AgNor town declares IPs day
By Jessica O. Mellejor
BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 6 -- The
Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved and declared valid the Municipal Ordinance
No. 004, from the town of Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, "An Ordinance
Institutionalizing the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) Day on the 25th Day of October
of every year in time of the celebration of the National Indigenous People's
Month in the Municipality of Nasipit and Appropriating Funds Therefore."
Through the ordinance, authored by
Sangguniang Bayan Member Revise D. Mandalinog, it strengthened the day for indigenous
peoples in October.
This is an important day for all
IPs across the country. It is also in line with the implementation of the IPRA
law of 1997, and recognizing the importance of the Indigenous Cultural
Community.
It is a day for the indigenous people
to show their culture and traditions with great respect for the IP community's
involvement in the advancement of lives, and socio-cultural development of a
community.
The purpose of the municipal
ordinance is to strengthen the enforcement of IPRA law and to recognize the
importance of the cultural communities in the municipality.
The municipality of Nasipit will
be celebrating the national indigenous peoples and hold Indigenous People's Day
every 25th of October each year.
The ordinance was approved through
Sanggunian Resolution No. 185-2019, through the efforts of Provincial Board
Member Eddie A. Ampiyawan, chairman of the Committee on Indigenous People's
Concern. (LGU Agusan del Norte/PIA Agusan del Norte)
DTI launches IPSO in Butuan
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 6 (PIA) -- The
local artists and entrepreneurs were delighted with the launching of the
Intellectual Property Satellite Office (IPSO) at the Department of Trade and
Industry (DTI)-Caraga regional office, this city.
Fritz Villahermosa, game developer
from Caraga region thanked the government particularly the DTI for this
initiative to address their concerns and for granting easier means for
intellectual property filings.
“We’re glad to finally have this
office here in Butuan because it would really help us local artists. It would
be easier also when we have concerns that need their assistance, like in IP
filing. Our works are being protected with the help of IPSO,” said
Villahermosa.
According to Evangeline Linog, an
entrepreneur from Tagbina, Surigao del Sur, the establishment of the said
office in Butuan City is a great help for a Micro Small and Medium Enterprise
(MSME)-entrepreneur like her so they would not need to travel far from the
region to ask for assistance from IPSO.
“The DTI has always been there for
us (entrepreneurs) to guide us and ensure that we are able to market properly
the products that we sell to different places. And having the IP satellite
office here in Butuan gives us convenience in filing our IP concerns,” Linog
bared.
Director-general Josephine
Santiago of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPH),
stressed to all Caraga entrepreneurs the importance of having a trademark in
their products which are sold in the market. She said this would also make
their products be well-known even in other countries, and be spared from
imitation or reproduction of fake products.
“Having a name or trademark on
your products really help other people get to know your product well, and they
could easily refer it to other people once they see that your product is well
packaged,” cited Santiago.
The official added, interested
individuals or parties could already apply online and even pay online.
Meanwhile, Ramil Leongas,
officer-in-charge of industry development division of DTI-Caraga calls on the
local artists and business sector to avail of the services offered by the
intellectual property satellite office. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Agusan Norte PRLEC members converge in
Pulong-pulong sa barangay
By Robert E.
Roperos
CABADBARAN CITY, Agusan del Norte,
Dec. 6 -- Member-agencies of the Poverty Reduction Livelihood and Employment
Cluster (PRLEC) of the province of Agusan del Norte have converged on Wednesday
in the covered court of Brgy. San Antonio, Municipality of Remedios T.
Romualdez, Agusan del Norte.
According to Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-Agusan del Norte Acting Provincial
Director Liza B. Budtan, the activity was conducted to assess the needs of the
residents in as far as poverty reduction, livelihood and employment are
concerned.
“TESDA, being the lead agency of
the PRLEC will see to it that the cluster members can hear the issues and
concerns of the local residents so that through the mandates of their
respective agencies can be able to address it,” Budtan said.
Dir. Budtan also emphasized that
the pulong-pulong sa barangay is a venue that brings the government closer to
the public especially in places where local communist armed conflict in
infiltrating.
Meanwhile, RTR Mayor Richard P.
Daquipil expressed his gratitude to PRLEC members for choosing the town as a
pilot place for the implementation of the program. He said with all the
government agencies’ convergence, this shows how serious is the Duterte
administration in its effort to alleviate poverty in the country, thus ending
the local communist armed conflict.
For his part, San Antonio Brgy.
Capt. Helario S. Sajolan enjoined his constituents to take care of the projects
that have been given to them by the government and use it to improve their
lives through these livelihood opportunities.
Among the PRLEC member-agencies
who were in attendance and presented their programs and services are: TESDA,
Agusan del Norte Provincial Agriculturist Office, Department of Trade and
Industry (DTI), Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), National Irrigation
Administration (NIA), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Provincial
Social Welfare and Development (PSWD), Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR),
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Education
(DepEd), Philippine National Police (PNP), and the 29th Infantry Battalion of
the Philippine Army (PA).
More than 300 residents of the
barangay attended the activity composed of members of the cooperative, farmers’
associations, youth organizations, and women’s organizations.
Signed by President Rodrigo Roa
Duterte on December 4, 2018, Executive Order No. 70 institutionalizes the
whole-of-nation approach in attaining inclusive and sustainable peace, creating
a national task force to end local communist armed conflict, and directing the
adoption of a national peace framework. (TESDA-Agusan del Norte)
Surigao tribes light first ever Christmas tree
By Lt. Krisjuper Andreo Punsalan
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Dec.
6 -- With the free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) from the legitimate
Indigenous Peoples (IP) leaders, the first-ever Christmas tree was lighted
by the Conflict-Affected IP Community in Sitio Simuwao (Kilometer 9), Diatagon,
Lianga, Surigao del Sur in their tribal hall recently.
With the influence of the
Christian religious sector, particularly the Dominican sisters, Aglipayan and
Catholic Churches and various religious missionaries, many of the IP
communities were converted and have accepted the tradition of Christmas.
The Community Support Team
composed of the 9th Special Forces “Hounds” Company of the 3rd Special Forces
“Arrowhead” Battalion, 41st CMO Company and the Philippine National Police
Community Relations with the Barangay Local Government of Diatagon, the
Sangguniang Kabataan and the Diatagon Indigenous Peoples’ Mandatory
Representative (IPMR) worked together with the IP Community to make a Christmas
Tree out of recycled materials and lighted it up with colorful Christmas lights.
This Christmas tree symbolizes Peace, Hope, Love and Reconciliation which are
the virtues obtained from the story of the birth of Jesus Christ.
The IP Community is hopeful that
through the Community Support Program and the Whole-of-Nation Approach to End
Local Communist Armed Conflict, the Communist NPA Terrorists’ and their front
organizations would choose the path to peace and stop their exploitation on the
IP Community in Andap Valley Complex.
Felix Tayon, Vice Chairman and a
member of the Malahutayong Pakigbisog Alang sa mga Sumusunod (MAPASU), said
that gradually, he can now see the positive developmental changes in their
community.
“Hindi lang talaga mabigla sa una
dahil dati takot talaga kami sa mga sundalo, pero ngayon, unti-unti na kaming
nasasanay na kasama sila at nakikita naming ang kaibahan ngayon,” Tayon
said. (3SFBn-CMO/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Intellectual Property Satellite Office nagbukas
na sa Butuan
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Disyembre 6
(PIA) -- Ikinatuwa ng local artists at business sector ang pagtatatag ng
Intellectual Property Satellite Office (IPSO) dito sa lungsod na makatutulong
para bigyang proteksyon ang kanilang mga likha, orihinal na desinyo at
trademark.
Kabilang na rito si Fritz
Villahermosa, isang game developer na nagpasalamat sa gobyerno partikular sa
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga sa hakbang na ito.
“Malaking tulong ang pagbubukas ng
IP satellite office dito sa Butuan dahil mas madali nalang sa aming mga artists
na humingi ng assistance sakaling mayroon kaming concerns sa aming mga
nalilikhang obra," sabi ni Villahermosa.
Ayon naman kay Evangeline Linog,
isang entreprenuer na mula pa sa bayan ng Tagbina sa probinsiya ng Surigao del
Sur, malaking tulong ang naturang tanggapan para sa mga katulad niyang Micro
Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME)-entreprenuer para hindi na bumiyahe ng
malayo para makakuha ng tulong sa nasabing opisina.
“Hindi na kami mahihirapan pa
dahil andito na mismo sa DTI ang IP satellite office, at mas madali nalang ang
aming koordinasyon sa nasabing tanggapan,” sabi ni Linog.
Binigyang-diin naman ni Director-General
Josephine Santiago ng Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL),
na mahalagang magkaroon ng trademark ang mga produkto ng bawat negosyante upang
mas makilala ito hanggang sa ibang bansa at mailayo mula sa pamemeke.
“Mas nakikilala ang mga produkto
natin kung may pangalan ito lalu na’t ini-export ito sa ibang bansa. Maiiwasan
din ang pamemeke ng iba sa mga produkto kung protektado ang mga ito,” ayon kay
Santiago.
Dagdag pa ng opisyal, maaaring
mag-apply online at kahit sa pagbabayad rin nito.
Samantala, hinikayat naman ni
Ramil Leongas, Officer-In-Charge ng Industry Development Division ng DTI-Caraga
ang mga artists at negosyante na i-avail ang naturang serbisyo ng Intellectual
Property Satellite Office. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Mga media practitioners sa Caraga nag-alay ng
peace candles at dasal
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Disyembre 6
(PIA) -- Kasabay sa briefing sa Executive Order 70 o ang whole-of nation
approach na layong tapusin ang insurhensya sa bansa, nag-alay ng “peace
candles” at dasal ang media practitioners at information officers ng
ibat-ibang ahensiya ng pamahalaan para sa mga nagbuwis ng buhay upang maprotektahan
ang publiko mula sa banta ng Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s
Army (CPP-NPA).
Ito ay sa pangunguna ng Strategic
Communications Cluster sa ilalim ng Regional Task Force To End Local Communist
Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC).
Ayon kay Richard Grande,
presidente ng Agusan del Sur Media Club, mahalaga para sa media na maintindihan
ang layunin ng EO 70 para sa mga pilipino, maging ang kanilang tungkulin at
responsibilidad bilang 4th state ng gobyerno.
“Malaki ang ginagampanang
tungkulin at responsibilidad ng mga media pagdating sa pagbabahagi ng tama at
mahahalagang impormasyong dapat nilang malaman. Sa aming mga media
practitioners, dapat ay may paninindigan at ginagawa ang tama at naaayon,”
pahayag ni Grande.
Dagdag pa ni Grande, marami na
ring nagbuwis ng buhay sa pakikipaglaban sa NPA kaya ay mas paiigtingin nila
ang kanilang adbokasiya para mamulat ang publiko laban sa banta ng naturang
rebeldeng grupo.
Para naman kay Aisa Supas, isang
reporter ng local radio station sa Butuan City, malaking bagay ang hakbang na
ito ng gobyerno para patuloy na maramdaman ng mga komunidad ang tulong ng
gobyerno lalu na sa mga kabataan.
“Ang gobyerno naman talaga ang
nasa posisyon at may kapangyarihan na maibigay ang pangangailangan ng mamamayan
lalu na ng mga kabataan kaya nararapat lang din na suportahan natin ang
gobyerno sa kanilang pagsisikap na matulungan ang mga Pilipino,” sabi ni Supas.
Binigyang-diin naman ni Direktor
Manuel OrduΓ±a ng National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) 10, na
natutugunan ng bawat cluster ng RTF-ELCAC ang bawat isyu at concern at
naisasakatuparan ang kani-kanilang action plans, at ito ay naaayon sa nais ni
President Rodrigo Duterte na makamit ang pangmatagalang kapayapaan sa bansa.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Aplikasyon para sa Kampong Balagtas 2020,
hanggang Disyembre 13
LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Disyembre 6 --
Upang mahikayat ang mas malawak na pakikilahok, maaari pang magpΓ‘sa ng mga
aplikasyon para sa Pambansang Kampong Balagtas 2020 ng Komisyon sa Wikang
Filipino (KWF) hanggang Disyembre 13.
Ang Pambansang Kampong Balagtas ay
taunang seminar-palihan ng KWF tuwing Buwan ng Panitikan ng Filipinas sa Abril.
Tinitipon nito ang mga kabataang manunulat mula sa iba’t ibang pook sa
Filipinas upang sumailalim sa pagsasanay sa malikhaing pagsulat sa gabay ng mga
nangungunang manunulat at guro ng bansa.
Mangyayari ang kampo mula ikalawa
hanggang ikaapat ng Abril 2020 sa Orion Elementary School, Orion, Bataan.
Sasagutin ng KWF ang transportasyon, akomodasyon, at pagkain ng mga mapipiling
kalahok.
Ipinangalan ito kay Francisco
“Balagtas” na nagdiriwang ng kaarawan tuwing ikalawa ng Abril at isa sa mga
dahilan sa proklamasyon ng Buwan ng Panitikan ng Filipinas.
Batay sa Proklamasyon Blg. 968,
series 2015, ang Buwan ng Panitikan ay ipagdiriwang tuwing Abril upang himukin
ang mga Filipino na patuloy na tuklasin at ipalaganap ang mayamang lawas ng
panitikan ng Filipinas. “Budyong Panitikan” ang tema ng pagdiriwang sa Abril
2020.
Kinakailangan lamang magpΓ‘sa ng
aplikasyon ng mga kabataang manunulat na nΓ‘sa ikapitong baitang hanggang 11 sa
pamamagitan ng koreo o digital na paraan. Makikita ang buong tuntunin sa
paglahok at maaaring mag-aplay onlayn sa kwf.gov.ph. (KWP/PIA-Caraga)
