PNP intensifies ‘Oplan TokHang’ in Surigao Norte
By Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte July 7 (PIA) – The
Philippine National Police (PNP) Surigao del Norte has intensified its ‘Oplan
TokHang‘ campaign to fight illegal drugs in the province.
PNP Surigao del Norte deputy provincial director
PSSupt. Reynaldo Acosta explained that tokhang, a combination of “toktok” and
“hangyo,” means knock and then request or encourage the suspected drug users
and peddlers in the barangays to voluntarily surrender and stop their illegal
activities.
He further explained that the house-to-house to
visitation of policemen in coordination with barangay officials led to
surrender of suspected drug users and peddlers and eventually live a new
drug-free life.
It was learned that TokHang is part of Double
Barrel campaign, which euphemistically alludes to a double-barrel shotgun –
aimed at drug pushers and users of illegal drugs alike to curb and stop their
illicit activities. The barrel is pointed especially at so-called High Value
Targets (HVT).
Acosta revealed that through its intensified
efforts a total of 89 users and drug pushers voluntarily surrendered in two
barangays of Claver town, 19 in Bacuag, 41 in Tubod, and 10 in barangay
Washington, this city.
“We continue our house to house visitation to known
drug-affected barangays and besought drug users and pushers to surrender
voluntarily and would ask them undergo drug test, and have themselves
documented,” said Acosta. (SDR/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
SurSur to celebrate World Population Day
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, July 7 (PIA) – The
provincial government of Surigao del Sur thru its Population Management
Division will join in the commemoration of the World Population Day on July 11,
2016.
According to provincial population program officer
Milagros Arreza, the annual celebration aims to increase awareness in relation
to the issue on population.
Arreza noted that the provincial government
continues its campaign and program implementation on Population Health and
Development.
As part of the celebration, the province will hold
a forum intended for elementary grade pupils where population issues and
concerns will be tackled.
Also, a script-writing contest for grade 7 to grade
11 students will be conducted.
This year's celebration carries the theme,
'Investing in teenage girls.' (NGBT/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
HIV rate in Caraga on the rise
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, July 7 (PIA) – As per latest National
Epidemiology Centrex update, Caraga region now has 268 HIV cases in total based
from the first diagnosed cases in 1995 up to May 2016 and still on its running
count.
“The Philippines and Caraga Human Immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) Registry has reported an increase of such cases in the recent
years. The strategy to address the epidemic is reflected in the 5th Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP) to ensure
that the health sector’s program is aligned with the Universal Health Care
Framework and 5th AMTDP),” said officer-in-charge of Butuan City Health Office
Joyce Hidalgo, MD.
According to her, the city is the top most
contributor in the region with 100 cases. “The Department of Health, along with
its partner stakeholders, should not lay passive on this matter,” said Hidalgo.
With this, the Department of Health (DOH) Caraga – HIV and AIDS Program will
conduct an HIV AIDS Core Team (HACT) meeting on July 8, 2016 at the Luciana
Cinvention Center, here. (VLG/PIA-Caraga)
CHED Caraga invites HEI heads to avail leadership
dev't programs
By Nora C. Lanuza Molde
BUTUAN CITY, July 7 (PIA) – The Commission on
Higher Education (CHED) in Caraga invites presidents and chancellors of the
private higher education institutions (HEIs) to take part in the Asian
Institute of Management (AIM) Top Management Program.
According to Engr. Ramil A. Sanchez, chief education
program specialist of CHED Caraga, the program will help uplift the
competencies of HEIs top management/heads. The program also focuses on
institution-building, resource mobilization and academic management
specifically for Private HEIs, he said.
Those qualified can apply to the Leadership
Development Programs under the Professional Advancement and Postdoctoral Study
Grants for full tuition coverage.
“It is a program in line with the efforts of the
Commission’s K to 12 Transition Program,” said Engr. Sanchez.
The Leadership Development Programs also support
HEI faculty and staff in leadership positions pursuing development programs by
reputable institutions in the country or abroad.
For more information, they may refer to CHED
Memorandum Order 25, series of 2016 for application guidelines and download
requirements at https://chedk12.wordpress.com/profaddownloads/. (NCLM,
PIA-Caraga)
Caraga RDRRMC, SMART telco to spearhead ICT
Bayanihan Summit in Butuan
By Nora L. Molde
BUTUAN CITY, July 7 (PIA) – The Regional Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) of Caraga thru the Office of
Civil Defense (OCD) in partnership with SMART Philippines will spearhead the
conduct of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Bayanihan on July 14
to 15 in one of the convention centers here.
According to RDRRMC chairperson and OCD regional
director Manuel Luis M. Ochotorena, the ICT Bayanihan is a two-day summit,
which will be participated by regional key ICT players of the Emergency
Telecommunications Cluster and its partners from the private sectors and
volunteer groups.
Also, director Ochotorena said that the invited
participants of the two-day summit are those with experience in Emergency
Telecommunications at strategic level with delegated decision-making authority
or recommendatory functions.
“This activity will give emphasis on the unity of
efforts of all ICT key players using the existing domestic and international
legal frameworks, guidelines, agreements and programs in the country,”
Ochotorena said.
It will be established to address the concern on
communications interoperability, commonality, and inter-compatibility and will
be instituted to the national level and cascaded down to regional, provincial,
city, municipal and barangay level, he added.
The participants are advised to bring a list of
existing operational ICT equipment, Ochotorena said. (NCLM, PIA-Caraga)
Crisis body formed for abducted police officer in
SurSur
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, July 7 (PIA) – The
local government unit of Carmen has activated its crisis management committee
(CMC) to find solution to the abduction of a rookie police officer in the
province.
The committee is composed of the municipal mayor,
vice mayor, police, Philippine Army, Department of the Interior and Local
Government, and municipal/barangay council members. Carmen Mayor Jane Valeroso
was named as the CMC chairperson.
PO1 Richard Yu was reportedly abducted Tuesday
morning in Carmen town allegedly by the members of the New Peoples’ Army.
According to CMC spokesperson and municipal council
member Michael Escuyos, they had kept all channels open for a discussion with
the abductors.
Escuyos said that Yu is in good hands, as relayed
by the family of the abducted police officer.
"The
LGU is trying its best to resolve the said case and hoping for the safe release
of the victim the soonest possible time," Escuyos explained. (NGBT/PIA-Surigao
del Sur)
Barangay, SK polls registration starts July 15 –
Comelec Caraga chief
By Nora C. Lanuza Molde
BUTUAN CITY, July 7 (PIA) - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Caraga
region has announced the registration of voters for the upcoming Barangay and
Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections.
Comelec Caraga regional election director Atty.
Francisco G. Pobe said that a simultaneous registration is set starting July 15
up to 30, including weekends and holidays this year.
“The registration is open to first-time voters in
both the regular and SK polls,” he said. Also, Pobe said that those who have
been deactivated for failing to participate in at least two consecutive
elections will also be accommodated on the schedule set by the commission.
Meanwhile, for the barangay elections registrants,
they must be at least 18 years old by the time of the elections and they must
also be a resident of the Philippines for at least one year, and living in the
place where they intend to vote at least six months before the elections, Pobe
said.
For the SK, the registration is open for those
between ages 15 to 17 and must be living in the community for at lest six
months and the membership is from ages 15 to 30 years old on the day of the
polls, Pobe added.
Pursuant to Section 1 of Republic Act No. 9164 as
amended by Republic Act No. 9340, the subsequent Synchronized Barangay and
Sangguniang Kabataan Elections shall be held on the last Monday of October and
every three (3) years thereafter. Therefore, the upcoming Barangay and
Sangguniang Kabataan Election will be held on October 31, 2016.
Caraga region comprises five provinces namely:
Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur and
Dinagat Islands; six cities: Butuan, Cabadbaran, Surigao, Tandag, Bislig and
Bayugan; 67 municipalities and 1,311 barangays with Butuan City as the regional
administrative center. (NCLM, PIA-Caraga)
POPCOM urges govt agencies to support World
Population Day celebration
By Nora C. Lanuza Molde
BUTUAN CITY, July 7 (PIA) – The Commission on
Population (POPCOM) Caraga region will spearhead the celebration of this year’s
World Population Day on July 11.
In an effort to raise greater public awareness of
the celebration, POPCOM Caraga regional director Alexander A. Makinano urges
all heads of the government agencies of the region to support the celebration
by including it in their regular meetings with staff.
This year’s theme is “Investing in Adolescent
Girls.”
According to Makinano, the theme highlights that
marginalized girls are vulnerable to poor reproductive health and more likely
to become mothers while still children themselves.
“When teenage girls are empowered, when they know
their rights and are given the tool to succeed, they become agents of positive
change in their communities,” says Makinano. (NCLM, PIA-Caraga)
Drug pushers, users surrender in Butuan City
By PSupt Michael Lozada
BUTUAN CITY, July 7 (PIA) - A total of 145 drug
personalities in the city surrendered to the police and the local government
unit (LGU) on Wednesday as part of the relentless implementation of Project
Tokhang (Toktok-Hangyo) here.
In a report submitted by Butuan City Police Station
2 to Police Regional Office (PRO) 13, some 130 drug users and 15 drug pushers
in Brgy. Pagatpatan signed the affidavit and promised not to engage in illegal
drug activities anymore.
PRO-13 regional director PCSupt Rolando Felix said
these drug personalities will be turned over to the LGU and will be monitored.
Project Tokhang, a massive campaign to convince
those involved in illegal drugs to reform, is the first phase under Project Double
Barrel which was implemented nationwide last July 1, 2016.
The second phase of Project Double Barrel is the
Project HVT/LVT which focuses on the conduct of police operations against the
high value or low value targets. (PNP-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
Agusan Sur solon grants P10M to STEP
By Jemuel Bryan G. Libarios
BUTUAN CITY, July 7 (PIA) – “Some P10 million worth
of scholarship slots will be allocated to the Special Training for Employment
Program (STEP) in Agusan del Sur.”
This was the statement of TESDA-Caraga’s former
regional director Florencio F. Sunico, Jr. during the provincial launching of
the STEP held recently at the Kim Lope Asis Memorial Gymnasium in Bayugan City,
Agusan del Sur.
Sunico, who is now the regional director of TESDA
Central Visayas, said the STEP program is the single biggest training program
in Caraga region for which the grant was made possible through the support of
Cong. Valentina G. Plaza of the first district of the province.
He explained the grant is for the assistance of the
685 Agusanons who are studying in 14 different educational institutions this
year offering 16 courses with free training. The scholars will also be
receiving allowance and tool kits.
According to Sunico, the program aims to enlighten
the minds of TESDA scholars/trainees that they may strive and will be able to
reach their dreams in life through the help of services offered by TESDA.
In attendance during the said the event are
officials and personnel from five Local Government Units (LGUs) of Agusan del
Sur namely: Bayugan City, Sibagat, San Luis, Talacogon and Esperanza.
(TESDA-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano News: Mga kadagkuan sa pulisya sa probinsya
nagtigom
Ni Mary Jul E. Escalante
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Hulyo 7 (PIA) –
Mga kadagkuan sa kapulisan ning probinsya nakigtigom uban kang Gobernador Sol
F.Matugas bag-ohay pa lamang didto sa opisina sa gobernador.
Mitambong sa maong tigom ang bag-ong PNP deputy
regional director PSSupt Ernesto Flores, bag-ong deputy provincial director
PSupt Reynaldo Acosta, bag-ong OIC Chief of Police sa Surigao City PSupt Noel
Silvosa, mga hepe sa 21 ka mga municipal police station sa probinsya ug lain
pang uban nga mga hepe.
Gihisgutan sa maong tigom ang problema sa druga sa
probinsya, diin gimando sa gobernador sa paghimo og hugot ug tukmang lakang
aron masugpo ang maong problema.
Atol sa maong tigom gipasalig sa gobernador ang
iyang suporta sa programa sa bag-ong presidente sa pagsugpo sa druga.
Gipasabot usab ni Gobernador Matugas nga dili niya
mahimo pagsumpo sa maong problema nga mag-inusara ug kong wala ang kooperasyon
ug tabang sa mga kapulisan.
Matud ni Matugas nga andam ang probinsya mohatag ug
pundo alang sa maong programa ilabina sa pagpahigayon sa random drug testing sa
tanang kapulisan kay matod pa sa gobernador ang pag kab- ot sa kabag ohan
mag-una sa kaugalingon.
Hingpit nga gipakisayran sa gobernador ang mga hepe
sa kapulisan sa kada munisipyo kong unsa nay sitwasyon sa ilang munisipyo
mahitungod sa druga ug unsay ilang gipanghimo nga mga lakang aron kining maong
problema masulbad.
Sa taho sa mga hepe, gisugdan na nila ang duble
barrel project sa kapulisan nga gitawag og “Oplan Tukhang” (Tuktok Hangyo) sa
ilang tagsa tagsa ka lugar ug ang paglista sa mga naila nga mga gumagamit ug
tigpayuhot sa illegal nga droga sa ilang dapit uban sa tabang sa kapitan ug sa
kumunidad.
Giplanuhan usab ang pagpahigayon sa pinaka-unang
Drug Summit sa probinsya ug ang pag activate sa Provincial Anti-Drug Council
(PADAC). (PGO-PIC/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
