TESDA, TVIs provide
face masks, healthy drinks, disinfectants to frontliners in SurSur
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
BISLIG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Apr. 7 (PIA) -- The Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Surigao del Sur Provincial Office in
partnership with the Technical Vocational Institutions (TVIs) in the province
has provided face masks, healthy drinks, and disinfectants recently to the
front line service providers in the province.
According to TESD Specialist Lee Escobal, the said activity is in
response to the mandate of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of
the Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-MEID) in preventing the spread of COVID
19 which calls for readily available support and technical assistance to the
front line services and the local chief executives.
TESDA Provincial Director Rey Cueva led the distribution of the 228 face
masks and 165 bottles of Calamansi juice, and disinfectants to the frontliners
assigned at the entrance and exit points of the province.
Escobal said the face masks came from Lorenz International Skills
Training Academy, Inc. (LISTA), a Tailoring NC II accredited provider, owned
by Maggie Gudella Z. Tse while the Calamansi Juice was from Callano Farm,
a TESDA accredited farm school in Tagbina town.
Also, Karl Toledo, owner of the National Institute for Technical
Excellence, Inc. (NITEX) - Carrascal Campus, an accredited TVI in
Carrascal, provided plastic bottles for juice and containers/bottle sprays for disinfectants.
The provision of the face masks, healthy drinks, and disinfectants to
frontliners are also in support of the "Bayanihan to Heal As One
Act". which calls for a partnership with the private sector and
stakeholders in delivering the aforementioned measures quickly and efficiently,
Escobal noted. (PIA-Bislig City)
Dagdag pasilidad
inihanda sa Surigao del Sur para sa mga PUIs
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
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| Adela Serra Ty Memorial Medical Center in Tandag City (Photo credit: ASTMMC) |
Sinabi ni Provincial Health office chief Dr. Eric Montesclaros, ang mga
ito ay referral facility na ilalaan sa mga CoViD-19 mild PUIs lamang, kung saan
puspusan na ang isinagawang pagsasanay sa mga mangangasiwa na frontliners dito.
Napag alaman mula mismo kay Dr. Montesclaros, na dalawa hanggang tatlong
hospital ang kanilang inihanda sa ngayon, bagamat di naman sinabi o tinukoy
kung saan ang mga ito.
Kasabay nito, naglalaan din ang mga lokal na pamahalaan ng mga munisipyo
sa buong probinsya ng isa o dalawang pang eskwelahan sa kanilang bayan na
pwedeng gamitin, at kasalukuyan na rin ginagawa ng mga kainuukulan sa pakikipag
ugnayan na rin sa Department of Education (DepEd) ang paghahanda bilang dagdag
pasilidad na gagamitin ng mga PUIs, dagdag pa ni Dr. Montesclaros.
Ang ginawang hakbang umano ay aprobado ng Provincial Inter-Agency Task
Force na pinamumunuan ni Surigao del Sur Governor Alexander Pimentel, kung
sakaling dumating sa punto na patuloy na lumubo ang bilang ng mga PUM o kaya
PUI sa buong probinsiya.
Nilinaw ni Dr Monteclaros na ang Adela Serra Ty Memorial Medical Center
(ASTMMC) ng Tandag City pa rin ang maghahandle ng mga malubhang PUI at
nagpositibo sa COVID-19, isa sa dalawang hospital sa buong rehiyon ng Caraga na
accredited ng Department of Health. (PIA-Surigao del Sur)
By Doreen Marielle N. Rosales
LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Abril 7 -- Isinailalim na ng Caraga Regional Task
Force on COVID-19 o One Caraga Shield ang buong rehiyon ng Caraga sa Enhanced
Community Quarantine (ECQ) simula Abril 6, matapos makumpirma ang unang kaso ng
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) sa rehiyon.
Ayon kay task force chairperson at Agusan del Norte provincial governor
Dale Corvera, limitado na ang galaw ng iba’t-ibang sektor sa rehiyon, lalo na
ang pagpapasok ng mga taong hindi residente sa Caraga.
Hangad ng task force na maiwasan ang malawakang transmisyon ng sakit sa
buong rehiyon kung kaya’t patuloy silang nakipagtulungan sa Department of
Health (DOH) at Philippine National Police (PNP) upang mabigyan ng angkop na
aksyon ang mga isyung nakapalibot sa pagpapatupad ng ECQ.
“Nakikita ng mga kawani ng task force na ang pagpapatupad ng ECQ ang
pinaka maiging solusyon upang makontrol ng sitwasyong dulot ng COVID-19,” sabi
ni Gov. Corvera.
Kasabay nito ang pinahigpit na pagbabantay ng kapulisan sa rehiyon.
Bukod sa pagbabawal ng pagpapapasok sa mga hindi residente ng mga lungsod sa
Caraga, mag i-issue na din ng quarantine pass ang mga otoridad sa bawat
samabahayan.
Sa lokal na pamahalaan ng Butuan, bibigyan ng isang quarantine pass ang
kada pamilya sa lungsod.
Bukod dito, ipinagbabawal na din ang pasada ng mga pampublikong
sasakyan.
Handa naman tumulong ang mga otoridad sa mga taong labis na maaapektohan
ng papatupad ng quarantine, gaya ng mga indigent, mga matatanda, at mga
indibidwal na nawalan ng trabaho.
Hinimok ng lokal na gobyerno ang mga residente ng Caraga na makinabang
sa mga programa ng pamahalaan na magbibigay ng ayuda, tulad ng Social
Amelioration Program ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD),
COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) at Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating
Displaced/Disadvantaged Workers – Barangay Ko, Buhay Ko (TUPAD – BKBK) ng
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
Giit ni PNP Caraga regional director PBGen. Joselito Esquivel, Jr.,
patuloy pa rin ang pagpapapasok ng mga delivery ng pangunahing bilihin na
galing sa mga lungsod sa rehiyon. Gayon man, magiging mahigpit ang inspeksyon
ng mga cargoes na galing sa mga lugar na hindi kabilang sa Caraga.
Paglilinaw din PBGen. Esquivel, Jr., sinusunod ng kapulisan sa rehiyon
ang mga panukala ng Inter Agency Task Force on Emerging and Re-emerging
Infectious Disease (IATF-EID) ukol sa police power na alinsunod sa ECQ.
Tugon niya sa kapulisan na hindi pinahihintulutan ang pagsunod sa mga
protokol na hindi batay sa naturang alituntunin.
Nagbanta naman ang kapulisan sa mga taong nagpapakalat ng maling
impormasyon o 'fake news' sa publiko na mananagot sa batas at maaaring
magresulta sa pagkakakulong ang mga sangkot neto. (PIA-Caraga)
BUTUAN CITY, April 7 -- Rice farmers in Barangay Lemon, this city begin
to reap the benefits of planting hybrid rice.
Last year, 40 rice farmers in the city accepted the challenge to be
farmer-cooperators of the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Caraga's Hybrid Rice
Model Farm Project.
The 76-hectare model farm is a collaborative project with the local
government unit of Butuan City and nine private seed companies. It stages the
nine hybrid rice seeds such as M20-public hybrid, M51-Pioneer 79, M50-TH82,
M78-Longping 937, M81-SL-19H, M46-Bigante Plus, Boiseeds 453, Syngenta NK5017,
Ramgo-Kimbee 58.
The use of hybrid rice is an approach to improve the yield to more than
6-8 metric tons per hectare given that appropriate farming technologies and
good agricultural practices are applied.
"The department has been exploring all strategies to see to it that
we sustain food security especially now in the challenging time in our history.
The model farm will encourage more farmers to try and plant hybrid rice seeds
in the region," DA-Caraga, OIC-Regional Technical Director for Operations
Rebecca R. Atega said.
The farmer cooperators were provided with free hybrid rice seeds and
fertilizers. Aside from planting the nine varieties of hybrid rice, different
planting methods were demonstrated and rice mechanization was integrated.
"The department is establishing technology demonstration
(techno-demo) farms to give farmers the options to choose from with regard to
the most suitable hybrid rice variety to use," Atega said.
Sammy Barneso, 32, a rice farmer for five years shared his on-farm
experience planting hybrid rice for the first time.
He planted M46-Bigante Plus (hybrid) in one hectare and Rc300 (inbred)
in another hectare.
Based on the recommendation he applied six bags of fertilizers for the
hybrid rice while three bags for the inbred variety.
"I am grateful for the result because there is a big difference in
the yield between the hybrid and inbred seeds. The result showed that I can
maximize my production through the help of the high yielding variety,"
Barneso testified.
His testing has shown significant yield advantage of hybrid rice over
the inbred rice. He harvested 90 bags or equivalent to 5.31 metric tons by
using Rc300 while 134 bags equivalent to 7.77 metric tons using M46-Bigante
Plus.
Based on the estimated production cost farmers need at least ₱25,000 for inbred while ₱35,000 for hybrid rice.
"With higher yield, hybrid rice production also translates to
higher gross returns. My gross income for inbred rice production is ₱90,000 while I earned ₱116,000 for the hybrid rice
production. Which has a difference of ₱26,000,
this is a big help for us," Barneso said.
Through his experience, Sammy Barneso is one of those who are now
convinced to use again the technology for the next cropping season.
Meanwhile, DA-Caraga Rice Program is now undergoing the data analysis
and impact assessment of the said model farm.
The region has 74,580 hectares planted with rice for the dry cropping
season (Sept. 2019 – March 2020) wherein 2,189 hectares were planted with
hybrid rice.
The Department is now on its clustering approach in promoting hybrid
rice and the city of Butuan has been one of the department's partners in
implementing the program.
"Hybrid rice can grow best when there is appropriate water and
fertilizer coupled with appropriate technologies. As part of our strategy
identifying areas for this matter is necessary. We are encouraging other
farmers, especially those areas who are good for hybrid rice production to
adopt the technology," said Marisa Garces, Rice Program Focal Person.
For the continuous adoption of the technology this year, rice farmers in
the region's five provinces will receive 6,648 bags of hybrid seeds worth ₱33 million and 18,000 bags of fertilizers worth ₱22 million, Garces added. (DA Caraga/PIA Caraga)
DAR-assisted coops
extend assistance in SurSur
By Myra Yu
TAGBINA, Surigao del Sur, Apr. 7 -- Two of the DAR assisted cooperatives
in Surigao del Sur, namely, Progressive Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries
Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PARBMCO) and Ugoban Multi-purpose Cooperative (UMPC)
have recently extended assistance to their members, as the coronovirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to threaten the whole nation.
PARBMCO distributed food packs to 281 members worth P600 of groceries
while UMPC gave packs of rice, sugar, and salt to 332 members and non-members
or 290 households.
In an interview with UPMC Manager Maryjane Magamayo, she said that the
officers of the cooperative decided through a resolution that instead of giving
a donation, which is part of the cooperative's yearly community activity,
"why not distribute food packs to the members and non-members?"
Meantime, Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer Leoncio Bautista
expressed his commendation to the cooperatives for their assistance.
“The spirit of cooperation was greatly appreciated and could be an
inspiration to others. Small things mean a lot to those in need and helpless,”
Bautista said.
UMPC is a group of farmers/agrarian reform beneficiaries engaged in
consumer store business, microfinance (money lending), hog raising and rice
production. It was organized in the year 1991 duly registered with the
Cooperative Development Authority (CDA).
Meanwhile, PARBMCO is also engaging in a consumer store business located
in Poblacion Tagbina, Surigao del Sur. Organized in the year 2006 and
registered with CDA. These coop members were recipients of DAR Project ConVERGE
and capability training to ensure the stability of the operation of the
coop. (DAR Info. Officer/PIA-Bislig City)
DOH Caraga,
kinumpirma ang unang kaso ng COVID-19 sa rehiyon
By Doreen Marielle N. Rosales
LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Abril 7 (PIA) -- Kinumpirma ng Department of Health
(DOH) Caraga ang unang kaso ng Coronavirus Disease 2019 o COVID-19 sa rehiyon.
Ayon kay DOH Caraga Regional Director Dr. Jose Llacuna, Jr., ang
pasyente ay isang 69-year old na Pilipinong lalaki na may pre-existing medical
conditions na chronic obstructive lung disease, hypertension at diabetes.
Napag alaman din na galing sa National Capital Region ang pasyente at
dumating sa Butuan City noong Marso 12, tatlong araw bago nagdeklara ng travel
ban si Pres. Rodrigo Duterte sa Luzon.
Nakaranas ng sintomas ang pasyente habang minomonitor ito. Agad siyang
ipinadala sa Caraga Regional Hospital noong Marso 29 at kasalukuyang stable ang
kalagayan.
Nagsasagawa ngayon ang Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit ng
DOH Caraga ng contact tracing sa mga taong nakasalamuha at nadestino malapit sa
pasyente at ang kanyang flight details.
Panawagan ni Dr. Llacuna, Jr. sa publiko na sundin ang health protocol
ng mga otoridad, lalo na ang pagpanatili sa bahay.
“Kailangan natin seryosohin ang naturang isyu. Ang pinakamaiging gawin
ay ang pagpapanatili ng social distancing dahil hindi patuloy na mabubuhay ang
naturang virus pag wala itong matitirahan,” sabi ni Dr. Llacuna.
Paalala din niya na na usisain ang mga lokal na balita patungkol sa
COVID-19 at kumpirmahin ang mga impormasyon sa website ng ahensya o di kaya sa
kanilang Facebook page, DOH – Center for Health and Development Caraga.
Samantala, nakatakda na din magbigay ng technical assistance sa lokal na
pamahalaan ng lungsod ng Butuan para sa rapid testing na isasagawa sa mga
patients under investigation (PUIs) na na admit sa mga ospital at PUI Centers
ng lungsod.
Ang mga samples na makukuha ay ipapadala sa Southern Philippine Medical
Center para sa pagsagawa ng confirmatory reverse transcription polymerase chain
reaction (RT-PCR) test upang madetect ang viral load ng mga ito.
Sa kasalukuyan, may 12 na PUIs sa Caraga region kung saan apat ang nasa
ospital at walo ang sumasailalim sa strict home quarantine. (PIA-Caraga)
