000 children have benefitted from the provision of
ne school facilities and supplies under the PAGTUON Program in 2015,” he said.
Also, the good governor added that as the
provincial government addresses the educational needs of the children in the
province, their health and nutrition are also prioritized.
“Key milestones have been achieved in health and
nutrition: Prevalence rate of underweight children reduced from 6.04 percent in
2014 to 5.59 percent in 2015; Top 3 High Performing Province in the Philippines
in Immunization; Top 1 High Performing Province in Immunization in Caraga; Best
Provincial Leadership in Governance Program Site; Zero Malaria Case;
Filaria-Free Province; and TB-DOTS Achiever,” enumerated Gov. Plaza.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Mindanao Centro officials pay courtesy call to
PIA-13 chief, discusses partnership
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, June 21 (PIA) – The officials from
Butuan-based Mindanao Centro Daily paid courtesy call on Monday to Philippine
Information Agency (PIA) Caraga regional director Abner Caga and discussed
partnership in information dissemination.
In his interview over 107.8 Power FM/ Advanced
Forward Emergency Broadcasting System (AFEBS) Network of PIA Caraga with deputy
regional director Fryan Abkilan, Mindanao Centro Daily general manager Arnel
Cortez and editor-in-chief Mark Divid Bequilla expressed that their media
outfit wanted to partner with PIA in disseminating timely, accurate and
relevant information to the public.
Cortez also revealed that he and his team are now
the ones handling the daily operations of their local newspaper release. There
have been changes in management, however, the target areas for
dissemination/circulation are still the same.
“Our newspaper has been circulating in the key
cities of Caraga region – here in Butuan, Cabadbaran, Bayugan, Tandag, Bislig,
and soon in Compostella Valley. We will also do our best until we reach other
parts of Mindanao,” said Cortez.
Cortez also emphasized his appreciation to PIA’s
initiatives and innovations in technology. “I get to appreciate more how
technology really works because of your initiative. We’re glad to have learned
about your mobile application, which is very accessible and convenient. There’s
really a lot to discover in social media. We hope to have a good partnership
with your agency,” he underlined.
Meanwhile, director Caga assured the said officials
that they will be part of the PIA’s future activities and will continuously
receive updates through the agency’s known platforms. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
PRC AgNor-Butuan City Chapter sets 2016 Chapter
Volunteer Run
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, June 21 (PIA) – In time with the 67th
Anniversary celebration of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Agusan del Norte –
Butuan City Chapter on July 23, 2016, a “Chapter Volunteer Run” is also set
with assembly area at 4:00 a.m in front of Father Staturnino Urios University
(FSUU) Gymnasium.
PRC Agusan del Norte-Butuan City Chapter
administrator Teodoro Cairo said this event is a fund-raising activity for the
Health and Welfare Services of PRC.
“Our vision is to make the Chapter Volunteer Run as
one of the most popular event of its kind in the locality, thus demonstrating
how the local chapter leads in championing the spirit of volunteerism. We wish
to show that the Agusan del Norte-Butuan City and Cabadbaran City is deeply
committed in mobilizing humanitarian action as a means of saving lives,”
expressed Cairo.
Cairo added that the local chapter of PRC is
seeking partners from different sectors of the society who are committed to
similar values, and who can support not only PRC services but also behind
these.
The “Chapter Volunteer Run” is anchored on the
theme “Run to Save Lives.”
For more information, the local PRC chapter can be
reached at telephone number (085) 342-4166. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Agnor guv prioritizes safety, well-being of
children, senior citizens
By Nora C. Lanuza Molde
BUTUAN CITY, June 21 (PIA) – Agusan del Norte
governor Ma. Angelica Rosedell M. Amante-Matba has prioritized the safety of children
and senior citizens in the province.
Governor Matba during her State of the Province
Address held recently bared that to ensure the safety of children, day care
workers of the province were trained on the "Safety of Young
Children" during calamities and emergencies.
In 2015, the province’s day care program has served
a total of 10,842 enrollees through the efforts of the day care workers and has
distributed 235 story big books to the day care centers in the province, said
governor Matba.
According to governor Matba, the Local Council for
the Protection of Children (LCPC) and the Annual Search for Child Friendly
Local Government Units (LGU) were institutionalized as mechanisms of
eradicating violence against women and children.
“We take pride on the achievement of the city of
Cabadbaran in getting the 1st place award for 'Child Friendly, City/LGU' in
year 2015," she said.
Meanwhile, on the social services of the province,
some 1,533 Senior Citizens have already received various assistance, to include
burial assistance, Lakbay-Gana and the Integrated Social Development Assistance
Program (ISDAP) with a total cost of 2,279,520.
Also, recognizing the contributions of the Senior
Citizens in the province, a total of P67,160,500 were given to 11,222 indigent
beneficiaries as their Social Pension.
“It was remarkably a worthy recognition of the
contributions of the Senior Citizens in transforming Agusan del Norte into what
it is now,” governor Matba said. (NCLM, PIA-Agusan del Norte)
7K jobs await jobseekers at Tandag Charter Day jobs
fair
By Romelyn Bactol
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, June 21 (PIA) - There
will be at least 17,434 jobs to be offered at the jobs fair held at Brgy.
Dagocdoc Hall here in time of the 9th Tandag City Charter Day Celebration set
on June 22, 2016.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
Surigao del Sur and the PESO Tandag City are working together to bring at least
three local employers and 11 licensed recruitment agencies to help jobseekers
shorten their search for work and for employers to meet their manpower needs.
Top local vacancies are trainee for electronic
assembler, process support technicians, production engineers, general office
staff, area recovery officer, collection officer, cashier, front office
receptionist, service crew, room attendant, sales officer, internal auditors
and others from Cebu Mitsumi, Inc. MSS Cycle Trading (Motorstar) and Villa
Maria Luisa Hotel respectively. On the other hand, household service worker,
accountant, general welder, autocad, beautician, agricultural laborer, nurses
and heavy and light driver top the overseas job opportunities. Recruitment
agencies for overseas include Al-alamia International Manpower Services,
I-Rekrut Manpower, Inc., Jenerick International Manpower Inc., Eastern Overseas
Employment Center Inc., Online Hiring Corp., Placewell International Services
Corporation, Zontar Manpower Services Inc., MMML Recruitment Services Inc.,
Maanyag International Manpower Inc., Victoria Services Inc. and Nonstop
Overseas Employment Corporation.
DOLE-SDS and PESO Tandag encouraged
applicants/jobseekers to be ready with all their pertinent documents to have a
better chances at getting employed and to register at Philjobnet website
(www.philjobnet.ph) and create their account to have access on other available
vacancies posted online. (NGBT/DOLE/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
DAR honors outstanding Surigao Norte ARBOs
By Daryll
Tumbaga
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, June 22 (PIA) -
Nine agrarian reform beneficiary organizations (ARBOs) in Surigao del Norte
were honored recently for their outstanding performance in the implementation
of the Agrarian Production Credit Program (APCP) of the Department of Agrarian
Reform (DAR).
The recognition was part of the kick-off
celebration of the 28 years of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)
on June 14, 2016 held at Robinsons Place, Butuan City.
The outstanding ARBOs were San Pedro Rural Workers
Association of Brgy. San Pedro, Alegria; Esperanza Farmers Credit Cooperative
of Brgy. Esperanza, Del Carmen; Trinidad Farmers Credit Cooperative of Brgy.
Trinidad, Surigao City; Cantapoy Farmers and Fisherman Credit Cooperative of
Brgy. Cantapoy, Malimono; Honrado Farmers Credit Cooperative of Brgy. Honrado,
San Francisco; Himamaug Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative of Brgy.
Himamaug, Taganaan; Ima Women-Initiated Community Association of Brgy. Ima,
Sison; Union Agro-Agri Credit Organization of Brgy. Union, Dapa; and Mabini
Farmers Agra Credit Cooperative of Brgy. Mabini, Surigao City.
The ARBO borrowers were recognized for their
performance based on the criteria of approved loan and accumulated loan
availment since the ARBOs were granted of the APCP loans with the Landbank of
the Philippines. These APCP loans were granted to ARBOs starting in 2014.
Moreover, the San Pedro Rural Workers Association
of Brgy. San Pedro in Alegria was also hailed as the Best ARBO in Surigao del
Norte for their highest performance compared to other ARBOs in Surigao del
Norte per set criteria and standard of the Landbank of the Philippines. (DAR-Surigao del Norte/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Top DENR-13 officers take 2-day orientation on
foreign-assisted projects
By Herzon Gallego
BUTUAN CITY, June 22 (PIA) – Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Caraga regional director Nonito M.
Tamayo and his senior officers, including the PENR officers, CENR officers, and
division chiefs attended a two-day orientation about Foreign-Assisted and
Special Project (FASP) held at Amontay Beach Resort in Nasipit, Agusan del
Norte to familiarize themselves with its operation and management system in the
region.
There are 26 on-going FASPs nationwide with a total
cost of US$ 466.38 million (P21.4 billion) implemented since 2007 until 2022.
Eight of these projects are active in Caraga Region.
These projects are (1) the Philippine Climate
Change Adaptation Project (PhilCCAP) with a total grant amount of US $
4,970,000, which is a pilot project with the objective of developing and
demonstrating approaches that would enable targeted communities to adapt to the
potential impacts of climate variability and change; (2) Strengthening National
System to Improve Governance and Management of Indigenous People and Local
Communities Conserved Areas and Territories (Philippine ICCA Project) with a
total grant amount of US$ 1,890,000. This project strengthens the conservation,
protection, and management of key biodiversity sites in the Philippines by
institutionalizing IPs and local communities conserved areas and territories as
a sustainable addition to the National Protected Area estate; (3) Integrated
Persistent Organic Pollutants Management Project (IPOPs Management Project)
with a total grant amount of US$ 26,670,000 by the World Bank/Global
Environment Facility (WB-GEF); (4) Philippine Solid Waste Management Sector
Project (PSWMSP) with a grant amount of US $ 3,000,000 by the Asian Development
Bank. This project will improve efficiency and reliability of delivery of Solid
Waste Management services to residents in the recipient local government units
which include construction of sanitary landfill and Material Recovery Facility
(MRF), purchase of garbage collection trucks, MRF waste bins and equipments
among others; (5) Program on Forest Study on "The Role of Forest in
Reducing Poverty and Enhancing Climate Resilience" (PROFOR) with a total
grant amount of US$ 300,000 by the World Bank.
This is a study of the DENR with the objective to
enhance understanding of how forest and the ecosystem services contribute and
mutually reinforce both poverty reduction and resilience in the Philippines;
(6) Scaling up Implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the
Seas of East Asis (SDS-SEA) with a total grant amount of US$ 167,909,459 by the
UNDP-GEF, Partner Countries and NGOs.
This project represents the "transformation
phase" of a series of GEF support, culminating on the sustainability of
the PENSEA as a regional coordinating mechanism for the implementation of
SDS-SEA ; (7) Strengthening the Marine Protected Area System to conserve Marine
Key Biodiversity Areas ( MKBA) with a total grant amount of US$ 8,000,000 by
the UNDP-GEF; (8) Partnership for Biodiversity Conservation: Mainstreaming in
Local Agricultural Landscapes, or Biodiversity Partnership Project (BPP) with a
total grant amount of Php 691,606,338.43.
This project will directly address barriers through
an integrated approach aimed at strengthening enabling policies at the national
level; enhancing capacities of LGUs, and demonstration in selected pilot sites.
According to Roberto Oliveros, assistant regional
director for Technical Services, "The extent and nature of involvement of
the regional office in the implementation of these Foreign-Assisted Projects
require strong coordination between the DENR and the FASPO."
The two-day orientation also discussed and
clarified the different types of Overseas Development Assistance Project and
the distribution of different DENR-FASPs nationwide; the process and procedures
in the Project Management Cycle vis-Γ -vis; the role of FASP office; the project
preparation and packaging as initiated by field offices in close coordination
with the FASP; and Well-Coordinated field implementation, monitoring and
evaluation. (DENR-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
Pilot evacuation center in Butuan ready to house
more than 500 individuals
By Eunice G. Montaos
BUTUAN CITY, June 21 (PIA) – A multi-million
project located at Purok 10, Forest Park, Barangay Bancasi, this city is ready
to house more than 500 individuals who might be victims of
calamities/disasters.
Regional director Minda B. Brigoli of the Department
of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga spearheaded recently the
turn-over ceremony of the P17.9M-worth pilot evacuation center funded DSWD and
this city’s local government unit (LGU).
“We are so happy that finally this building is
already completed and now ready to be used anytime another disaster will happen
in the city,” said Brigoli.
“This evacuation center is purposely built to
provide convenient and safe place for the victims of calamities/disasters, so
that in a way we will provide relief from their burdens of being displaced from
their homes,” Brigoli added.
Aside from the establishment, the regional office
also provided other facilities such as big pots/kettles, plastic containers,
and ladles which will be of use when internally-displaced persons (IDPs) will
be staying at the evacuation center should the city be visited by
disasters/calamities.
Also, City Administrator Regie Mag-usara and City
Councilor Sammy Amante both represented LGU-Butuan during the said ceremony to
formally receive the symbolic key of responsibility and accountability for the
evacuation center.
A 'Manual of Operation' for the center was also
made by the Butuan City LGU, through the City Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Office, with inputs from the Disaster Risk Reduction and Response
Operations unit of DSWD-Caraga. (JPG/Social Marketing
Unit/DSWD Field Office Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano News: Kausaban sa buhatan komunikasyon ubos
sa administrasyon ni Duterte gidetalye
SURIGAO DEL SUR, Hunyo 21 (PIA) - Ang mga opisyal
sa Aquino Administration ug sa umaabot nga Duterte administrasyon nagpadayon
nga mapaayo og han-ay ang mga detalye sa transisyon aron masiguro ang hapsay
nga pagbalhin sa mandato sa Presidential Communications Operations Office
(PCOO), kini ang gibutyag ni Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. kagahapon, adlaw’ng
Lunes.
“Patuloy ang aming pakikipag-ugnayan sa isa’t isa
upang maibahagi kay incoming secretary Martin Andanar ang mga mahalagang
impormasyon tungkol sa trabahong ginagampanan ng Communications Office,” kini
ang gisulti ni Secretary Coloma ngadto sa mga mamamahayag didto sa Malakanyang.
Si Coloma miingon, nga atol sa ilahang unang miting
kon panagtagbo ni Andanar, sila gilayon misuroy sa Philippine Information
Agency (PIA), People’s Television, National Printing Office, og sa APO
Production Unit nga didto napahimutang sa PIA building sa Quezon City.
“Nakipag-pulong siya sa mga nasa operations natin
dito sa PCOO, kina Undersecretary Jan Co Chua, Assistant Secretary Cecille
Javillonar at iyong iba pang kagawad ng ating tanggapan dito. Bahagi lang ito
ng patuloy na pakikipag-ugnayan namin sa isa’t isa upang tiyakin ang isang
seamless transition,” sumala pa ni Coloma.
Gitumbok usab ni Coloma nga iyaha gikabutyag kang
Andanar ang importansya nga mahatagan ang mga membro sa media og mga haum sa
panahon nga mga impormasyon tungod kay kini ang pinaka-importante nga
responsibilidad nga ipahamtang sa opisina sa presidente og sa Palasyo sa
Malakanyang.
Si Andanar sa iyahang kabahin usab mibutyag nga
gawas sa pag attender sa mga nahisgutang panagtigum, siya usab nakigbayloay og
mensahe pinaagi sa text messages kang Secretary Coloma.
Sumala pa niya “sa gihapon, gikinahanglan usab nga
atoang mahibaloan kung unsa ang ato angayan nga pagabuhaton, kung unsa nga mga
ahensya ang kinahanglan nga tutukan og husto ug ang mga angayan nga buhaton
aron nga mamahimong hapsay ang pagpadagan sa atoang ahensya ilalom sa PCOO (Of
course, kailangan po nating malaman kung ano ang mga dapat gawin, kung anong
mga ahensiya ang dapat tutukan nang husto at kung ano pa ‘yung mga dapat na
pagbabago na dapat gawin para mas lalo maging efficient ang pagpapatakbo ng
ating mga ahensiya sa ilalim po ng PCOO).”
Siya usab misubli nga ang PCOO paga-usbon sa tawag
nga Presidential Communications Office kon PCO.
Sa pangutana kung ang Presidential Communications
Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO) posibleng mawala, siya
miingon nga kini mamahimo na nga usa ka division ilalum sa pagdumala sa PCO.
Ang PCDSPO, gitahasan sa pag-umol og mga mensahe sa
presidente, ang gipangulohan karon ni Undersecretary Manuel Quezon III.
Sumala pa sa taho, si Andanar miingon nga gusto
nila og kabag-ohan (streamline) sa PCO. Gitumbok niya nga mapasayon ang paghatag
og report ngadto sa presidente lakip na ang paghatag og impormasyon ngadto sa
mga gabinete.
“Ang kagandahan po nito ay hindi na po magiging
medyo magulo iyong ating set up. Isa na lang ang magre-report sa Presidente,
iyong Secretary na lang ng PCO at pati po ‘yung spokesperson, pagdating sa
kanyang mga administrative work ay ako na po ang magre-report sa Gabinete para
isa lang po ang panggagalingan ng report, administratively,” sumala pa ni
Andanar. (NGBT/PND/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
