Agusanons support proposed PH constitutional
reform
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 25 (PIA) -- With
the proposed constitutional reform in the country, the Agusanons are supportive
and have vowed to participate in the activities for the fulfillment of the
campaign gearing towards the reform in government system.
During the Constitutional Reform
Provincial Roadshow in the province of Agusan del Norte, the local chief
executives, representatives from civil society organizations, and media
practitioners learned about the salient features of the proposed political and
electoral reform provisions to the 1987 constitution being pushed by the Center
For Federalism And Constitutional Reform (CFCR).
According to Heraldeco Asares,
president of Mamanwa-Manobo Indigenous Peoples Organization in Cabadbaran City,
Agusan del Norte, there are provisions in the Philippine constitution which are
necessary to be changed, to make it more suitable to the current needs of the
Filipino people.
“We should be able to exercise our
right to experience a better government through this effort towards
constitutional reform,” said Asares.
Elenita Cadeniag of Barangay
Simbalan, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte expressed her hopes that with the
constitutional reform, taxes would be utilized within the local government
unit.
“I’m optimistic that once the
constitutional reform would be realized, the taxes from respective local
government units would be utilized well and could help in establishing more
developmental projects,” Cadeniag said.
As a private media practitioner,
Mike Crismundo said the change in the charter would enhance the economic growth
of the regions and the country in general. “I think it’s about time that we
experience a better life with better livelihood,” he cited.
Regional director Lilibeth
Famacion of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Caraga
explained that the conduct of provincial roadshows would give the Filipino
people a better understanding on the constitutional reform and its benefits.
In this campaign, these four
pillars are highlighted: decongestion of Metro Manila and enriching the
provinces; a government for the people, not for the traditional politicians; an
open economy that will bring hope for the people; and a new constitution for
the new generation. (JPG/VLG/NLM/PIA-Caraga)
Provincial Health chief urges partners to
support 'Patak Kontra Polio' in SurSur
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Nov.
25 (PIA) -- Provincial Health Office chief Dr. Eric Montesclaros on Wednesday
urged the local chief executives and representatives, civic organizations,
media and the parents to take their part, and support the polio outbreak
response immunization round one activities scheduled on November 25-December 7,
2019.
Dr. Montesclaros said during the
orientation conducted held in Tandag City recently that all children aged 0-59
months regardless of immunization status will be vaccinated with monovalent
Oral Polio Vaccine (mOPV2).
“The 'Sabayang Patak Kontra Polio'
will be synchronized across all targeted areas and should be completed within
two weeks time,” Montesclaros added.
Each round of the polio outbreak
response immunization (Nov 25-Dec 7, 2019, and Jan 6-18, 2020) shall be
conducted over a period of two weeks (14 continuous days), including weekends
and holidays. This is to ensure that children can be caught up at home during
Saturdays or Sundays for immunization.
According to Montesclaros, Polio
is a contagious disease transmitted through the fecal-oral route caused by the
poliovirus and may result in life-long paralysis and even death, but a
vaccine-preventable.
“The vaccine is exclusively
distributed by the WHO through the Department of Health (DOH) and not commercially
available,” Dr. Montescalros noted. (PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Rotary Club AgSur supports PH's
counter-insurgency efforts
By 1Lt. Krisjuper Andreo Punsalan
BAYUGAN CITY, Agusan del Sur, Nov.
25 -- The Rotary Club Chapter in San Francisco, Agusan del Sur under its
president, Jonathan BaΕas, represented by Norma Salon has joined the nation’s
quest towards ending insurgency by pledging the support for the upcoming gift-giving
activities of the 3rd Special Forces “Arrowhead” Battalion (3SFBn) to the
communist conflict-affected Indigenous Peoples’ (IP) communities in Agusan and
Surigao Sur held on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019 in Barangay 5, San Francisco, this
province.
“The Rotary’s purpose to bring
together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian
service and to advance goodwill and peace around the world fits our
whole-of-nation approach to end local communist armed conflict to attain
sustainable peace. It is the reason why we chose to seek their support. We know
they will never say “No” if we talk about goodwill and peace,” said Lt. Col.
Joey Baybayan, commanding officer of 3SFBn.
“We express our sincerest
gratitude to the Rotarians for their commitment to Peace. Your purpose and
deeds are worth emulating,” LTC Baybayan added.
The Rotary Club donated two boxes
of ballpens, 10 dozens of notebooks, one box of crayons, and six dozens of
pencils to aid the IP beneficiaries in their educational needs as they put
premium to education as a way to equip them to become resilient enough to
protect themselves against the deceptive propaganda and recruitment strategies
of the Communist New People's Army (NPA) Terrorists.
Just last October, the 3SFBn cited
that public-private partnership can greatly impact the whole-of-nation approach
to end local conflicts by addressing the basic issues through convergence in
corporate social responsibility during their partnership with Solaire Resorts
to aid Caraga hospitals. (CMO officer, 3SFBn/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
DSWD-13 provides augmentation support to Davao
Region, SOCCSKSARGEN
BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 25 -- The
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga has
extended augmentation support to DSWD Field offices XI and XII to provide
assistance to the Disaster Response Operation for the 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake
that hit Southern Mindanao.
It can be recalled that at 9:04
a.m. of October 29, 2019, a 6.6 Magnitude earthquake struck the region, with
the epicenter in the municipality of Tulunan, North Cotabato with a tectonic
origin and depth of focus of 7km (DSWD DROMIC Report #12). This was also felt
in the neighboring municipalities all over the island region.
According to DSWD Disaster
Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC), as of November
4, 2019, a total of 37,706 families or 188,533 individuals were affected by the
earthquake incident from 238 Barangays in Region XI and XII.
A total of 4,800 families or
24,000 persons who are displaced and are taking temporary shelter in 34
evacuation centers in Region XI and XII. And there are 1,493 families or 7,465
persons currently staying with their relatives and/or friends.
In response of the Disaster Relief
Operations, DSWD Caraga sent a total of 3,000 family food packs amounting to
P1,223,460, as well as non-food items amounting to P1,902,160.75 to FO XI. This
consists of Hygiene kits, Mosquito nets, Blankets, Malong, Plastic mats, and
rolls of Laminated sacks.
For Region XII, a total of 2,000
family food packs amounting to P745,240.00 were delivered. Along with it was
non-food items such as family kits and kitchen kits worth P1,842,685.50.
One family food pack (FFP) costs
P372.62, which contains 6-kilo rice, four canned sardines, four cans of either
beefloaf/ corned beef, and eight sachets of powdered cereal milk or coffee
which is expected to feed a family of five for 2-3 days.
DSWD has advised Internally
Displaced Families who needs assistance to take temporary shelter in designated
evacuation centers, to be safe and have easy access to food and non-food items.
There are occurrences where remote
barangays are not yet reached by the department’s relief operation due to
landslides or inaccessible roads.
Although there may be delays on
the arrival of the assistance, DSWD assures everyone that the agency is doing
its best to serve those Mindanaoans that are affected. (DSWD-13/PIA-Caraga)
Opisyales sa embahada sa Amerika mibisita sa
Dinagat
By Susil D. Ragas
SAN JOSE, Dinagat Islands,
Nobyembre 25 (PIA) –- Mga opisyales sa embahada sa Amerika mibisita niadtong Nobyembre
19, 2019 sa Don Ruben Edera Ecleo, Sr. Memorial National High School
(DREESMNHS) ug sa Provincial Police Office (PPO) ning probinsya.
Ang duha ka opisyales nga gikan sa
embahada sa Amerika nga nakabase sa Roxas Boulevard, Manila, Philippines mao sila
Political Officer Christopher R. Farlow ug Environment, Science and Technology
Specialist Maria Theresa N. Villa.
Ang katuyuan sa pagbisita sa duha
ka opisyales mao ang pagsuta sa kahimtang sa mga mulupyo sa probinsya sa
Dinagat Islands diin ilang gipadayag nga andam ang Embahada sa Amerika sa
paghatag ug tabang sa nagkadaiyang mga aspeto sama sa pagpalambo sa relasyon sa
panggobyerno sa nasud sa Amerika ug Pilipinas.
Lakip na niini ang paghatag ug mga
oportunidad ngadto sa kabataan nga gusto mu-eskwela sa abroad ug sa laing
unibersidad.
Sumala sa duha ka opisyales ilang
nakita sa probinsya ang kahapsay ug kalinaw sa komunidad nga diin ilang
nasinati sulod sa tulo ka adlaw nga pagbisita sa lain-laing parti sa probinsya.
Dugang pa nila nga sila andam mu
suporta sa mga programa ug plano sa lokal nga pangagamhanan sama sa pagtukod ug
mga negosyo ug kumpanya nga makatabang sa pagpalambo sa ekonomiya sa Dinagat
Islands. (Dinagat Islands-PIO/PIA-Dinagat Islands)
