MARINA invites Caraganons to Maritime Industry Forum in Mindanao
By
Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN
CITY, Sept. 24 (PIA) – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) invites
Caraganons to witness the launching of Maritime Industry Forum in Mindanao on
September 29, 2018 at the SMX Convention Center in SM Lanang, Davao City.
According
to MARINA region 11 director Mary Ann Armi Arcilla, the MARINA’s Mindanao
maritime industry forum coincides with the nation’s observance of the Maritime
and Archipelagic National Awareness Month (MaNa Mo) and the National Maritime
Week this September.
“Discussions
at the maritime industry forum will revolve around maritime industry
developments in Mindanao, especially on maritime safety and security,
environmental protection, maritime tourism, maritime education and training,
ship building, ship repair, and ship recycling, and other domestic and overseas
shipping activities in the region,” said Dir. Arcilla.
Dir.
Arcilla added that registration is free, but slots are limited. “Interested
individuals may contact MARINA regional office 11 via (082) 224-6228 or
mro11@marina.gov.ph.
Said
forum is anchored on the theme “Kaligtasan at Kaunlaran ng Paglalayag Tungo sa
Isang Bansang Matatag.” (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
AgSur farmers receive P2.5M economic benefits
By Rechel D. Besonia
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur, Sept. 24 –
Years of waiting is finally over for some 45 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries
(ARBs) of the NDC Guthrie Estates Incorporated (NGEI) cooperative after the
recent distribution of economic benefits held in this province.
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Undersecretary
for Field Operations lawyer Karlo S. Bello, together with DAR Regional Director
of Caraga Leomides R. Villareal, PARPO II Leoncio C. Bautista Jr, PARPO I Allan
N. Mundala, as well as the representatives from the two cooperatives, NGEI coop
chairman Cirino Caipang and FPPI Chairman Jesus Simbajon, attended the
ceremonial distribution.
A total of Php2.5 million economic benefits
earned from the company accumulated for eight long years since 2009 was finally
released to the farmers of the Caipang Group.
This Caipang farmer group is one of the
breakaway groups from the original NGEI Multi-Purpose Cooperative formed in
1988.
Villareal, in his message, told the ARBs to
make use of the money very well.
“Eight years is long enough, I am glad that
finally after fighting for your rights as an ARB, you will now receive what you
have yearned for a long time,” he said.
The distribution was realized through the
commitment of DAR Agusan del Sur management together with the effort of the
Task Force NDC who never stopped helping these deprived ARBs.
Bautista said that before the distribution
happened, the task force are yet to validate the authenticity of these ARBs
from the original farmer group which is the NGEI cooperative as well as to
identify the exact computation of benefits due for them, thus the delay.
The economic benefits consisted of lease
rentals from their lands and profits earned from enterprises operated by the
cooperative.
These were not released to these ARBs in the
previous years when they disaffiliate from the NGEI coop and formed their own
breakaway group. (DAR-Agusan del Sur/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
