PCOO intensifies campaign on gender-fair media in Caraga region
By
Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN
CITY, March 7 (PIA) - The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO)
has intensified its campaign on gender-fair media in the Caraga region.
During
the conduct of PCOO caravan in the city, Assistant Secretary Ana Marie Rafael
elaborated the significant and vital role of the media in promoting gender
equality as well as women empowerment.
She
emphasized that being gender-fair simply means recognizing that both women and
men have stories to tell, and that impartiality also covers producing content
that does not subject women to injustice.
Rafael
further stressed that every person has the right to be treated with dignity.
“Men
and women need to be portrayed as equal in the media, as they are in reality,”
she said.
The
official also gave several tips on how media could better present or describe
individuals being involved in their stories to prevent them from committing
discriminatory statements, which include in the advertisements.
She
also presented to the participants especially those in the media industry, the
Philippine Revised Gender-Fair Media Guidebook, to increase their knowledge and
enhance their way of reporting.
She
further expressed her hopes that the media could utilize well the said
handbook, as they perform their daily job. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
RGADC-13 intensifies info drive vs cancer to Caraga women
By
Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN
CITY, March 7 (PIA) - In time with the kick-off celebration of this year’s
women’s month here, the Regional Gender and Development Committee (RGADC)
Caraga intensifies the information awareness campaign against cancer disease
which threatens women's health especially those aged 35 years old and above.
According
to Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Caraga Regional Director lawyer Jerefe
Tubigon-Bacang, RGADC chairperson, the recently conducted learning session on
women’s health is a way to remind women to be sensitive and mindful of their
health, in order to prevent them from acquiring diseases such as breast and
cervical cancer.
“This
is a very important step for women to be self-aware of their own body so that
we can maintain our wellness, our health, otherwise we can also take steps in
order to improve our health. Self-care is very important that’s why we begin
our women’s month with women in health,” said Bacang.
Dr.
Esther Tandog, a professor from one of the universities in Cabadbaran City,
Agusan del Norte, who is also a cancer survivor, shared her positive outlook in
life despite having breast cancer for the past four years, and she now continues
to be an active advocate and an inspiration to all the women.
“I
was diagnosed to have breast cancer but I would like to thank God for I had
survived. The Lord has been good in my life in spite of the problems and pain
that I had to go through. I came out victorious because I have God with me,”
shared Tandog.
Also,
Jail Senior Inspector Melba Balmori, GAD Focal Person of the Bureau of Jail
Management and Penology (BJMP) Caraga, expressed strong support to holding this
kind of activity, which could also help those women who are in jail or persons
deprived of liberty.
Meanwhile,
Bacang calls on to Caraganon women to maintain a positive disposition in life
and believe in their capacities and competencies.
“We
should be able to believe in ourselves that we can. Do not doubt your
capacities and your competencies. Women can, so we make change work for women,”
Bacang said. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
BFAR-Caraga conducts fisheries management workshop
SURIGAO
CITY, Surigao del Norte, March 7 -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources (BFAR) - Caraga gathered the resource speakers and representatives
from the local government units (LGUs) of coastal municipalities around Lake
Mainit for the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) Orientation
and Planning Workshop held in Sta. Monica, Siargao Island.
Senior
agriculturist Antonio Perral from the Surigao del Norte Provincial Agriculture
Office and professor Reynald Gimena of Mindanao State University (MSU)-Marawi
talked about the ecosystem and its approach in fisheries management.
Highlight
during day one of the EAFM workshop was the illustration of the past and
present condition of the fishery resources in Lake Mainit, as presented by representatives
from the LGUs of the said municipalities.
The
3-day workshop, which ended on March 7, 2019, is in line with the bureau’s
program to promote fisheries management, protection and conservation of marine
and aquatic resources in Lake Mainit, which is the deepest and fourth largest
lake in the Philippines. (BFAR-Caraga/VLG/PIA-Surigao del
Norte)
DA Caraga braces for El NiΓ±o
BUTUAN
CITY, March 7 -- To ease the effects of the El NiΓ±o phenomenon in the region,
the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Caraga has allocated buffer stocks to
assist farmers who will be affected by the weather phenomenon.
For
crop damage, various inputs have been prepared including 14,732 bags of rice
certified seeds worth Php22,392,640.
Also
available are 4,756 bags of corn seeds worth Php6,964,000, and 785 kilograms of
assorted vegetables worth Php7,800,000.
On
the other hand, drugs and biologics will also be available for the livestock
sector.
Replacement
animals are also on hand at the animal production centers in the region.
Climate
outlook for the region expects a near to below normal rainfall condition in the
first planting season of Caraga.
Farmers
who will be identified to have been affected by the El NiΓ±o phenomenon will be
prioritized to avail the said interventions. (DA Caraga/PIA Caraga)
LGU-Esperanza, DOLE grant P450K livelihood assistance to
beneficiaries
By Fercie B. Solatoro
BUTUAN
CITY, March 7 -- The local government unit (LGU) of Esperanza, Agusan del Sur,
in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) -Agusan del
Sur Provincial Office, has recently released a P451,400 worth of livelihood
assistance to Langcuasan Rural Improvement Club Association for the bakery
business.
“Isang
malaking tulong na naman ang livelihood assistance na ito para sa ating mga
beneficiaries. Maraming salamat sa DOLE sa walang sawang suporta sa mga group
of organization ng LGU-Esperanza. Sana’y alagaan at palaguin ito ng asosasyon
dahil bihira lamang ang mabigyan ng ganitong pagkakataon” she mentioned. (This
is another great big help to the beneficiaries. I thanked DOLE for the
continued support to the local groups. I also hoped for your association to
best utilize the amount for its intended purpose and make it grow),” said
Esperanza municipal mayor Leonida P. Manpatilan.
Genalyn
Genita, the association president, expressed her gratitude in behalf of the
other members of the group , during the turnover of check at the LGU-Esperanza
Mayor’s Office, for the opportunity given to them that paved the way of
achieving their dream of benefitting such livelihood assistance.
“Hindi
lamang sa pagsasaka iikot ang aming mga buhay dahil magagamit na rin namin ang
mga training na aming nasalihan sa DTI lalong-lalo na sa pagluluto at
pagbe-bake. Kami nangangako na alagaan at palalakihin namin ang bakery para
makapag employ rin kami at magbigay ng trabaho. (Our lives now will not only
revolve in farming because we can now apply the skills in cooking and baking
that we learned from the trainings by Department of Trade (DTI). We promise to
make our business grow so we can also help others by getting employed in our
bakery),” Genita said.
She
added that it would not be realized without the help of DOLE-Ausan del Sur,
from crafting the proposal to completing the requirements.
With the partnership of LGU-Esperanza
and DOLE-Agusan del Norte, the association can already take a big step towards
its mission for rural improvement. The members aim to help others improve their
skill in baking, create an additional source of income and promote employment
opportunities. (DOLE-13/PIA-Caraga)
RGADC Caraga pinaalalahanan ang mga kababaihan laban sa sakit na
cancer
By
Jennifer P. Gaitano
LUNGSOD
NG BUTUAN, Marso 7 (PIA) - Kasabay sa pagbubukas ng selebrasyon ng buwan ng mga
kababaihan sa lungsod ng Butuan, pinalawig din ng Regional Gender and
Development Committee (RGADC) sa rehiyon ang kaalaman sa sakit na cancer na
kadalasan ay banta sa mga kababaihan lalo na sa mga nasa edad 35 taon pataas.
Ayon
kay Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Caraga Regional Director Atty. Jerefe
Tubigon-Bacang, chairperson ng RGADC Caraga, ang isinagawang learning session
on women’s health ay isang hakbang upang maging mas sensitibo ang mga
kababaihan sa estado ng kanilang kalusugan para maiwasan ang mga sakit na tulad
ng breast at cervical cancer.
Dagdag
pa ni Bacang, mahalagang malaman ng mga kababaihan ang sanhi at sintomas ng
breast at cervical cancer upang maiwasan o mabigyang-lunas agad ito.
Si
Dr. Esther Tandog, professor ng isang unibersidad sa lungsod ng Cabadbaran,
Agusan del Norte na isa ring cancer survivor, ay nagbahagi ng kanyang
positibong pananaw sa buhay bagamat apat na taon din niyang hinarap ang sakit
na breast cancer, at ngayon ay patuloy na nagbibigay inspirasyon sa lahat ng
kababaihan.
Nagbahagi rin ng suporta si Jail Senior
Inspector Melba Balmori, GAD Focal Person ng Bureau of Jail Management and
Penology (BJMP) Caraga, sa kanyang suporta sa adbokasiyang ito at makatutulong
din anya ang ganitong aktibidad lalo na sa mga kababaihang nasa loob ng piitan.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
