NEDA exec optimistic for ‘Ambisyon Natin 2040’
program to continue in next admin
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, June 22 (PIA) – In the Regional
Development Council (RDC) Caraga meeting here held on Wednesday, National
Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) central office - development
information staff director Nerrisa Esguerra expressed her optimism that the new
administration led by President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will adopt and support
their ‘AmBisyon Natin 2040’ Program.
Esguerra explained that the ‘AmBisyon Natin 2040’
represents the collective long-term vision and aspirations of the Filipino
people for themselves and for the country for the next 25 years. It describes
the kind of life that people want to live, as well as how the country will look
like by 2040. As such, it will serve as an anchor for development planning
across at least four administrations.
“We know that development is a long-term process.
It takes many years, even decades, for a country to reach a higher level of
development so as to significantly raise living standards and, subsequently,
eradicate poverty. But because of the current political system, government
planning has traditionally been bound by the six-year term of a presidency.
This has often led to discontinuity of even good policies and programs. Thus,
stakeholders have been clamoring for a long-term development plan that will
ensure sustainability and continuity of good policies, programs, and projects
beyond the term a political administration,” relayed Esguerra.
The said director also emphasized that the incoming
NEDA director-general Ernesto Pernia and other officials were already informed
about the program and have expressed interest in fulfilling the vision.
She further disclosed that crafting the ‘AmBisyon Natin
2040’ was a result of a consultative process. According to her, an Advisory
Committee composed of representatives from the government, private sector, the
academe, and civil society guided the overall implementation of the visioning
exercise. “Experts from different fields of development were also consulted,
especially on the thematic technical papers. Guided by the Advisory Committee,
NEDA led the development of the project’s various components, including public
consultations through focus group discussions, national survey, technical
studies, and communication and advocacy,” she recalled.
Dir. Esguerra is also encouraging the public to use
‘AmBisyon Natin 2040’ as a topic for discourse and study in the academe, basis
for goal-setting of projects and programs in our communities, among others.
“The public is also free to use (without major
alterations) the visual materials and information posted on the AmBisyon Natin
2040 website and Facebook page. We are also open to talk about AmBisyon Natin
2040 in relevant external events and gatherings. There will be a string of
public events in the coming months where the public is invited to join,” she
said.
Meanwhile, NEDA Caraga regional director Mylah Faye
Aurora Carino revealed that in line with the said program, series of
information caravan will be conducted in the different provinces of the region.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
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)
AgNor farmer-groups honored during CARP anniversary
By Gil E. Miranda
BUTUAN CITY, June 22 (PIA) - Three Agrarian Reform
Beneficiary Organizations (ARBOs) in the province of Agusan del Norte were
honored for their outstanding performance in the implementation of the Agrarian
Production Credit Program (APCP) as Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) celebrates its 28th anniversary of the
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) held recently at Robinsons Place,
this city.
The conferment of the award was led by DAR Caraga
regional director Julita A. Ragandang with DAR Agusan del Norte Provincial
Agrarian Reform Program Officer Andre B. Atega to the ARBOs that include
Baleguian Organic Farmers’ Irrigators Association (BOFIA), Maong Agrarian
Reform Farmers’ Cooperative, (MAFCO) and Taguibo Integrated Pest Management
Irrigators’ Association (TIPMA).
Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer Andre B.
Atega congratulates the ARBOs for this year’s excellent performance in the
implementation of the APCP.
APCP is a financing program being implemented by
the DAR, Department of Agriculture and Land Bank of the Philippines to provide
credit including development assistance and marketing support to improve the
farmers in developing the CARP awarded farmlands. (DAR-Agusan del
Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
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)
Caraga Region joins nationwide simultaneous
Earthquake Drill 2016
By April Rose Anne Y. Sanchez
BUTUAN CITY, June 22 (PIA) – An estimated of 3,500
Caraganons participated in the 2nd Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake
Drill (NSED) on June 22 at 9:00 in the morning.
The nationwide drill dubbed as “PAGYANIG 2016”
measured the nation’s readiness whenever an earthquake strikes.
The ceremonial site of Caraga Region is the Butuan
City School of Arts and Trade (BCSAT) where a total of 1,852 students, teachers
and administrative personnel participated in the drill.
Likewise, regional government agencies and private
establishments participated in the nationwide drill. Provinces in the region
have also identified their respective ceremonial sites.
The official tally of the drill participants in the
region shall be released once official reports from participating stakeholders
have been submitted to the Office of Civil Defense - Regional Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council (OCD-RDRRMC) Operations Center.
The drill was led by the OCD Caraga Region together
with City DRRMO, which served as evaluators.
This tested the readiness and level of preparedness
of Caraga in efficiently and effectively responding to high magnitude earthquake.
Likewise, gaps, issues and lessons learned were identified during the drill.
The exercise improves the ability and capacity of the region to respond to and
recover from earthquake.
The drill was officially terminated at 12:00 p.m.
(OCD-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
SurSur army chief: Insurgency still lingers in some
areas of province
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, June 22 (PIA) – Col.
Isidro Purisima, commander of the 402nd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army
(PA), this province, admitted that insurgency problems had continued to thrive
but only in some areas here.
The government’s campaign to purge the province of
rebels had already gained broad support from the public, he stressed.
On June 10, the army brigade here held an Area Clearing
Validation (ACV) with Gov. Johnny Pimentel and Brig. Gen. Paul Atal, respective
chairs of the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC), this province, and
Area Clearing Validation Board (ACVB) of the army’s 4th Infantry Division (4ID)
aimed at assessing the insurgency situation.
During the occasion, all four battalion commanders
of the 402nd Infantry Brigade under Col. Purisima were in attendance together
with the mayors or their alter egos.
In a recent interview, Purisima said that the
lawless armed groups (LAG), referring to the New People’s Army (NPA), had still
managed to have their presence felt.
This occurred on June 15 when a container van
loaded with banana products owned by the DOLE Philippines was set on fire at
the national highway of Barangay Amaga in Barobo town, 105 kilometers south,
this city.
It was learned however that, together with the
police, the counteraction made by government troopers was pinned on the
company’s vicinity instead.
Col. Purisima had issued a statement condemning the
violent act, urging the public to do the same.
Such incident was already carried out twice in a row in the same town
this year.
The brigade commander said that schoolchildren who
happened to witness the burning incident made by some 15 lawless elements,
according to P/CInsp. Dominador Plaza, the town’s chief of police (COP), were
even threatened that something bad was going to be done.
Companies here which do not yield to the rebels’
way of extorting money, had incurred heavy losses, reports indicated.
Col. Purisima had expressed hope that the incoming
Duterte administration would put an end to the lingering problem on insurgency
in the country. (Radyo ng Bayan-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Tagalog News: Opisyal ng NEDA positibo na
susuportahan ng bagong administration ang 'AmBisyon Natin 2040'
Ni Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Hunyo 22 (PIA) - Positibo at
naniniwala si director Nerrisa Esguerra ng National Economic and Development
Authority (NEDA) - central office na susuportahan at ipagpapatuloy ng bagong
administrasyon sa pamumuno ni President-elect Rodrigo Duterte ang nasimulang
'AmBisyon Natin 2040' ng nasabing ahensya.
Sa ginanap na Regional Development Council (RDC)
Caraga meeting dito sa lungsod, sinabi ni director Esguerra na napaabot na
umano nila sa bagong uupong director general at iba pang bagong opisyales ng
NEDA ang tungkol sa programang eto.
Ibinahagi rin ni director Esguerra na ang ‘AmBisyon
Natin 2040’ ay isang long-term vision at aspirations ng mga Pilipino para sa
kanilang sarili at kanilang pananaw sa bansa sa susunod pang 25 taon.
Pinapakita anya dito kung anong uri ng buhay ang
gustong makamtan ng mga pinoy pati na rin umano ang posibleng kalagayan ng
bansa sa taong 2040.
Nananawagan din si director Esguerra sa publiko na
suportahan ang layunin ng ‘AmBisyon Natin 2040’. Magagamit din anya ng publiko
ang mga Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials ng nasabing
programa sa pag-aaral para sa academe sector at maaari ring maging basehan sa
anumang goal-setting para sa mga proyekto at programang makakabuti sa
komunidad.
Ayon naman kay NEDA Caraga regional director Mylah
Faye Aurora CariΓ±o, na may gaganapin silang information caravan sa ibat-ibang
probinsya sa rehiyon upang mapalaganap pa ang adbokasiya ng ahensiya patungkol
dito. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog News: Media nagtipon-tipon sa isang
camaraderie sa lungsod ng Butuan
Ni Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Hunyo 22 (PIA) - Nagtipon-tipon ang
mga media sa isang camaraderie night event kasama ang convenor ng Caraga
Conference for Peace and Development at Butuan Bishop Juan de Dios Pueblos,
opisyales ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Information
Agency (PIA) at Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) na ginanap dito sa
lungsod.
Sa kanyang mensahe, binigyang diin ni Bishop
Pueblos ang tungkulin at responsibilidad ng media sa paglalahad ng mga
makatotohanang balita sa publiko. Ayon kay Bishop Pueblos, ang media ay hindi
lamang naghahatid ng balita sa araw-araw kundi tumutulong rin sa mga tao na
makabuo nang mabuti at nararapat na desisyon sa kanilang buhay.
Ayon naman kay PIA Caraga regional director Abner
Caga maging sensitibo rin dapat ang media sa mga balitang inihahatid sa
publiko. May mga sensitibong issues umanong dapat mas pagtuonan ng pansin na
may pangkalahatang interest.
Samantala, ipinahayag din ni Major General Benjamin
Madrigal, commander ng 4th Infantry Division ng Philippine Army ang kanyang
pasasalamat sa patuloy na suporta ng media sa kanilang mga aktibidades, maging
sa kanilang adbokasiya tungo sa kapayapaan.
Isa anya itong badge of honor na makasama ang media
sa paghahatid nang tama, makabuluhan at napapanahon na mga balita sa publiko.
Patuloy din umano ang kanilang ginagawang
koordinasyon sa media at sa ibat-ibang sektor upang mapanatili ang kaayusan at
kapayapaan sa rehiyon. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano News: Mga kawani sa BJMP Caraga gipailawom
sa random drug test
Ni JO2 Orlando V Montalban
BUTUAN CITY, Hunyo 22 (PIA) - Sa mando sa Regional
Director SSupt. Ester G Pepito, uban sa pag-abag sa Philippine Drug Enforcement
Agency (PDEA) Caraga, gipailawon sa random drug test ang mga jail officers nga
nadestino sa Caraga Regional Office apil na ang tanang mga wardens nga
nadestino sa mga bilanggoan nga sakop sa Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
(BJMP) Caraga, niadtong Martes, Hunyo 21, atol sa gihimo nga Values Formation
Seminar.
Gihimo ang maong test agig suporta sa anti-illegal
drugs campaign sa incoming administration og aron pud matino kun aduna bay mga
gumagamit sa illegal nga droga sa han-ay sa mga jail officers sa rehiyon sa
Caraga.
Nikabat sa 60 ka mga empleyado ang napailalom sa
maong drug test og ang resulta masuta human sa 15 ka adlaw.
Kahinumduman nga sa gihimong drug test niadtong
bulan sa Enero niining tuiga, nagnegatibo ang 46 ka mga jail officers sa
nadestino sa mao gihapong opisina. (BJMP-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano News: P5 milyon nga coastal resource
management center sa Surigao Norte gi-inagurahan na
Ni Mary Jul Escalante
CLAVER, Surigao del Norte, Hunyo 22 (PIA) – Ang
Coastal Resource Management Center sa Hayanggabon, Claver ning probinsya
malampusong gibindisyunan, gi-inagurahan ug giturn-over niadtog Hunyo 21, 2016.
Ang maong pasilidad kantidad P5 milyones gikan sa
Taganito HPAL Nickel Corporation pinaagi sa ilang Social Development Management
Program (SDMP) diin kabahin kini sa ilang adbokasiya sa responsible nga
pagmina.
Mitambong sa maong okasyon si Gobernador Sol F.
Matugas, Congressman Francisco T. Matugas, Bise Gobernador Arturo Carlos Egay,
Jr., Claver Mayor Eddie Gokiangkee ug mga representante sa THPAL nga mao sila Plant Manager Munekazu Kawata,
Admin Manager Yohei Iwaki ug Acting Civil Manager Makoto Takashi, mga katawhan
sa brgy. Hayanggabon ug uban pang mga dinapit nga bisita.
Sa iyang mensahe, si Gobernador Matugas nalipayay
og dako tungod kay natuman na gayod ang damgo sa probinsya nga makabaton sa
maong pasilidad ug dako usab ang iyang pasalamat sa tabang ug suporta sa THPAL
diin maoy intrumento aron matuman an maong damgo.
Matud pa ni Gobernador Matugas ang maong building
gamiton alang sa pagtoon ug pagresearch alang sa pagproteher sa mga coastal
areas ug pag showcase sa mga kaayuhan sa probinsya nga maoy ikapakita sa mga
turista nga mobisita dinhi sa probinsya.
Samtang sa iyang kabahin malipayon ug mapasalamaton
gayod si Hayanggabon Punong Brgy. Rito Placencia sa maong pasilidad nga
nahimutang sa ilang barangay diin kini nahimo pinaagi sa inisyatiba sa
gobernador ug sa pundo sa THPAL. (PGO-PIC/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Cebuano News: Vet Quarantine checkpoints ibutang sa
lalawigan
Ni Jay Vincent V. Demain
BUTUAN CITY, June 22 (PIA) – Pinaagi sa usa ka
ordinansa, butangan na og veterinary quarantine checkpoints ang nagkalain-laing
lugar sa probinsya aron mapugngan ang pagsulod o pagawas sa bisan unsang sakit
gikan sa hayop.
Basi sa Provincial Ordinance No. 413-2016 nga
gipangamahanan ni Provincial Board Member Rey G. Jamboy, ang tsirman sa
Committee on Health and Nutrition, butangan og checkpoints ang mga entry ug
exit points sa probinsya sama sa Carmen,
Kitcharao, Nasipit port ug bisan pa man sa airport sa Bancasi ug Tungao ning
dakbayan.
Responsibilidad sa veterinary quarantine officer
nga magdumala sa checkpoints nga maghimog inspeksyon sa mga hayop nga mosulod
ug mogawas sa probinsya sa tuyo nga dili makasulod ang unsa mang klasing sakit
gikan sa hayop lakip na ang gitawag nga by-products niini.
Gitagaan silag gahom nga mopatay sa mga hayop nga
mapamatud-ang adunay sakit ug pagdumili sa pagsulod o paggawas niini kon kini
gidala sa iligal nga pamaagi. (LGU-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
