By Nora L. Molde
In a caravan held in the city participated
by the youth leaders composed of Sangguniang Kabataan chairpersons,
representatives, and student leaders, Presidential Communications Operations
Office (PCOO) officials have shared how the youth could contribute to stop the
spread of fake news and to dismiss disinformation in the area.
She said that recipients should
examine the 5Cs or the Content, the Context, the identity of the Communicator,
the intent of the Creator and possible Consequence the information it has.
“It is very important to know
these 5Cs because these will provide us the guidance to the information we are
going to share,” Morato said. Sharing the correct, truthful and right
information is all that we need, she added.
Also, PCOO Director and YFT
Program Head Vinci Beltran said that focusing on the youth is what they need
because of the greatest energy and the strongest voice they have.
“You have the teachable heart and
you will contribute much to the society,” she said.
“As observed, the spread of fake
news and disinformation is very rampant in social media these days, youth are the
primary users of the platform, so they are also expected to dismiss
disinformation through their responsible use of the channels,” Beltran added.
For her part, Nicole Namuco, host
of the YFT radio program aired over Radyo Pilipinas every Friday from 8:00 p.m.
to 9:00 p.m. encouraged the youth leaders to be an active partner, and share
their advocacies and programs in the circle.
The YFT program is an alliance of
organizations and individuals to help Dismiss Disinformation campaign of the
government. It is an open line to get information form the people through the
youth. (NCLM/PIA Caraga)
DOH Caraga seeks public support to stop
dengue
By Nora L. Molde
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 8 (PIA) -- The
Department of Health (DOH) Caraga calls on the public to help stop the spread
of dengue in the region.
According to DOH Caraga Assistant
Regional Director Dr. Gerna Manatad, the department has recorded a total of
7,010 dengue cases from January 1 to August 3, 2019.
This is 162.1% higher compared to
the same period last year with only 2,675 cases.
Based on the data, as of August 3,
there were eight barangays in the region that were identified as dengue hotspot
areas to include the barangays of Abilan in Buenavista; Pinanaan, Las Nieves in
Agusan del Norte; Daywan, Claver, Surigao del Norte; Maligaya, Rosario in Agusan
del Sur; and Canlanipa, Luna, Washington and San Juan in Surigao City, Manatad
said.
“One effective way to stop the
spread of dengue is to practice the four o’clock habit, search and destroy the
breeding sites of the dengue-carrying mosquitos and to always perform the 4S
strategy against dengue," says Manatad.
The 4-S strategy stands for
“Search and destroy” mosquito-breeding sites, employ “Self-protection measures”
(i.e. wearing long pants and long-sleeved shirts, and daily use of mosquito
repellent), “Seek early consultation”, and “Support fogging/spraying” only in
hotspot areas where increase in cases is registered for two consecutive weeks
to prevent an impending outbreak.
Manatad also says that they have
coordinated with the local government units (LGUs), Department of Education and
other government and private offices to perform the simultaneous clean-up
activity to continue the campaign to stop dengue in the different areas of the
region.
"We are also constantly
monitoring the LGUs on dengue cases and as of today, the region is in the below
alert threshold level status on dengue cases," says Manatad. (NCLM/PIA
Caraga)
AgNor town declares Reds persona non grata
By 1Lt. Roel T. Maglalang
The declaration was made through
Municipal Resolution Number 01-2019 issued on July 16, 2019.
Buenavista mayor Norbert B
Pagaspas stressed that the declaration of PNG is a parallel effort to the
military operations.
“The LGU will focus on ensuring
the constant and continuous delivery of basic social services and livelihood
opportunities in the hinter areas,” Pagaspas said.
In partnership with the provincial
and national leadership, we will build road networks to inaccessible barangays
and sitios to get rid of the presence of the armed group hiding thereat, he
said.
Meanwhile, Datu Manlig-unan Rolando
Lanapan, Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative and author of the
resolution said that “As the representative of the Higaonon Tribe in
Buenavista, I authored a resolution declaring the CNTs as persona non
grata."
Lt. Col. Francisco L. Molina Jr,
Commanding Officer, 23rd Infantry Battalion stated that the declaration made by
the LGU of Buenavista is one way of showing that they want peace.
"And the success of attaining
peace rests in everyone's shoulder," Molina added. (CMO Officer, 23IB
PA/PIA Agusan del Norte)
SurSur FRs avail coco twine training
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Aug.
8 (PIA) -- A total of 80 former rebels (FRs) and former supporters of the New
People's Army terrorist and locals of Sitio Ibuan undergone a coco twine
training initiated by the Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster
(PRLEC) of Surigao del Sur (SDS) thru the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA)
held recently in Lanuza town.
The training is part of the PCA's
response to the peace and development programs of the PRLEC SDS and the
commitment of the cluster during the launching of enterprise development,
skills and livelihood program for FRs and the Community last July.
Coco coir is now widely used
as basic material in making nets, rolls, and mats as protective covers for
soils and slopes.
Data from PCA revealed that coco
coir is extensively used to rehabilitate deserts, enhance greens in golf
courses and prevent soil erosion in riverbanks and highways.
It is also an excellent growing
medium for landscape plants and grasses since the fiber has natural rooting
hormones and good water-holding capacity.
“For the longest time, we are thankful to the government and the Army for giving us importance. This training means a lot to us, I can see that the government is serious in their commitment to giving us a better future,” one of the local folks said.
In his statement, 36IB Commanding Officer Lt. Colonel Xerxes Trinidad said the training is just the beginning of the peace and development programs of PRLEC.
“There will be more trainings and
livelihood programs to come because this is the government's commitment to the
community,” he said.
Trinidad also lauded the PCA personnel for the bold move and efforts to reach out their service to the community.
“The most important is your acceptance and your commitment to the government to be resilient individuals in order to contribute to the attainment of just and lasting peace in the province,” he said.
PRLEC is one of the 12 government line of efforts which is anchored on President Duterte's Executive Order Number 70 creating the National Task Force to End the Local Communist Armed Conflict or NTF-ELCAC which calls for a Whole-of-Nation approach to attain an inclusive and sustainable peace. (CMO, 36IB/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Surigao City airport rehab fast-tracked as
Andanar intervenes
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte,
Aug. 8 -- The repair and widening of the quake-hit Surigao Airport runway
remain on track despite several conflicts faced by the contractors that halted
the project for several years as Presidential Communications Secretary Martin
Andanar was asked to facilitate it with the Department of Transportation
(DOTr).
“For how many months now,
tuloy-tuloy po ang aming coordination ni Sec. Art Tugade, ako bilang Surigaonon,
and Secretary Art naman bilang Department of Transportation Secretary,”
Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar
said in a press briefing here on Wednesday as the officials inspected the
Surigao Airport runway site and batching site.
“Dahil po sa pakiusap, tuloy na po
yung ugnayan namin ni Sec. Art Tugade,” he added.
On June 3 this year, the
Provincial Capitol of Surigao Del Norte adopted Resolution No. 103 Series of
2019 asking PCOO Secretary Andanar to intervene in the delayed repair of the
Surigao Airport. The Surigao City Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc. also
adopted a resolution on June 15, 2019 seeking the same.
As Andanar sought to fast-track
the project, he was given the affirmation by the DOTr to make a catch-up plan
to reach full operational capability by February 2020.
“Kahit hindi nasimulan noon,
hahabulin po talaga ng DOTr ang mga buwan na hindi nasimulan para po tayo
makaabot sa deadline mismo,” the PCOO chief said.
The widening of the Surigao
Airport runway began last October 2015, but did not proceed as planned as
HERBANA Builders, the contractor for the project then, declared bankruptcy and
left the project hanging.
Last February 2017, a
6.7-magnitude earthquake hit Surigao City that damaged the runway, only being
able to utilize 1,000 meters from the original 1,700 meters. This led to the
suspension of seven weekly Philippine Airlines flights between Manila and
Surigao.
While the DOTr already issued a
notice to proceed to new contractors Pacific Concrete and VT Lao Construction
for the Surigao Airport Development Project and secured fresh funding of P123.5
million from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund, the
construction did not start promptly.
“Sa kasamaang palad, nagkaroon
tayo ng bagyo dito at may mga tulay, limang tulay po ang nasira at hindi ‘ho
passable in the sense that nagbigay ang DPWH (Department of Public Works and
Highways) para sa kaligtasan ng lahat ng mananakay at sa mga biyahero may
limitasyon kung ilan lang ang kayang i-biyahe,” DOTr Assistant Secretary
Giovanni Lopez said.
However, Andanar and Lopez agreed
that the contractors should set-up a concrete plant and batching plant near the
airport to avoid similar delays in the future.
“Totoong naantala. Pero kahit ang
original contract duration, which is February 2020, that is non-negotiable. Yan
po ang ginagawa natin, ginagawan po ng paraan ngayon. ‘Yan po ang mangyayari,
we will deliver on the same period of time regardless of the delay. Reasonable
or unreasonable, gagawin po natin yan,” Lopez said.
Lopez said that the runway’s
partial operation of up to 1,400 meters is possible by November to resume the
operations of seven weekly Manila-Surigao Philippine Airlines flights.
He said that this will accommodate
for the high demand of flights in the Christmas season. (PCOO/PIA-Surigao del
Norte)
Army recovers anti-personnel landmine in Sursur
town
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Aug.
8 (PIA) –- The troops of 36th Infantry (Valor) Battalion (36IB), Philippine
Army found on Wednesday an anti-personnel landmine while conducting a security
patrol in the vicinity of Nabigtaw, Sitio Gacub, Hinapuyan, Carmen, this
province.
1st Lt. Jonald D. Romorosa, 36IB
Civil-Military Operations (CMO) officer, said that they acted on a tip given
from a concerned lumad.
Romorosa said a team from Charlie
Company immediately responded and discovered 70 meters wire and other
gadgets used as trigger device wires in the said area.
In a statement, 36IB Commanding
Officer Lt. Col. Xerxes Trinidad said the Communist Terrorist Groups (CTGs) use
landmines on Army troops who are ensuring the peace, development, and delivery
of government services to the people.
He said the CTGs’ intent is a
clear violation of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and
the International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL).
“This only proves that they really
are terrorists, wanting nothing but destruction and blockade of the
government’s efforts in bringing peace and development especially to the Lumads
who are clear victims of their malicious propaganda,” said Lt. Col. Trinidad.
He added that the Lumads are
continuously being enlightened of the CTGs’ interests through the 36IB’s
Community Support Programs (CSP).
The lumad communities’ commitment
to the Whole-of-Nation approach brought better coordination with the government
thru Baranggay Hinapuyan’s declaration of CTGs as persona non grata, Lt. Col.
Trinidad noted. (36IB CMO/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Mga bayan ng Agusan del Norte idineklarang
persona non grata ang teroristang CPP-NPA-NDF
By Nora L. Molde
BUTUAN CITY, Agosto 8 (PIA) –
Sunod-sunod na ang pagdeklara bilang persona non-grata sa teroristang grupong
CPP-NPA-NDF sa iba't-ibang lugar ng Agusan del Norte kasunod ng mga ginawang
panggugulo ng grupo sa ilang mga komunidad.
Una ng nagdeklara ang bayan ng
Nasipit dahil sa mga hindi makatao at teroristang gawain nito.
Sumunod dito ang bayan ng
Buenavista na pinangunahan ni Mayor Norberto Pagaspas na layuning tuldukan ang
kanilang mga masasamang gawain sa kanilang lugar para maihatid ang basic health
and social services at livelihood sa mga lugar na apektado ng insurgencies
kagaya ng mga barangay ng Sangay, Olave, Simbalan at Guinabsan.
Positibo si Mayor Pagaspas na
magkakaroon ng mapayapa at masaganang bayan kung tuluyang mahinto ang mga
gawaing terrosista at paglilinlang ng mga ito, at sa pagkakaroon ng magandang
road networks ang kanilang bayan.
Ayon kay Lieutenant Colonel
Francisco Molina Jr,, Commanding Officer ng 23rd Infantry Battalion, Philippine
Army, na unti-unti ng bumababa ang bilang ng mga NPA sa lugar at wala na ring
namonitor na recruitment activities sa lugar.
Mula Enero hanggang Hulyo sa
kasalukuyang taon may 27 former rebels at myembro ng Militia ng Bayan ang
kasalukuyang nasa Masigasig Happy Homes sa ilalim ng E-CLIP o Enhanced
Comprehensive Local Integration Program ng gobyerno.
Suportado naman ng mga indigenous
peoples sa pangunguna ni Datu Manlig-unan Rolando Lanapan, ang Indigenous
Peoples Mandatory representative at siya na ring author ng resolution upang
edeklarang persona non grata ang CPP-NPA-DNF sa bayan ng Buenavista.
Samantala, inaanyayahan din ni Lt.
Col. Molina ang mga rebelde na bumalik na sa gobyerno upang magkaroon ng
mapayapa at tahimik na pamumuhay. (NCLM/PIA Agusan del Norte)
DOH Caraga patuloy ang imbestigasyon sa pagkamatay ng
9 taong gulang na bata
By Nora L. Molde
LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Agosto 8 (PIA)
-- Patuloy ang ginagawang imbestigasyon ng Department
of Health (DOH) Caraga sa pagkamatay ng isang syam na taong gulang
na batang babae sa Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte.
Noong Hulyo 23, nakatanggap ang
DOH Caraga ng report hinggil sa pagkamatay ng batang babae at sinasabing ang
pag inom ng deworming drug ang naging sanhi nito.
Paliwanang pa ni Dr.
Gerna Manatad, pansamantalang iti
nigil ang deworming activity sa Surigao
del Norte bunsod ng ginagawang imbestigasyon.
Ayon naman kay Regional Director
Francis Cesar Bringas ng Department of Education (DepEd) Caraga na
naiintindihan nila ang mga sintimyento ng mga magulang hinggil sa deworming
activities, ngunit nananawagan ang opisyal na hintayin muna ang resulta ng
ginagawang imbestigasyon upang malaman ang totoong kadahilanan ng mga nasabing
kaso.
Base sa tala ng ahensya, as of
July 31, umabot na sa 81,963 katao ang nakainom ng deworming drugs sa rehiyon,
at may mahigit isang libo at anim na daan na ang nakainom sa Gigaquit, Surigao
del Norte.
Panawagan ni Dir. Bringas sa lahat
na huwag mabahala sa insidenteng ito dahil hindi pa naman napatunayan na ang
deworming nga ang dahilan ng pagkamatay ng bata.
Sa kabila nito, puspusan pa rin
ang isinagawang pagpurga sa mga bata sa mga probinsya ng Caraga
region. (NCLM/PIA Caraga)
