PIA-Caraga set to launch ASEAN info kiosks at Bancasi
Airport
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 4 (PIA) – In view of the
Philippines’ hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN’s)
50th Founding Anniversary, Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Caraga, in
collaboration with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
(CAAP)-Butuan, is all set for the ASEAN Information Kiosks Launching at the
Bancasi Airport in this city on morning of April 11, 2017.
The launching will commence right after the arrival
of the PIA director general Harold Clavite, deputy director general Gregorio
Angelo Villar, along with other guests, who will be taking the first flight
from Manila.
The said information booth that will be widely
known as ‘ASEAN Info Kiosk’ will serve as a medium toward a particular goal of
addressing the perceived information needs of visiting guests and the laypeople
about ASEAN, government and PIA local services, and vital information of the
region.
“It is also one of the many endeavors to
continually communicate the government policies and services to the general
public down to the grassroots level,” underscored PIA Caraga regional director
Abner Caga.
Caga said that DG Clavite and DDG Villar will take
the lead in the ceremonious cutting of ribbons indicating the opening of the
kiosk to the general public. They will be joined by director Caga who is also
the cluster head of Northern and Northeastern Mindanao, and Butuan Airport
manager Evangeline Daba.
According to Daba, they are designating spaces both
at the arrival and departure areas to where the kiosks will be set up for easy
access of air passengers.
“For those travellers who are awaiting for their
boarding time, the information, education and communication materials that are
readily available and up for grab at the kiosks will help them gain awareness
derived from the information contained in the brochures,” said Daba.
The ASEAN Info Kiosks are inaugurated in different
regions of the country as part of the advocacy campaign to increase
consciousness and knowledge not only about ASEAN but as well as the
government’s programs and projects, its interventions to the people and nation
in entirety. (VLG/PIA-Caraga)
NFA Surigao Norte now ready to buy palay
By Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Apr. 4 (PIA) - The
office of the National Food Authority (NFA) Surigao del Norte is now ready to
buy palay with additional incentives.
According to NFA provincial manager Gleen P. Echin
the NFA’s buying price for clean and dry palay is P17.00 per kg with an
additional P0.20/kg drying incentive if the moisture content (MC) is 14 percent
or lower.
She said an additional incentive is given to
farmers if they will deliver their harvest to the NFA warehouse with additional
P0.20 to P0.50/kg delivery incentive.
“We also give an additional P0.30/kg to farmer
group as Cooperative Development Incentive Fee (CDIF) if they will sell their
palay to NFA,” Echin said.
NFA will also conduct a mobile procurement
especially to remote areas to ease the burden of the farmers to bring their
harvest to NFA warehouse.
For more information just contact the NFA Hotline
number at 0932-8681554 or 0917-8258302. (NFA-Surigao del Norte/PIA-Surigao del
Norte)
Feature: Priceless efforts of community volunteers
By Marko Davey Reyes
Barangay Zone 3 in the municipality of Lanuza,
Surigao del Sur has been blessed with pristine water sources such as rivers,
streams, and creeks. The bounties of nature have blessed them with clean and
useful water they use every day.
But during rainy days, these bodies of water rise,
sometimes even flood certain areas. Motorcycles, which are the most common form
of transportation in their barangay, could not pass through the streams because
of the strong water currents.
In 2014, Lanuza was among the new areas for
Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of
Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) of the Department of Social Welfare and
Development. The program became the venue for the community to express their needs.
Since the program utilizes the Community-Driven Development (CDD) approach, the
community was able to voice out their needs and propose proper solutions to
resolve their problems. Volunteers were chosen from among the community to
implement their sub-projects.
They were able to propose, and implement two
community sub-projects that mitigated their road access problems. The community
was able to complete a 9.50 linear-meter spillway with road concreting for the
approach in 2015 and a double-barrel box culvert in 2016. The CDD process used
by the program provided an opportunity for the community volunteers to identify
their sub-projects. They were the ones who prepared for the sub-project plan
and proposal, did all the canvassing and bidding for the materials, and oversaw
the project implementation.
Emanuel Calmares, who served as Barangay
Sub-Project Management Committee (BSPMC) chairperson, could not believe they
were able to achieve the feat especially that community volunteers, who never
had any background in project implementation, did all the work for the program.
And they never had any problems spending time and effort volunteering for the
program (without any pay/honorarium) since they have come to realize that the
program was an opportunity for them to better their community’s situation.
“Nagtratrabaho kami kahit na walang sweldo. Para
kaming mga kawani – time in at time out araw-araw. Ang tanging sweldo namin ay
aming community sub-project na natanggap at nakompleto namin dahil sa aming
kooperasyon at pagbibigay oras at panahon. Ginawa namin ito alang-alang sa
aming pamilya lalo na sa aming mga anak (We work even though we do not have any
salary. We are like regular workers – we do “time in” and “time out” every day.
We consider our community sub-projects that we have completed through
everyone’s cooperation and by spending some time and effort to complete as our
salary, our compensation. We did this for the sake of our families, specially
our children)," Calmares said. (DSWD-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
PRO Caraga tightens security measures for Lent,
summer
By Honey Dy
BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 4 (PIA) - The Police Regional
Office (PRO) in Caraga has intensified its security operations for the Lenten
and entire summer season dubbed as “Ligtas Sumvac 2017.”
PRO Caraga Regional Director PCSupt. Rolando B.
Felix directed all city and provincial directors to implement the “Ligtas
SUMVAC 2017” campaign to ensure the safety and security of the public.
The region’s top cop also assured the public that
security measures are in place to keep the streets and roads leading to
churches and other summer destinations safe.
More police personnel have been deployed with
influx of travellers and tourists. Police presence will be intensified through
increased foot/mobile patrols, checkpoints, and the establishment of Police
Assistance Desks Centers in places of public convergence to stop the criminal
elements from taking advantage of the occasion.
“The Caraga Police will collaborate with other
government agencies, stakeholders and the community in keeping the summer
vacation safe and secure for everyone," PCSupt Felix said.
Police Regional Office 13 is urging the citizenry
to report crime-related incidents through phone (815-3325 or 09399354084) or
hotline numbers of police stations posted in public areas. (PRO-13/PIA-Caraga)
