CabSec Nograles to
Caraganons: We are here for your needs
By
Doreen Marielle N. Rosales
BUTUAN
CITY, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- In the recent conduct of a Peace Caravan in Barangay Mt.
Carmel, Bayugan, Agusan del Sur spearheaded by the members of the Regional Task
Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) in Caraga, Cabinet
Secretary Karlo Alexei B. Nograles, Cabinet Officer for Regional
Development and Security (CORDS) Caraga, assured those who participated in the
activity that the government is working their best to address their varying
needs and concerns.
During
the short program, the Cabinet Secretary reiterated the significance of the
activity which is to provide solutions to existing concerns in the community by
means of rendering basic services and identifying other issues in order for the
local government to provide relevant interventions efficiently.
The
Peace Caravan, he said, is not the end of our service to the people but rather
the beginning of the many services that the government is willing to provide.
Merla
P. Ahad, barangay captain of Mt. Carmel, was given the chance to present the
main issues faced by their community, putting emphasis on the need for a
construction of a local access road from their area and even in neighboring
communities to the highway.
“Through
the provision of such infrastructure, not only will it provide convenience to
the daily routine of our people but will also drastically improve their
livelihood as it will firstly help lessen the costs for transportation of goods
to the city proper,” she said.
In
response, he promised to take action on the matter within the year or the
following year. However, he reminded the residents of Mt. Carmel that the
government follows a certain process and asked to extend their patience.
“The
government will never deprive you of chances to maximize your growth. The
Caraganons have been craving for sustainable progress for a long time and now
is the perfect opportunity to give them what they truly deserve,” CabSec
Nograles added.
He also
underscored the activity’s correlation to the whole mandate of the Executive
Order No. 70 or the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict
(NTF-ELCAC), which served as a bridge between the government and its people.
Through the people’s continuous support and cooperation of the said directive
of President Rodrigo Duterte, sustainable progress will be made possible.
The
Peace Caravan conducted was able to render various basic services to over 1,500
residents in Mt. Carmel and in neighboring communities such as free health consultation
accompanied by free medicines, dental services, grooming services such as
haircut, and services specifically made for senior citizens and pregnant women.
(PIA-Caraga)
Bayugan City
officials boost locals’ trust, confidence
By
Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN
CITY, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- In time with the conduct of Peace Caravan in Barangay
Mt. Carmel, Bayugan City, various government agencies that are members of the
Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) Caraga
have capacitated the local residents through the different programs and
services and left them as well-informed citizens with high trust and confidence
to the government.
Around
1,500 local residents in Mt. Carmel, including those in nearby barangays have
greatly benefited from the Peace Caravan of the Task Force and Bayugan
On-Wheels by the city government.
Living
in a remote yet peaceful community, Angeline Bada, 23 years old from the Manobo
tribe of Mt. Carmel, brought her kids in the Peace Caravan and maximized the
availment of the free services from various government agencies. She said,
every time they are informed on the government’s visit in their place for such
activity, they always prepare for it and convene early in the venue.
“We
believe that the government wants our lives to improve and lets us experience a
peaceful life in our respective community. Our tribe has higher trust and
confidence to the government, as they never cease to help us in any means and
secure our safety from possible harm,” shared Bada.
Bayugan
City Mayor Kirk Asis, emphasized that the government continues to address
varying issues and concerns of the locals to uplift their living conditions.
“We are
doing our best to serve the people of Bayugan which is why we made sure that
the line agencies and even the members of the three branches of the government
were present during the Serbisyo Caravan in order to address their varying
concerns,” said Asis.
Provincial
Governor Santiago Cane, Jr., also urged all the local chief executives to work
more and do better as public servants. “We, the personnel working for the
government of Agusan del Sur, will always stand by the principle that those who
have less in life shall have more in public service,” he said.
Meanwhile,
being the cabinet officer for regional development and security (CORDS) Caraga,
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexie Nograles, reiterated that with the intensified
efforts of the government in reaching out to the people in all barangays, the
terrorist New People’s Army will no longer have a place in the communities.
“This
kind of effort we are extending serves as a reminder that contrary to the
beliefs instilled by the CNTs on the government’s abandonment of its
responsibilities to the Filipinos, the government does care for its people and
that it is making sure that your welfare is being taken care of,” underscored
Nograles. (JPG/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
CabSec Nograles leads
Peace Caravan in Bayugan
BUTUAN
CITY, Jan. 27 -- In line with the campaign for an inclusive and sustainable
peace in the region, the Caraga Regional Task Force to End Local Communist
Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) held a Peace Caravan in Mt Carmel, Bayugan City on
January 23.
The
caravan, which was a prelude to the 4th Caraga RTF-ELCAC Meeting, was led by
Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) Cabinet Secretary
Karlo Alexei B. Nograles together with Surigao del Sur Governor and Regional
Peace and Order Council (RPOC) Chairperson Alexander T. Pimentel, Agusan del
Sur Governor Santiago B. Cane, Jr., Bayugan City Mayor Kirk A. Asis and other
members of the task force.
The
Peace Caravan is a government initiative that aims to bring public services
closer to the people residing in geographically-isolated and conflict-affected
areas. The Caravan is under the “access” phase of the Retooled Community
Support Program, a convergence strategy in employing the whole of nation
approach in ending insurgency in which government gaps and needed development
interventions are identified in the priority barangays.
A
similar caravan was previously conducted in Brgy. Maitom, Tandag City, Surigao
del Sur prior to the 3rd RTF-ELCAC Mmeting held in the same city.
The
activity also provided an opportunity for the residents to voice out their
concerns. During the opening program, Punong Barangay Merla P. Ajan was able to
raise the urgent need for a local access road in their barangay which will
allow connectivity to the neighboring communities.
In
response, CabSec Nograles asurred the barangay of the full support of President
Duterte in their predicament.
“Rest
assured that the President and the members of the Cabinet will deliver our
promise to better your lives by addressing the issues presented. If not this
year, then up until the end of President Duterte’s term.”
Residents
in the barangay and nearby communities were able to avail basic services from
various government agencies and the local government of Bayugan such as dental
and medical examination, prenatal consultation, medicines, and grooming
services. (DILG13/PIA-Caraga)
Agri-related training
for IP CAFGUs launched in SurSur
By Nida
Grace P. Barcena
TANDAG
CITY, Surigao del Sur, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA)
Caraga in partnership with the Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA), and Philippine Army will conduct an Agri-related training
for the troops of the 401st Infantry Brigade and 402nd Infantry Brigade in
Surigao del Sur.
The
proposed program is in line with the “TESDA Abot Lahat” platform of TESDA, and
the DA’s "Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran ng Kababayang Katutubo" (4Ks) funded
by the DA’s Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD). Both programs are
part of the government’s effort of empowering the Indigenous People (IP) to
alleviate their lives from poverty.
According
to TESDA Surigao del Sur Information Officer Lee Escobal, their office will
facilitate the three-day agriculture-related TESDA training in Native Chicken
and Vegetable Production this coming February.
The DA,
on the other hand, will take their part under the 4Ks - the provision of
assistance in the form of agriculture and fisheries-related livelihood
opportunities.
The
said training aims to capacitate the troops of the Philippine Army,
specifically the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) Active
Auxiliary (CAA) members - the target beneficiaries of the program under the two
brigades, Escobal said.
The
beneficiaries, accordingly, will acquire and/or enhance agri-related skills and
to put up related livelihood projects/enterprises, thus augmenting their
sources of income, Escobal added. (PIA-Surigao del Sur)
DENR Dinagat partners with
LGU in the management of Sambunotan watershed
By Herzon
Gallego
SAN JOSE,
Dinagat Islands, Jan. 27 -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resorces
(DENR) through the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO)
and the Municipal Government of Loreto and Tubajon in the province of Dinagat
Islands have agreed to jointly manage the 2,820.99 hectare-Sambunotan Watershed
ending an old political feud and saved the mountain landmark from environmental
deterioration.
"It
was a wise decision for both local leaders to agree in partnership with each
other with the DENR –PENRO in their midst in the management of the Sambunotan
Watershed to save and protect its natural resources," said DENR 13
Regional Executive Director Atty. Felix S. Alicer.
RED
Alicer and Dinagat Islands Governor Arlene Bag-ao have both stood witness while
Municipal Mayor of Loreto Doandre Bill A. Ladaga and the municipal mayor of
Tubajon Simplicia P. Pedrablanca and PENRO Agapito T. Patubo were signing the
Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU) that highlighted the 7th Foundation
Anniversary of PENRO Dinagat.
RED
Alicer and Governor Bag-ao have, likewise, witnessed the ceremonial signing of
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) by PENRO Patubo with the Mayor of Tubajon and the
Barangay Chairperson of Mabini in that town Radito L. Bagacay over the
establishment of the DENR-PENRO Dinagat Islands Satellite Office.
"We
have a commitment to the people to reach and serve them according to the
mandate given us by the DENR Secretary,” PENRO Patubo said.
He said
Barangay Mabini is a strategic place for the satellite office so that the
government can effectively service the people in the towns of Loreto, Tobajon
and Libjo.
Sambunotan
watershed is considered a critical watershed that provide potable waters in the
six barangays of Mabini, Diaz, Roxas, San Roque, Sta. Cruz and Sta. Vicente in
Tubajon.
Both
Loreto and Tubajon towns benefit from the waters it provide for irrigation and
drinking water purposes.
The
DENR, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Agrarian
Reform, and the Department of Agriculture have established a National
Convergence Initiative for Sustainable Rural Development selecting the Sambunotan
watershed as a pilot site. (DENR-13/PIA-Caraga)
POPCOM-Caraga
accomplishments in 2019 assessed
By May
Ann O. Escobal
BUTUAN
CITY, Jan. 27 -- The validating team of the Commission on Population and
Development (POPCOM) headed by the Deputy Executive Director Lolito R. Tacardon
expressed satisfaction on the performance as contributions of POPCOM Caraga in
carrying out the strategic thrusts of the Philippine Population Management
Program (PPMP).
POPCOM
Caraga once again overwhelmed with the positive upshots of the validation for
its program accomplishments in 2019, as conducted on Thursday, January 23, by
the team from POPCOM Central Office composed of eight select POPCOM senior
officials, headed by DED Tacardon.
Tacardon
and his team recognized the initiatives and intensive efforts of POPCOM Caraga
headed by Director Alexander A. Makinano, along with its regional and local program
partners that has tremendously strengthened the implementation of the PPMP, as
well as the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Law in the
different communities in the region, after having validated the agency’s
outputs of its Organization Performance Commitment and Review (OPCR) targets in
2019 for the four major program components of the PPMP, namely: Responsible
Parenthood and Family Planning (RPFP), Adolescent Health and Development (AHD),
Population and Development (POPDEV) Integration, and Special Population Group
(SPG).
The
team was tasked to validate all reported accomplishments of regional offices
and divisions of POPCOM.
On
their part, Dir. Makinano echoed gratitude to all its program partners from the
local government units, regional line agencies, particularly the Regional
Development Council (RDC) through the National Economic and Development
Authority (NEDA) and the Department of Health (DOH).
The
media, academe, faith-based organizations and stakeholders from various sectors
in the community worked as well with the agency in accomplishing all its
targets, as pointed-out by Director Makinano.
In
pursuit of better quality of life for every Filipino family, POPCOM Caraga aims
to achieve more in 2020 and beyond by continuously intensifying its localized
implementation of various interventions, as strategies in attaining the
objectives of the PPMP, gearing towards a “Matatag, Maginhawa, at Planadong
Pamilyang Pilipino.” (POPCOM-13/PIA-Caraga)
