Popcom holds AHD Caravan in Butuan
BUENAVISTA,
Agusan del Norte, Oct. 23 -- Hundreds of participants attended the Adolescent
Health and Development (AHD) caravan conducted recently by the Commission on
Population (Popcom) - Caraga, in close partnership with the City Population
Office of Butuan.
The
event was held in one of the major private schools here.
The
activities during the caravan, which were backed-up by the Timber City Academy
Board of Trustees, include AHD Film Dissemination, U4U Teen Trail, New Sexually
Healthy and Personally Effective (SHAPE) Module session, Parent-Teen Trail, and
the Learning Package on Parent Education on AHD (LPPEAHD) session.
Prior
to the simultaneous activities was the signing of AHD-Information and Service
Delivery Network (ISDN) Memorandum of Agreement and Executive Order, followed
by the soft launching of the school’s teen center where the various sports
equipment and musical instruments stationed for students’ recreational
activities.
These
undertakings were witnessed by LGU officials, school board of trustee,
teachers, ABC president, SK Federation President, heads and representatives
from concerned regional line agencies, students and other guests.
Butuan
City Councilor lawyer Rema E. Burdeos,
Committee Chairperson on Social Welfare, Family, Women and Children, emphasized
the need and importance of the initiative
as it will discourage adolescents to engage in non-sexual and sexual
risky behaviors as well as educate them to maximize their potentials for
development.
Popcom
Caraga Director Alexander A. Makinano also highlighted the important role of
the parents and teachers on the lives of the young people in guiding them and
become effective partners with adolescents in dealing with their sexual and
reproductive health concerns.
On
his part, Director Jose R. Llacuna, Jr. of the Department of Health-Caraga,
vowed to support the initiative in line of his agency program of Adolescent
Sexual and Reproductive Health as he asked the students to submit themselves
voluntary HIV testing.
Earlier,
the Sangguniang Panglungsod of Butuan passed SP Resolution No. 405-2018
authorizing Hon. City Mayor Ronnie Vicente C. Lagnada to enter into a MOA with
POPCOM and other partner agencies on AHD-ISDN.
To
further hone the skills, potentials and the total well-being of the adolescents
in other areas, POPCOM Caraga had also given various sports equipment and
musical instruments to different secondary schools in cities of Butuan, Tandag,
Surigao and in the provinces of Agusan del Norte, Dinagat Islands and Surigao
del Sur.
Pre-requisite
of the giving of said equipment is the establishment of teen center whether in
community or in school.
ISDN
will also be mobilized for the operation of the teen center to ensure
harmonized and well-collaborated planning, coordination, funding,
implementation, and monitoring of AHD-related and outcome-based interventions
across levels. (Popcom Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
350 new police recruits take oath in Caraga
BUTUAN
CITY, Oct. 23 - A total of 350 new police recruits of Police Regional Office
(PRO) 13 took their oath here recently before the PRO13 director, Chief Supt
Gilberto DC Cruz.
The
new recruits, comprised of 251 male and 99 female, surpassed the thorough
examination and screening for the 2018 Police Officer 1 (PO1) Regular
Recruitment Program.
They
will each receive a basic monthly salary of Php29,668 aside from other
allowances.
“Remember
that an oath of office is the mortar that binds us to the foundations of our
government. Since you entered the realm of law enforcement, you have opted to
follow a higher standard of integrity and conduct,” Cruz said.
The
region’s police chief also reminded them to build their foundation on integrity
and credibility, and never to engage in illegal activities.
As
new cops, they will be brought to the Regional Training Center 13 in Surigao
City to undergo the six months mandatory training.
During the ceremony, members of the
Regional Screening Committee were accorded with plaques of appreciation for
their efforts in efficiently supervising the selection process, while families,
relatives, and friends witnessed the oath taking of the new police officers.
(PRO-13/PIA-Caraga)
