Tech-Voc institutions, TESDA-ADN distribute PPE to Caraga frontliners
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, May 1 (PIA) -- Renowned for their creative and charitable
nature, Filipinos have truly displayed such character especially at this
challenging time when the country is facing a health crisis due to coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Proof of which is the conceptualization of the “Bayanihan na! Talunin
natin ang COVID-19” program, wherein the Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA) - Agusan del Norte Provincial Office, together
with the Association of Technical and Vocational Schools in Butuan City and
Agusan del Norte have initiated actions for the protection against COVID-19.
The Northern Mindanao School of Fisheries (NMSF), with the support of
the NC II trainers, was able to create some improvised personal protective equipment.
They produced 25 personal protective equipment (PPE) suits per week and
distributed to the nurses, doctors, and other frontliners in the region.
“We hope to produce more PPE for our frontliners. The TESDA Provincial
Training Center in Cabadbaran City has also produced a number of face shields,”
said Romel Natad, school administrator of the NMSF.
They were able to distribute more than 2,500 washable face masks; 160
PPE suits; more than 4,500 liters of hand sanitizer; 50 pieces of face shields;
and more than 930 packs of cookies.
According to TESDA-Caraga regional director Ashary Banto, with the help
of the partner stakeholders and volunteers, they will continue to support the
frontliners until the COVID-19 pandemic will be over.
The Caraga frontliners were grateful to the technical-vocational
institutions and TESDA for the donated PPE. (VLG/PIA-Caraga)
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, May 1 (PIA) -- With the intensified effort of the
government to combat the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19, one of the
biggest challenges is the shortage of personal protective equipment of the
frontliners.
In Caraga region, the fabrication laboratory or FabLab of the Caraga
State University (CSU) has designed and targeted to produce 200 pieces of face
shields daily using 3D printing and laser cutting machines.
“All these initiatives of the university can bring a positive
contribution to this global health crisis and CSU will always be willing and
open to share our expertise and available human resources,” said Dr. Anthony
Penaso, CSU president.
The FabLab is complete with modern equipment, but since the laboratory
is self-sustaining, they accept donations in kind such as acrylic sheets,
industrial glue, and PVC sheets to replenish the materials needed in order for
them to produce more face shields.
“For those who want to support our efforts in making our frontliners be
more safe, we are willing to accept materials or any sort of sponsorship for
the mass production of these face shields,” said Engr. Isagani Roman, manager
of CSU FAbLab.
Meanwhile, the CSU - Caraga Center for Geoinformatics has also initiated
in crafting an interactive link wherein COVID-19-related cases of the different
provinces in Caraga can be viewed via a web map.
FabLab Caraga is one of the shared service facility projects of the
Department of Trade and Industry. (VLG/PIA-Caraga)
SEC spots more
get-rich-quick schemes in nonstop investor protection effort
BUTUAN CITY, May 1 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has
identified more unauthorized investment schemes, as it continues enforcement
efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Commission on April 28 advised the public against investing in
CROWD1 Asia Pacific, Inc., Sharebiz Ads/ Sharebiz Advertising/ Sharebiz Online
Advertising Services and Winners Ecommerce International Network Corp.
(WINCORP). It also identified a certain Aiza Mercado as promoter of My Profit
Robot (MPR), the subject of a previous advisory.
CROWD1, Sharebiz and WINCORP neither have registered securities such as
investment contracts nor have secured a secondary license to solicit and take
investments from the public, as required under Republic Act No. 8799, or The
Securities Regulation Code.
The SEC likewise found no record of Sharebiz and WINCORP being registered
as corporations or partnerships. While incorporated, CROWD1 must have secured a
secondary license before it could engage in investment-solicitation activities.
In this light, the Commission advised the public to exercise caution in
dealing with any individual or group soliciting investments for and on behalf
of CROWD1, Sharebiz and WINCORP.
Under its scheme, CROWD1 offers membership packages worth P6,000 to
P240,000. An investor is entitled to bonuses by simply joining, sponsoring
newer members and recruiting more people.
CROWD1 promises residual incomes or bonuses supposedly from its digital
gaming business. Upon joining, a member acquires a so-called owner right, which
would entitle him/her to a share in the company’s total revenues from affiliate
income.
The SEC, however, noted that CROWD 1 earns mainly from the recruitment
of members, as in a pyramiding scheme, with most of the games touted by the
group unavailable in the Philippines.
Sharebiz, meanwhile, offers three entry packages worth P330 to P1,100.
An investor may earn by recruiting members, encoding captcha, selling products
and converting a portion of his/her earnings into the so-called BIZCOIN.
The group founded by a certain Lawrence Menor Ibarra in Iriga City,
Camarines Sur also offers a BIZCOIN-focused compensation plan. One may invest
P500 to 50,000 and earn a 42% interest every 20 days within a two-month period
by simply logging in his/her account.
Simply, an investor receives passive income from the pool of investment
gathered and acquires active income from recruitment under Sharebiz’s modus
operandi resembling a Ponzi scheme.
WINCORP likewise offers entry packages worth P4,888 to P39,998 with 200
to 1,600 equivalent points. An investor may earn P1,000 daily, P20,000 weekly
or P30,000 monthly by selling products and recruiting members.
For instance, an investor is entitled to an indefinite commission to be
credited to his/her 10-in-1 wallet every time his/her downline purchases
products. He/she also receives as much as P1,200 to P9,600 for every match in
his/her network.
The group headed by a certain Edwin Bermundo Moratillo, also known as
Win Bermundo Olinquino, further entices the public to join through a program
called Commission Deductions, where a prospective member may avail of the entry
package without having to immediately pay for it.
The SEC warned that those who act as salesmen, brokers, dealers or
agents of fraudulent investment schemes may be held criminally liable and
penalized with a maximum fine of P5 million or imprisonment of 21 years or both
under the Securities Regulation Code.
Those who invite or recruit others to join or invest in such ventures
may likewise incur criminal liability, or otherwise be sanctioned or penalized
accordingly.
Republic Act No. 11469, or the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, further
penalizes those participating in cyber incidents that make use or take
advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to prey on the public through scams,
phishing, fraudulent emails, or other similar acts with two-month imprisonment
or a maximum fine of P1 million or both.
Reports of unauthorized investment solicitation activities may be
emailed to the SEC Enforcement and Investor Protection Department
at epd@sec.gov.ph. (SEC/PIA Caraga)
DBP assistance for
PUV modernization reaches P753-M
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, May 1 -- State-owned Development Bank
of the Philippines (DBP) has released more than P753 million in loans
under a specialized loan financing program that aims to help transport
corporations and cooperatives acquire modern and environment-friendly jeepney
units, a top official said.
DBP President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel G. Herbosa said a
total of 53 transport cooperatives have availed of the funding support under
the Bank’s Program Assistance to Support Alternative Driving Approaches (DBP
PASADA) initiative, which was conceived in 2017 to support the National
Government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP).
“DBP’s financial assistance reflects our strong and firm commitment to
the government’s PUV modernization program. We are one with the public’s desire
for a reliable, efficient and safe public transportation,” Herbosa said.
DBP is the eighth largest bank in the country in terms of assets and
provides credit support to four strategic sectors of the economy –
infrastructure and logistics; micro, small and medium enterprises; environment;
social services and community development.
As of end-2019, DBP’s loan portfolio stood at P413.9 billion with
about 3.6 percent, or P14.89 billion, accounting for the transportation
sector.
The DBP PASADA Financing Program is a special loan financing facility
available to corporations and cooperatives registered with the Office of
Transportation Cooperatives, participating in the PUVMP and qualified to
receive franchises by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board
(LTFRB) under the Omnibus Franchising Guidelines of the PUVMP.
Herbosa said there is a need to ramp up support to further improve the
country’s mass transportation system to mitigate the impact to the economy of
the existing enhanced community quarantine.
He said an efficient public transport system remains an important
component in shoring up investor confidence as the country gradually recovers
from the ill-effects of the pandemic.
“State financing institutions such as DBP would continue to assist
public transport operators and cooperatives as they grapple with the challenges
of the “new normal” spawned by this global pandemic," Herbosa said.
(PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Filipina professor to
conduct research at U.S. physical sciences lab
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, May 1 -- A graduate student and
faculty member of the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) Biological
Sciences Department has been chosen to conduct research as a short-term scholar
at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg,
Maryland.
Jessica Asuncion will carry out research in the Biomolecular Measurement
Division at NIST alongside Dr. Concepcion Remoroza, a Filipina research
chemist. NIST is a federal agency within the United States (U.S.)
Department of Commerce that promotes innovation and industrial competitiveness
by advancing measurement science and standards to enhance citizens’ quality of
life and the bioeconomy.
This research scholarship is the result of a 2019 mission trip to the
U.S. by the Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the U.S.
Embassy in the Philippines EducationUSA office designed to develop links
between U.S. and Philippine higher education institutions.
Last year, MMSU President and Fulbright alumna Shirley Agrupis and an
EducationUSA Philippines advisor met with NIST representatives to discuss
collaborations in advancing innovation in the biological sciences through
technology.
“After my short-term research training at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, my goal is to go back home to the Philippines and
share the knowledge and skills I have learned with my colleagues, students, and
local agencies through seminars and workshops,” said Asuncion.
“Aside from offering the highest standards of education, U.S.
universities and agencies promote quality cultural experiences as well which
are vital in the holistic development of the students,” said MMSU President
Shirley Agrupis.
In addition to this collaboration, the recently signed joint statement
on U.S.-Philippine Higher Education Cooperation has resulted in the intensified
efforts of CHED and EducationUSA to support academic and cultural exchanges,
capacity development of university officials, and university
collaborations. Recent successful collaborations between Philippine and
U.S. universities include the following: 1) New York Film Academy’s
master class on directing at the Ateneo de Manila University; A lecture at MMSU
on ethanol expansion and climate change by Dr. Marcellus Caldas, assistant
provost of international faculty collaboration at Kansas State University; 2)
University of California Los Angeles graduate student-led training on
anthropology at MMSU; 3) Texas A&M University’s visiting professor
collaboration with MMSU on renewable energy engineering; and 4) Polytechnic
University of the Philippines’ international conference on peace education and
indigenous peoples studies in partnership with Central Washington University.
(PIA-Surigao del Norte)
U.S. provides P26M
COVID-19 assistance anew
SURIGAO CITY, May 1 (PIA) -- The United States (U.S.) government
approved an additional P269 million ($5.3 million) in health and humanitarian
assistance to help support the Philippines in the fight against COVID-19,
bringing a total U.S. assistance to the Philippines to more than P470 million
($9.3 million).
The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID), is collaborating with the Philippine government to
implement internationally-recognized prevention, control, and response
strategies to protect against infectious diseases.
This newest tranche of U.S. assistance will support laboratory and
specimen-transport systems and intensify case-finding and disease
surveillance.
The funding also will assist Filipino and international technical
experts in risk communication, infection prevention and control efforts,
handwashing and hygiene promotion, and community-level preparedness and
response.
Previously, the United States announced P203 million ($4 million) in
health funding to support the Philippine government’s efforts to prepare
laboratory systems to combat the virus, as well as a donation of 1,300 cots to
Philippine medical facilities. Thus far, the U.S. assistance has 1)
Boosted Testing Capacity: U.S.-supported efforts to augment the Department of
Health (DOH’s) testing capacity by upgrading laboratories, provide laboratory
supplies, and strengthen specimen transport systems have contributed to an
increase in the country’s testing capacity from 200 to approximately 3,000
tests per day.
2) Intensified Infection Control: USAID’s online learning modules are
boosting capacities in more than 100 hospitals across the country with the most
up-to-date COVID-19 infection prevention and control information and
skills. This assistance also helps individuals, families, and frontline
community and hospital heath care workers to protect themselves from infection.
3) Enhanced Risk Preparedness and Crisis Communications: USAID is
supporting DOH communications platforms, including the Healthy Pilipinas
Facebook page for accurate COVID-19 information. USAID is also supporting
the DOH to rapidly translate and communicate the latest COVID-19 guidelines and
policies for improved implementation of COVID-19 response.
4) Strengthened Supply Chain Management: USAID assisted the DOH to
develop and launch a nationwide commodity and logistics tracking tool that
offers real-time data on stores of life-saving COVID-19 commodities, in turn
improving the availability and appropriate management and delivery to the areas
of greatest need.
5) Expanded WASH Access and Data Collection: USAID is expanding
community access to water, sanitation, hygiene services, and commodities to
prevent the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. Funding also aids
Filipino and international technical experts in data collection to enhance
COVID-19 response and preparedness, including support for two surveillance
experts who are assisting the DOH Epidemiology Bureau with Analysis and
reporting of COVID-19 cases.
The United States has invested more than $4.5 billion in total
assistance to the Philippines over the past 20 years, including $582 million to
support the public health system. (PIA-Surigao del Norte)
U.S. donates COVID-19
relief supplies to PH
SURIGAO CITY, May 1 (PIA) -- The United States (U.S.) government donated
nearly 1,300 new cots to support the Philippine
government's response to COVID-19.
"I am pleased to be able to hand over these new cots, on behalf of
the U.S. government, to our Philippine partners. We stand together with
the Philippines, as both of our nations work to save lives and protect our
people in the fight against COVID-19," said Ambassador to the Philippines
Sung Kim.
Joining the ambassador to receive the cots were Republic of the
Philippines Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. and Office of
Civil Defense Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad.
In partnership with the Philippine government,
the United States also donated more than 1,100 cots to the Office of
Civil Defense to aid COVID-19 patients.
The United States also provided 150 cots to support patients
and medical professionals and frontliners at Philippine General Hospital who
are providing critical diagnosis, treatment and care. The cots were
originally intended for the Balikatan 2020 joint military exercise.
In addition to the donation of cots, the U.S is providing the
Philippines nearly P204 million ($4 million) in health assistance to help
address the COVID-19 pandemic in Manila and around the country.
United States assistance supports several important efforts such as
laboratory system preparedness; case-finding and event-based surveillance;
technical expert response and preparedness; risk communication; and infection
prevention.
These efforts complement the ongoing assistance from the
U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Biological Threat Reduction
Program.
Over the past 20 years, the United States has provided more than P29.5
billion ($582 million) in assistance to strengthen and develop the Philippine
health system. (PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Agusan del Norte LGUs
nagpasalamat sa probinsya sa binigay na dagdag pondo laban COVID-19
By Nora C. Lanuza
LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Mayo 1 (PIA) -- Sampung bayan at isang lungsod ng
Agusan del Norte ang tumangap ng tig-iisang milyong peso na augmentation fund
para mapaigting ang paglaban sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Sa bayan ng Remedios T. Romuladez o RTR, gagamitin ang nasabing pondo
para sa balik probinsya program ng gobyerno kung saan marami sa kanilang mga
kababayan ang na-stranded sa iba’t ibang lugar dahil sa COVID-19.
Maglalaan din ang LGU ng pandagdag pondo para sa pagtatayo ng isolation
rooms o quarantine area sa kasalukuyang evacuation center sa nasabing bayan.
"Ang pondo ay gagamitin namin upang matulongan ang aming mga
kababayan at mabigyan sila ng maayos na lugar habang nasa quarantine period pa
sila," mungkahi ni RTR mayor Richard P. Daquipil.
Ayon kay Gobernador Dale B. Corvera ng Agusan del Norte, maliban sa mga
bayan at lungsod, binigyan din ng tig-P50,000 ang lahat ng 167 barangay ng
probinsya.
Dagdag pa ni Corvera, mas madaling labanan ang COVID-19 kung lahat ay
magtututulongan at mabibigyan ng tamang suporta.
“Ang P50,000 ng bawat barangay ay ilalaan lamang sa mga hakbang para
labanan ang COVID-19 sa kanilang barangay," dagdag ni Corvera.
Dahil sa dagdag na pundo, malaki ang pasalamat ni punong barangay Nilo
T. Fediles ng Barangay Basilisa sa bayan ng RTR dahil mas mapaayos pa nila ang
kanilang mga hakbang laban sa COVID-19 .
Sa ngayon ay nananatiling COVID19-free ang Agusan del Norte dahil na rin
sa mahigpit na pagpapatupad nito ng enhanced community quarantine. (NCLM/PIA
Agusan del Norte)
CSU-FabLab sa Caraga
namigay ng mga face shield sa mga frontliner
By Venus L. Garcia
LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Mayo 1 (PIA) -- Sa harap ng pinaigting na hakbang ng
pamahalaan laban sa COVID-19, isa sa mga hamon ngayon lalo na para sa
frontliners ay ang kakulangan sa personal protective equipment o PPE at iba
pang kagamitan na proteksyon mula sa virus.
Kaya naman sa rehiyon ng Caraga, gumawa na ng kanilang sariling face
shileds ang fabrication laboratory o FabLab ng Caraga State University
(CSU).
Target ng FabLab na makagawa ng dalawang daang piraso kada araw sa
pamamagitan ng 3D printing at laser cutting machine.
“Layunin ng unibersidad na sa pamamagitan ng mga inisyatibong gaya nito
ay ang makagawa ng positibong kontribusyon sa kinakaharap na global health
crisis at ang CSU ay bukas na ibahagi ang expertise, kakayahan at human resources,”
sabi ni Dr. Anthony Penaso, president ng CSU.
Bagama’t kumpleto ang laboratoryo sa mga makabagong kagamitan ay
tumatanggap pa rin ang management ng donasyon para sa materyales ng face shield
gaya ng acrylic sheets, industrial glue, at PVC sheets na kakailanganin sa
produksyon.
“Para sa gustong sumuporta sa aming pagsisikap na matulungan an gating
mga frontliner, tumatanggap po kami ng mga materyales at sponsorship para sa
maramihang produksyon ng face shield,” sabi ni Engr. Isagani Roman, manager of
CSU FabLab.
Sa ngayon ay naipamahagi na sa iba’t ibang organisayon at frontliners
ang mahigit isang libong face shields na gawa ng FabLab Caraga.
Samantala, bahagi rin ng inisyatibo ng CSU-Caraga Center for
Geoinformatics ay ang paggawa ng interactive link kung saan makikita sa web map
ang COVID-19-related cases ng bawat probinsiya sa Caraga.
Ang FabLab Caraga ay isa sa mga shared service facility projects ng
Department of Trade and Industry. (VLG/PIA-Caraga)
Tech-Voc schools,
TESDA-ADN namigay ng PPE sa mga Caraga frontliner
By Venus L. Garcia
LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Mayo 1 (PIA) -- Likas sa mga Pilipino ang pagiging
malikhain at matulungin na talaga naman naipapamalas sa anumang panahon kahit
pa ngayong nahaharap sa health crisis ang bansa dulot ng COVID-19.
Patunay riyan ang programang “Bayanihan na! Talunin natin ang COVID-19,”
kung saan nagtulungan ang Agusan del Norte Provincial Office ng Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority o TESDA, Association of
Technical and Vocational Schools ng Butuan City at Agusan del Norte para gumawa
ng mga proteksyon laban sa COVID-19.
Nakakagawa sila ng 25 PPE suits kada linggo na ipinamahagi naman sa mga
nurse, doktor, at iba pang frontliners.
“Sisikapin naming makagawa ng mas marami pang PPE para sa ating mga
frontliners. Ang TESDA Provincial Training Center sa Cabadbaran City ay
nakagawa na rin ng mga face shield,” sabi ni Romel Natad, school
administrator ng NMSF.
Ayon kay TESDA-caraga regional director Ashary Banto, magpapatuloy ang
kanilang ahensya at mga partner stakeholder na magbigay suporta sa
frontliners hanggang masugpo ang COVID-19.
Lubos naman ang pasasalamat ng mga Caraga frontliners na nakatanggap ng
nasabing donated PPE. (VLG/PIA-Caraga)
‘Tawag konsulta’
inilusad sa Surigao del Norte
By Venus L. Garcia
LUNGSOD NG SURIGAO, Surigao del Norte, Mayo 1 (PIA) -- “Stay at home!” -
ito ang mahigpit na paalala ng pamahalaan. Kaya naman sa gitna ng striktong pagpapatupad
ng enhanced community quarantine sa buong rehiyon ng Caraga gawa ng COVID-19
pandemic ay sinusiguro ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Surigao del Norte province na
matugunan ang konsultasyong medikal na pangangailangan ng mga residente.
Sa pakikipagtulungan ng Surigao del Norte Medical Society, inilunsad ng
lokal na pamahalaan ng Surigao del Norte ang programang “Tawag Konsulta” kung
saan maaring komunsulta ang mga may karamdaman at nais ng payong medikal na
hindi na kinakailangang pumunta sa ospital o klinika ng doktor.
Gamit lamang ang telepono o mobile phone ay maaring i-dial ang mga
hotline numbers at agad naman itong sasagutin ng nakatalagang “HEALS 911” agent
na siyang mag-aassist at refer sa naayong doktor na magbibigay ng payong
medikal at reseta.
I-tetext ng doktor ang online prescription na aprubado ng food and drug
administration sa nurse coordinator na siya namang magbibigay sa pharmacist
para sa pag-dispense ng gamot at agad naman itong idedeliver sa lokasyon mismo
ng pasyente.
Ang serbisyong Tawag Konsulta ay bukas 24/7. Ito ay libre at charged to
medical assistance program at social services fund ng probinsya.
Ayon kay Dr. Chrismar Mocorro, officer-in-charge ng Surigao del Norte
Provincial Hospital, malaking tulong ang nasabing programa lalung-lalo na sa
mga senior citizen, buntis at mga kabilang sa vulnerable persons na
binabawalang lumabas ng bahay.
“Buo ang aming suporta sa programang ito. Bago paman nag ECQ ay alam na
namin ang kakaharaping hamon ng mga residente lalung-lalo na ng mga senior
citizen. Mahihirapan silang pumunta sa kilinika o ospital para magpacheck-up
dahil nga ay limitado ang sasakyang pampubliko at takot na lumabas baka
mahawaan ng virus. Sa tulong ng Tawag Konsulta ay naging madali ang pagtugon sa
medikal concern ng mga kliyente,” sabi ni Dr. Mocorro.
Sa ngayon ay umabot na mahigit 280 na pasyente ang napagserbisyohan at
mahigit tatlumpung pasyente na ang nabigyan ng libreng gamot.
Ayon kay Dr. Mocorro, kadalasan sa problema o kaso ng karamdaman na
kanilang natanggap ay may kinalaman sa respiratory condition, pag-ubo,
hyperacidity, hypertension at kabilang din ang prostate enlargement at electrolyte
imbalances.
Samantala, laking tuwa at pasasalamat naman ang ipinaabot ni Charlie
Camelion, 44 taong gulang at residente ng Barangay Cagniog sa Surigao City
dahil sa libreng konsulta at gamot
Nakipagbayanihan naman ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Del carmen sa Siargao
Island kung saan nag-aalok ng libreng gamit ng telepono ang Del Carmen
Polyclinic para sa kanilang Telemed o Tawag Konsulta program.
Hinikayat din ng LGU-Mainit naman, sa pamamagitan ng Municipal Health
Office, ang mga residente na tumawag sa kanilang hotline number na naipost sa
kanilang Facebook page na LGU-Mainit 2020 kung saan makikita ang iskedyul at
karagdagang impormasyon. (VLG/SDR/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
P5K cash assistance
sa mga stranded nga Agusanon ipadangat sa probinsya ug mga munisipyo
By Angel Lyn F. Gaviola
DAKBAYAN SA BUTUAN, Mayo 1 -- Sa kinatibuk-an, P5,000 nga tabang
pinansyal ang ipadangat sa probinsya ug mga munisipyo sa mga stranded nga mga
Agusanon gikan sa nagkalain-laing bahin sa Pilipinas.
Kini ang nauyonan sa teleconference tali kang Gov. Dale B. Corvera,
Congresswoman Angel Amante-Matba ug sa 11 ka mayor sa Agusan del Norte niadtong
Abril 27.
Ang P3,000 sa maong kantidad maggikan sa probinsya samtang ang laing
P2,000 maggikan sa mga munisipyo.
"We will provide the list of the stranded Agusanons per
municipality with the assurance nga ang province mohatag og 3,000 ug dugangan
og 2,000 sa mga lungsod," sumala pa ni Gov. Corvera.
Sa pinakaulahing datos nga nahipos sa Provincial Social Welfare
Development Office anaa na sa 127 ka mga indibidwal ang nakontak sa probinsya
nga mga residente sa 10 ka mga lungsod sa Agusan del Norte.
Subay sa report ni Silver Joy Tejano, ang Provincial Social Welfare
Development Officer, gilangkoban ang maong mga na-stranded sa mga
residente nga gikan sa mosunod: Carmen- 2; Nasipit- 24; Las Nieves- 6;
Magallanes-11;RTR- 18;Cabadbaran-32; Tubay- 0; Santiago- 4; Jabonga- 6, ug;
Kitcharao - 9.
Dugang ni Tejano nga Php36,000 na ang inisyal nga nahatag sa probinsya
ngadto sa 11 ka mga indibidwal nga kasagaran mga estudyante sa Mindanao State
Universtiy sa Marawi City.
Ang gidaghanon sa mga nakadawat sa ayuda kadto lamang mikoordinar sa
probinsya nga nangayo og ayuda, rason nga mas modaghan pa ang ihap sa mga
stranded tungod sa nagpadayong pakigkontak sa mga wala pa naihap, sumala pa
kang Gov. Corvera.
"Nganong mopadala tag assistance? Tungod kay ato silang gihangyo
nga dili lang sa mouli. We have to strike a balance kay ang mga tawo dinhi sa
ato dili gani nato pagawson sa balay, unya magpasulod hinuon ta gikan sa
gawas," pasabot ni Gov. Corvera. (LGU Agusan del Norte/PIA Agusan del
Norte)
69 stranded OFWs
manguli sa Caraga
By Angel Lyn F. Gaviola
DAKBAYAN SA BUTUAN, Mayo 1 -- Mahimong naay kabalaka nga ang moabot nga
mga na-stranded sa Manila nga Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) nga taga Caraga
mahimong magdala sa kagaw sa COVID-19 sa Rehiyon, apan sugaton sila sa ilang
mga opisyal aron maseguro ang mga protocols ug mapahiluna ang luwas nilang
pagbalik sa katilingban sa mga Caraganon.
Usa kini sa mga nahimong resolusyon sa teleconference sa mga sakop sa
Regional Task Force on COVID-19 One Caraga Shield nga gihimo niadtong Abril 29,
sa pagpanguna ni Gob. Dale B. Corvera, ang chairperson ug presiding sofficer sa
maong tigum.
Sa panaghisgut abling gipadayag sa pipila ang ilang kahadlok nga
posibleng dili hingpit nga negatibo sa sakit ang mangabot. Apan gipasabot ni
Atty. Manual C. Portus, ang regional director sa Maritime Industry Authority
(MARINA), nga hugot ang nahimong proseso nga gihimo sa mga quarantine
facilities diin gipundo ang mga na-stranded sa kaulohan.
Pag-abot pod nila sa ilang tagsa-tagsa ka probinsya o lungsod mahimong
ipailawom na pod sila sa quarantine o uban pang protocols aron maseguro nga
wala sila matakdi o magdala sa maong sakit.
Gipaabot usab ni Gob. Corvera atol sa diskusyon nga naay “assurance”
gikan kang Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr., chief implementer sa National Task
Force COVID-19, nga ang mga OFWs dili gyud tugtan nga makauli kung wala kini
mituman ug mohuman sa mga gipahigayong kwarantinas ug mga tests sa COVID-19.
Ang pagpauli sa mga stranded nga OFWs, pasabot ni Portus, kabahin sa
inisyatiba sa Interagency Task Force Sub-Task Group on Repatriation of OFWs,
ang pagpapauli sa mga OFWs nga “cleared” sa COVID-19. Ang mga OFWs nga mahuman
na sa kwarantina isyuhan sa sub-task group og Authority to Travel ug hatagan og
tiket sa 2GO vessel ang katambayayong sa panggamhanan paghatod sa mga OFWs sa
ilang destinasyon.
Apil ang Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) ug mga Public
Employment Services Office (PESO) sa mga Local Government Units sa maong
sub-task group.
Sumala sa dokumento sa OWWA nga 69 ang mangabot nga stranded OFWs.
Gilangkoban kini sa mosunod: Agusan del Norte-15; Agusan del Sur-15; Surigao
del Norte-4; Surigao del Sur-14, ug Butuan City-21.
Pag-abot sa Nasipit Port, sumala ni Mildred Padilla, ang Port Manager,
ang mga nahisgutang OFWs modiretso sa port lounge nga magsilbing facility diin
ipailawom sila sa laing medical examinations aron susihon sa Department of
Health kung luwas ba sila sa COVID 19.
Gihangyo usab ni Gob. Corvera ang mga local chief executives sa mga
lungsod nga naay manguli nga stranded OFW nga mosugat sa may Nasipit Port aron
maseguro nga mapahiluna ang naulahi ug masunod ang mga gikinihanlang protocols
pag-abot nila sa ilang tagsa-tagsa ka lugar. (LGU Agusan del Norte/PIA Agusan
del Norte)
