DOH, other agencies to focus on providing services to Caraga's drug
dependents
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur,
April 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Health – Center for Health Development
(DOH-CHD) Caraga, along with other government agencies assured the provision of
services and assistance to the drug dependents in the region right after they
are rehabilitated in the center.
DOH-CHD Caraga Regional Director
Dr. Jose Llacuna Jr. gave this assurance in time with the turn-over ceremony of
the Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center situated in Barangay Alegria, San
Francisco town.
Dr. Llacuna said, the
department is in constant coordination with the provincial
government of Agusan del Sur, together with the Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA), in the implementation and provision of the
various programs and services for the drug dependents. There will be free
trainings for them to enhance their skills and be employed so they could
improve their quality of life.
Government agencies would also
help those who would like to go back to school and study.
Undersecretary Roger Tong-an of
the Administration and Finance Management of the DOH also
supports this endeavor.
“So after their rehab, they will
go back to the community, and of course as the governor has said, we would
really collaborate with TESDA, Commission on Higher Education for those who
would want to be graduates in a vocational or maybe in college degree later
on,” said Tong-an.
The official added that they are
also coordinating with the state universities in the region to give chance to
those drug surenderers who would want to engage in fisheries, agriculture and
business. (JPG/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
China turns over drug rehab center to DOH, AgSur LGU
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur,
April 15 (PIA) - Officials from the People’s Republic of China recently turned
over the 150-bed capacity Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center worth
P370-million to the Department of Health – Center for Health Development
(DOH-CHD) Caraga and provincial government of Agusan del Sur.
The completed and soon to be
operational facility situated in barangay Alegria, San Francisco, Agusan del
Sur opens the door of opportunity for the drug-dependent individuals for their
rehabilitation and fast recovery.
According to DOH-CHD Caraga
Regional Director Dr. Jose Llacuna Jr., the donated project was granted through
a Memorandum of Understanding signed last March 13, 2017 while the
groundbreaking ceremony was held in February 12, 2018.
Llacuna said, after the
establishment of the first rehabilitation center in barangay Anomar, Surigao
City, the government could now provide extensive assistance to the recipients
of the second and bigger facility built in Agusan del Sur, which is not only
for the Agusanons and Caraganons but also from other neighboring regions.
“We are given an MOOE of about
P12-million for the initial operation. So, the target will be on August -
September for this to become fully-operational,” bared Llacuna.
The official also said that
victims of illegal drugs for rehabilitation would undergo due process. It is
free of charge for those under court order cases.
Meanwhile, Jin Yuan, Economic and
Commercial Counselor of the Embassy of China in the Philippines, said that they
give full support to the Philippine government through the leadership of
President Rodrigo Duterte in its serious campaign against illegal drugs in the
country. (JPG/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
SurSur town IOs undergo journalism training
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, April 15 (PIA) -- To
effectively disseminate timely and accurate information to the public, som
e 27
newly-designated information officers and writers from various offices of the
local government unit of Cagwait, Surigao del Sur have undergone training on
Newswriting, Feature Writing and Photo Journalism.
The said activity was aimed at
training and enhancing their skills in writing to effectively disseminate
relevant information to the public.
According to her, she has become
more confident in doing her functions and responsibilities after gaining the
necessary knowledge and techniques.
“I’m very excited because right
after this training, I would become a contributor to the development of the
LGU-Cagwait website. I have learned a lot from this training especially in
writing news stories,” said Colongan.
Also, Mecifuro Hingpit, staff from
the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) Cagwait
emphasized the significance of learning such training on news writing as it
will help them become effective on their function as information officers of
their respective offices.
“This training conducted by PIA
Caraga is really a big help. We had several big events here in our municipality
that we were not able to make known to the public because we are not that
equipped in writing news and telling our stories to other people. However, now
that we are trained, we are confident to write factual and timely news to our
constituents,” said Hingpit.
During the two-day training,
participants actively interacted with the facilitators and submitted their own
write-ups focusing on their respective offices’ achievements, programs and
services, as well as upcoming activities for critiquing.
These are also for posting, not
only in the official website of the LGU, but also for PIA and other print media
publications.
Apart from news and feature
writing, they also learned how to capture good quality photos with the right
cutlines.
Meanwhile, PIA Caraga regional
director Abner Caga emphasized that the participants will serve as multipliers
of sharing developmental information to the public.
Participants also received their
certificate to show proof that they have gained the practical knowledge needed
in their field of work. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
PNP Caraga bares anti-crime efforts
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, April 15 (PIA) --
With the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) intensified campaign and serious
implementation of security measures, particularly in running after the wanted
persons in Caraga region, the authorities have apprehended 43 most wanted
persons and 497 wanted persons with the implementation of Manhunt Charlie,
while some 540 firearms were also confiscated from January 13 to March 29,
2019.
The PNP also confiscated and
recovered a total of 1,027 firearms from the separate conduct of police
operations.
During the presentation of
accomplishments on simultaneous focused police operations at the PRO13
headquarters held recently, Police Brigadier General Gilberto DC Cruz, PNP
Caraga regional director, disclosed that 89 firearms were confiscated during
the implementation of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) gun ban while 938
firearms were turned over to the police units.
Based on the record of the
regional operations division, 75 gun ban violators were nabbed since the start
of the implementation of COMELEC gun ban.
It was learned that of the 938
firearms now under police custody, 39 of them were surrendered by political
aspirants.
Cruz also stressed that the PNP is
serious in implementing the laws and is religiously monitoring the peace
situation in the region.
The official further encouraged
the public to be vigilant and report to the nearest police station any incident
in their area. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Various sectors push for long term infra projects in Butuan
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, April 15 (PIA) --
Various sectors in this city have been pushing for sustainable urban
infrastructure projects that will boost the economy and tourism here.
During the recently held
Stakeholders’ Workshop on the Master Plan for Sustainable Urban Infrastructure
Development (MPSUID) spearheaded by the National Economic and Development
Authority (NEDA) Caraga with the presence of environmental planners,
economists and engineers, the group assessed the current situation, as well
as the issues and concerns of the city that need to be addressed.
Michael Tomeldan, environmental planner
and team leader architect for MPSUID, stressed the importance of having a
master plan since it will serve as a guide in the implementation of different
projects for the city.
He added that Butuan City was one
of the 10 cities chosen by the NEDA central office as pilot area
of the respective region to craft a master plan for infra projects.
NEDA Caraga Assistant Regional
Director Roy Kantuna revealed that this workshop is the first of the four
workshops to be conducted this year to complete the master plan. He further
emphasized that the NEDA would make sure that the team
would come up with quality concepts.
“As my personal observation, we’re
very happy that stakeholders particularly the industry cluster here and the
regional line agencies exerted effort and actively participated. The local
government of Butuan City is also full-force,” said Kantuna.
Meanwhile, Engr. Roderico Cane of
Butuan Pro-Food also expressed his appeal for the local government. “I hope
that whatever agreements we can come up after the series of workshops, the
local government unit would show determination to really implement them,” he
underscored. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Ibat-ibang sektor isinusulong ang proyektong pangkaunlaran sa lungsod
ng Butuan
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Abril 15 (PIA)
- Isinusulong ng ibat-ibang sektor sa Butuan City ang pagkakaroon ng mga
proyektong pangkaunlaran na magbibigay ng pangmatagalang pag-unlad sa ekonomiya
at turismo sa lungsod.
Ibinahagi ni Michael Tomeldan,
isang environmental planner at team leader architect for MPSUID, na mahalaga
ang pagbuo at pagkakaroon ng isang master plan dahil magsisilbi itong gabay sa
pagpapatupad ng mga proyekto sa lungsod.
Ayon sa kanya, isa ang lungsod ng
Butuan sa sampung siyudad na napili ng NEDA central office na maging pilot area
ng kani-kanilang rehiyon para pagkakaroon ng master plan sa mga proyektong
pangkaunlaran.
Ayon naman kay assistant regional
director Roy Kantuna ng NEDA Caraga, unang workshop palang ito, at magkakaroon
pa ng tatlong susunod pa sa taong ito para matapos at mabuo ang master plan.
Sinisigurado aniya ng ahensiya na de kalidad ang konseptong mabubuo para dito.
“Nagagalak tayong makitang aktibo
ang partisipasyon ng mga stakeholders particularly na yung mga industry cluster
natin dito at regional line agencies, at full force din ang lokal na pamahalaan
ng Butuan City,” pahayag ni Kantuna.
Samantala, dahil sa inaasahang
magandang dulot nito sa lungsod, may pakiusap naman si Engr. Roderico Cane ng
Butuan Pro-Food sa pamahalaan. “Ang asahan ko na talagang matupad kung anong
pinag-usapan, kung anong mga plano kailangan dapat determinado ang pmahalaan sa
pagpapatupad ng mga ito,” sabi niya. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
