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SURIGAO NORTE CONDUCTS CONSULTATION TO MAINSTREAM PROVINCIAL, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Monday 27th of May 2013
SURIGAO CITY, May 27 (PIA) – The Province of Surigao del Norte through the Regional Development Council and members of the Regional Planning Committees will conduct a Provincial Consultation today at the Philippine Gateway Hotel, this city.
The consultation aims to promote wider ownership and ensure vertical alignment between the regional priorities and LGU’s concerns and to highlights the assessment, challenges/opportunities and strategic framework of the Regional Development Plan (RDP).
The five-year RDP (2011-2016) which was approved and adopted by the Regional Development Council (RDC) through resolution no. 23 series of 2010, is no...
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10Apr2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, April 10 (PIA) -- The Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (Aselco) is appealing to all member-consumers in this province to help save electric power in order to lessen the impact of electric shortage and bigger power rate increase and assuring the general public of no electric power interruption during election period from May 1 to 21, 2013. “As we all know and experience these days, we are suffering a total of four and a half hours of brown out every day, with 1.5 hours per f...
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04Apr2013DAPA, Surigao del Norte, April 4 (PIA) — Malacañang Palace has announced that President Aquino approved a P110-million financial grant from the Social Fund for the modernization of the Siargao airport. The announcement was made during the official visit of DILG Secretary Mar Roxas and DOTC Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya to Siargao Island last March 27 where they made an ocular inspection of the island’s airport and the proposed runway extension development. They also inspected the new Tou...
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21Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 21 (PIA) -- Thirty-one ambulant vendors who regularly sell food and beverages at the Guingona Park, Butuan City were given negokarts by the Department of Labor and Employment for their individual projects. “We really appreciate the DOLE for the full support even from the preparation of our proposals up to the release of funds. They let us understand our own projects and we were really the ones who identified and assessed the feasibility of our small businesses,” declare...
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20Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 20 (PIA) – An estimated crowd of 600 convened recently at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort here for this year’s Tax Campaign of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). BIR-Caraga Regional Director Atty. Norberto Vitug welcomed the different sectors from the provinces of Caraga who attended the kick-off ceremony. Dir. Lucita Rodriguez, BIR Assistant Commissioner for Taxpayers Assistance Service is the guest speaker of said activity. Dir. Vitug urged all individuals to fi...
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15Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 15 (PIA) -- For Caraga Region (Northeastern Mindanao) to become the leading mining, agricultural and tourism core and trade center in Southern Philippines, the Regional Development Council of Region 13 (RDC-13) on Wednesday endorsed P38,484,856,528- worth of programs and projects proposed for implementation in 2014 by 26 agencies and four state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the region. The current RDC leadership is aiming to increase more their budget in an effort to b...
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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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26Feb2013SURIGAO DEL SUR, Feb. 26 (PIA) – Nescafe Philippines is set to launch in Tagbina town here on Wednesday, February 27 the Coffee Technologies and Funds to Fuel Economic Empowerment (CoFFEE) project, one of the company's latest programs thru Public-Private Partnership (PPP). The program aims to address the challenges facing smallholder coffee farmer in Mindanao provinces and serve as a viable development model for other important stakeholders to replicate, adapt, and scale up, according to a s...
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21Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 21 -- The Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project Phase III (DAR-ARISP III) recently turned-over the completed 6.5-kilometer (km) concrete farm-to-market road worth P28 million to the local government of R.T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte. More than 11,000 residents in barangays Tagbongabong, Basilisa, Balangbalang, Poblacion II, and San Antonio Agrarian Reform Communities (TAGBABAPSA ARC) benefited from the project with 989 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) including...
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18Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 18 – The country’s socioeconomic planning secretary has expressed optimism on Mindanao’s economic growth, saying it may still surpass other local economies in the Philippines should the island-region maximizes its full economic potentials. “Mindanao has the capacity to surpass local economies of Luzon if the region can harness its potentials to the fullest,” said Arsenio Balisacan, Director-General of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA). Balisacan ci...
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16Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Caraga regional office turned-over the completed rehabilitation/concreting of NRJ Poblacion II to San Antonio farm-to-market road in RTR, Agusan del Norte on Friday, February 15. The 6.5-kilometer road traverses three barangays namely Poblacion 2, Balang-balang, and San Antonio and is expected to help farmers and more than 1,000 agrarian reform beneficiaries in the area bring their products such as rice, vegetables and coconu...
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08Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture, in coordination with the National Agri-Business Corporation (Nabcor), turned-over a Liquid Quick Freeze Machine worth P4.6 million to the Tandag Boholano Fishermen’s Association (Tanbofisa) held recently at the Tanbofisa Ice Plant in Surigao del Sur. The freezer is a commitment of DA Secretary Proceso Alcala to the association when he visited Surigao del Sur on June 2011. The machine has a capacity to produce three tons of ice per d...
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18Jan2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Jan. 18 (PIA) -- Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Chairman Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza recently convened council members to discuss and assess the extent of damages left by typhoon Pablo that hit the province on December 4, 2012 in order to come up with correct estimate of relief goods and materials. In a report prepared by Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) and presented to the council by Vice Gov. Santiago Cane Jr., it shows...
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14Jan2013AGUSAN DEL NORTE, Jan 14 (PIA) -- Two people’s organizations in the province received more than P6 million in livelihood funds from the Department of Agriculture's Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP)-Community Fund for Agricultural Development (CFAD). The funds were turned over to the San Agustin Fisherfolk Organization, Inc. (SAFOI) based in Carmen town for its project worth P4 million pesos and San Vicente Farmers & Fisherfolk Association (SVFFAI) in the municipality of Jabonga for it...
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12Jan2013PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Jan 12 (PIA) - The provincial government of Agusan del Sur has already delivered 38,113 packs of food relief goods and another 24,833 G.I. sheets to typhoon Pablo victims mostly in the four municipalities in the province. The food relief packs containing five kilos of rice, 6 sachets noodles and six tins of sardines were delivered to the most ravaged municipalities of Veruela, Sta. Josefa, Trento and Bunawan and some barangays of La Paz and Loreto where p...
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11Jan2013BARANGAY ANGAS, Sta. Josefa, Agusan del Sur, Jan. 11 -- Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) Caraga Region, Wednesday, January 9, launched the Cash for Training Project (C4TP) here with Tesda Regional Director Florencio Sunico Jr., Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza, Vice Gov. Santiago Cane Jr., Congresswoman Evelyn “Bebs” Plaza-Mellana with Sta. Josefa Mayor Glenn Plaza. According to Emma de Villa of Tesda, the C4TP will be participated by the 40 victims of typhoon Pablo, whe...
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09Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 9 (PIA) -- National Food Authority (NFA) Caraga Regional Director Gil Pepito Paqueo has announced recently that NFA bought from the farmers of Caraga 33,262 bags of Palay worth P28.7 million from January to December 2012. Paqueo said that for palay procurement in 2012 was higher by 20,720 bags or 165 percenr compared to the 12,542 bags procured in CY 2011. Moreover, palay procurement for the second semester of 2012 totaling 28,094 bags was 5.4 times more than the 5,168 bags p...
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18Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 18 (PIA) -- Some P34.7 million-worth of investment leads from planned expansions was generated by 28 entrepreneurs from the region who participated in the recently concluded Planning for Expanding Business Training (PLANET) held at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. Participants which included owners of micro-, small- and medium- enterprises (MSMEs) and board members and officers of enterprising cooperatives prepared 19 business plans with project costs ranging f...
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06Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 6 (PIA) -- In line with the establishment of the Regional Competitiveness Council (RCC) the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) of the Philippines in cooperation of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga region conducted recently a roadshow, this City. The NCC Roadshow is anchored on the theme, “Boosting Regional Competitiveness through Public-Private Partnership.” During the roadshow, Guillermo Luz of the Makati Business Club and the current co-chair of NCC...
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16Nov2012by Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Nov. 16 (PIA) – Local Rice and Corn Farmers in Surigao del Norte can soon avail the local financing and risk insurance program next year, through the Climate Change Adaptation Project (CCAP), said Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator Arturo Cruje. Cruje said that under the CCAP, farmers will have easy access to credit in support of the household’s crop production and alternative livelihood ventures, easy access to saving facilities and to formal ...
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08Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 8 (PIA) -- The struggle to further strengthen, implement and promote the agricultural visions of this City, the Sangguniang Panlungsod recently approved a resolution giving legitimate authority to Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante Jr. to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the Philippine Carabao Center and the local government of Butuan relative to the Bull Loan Program. The Bull Loan Program is an initiative of accelerating the improvement of the Philippine carabao as an im...
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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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04Oct2012DAVAO CITY, Oct 4 (PIA) -- The newly created Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC) has urged the public to brace for possible outages in some Mindanao areas as the 210 MW coal-fired power plant in Misamis Oriental goes on preventive maintenance shutdown starting October 6. In a meeting convened by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), Department of Energy (DOE), and agencies comprising the committee, the MPMC moved to take on immediate and medium-term steps to stabilize the power si...
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28Sep2012SURIGAO CITY, Sept 28 (PIA) -- The city government here through the City Tourism Office bestowed awards of excellence to individuals and firms who contributed in the promotion and enriching of the city’s tourism industry. For achieving the highest numbers of hotel guests from October 2011 to July 2012 among hotel accommodation establishments in the city, recognitions were given to Hotel Tavern with 20,220 guests; Aden Apartelle, 13,307; E.Y. Miner Suites, 13,164; RSY Pension, 9,602; and Mt. B...
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12Sep2012BUTUAN CITY, Sept 12 (PIA) -- State Colleges and Universities (SUCs) in Mindanao have partnered on a research program on science and technology for responsible mining. The schools developed a research proposal entitled “S&T Program for Responsible Mining in Mindanao.” Among the institutions involved are the Caraga State University (CSU) and three other SUCs in Caraga Region, which make up the Caraga Consortium for Responsible Mining; University of Southern Mindanao (USM) in Kabacan, Cotaba...
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07Sep2012KITCHARAO, Agusan del Norte, Sept 7 (PIA) -- The Lantawan Eco Park in Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte is projected to help improve the municipality’s fiscal condition, with the continuing influx of tourists assuring income for the local government. The Lantawan Eco Park was a concealed tourist attraction due to road inaccessibility and absence of tourism facilities. This however change, when the municipality was awarded the Seal of Good Housekeeping and received the Performance Challenge Fund w...
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30Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, August 30 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Caraga in cooperation with the Board of Investments (BOI) will conduct an orientation seminar on the 2012 Investment Priorities Plan on September 5 at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. In a statement, DTI-Caraga Regional Director Brielgo Pagaran said the activity aims to create awareness on the major opportunities highlighted in the 2012 Investment Priorities Plan and inform the public of the support the nationa...
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13Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug 13 (PIA) -- Delegates to the recently-concluded largest annual gathering of business leaders from across Mindanao were urged to take active stance in helping save the island-region’s environment from further degradation. At the closing of the 21st Mindanao Business Conference held here recently, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chair Secretary Luwalhati Antonino sought the active participation of the business sector in setting industry standards for green technology. ...
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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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06Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 6 (PIA) -- “There would be no progress if there is no peace in Mindanao,” said Senator Teofisto Guingona III in his speech during the 21st Mindanao Business Conference held recently here. Guingona said that to foster peace, we must foster trust, and to foster trust, we must have good governance. Guingona further said good governance is achieved through transparency, accountability, and people’s participation. He also called on the participants for help and challenged bo...
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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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04Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug 4 (PIA) -- Japanese investors will pour in more investments in the country, especially in Mindanao, in support of the Philippine government’s public-private-partnership (PPP) program. This was learned during the second day of the 21st Mindanao Business Conference held at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort here. The said business conference runs from August 2 to 4, 2012, with invited business leaders from the Philippines and other countries. “We found Mindanao rich in agri...
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04Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug 4 (PIA) -- Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel today said he is backing up President Aquino when the latter signed Executive Order (EO) No. 81, creating the Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC). In an interview with the local press prior to his speaking engagement during the 21st Mindanao Business Conference here, Pimentel said he is happy that Malacanang has focused on solving issues and concerns of the power situation not only here in Mindanao but as well as in the entire...
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03Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, Aug 3 (PIA) -- The vice mayor of Butuan City has urged delegates of the 21st Mindanao Business Conference to invest in Butuan through the public-private partnership (PPP). Butuan City has already put in place all the policies and the necessary legislation that would cater to PPP projects, vice mayor Lawrence Fortun said during the opening ceremonies of the conference on August 2 to 4 in a hotel and convention center in this city. One of the major aspects in the c...
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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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30Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 30 (PIA) -- The 10th National Vegetable Congress has opened at the Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center here with the theme “Strengthen and Sustain Safe and Quality Vegetable Production for Market Competitiveness Amidst Climate Change.” Guest of honor and keynote speaker was Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala, who approved majority of the resolutions presented including the enhanced access of farmers and fisher folks to credit, the conduct of trainers...
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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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14Jul2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, July 14 (PIA) -- The Philippine Overseas Employment and Migration (POEA) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) presented on July 12, 2012 laws that would determine that illegal recruitment and trafficking in person are present during the hiring and recruitment of applicants abroad. Lawyer Antonio Millanes III of POEA presented five problems of illegal recruitment. He said illegal recruitment exist alongside legal migration, maybe committed by bothe licensed and ...
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25Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 25 (PIA) -- Agusan del Norte Governor Erlpe John Amante recently said in his report to the province, the year 2011 brought unprecedented growth, as evidenced by the total investment inflow of P1.78 billion, considered as the highest in Caraga Region. “This more than doubled the P700 million investments in 2010,” he added. Amante said the international trade policy negotiation, industry, and MSME development and investment promotion services have contributed to the giant le...
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18Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 18 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has explained the need to separate generating companies, transmission companies, and distribution companies in delivering power to the community. During Friday’s Power 101 forum and press briefing held at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort here, Attorney Cynthia Alabanza, NGCP spokesperson and adviser for External Affairs, there is need to separate these areas in power delivery as mandated under the Electric Pow...
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18Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 18 (PIA) –- The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) and the Ating Koop Party List will hold a power forum tomorrow, June 19 at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. In a statement, CDA-Caraga Regional Director Manuela Pelaez said the activity, dubbed “The Cooperative: The Answer to Mindanao Power Crisis” aims to address the looming privatization of the government-owned Agus-Pulangi Hydropower Complex and power shortage in Mindanao. Pelaez added the event will b...
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14Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 14 (PIA) -- The 2012 Kalayaan Job Fair conducted during the 114th celebration of the Philippine Independence Day here recorded a high placement rate of 21 percent, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Caraga Regional Director Ofelia Domingo reported. In her report to Labor Secretary Rosalina Baldoz, Dir. Domingo said that 393 out of 521 registered applicants were qualified and referred, while 362 applicants were interviewed. She also reported that 76 job applicants were h...
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09Jun2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, June 9 (PIA) -- A multidisciplinary team of experts in soil-climatic and water resources, soil conservation, land use, geographic information systems from the Bureau of Soils and Water Management, Quezon City, with some project-hired staff, will be moving around the province for soil survey and classification and land use assessment for agri-investment in Agusan del Sur. The project is a joint undertaking between and among the provincial government of Agusan del Sur, the Departm...
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05Jun2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, June 5 (PIA) – The office of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) has finally submitted the Area Development Plan (ADP) of Siargao Island worth P610 million for approval to the office of President Benigno S. Aquino III. NEDA-13 Regional Director Carmencita Cochingco confirmed this to Governor Sol Matugas during a meeting held recently at the Governor’s Office, Provincial Capitol, Surigao City. The ADP of Siargao Island was formulated with technical and fin...
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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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31May2012DAVAO CITY, May 31 (PIA) -- A consortium of local academicians and scholars is urged to take on the role of a think tank that will help steer Mindanao’s journey to holistic development. Sixteen members of the Mindanao Studies Consortium Foundation Inc. (MSCFI) were exhorted by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) to venture out of their institutions and build their mark in research and policy studies in the region. “Issues in Mindanao are integrated and call for integrated solutions ...
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24May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 24 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) of Agusan del Norte through Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project Phase 3 (DAR-ARISP3) on Tuesday handed over a potable water system (PWS) Level II project worth more than P6 million that is serving some 344 households in Barangay San Antonio, R.T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte. According to DAR ARISP III Project Engineer Ernesto Gatab the Potable Water Supply (PWS) Level II System acquired its source from a spring usi...
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24May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 24 (PIA) –- With nearly two weeks left as Fisherfolk Regional Director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Caraga, Dir. Marciano Monato recently said the agency is eyeing to strengthen inland fishing here in the region. Monato said the region’s fisheries bureau is giving focus on culturing fish of different types especially in inland fishing as this is beneficial to those provinces that are far from coastal areas like Agusan del Sur, although the prov...
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19May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 19 (PIA) -- To ensure fast mobilization of farm products in the region, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)-Caraga will spearhead the implementation of “Tulay ng Pangulo para sa Agraryong Kaunlaran” program. DAR-Caraga Regional Director Faisar Mambuay said all provinces and key cities in the region are required to have bridges so that mobilization of products to and from the area will be made easy and fast. The official stressed if products will be mobilized faster the...
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10May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 10 (PIA) –- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will soon launch a municipal fish hatchery in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. BFAR-Caraga information officer Shane Abeguel Eviota said the project primarily aims to assist local residents who are interested to get into fishery as a livelihood opportunity but don’t have the capacity to obtain fingerlings of different species. The official said the project will benefit the local residents since they can get fingerlin...
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09May2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, May 9 (PIA) -- A total of 57 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) in Siargao Island are set to receive 70 Certificate of Land Ownership Awards (CLOAs) from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) here today. According to Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO) Teresita Depeñoso, this will be done at Dapa Municipal Gymnasium, Dapa town, Siargao Island in celebration of the National Service Day. Of the beneficiaries, 12 ARBs from the municipality of San Isidro will get titl...
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07May2012There were no klieg lights nor fireworks to herald Mr. Reynaldo Sajolga, pioneering President of the Cabadbaran Small Construction Workers Association, but the thought that his group is already on the intervention radar of both TESDA and the local government unit was enough to perk him to rise up to the challenge and deliver a heart-felt message of thanks and gratitude “for the tools and equipment you have given us” just recently at the People’s Hall, Government Center here. His group, ...
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04May2012DAVAO CITY, May 4 (PIA) -- Acting on President Benigno Aquino’s directive to address the power crisis in Mindanao, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Board of Directors held a special meeting to formally support the creation of a Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC) and one-stop shop processing center (OSSPC). MPMC and the OSSPC are two of the action points identified by President Benigno Aquino III during the Mindanao Power Summit last month. MPMC will be responsible for providing...
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26Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 26 (PIA) –- Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Surigao del Norte Field Office is set to release coco coir livelihood grant to members of the Claver Coconut Farmers Multi-purpose Cooperative (CLACOFARMCO) on Friday at the multi-purpose hall of Taganito Mining Corporation in Claver, Surigao del Norte. In a phone-patch interview with PIA, Gloria Varquez, DOLE-Surigao del Norte field office head said this is the second release of the said cooperative after they have rece...
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25Apr2012DAVAO CITY, April 25 (PIA) -- Airline industry leaders from the Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines (BIMP) urged for collaborative efforts between the private sector and government institutions to fast track and enhance air transport connectivity within the subregion. During the 1st Equator Asia Air Access Forum and Airline CEOs Summit, executives of Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, MASWings, SEA Air, and Mid-sea Express have expressed their respective concerns in taking ...
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23Apr2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, April 23 (PIA) -- Pilar Mayor Lucio T. Gonzales on Friday said top officials of the Department of Tourism (DOT) in the country will arrive this week in Siargao Island to witness and observe the holding of the 5th Siargao International Game Fishing Tournament, considered as the most successful and largest sport fishing tournament in the Philippines. “We are expecting the arrival of DOT officials from different regions who will observe how we make this annual global tournamen...
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20Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 20 (PIA) -- The Sangguniang Panlungsod approved a resolution recently authorizing Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. to enter into an agreement for the implementation of a small-scale irrigation project in support to the National High-Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP). The resolution, authored by Councilor Angelo S. Calo Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture of the City Council, was in accordance with Republic Act 8435 otherwise known as the Agriculture and Fisheries Mod...
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19Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) of Agusan del Norte installed recently 131 landless farmers as legal owners of public agricultural landholding under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), covering a total of 245 hectares in Sitio Subait, Bonifacio, Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte. DAR Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO) Andre B. Atega personally handed-over the Certificate of Land Ownership Awards (CLOAs) to the farmer-beneficiaries assisted...
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14Apr2012DAVAO CITY, April 14 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III yesterday said the Mindanao needs a more diverse mix of energy sources if the demand of power supply cannot rely anymore on the existing hydro-power to provide the base load of the entire island. Speaking before the stakeholders during the Mindanao Power Summit in Waterfront Insular Hotel here, the President said the Mindanao is relying on hydropower for more than half of its consistent consumption, the base load, which is not sustai...
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14Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 14 (PIA) -- The government’s technical body has approved the two-year extension of second phased Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP2). The National Economic and Development Authority – Investment Coordination Committee (NEDA-ICC) Technical Board in its recent meeting in Manila has approved and endorsed to the Cabinet Committee the two-year extension of MRDP2. The NEDA-ICC is one of the NEDA Board’s inter-agency committees that evaluates the fiscal, monetary, an...
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13Apr2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, April 13 (PIA) -- Governor Adolph Edward Plaza convened on tuesday the officials and residents of Barangays Sta. Teresita and Pinagalaan for a pre-construction meeting. This is for the earliest possible construction of roads connecting the two barangays to Barangays Osmena, Magkiangkang, Villa Undayon, New Salem, Mount Carmel and Bayugan City for easy and convenient transport of their products. Last month, a meeting was also held with all stakeholders of the said projects to di...
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12Apr2012DAVAO CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III has instructed the energy department to solve the power crisis at the soonest time possible without sacrificing the future. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jose Rene Almendras today said in press conference today in Davao City that the President has instructed him to focus on identifying and providing solutions to the Mindanao power crisis. The DOE chief stressed, however, that the President wants a solution that will not "jeopar...
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12Apr2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, April 12 (PIA) -- The construction of a P15-million worth of irrigation system starts after a ground-breaking ceremony and memorandum of agreement (MOA) was executed between the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), the provincial government, the local government unit (LGU) of Prosperidad, Barangay Patin-ay, and the Barangay Patin-ay Irrigators' Association (BPIA). According to Ruperto Eva, President of the BPIA, the project is for the farmers in Patin-ay because they have b...
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10Apr2012COTABATO CITY, April 10 (PIA) -- Local and foreign investments in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) are seen to grow this year following the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and the ARMM-regional government. Signed during the 1st ARMM Economic Summit held here recently, the MOA is aimed at boosting local and foreign direct investments in the ARMM, which is among the three-pillar thrusts of the new ARMM government, alon...
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07Apr2012TALACOGON, Agusan del Sur, April 7 (PIA) -- The road construction currently implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Agusan del Sur 1st District Engineering Office (ADS 1 DEO) will be completed soon. The residents and farmers in areas of Campo, San Miguel, Batucan and Del Mote in the river town of Talacogon are grateful of this road construction project of President Benigno S. Aquino lll, which will be completed on July 28 this year, ahead of its completion target. It ...
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06Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 6 (PIA) -- The Butuan City Water District (BCWD) will soon implement projects to improve the city's water pipeline to ensure safe water supply to consumers. In a forum to mark the 11th Water Consciousness Month, which coincided with the BCWD’s 38th anniversary, Engr. Sang Tian of BCWD said that the agency is currently coordinating with other non-government organizations and will be orienting residents within the vicinity of the Taguibo Watershed area on how to maintain th...
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02Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 2 (PIA) –- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) CARAGA recently said they have strengthened services in agrarian justice delivery. In an interview with a local radio station here, DAR-Caraga information officer Joie Ceballos said all problems that were brought to their office were addressed and resolved properly. They see to it that during the mediation, conflicts will be reduced so both parties will not go into filing of cases in the court. Ceballos also reminded CAR...
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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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22Mar2012DAPA, Surigao del Norte, Mar. 22 (PIA) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways – Siargao District Engineering Office endorsed a P804.1 million budget for the 2013 DPWH Infrastructure Program for Siargao Island. The program will develop the road system of the country’s surfing and game-fishing capital. This move was done through Surigao del Norte 1st District Rep. Francisco T. Matugas with the full support of local executives. Projects include...
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21Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 21 (PIA) -- To date, the Sitio Electrification Program (SEP) project has already energized 545 far-flung and remotest sitios in Mindanao. The SEP is a rural electrification program of the government aimed to energize far-flung areas throughout the country. Late last year, the NEA, in partnership with 96 electric cooperatives nationwide had already energized 1, 520 sitios, benefiting some 33, 189 households. For the Ag...
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19Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through its Bureau of Export Trade Promotion widens its nationwide information campaign dubbed “Doing Business In Free Trade Areas” (DBFTA) to encourage Micro Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (MSMEs) to trade with countries where the Philippines has already inked a Free Trade Agreement. The Caraga leg of the caravan held on March 13 at Dottie’s Place, JC Aquino Ave., Butuan City was at...
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18Mar2012SAYAK AIRPORT, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, Mar. 18 (PIA) -- Finally, the Eden-like island that is Siargao Island has been noticed, and big time at that. In an objective to make the “paradise island” of Siargao the country’s modern tourist destination, a proposed P802-million budget for 2013 was strongly endorsed on Friday. Surigao del Norte Representative Francisco T. Matugas made the endorsement as he briefed Transportation and Communications Secretary Mar Ro...
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15Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment-Regional Coordinating Council, in coordination with the Butuan City local government unit, conducted the “RCC On Wheels Caravan.” Dubbed as “Serbisyong DOLE Sa Inyong Tugkaran Kalambo-an sa Butuan City (DOLE’s Services Right At Your Backyard, A Progress for Butuan City),” it was held at Brgy. Rajah Humabon Covered Court area Tuesday morning. The caravan aimed to serv...
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13Mar2012DAVAO CITY, Mar. 13 (PIA) -- Reaffirming the importance of Mindanao to national growth, the Unites States Agency for International Development (USAID) has expressed support to the MindaNOW: Nurturing Our Waters Program of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) even as it reiterates commitment to Mindanao’s peace and development, MinDA announce today. “We are encouraged by the support expressed by USAID in our efforts to pursue economic and environment int...
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12Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 12 (PIA) -- The Sangguniang Panlungsod recently approved an ordinance authorizing City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. to offer potential Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects to prospective private investors. The ordinance, principally authored by Vice Mayor Lawrence Fortun, is in line with the Executive Order No. 51 issued by Mayor Amante creating the PPP Executive Team to advocate, conceptualize, initiate, organize, coordinate, direct and oversee ...
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09Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 9 (PIA) -- At least seven municipalities in the province will benefit from a Korean company when its starts operating here in Agusan del Norte. This is the intent of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that is set to be signed by Governor Erlpe John M. Amante, in behalf of the province, and the International Agricultural Development Institute (IADI), based in Seoul, Korea. “Our company is very much interested on cassava, palm ...
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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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04Mar2012BAYUGAN CITY, Mar. 4 (PIA) -- For the past several years, residents in far-flung village communities here experienced difficulties in bringing their farm produce to the market. Students had to travel several kilometers and crossed a river to be able to go to school. This is now a thing of the past following the opening of a newly constructed bridge. However, the new bridge is only made of light materials and can only accommodate light vehicles like motorcycles and carts. &nb...
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01Mar2012BISLIG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Mar. 1 (PIA) -- The once paper-producing town in the county is now embarking on a massive venture into tourism and agricultural production to prop up its declining economy as a result of the 2009 shut down of the Picop Resources, Inc., which used to produce paper and timber products and employed more than 3,000 workers. Keynoting the Caraga Region Tri-Media Practitioners Association convention, Mayor Librado Navarro on Monday said the city’s top...
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01Mar2012SURIGAO CITY, Mar. 1 (PIA) -- To improve the inter-barangay and inter-municipal linkages for better agro and aqua economic activities in Siargao Island, the government has earmarked P5 million for the construction of Katipunan-Maasin Farm to Market road in Pilar town to be undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) this year. “When completed, the road will serve as faster alternate route for farmers and fisher folks from the villages of Katipuna...
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24Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 24 (PIA) -- During the 15th General Assembly, spearheaded by the Caraga Regional Council and in cooperation with the Department of Tourism (DOT) Caraga Region, speakers underscored the potential of the tourism industry for the growth of the region. Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. said tourism is a promising industry that waits to be fully harness while Vice Gov. Enrico Corvera noted that unleashing its full potential means “continuous growth for Caraga...
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23Feb2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- A P2 million-worth bridge was turned over to the provincial, municipal and barangay officials by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process yesterday after its completion. The bridge, made mostly of light materials, can only accommodate light vehicles like motorcycles and carts. It connects Barangay New Tubigon of Sibagat and Barangay San Juan of Bayugan City, crossing the wide Andanan River. According to New Tubigon Brgy....
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23Feb2012DAVAO CITY, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- Seeing the need to mainstream Mindanao policy issues in national level discussions, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PCCI) signed an agreement yesterday stipulating their joint commitment to promote investments in Mindanao and formulate the Mindanao Business Policy Agenda. The policy agenda shall seek to address immediate and recurring issues of the business sector in the isl...
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19Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- It used to be that all sugars came from cane and nobody knew any better. But with the changing lifestyle and the rise of specific diseases caused by food, there is today a concerted effort to plan what one eats. “The nipa sugar production is a good potential to boost the economy of Caraga Region,” said Foundation for Rural Enterprise and Ecology Development of Mindanao (FREEDOM) Executive Director Antonio Peralta during a recent roundtable discussi...
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17Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 17 (PIA) -- Agusan del Sur Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza today received from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP) Sec. Teresita Deles P24 million fund for the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) program for two municipalities in Agusan del Sur. According to provincial public information officer Alfredo Plaza, the first check worth P20 million is the 80 percent counterpart of OPAPP for the rehabilitation of the natio...
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15Feb2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur February 15 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) District Office 106 in Surigao del Sur got off to a good start by continuing its streak from the preceding year by hitting the tax collection target here at the beginning of the year. According to Revenue District Officer (RDO) Amanoding Esmail, they have already exceeded their tax goal for the month of January. Esmail said they have posted up to P48,472,995.82 or an excess of...
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15Feb2012DAVAO CITY, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) today announced that the Philippines will formally endorse the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Non-Convention Sized Ships (NCSS) when the Sea Linkages Working Group of the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines - East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) meets next month. “The MOU aims to formalize intra-EAGA movement of non-convention sized ships through mutual recognition and m...
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15Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- The city government here has tasked the Caraga State University (CSU) to design and craft plans to make Barangay Pagatpatan a tourist destination of the city. According to a report, this developed after the city officials visited the area and found its potential to be the new tourist destination here. With this, the city government is optimistic that developing the area to be a tourist destination will mean development in the economic condi...
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15Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- A committee hearing to discuss the 2013 budget of Caraga Region is set on February 21, 2012, to be spearheaded by the Regional Development Council (RDC) through the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)-Caraga as secretariat of the council. According to Ian Miculob of NEDA-Caraga in a press statement, during the hearing, agency regional offices (AROs), state colleges and universities (SUCs) and special development authorities will prepa...
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10Feb2012PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Feb. 10 (PIA) -- The government has poured around P35 million worth of farm inputs and implements to boost production and recover the losses brought by calamities to thousands of farmers in Caraga Region last year. Inputs and implements included farm tractors, green houses, irrigation equipment, power sprayers, farm animals, planting materials, coffee de-huller, fish fingerlings and fishing paraphernalia, fertilizers, and other farming mate...
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10Feb2012
DAR successfully turns over 13.7M farm-to-market-toad with box culvert to Carrascal, Surigao Del Sur
SURIGAO DEL SUR, Feb. 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) successfully turned over 13.7-million farm-to-market road with box culvert to the municipality of Carrascal, Surigao del Sur, recently. Said project was funded by Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support project (ARISP III) through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in association with Local Government Unit of Carrascal involving 1.702 kilometers rehabilitation/improvement of Barangay Adlay farm-to-m... -
10Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 10 (PIA) -- In a bid to hasten the development and expansion of the tourism industry in the Province of Agusan del Norte, planning and tourism officers both from the municipal and provincial government units, including stakeholders from the Provincial Tourism Council, Department of Tourism and TESDA have had been converging for several intensive sessions to map out strategies for a workable and encompassing Provincial Tourism Master Plan. Daniel Calo, p...
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06Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- Agency regional offices (AROs), state colleges and universities (SUCs) and special development authorities will prepare anew their respective annual budget for FY 2013 after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released the National Budget Memorandum (NBM) 112 on December 29, 2011. Under NBM 112, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) – Caraga as the secretariat of the Regional Development Council (RDC) will for...
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06Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- The city tourism is eyeing to develop the eight-layer waterfalls in Barangay Pianing to be one of the prospect tourist attractions of this city. In an interview with a local radio station here, Joy Rojo, city tourism council officer-in-charge said the crystal water of the waterfalls invite visitors to experience the coolness and beauty of nature. Rojo added those who were able to visit and see for themselves the nature’s gift have appr...
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03Feb2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- A series of ceremonial energization activities is set to happen in six far-flung areas in Surigao del Sur. According to Agi Jaluag, Information Officer of Surigao del Sur Electric Cooperative II (SURSECO II), the energization program which covers a purok and five sitios started yesterday, Feb. 2 until Saturday, Feb. 4. Jaluag said these include Sitio Palompon, Barangay Mahaba, Marihatag; Purok 5, Barangay Siagao, San Miguel; Sitio A...
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03Feb2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Feb. 3 (PIA) - The provincial government of Agusan del Sur has made it among the top 10 provinces in the Philippines which has laudable performance in rice production since 2008. This was confirmed after the recently-concluded national evaluation on Jan. 26 for the Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers Awards. The Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers Awards program is launched by the Philippine Government through the Department of Agriculture in line with the vision of achieving Rice Self-Suff...
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03Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) Caraga region has identified Agusan del Sur as top rice-producing province in the region for 2011. Based on BAS records, the province continue to top in producing rice followed by the provinces of Surigao del Sur then the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Norte. Although the production of rice has decreased in 2011 because of the different calamities that hit the region, BAS regional agricultur...
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02Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- The Regional Office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Caraga region has tied-up with the Department of Tourism (DOT)-Caraga in an effort to promote the region’s products to local and foreign tourists. According to Elena Calo, Trade and Industry Specialist Chief of DTI-Caraga, the DTI has already agreed and coordinated with the DOT-Caraga in guiding tourists where to buy some pasalubong items (presents) inside the Gaisano Mall her...
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02Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 2 PIA) -- City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. recently presented the city’s streamlined Business Permits and Licensing System (BPLS) to more than 500 city and municipal mayors from all over the country during the Forum on Building Sustainable Competitive Local Governments. The gathering of local chief executives was held last Friday, January 27, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ortigas Center, Pasig City. DILG Sec. Jesse M. Robredo was the guest of...
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02Feb2012AGUSAN DEL NORTE, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- The city government of Cabadbaran of this province will implement decrease on the rental rates of its market under City Ordinance No. 2011-041 authored by SP Member Ernie M. Ceniza. Under the ordinance, P4.00 will be decreased per square meter/day for cereal, rice and corn, groceries and dried fish section while P2.00 per square meter/day for fish, meat, fruits and vegetable section. This ordinance is already effective since it...
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02Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Proceso Alcala has turned over some P35 million worth of farm inputs and implements to DA-Caraga to improve farm production in the region. According to report, all five provinces and six cities of Caraga Region will benefit from the farm inputs composed of farm tractors, green houses, irrigation equipment, power sprayer, planting materials, seedlings, fishing paraphernalia, among others. The funding s...
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01Feb2012Mesmerizing, enchanting and absorbing are some of the adjectives that describe the Britania Islands. The unsullied beauty and exquisite uniqueness of the islands have amazed adventurous spirits and the contemplative souls visiting the islands. Located in Barangay Britania in the municipality of San Agustin, province of Surigao del Sur; Britania Islands is actually a conglomeration of 24 islands and islets, magnificently distributed along the stretch of Lianga Bay, fac...
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31Jan2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- In support of the government’s thrust in developing the tourism industry through provision of quality infrastructure facilities leading to major tourist hubs in the country, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) assured the completion of high impact tourism projects in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte which recently ranked 8th in CNN:Go’s Top 50 World’s Best Surf Spot. Among the high impact projects are the concreting o...
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26Jan2012SURIGAO CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) -- Full economic activity is seen beginning this year in the Northeastern Mindanao as both foreign and domestic investors in agricultural, industrial, mining and tourism industries are already in place in the region’s five provinces and six cities. After signing a memorandum of understanding, a Japanese business group is already in close coordination with a local construction company in Butuan City for the establishment of multi-million-peso run...
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25Jan2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- After calamities affected Agusan del Sur, people began to look for resources in order to recover what was lost. Farmers rose and again prepared their fields for another agricultural challenge. The provincial government also did not waste time. Reports were submitted to concerned national government agencies seeking for assistance to recover. Thus, a year ago, on January 2011, Department of Agriculture Sec. Proceso Alcala visited Agusan del Sur...
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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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24Jan2012AGUSAN DEL NORTE, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- In support to the Swine Re-stocking Program, the Cabadbaran City government of this province recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Unit 13 (DA-RFU 13) as way of giving authority to the City Agriculture’s Office (CAO) to sell pigs. The City Agriculture’s Office already received one boar/male swine and two female swine. These are expected to produce more local swine stocks th...
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24Jan2012SURIGAO CITY, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- An eco-friendly $2.5-billion nickel processing plant will soon rise in Nonoc Island after rehabilitation works of the mothballed nickel refinery will be completed following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between two giant corporations witnessed by local executives recently. “The old nickel refinery owned by Philnico Mining Corporation will be rehabilitated by San Miguel Corporation, this year, which committed to replace it with a ...
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12Jan2012by David M. Suyao AGUSAN DEL SUR, Jan. 12 (PIA) – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has again endorsed the approval of budget allocation for the continuous development of Bunawan Eco Park now called the “home of the biggest crocodile in the world-Lolong”, during the latest session of the SP, in its quest to continue the development of all the tourist destinations in this province. Some P3 million was also ordered released in another resolution passed by SP member Samuel T...
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12Jan2012BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 12 (PIA) -- Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) Butuan City-Agusan del Norte Port Manager Renato Tolinero today said he is optimistic that Shipping Lines will continue their operation in Nasipit Port despite of the less volume of passengers these days. In an interview over a radio station here, Tolinero admitted that ship passengers are getting lesser these past few days compared to the previous years because of the access of air line companies in Caraga Region especially...
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19Oct2011BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 19 (PIA) -- The 21-foot crocodile “Lolong” that was captured in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur a month ago is now a tourist attraction in the area. According to Bunawan Mayor Edwin Elorde, after the newly-constructed park has been opened to public, more and more local tourists from as far as Metro Manila are coming to see the captured crocodile touted as the biggest and longest captured croc in the country and perhaps in the world. Elorde said the ...
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19Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 19 (PIA) –- Tinatayang aabot sa 95 porsiyento ng mga sasakyan dito ang nakiisa sa inilunsad na pambansang welga ngayong araw na pinangungunahan ng Pagkakaisa ng Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON). Simula pa lang kaninang madaling araw, naging problema na ng mga pasahero rito, na karamihan ay mga estudyante at mga kawani ng pamahalaan at pribadong tanggapan, kung paano makakarating sa kanilang patutunguhan dahil wala na halos tumatakbong sa...
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16Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 16 (PIA) -- The provincial office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Agusan del Norte today vowed to monitor department stores here to assure that only quality Christmas products are sold at a reasonable price, and to avoid any untoward incidents caused by factory defect Christmas lights. In a radio interview here this morning, Mr. Win Palma, DTI-Agusan del Norte Consumer Welfare Division Chief said personnel from DTI-Agusan del Norte were tasked ...
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16Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Tourism (DOT)-Caraga Region and the local government units of the Province of Surigao del Norte and the municipality of General Luna, Siargao Island will open today the Surfing Festival 2011. According to DOT-Caraga, the two-week activity will feature national and international surfers as they will participate in three categories. The 13th Siargao National Surfing Cup, to be participated by surfers in all regions in the co...
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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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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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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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01Aug2011BUTUAN CITY, August 1 (PIA) -- Department of Tourism (DOT)-Caraga Regional Director Leticia dela Cruz-Tan vowed to support the 17th Caraga Business Conference and other initiatives of the region that aims to uplift the tourism industry of Caraga. In a recent press conference, Dir. Tan said the tourism department will always support activities that are of regional and national significance. She said tourism can contributed much in the economic development of the country, T...
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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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29Apr2011BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 29 (PIA) – National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Cayetano Paderanga Jr. said people’s participation in the crafting of the Philippine Development Plan of the Aquino administration is very crucial as the plan focuses on the key message of the President particularly on good governance and anti-corruption. Speaking before top officials, regional directors, and information center managers of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) ...
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29Apr2011BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 29 (PIA) – When asked how the Aquino administration fights corruption, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Cayetano Paderanga Jr. said they are looking for any opportunities for corruption to happen and remove those opportunities. According to Paderanga, if there is no opportunity for corruption, then no one will be tempted to commit such crime. Because of this, Paderanga said the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is...
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