By
Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN
CITY, March 12 (PIA) -- With the reduced amount of rainfall over most areas in
Caraga region, adverse effects of the El NiΓ±o phenomenon are now gradually felt
by Caraganons.
Daryl
Luminarias, a farm administrator from barangay Mahay in this city, is worried
about how this climate pattern could cause damage to more than twenty hectares
of land that his family cultivated for rice and crop production.
According
to him, there is a certain decline in their rice harvest due to insufficient
supply of water.
Luminarias
is calling for help from the government, particularly to the National
Irrigation Administration or NIA Caraga, for the installation of an irrigation
system in their vicinity.
“I
hope the NIA could help the farmers here in our locality because the
government’s irrigation project has not yet reached in our farms at present,”
he said.
Meanwhile,
the government agencies concerned have already taken measures and set preparations
that they would have to implement to counter the adverse effects of El NiΓ±o
especially to the farmers.
Philippine
Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has
initially warned of drought and dry spell conditions in four Caraga provinces
from march to may as normal rainfall level is expected to reduce by 60 percent.
Melody
Guimary, agricultural center chief of the Department of Agriculture (DA)
Caraga, said the agency is ready address the concern of farmers who will be
affected by the El NiΓ±o.
He
said, their agricultural program coordinating offices are also currently
verifying the reports about the droughts and dry spell being experienced in
several locations in the region.
“We
are always preparing ‘agrivisory’ that is to inform the local government units
(LGUs) and also the farmers relative to the impact of El NiΓ±o. For this year,
we are preparing about P58 million as our budget for calamities, and that
includes our interventions for unfavorable results of El Nino,” said Guimary.
According
to Surigao del Sur provincial agriculturist Marcos Quico, that though there is
no direct effect yet of El NiΓ±o in their province, they are bracing themselves
and have carried out preparations.
Ruth
Maisog, assistant city agriculturist of Butuan City, also said that with the
help of DA-Caraga, a water pump and engine set were provided to the Sto. NiΓ±o
farmers association in barangay Banza after they sought assistance to save
their rice fields.
The
official also advised farmers to prepare beforehand the needed documents to
avoid delay in the processing of specific assistance by the government for
their sector. (VLG/PIA-Caraga)
Caraga
women sector proposes agenda for winning candidates of 2019 polls
By
Jennifer P. Gaitano
Lawyer
Jerefe Tubigon-Bacang, Commission on Human Rights (CHR)-13 regional director
and Regional Gender and Development Committee (RGADC) Caraga chairperson, led
the Women's Forum dubbed "Panawagan sa Halalan: Agenda ng mga
Kababaihan" held in Butuan City.
She
said the activity enables the women sector to lobby their concerns and bring up
political agenda that could address the welfare of the sector.
“All
of these will be consolidated and will be submitted to CHR, as well as to
running candidates so they will be informed and would include in their platform
of government so as to address the issues and concerns of the women in the
society,” said Bacang.
The
participants have come up with several political agenda that they wanted the
2019 candidates to give attention and these include the following: 1)
establishment of Crisis Center for Women; 2) medico legal assistance to assist
abused women; 3) additional spacious custodial facility to better address women
deprived of liberty at the city/provincial jails; 4) easy procedure for
annulment; and 5) Health insurance for women; 6) enhance facility for women
victims of illegal drugs; 7) technical job opportunities for women; 8)
additional 40-min lactation time for women and a room for them in the offices;
and 9) extensive livelihood for the women, among others.
Meanwhile,
Sharlene Cueva, tourism operations officer of the Department of Tourism (DOT),
elaborated the significance of joining the Women’s Forum as an avenue where
women could discuss different societal issues and provide recommendations on
how these could be addressed by the officials and legislators.
“Women
contribute a lot to nation-building, thus, their voices should also be heard
especially when they only want what is due for the sector. I hope all the
issues and concerns raised by the participating women of this Women’s Forum
would be given due attention by the concerned officials,” Cueva said. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
172 SurSur
farmers receive CLOA from DAR
By
Nida Grace P. Barcena
TANDAG
CITY, Surigao del Sur, March 12 (PIA) – A total of 172 agrarian reform
beneficiaries (ARBs) received on Thursday the certificate of land ownership
award (CLOA) from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) held at the Surigao
del Sur State University Gymnasium in Barangay Rosario, this city.
DAR
Undersecretary lawyer Karlo Bello and Undersecretary Emily Padilla led the
distribution of 291.401 hectares of land to the beneficiaries.
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| (From left) DAR Undersecretary Emily Padilla and DAR Undersecretary Karlo Bello lead the distribution of certificate of land ownership award to agrarian reform beneficiaries in Surigao del Sur held on March 7, 2019 at the Surigao del Sur State University Gymnasium in Tandag City. |
According
to Myra Yu, Provincial Agrarian Reform Office Information Officer, the
recipients are coming from the province's eight municipalities and one city.
Of
the 291.401 hectares distributed, seven ARBs from Marihatag are recipients of
6.7111 hectares; 19 Barobo ARBs with 35.3884 hectares; nine Lianga ARBs with
18.1902 hectares; 38 Hinatuan ARBs with 76.4180 hectares; 35 San Miguel ARBs
with 45.6971 hectares; 22 Tagbina ARBs with 40.8775 hectares; six Cagwait
ARBs with 9.96320 hectares; 31 Tago ARBs
with 56.8505 hectares; and five ARBs from Tandag City were awarded with a total
of 1.3805 hectares. (PIA Surigao del Sur)
Sektor ng kababaihan may mga hiling para sa mga
kandidato ngayong halalan
By
Jennifer P. Gaitano
LUNGSOD
NG BUTUAN, Marso 12 (PIA) - Hiniling ng sektor ng kababaihan sa Caraga region
na pagtuunan pansin din ng mga mananalong kandidato ngayong eleksyon ang
kapakanan ng mga kababaihan.
Inihayag
ito sa isinagawang Women’s Forum dito sa lungsod ng Butuan.
Ayon
kay Sharlene Cueva, tourism operations officer ng Department of Tourism (DOT)
Caraga, isa mga kababaihang kalahok sa nasabing forum, sana isama ng mga
kandidato sa kanilang mga isinusulong ang pagtatatag ng Crisis Center para sa
mga kababaihan; pagbibigay tulong-mediko legal para sa mga naabusong
kababaihan; maluwag na custodial facility para sa mga kababaihang nasa piitan;
mas madaling pagproseso ng annulment; pagtatatag ng health insurance para sa
sektor; pagtatayo ng pasilidad na makatutulong sa mga kababaihang biktima ng
ilegal na droga; magandang trabaho at pangkabuhayan; at maging ang pagbigay ng
dagdag na oras sa break time para sa mga lactating mothers na nagtratrabaho sa
opisina.
Ayon
naman kay Regional Gender and Development Committee (RGADC) chairperson at
Commision on Human Rights (CHR) Caraga regional director Atty. Jerefe
Tubigon-Bacang, mas nagiging aktibo na ang mga kababaihan sa ibat-ibang usapin
ng rehiyon partikular na sa politika.
Malaking
tulong din ang pagsasagawa ng forum tulad nito para marinig ang boses ng mga
kababaihan at bigyan ng pagkakataong maihayag ang kanilang mga suhestiyon kung
papaano mas mapaunlad pa ang sektor.
Dagdag
pa ni Bacang, tutulong ang RGADC sa paglobby o pagpresenta ng mga napag-usapang
adyenda ng mga kababaihan sa mga tumatakbong kandidato upang maisali rin sa
kanilang plataporma.
Inilarawan
naman ng mga partisipante sa pamamagitan ng pagawa ng slogan ang kanilang mga
isinusulong na adyenda. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Epekto ng
El NiΓ±o unti-unti ng nararanasan ng mga Caraganon
By
Jennifer P. Gaitano
LUNGSOD
NG BUTUAN, Marso12 (PIA) - Dahil sa paminsan-minsang na lamang na pag-ulan sa
ibat-ibang parte ng Caraga region, unti-unti ng naranasan ng mga Caraganon ang
epekto ng El NiΓ±o.
Isa
na ang pamilya ni Daryl Luminarias, isang magsasaka sa Barangay Mahay, Butuan
City sa mga umaaray sa epekto ng El NiΓ±o sa kanilang lugar.
Ayon
sa kanya, apektado na ang nasa mahigit 20 ektaryang sakahan ng kanilang pamilya.
Dagdag
pa niya, bumaba na ang produksyon ng palay ngayon dahil sa kakulangan ng tubig.
Dahil
dito nananawagan sya sa National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Caraga na sila
ay tulungan.
“Sana
matulungan din kami ng NIA dito sa aming lugar, dahil sa ngayon ay hindi pa
umaabot dito ang proyektong patubig ng NIA para sa aming sakahan,” pahayag ni
Luminarias.
Nakahanda
namang tugunan ng mga ahensya ng pamahalaan dito sa rehiyon ng Caraga ang
anumang epektong dulot ng El NiΓ±o partikular na sa mga magsasaka.
Una
nang nagpalabas ng abiso ang PAGASA na kabilang ang Caraga sa mga rehiyon ng
Mindanao na may 60 porsyento ng pagbaba ng tiyansa ng pag-ulan mula Marso
hanggang sa Abril bunsod na rin ng El NiΓ±o.
Binigyang-diin
ni Melody Guimary, agricultural center chief ng Department of Agriculture (DA)
Caraga, na handa ang kanilang ahensiya na tumugon sa anumang pangangailangan ng
mga magsasakang maaapektuhan ng tagtuyot.
May
report na rin silang natanggap mula sa ilang magsasaka ng ibat-ibang bayan na
nakararanas ng pagkatuyo ng kanilang sakahan.
Kasalukuyang
sinusuri na ito ng kanilang mga tauhan mula sa agricultural program
coordinating offices ng kanilang ahensya.
Nakikita
rin nila ang posibilidad na maapektuhan din ang malalaking ektarya ng sakahan
sa probinsya ng Agusan del Sur at Surigao del Sur.
Ayon
kay Surigao del Sur provincial agriculturist Marcos Quico, bagamat wala pang
direktang epekto sa ngayon ang El NiΓ±o sa kanilang probinsya ay ipinaghahandaan
na nila ang posibleng dulot nito.
Sinabi
naman ni Ruth Maisog, assistant city agriculturist sa lungsod ng Butuan, na sa
tulong ng DA Caraga, agad din nilang nabigyan ng isang unit ng water pump at
engine set ang Sto. NiΓ±o Farmers Association sa Barangay Banza matapos itong
humingi ng tulong upang magamit ito sa patubig at maisalba ang kanilang
sakahang palay.
Hinimok
din ng opisyal ang mga maaapektuhang magsasaka na ihanda ang mga kinakailangang
dokumento upang mapabilis ang pagproseso ng anumang tulong para sa kanilang
sektor mula sa gobyerno. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
