Bisaya program aids
CdO schools in distance learning implementation
By
Doreen Marielle N. Rosales
BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 11 (PIA)
-- Through their Bond Paper Gift Project, the ‘Bisaya Gyud’ program donated
reams of bond paper to public schools in Cagayan de Oro City in support of
distance learning implementation.
‘Bisaya Gyud’ is a weekly
public service and entertainment program hosted by Communications Secretary
Martin Andanar. Initially launched to help underprivileged Bisaya Overseas
Filipino Workers (OFWs), the program’s scope has progressed to serving Bisaya
Filipinos nationwide since the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic, delivering grassroots information on the efforts of local and
national governments to address the people’s needs during the health crisis
whilst launching their own initiatives through the ‘Operation Tabang’.
Receiving the latest batch
of donated reams of bond papers were teachers from the West Central Elementary
School (West CCS) in Brgy. Carmen and Cagayan de Oro City High School (CDOHS).
The Bisaya gyud team visited both schools not only to hand out the donations
but also to assess the teachers’ plight during the pandemic.
Eldenne German, a teacher in
West CCS, recounted the challenges they have been facing since the
implementation of distance learning, in particular their efforts to sustain the
needs of each of their learners.
“Others would say that
teachers have less to work on considering that classes are not conducted
physically, which is completely false. We put in just as much effort in our
work. We physically report to our school to make sure that each child is given
what they need to continue learning at home,” said German.
Meanwhile, CDOHS Grade 8
teacher Jesser Pairat recalled the adjustments the school made to assist
especially the night shift students.
“The implementation of
blended learning forced students to figure out how to continue learning their
own, which is a drastic shift from the traditional face-to-face conduct of
learning. Despite this, we make sure to let them know that we are still here
should they need help by regularly contacting them and checking on their
situation. In this way, not only are we helping them with their problems
related to academics but also ease their anxiety somehow as they adjust with
the changes in the new modes of learning,” said Pairat.
Both teachers expressed
their gratitude for the donated bond papers and lauded the Bisaya Gyud team for
their support to the education sector during the pandemic.
Amid the challenges, teacher
German encouraged his colleagues to persevere and continue to do their work for
the children ‘with love’.
“I encourage my colleagues
to view the pandemic not as a setback but an opportunity to do better for our
learners and help them each step of the way. Let us unite and continue to do
our service with dedication for the betterment of our nation,” said German.
The ‘Bisaya Gyud’ program is
aired every Saturday on select radio stations across the country and streamed
live on its official Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/bisayagyudph.
Apart from providing
grassroots information on the pandemic, the program also explores Bisaya music
and artists and features Bisaya success stories. (DMNR/PIA-Caraga)
125 IPs, FRs benefit
training skills from TESDA in SurSur
By Nida
Grace P. Barcena
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del
Sur, Dec. 11 (PIA) -- Some 125 beneficiaries, composed of indigenous peoples
(IPs) and former rebels (FRs) who benefitted from the training on Organic
Agriculture Production - National Certificate II of the Technical Education Skills,
and Development Authority (TESDA) through the MontaΓ±ez Agri-Ventures, Inc., are
set to receive a certificate of completion in Barangay Umalag, San Miguel,
Surigao del Sur, on Monday, December 14, 2020, at 9:30 am.
According to TESDA
Provincial Director Julius Sol Jamero, the said training is under the Special
Training for Employment Program (STEP), which aims to empower the IPs and
residents of the rebel-affected barangays towards the establishment of
livelihood/enterprises and other income opportunities for the marginalized
sectors.
Each scholar availed the free training, free assessment, support fund worth
P160 per day, personal protective equipment (PPE) worth P500.00, internet
allowance worth P500.00, and a one-year accident insurance coverage from the GIS.
Director Jamero added that
during the graduation of the 125 trainees, the establishment of the “Organic
Agriculture Village Enterprise” would also be launched on the same day, in
collaboration with the various agency members of the Poverty Reduction,
Livelihood, and Employment Cluster (PRLEC). This is a one-stop-shop production
of organic vegetables, organic hog, organic chicken, herbs and spices, and
abaca plantations.
The implementation of the
skills training is in line with the program of the Surigao del Sur Provincial
Task Force to End local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) chaired by
Governor Alexander Pimentel. (NGPB/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
CTG leader in
Mindanao killed in SurSur
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Dec. 11 (PIA) -- A high-ranking leader of the communist terrorist group (CTG) was killed after he allegedly retaliated with the local authorities during an operation in Tandag City in Surigao del Sur early morning of Thursday.
Authorities
identified the CTG leader as Alvin Loque, spokesperson of the National
Democratic Front - Mindanao, who died in a shootout with the 401st Brigade and
Caraga police who tried to serve several warrants against him at the Hermenias
Resort, Barangay San Agustin Sur, in Tandag City around 1:15am.
Loque
is the subject of four separate arrest warrants for cases of murder (2 counts),
kidnapping, and serious illegal detention under Criminal Case Nos. 13507, 4611,
and 4575.
Accordingly,
Loque and his companion reportedly opened fire on the law enforcers, prompting
them to retaliate. He and his unidentified companion were killed as a result.
Based
on the report, the law enforcers recovered the following at the crime scene: a.
One (1) Cal. 45 Remington 1911 pistol chamber loaded with a magazine and live
ammunition b. One (1) Fragmentation hand grenade c. One (1) 40mm HE d. Five
Hundred (500) rounds 7.62 ammo for AK47 e. One (1) blasting cap f. One (1)
battery g. One IED firing mechanism and more or less 15-meter electric wire h.
NPA flags and i. Subversive documents.
Loque
a.k.a. Joaquin Jacinto/Cordero was a member of the Executive Committee and
Spokesperson of Komisyong Mindanao (KOMMID), according to the military.
(PIA-Surigao del Sur)
LGU Dinagat Islands,
DOLE nakigpulong sa Sta. Cruz fisherfolks
SAN
JOSE, Dinagat Islands, Disyembre 11 (PIA) -- Nakigpulong kang Gobernador Kaka
Bag-ao ug Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Dinagat Islands
Senior Labor and Employment Officer Verlan Diaz ang Purok 3 Sta. Cruz
Fisherfolks Workers Association nga gipangunahan sa ilang presidente nga si
Junie Candinato inubanan sa mga opisyal ug pipila ka membro sa asosasyon
niadtong Disyembre 8, 2020 didto sa Barangay Sta. Cruz, San Jose, ning
probinsya.
Ang
Sta. Cruz Fisherfolks Workers Association nagsugod sa gamay nga grocery store
og karon aduna na silay bugasan tungod sa ilang pagpaningkamot ug pagtinabangay
nga mapalambo kini.
Sa
kasamtangan, gipadayag sa grupo ang ikatulo nga negosyo nga gusto nilang sudlon
nga mao ang usa ka bakery diin mihangyo sila ug pondo sa DOLE alang sa pagsugod
niini.
Atol sa
ilang panaghisgot, gisuta ni Gobernor Bag-ao kung pila ang net income sa ilang
asosasyon aron mahibal-an kung na-monitor ba kini nila.
Gitambagan
usab sila ni Gob. Bag-ao nga maghimo og financial report o statement diin
plastar ang report sa grocery ug bugasan aron nga dili na sila maglisod kung
puhon matuman na ang ilang gi-propose nga bakery isip dugang nila nga negosyo.
Gidasig
usab sila sa paghatag og tahas sa matag miyenbro aron nga mapadayon ang
kooperasyon sa ilang asosasyon.
Agig
tubag sa ilang plano, gi-imbitahan sila ni Gob. Bag-ao sa iyang opisina alang
sa sunod nilang panagpulong aron sila matabangan ug makapasidad dala ang
gikinahanglan nga dokumento sa ilang project proposal adisir nila sugdan ang
pagbakery kauban ang buhatan sa DOLE, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI),
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Department of
Science and Technology (DOST), ug Provincial Community Affairs Office (PCAO)
nga mao'y maggiya kanila sa mga angayang buhaton. (Dinagat
Islands-PIO/PIA-Dinagat Islands)
Mga molupyo sa hilit nga lugar sa Agusan Norte naabtan og ayuda sa probinsya
By Shena
Mae Pabia
DAKBAYAN SA BUTUAN,
Diayembre 11 -- Laing hilit nga sitio ang giadto sa Team Amomang Agusanon sa
probinsya sa Agusan del Norte niadtong Disyembre 4, aron makapadangat og food
packs ug laing ayuda sa mga molupyo niini.
Sa maong pagbisita sa Sitio
Cadahon-dahonan, Poblacion 2, Santiago, gipadangat sa probinsya ang food packs
sa 130 ka pamilya sa Indigenous Peoples (IP) og 100 ka fruit trees nga ilang gihangyo
aron itanum sa ilang lugar.
Nanguna sa pag-apod-apod sa
maong mga ayuda ang buhatan ni Gobernador Dale B. Corvera pinaagi sa mga
personahe sa Agusan Up Coordinating Center, Provincial Social Welfare and
Development Office [PSWDO] og sa Environmental and Natural Resources Division
[ENRD].
Ang tagsa-tagsa ka-food
packs nagbaton og lima ka-kilo nga bugas, upat ka-lata ng sardinas, duha
ka-lata nga corn beef og upat kabuok nga noodles. Ang fruit tree seedlings nga
gihatag mao ang durian, rambutan, pomelo og lanzones nga gitanom karon adlawa.
“Daku ang akong kalipay
nahitabo ni dinhi sa among sitio, niabot ang project ni Gov. Corvera, dili lang
ako nalipay, kondili kaming tanang katawhan dinhi sa sitio”, sumala pa ni
Violeta C. Cubol, purok chairman sa Cadahon-dahonan.
Ang pagpadangat og ayuda kabahin sa programang Amomang Agusanon og Lunhaw’ng Agusan sa probinsya ubos sa AGUSAN UP!, ang kampanya sa pagpalambo ubos sa administrasyon ni Gob. Corvera inabagan sa buhatan ni Rep. Maria Angelica Rosedel M. Amante-Matba. (LGU Agusan del Norte/PIA Agusan del Norte)
