150 4Ps beneficiaries benefit mariculture project
in Surigao City
By Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Aug. 12 (PIA) – A
total of 150 4Ps (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino) Program beneficiaries benefited
the convergence Mariculture Project in the city implemented by the Department
of Trade and Industry (DTI), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)
and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
According to DTI trade and industry specialist
Rennel C. Dalagan, DTI provided the customized Norwegian-type five fish cages
worth P1.5 million through its Shared Service Facility (SSF) Program, while the
city government of Surigao provided cage nets. DSWD, on the other hand, will
provide feeds and fingerlings worth P2.6 million while BFAR will provide on
necessary technical support.
He said the project is expected to harvest
approximately 50 metric tons of Bangus (milkfish) after six months.
In his message during the formal launching of the
project, DTI Caraga regional director Brielgo O. Pagaran emphasized that the
mariculture project poses a huge opportunity to uplift the living condition
particularly in the financial aspect as it will generate more income if
properly managed.
Other officials who attended the event include:
DSWD SLP regional coordinator Roy R. SerdeΓ±a, Surigao City Mayor Ernesto T.
Matugas, and BFAR representative Dominador G. Maputol. (SDR/PIA-Surigao del
Norte)
News Feature: 15th HRSD Conference in Caraga:
Develop tourism industry, Caraga officials told
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 12 (PIA) – Though Caraga Region has been dwelling on
developing the tourism industry, spokespersons of the Mindanao Technical
Vocational Education and Training (MinTVET) urged the region’s officials to
strengthen its tourism potentials.
John Franco, Information Officer of the MinTVET
said Monday that one way of doing this is to instill in the minds of the
Caraganons the hospitality which local and foreign tourists alike, have been
looking for. “As soon as they (tourists) arrived here, they must feel that they
are welcomed… this must be the orientation to be given to the people in
Caraga," he said.
Also, effective marketing strategy must be
implemented. “Promotional strategies must also be revisited and if there is a
need to revise, then do it,” Franco said.
Further, another spokesperson of MinTVET Angela
Natividad underscored that promoting a certain place in a region is not enough…
“This must be packaged… When you promote Siargao because of the annual
international surfing competition, other tourist destinations in the region
must likewise be promoted… In this way, you are not only promoting one place,
but the whole Caraga Region,” she said.
The officials are here in the region for the
conduct of the 15th Human Resource and Skills Development (HRSD) Conference on
August 9-10, 2016.
This year, the HRSD Conference is hosted by the
Caraga Association of Technical-Vocational Institutions, Inc. (CATVII) and
TESDA-Caraga. It is anchored on the theme: “Onwards TVET: Changes and
Transitions towards 2020.”
The conference aims to convene as one and unified
sector in Technical-Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Mindanao
discussing, sharing and exchanging common points that would significantly
contribute to national and regional TVET success.
Now on its 15th year, this year’s hosting in Caraga
is a record-breaking in terms of the number of delegates. “This year’s number
of delegates has broken the records since the HRSD Conference was conducted,”
Franco said. (TESDA-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
Surigao Norte conducts planning workshop on Climate
Change
By John Glenn A. Platil
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Aug. 12 (PIA) –
Representatives from the national line agencies, schools and provincial offices
participated during the planning workshop on Climate Change Adaptation on
August 11, 2016 at the PGO Expanded Conference Hall, Capitol Compound, this
city.
The said consultation underscored on seven keystone
areas, namely: human security; food security; water sufficiency; environmental
and ecological stability; climate-friendly industries and services; sustainable
energy; and knowledge and capacity development.
During the said planning workshop governor Sol
Matugas, who was ably represented by provincial administrator Atty. Premolito
Plaza, said that when God amazingly made the earth, He empowered humans to
govern, rule and dominate the earth effectively and in so doing, nurture the
green environment, lush rainforest and vast oceans.
“Indeed, seasons change. Time flies. As we
continually face and brave the different rifts and intervals of industrial
revolution, we grapple with the chain reaction and domino effect of global
warming in all the corridors and recesses of society. What we witness today is
the staggering buildup, overload and accumulation of shambolic rubbish,
greenhouse gases and cluttered stuffs,” she said.
According to governor Matugas her readings of the
present circumstances suggests that people must harmonize their thoughts and
chart their strategic plans of action to protect the environment from
degradation.
Ozone layer depletion, protracted drought,
contamination and radioactivity, she added, are very much disconcerting and
alarming that is why people must get their acts together. (PGO-SDN/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
