DOST,
Winrock-PCCP, PIA intensify 'Food Safe Caraga' campaign
By Jennifer
P. Gaitano
BUTUAN
CITY, Sept. 22 (PIA) – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through
the Caraga Food Safety Team (CFST), in partnership with Winrock International –
Philippine Cold Chain Project (PCCP) and Philippine Information Agency is
intensifying its campaign to fulfill food safety in the region.
According
to DOST Caraga regional director Dominga Mallonga, their partnership with
Winrock-PCCP and PIA is aimed to increase promotion of food safety awareness
through a massive information, education and communication campaign called
“Food Safe Caraga.”
“This
campaign is in accordance to the provisions of the Republic Act Number 10611,
also known as the Food Safety Act of 2013 – An Act to Strengthen the Food
Safety Regulatory System in the country to protect consumer health and
facilitate market access of local foods and food products,” reiterated
Mallonga.
The
good director further expressed her optimism that their partnership with
Winrock and PIA will reach many places, as they will be doing various
activities and efforts to reach out to people and inculcate the significance of
ensuring food safety all the time.
The
DOST is guided with the vision to uphold "a reservoir of scientific and
technological know-how providing world-class solutions that empower Filipinos
to attain higher productivity and better quality of life.” (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
6,711
drug personalities surrender in SurSur
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
TANDAG
CITY, Surigao del Sur, Sept. 22 (PIA) – Since the Police Provincial Office
(PPO) of Surigao del Sur launched “Operation Tokhang,” it has recorded 6,711
drug personalities who have surrendered in various police stations in the
province, an updated report received from the PPO Surigao del Sur headed by
PSSupt Romaldo Bayting.
The
6,711 drug personalities included 6,676 drug dependents or users and 135
pushers.
Accordingly,
Barobo town recorded the highest number of drug surrenderers with a total of
736. Ten of them were pushers, while 726 are users.
The
city of Bislig has recorded 659 surrenderees and Tandag City with 531.
PPO
PCR assistant officer Arlene Tanzo also noted that Tandag City has the most
number of PNP personnel assigned with 88 police officers including the senior
officials. (FEA/NGBT/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
DILG
holds RS4LG orientation to LGUs
By
Florian Faith Jr. P. Bayawa
BUTUAN
CITY, Sept. 22 (PIA) - The Department of the Interior and Local Government
(DILG) Region 13 (Caraga) with support from the Local Government Academy (LGA)
has conducted the Orientation-Workshop on Regulatory Simplification for Local
Governments (RS4LG) on September 14-16, 2016 at Raquiza Hall of Balanghai Hotel
and Convention Center, this city.
With
the recent pronouncement of President Rodrigo R. Duterte during his State of
the Nation Address (SONA) relative to the ease of doing business and fast
government processing time in issuing permits and licenses and other
transaction, the RS4LG complements to its implementation.
Now
on the third year, DILG Region 13 (Caraga) identified five new target local
government units (LGUs) in the region for CY 2016. These are the Municipality
of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur; Municipality of Nasipit, Agusan del Norte; and
the Municipality of Esperanza, Agusan del Sur; Municipality of Mainit, Surigao
del Norte and the Municipality of San Jose, Dinagat Islands which were invited
in the said activity.
In
line with the Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1, Series of 2016 Re: “Revised
Standards in Processing Business Permits and Licenses in all Cities and
Municipalities,” RS4LG seeks to improve the LGUs’ processes in starting a
business. It aims to assist the target LGUs in fostering a business climate
that will contribute to private sector development as well as the economic
development of the LGU. It involves an exhaustive review of a LGUs’ regulatory
framework with the objectives of removing unnecessary requirements in
registering a business. The overall end-result is the enhancement of the LGUs’
competiveness as an investment destination complemented by a better-planned and
managed urban growth.
Also,
it focused on enhancing the existing business permit and licensing system
(BPLS) to support the LGUs in improving their regulatory systems and processes
relating to starting a business and complements the BPLS program by providing
an in-depth analysis of the LGU’s regulatory framework.
Participants
of the activity were the LCE, Municipal Administrators, Business Permit and
Licensing Officers (BPLOs), Municipal Engineers (MEs) of the Office of the
Building Official, Sanitary Inspectors/Municipal Health Officer (MHO),
Municipal Treasurers, Zoning Officers/Planning and Development Coordinators and
Sangguniang Bayan members.
At
the end of the activity, the participants submitted their Action Plans in the
implementation of the RS4LG with the commitment of the LGUs to enter into a
Memorandum of Agreement with the DILG and LGA. (DILG-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
