SurSur employees commemorate Women’s Month
celebration
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Mar. 15 (PIA) - The
provincial employees of Surigao del Sur with the national line agencies joined
the nation in celebrating the Women’s Month this year with series of activities
lined up for the month of March.
The celebration kicked-off with the fun run and
“Hataw” (Zumba) on March 1 facilitated by the Surigao del Sur Women Employees
Association (SSWEA) in partnership with the Provincial Government Office.
On March 8, as part of the International Women’s
Day celebration, a symposium was conducted participated by the women employees
from the different national line agencies, government-owned and controlled
corporations, and provincial government.
Ma. Carla Lopez Pichay, journalist, entrepreneur
and first lady of 1st District Congressman Prospero Pichay Jr, was the event's
keynote speaker.
Meanwhile, the Philippines' first woman chess
grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna also graced the occasion. “Since it’s women’s
month, I want to inform you all that the Filipino women chess players are as
brilliant as the men grandmasters," Frayna said.
Also on March 8, the Provincial Health Office (PHO)
facilitated the diet counseling, while the Adela Serra Ty Memorial Medical
Center (ASTMMC) facilitated the pap smear and laboratory examination for all
the women.
The month-long celebration will culminate on March
27, which will be highlighted with the Health Summit and the Gabay sa Negosyo
Video Presentation with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
(PIA-Surigao del Sur)
DILG 13 breaks ground on new regional office
building
By Don Manuelo O. Patrimonio
BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 15 - The Department of the
Interior and Local Government (DILG) Caraga Region conducted a groundbreaking
ceremony for the Local Governance Regional Resource Center (LGRRC)—DILG XIII
Office Building on March 9 at the project site in Purok 1, Doongan, this city.
In a span of 22 years since the establishment of
the DILG Regional Office in August 1995, corollary to the creation of the
Caraga Administrative Region through Republic Act 7901 on February 23, 1995,
said office has already rented a total of five office buildings, settling for
its current building in kilometer 4, Libertad, which became home to the office
for 16 years.
A brief background was recounted by DILG Caraga
Assistant Regional Director Donald A. Seronay during the program.
Special guests from the DILG Central Office headed
by Assistant Secretary for Finance and Comptrollership Ester A. Aldana joined
the DILG regional office and field personnel during the ceremony. Asec Aldana
noted the persistence of the regional management headed by DILG Caraga Regional
Director Lilibeth A. Famacion. This persistence accorded them the 30 Million
pesos to fund the project, and secured the lot for the building through the
generosity of the Butuan City government in 2013.
Also there to share in the office’s milestone was
current Butuan City Mayor Ronnie Vicente C. Lagnada who shared the future
developments for the City and committed continuing support to the Department.
Recognized during the event were: (1) the National
Economic Development Authority – Caraga Region (NEDA 13) for sharing the
building plans which served as reference to the LGRRC-DILG XIII Office
Building; and (2) the Provincial Government of Agusan del Sur for providing the
soil testing services as part of the preparatory phase of the project.
“This is the legacy that I bequeath my DILG Caraga
Family, that after all this time, we finally have a building of our own,”
shared RD Famacion who was emotional as she spoke. With this new facility, the
DILG will be able to better serve its clients in the exercise of its mandate to
strengthen local government capability aimed towards the effective delivery of
basic services to the citizenry.
The building is set for completion on September
this year. This is a most welcome development after having just commemorated 25
years since the enactment of the Local Government Code last October. (DILG-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
DOE lauds EU assistance towards full
electrification
BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 15 - Energy Secretary Alfonso
Cusi extended his gratitude to the European Union (EU) delegates and assured
them that the Philippine government is working doubly hard to provide full
access to electricity to Filipinos.
Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella delivered
the Secretary's message at the Philippine-EU Access to Sustainable Energy
Program (ASEP) conference held on Thursday at Bonifacio Global City.
The ASEP is a joint undertaking of the DOE and the
EU collectively espousing total electrification, energy security, efficiency
and sustainability in the Philippines.
“The Philippine government is accelerating its
identified households for electrification in order to meet the 100 percent
target by 2022,” said Fuentebella.
DOE Undersecretary Jesus Cristino P. Posadas
highlighted the DOE's overall objective in line with the programs of ASEP in
expanding sustainable energy projects and
assisting its short and medium-term targets pursuant to the Philippine
Energy Roadmaps.
According to the EU, the Philippines has been
granted P60M euros (more than P3 billion) worth of assistance to help the
country meet its rural electrification targets through various energy and
efficiency programs.
Interim team leader Dr. Ernesto N. Terrado provided
details of the ASEP's various Technical Assistance (TA) projects.
In October of last year, ASEP also held a technical
planning workshop where the DOE and other stakeholders identified the immediate
technical assistance needs of the local energy sector and came up with a
framework in achieving the targets set by the energy family. (DOE/PIA-Caraga)
