Caraganons support
NGP implementation amid COVID-19 pandemic
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, July 6 (PIA) -- While Caraganons maximize their time during
the community quarantine by maintaining a communal garden in their respective
barangays, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Caraga
also urged locals to help protect the region’s rich bounty of natural resources
by planting more trees in support to the National Greening Program (NGP).
Based on the department’s record, more than 5.7 million seedlings were
already planted in the NGP areas in Caraga last year. The province of Agusan
del Sur has the highest number of seedlings planted among other provinces in
the region.
According to Forester Samuel Danganan, assistant regional director for
Technical Services of DENR-Caraga, over the years, the region remains to have
high-performance rating in the implementation of the national greening program.
The official added that local communities continue to express their
support for the said program, however, illegal logging still remains to be a
problem in the region.
With this, the DENR was able to accomplish 98 percent from their
operations against violators of forest protection laws.
Meanwhile, the newly installed regional executive director of
DENR-Caraga called on all Caraganons to take part in the government’s campaign
against illegal activities that are harmful to the environment and to actively
participate in its initiatives for the conservation and protection of the
region’s natural resources.
“Not any sector of society can do that alone, not the government or
private sector alone. Everybody, every sector of society has to collaborate so
that protect the nature and sustain it for the future generations,” said Dir.
Hadja Didaw Piang-brahim of DENR-Caraga. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
Online course on
practicing COVID-19 preventive measures in the workplace now open to public
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, July 6 -- The Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA) online course on “Practicing COVID-19 Preventive Measures in
the Workplace” is now open to public.
As per Memorandum No. 245 dated June 29, 2020 issued by TESDA Sec.
Isidro S. LapeΓ±a, the e-learning course was initially intended for TESDA
personnel as part of the agency’s precautionary measures in the workplace.
However, the online course is now open to public to increase the
public’s awareness of the nature of the virus, its transmission, and more
importantly the healthy and safe protocols which is vital in the prevention of
the virus, especially in the workplace.
This can be accessed thru www.e-tesda.gov.ph. Once the website is
already accessed, click the Login hyperlink to register. After clicking the “Login”
hyperlink, you will be taken to the login page. On the “Is this your first time
here?” column, click on the “New Account” hyperlink.
Fill out the form, fields marked with asterisk (*) are mandatory. You
cannot proceed with the registration unless you provide the information. After
filling out the form, click on the “Create my new account” button.
After creating your account, a message will be sent to your email
address. The email contains a link to activate your account, simply click on
the link and your account will be activated.
How to enroll in a course? Before you can enroll in a course, make sure
that you had created an account in our TESDA Online Program (TOP) website.
Login to the TOP website using your registered username and password. Once logged
in, you will be taken to the TOP front page. The list of available courses is
displayed on this page. Click on the link of the course that you want to enroll
in. Next, click on the link of the module you wish to take. On the left side of
the navigation pane, under the administration panel, click on the “Enrol me in
this course” link. A message box will appear asking if you really want to
enroll in the module. Click on the “Yes” button to proceed.
For queries, interested individual may contact Tel. No. (+632) 893-8297
or email at tesdaonlineprogram@tesda.gov.ph. They may also contact or visit the
TESDA Office in their respective provinces.
After an almost two-hour orientation, a 40-minute summative test will be
given wherein the passing rate is 80% and successful examinees will receive an
electronic-generated Certificate of Completion digitally-signed by Sec. LapeΓ±a.
This undertaking is in line with TESDA’s slogan: “TESDA Abot Lahat,”
promoting inclusive growth of Filipino people from all walks of life through
the services offered by the agency. (TESDA Agusan del Norte with
information from www.e-tesda.gov.ph/PIA Agusan del Norte)
CHR Caraga orients
LGUs, RLAs on ‘Gender Ombud’
BUTUAN CITY, July 6 -- The Commission on Human Rights (CHR)-Caraga
conducted an online learning session on "CHR as Gender Ombud" to
local government units (LGUs) and regional line agencies (RLAs) on June 30,
2020.
With the end goal of increasing the attendees’ knowledge and
appreciation of CHR as the Gender Ombud, CHR Caraga discussed the Magna Carta
of Women; the roles and functions of the Gender Ombud; and the programs and
services of the CHR to the attendees.
One of the highlights also is the orientation of the e-Report sa Gender
Ombud, which is an online system where people can report incidents of
gender-based violence (GBV) and other cases that occur during the global health
crisis caused by the pandemic. This was launched by the Commission on April 27,
2020.
Attendees were provincial and city social welfare and development
officers and provincial gender and development focal persons of Agusan del
Norte, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, and Butuan City.
Key staff from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of
the Interior and Local Government, Philippine National Police, and
Department of Health were also present. (CHR-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
Implementasyon ng
NGP, pinaigting ng DENR sa harap ng COVID-19 crisis
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Hulyo 6 (PIA) -- Habang abala ang mga taga-Caraga sa
communal gardening, mas pinaigting din ng Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) Caraga ang pagpapatupad ng National Greening Program
(NGP) gayundin ang pagsusulong ng proteksyon sa mga pinagkukunang yaman ng
rehiyon.
Base sa tala ng ahensiya, mahigit 5.7-million seedlings ang naitanim sa
NGP areas noong nakaraang taon. Ang probinsya ng Agusan del Sur ang may
pinakamalaking naiambag rito.
Ayon kay Forester Samuel Danganan, assistant regional director for
Technical Services ng DENR-Caraga, patuloy na nakikilala ang rehiyon bilang may
mataas na performance sa pagpapatupad ng NGP.
Dagdag pa ng opisyal, bagamat marami ang sumusuporta sa nasabing
programa sa mga komunidad, nananatiling problema pa rin ang illegal logging
activities sa rehiyon.
Dahil dito, nasa 98 percent ang kanilang isinagawang apprehension o
paghuli sa mga lumalabag sa forest protection laws.
Samantala, nanawagan naman sa lahat ng Caraganons ang bagong itinalagang
regional executive director ng DENR, na makibahagi sa kampanya ng gobyerno at
makilahok sa mga ginagawang hakbang nito para mapanatiling maayos at protektado
ang pinagkukunang yaman ng rehiyon.
“Hindi ito kaya ng iisang sektor o ng gobyerno lamang. Bawat isa sa atin
ay may mahalagang tungkuling kailangang gampanan upang maprotektahan ang ating
kalikasan hanggang sa susunod pang henerasyon,” ani ni regional executive
director Hadja Didaw Piang-Brahim ng DENR-Caraga. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
