AgNor town implements educational assistance

Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, Feb. 13 – The local
government unit of Nasipit, Agusan del Norte will now be implementing
Educational Assistance through Municipal Ordinance No. 11-2017, otherwise known
as the "Municipal Assistance Fund Program (MEAFP)."
The said ordinance, authored by Sangguniang Bayan
Member Virgilio F. Baja was approved by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan through
Sanggunian Resolution No. 318-2017.
The said ordinance aims to provide educational
assistance to qualified poor students who enrolled in Grade VII up to Grade 10
(Junior High School) who are residents of the municipality.
The said program is one of the basic social
services under the Educational Assistance Fund Program prioritized by the
municipality of Nasipit by providing appropriations for its sustainability.
This ordinance was enacted to promote the right of all citizens to quality
education at all levels.
In line with the powers of the local governments to
enact ordinances under the Local Government Code of 1991, the said municipal
ordinance was approved through the efforts of Board Member Aquino W. Gambe,
Chairman of the Committee on Education and Culture. (JVLumonsod, LGU-Agusan del
Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
Skills training development center to be
established in Buenavista

Buenavista, Agusan del Norte, Feb. 13 – The
Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Agusan del Norte approved the Municipal Ordinance
No. 37-2017 from the municipality of Buenavista, Agusan del Norte, establishing
the Buenavista Skill Training and Development Center, providing mechanism in
its implementation thereof and other purposes.
The proposed Training and Development Center is an
alternative learning center in the said municipality, wherein the youth who are
underprivileged and cannot afford to proceed his/her college education will be
given the chance to harness their potentials through training programs to
improve their learning skills which help them become competitive in finding a
job or employment opportunities.
The center aims to contribute to the national
government’s thrust in addressing poverty alleviation.
The proposed measure is in line with Republic Act
7160, particularly Section 17 which provides that local government units shall
continue exercising the powers and discharging the duties and functions
currently vested upon, and likewise exercise such other powers and discharge
such other responsibilities as are necessary. appropriate, or incidental to
efficient and effective provisions of the basic services and
Pushing for the approval of said ordinance was
through the efforts of the Committee on Education and Culture, chaired by
Provincial Board Member Aquino W. Gambe. (JOMellejor, LGU-Agusan del
Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
3 NPA terrorists killed in AgNor clash
Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte, Feb. 13 – Three
New Peoples’ Army (NPA) terrorists died in an encounter with 29th Infantry
(MATATAG) Battalion (29IB), Philippine Army at Sitio Taiwan, Barangay Bangayan,
Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte on February 11, 2018.
The three dead bodies of the NPAs Front 16 of the
North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee (NEMRC) have yet to be identified.
One M4 sniper rifle with scope, several ammunitions, five improvised landmines,
one hand grenade, one rifle grenade, and a cellphone were among those recovered
in the terrorists’ encampment that can accommodate 100 persons. Bloodstains in
the withdrawal routes of the terrorist NPAs are still being tracked.
“We will pursue these terrorists at all cost just
to ensure that the people of Northern Mindanao and Caraga Regions will attain
the peace they deserve so that economic development that they were long
deprived of will come in,” said Major General Ronald Villanueva of the 4th
Infantry Division when he thanked the civilian informants who gave the location
of the NPA camp.
Villanueva also congratulated the 29IB and the
402nd Infantry Brigade under Brigadier General Franco Nemesio Gacal as he also
exhorted them to continue the pressure so that the NPA terrorists will no
longer hold their members who are already contemplating to surrender. (1st Lt
Tere Ingente (FS) PA 4ID/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
ATI-Caraga secures anew ISO 9001 certification
Butuan City, Feb. 13 – The aim to provide quality
and excellent extension services is not merely paper and words for the
Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center XIII (ATI-Caraga). Its
total commitment to serve its citizen-customers is demonstrated through the
recent ISO 9001: 2015 certification that it received from the global
certification body TΓV SΓD Group.
The ISO 9001: 2015 is the latest revision of the
international standard on quality management systems. It is an update of ISO
9001: 2008 certification which ATI-Caraga also received last year. Being ISO
certified for two consecutive years indicates that the Center has maintained
the standard specifically in the development and provision of trainings,
knowledge products and services, accreditation of Extension Service Providers
(ESP), scholarships, alliance building, national extension system planning,
monitoring and evaluation.
The ATI-Caraga is among the eight training centers
within the ATI network that was conferred the ISO certification. These centers
include the ATI Central Office, International Training Center for Pig Husbandry
(ITCPH), ATI-RTC II, ATI-RTC CAR, ATI-RTC VI, ATI-RTC VIII, ATI-RTC XII AND
ATI-RTC XIII.
Former ATI Caraga Center Director Robert T. Poculan
Jr. and current OIC Center Director Samuel L. Calonzo received the certificate
on January 29, 2018 at the ATI Central Office in Diliman, Quezon City. Present during
the awarding were Senator Cynthia A. Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Food, and Dr. Luz A. Taposok, ATI National Director.
(JPDEJampac, ATI-Caraga Technical Staff)
