DA Caraga to launch BROWN4Good Challenge
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 22 (PIA) – The Department of
Agriculture (DA) Caraga will be launching the BROWN4Good Challenge campaign on
September 7, 2016 at Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) Gymnasium, this
city.
“On its third year of the Be RICEponsible campaign,
the DA is intensifying its promotion throughout the country through a social
media propaganda dubbed as BROWN4Good Challenge,” bared DA Caraga OIC-regional
executive director Renato Manantan.
Manantan further disclosed that the BROWN4Good
Challenge advocates the four goodness of Brown Rice; Good for the body; Good
for the country; Good for the Farmers; and Good for the less fortunate.
“The challenge is open to all and will enlist the
participation of all sectors including those in public service, media,
education and health, students, farmers, among others,” Manantan added.
Also, a motorcade and ‘Zumba for Rice’ will be held
on the same day. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Motorboat capsizes off Surigao City
By Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Aug. 22 (PIA) – A
motorized pumpboat named “Charmel Jade” carrying 12 passengers capsized
Wednesday morning, August 17, 2016 at the seawater here in Barangay Manjagao, this city.
According to pumpboat owner Edith Cabasa at around
11:00 A.M on the same date, he and the other members of his family were on
board the said pumpboat going to Cagayan Fishcage for swimming when they
suddenly encountered big waves and strong winds which caused their pumpboat to
capsized.
Cabasa said five of his family members drowned and
seven were rescued by another pumpboat named “Anna Joy.”
Philippine Coast Guard officials identified the
five casualties as Charmel S. Cabasa (1 1/2 years old); John Lester B. Sila (2
years old); Kim Claire Suan (4 years old); Lysa Maricela B. Sila (9 years old);
and Reyna B. Sila (34 years old).
Among the passengers who survived were five minors
and two adults. (SDR/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
NIA Caraga receives drilling rigs
By Jane B. Huqueriza
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 22 (PIA) - To combat the effect
caused by El NiΓ±o, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Caraga recently
received the two-unit drilling rig for the installation of Shallow Tube Well
(SHT) in some affected areas to continue to provide irrigation for the whole
year round.
It can be recalled that on August 17-18, 2016, the
regional office conducted the two-day Orientation on Operation of Drilling Rig
held at the NIA Conference Room, Brgy. Bancasi, this city.
The activity includes actual installation and
operation of Drilling Rig by the supplier (TRAMAT Merchantile, Inc) at Brgy.
Aguinaldo, Bayugan City - one of Andanan-Wawa River Irrigation System (AWRIS)
service area.
The participants from the three Irrigation
Management Offices (IMOs), Regional Office and from Region 11 observed
cautiously as they will operate the said equipment from the mounting of the
drilling rig to tube well installation. The supplier also emphasized the
importance of the safety precautions to avoid accidents.
The activity includes actual installation and
operation of Drilling Rig by the supplier (TRAMAT Merchantile, Inc) at the
AWRIS service area.
NIA Caraga regional manager Engr. C’zar M. Sulaik
said that the drilling rig's installation will have significant impact to their
farmers who need water for irrigation during dry-spell, "it is crucial to
provide adequate water at the right time to help them during rice
production." (PRO/NIA-13/PIA-Caraga)
Lumads benefit PNP Caraga’s Project 'Kasing-kasing'
By PCInsp. Charity Galvez
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 22 (PIA) - In line with the
Philippine National Police’s (PNP) Strategic Campaign Plan SAMAHAN, Police
Regional Office (PRO) 13 conducted Medical and Dental Outreach Program (MEDOP)
to the 638 Lumads in Kitcharao, Agusan de Norte on Thursday.
Other activities include Pulong-Pulong, free
haircut, mass feeding, distribution of slippers, information materials, and
food supplies.
Kasing-kasing is a Visayan word for “heart.”
Police Community Relations Division (R5) of PRO 13
facilitated the outreach in partnership with the local government unit of
Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte, Regional Health Service 13, Department of Health,
and Rotary Club of Downtown Butuan.
PRO-13 regional director PCSupt. Rolando Felix said
that over the years, PRO-13 gives free medical and dental services to the
residents of Caraga region and will continue its humanitarian work, reaching
out to underprivileged communities. (PNP-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
Caraga formulates regional contingency plan on
armed conflict
By April Rose Anne Y. Sanchez
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 22 (PIA) - The Regional Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) of Caraga through the Office of
Civil Defense (OCD) conducted a three-day Contingency Plan Formulation Workshop
(CPFW) on Human-Induced Hazard on August 17-19, 2016, this city.
During the activity, situational reports on
insurgency were presented by the 401st and 402nd Infantry Brigades of the
Philippine Army; while the situational report on criminality was presented by
the Philippine National Police Regional Office. The concept on terrorism and
its countermeasures were delivered by the National Intelligence Coordinating
Agency (NICA) Region 10. Likewise, DILG discussed the Caraga Road Map for
Peace.
A contingency plan for armed conflict was developed
based on the result of the hazard identification and a worst case scenario was
then generated. The cluster approach and Incident Command System were
integrated in the plan. This was facilitated by Dir. Lita B. Enok and Julie
Villadolid, Subject Matter Experts on Contingency Planning.
The regional contingency plan on armed conflict
will undergo a series of polishing and enhancement during cluster meetings
before it will be finalized and tested through a table-top simulation exercise
in November. It is set to be approved and adopted during the 4th Quarter RDRRMC
Full Council Meeting in December 2016.
Caraga Region has already a Contingency Plan on
Super Typhoon which was reviewed in 2013 and was tested through a table-top
simulation exercise and then approved and adopted by the council in 2014. (OCD-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
Persons with visual impairment in Butuan now
licensed masseurs
By Abegail R. Alvarez
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 22 (PIA) - Through the help of
the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga, eight persons
with visual impairment are now licensed massage therapists (LMTs).
Among the list are Marilyn Edmilao, Daryl Cadavos,
Erwin Batoon, Elsa Maglangit, Rodel Reyis, Fritzie Ann Binega, Adora Bandola,
and Beverly Lucille Consad who are all residents in the city.
According to Wilma Geralla, focal person for
Persons with Disability (PWD) sector, these visually-impaired masseurs passed
the massage therapist licensure examination on June 3, 2016 held in Davao City.
They underwent written, oral, and practical test.
“But before the examination, they attended the
training on massage therapy for 30 working days in a training center accredited
by the Department of Health (DOH). They were taught about different styles in
massaging commonly applied in the center,’’ said Geralla.
“Massage therapy is the number one
income-generating opportunity for Filipinos who are visually impaired, that’s
why the department initiated to capacitate, educate, and train them to help
uplift their quality of life,’’ she added.
Daryl Cadavos, one of eight licensed massage
therapists, shared her hardships and testimonies during the training and
examination period.
“Dili sayon ang amung gi-agian gikan sa training
hangtud sa final exam. Pero kadtong tanan nabayran tungod kay dako ang akong
kalipay nga nahimo nako karun nga LMT. Kini ang akong mahimong sumbanan nga
makakita ug mas maayong trabaho (The experience we had from the training and
final exam was quite difficult. But all of those were paid-off because I am now
a licensed massage therapist. This will be my opportunity to look for a better
and decent job),” said Cadavos.
To sum up, a total of P171,000 was allocated by
DSWD for this intervention including the examination fee and travelling
expenses for them.
With this, the department is planning to train next
year another batch of persons with visual impairment including other PWDs. (Social
Marketing Unit/DSWD Field Office Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
