PAGASA says Caraga region is vulnerable to La NiΓ±a
By Nora C. Lanuza Molde
BUTUAN CITY, July 25 (PIA) –Caraga region is the
most vulnerable region in terms of La NiΓ±a event, state weather forecaster
said.
In a press conference held during the celebration
of the National Science and Technology Week (NSTW), assistant weather services
chief Anthony Joseph R. Lucero of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and
Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Regional Service Division said
the region belongs to Climate Type 2 which means that the region does not
experience dry season but experiences rain all year round and will likely
experience the La NiΓ±a event.
“Caraga has only wet and very wet climate, and La
NiΓ±a condition is possible at the end of September and the La NiΓ±a event may
occur at the end of December," Lucero added.
Meanwhile, the Department of Science and Technology
(DOST) advised the public in advance on the possible consequences of the La
NiΓ±a phenomenon and urging the public to be ready for the possible effects like
flooding and landslides.
La NiΓ±a is associated with wet and above average
rainfall and might bring to more than 600 mm of rain in a month.
(NCLM/PIA-Caraga)
AgNor social welfare office orients PWDs on online
PH registry
By Nora C.
Lanuza Molde
BUTUAN CITY, July 25 (PIA) – Persons with
Disabilities (PWDs) from the different municipalities of the province of Agusan
del Norte were oriented on the Online Philippine Registry for PWDs (PRPWD) on
July 21-22 at the provincial training center here.
Provincial Social Welfare Population and Nutrition
Services Office (PSWPNS) chief Daisybiel O. Dimavivas said the activity was
aimed to help the PWDs understand the significance of the PRPWD program.
“The event will also help PWDs-participants
familiarize the system and its corresponding services,” Dimavivas said.
The PRPWD can be availed through walk-in and even
through through online.
The two-day event was spearheaded by the PSWPNS in
coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development through the
National Council for Disabilities Affairs. (NCLM/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
MSMED week 2016 celebration kicks off in Tandag
City
By Nida Grace Barcena-Tranquilan
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, July 25 (PIA) – A
series of activities have been lined up for the week-long celebration of the
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development (MSMED) Week in the province of
Surigao del Sur.
The celebration kicked off on Monday with a
motorcade by the officers and members of the Provincial MSMED council,
different national government agencies, local government offices, business
groups and other civic organizations at Vicente L. Pimentel Sr. Boulevard, this
city.
This year’s celebration is anchored on the theme
“Developing Innovative and Resilient MSMEs.”
The week-long MSMED observance will include the
conduct of seminars on ice cream making (July 25), reflexology (July 26),
tourism awareness, table skirting and napkin folding, floristry (July 27-28),
BFAR's post-harvest training in Bislig City (July 27-28), entrepreneurship
symposium at St. Theresa College (July 28) and culinary (July 29).
A radio gusting is also set starting on July 26 to
29, which shall be handled by the Working Committees (Business and Investment
Enabling Environment, Access to Market, Access to Finance, and Productivity and
Efficiency) every 2:30 p.m. at the Radyo ng Bayan-Tandag. (NGBT/PIA-Surigao del
Sur)
Army conducts Youth for Peace Movement workshop
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, July 25 (PIA) - The
42nd Civil Military Operations (CMO) “Panaghiusa’’ Company, 4th CMO Battalion,
4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army recently facilitated the conduct of
planning and workshop of the Youth for Peace Movement-POINTY (YFPMP) held at
the 42CMO headquarters here.
Joshua Bebis, the lead conveyor of Youth for Peace
Movement (YFPM)-Caraga, shared the background and rationale of said planning
which is aimed to provide a productive and excellent youth leaders. “The active
youth students, as well as the out of school youth are the participants of said
activity,” he said.
The activity also helps the youth to be empowered
and trained to become a leader of peace advocate, strengthen the bond of
relationship by getting to know its other, develop their leadership skills and
uplift their talents they possess and be effective leaders with action and
discipline.
“We are happy that the Armed Forces of the
Philippines supported us in this leadership planning for our youth. We believe
that through this effort our youth will be equipped with the right information
and education about the government’s thrusts and programs, enough to make them
more productive in their respective communities and cannot be recruited by
groups or individuals who are just taking advantage of their very idealistic
and young minds. And as youth, we are the hope of our nation. We should devote
our time and best effort to learn from this planning,” Bebis highlighted.
Meanwhile, 42nd CMO company commanding officer
Capt. Edwin Fuertes encouraged the participants to give their full commitment
and dedication to participate in the said planning. “As your partner in molding
our youth into a much productive leaders of our future, we will always be here
ready to assist you. Such convergence of effort is the best way in advocating
and promoting sustainable peace and development in our community,” he stressed.
(42CMO, PA/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Surigao Norte guv signs 'Surigao first policy'
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, July 25 (PIA) -
Surigao del Norte governor Sol F. Matugas signed recently Executive Order No.
024 series of 2016 dubbed as “Surigao First Policy.”
Governor Matugas issued the said executive order
pursuant to Section 9, Article 11 of the Philippine Constitution which says,
that the state shall promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure
the prosperity and independence of the nation and free the people from poverty
through policies that provide adequate social services, promote full
employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of life for
all.
Governor Matugas said that all Surigaonons must
obtain major and dominant participation in their own to the economy of the
province.
“There is an imperative need to require business
establishments, industrial sectors, contractors and subcontractors to give
priority and hire qualified skilled and unskilled labor to be taken from the
available bona fide residents in the province in which the businesses or
projects are to be undertaken in order to promote the welfare of every
Surigaonon,” said Matugas.
Under the said EO, the Provincial Office of the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) shall submit on a quarterly basis a
certified list of job opportunities in the province to the provincial
government through the provincial employment and services office (PESO).
The Business Permit and Licensing Section of the
Office of the City and Municipal Mayor shall submit a list of business
establishments indicating their employees and addresses.
The owners and managers/chief executive officers of
business and industrial establishments, contractors and subcontractors shall
under oath certify a list of its employees and their addresses including vacant
positions and submit the same to the PESO office.
Meanwhile, the PESO office as the collator of all
data gathered shall come up with a master lists of vacant positons/job
opportunities in all business and industrial establishments and that of their
existing number of employees and their addresses.
The said EO shall take effect 15 days following its
approval and publication. (SDR/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
AgNor inks agreement with DA for road project
By Aimee B. Sienes
BUTUAN CITY, July 25 (PIA) – The province of Agusan
del Norte will sign an implementation management agreement (IMA) with the
Department of Agriculture (DA) for the concreting of Bay-ang-Mahaba
farm-to-market road with a bridge.
The said IMA is a vital requirement to avail the
Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) for the implementation of the said
project.
DA's PRDP is designed to establish the government
platform for a modern, climate-smart and market oriented agri-fishery sector,
in partnership with the local government units (LGUs) and the private sector in
providing key infrastructure facilities, technology and information that will
raise income, productivity and competitiveness in the countryside.
The national government though the DA has obtained
a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development-World
Bank (IBRD-WB) for the purpose of financing the PRDP to support the
government’s effort to reduce poverty among the rural communities of 81
provinces in the country.
The provincial government signified its interest
and became one of the recipient LGUs of the said project for the implementation
of the of Bay-ang-Mahaba farm-to-market road with a bridge project. (LGU-Agusan
del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
Surigao Norte gives TMC plaque of distinction
By Nissi Aline S. Alvarez
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, July 25 (PIA) –
The provincial government of Surigao del Norte has awarded Taganito Mining
Corporation (TMC) a plaque of distinction in recognition of its contribution to
the development of the province.
The plaque was awarded to TMC resident mine manager
Aloysius C. Diaz by Governor Sol F. Matugas and Vice Governor Arturo Carlos
Egay, Jr together with the newly elected officials, leaders and sectoral
representatives.
Being one of the economic drivers in the province,
TMC as a large scale mining operator has been a consistent partner in community
development.
In terms of employment, TMC currently employs
around 90 percent of its workforce form the province.
Annually, it also allocates five percent of its
Social Development and Management Program (SDMP) for the province’s HEALS
Program (Health, Education, Agriculture and Aquaculture, Livelihood,
Social-cultural and Spiritual).
The budget allocates for the provision of school
bags containing hygiene kits to kindergarten and elementary schools within the
province.
It also donated a building for the Provincial
Community Training Center in Bad-as, Placer, Surigao del Norte and for this
year, a total of 4,167 Reference for Emergency and Disaster (RED) Books and
5,936 school bags and 13,592 health kits were already distributed to the
different schools in the province. (PIA-Surigao del Norte)
New OIC in PENRO SurSur, CENRO Cantilan installed
By Johny S. Natad
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, July 25 (PIA) - By virtue of DENR Regional Special Order No.
2016-272 s. 2016, Director Nonito M. Tamayo of the Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (DENR) Caraga officially installed Forester Jose Flavio
V. Concha as the new in-charge in the Office of Provincial Environment and
Natural Resources (PENR) Surigao del Sur during the installation ceremony
recently held at PENRO Building, this city.
Forester Concha, a pure Tandaganon, was the
in-charge of CENRO Cantilan, Surigao del Sur since July 2015. He served as a
DENR employee for more than 30 years since his first employment in the
environmental service sometime in 1982.
PENRO Surigao del Sur acting Human Resources and
Management Officer Maria S. Paz Aguilar revealed that Forester Concha has been
a dedicated DENR employee with vast working experiences holding gigantic
positions within the area of responsibility (AOR) of PENRO Surigao del Sur for
more than three decades now.
“Forester Concha is one of the DENR employees who
rose from rank. His first employment in the agency was in 1982 as the Forest
Guard in BFD Bislig, Surigao del Sur. He then promoted as Forester I of CENRO
Bislig in 1987, which was the beginning of his career development in the ladder
of success,” HRMO Aguilar said as she introduced the new caretaker during the
installation ceremony. She added that among the highlighted promotions and
designations he acquired during the past years in DENR were Senior Forest
Management Specialist and Development Management Officer.
In his acceptance speech, OIC PENR Officer Concha
revealed that he was overwhelmed considering the great responsibilities in
managing two cities and 17 municipalities within the AOR of PENRO Surigao del
Sur. But he was grateful to the management for the trust and opportunity given
to him while optimistic to perform the job.
“With your full support and cooperation together
with the help of the top management and different stakeholders, we can
accomplish effectively the works assigned to us based on our mandates,” OIC
PENRO Concha said.
Meanwhile Dir. Tamayo also formally installed
Forester Zaldy C. Perater as the new CENR Officer of Cantilan, Surigao del Sur
in view of reassignment of Forester Concha. Tamayo said that he trusted the
management capacity of the OIC in PENRO Surigao del Sur and CENRO Cantilan.
“With the leadership of the new officer-incharge, I
believed that the PENRO Surigao del Sur and all its field offices under its AOR
are in good hands,” Tamayo said during the installation rite.
The movement of some DENR personnel to PENRO
Surigao del Sur was due to the transfer of OIC PENR Officer Raul Rosales to
DENR Regional Office for health reason. (PENRO-SDS Info Officer/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Tagalog News: DOST Caraga pinarangalan ang mga
ahensiya ng gobyerno at pribadong sektor na patuloy na sumusuporta sa kanilang
mga programa sa syensa at teknolohiya
Ni Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Hulyo 25 (PIA) - Pinarangalan ng
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Caraga ang mga ahensiya ng gobyerno
at pribadong sektor na patuloy na sumusuporta sa mga programa ng DOST sa
ginanap na selebrasyon ng National Science and Technology Week dito sa lungsod
ng Butuan na may temang "Juan Science, One Nation" mula Hulyo 25-29,
2016.
Ang mga lokal na pamahalaan ng Butuan City; Agusan
del Norte; Agusan del Sur; Surigao del Norte; Surigao del Sur; Burgos, Surigao
del Norte; Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte; Jabonga, Agusan del Norte; at Dinagat
Islands ay tumanggap ng plaque of appreciation galing sa DOST.
Tumanggap rin ng nasabing award ang mga ahensya ng
Department of the Interior and Local Government; Department of Social Welfare
And Development; Department of Trade and Industry; National Economic
Development Authority; Office Of Civil Defense; Department of Health; at
Philippine Information Agency Caraga.
Ang Caraga Food Safety Team; Create Foods; Caraga
State University; Philippine Foundation for Science and Technology; United
Architects of the Philippines - Surigao Chapter; at Winrock International ay
nakatanggap rin ng nasabing parangal.
Ayon kay DOST Caraga regional director Dominga
Mallonga, mayroon silang marching order mula sa kanilang Secretary ng DOST na
i-localize ang aktibidades ng nasabing selebrasyon.
Napag-alaman din na ang National Science and
Technology Week ay base sa Proclamation Number 169 na nilagdaan sa taong 1993.
Ito ay idinaraos taon-taon sa lahat ng regional offices ng DOST na naglalayon
na mabigyang-pugay ang kontribusyon ng Science and Technology sa pag-unlad ng
bansa at nang makakuha ng suporta sa publiko at pribadong institusyon para sa
pangmatagalang pag-unlad ng bansa.
Samantala, ibinahagi din ni director Mallonga na
may inihanda silang ibat-ibang aktibidades para sa isang linggong selebrasyon
sa Caraga region. Kabilang sa mga ito ay ang pagbubukas ng Traveling Science
Centrum sa Caraga State University sa Butuan City. Mayroon ding Magic Kiddie
Show na pinangunahan ng Philippine Science High School.
Ginanap rin ang Science and Technology Quiz Bowl;
Extemporaneous Speaking Contest; Food Safety Fair kasama si Chef Boy Logro; at
Forum on Geo-Informatics. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
