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2 HEIS IN BUTUAN APPLIED FOR TUITION FEE INCREASE – CHED
Thursday 23rd of May 2013
BUTUAN CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- The Commission on Higher Education (CHED)-Caraga Region today said two higher education institutions (HEIs) here have applied for a tuition fee increase effective academic year 2013-2014.
In a phone-patch interview over 107.8 Power FM this morning, Dr. Evangeline S. Dagaang, Education Supervisor II and in-charge of Business Related Program of CHED-Caraga said out of 56 HEIs in Caraga Region, only two have submitted their application for tuition fee increase. “This represents 3.57% of the total schools in the region,” she added.
Dr. Dagaang said the Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) and AMA Computer Le...
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19Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 19 (PIA) -- The Local Youth Development Council (LYDC) here is leading today’s "Communication Skills Workshop: A Training on Public Speaking" with the members of the Regional Youth Advisory Council (RYAC) from government agencies and partner stakeholders at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. Said training is facilitated by the office of the city mayor’s in coordination with Toastmasters International which is composed of Butuan City, Cagayan de Or,o and Iligan...
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04Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 4 (PIA) -- Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. led on Monday the launching of the project dubbed "Ang Pagbutwa Hong Balangay" or From Waste to Work of Art with 10 young artists from Butuan and Caraga region competing in the making of miniature 3D balangay or boats, held at the old SP building, city hall compound here. Said project is spearheaded by the local government of Butuan and the Local Youth Development Council. Various recyclable materials will be used by the arti...
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21Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- A total of 1,824 families or 8,695 persons have evacuated here during the onslaught of tropical depression “Crising” the Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Caraga reported on Thursday. In a report submitted to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), Loren Catedral of the OCD who is also the duty officer of the council, said these families came from 15 different barangays located along the river banks in the city who were affected after ...
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12Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- The local government here is aiming to transform Butuan into a green city where Butuanons live peacefully in resilient communities by 2020. This is what Mr. Pierre Anthony Joven of the city’s Economic Development Cluster said during Monday’s launching of “Kukabildo,” a regular press forum where different clusters organized by the city government are featured as the cluster team members will give their report to the city government and the local media on th...
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11Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 11 (PIA) -- The Butuan City Youth Code, crafted and proposed by the Caraga Youth Leaders' Network (CYLN) through its CEO and chairperson Rex F. Ybanez, was formally turned-over to Vice Mayor Atty. Lawrence Fortun on Monday at the latter's office here. Ybanez said that should the Youth Code pass, the local government of Butuan City will be the first local government in Mindanao to have such legislative mandate to provide sustainable services and programs for the youth. The Yo...
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29Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 29 -- The Sangguniang Panlungsod has recently authorized City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante Jr. to enter and sign a Deed of Donation with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) pertaining to the confiscated logs and its proper utilization. In a press conference held recently, the objectives as well as the terms and conditions indicated in the Deed of Donation were laid down by both parties. The deed expressly states that donated confiscated logs will be use...
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29Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 29 (PIA) -- The city health office here has warned the public of a new virus where the affected patient will have the same signs and symptoms of a dengue victim. Speaking before the council members of the City Peace and Order Council (CPOC), Michelle Mae Que, a resident nurse of the city health office said “chikungunya” is a relatively rare form of viral fever. Que pointed out that same with dengue fever, this is transmitted by “Aedes aegypti,” “albopictus,” “Cu...
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24Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- The dengue cases in 2012 here in the city has increased 175 percent as compared to 2011. Of this figure, only in the month of April were the number of cases remained the same. In her report to members of the City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) held recently here, Michelle Mae Que, a nurse from the city health office, said dengue cases in 2011 was recorded at 172 while 473 cases were reported in 2012. Que said from comparing the two years since January to December...
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24Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- The different committees under the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Agusan del Norte-Butuan City Chapter chaired by City Prosecutor Felixberto Guiritan recently reported its accomplishments for the 4th quarter of 2012. The Disaster Management Services Committee bared that the chapter was able to conduct relief operations last December 15, 2012 after a fire incident destroyed 40 houses affecting 72 families at Barangay Baan-Km.3 in Butuan City. Red Cross staff and volunt...
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15Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- The Sangguniang Panlungsod here has unanimously approved SP Resolution 085-2013 in the regular session held recently, declaring the city under state of calamity. The resolution, which was jointly authored by all the members of the SP led by Vice Mayor Law Fortun, stemmed from the recent flooding that the city experienced since last week. Fortun said the declaration was based on the data submitted to the SP by the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (C...
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20Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 20 (PIA) -- The World Medical Relief, Inc., through its president and chief executive officer George V. Samson recently turned-over the pacemakers and the Positron emission tomography - computed tomography otherwise known as the PET/CT Scan to the city government of Butuan headed by Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr., and Vice Mayor Law Fortun through Dr. Josephine Chua, the officer-in-charge/hospital director of the Butuan Medical Center (BMC). The said medical equipment is a small ...
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13Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Agusan del Norte-Butuan City Chapter chaired by City Prosecutor Felixberto Guiritan bared its accomplishments for the month of November 2012, held Tuesday during its meeting at the Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center, this city. The Disaster Management Services Committee of PRC reported that they conducted two sessions on 143 volunteers Mobilization and Basic Disaster Management training Course producing 65 graduates from Agusan Nat...
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27Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 27 (PIA) -- The 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) kicked-off Monday with a fun walk activity that started from Guingona Park going to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) grounds here, with Maria Lourdes Veneracion-Rallonza, assistant professor of the Ateneo de Manila University as guest speaker. Rallonza said there is really a need to put an end to any form of violence against women. “Violence to women does not only refer to physical but also psychologi...
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27Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 27 (PIA) -- The Regional Cooperative Development Council (RCDC) and the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) finalized its preparations for the upcoming ‘Cooperative Advocacy Run’ slated December 12, 2012. Participants of the fun run will assemble at 4:30 a.m. The run will start at exactly 5 a.m. at the Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) Gymnasium and will end at the Agusan del Norte Provincial Covered Court, Butuan City. A ‘Hataw’ exercise and short progra...
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22Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 21 (PIA) -- Members of the Development Administration Committee (DAC) under the Regional Development Council (RDC) discussed developmental issues and concerns in Caraga, held Wednesday in one of the local convention centers here. On behalf of DAC chairperson Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr., DAC Secretary Romulus Villanueva of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Caraga presided the meeting. The members approved the proposal initiated by Alfredo Baluyut Jr...
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22Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 22 (PIA) -- The Philippine Institute of Certified Accountants (PICPA) Agusan del Norte-Butuan City Chapter will be hosting this year’s 67th Annual National Convention (ANC) on November 28 to December 2, 2012 at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort here. PICPA National President Atty. Josefe Sorrera-Ty said that PICPA is the accredited professional organization (APO) of CPAs by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and has been awarded thrice as PRC most outstanding APO ...
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22Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 22 (PIA) -- The Vice Mayors League of the Philippines (VMLP) 3rd Caraga Regional Assembly is all set to be staged on November 22-23, 2012 at the Goa2Geder Hotel and Restaurant in Barangay Imadejas, this city. More than 70 Vice Mayors coming from all the cities and municipalities in Caraga Region are expected to attend this assembly which is also seen as a farewell assembly for the participants with the holding of next year’s national and local elections. During the first d...
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17Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 17 (PIA) -- Member-agencies of the Agusan del Norte Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) chaired by Governor Erlpe John Amante convened Friday and discussed the members’ significant accomplishments related to peace and order situation in the province. On behalf of PPOC chair Gov. Amante, Atty. James Reserva, Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) Member and chairperson for Peace and Order Committee presided the meeting with other government agencies, Philippine National Police (...
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16Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 16 (PIA) – Fusing together the scattered local van posts around the city to come up with one accessible station, the local government here through the Land Transportation and Management Office (LTTMO) recently opened the Butuan City Integrated Van Terminal in Langihan area. According to LTTMO Chief Alfredo Radaza, this development is being undertaken not only to integrate van stations, but also to closely monitor local van transport and to keep an eye on private vehicles tha...
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14Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov 14 (PIA) -- National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) Caraga Regional Director Desiderio Julaton has announced that only three slaughter houses in the region are accredited by their office. He said this during the interview on the radio program AgriPinoy Caraga aired over dxBN-Radyo ng Bayan Butuan, a radio program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Caraga. Julaton said the three slaughterhouses currently accredited by their office were the municipal slaughterhouse in Prosper...
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08Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov 8 (PIA) – The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) will conduct a community education program (CEP) on migration in the province of Surigao del Sur on November 12, 2012. This activity seeks to assist prospective migrants in making informed decisions regarding working or living abroad, as well as generate community involvement on migration and development concerns, said CFO Secretary Imelda Nicolas, chairperson in her written statement. “It also aims to raise public aware...
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01Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 1 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga briefed cellphone vendors on the benefits of establishing a Consumer Welfare Desk (CWD) inside their stores. The orientation held Wednesday at the Barangay Imadejas Function Hall, this city was held in time with the conduct of ConsumerNet and Cellphone Sellers’ Dialogue cum Workshop, as part of the culmination activity of the Consumer Welfare Month celebration. Mr. Elmer Natad of DTI-Caraga said that reputable fi...
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31Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 31 (PIA) -- Winners of the Division Consumer Quiz Bowl from participating schools will compete in the 8th Regional Consumer Quiz Bowl on October 31 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Conference Hall, 4/F D&V Plaza Building, J.C. Aquino Ave, this city. The quiz bowl is part of the celebration of the Consumer Welfare Month hosted by the DTI-Caraga office. The participants are fourth year high school students from public schools within the divi...
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31Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 31 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga conducted today the ConsumerNet & Cellphone Sellers’ Dialogue cum Workshop at the Barangay Imadejas Hall here, as part of the culmination activity for the Consumer Welfare Month celebration. Atty. Ma. Aurora Curaza-Maquiling of DTI-Caraga said the activity is aimed to raise awareness among consumers and cellphone sellers on breach of warranty, resolution of complaints at the store level, and establishment of consum...
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30Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 30 (PIA) -- Environment Assistant Secretary Marlo D. Mendoza has cut short his assignment in Caraga Region as regional executive director (RED) effective October 30, 2012 to pave the way for a teaching career at the University of the Philippines in Los Banos, Laguna. Undersecretary for Field Operations Demetrio L. Ignacio will temporarily act as officer-in-charge/RED of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 13 pending a Special Order formally designating a...
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26Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 26 (PIA) -- A barangay based food depot and distribution system that will offer safe and quality agri fishery products at low prices to consumers will soon be established in the city. In its regular session, the Sangguniang Panlungsod has passed a resolution authorizing City Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. to enter into and sign, for and in behalf of the City Government of Butuan, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) by and among the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Unit XI...
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18Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 18 (PIA) -- The Milo organizers in Caraga Region headed by Benjamin Dacera enjoins employees of government agencies to participate in the 36th Milo Marathon Butuan City qualifying race on November 18. The assembly area will be at the Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) Gymnasium at 4 a.m. The following are the categories of the said marathon: 3K Kiddie Run, 5K Fun Run, 10K Run, and 21K Half Run. There will also be a cheer dance competition. For 3K kiddie run and 5K run f...
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18Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 18 (PIA) -- The Philippine Health (PhilHealth) Insurance Corporation will hold a nationwide fun run on February 17, 2013 to mark its 18th year of establishment. Dubbed "PhilHealth Run 2013: Nationwide Run for Mother & Child Protection," the event aims to continuously draw national attention and support to its mission of providing all Filipinos with access to quality health care through social health insurance. It will be held simultaneously in the 18 areas namely: Manila, Ba...
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16Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 16 (PIA) – The Philippine Health (PhilHealth) Insurance Corporation will be celebrating its 18th year of dedicated service on February 2013 with its vision “Bawat Pilipino Miyembro, Bawat Miyembro Protektado, Kalusugan Natin Segurado.” PhilHealth Caraga Regional Vice President Johnny Sychua said that as part of its month-long anniversary celebration, PhilHealth will hold a nationwide simultaneous run dubbed “PhilHealth Run 2013: Run for Mother and Child Protection.” ...
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16Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 16 (PIA) – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Caraga held a "Training of Trainers and Contingency Planning for Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officers (LDRRMOs)" aimed at building disaster-resilient and safe communities in the Agusan River Basin areas of the provinces of Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte and Butuan City. The training was held at Goat2geder Hotel and Restaurant, Butuan City on October 12, 2012. The Community-Based Disast...
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16Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 16 (PIA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), with the support of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Butuan City-Agusan del Norte Chapter, will be holding the Media Workshop on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Humanitarian Reporting on October 20, 2012 at the Dotties Place Hotel, this city. Reporter or correspondent per media outfit in Caraga region covering issues related to the armed conflict will be participating in this one-day event. In a press st...
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10Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 10 (PIA) -- Some ten firms from the Caraga region participated in the 7th Sabah International Expo 2012 held recently at the Sutera Harbour Resort, Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia. The exhibitors who were mostly food processors sold all their products generating some P150,000 in cash sales and several booked orders including one from a Malaysian institutional buyer. The products include bottled sardines, lemon grass capsule, oil, hydrosol and spray, dried mangoes, istaring (...
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04Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 4 (PIA) -- Five months after a major fire hit this city, another one today razed establishments including the 95.1 Love Radio FM station at the Montalban Building along A.D. Curato and San Jose Streets, near the Guingona Park, formerly Rizal Park. The fire reportedly broke out at around 8:12 a.m. Other business establishments destroyed were Parinas Jewelry and Pawnshop, Lucibenino Pawnshop and Jewelry Store, RRJ Jeans, Keysa’s Boutique, Luciana Inn and Restaurant and a por...
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01Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 1 (PIA) -- Marking the opening ceremony of this year’s Elderly Filipino Week celebration, the senior citizens here participated in the "Jog-for-Health" and ‘Hataw’ exercise at 5:30 this morning. Office for Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA)-Butuan City chief Imelda Nonan encouraged the senior citizens who participated in today's kick-off ceremony to participate also during the culmination on October 6 with different activities for them. “Today, there are 1,162 senior citiz...
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28Sep2012Juanito P. Banzon, who hails from Buenavista, Agusan del Norte, and is the second child among three siblings in the family, had dreamed of finishing a degree in Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (BSEED). Thus, when he graduated from high school in March 2005, he went straight to Saint Joseph Institute of Technology (SJIT) in Butuan City and enrolled in the BSEED course. As a diligent guy, Banzon burned the midnight oil over the next three and a half years gradually inching closer ...
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28Sep2012BUTUAN CITY, Sept 28 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-Caraga) in coordination with the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) is spearheading this year’s Universal Children’s Month celebration in October. Anchored on the theme “Bright Child ay Siguraduhin. Responsableng Pamamahayag ay Palaganapin (Ensure Bright Child. Adopt Responsible Journalism)," the celebration will kick off on October 2 with a parade from the Butuan-by-the-River park going...
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27Sep2012BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 27 (PIA) -- The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) head office has reviewed and evaluated the OWWA-Caraga’s Loan Programs. Among the programs reviewed were Groceria Project, Filipino Expatriate Livelihood Support Fund (FELSF), Livelihood Development Program for Overseas Filipino Workers (LDPO), and the P2-billion Reintegration Loan Program. Implementers and loan applicants were interviewed and asked for feedback. Seaman Arturo Nietes, who was able to avail a l...
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16Sep2012BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 16 (PIA) -- The technical working group of the Gender and Development Coordinating Committee (GADCC) Caraga lined-up activities for the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW), on November 25 to December 12. The GADCC is under the Regional Development Council (RDC) chaired by Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Caraga Regional Director Atty. Marylin Pintor. Pintor said that every year, the Caraga GADCC spearheads the 18-day campaign to end VAW. It is an internati...
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16Sep2012MANILA, Sept. 16 (PIA) -- Seeing the need for greater inter-regional collaboration in Mindanao, the Senate finance committee has approved recently and will submit for plenary deliberations the proposed 2013 budget of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA). Senator Franklin M. Drilon, chair of the committee on finance cited the crucial role of MinDA being the primary planning institution of Mindanao and as the integrator of regional programs and projects. “We have far too long seen Minda...
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15Sep2012BUTUAN CITY, Sept 15 (PIA) -- The mayor here has led the launching of Butuan CCTV Surveillance System at the Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) to advance the area's security measures to better maintain peace and order. Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr emphasized the necessity of having modernized and efficient surveillance cameras installed in the different major streets in the city, as these will speed up crime investigations. These CCTV cameras will be mounted in high–risk areas all over the c...
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12Sep2012BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 12 (PIA) -- International development aid continue to pour into Caraga region as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) enters into a partnership with the Australian government through its overseas aid program AusAID (Australian Agency for International Development) for community-driven development (CDD) projects. Provision of infrastructure projects for local government units (LGUs) that submitted project proposals favoring education such as elementary and h...
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12Sep2012BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 12 (PIA) – “Sukad kaniadto sa gamay pa ‘ko, karon pa gayud kami nakatagamtam ug sementadong karsada (For the first time, we'll experience what it's like to have a concrete road)." This was the statement of Brgy. Capt. Demetrio Tabelon during the inauguration of the Tiniwisan Road Concreting project Sept. 10, 2012 in gratitude for the city government's action on the barangay's request. The project was started on April 16, 2012 and was completed on August 17 of the sam...
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12Sep2012BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 12 (PIA) -- The Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) will be conducting a monitoring visit and media forum for Caraga region on October 4, 2012 to be held at the DOST-Caraga Regional Office’ Function Hall, this city. According to FNRI-DOST Director Mario Capanzana, the media forum will provide the local tri-media and information officers of the region with data and information on the 2011 Updating of the Nutritional Status of ...
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07Sep2012BUTUAN CITY, Sept 7 (PIA) -- The Social Development Committee (SDC) of the Regional Development Council (RDC) discussed the study on the government’s fuel procurement during its meeting held recently in one of the local hotels in this city. Paris Gaballo of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Caraga said the study aims to inform government agencies the present situation of the fuel procurement practices of the government based in Butuan City, the issues and concerns raised and ...
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06Sep2012BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 6 (PIA) -- The Caraga Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) has accepted and approved the endorsement of the Regional Development Council (RDC) to allow RPOC lead the Oversight Committee on drug-related issues and concerns in the region. This was announced during its meeting held recently at the Dotties Place Hotel, this city. Based on the Resolution No. 17, series 2012 endorsed by the RDC, it was stated that Caraga region has a barangay affection level of 20.5 percent, w...
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05Sep2012BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) Caraga is spearheading this year’s 24th Anniversary of the Generics Law and Generics Month celebration this September. This year’s celebration is anchored on the theme: “Generics Na Dekalidad, Para sa Kalusugan ng Komunidad.” In a press statement,DOH Caraga Regional Director Dr. Ariel Valencia said that this year’s celebration is aimed to emphasize achieving better health outcomes and improving quality of lives through con...
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04Sep2012BUTUAN CITY, Sept 4 (PIA) -- Philippine National Police (PNP)-Caraga Regional Director PCSupt Carmelo Valmoria reported its accomplishments from January to July 2012, during the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) third regular meeting held at the Dotties Place Hotel, this city. On criminality, statistics show that the crime volume from January to July 2012 is 2,305 and it showed a decrease of 898 cases or 28.04 percent as compared with 3,203 crime volume of the same period last year. For ...
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27Aug2012BUTUAN CTIY, Aug 27 (PIA) -- A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between the local government unit of Butuan and different line agencies that provide livelihood and other forms of assistance to the families of displaced workers in the wood industry held at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort here. The line agencies include the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Trade and Indu...
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26Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 26 (PIA) -- In preparation for this year’s Consumer Welfare Month celebration in October, the ConsumerNetwork (ConsumerNet) member-agencies led by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga have planned various activities for the event. This was confirmed during the special meeting of member agencies held recently at the DTI-Caraga, this city. Elmer Natad of DTI-Caraga said that on October 1, during the kick-off ceremony for the Consumer Welfare Month celebration, th...
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24Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 24 – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) top management is prioritizing dipterocarp species in the choice of planting materials in its reforestation activities as it stepped up its standard requirements in all reforestation sites under a revived “Timber Corridor” management setting, a move that will ensure sustainable growth of quality trees. “We want to ensure that dipterocarp species are also prioritized in the choice of species...
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21Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 21 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) will conduct a five-day basic orientation and workshop, August 22-26, this city. This is to prepare staff and local government units (LGU) for the second cycle implementation of PAMANA (Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan). Participants of the five-day workshop are the LGUs from La Paz, Esperanza, and Veruela in Agusan del Sur; and Tagbina a...
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21Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 21 (PIA) – One hundred forty (140) barangays from 15 municipalities in Caraga region have benefited from P120.7 million worth of infrastructure projects from the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Infrastructure projects ranging from water system, road rehabilitation and footbridges to health stations, school buildings and day-care c...
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19Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 19 (PIA) -- Awardees of this year’s Regional Gawad KALASAG received cash prize and plaque of appreciation on Friday at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort here. The Gawad KALASAG stands for KAlamidad at Sakuna LAbanan SAriling Galing ang Kaligtasan or Fight for Calamity and Accidents, Self Excellence for safety. The activity is spearheaded by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) chaired by Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Caraga Regional Direct...
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18Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug 18 (PIA) -- Member-agencies of the Environmental Education Committee, led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Caraga, planned activities for the coming months in support of Republic Act No. 9512 or the Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008. The committee had been reconstituted to ensure continuing integration and implementation of environmental awareness and education programs in all levels of school curricula and capacity-building programs...
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16Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 16 (PIA) -- PSupt Nerio Bermudo, the new officer-in-charge of Butuan City Police Office (BCPO), has reported the peace and order situation of this city covering the period of July 1-31, 2012 during the City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) meeting. Bermudo said crime incidents recorded from July 1-31, 2012 has decreased from 81 last year to 57 crime incidents of the same period. In Butuan City, it was learned that crimes recorded for the month of July are robbery, theft, phys...
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15Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 15 (PIA) -- Police Chief Superintendent Carmelo E. Valmoria, the former director of the headquarters support services of the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters at Camp Crame, Quezon City assumed as the new acting regional director of Police Regional Office 13, in a well-attended turn over rites held at the regional police headquarters parade grounds, Camp Rafael C. Rodriguez, here on Tuesday morning. He received the command symbol and records from PSSupt. Mario Sori...
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14Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 14 (PIA) -- The Sangguniang Panlungsod has created a technical working group (TWG) that will craft the codification of existing ordinances through SP Resolution No. 500-2012 authored by Vice Mayor Lawrence “Law” Fortun in the regular session held recently. The TWG is intended mainly for the review, revision, supplementation and consolidation of existing ordinances into the Code of General Ordinances of Butuan City. The nine-man TWG is directed to put together a draft o...
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14Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 14 (PIA) -- The Sangguniang Panlungsod here has started the implementation of the Legislative Management, Codification, Tracking and Information System (LMCTIS), which will pave the way for a “paperless” session at the city council, easier tracking of documents and legislative measures, as well as the planned codification of ordinances. To jumpstart the implementation of the LMCTIS, an orientation on the system’s features was conducted by the system provider to selected...
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13Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug 13 (PIA) -- The Civil Service Commission (CSC)-Caraga Region will host a fun run as part of the 112th Philippine Civil Service Anniversary (PCSA) here on September 7, 2012. The 112th PCSA's theme is “Kawani, Ikaw ay Isang Lingkod Bayani.” CSC-Caraga Regional Director Adams Torres said the activity will be participated in by different line agencies of the government in Caraga region. The official further said the assembly area is at the provincial capitol grounds, Capitol ...
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10Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug 10 (PIA) -- The Caraga Regional Council of Human Resource Managers, Incorporated (CRCHRMI), in coordination with the Civil Service Commission (CSC), will be holding its 9th Regional Convention for all human resource practitioners on September 19-20 at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. This year’s convention is hosted by the Council of HRM – Agusan del Norte-Butuan City Chapter. In a statement, Luz Dumanon, CRCHRMI Agusan del Norte-Butuan City chapter president...
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10Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the provincial and municipal officials of the provinces of Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur are working on new strategies that would solve the problems of poverty and illegal logging which have been dogging the government over the last two decades. “We are looking for solutions that would free the people in the upland communities of these poor provinces from the shackle of poverty” ...
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10Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 10 (PIA) -- The celebration of Family Planning month this August calls on all couples to be more responsible in planning the number, size and birth spacing of their children in line with President Aquino's third State of the Nation Address (SONA) emphasizing on responsible parenthood as among his administration’s priorities. This year’s theme is “Responsableng Pamilya, Ngayon Na!” Commission on Population (PopCom), Department of Health (DOH), local government unit...
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09Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 9 (PIA) -- The Sangguniang Panglungsod has approved the Watershed code of Butuan City. It is also called “An Ordinance Addressing the Protection, Conversation, Rehabilitation and Management of the Watersheds within the Jurisdiction of Butuan City, Creating the Watershed Management Council therefore, and for other purposes”. Principally authored by Vice Mayor Lawrence “Law” Fortun, the ordinance primarily aims to implement a comprehensive program that would protect, ...
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09Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 9 (PIA) -- The Regional Forum on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: A Collaboration Workshop for the Agusan River Basin is set to be conducted on August 23, 2012 at Almont Hotel's Inland Resort, this city. The Office of Senator Loren Legarda, in partnership with the Agencia Española de Cooperacion International para el Desarrollo (AECID) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government through the Local Government Academy (LGA) will conduct the foru...
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09Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 9 (PIA) -- The local government has conducted an outreach program 2,054 residents in the city. The ‘Programang Pangkatawhan, Gasa Pasalamat’ was organized by the Sangguniang Panlungsod, the Office of the Vice Mayor Mayor Lawrence “Law” Fortun, government agencies, private sector groups and non-governmental organizations. The outreach program has been implemented for almost five years now. This year’s program provided medical services, including eye, dental and bl...
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06Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 6 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III, through Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chair Sec. Luwalhati Antonino said the government is determined to strengthen its agricultural backbone. Sec. Antonino delivered the speech of the President during the culmination program of the 21st Mindanao Business Conference held in one of the local hotels in this city. The President said Mindanao is a major source of crops, and the expansion of its agricultural production will red...
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05Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 5 (PIA) –--President Aquino pointed out that good and conscientious governance will lead to inclusive and lasting growth for the country. During Saturday’s culmination ceremony of the 21st Mindanao Business Conference held in one of the local hotels here, the President’s speech, delivered by Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chair Sec. Luwalhati Antonino emphasized that good governance affects the lives of the people for the better, and empowers them to fulfill thei...
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04Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug 4 (PIA) -- Sixty-three fishers have been rescued by police and rescue teams after big waves sunk their fishing boats in Butuan Bay at around 4:00 a.m. last August 1. This was through the joint rescue operation of Police Regional Office (PRO) 13, Agusan del Norte and Butuan City Search and Rescue teams, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC) and provincial DRRMC. Despite the rogue waves, personnel from Buenavista Police Station, Tubay Police Station, A...
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03Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 3 (PIA) -- The 21st Mindanao Business Conference (MiBizCon) opened Thursday in one of the local hotels here. Anchored on the theme “Invest Mindanao: Towards a more inclusive, progressive and greener future,” the conference highlighted undertakings of local government units and its partner stakeholders through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program of the Aquino administration. In his keynote speech, Sen. Teofisto “TG” Guingona III underscored the importance of p...
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03Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 3 (PIA) -- The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) conducted today its 6th board meeting in the city. In a statement, MinDA officials said the board meeting is held for the first time here, to coincide with the largest annual gathering of Mindanao business leaders, the 21st Mindanao Business Conference. MinDA said, on the back of the country’s growth momentum highlighted in the State of the Nation Address of President Aquino last month, the board will assess Mindanao’s...
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02Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug 2 (PIA) -- A city official here underscored the importance of public-private partnership (PPP) as the city government is implementing this as one of the flagship programs of the Aquino administration. In an interview, in time with the 62nd Charter Day celebration of this city, Butuan City Vice Mayor Lawrence Lemuel H. Fortun said under the leadership of Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr., the PPP is among the priority programs of the city government. True to this, Fortun said the Sang...
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31Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 31 (PIA) -- The 21st Mindanao Business Conference which will be held in this city on August 2-4, 2012 will highlight the promotion of transparency in governance, said City Councilor Ryan Anthony Culima. Culima, who is the chairman of the Committee on Trade and Industry, emphasized the event does not only help in boosting the economic condition of the city but also in promoting transparency in governance among local chief executives in Mindanao, which is also the flagship progr...
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31Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 31 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared Thursday, August 2, 2012 as a special non-working holiday in this city. The President, through Proclamation No. 383 said on this day, the City of Butuan will mark the celebration of its 62nd Charter Day, dubbed “Adlaw Hong Butuan”. The proclamation provides residents the opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies. Meanwhile, highlighting the charter day celebration is the ...
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21Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 21 (PIA) -- The local government units of this city and Agusan del Norte will host this year’s 10th National Vegetable Congress on July 24 to 26. In a statement, Edna Mabeza of the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Caraga said the national activity is spearheaded by the Philippine Vegetable Industry Development Board (PVIDB) and the Caraga High Value Cluster Incorporated (ChiVeCI), in coordination with the agriculture department. She said the event aims to provide vegetable pr...
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20Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 20 (PIA) -- The city government here has received the second batch of donated medical supplies and equipment from World Medical Relief, Inc. (WMR) for use at the Butuan City Medical Center. WMR was founded in 1953 by Irene M. Auberlin to help orphaned children during Korean War. It later expanded into a global mission to aid millions of sick and poor people around the world. WMR’s first batch of medical supplies here arrived in January 2011. The donations, which originat...
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19Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 19 (PIA) -- Doctorate students of Bicol University Graduate Studies Camp Crame Extension Program composed of officers from the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) with professors recently visited this city on their educational tour. In consonance with their subjects PhD PASA 311: Moral Recovery and Peacekeeping and PhD PASA 344: Individual, Family and Society, the educators taking up Doctor of Philos...
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18Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 18 (PIA) -- The hosting of the 21st Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) on August 2-4, 2012 will bring business opportunities in this city, said Vice Mayor Lawrence Lemuel Fortun during the press conference on Tuesday held in a local hotel here. The Mindanao Business Conference is the premier platform for fostering competitiveness and accelerating economic growth in the Mindanao region and for showcasing its trade and investment opportunities. Fortun said with some 700 b...
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17Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 17 (PIA) -- The preparation for this year’s 21st Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) here is ongoing said Cherry May Busa, board of trustee member of the Butuan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. (BCCIFI). In today’s press conference hosted by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Caraga, Busa said the chamber of commerce together with the city government here is all set as the annual gathering of business entrepreneurs in Mindanao will take place in ...
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11Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 11 (PIA) -- This city is hosting the annual Mindanao Business Conference, which will run from August 2 to 4 at the Almont Hotel's Inland Resort. Now in its 21st year of staging, the “MinBizCon” is the main multisectoral platform for fostering competitiveness and accelerating growth in the region and for showcasing investment destinations, particularly in its host city and surrounding provinces. The Mindanao Business Conference is organized by the Philippine Chamber of Com...
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10Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 10 (PIA) -- The Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Caraga Link led by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) through Regional Director Marylin Pintor with IDP field officers from other regions in Mindanao convened recently here and discussed issues and concerns in handling displacements in different areas. IDP-Caraga Link President Teresita Cañas said the IDP Caraga Link was organized on the IDP workshop in Lianga, Surigao del Sur in September 2005 when the participants saw th...
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10Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 10 (PIA) -- The flash flood that hit this city on midnight of Sunday caused P2.4 million damages in infrastructure and agriculture, officials of the city engineering and agriculture departments here said. In a text message sent by Jennifer Michelle Divinagracia of the city's public information office to PIA-Caraga, the estimated cost of damage caused by the flash flood on July 8 reached P2 million in infrastructure according to Engr. Lorden Vismanos, officer-in-charge of the...
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09Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 9 (PIA) – To upgrade the health care benefits of members, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Thursday launched its Primary Care Benefit 1 (PCB1) Package at Bislig City, Surigao del Sur. An estimated crowd of 500 convened at the Bislig City Gymnasium and witnessed the event with the presence of Bislig City Mayor Librado Navarro, other officials and guests. In her speech, Local Health Insurance Office Chief Ms. Juliet Golez of PhilHealth Bislig City...
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06Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 6 (PIA) -- To continuously provide the welfare for senior citizens, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) signed a joint memorandum circular for the implementation of the Death Benefit Assistance amounting to P2,000 to the nearest surviving relative of a deceased indigent senior citizens. This is in compliance to Republic Act 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010. According to Ms. Wilm...
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05Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 5 (PIA) -- The city government here is now preparing for the evaluation for the National Literacy Awards. According to Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr., the city government has instructed concerned personnel to prepare the necessary documents for the evaluation as the national evaluators are coming here next week. Amante said the city government is nominated under the Outstanding Local Government Unit award category. This award shall be given to city and municipal LGUs that have d...
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04Jul2012BAYUGAN CITY, Agusan del Sur, July 4 (PIA) -- Residents in this city and from nearby towns benefited from the mobile Diskwento Caravan and are looking forward to more caravans. Nine hundred ten consumers got more for less as they were able to buy more items for less pesos. The caravan was organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in coordination with the local government unit of Bayugan City, as well as the distributors in Butuan City and food producers of Agusan del Sur in order ...
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25Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 25 (PIA) -- The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Agusan del Norte – Butuan City Chapter is now preparing for the conduct of the 8th Biennial Chapter Assembly on July 27, 2012 here. The event, which is anchored on the theme: Philippine Red Cross @ 63: 24/7 in service to Humanity, will highlight the conduct of the election of the PRC Board of Directors. According to Tedoro Cairo, PRC Agusan del Norte-Butuan City Chapter President, candidates must have attained, by virtue of demonst...
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21Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 21 (PIA) -- The Butuan City government led by Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. together with other government agencies, Butuan Chamber of Commerce, and stakeholders stepped up preparations for the 21st Mindanao Business Conference slated August 2-4, 2012 to be held at the Almont Hotels’ Inland Resort here. This activity is anchored on the theme, “Invest Mindanao: Towards a More Inclusive, Progressive and Greener Future.” The said activity is in time with the Adlaw Hong Butuan...
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17Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Caraga headed by Regional Director Faisar Mambuay is once again spearheading this year’s Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) Anniversary celebration. One of their activities is the Media Fusion held Friday at the Prince Hotel here with the presence of the department’s Provincial Agrarian Reform Officers (PAROs) in the region. Mambuay recalled that exactly 24 years ago, then President and democracy icon Corazon A...
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17Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 17 (PIA) -- The Association of Caraga Executives (ACE) and Rotary Club of Butuan turned-over the service vehicle to Balay Silonganan on Friday at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Caraga Regional Covered Court, this city. Rotary Club of Butuan President Sisinio Narisma together with 47th District Governor-Elect for District 3860 Peter “Perok” Rodriguez, Past President Victor Plaza, ACE President and Commission on Election (COMELEC) Caraga Regional Director...
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15Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 15 (PIA) –The retirement program of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) was discussed in a meeting of the Caraga Regional Development Council–Development Administration Committee (RDC-DAC). Chariss Jo Dela Cruz of GSIS Butuan Branch said that the GSIS offers various retirement programs depending on the qualifications of the member. “GSIS has retirement packages generally acknowledged to be one of the most generous in the country-ensuring financial freedom f...
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14Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 14 (PIA) -- Butuan deserves a peaceful city. This was the statement of Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) PSupt Romy Palgue, Deputy City Director, during the recent City Peace and order Council (CPOC) meeting chaired by Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. Based on BCPO’s report, from the period of May 1-31, 2012, the crime incidents in the city has decreased to 46 compared to last year’s 86 crime incidents of the same period. It was learned that the common crimes recorded are on ca...
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12Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 12 (PIA) -- The city government spearheaded the commemoration of the 114th Philippine Independence Day this morning with the flag-raising ceremony at the city hall grounds. The simple ceremony, attended by local government officials, employees from the national government agencies and led by the Department of Education (DepEd) focused on commemorating the gallantry and patriotism shown by the Filipino ancestors as they fought for the country’s independence against the Spanis...
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12Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 12 (PIA) -- The city police reported the successful implementation of “Oplan Balik Eskwela 2012” for the school opening last week. “The city police would like to commend our officers as well as the rank and file, our education officials, the local government units as well as the community as there was no reported untoward incident related to the school opening this week,” city police director SSupt. Pedro Obaldo Jr said in the “Talakayan Sa Isyung Pulis” (TSIP) fo...
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11Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 11 (PIA) -- Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Caraga Regional Director Ofelia Domingo has urged private and public stakeholders to support occupational safety and health (OSH). During Friday’s meeting with the technical working group member-agencies composed of national government agencies, the local government unit in this city, and the Butuan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), Domingo emphasized that through the creation of OSH convergence, the public will be...
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11Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 11 (PIA) –- Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo is here in the city today to conduct an investigation on the confiscation of logs last June 3, 2012. Earlier report from the city government said elements from the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), Philippine National Police (PNP), Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and the city government here intercepted Sunday night, a large volume of illegal logs...
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11Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 11 (PIA) -– The Caraga Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) will once again spearhead this year’s National Disaster Consciousness Month (NDCM) celebration in July. This year’s celebration is anchored on the theme: “Ligtas na Bayan, Maunlad na Pamayanan.” According to RDRRMC chairperson and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Caraga Regional Director Blanche Gobenciong, the celebration will start on July 3 (Tuesday) with a Fun Walk and Hataw Exe...
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11Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 11 (PIA) -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) initiated the crafting of the regional risk profile to support the council’s strategic planning and apply specific measures that will lessen the risks during disasters. According to OCD Regional Dir. Blanche Gobenciong, the disaster risk profile will provide information on the number of risks, type of risks and potential effects of risks in the region. “We really have to work out this regiona...
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11Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 11 (PIA) -- The establishment of the Kolehiyo de Liga (Liga College) is a dream come true for all the 86 barangay captains here in the city. It is the first academic institution in the country that is established through the efforts of the Liga ng mga Punong Barangay. During Saturday’s organizational meeting with the faculty members, staff, and school administrators of the newly established school here, Liga ng mga Punong Barangay (Association of Barangay Captains) Presiden...
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10Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 10 (PIA) -- Liga ng mga Punong Barangay (Association of Brgy. Captains) President Nestor Amora recently vowed to give his full support to some 500 barangay scholars who are currently enrolled in the Kolehiyo de Liga (Liga College) whose classes start on Wednesday, June 13. Speaking before the newly-hired faculty members, staff and school administrators of the Liga College during the orientation on Saturday, Brgy. Capt. Amora emphasized that the establishment of Liga College wa...
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07Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 7 (PIA) -- The Agusan del Norte police is gearing up its campaign against criminals in the province through various strategies and activities. This was learned during the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting chaired by Governor Erlpe John Amante, held recently at the Provincial Training Center, Capitol Site, this city. According to Provincial Director PSSupt Eugenio Paguirigan, crime incidents from January 1 to May 31 in the province decreased to 96 compared to ...
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07Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 7 (PIA) -- The 58th Infantry Battalion, 4ID, and the 3rd Special Forces of the Philippine Army vowed to promote peace and sustainable development in Agusan del Norte. LTC Potenciano Camba, Battalion Commander of the 3rd Special Forces, Phil. Army, based in Butuan City to Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte, bared that from January to June 2012, they had successfully conducted free Operation Tuli, Medcap, Feeding, Dental, Haircut, Ugnayan sa Paaralan/Barangay, Brigada Eskwela, and Tr...
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07Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 7 (PIA) -- Pursuant to President Benigno S. Aquino III’s issuance of the Executive Order No. 26 ordering and declaring the implementation of a National Greening Program (NGP) as a government priority, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Caraga is intensifying implementation of said program in Caraga region. Regional Technical Director Virgilio Dela Cruz of the DENR’s Ecosystem Research Development Services reiterated that the NGP seeks the attainment...
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06Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 6 (PIA) -– Interior and Local Government City Director Romeo Solis today reported that garbage collection here has decreased significantly. The DILG chief of the city said this is the result of the successful massive campaign of the city government, especially in the implementation of its solid waste management system, through the “Clean Ground, Zero Waste” program under the leadership of Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. Part of the routine activity of the program is the regu...
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06Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 6 (PIA) -- To help improve the lives of the Agusanons and maintain peace and order especially in the marginalized communities, the Agusan del Norte Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) has intensified its implementation of the PAMANA (PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn) Program. This was learned during recent PPOC meeting held at the Provincial Training Center here with the presence of the local chief executives in the province. According to Department of the Interior an...
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04Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 4 (PIA) -- To recognize Butuanon kids for their artworks skills, Renante “Kuya Dubz” Dublois, the organizer of "Patik-Kulay" spearheaded an art exhibition of their paintings at the Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center here. The exhibit started May 31 and ended on June 3. Different colorful artworks using various media in painting were displayed at the lobby of said hotel. According to Dublois, the word ‘Patik’ means to draw and ‘Kulay’ means to color. “It is ...
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02Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 2 (PIA) -- The National Food Authority (NFA) with the City Agriculturists Office here briefed the farmers in the different barangays on the benefits of organic farming. This was held during the distribution of “Nitro-fix” organic bio-fertilizers to rice farmer-beneficiaries spearheaded by the NFA through Administrator Lito Banayo. According to Mr. Ernesto Abao of the City Agriculturists Office, organic farming will help improve the quality of rice that farmers produce an...
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01Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 1 (PIA) -- The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of Caraga Region is batt ing for the declaration of Taguibo river here as water quality management area. Lesley Garcia of EMB-Caraga planning division said Engr. Ester Olavides, environmental bureau’s director of the region was able to present the idea to the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council). Garcia said during the presentation, Olavides discussed the importance of declaring the said river into a water...
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31May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 31 (PIA) -– To address the increasing cost of synthetic fertilizers and its effect, the National Food Authority (NFA) through Administrator Lito Banayo on Thursday distributed organic bio-fertilizers to rice farmer-beneficiaries of the different barangays, held at the Libertad National High School Covered Court here. Farmer-beneficiaries from the barangays of Dumalagan, Pinamanculan, Kinamlutan, Bancasi, San Vicente, Bit-os, Villa Kanangga, Bonbon, Doongan, Ambago, Bayanihan,...
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31May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 31 (PIA) -- The people of Butuan City can expect more infrastructure projects rising in the city in the months ahead. Among the projects lined up are: Butuan City Sanitary Landfill, Brgy. Dumalagan; Estipona Road with Drainage, Barangay Libertad 4th St. Guingona Subdivision to Montalban St. Road; Montilla St. to Ambago Barangay Hall Road; and the BAC Multi-Purpose Hall Warehouse, Motor Pool. Other projects for development are: DepEd Library Hub, Brgy. Ampayon; Farm to Market R...
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23May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 23 (PIA) –- Serving as mediator between two disagreeing parties (complainant and respondent), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga briefed consumer organizations on the overview of the Republic Act No. 9285 or the “Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 2004.” This was held Tuesday at the Bishop Juan de dios Pueblos Hall here during the 1st Regional Consumer Assembly and was attended by some 50 representatives of consumer organizations in different local gover...
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23May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- To continuously give due recognition to establishments that practice fair business and uphold the rights and welfare of consumers, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga intensified its Bagwis Program and the "Promo Diskwento." The Bagwis Program is formerly known as the DTI Certified Establishment Program which was launched on July 26, 2006. According to DTI-Caraga Customer Welfare Desk (CWD) Chief Billy General, the Bagwis Program aims to give due reco...
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23May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- More than 100 teams coming from different football associations in Mindanao and the Visayas regions have already confirmed participation to the 2nd Balangay Football Festival slated on May 26-27 at the Butuan City Sports Complex in Barangay Libertad, this city. The football festival, which is part of the Silver Year celebration of the Balangay Festival and already on its second year, will feature the following categories based on the Grassroots Development Program o...
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23May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- The city government, through Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr., strongly supports the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) in the city, in coordination of the Philippine Employment Service Office (PESO), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC). This year, the LGU, through PESO, has allotted P4.6 million for the 1,650 beneficiaries, aged 15 to 25 years old. All of whom will have to complete the 20-day empl...
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23May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 23 (PIA) –- In support of Republic Act No. 7394 or the “Consumer Act of the Philippines,” the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga spearheaded the 1st Regional Consumer Assembly held Tuesday at the Bishop Juan de Dios Pueblos Hall, this city. Some 50 representatives in the consumer organizations (COs) from different local government units in the region and member-agencies of the Consumer Network (ConsumerNet) participated in the said activity. According to Elmer...
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21May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 21 (PIA) -- “The celebration of Balangay Festival on Saturday was generally peaceful,” said PSInsp. Reynante Sibayton of the Butuan City Police Office (BCPO). Insp. Sibayton said because of the tight security implemented by the city police through PSSupt. Pedro Obaldo, the celebration of the city’s patronal fiesta was peaceful and in order. The official added even before the celebration of the festival, police officers in the city were already directed to ensure peace an...
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20May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 20 (PIA) -- It’s all systems go for the Butuan City and Agusan del Norte divisions of the Department of Education (DepEd) as the 2012 Brigada Eskwela commences on Monday, May 21. According to Arnold Solen of DepEd-Agusan del Norte, all schools in the division have already prepared for the conduct of the six-day activity from May 21-26. He added since this is an annual activity of the education department, all school administrators in the province have already made preparation...
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19May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 19 (PIA) -- PSSupt. Pedro Obaldo, Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) Director said the local police is on full alert as the city is celebrating its Balangay Festival today. According to Supt. Obaldo, with the celebration today of the festival, more people are expected to witness the activities prepared by the city government thus police officers are directed to be alert to ensure a peaceful and orderly celebration. The official added the installation of police boxes within the ...
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18May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 18 (PIA) -- An official of Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) or the Pag-Ibig Fund here assured that there are no 'fixers' proliferating outside their office. According to Noli Quimbo of Pag-Ibig Fund Butuan Branch, members are required to personally file and do all the transactions they need with the agency. “We discouraged all members to transact with the so-called ‘fixers’… we advised them to personally submit required documents as well as to transact everything t...
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15May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council – Social Development Committee recently approved the endorsement of the proposed integration and conversion of the Surigao State College of Technology (SSCT) in Surigao City; Surigao National College of Science and Technology (SNSCT) in Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte; and Surigao del Norte College of Agriculture and Technology (SNCAT) in Mainit, Surigao del Norte into a Surigao del Norte State University. The SSCT has already prese...
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15May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- As support to the Aquino administration’s Philippine Development Goals 2011-2016, the Department of Education (DepEd) Caraga is strengthening skills of teachers in the region to cope with the implementation of the K to 12 Basic Education Program. Teachers for the basic education are currently undergoing simultaneous training on the program's curriculum, Conchita Ubay, elementary education chief, said during the 2nd Quarter Meeting of the Regional Development Coun...
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15May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 15 (PIA) -– Member-agencies of the Regional Development Council – Social Development Committee (RDC-SDC) elected a new chairperson and co-chair during its 2nd quarter meeting held recently in one of the local convention centers here. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga Regional Director Mercedita Jabagat was elected as the new chairperson and Department of Health (DOH) Caraga Regional Director Ariel Valencia as the co-chair. During the RDC-SDC Reorg...
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12May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 12 (PIA) - Pinoy na Pinoy Visual Artists Association, Inc. (PPVAAI) is set to conduct and art exhibition which will open on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in one of the local hotels here aimed to instill public awareness on the beauty of visual arts. In an interview with PIA, Renante “Dubz” Dublois, PPVAAI founding chairman who is a native Butuanon said the activity is aimed at instilling public awareness especially the Butuanons the beauty of arts that can be interpreted through th...
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10May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- Police Regional Office (PRO)-13 has assigned 31 police officers to Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) to comply with the basic policy on maintaining of at least 21 personnel in every police station, pursuant to Special Orders Number 282. PRO-13 Regional Director PCSupt Reynaldo S Rafal said the personnel will be distributed to different police stations in Butuan City to provide police service to the residents in the city. Rafal also emphasized that the newly-downloa...
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09May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 9 (PIA) -- A fire which allegedly started on the third floor of a three-storey building killed 17 sales ladies of a jeans store. According to reports, the fire started at around 3:45 a.m. where the three-storey building where establishments such as NOVO Jeans Store, Smart Wireless, Saint Peter's Office, Ayala Life Insurance, Digi-Life cell phone store, Western Union, and a badminton court were housed. Junel Albuelo, store guard on duty, said stay-in personnel of NOVO store wer...
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04May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 4 (PIA) -- To mold student leaders’ perspective on good governance and enhance their leadership strategies, the Philippine Higher Education Student Government Leadership Training Program (PHESGLTP) will be held on May 5-7, 2012 at the Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center, this city. This said event is spearheaded by the Caraga Youth Leaders’ Network (CYLN) Incorporated and Institute for Youth Development Affairs of the Philippine (IYDAP) in cooperation with Butuan City Tou...
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02May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) Caraga Regional Field Office, in partnership with the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) and P4MP National Federation are spearheading the conduct of the Pambansang Mananalon, Mag-uuma, Magbabaul, Magsasaka (P4MP) National Convention that will commence today, May 2 and will run until May 4. According to DA-Caraga OIC Regional Director Edna Mabeza, DA Assistant Secretary Dante Delima is expected to grace the occasion. The convent...
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02May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- In support to the government’s efforts in providing livelihood and education to the community, the Rotary Club of Metro Butuan (RCMB) is launching the “Adopt a Village" project in Barangay Tagabaca, this city, replicating its accomplished project in Barangay Nongnong. In a press statement, RCMB President Arfe Bermudez said this is the second time that their project partners abroad are willing to support them after the success of the first holistic project in Bara...
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30Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- To continuously ensure the safety of lives and properties of the general public, the Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) has intensified police vigilance and coordination with other government agencies. OIC PSSupt Pedro Obaldo Jr. reported that from March 15 to April 28 of 2011, there were 75 crime incidents recorded while this year of the same period, it decreased into 69. “This is because of the continuous monitoring, surveillance, and coordination of the PNP wi...
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27Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- In observance of this year’s World Malaria Day, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) of Agusan del Norte bared during a press conference on Wednesday here that Malaria cases in the province from 2003 has decreased in 2011 by 0.04 percent. Based on the report on the trend in Malaria Infection released by PHO, in 2003 there were 443 cases or 3.15 percent while in 2011 there were only 13 Malaria cases or 0.04 percent recorded. According to Agusan del Norte Provinci...
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27Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 27 (PIA) -- As the Philippine government continues its efforts to provide better opportunities to Filipinos to address poverty, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) launched its TESDA Specialista Technopreneurship Program (TSTP) on Thursday in Cabadbaran City. In his message, TESDA Deputy Director General Atty. Teodoro Pascua emphasized that with TESDA, everyone who wants to land a job has choices. “Through the skills trainings provided by TES...
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26Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- City Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. expressed his gratitude to the management of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on the P2-million medical assistance which the city government received from PCSO Regional Operations Manager Carlito Kho, in a ceremony held recently at the city hall here. According to Mayor Amante, Butuanons are very fortunate because of the endowment fund given are to accommodate the people in erms of their health care needs. Amante ...
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25Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 25 (PIA) -- The Sangguniang Panlungsod here passed a resolution recently endorsing to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) through its Caraga Regional office the conversion of certain local roads into national roads. The resolution stemmed from a letter of City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. dated Feburary 1, 2012 to Vice Mayor Lawrence Fortun favorably endorsing the letter of Engr. Nicolas O. Alameda, District Engineer of the Butuan City District Engineering O...
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16Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 16 (PIA) -- City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante Jr. has declared March 9, 2012 to March 8, 2013 as the Balangay (wooden boats) Festival Silver Year. As per Proclamation No. 1, series of 2012 signed by the city’s chief executive recently, it stated that the balangays of Butuan have been declared National Cultural Treasures by former President Corazon C. Aquino through Presidential Proclamation No. 86 dated March 9, 1987. The proclamation also stated that the balangays, since its...
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06Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 6 (PIA) – To update the member-consumers of the Agusan del Norte Electric Cooperative (ANECO) on the power crisis in Mindanao, a Power Forum was conducted recently at the ANECO Multi-Purpose Hall, this city with participants from the government agencies, business sector, local tri-media, and private individuals. During the power forum, 1st District Butuan City-Las Nieves Cong. Jose Aquino II also shared his ideas and answered some questions asked by the attendees. Aquino ...
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02Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, Abril 2 (PIA) -- Ang Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) – Caraga, gipangunahan ni Regional Vice President Johnny Sychua, bag-ohay pa lang nagpagawas ug tseke para sa pinansiyal nga tabang alang sa mga benepisyaryo sa ‘PhilHealth Run – Mindanao Run for Hope’ nga gipasi-ugdahan sa maong ahensiya niadtong milabay'ng bulan. Ang Presidente sa PhilHealth ug kasamtangang Chief Executive Officer nga si Dr. Eduardo Banzon uban ni VP Sychua ang personal nga mitunol sa t...
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01Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 1 (PIA) – Malampusong nagasaulog sa ika 25th anibersaryo ang Butuan City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. kon BCCCIFI. Bag-ohay pa lang nanagtagbo ang mga Board of Directors niining nga nasangpit nga hugpong pinangunahan sa sa Executive President niini nga si Joseph Omar O. Andaya ug ang lokal nga panggamhanan sa syudad sa Butuan pinaagi usab sa representasyon ni Executive Assistant Rouel A. Jamili sa City Hall, aron iplastar ang mga angayang tuki-on sa nasa...
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31Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, March 31 (PIA) -- The city government has partnered with Saint Joseph Institute of Technology's (SJIT) College of Engineering and Architecture to help design and transform the city into a green city and share in the ownership of the city and its development. Citing the positive effects of a public private partnership (PPP), Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. said on Wednesday that the private sector should share in the resources, problems and gains of every project implementation since th...
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29Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, March 29 (PIA) -- “Transformative governance is the new future of governance which requires us to envision a better future for our society as a whole,” said Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. of this city in his commencement address before the 570 graduates of Saint Joseph Institute of Technology (SJIT) held on Wednesday at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort. Mayor Amante enjoined those who were in attendance to focus first on renewing the mind to effect change to every individual, influe...
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24Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 24 (PIA) –- Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Caraga Assistant Regional Director Lilibeth A. Famacion has assumed as the new regional director. She will be replacing outgoing Director Atty. Rene K. Burdeos, who is assigned in Cagayan de Oro City. During the turnover ceremony held recently, Burdeos thanked the management and personnel of DILG Caraga for their support during his five-year stint in this region. He acknowledged the hard work of everyone th...
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18Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 18 (PIA) -- The government on Saturday cautioned people to conserve water particularly this summer season. “Let us put into practice what we’ve learned about conservation of water so that the next generation may continue to enjoy an unlimited supply of water resources," said Region Xlll Regional Executive Director (RED) Leonardo R. Sibbaluca of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Use water "wisely and intelligently,'...
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04Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 4 (PIA) -- A development group in Mindanao has recommended to farmers, especially sugar planters, to take advantage of the nipa tree to boost their sugar production, which is also expected to propel the growing economy in the Caraga Region. Based on a study, the group said nipa trees belong to the same family as that of the coconut tree, but the sugar produced from it has low glycemic index, and according to international standards, if the...
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22Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 22 (PIA) – The city health office here is set to conduct sanitary inspection to households and establishments here. According to Michelle Key, city health information officer the conduct of sanitary inspection will serve as basis for the approval of the sanitary permits for which households and establishments are required to get such permit annually. The official said those households and establishments who did not pass ...
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19Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Sec. Jesse Robredo said the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) will serve as venue for those who want to achieve peace in the region. Speaking before members of the RPOC in Caraga during its meeting on Friday in one of the local convention centers here, Sec. Robredo said the region is in the middle of being poor and rich. Robredo explained peace and order will never be achieved because there are natural resources ...
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19Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- The Sangguniang Panlungsod of the city of Butuan recently approved a resolution authorizing Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante Jr., to sign and enter in behalf of Butuan a memorandum of agreement (MOA) by and among the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Unit XIII and the Antongalon-Agusan Multi-Purpose Cooperative relative to the grant of farm equipment (farm tractor) in connection with the implementation of Agri-Pinoy Rice P...
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18Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 18 (PIA) -- Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. on Friday took his oath as the new chairman of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) in Caraga, before Dept. of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Jesse Robredo who administered the oath-taking, during the council’s meeting held in one of the local convention centers here. In his speech, Amante said he accepted the appointment of Sec. Robredo believing that peace and order could ne...
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11Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 11 (PIA) – The national anti-poverty alleviation program, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps, continues to benefit thousands of poor people in far-flung villages in Mindanao, government officials said recently. At this early, a total of 2,112 beneficiaries from Agusan del Norte town and Surigao City received their cash cards, officials from the Department of Social and Welfare and Development (DSWD) said. Since last month, at leas...
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08Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- The city veterinarian office here has yet to finalize schedule for animal vaccination this year in support to the program of the national government to provide health care to animals. According to Dr. Danilo Mancio Alegado, city veterinarian said this program is regularly undertaken by his office to ensure that people will be safe from any illnesses that these animals bring that will endanger health. Because of this, Alegado said regular vaccination is conducte...
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06Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- The Public Employment Service Office (PESO) of this city recently conducted two-day jobs fair in support to the jobs generation program of the national government. Dubbed “Oportunidad Pantrabaho sa Butuan,” (Employment Opportunity for Butuan) the program is aimed to assist Butuanons in their quest to get employed in local and foreign companies. In a radio interview, PESO-Butuan Manager Ronnie Azura said this move of the city gove...
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26Jan2012BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) -- More households in far-flung communities are expected to benefit under the government’s Sitio Electrification Project (SEP) this year. In the remote villages of Agusan del Norte and Butuan City alone, at least 1,466 household beneficiaries are being targeted to benefit under the SEP program in 2012. The identified 36 sitios and puroks as household (connection) beneficiaries in Agusan del Norte and Butuan City as part of the P589.32 million ...
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25Jan2012In July 2011, Toyo University first brought the idea to the Butuan LGU about conducting a study on possible Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects in Butuan City. Today, six months after that initial contact, Butuan City is attracting more and more interest from foreign investors who are willing to undertake projects in Butuan City under the PPP scheme. Butuan City was the first target of the studies of the Toyo University PPP Graduate School outside of Japan. This...
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27Oct2011BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 27 (PIA) -- A total of 17 runners from Caraga Region have qualified for the national finals during Sunday’s staging of the 35th Milo Marathon Butuan Elimination Race here. According to event organizers, 16 male runners made it to the national finals while one female also qualified in the biggest marathon ever staged in the country. Alvirg Busa, 24 years old topped the list in the male category who clocked at 1:15:08, which made him in a qualifying ...
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26Oct2011BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 26 (PIA) -- Vice Mayor Lawrence Lemuel Fortun today said the city government is now preparing for the forthcoming All Souls’ and All Saints’ Day celebration. In an interview with a local radio station here, the official who is the acting mayor of the city said the city government has already coordinated with the local Philippine National Police (PNP) to ensure peace and security among the Butuanons during the two-day celebration. Fortun adde...
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26Oct2011BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 26 (PIA) -- Brigadier General Charito B. Plaza of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) 7th Air force Wing Reserve urged and recommended authorities to implement “soft and hard approach” in giving peace a chance. This is the statement of the first lady general of the AFP after the recent and continuous attacks and firefight in the Caraga Region, Basilan and the various parts of Mindanao. BGen Plaza said by implementing soft and har...
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25Oct2011BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 25 (PIA) – The 28 delegates of the country to the 38thShip for Southeast Asian Youth Program (SEAYP) is scheduled to cruise around Southeast Asia Wednesday until December 16, 2011 where the Philippines will be its first port of call. In a press statement, NYC Commissioner Georgina Nava, who sits as chairperson of the SSEAYP Organizing Committee, this year’s finalists from the different regions of the country would have started to receive formal notice...
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25Oct2011BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 25 (PIA) -- “An all-out war is destructive, but a new peace and amnesty plan will win the peace,” said BGen Charito B Plaza of the 7th Air Force Wing Reserve of the Philippine Air Force. In a press statement issued by the first lady general of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Reserve Force, Plaza said with the recent and continuous attacks and firefight in Caraga Region, Basilan and the various parts of Mindanao, she is so disturbed and worried with the se...
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17Oct2011BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 17 (PIA) -- Some members of the Differently-abled Entry Pinoy, an organization of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) here received today four wheelchairs and 13 crutches from the Alyansang Lumad Mindanao (ALLUMAD) as part of the organization’s Corporate Social Responsibility. In a simple ceremony held at the ALLUMAD office, chairperson Julius Mabandos a.k.a. Datu Mamakow Makapandong personally distributed the wheelchairs and crutches to the beneficiaries. &...
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10Oct2011BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 10 (PIA) -- Lingig Mayor Henry Dano and his two military escorts acknowledged the effort extended by Surigao del Sur Governor Johnny Pimentel for their safe release on Sunday after they were abducted on August 6 in his residence in Lingig, Surigao del Sur. In an interview with a local radio reporter here who is witnessing the release, Mayor Dano cited the "Task Force Dano" created by the local management crisis committee. “Me and my two e...
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05Oct2011BUTUAN CITY, Okt. 5 (PIA) –- Sinabi kamakailan ng pamunuan ng Office for Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) dito na nakahanda silang paimbestigahan ang mga parmasya na hindi nagbibigay ng karamptang diskwento sa mga senior citizens. Ito ang babala ni OSCA head Imelda Nonan matapos ipinahatid sa kanila ng mga miyembro ng media ang mga sumbong ng senior citizens na hindi nabibigyan ng karamptanag diskwento ng ilan sa mga parmasya dito. Ayon kay G. Cecil Ybañez, columnist ng Minda...
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26Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Set. 26 (PIA) –- Inilibing na sa Bayugan Cemetery noong Linggo ang namatay na OFW sa Kuwait na si Jovie Montesoso. Sa pakikipanayam sa nakatatanda nitong kapatid na si Evelyn ng isa sa mga himpilan ng radio dito, ipinaaabot nito ang pasasalamat sa lahat ng mga tumulong at dumamay sa kanilang pamilya. Pinasasalamatan nito ang mga opisyal ng probinsiya ng Agusan del Sur dahil sa pagtulong nito upang maibalik sa bansa ang bangkay ng kapatid. Nagpapasalamat din ito sa alka...
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25Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 25 (PIA) -- Sen. Manny Villar vowed to grant scholarship to the daughter of Jovie Montesoso, an OFW who was killed in Kuwait on August 5, by allegedly jumping from the eighth floor of the Tara Hotel where she was working as a receptionist. In a recent phone-patch interview during the morning radio program of one of the local radio stations here, Sen. Villar extended his condolences to the bereaved family of the victim and said that he will support the education...
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23Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 23 (PIA) -- Gov. Johnny Pimentel remains optimistic that abducted Mayor Henry Dano of Lingig, Surigao del Sur and his two military escorts will be released before the end of the month. During an interview this morning in one of the local radio stations here, Gov. Pimentel said that the abductors have yet to contact him. However, he said, during their last phone conversation with Dano, he was told that they are in good condition and there’s nothing to worry...
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20Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Set. 21 (PIA) -- Umani ngayon ng iba’t-ibang reaksiyon sa publiko ang nangyaring malawakang welga kahapon ng iilang transport drivers at operators dito. Ayon kay Aling Felisa Jimenez, maybahay at may tatlong anak, maraming trabaho ang naantala kahapon dahil walang masasakyan ang mga manggagawa dito. Aniya, naging perwisyo ito lalung-lalo na sa mga manggagawang arawan ang pasahod. Si Aling Felisa ang tagapagbantay ng kanilang sari-sari store. “Dahi...
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20Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 20 (PIA) -- Naniniwala si Surigao del Sur Gov. Johnny Pimentel na palalayain ng mga rebeldeng New People’s Army (NPA) si Lingig Mayor Henry Dano bago matapos ang kasalukuyang buwan. Sa panayam sa opisyal sa isa sa mga pribadong himpilan ng radio dito, sinabi ni Pimentel na bagama’t hindi madaling kausapin ang mga bumihag kay Mayor Dano, kumpiyansa pa rin siya na palalayain sina Dano sa lalong madaling panahon. Sinabi pa ni Pimentel maaring ...
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19Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 19 (PIA) – In spite of the nationwide transport strike where majority of the transport groups here sympathized with the militant transport group Piston, the Department of Education (DepEd) Butuan City Division did not suspend classes in the elementary and high school. In an early interview this morning, Prof. Israel Reveche, Spokesperson of DepEd Butuan City Division, they did not issue a directive for the suspension of classes because students in schools ...
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15Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 15 (PIA) -- “Stop military operations,” thus said abducted Mayor Henry Dano of Lingig, Surigao del Sur when he got a chance to talk with the local management crisis committee. In an interview, Surigao del Sur Governor and crisis committee head Johnny T. Pimentel said he was able to talk to Mayor Dano. He said the mayor was doing fine. Pimentel added that Mayor Dano reiterated his call for the suspension of military operations in the area in exchange for hi...
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14Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 14 (PIA) – Surigao del Sur Provincial Governor Johnny Pimentel today called on members of the communist rebels to dialogue with provincial officials to resolve insurgency issues. In an interview with a local radio station here this morning, Gov. Pimentel said the recent burning of equipment of construction companies--allegedly by members of the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People's Army and the National Democratic Front--in the area will greatl...
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13Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 13 (PIA) – The next "Panday" movie of Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. might be filmed in Surigao del Norte. In his send-off press conference held at the VIP Lounge of Surigao City Airport, Revilla said he is eyeing to film the movie sequel in the province after seeing its unique tourist destinations. Revilla added this is one way of thanking the Surigaonons for their unending support not only to his political journey but also to ...
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12Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 12 (PIA) -- Citing the importance of environmental protection, Vice Mayor Atty. Lawrence Lemuel Fortun on Sunday said the Clean Ground Zero, Waste program of the local government is a demonstration of Butuanons’ unity. In his speech before the jam-packed 3,000-seater Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) gymnasium during the launching of the program, Vice Mayor Fortun said the activity is a demonstration of the Butuanon’s capacity to unite and wo...
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12Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 12 (PIA) -- City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. asked Butuanons’ support to make Butuan City one of the cleanest cities in the country. During the launching of Clean Ground, Zero Waste program of the city government on Sunday, Mayor Amante pointed out the significance of having a healthier environment. Amante said if Butuanons will give their all-out support to the program, the city government can save in as far as budgeting for health and social ...
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09Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 9 (PIA) -- Retired Col. Ace Guro, Bureau of Immigration (BI) Technical Assistant for Mindanao said foreign nationals in Mindanao are being monitored, and cases of illegal entry are being adressed. He said their record showed that the immigration offices in all regions in Mindanao have already advised foreigners whose visas are already expired to apply for an extension. "For those who did not follow, they were advised to be deported," he said. During th...
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08Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, September 8 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) assured that foreign nationals residing in Caraga Region are monitored, not only to make sure they are following the laws of the country but also to ensure their protection. During Wednesday’s airing of Caraga in Focus, a regular TV program of PIA-Caraga, Pastor Oran, Jr., Alien Control Officer of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said his office is monitoring the activities of these foreign nationals to ensure that eve...
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06Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 6 (PIA) -- The Philippine Army (PA) on Monday expressed thanks and gratitude to the civilian community for the unending support to government troops in the war against the New People’s Army (NPA). According to MGen. Victor Felix, Commanding General of the 4th Infantry Division, the recent encounters that the troops conducted have been successful because of the information given by the community to the Philippine Army, an indication that the people are tire...
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06Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 6 (PIA) -- Troops from the 4th Infantry Division, particularly the 402nd Brigade, Philippine Army (PA) gained another victory in a series of encounters held Friday and Saturday. In an interview Monday with MGen Victor Felix, 4ID Commanding General, he said, the government troops conducted offensive operations in Northern portion of Agusan del Norte, particularly in Purok Kamalig, Sitio Lusong, Brgy. Putingbato, Cabadbaran City on Friday, September 2, and a foll...
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18Aug2011BUTUAN CITY, August 24 (PIA) -- Four hundred seventy-one members of Philippine National Police (PNP) in Caraga advanced in rank recently, as a mass oath-taking and pinning of ranks was held at Camp Rafael Rodriguez in Brgy. Libertad. Four police officers were elevated to police superintendent and another four to chief inspectors. Another seven were promoted to senior inspector. “They deserved to be promoted,” said PNP Caraga Deputy Regional Director for Admini...
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05Aug2011BUTUAN CITY, August 5 (PIA) –- Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. of this city reiterated his call to the economic sector to strengthen partnership in an effort towards poverty alleviation. The call was made by the city’s chief executive during his report to the city held recently here saying that the local government should have strengthened partnership with the economic sector and to double their efforts together with the private sector, people’s organizations and the non...
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04Aug2011BUTUAN CITY, August 4 (PIA) ¬– The city government of Butuan has complied and adhered to the full disclosure policy (FDP) of the national government, said City Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. Speaking before the jam-packed 2,000 capacity Almont Hotel’s Convention Center during his recent State of the City Address (SOCA), Amante said in line with the full disclosure policy of the national government, the city government has been posting all financial transactions on the...
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03Aug2011BUTUAN CITY, August 3 (PIA) -– Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. said his administration successfully brought the city’s finances to a positive balance of P300,000 at the end of 2010, from the P23 million deficit incurred by the previous administration in 2009. During Monday’s State of the City Address (SOCA), Amante said the city’s budget deficit drastically went down drastically by a huge amount of percentage. This, according to Amante, is ...
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03Aug2011BUTUAN CITY, August 3 (PIA) -- City Mayor Ferdinand Amante recently said that sound city fisal management policies led to increase in revenues from tax collection and licensing fees. The mayor said that an efficient, business-friendly system has been installed through the Business Permits and Licensing System which reduced the duration of processing permits from three weeks to less than 10 minutes. He said the system has become a model for other LGUs and has boosted the confidence of th...
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02Aug2011BUTUAN CITY, August 2 (PIA) -– City Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. on Monday delivered his second State of the City Address (SOCA) before a jam-packed crowd estimated at 2,000 at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. The city’s chief executive gave importance to "sailing towards a common direction." “We can conquer the rough seas and reach our intended destination if we are all determined, united, self-sacrificing, courageous and metho...
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02Aug2011BUTUAN CITY, August 2 (PIA) -– Mayor Ferdinand Amante issued an executive order creating the four governance clusters to ensure an orderly and smooth system of program implementation. The importance of creating the clusters were underscored during the Amante's State of the City Address (SOCA) on Monday. The said clusters include Development Administration, Economic, Social Services, and Infrastructure. According to Amante, the aim of establishing these clusters is...
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01Aug2011BUTUAN CITY, August 1 (PIA) -- Bislig Bay in Surigao del Sur is negative from red tide toxin. However, shellfish collected at Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboang del Sur, Murcielagos Bay in Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental, and Masinloc Bay in Zambales tested positive for paralytic shellfish poison that is beyond the regulatory limit. According to the latest shellfish bulletin issued by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), all types of shellfish and Acetes sp...
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01Aug2011BUTUAN CITY, August 1 (PIA) –- City Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. here is scheduled to deliver the State of the City Address (SOCA) today in one of the local convention centers here. The chief executive’s SOCA will primarily focus on reporting the accomplishments of his administration for the past 13 months, after he assumed his position on June 30, 2011. This year’s SOCA of Mayor Amante is conducted in time with the 61st Charter Day Celebration of the ci...
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02May2011BUTUAN CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- Congressman Jose S. Aquino II of the first congressional district covering Butuan City and the municipality of Las Nieves in Agusan del Norte recently said the use of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras may help in deterring crimes in a progressive city like Butuan. PSupt. Francisco Dungo, Butuan City Plice Office (BCPO) Deputy City Director for Operations said CCTV cameras have helped the Philippine National Police (PNP) in other big cities in Me...
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26Jan2011BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) – Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) this morning advised the public that the rainfall experienced by Butuan city since last night will continue PAGASA also released general flood advisory following scattered rainfalls here which started last night. According to the advisory released by PAG ASA this morning, as of 9:00 a.m., northeast monsoon prevailing over Luzon, easterlies affecting Mindanao. For the p...
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