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YOUTH IN POPULATION DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday 7th of May 2013
DINAGAT, Province of Dinagat Islands, May 7 (PIA) -- Youth leaders of this province pledged to support the campaign of the Commission on Population (Popcom) for responsible sexuality as their contribution in rationalizing population growth.
Prioritizing the importance of community outreach, an action plan was formulated by the youth leaders as an offshoot of the summer camp held recently.
They also organized themselves as advocates of the Population – Health – Environment (PHE) to help propagate among the youth the proper care and protection of the environment by way of balancing it with population.
Alexander A. Makinano , Officer...
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06Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 6 (PIA) -- One of the biggest poverty reduction projects of the Philippine government, the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) will be bringing its war on poverty to this city in early April of this year. Administered by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Kalahi-CIDSS is an anti-poverty project using the community-driven development (CDD) approach by empowering ordinary citizens to act...
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06Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 6 (PIA) -- In their continued pursuit of improving the plight of poor communities in Caraga region, the Spanish government-funded anti-poverty project of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), PODER, successfully wrapped up its seventh year implementation of a grant worth P14,605,205.00. Using a community-driven development (CDD) approach, Poder focused on the provision of basic health and education services in three municipalities in the region especially ta...
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03Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 3 (PIA) – As part of the department’s advocacy to disseminate worthwhile and meaningful information to its potential beneficiaries, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga will launch the Regional Profile of the Poor on April 8, 2013 at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. The Regional Profile of the Poor packages the data statistics about the poor households in the region, DSWD-Caraga Regional Director Minda Brigoli said. “It reveals s...
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22Mar2013PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Mar. 22 (PIA) -- Students from different elementary and high schools in the province bagged various awards in the 10th National Science Quest (NSQ) held last month at the Teachers’ Camp in Baguio City. “Our children are impressive, they showed promising futures as scientists, doctors, and engineers. I have been supporting our students through the various programs and projects the provincial government extends to DepEd because I believe in them and thes...
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18Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 18 (PIA) – The Regional Development Council – Gender and Development Coordinating Committee (RDC-GADCC) Caraga region will recognize its partners and GAD advocates during the 2013 Women’s Month Celebration culmination program on March 22, this city. The scheduled program is a venue where men and women from regional line agencies, local government units, academe and the private sector will meet and have fun, lawyer Marylin Pintor, GADCC chairperson and Commission on Huma...
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16Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 16 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 13 (CARAGA) released P 18 M under the SALINTUBIG Program, known as “Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig Para sa Lahat” to five municipalities in Agusan del Sur, and one municipality eac in Surigao del Sur and Dinagat Islands. The recipient municipalities are Bunawan, Esperanza, Talacogon, Trento and Veruela of Agusan del Sur; Municipality of Cantilan, Surigao del Sur; and Municipality of Tubajon, Province...
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08Mar2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, March 8 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Surigao del Sur under Governor Johnny Pimentel through the Provincial Gender and Development (GAD) focal person led today, Friday, a Policy Forum on Legal and Policy Framework of RA 10354 held at Seminar Hall, Capitol Hills, this city. The activity commemorates International Women’s Day and Women’s Month Celebration with the Legislator’s Committee on Population and Development – Local Advocacy team as facilitato...
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06Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 6 (PIA) -- The recorded increase of dengue cases in the region had prodded the Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Caraga to intensify its campaign against dengue through the implementation of the Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue (ABKD) program. DOH-CHD Caraga’s Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) Chief Dr. Gerna Manatad pointed out that with the increasing number of dengue cases in the region, the health department should find measures ...
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04Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD)-Caraga on Friday said cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the region increased from 1995 to January 2013. During the recent media forum spearheaded by the region’s health department here, Dr. Gerna Manatad said 69 cases were recorded by their monitoring units. Of these, 10 were recorded from 1995-2007; one each in 2008 and 2009; six in 2010; 18 in 2011; 32 in 2012; and one in January 2013...
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01Mar2013SURIGAO CITY, March 1 (PIA) -- Around 312 residents from Barangay Ombong in Alegria, Surigao del Norte benefited from the joint medical and dental mission conducted recently. Of the total, 78 availed of tooth extraction while 15 underwent circumcision and 219 were given free medical consultation and medical treatment. 1LT Stephen Basco said the Medical and Dental Civic Action Program (Medcap) of the Philippine Army is a continuing program that provides free medical consultations and dental s...
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21Feb2013CABADBARAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- A total of 217 youth recipients under the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (DSWD-Tesda) Cash for Training Project (C4TP) received their respective, coveted scholarship vouchers, which will serve as their skills training passes to retool them for a better future. The recipients came from the municipalities of Magallanes, Jabonga, Remedios T. Romualdez (RTR), Santiago, and Tubay, p...
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14Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- Caraga representatives to the Lower House is in full support of the proposed modernization of Caraga Regional Hospital located in Surigao City, Surigao del Norte. According to the Department of Health-Center for Health Development Caraga regional director Ariel I Valencia, all the nine lawmakers of the region already signed the letter of endorsement. It is envisioned to become a teaching and training hospital at par with notable hospitals in the country which wi...
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13Feb2013CABADBARAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- A total of 217 youth recipients under the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (DSWD-Tesda) Cash-for-Training Project (C4TP) marched at the People’s Hall, Government Center here this 4th day of February and received their respective, coveted scholarship vouchers, which will serve as their skills training passes to capacitate or retool themselves for a better future. The said youth...
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13Feb2013AGUSAN DEL NORTE, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- The Agrarian Reform Office of Agusan del Norte has announced the full implementation of the Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity and Economic Support Services (ARCCESS) aimed at providing additional support to farmers. “We shall proceed with the implementation of ARCCESS by turning over common service facilities including farm implements, machineries and equipment in the first quarter of 2013,” said Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer II Andre Atega. Est...
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13Feb2013MANILA, Feb. 13 -- With humanitarian needs still staggeringly high more than two months after typhoon Bopha (locally known as Pablo) devastated south-eastern Philippines, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is appealing for more than P1.3 billion (close to 30 million Swiss francs) in additional funding to support its aid operations for hundreds of thousands of survivors. The destruction caused by the typhoon has left them with few resources, as most have lost not only their homes...
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08Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb 8 (PIA) -- There is no stopping this administration from going full steam ahead as it makes good its promise to fill the classroom lack even before Aquino leaves office. The Department of Education in Caraga Region (DepEd-Caraga) is currently implementing the second phase of its large-scale classroom construction project through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme called the PPP for School Infrastructure Project III (PSIP-II). During Tuesday’s first quarterly meetin...
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06Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb 6 (PIA) -- The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) was successfully implemented in Caraga Region based on its objective, as revealed by the study conducted by the Philippine Normal University (PNU)-Agusan Campus. This is what Dr. Fabian Pontiveros of PNU said during the first quarter meeting of the Regional Development Council-Social Development Committee (RDC-SDC) held Tuesday in one of the local convention centers here. Dr. Pontiveros said the PNU was commissioned by ...
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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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29Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Jan. 29 (PIA) -- Residents of Surigao City, numbering 5,544 benefited from the joint medical and dental mission conducted recently in several barangays and towns of the province. The barangays of San Juan and Barangay Sukailang in Surigao City; Poblacion, Gigaquit; and Poblacion, San Francisco were the fortunate beneficiaries in the free Joint Medical and Dental Mission from January 22-25. Of the 5,544 beneficiaries, 1,106 availed of tooth extraction; 1,663 of eye examination wit...
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29Jan2013AGUSAN DEL NORTE, Jan. 29 (PIA) -- The barangay health workers (BHWs) of Agusan del Norte conducted their second congress, recently at the Training Center here to continue addressing the health needs of the local residents. BHWs serve as frontliners in the implementation of all health programs and activities of the Department of Health (DOH) such as Maternal and Child Health Care, tuberculosis, family planning, and infectious diseases. Although they only receiving honoraria, these silent but ...
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25Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to launch the National Community-Driven Development Program (NCDDP) following the approval of President Benigno Aquino III of the P146-B worth of infrastructure projects during a meeting with the NEDA board last January 18. Of this amount, P81.9-B will be allocated to DSWD for scaling up the implementation of one of its anti-poverty projects, Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integra...
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25Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) will conduct a capacity-building seminar for all government information officers in the country in an effort to disseminate the success stories of the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan or Pamana (Peaceful and Progressive Communities). According to OPAPP Sec. Teresita Q. Deles, the project entitled “Communicating Pamana results: Capacity-Building for Government Information Officers,” will serve as ...
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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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18Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 18 -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), in partnership with the Synergeia Foundation Inc., conducted a workshop, dubbed “Equip-CEBU (Educational Quality Improvement through Community Empowerment and Capacity Building) LEAD (Local Education Agenda Development) Workshop for Carcar City,” late last year at Diamond Suites Hotel and Residences, this city. The education planning workshop aimed to build a collaborative relationship with the Carcar City and develop strategic...
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14Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 14 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in Caraga has enjoined higher education institutions to send nominations to the training programs sponsored by the Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency (TICA). In a letter addressed to CHED-Caraga Regional Director Dr. Isabela Mahler, CHED Executive Director Atty. Julito Vitriolo said the training program is in coordination with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority...
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10Jan2013MANILA, Jan. 10 (PIA) -- In its news release of December 5, 2012, the Civil Service Commission (CSC), enjoined all government agencies to establish and implement volunteer programs on top of their regular mandate in order to promote the value of volunteerism in the public sector. The CSC said that the agencies' volunteer program shall provide opportunity for state employees to express and actualize their personal motivation and desire to help others especially the underserved and marginalized ...
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09Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 9 (PIA) -- The Butuan City Manpower Training Center (BCMTC) on Tuesday opened a massage clinic at the departure area of the Bancasi Airport here. In her welcome message during the grand opening ceremony, Ruth Jugao, (BCMTC) training director, said while passengers are still awaiting for their flight out, they can avail of massage for 15 to 30 minutes. Jugao also said the massage clinic gives opportunity to the blind masseurs who are graduates of BCMTC for a livelihood. To dat...
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29Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 29 (PIA) -- Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), its development partner, the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) conucted a Conflict Sensitive – Proposal Writing Workshop held December 17-19, 2012 at Amontay Beach Resort, Agusan del Norte to mainstream the conflict-sensitivity framework in its community-driven development (CDD) projects. The workshop was attended by representatives from five municipal local government units (MLGUs) of La Paz, Esperanza, Ta...
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19Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 19 (PIA) - The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has announced the grant of emergency loan for more than 345,000 GSIS members in Visayas and Mindanao who were adversely affected by typhoon Pablo. Emergency loan will be made available to GSIS members living or working in the following areas in Mindanao and Visayas: Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Zamboanga del Norte, Camiguin, Surigao del Norte, Siargao, Surigao del Su...
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14Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dec 14 (PIA) -- The Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte has awarded the winners of this year's Search for Outstanding Teachers of Surigao del Norte on December 13 at the Provincial Sports Complex, this city. The winners for the elementary level are Honey R. Tagalo of Don Enrique Navarro Memorial Elementary School (Dapa, Siargao Island), Janette G. Tupal of Surigao West Central Elementary School (Surigao City) and Daisy Donasco of Anao-aon Central Elementary School (San Fran...
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29Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 29 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 13 (Caraga) together with other partner agencies gathered at the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), Butuan City on Monday evening, November 26 to give tribute on the 100th day of Jesse M. Robredo’s death. A moment of silence was offered for the late Jesse M. Robredo as each one quietly gave their prayers for his soul. An ecumenical prayer by the Lumad, Christian, and the Islam were also said. The ...
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22Nov2012For fellows who are long-time comrades and collaborators, it only took days of appealing by Victor Emmanuel A. Ozarraga, Caraga and Camiguin area coordinator for Gawad Kalinga (GK), to get Antonio P. Meloto – the steadfast titular stalwart of GK and likewise the determined high priest of Center for Social Innovations (CSI) – to pay a visit here. When he spoke on May 25, 2012 to preach social entrepreneurship and innovation, as well as to launch the Butuan City Social Innovation Movement (SI...
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22Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 22 (PIA) -- The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council spearheaded the launching of Youth Operative Urgency Nurturing Goodwill-Agusan del Norte Emergency Response Team (YOUNG-ADNERT) at Provincial Training Center, this City. Ms. Erma Suyo, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer said the launching of YOUNG-ADNERT aims to engage the youth in Disaster Risk Reduction and Environment Sustainability. “The Agusan del Norte PDRRMC believes in ...
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20Nov2012Along with the introduction of Kto12 education system in the country are public speculations on the readiness of teachers for this new format. “We are trying our best to capacitate teachers for them to become effective, efficient, and excellent in the delivery of their lessons,” Dr. Carmensita Dinampo, head of the Curriculum and Learning Management Division of Department of Education (DepEd) VII, said. During the Nov. 10 episode of “Pagtuki”, the official radio program of Ramon...
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19Nov2012MANILA, Nov. 19 (PIA) -- The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) has granted temporary total disability (TTD) benefits due to vocal cord nodules to Marie Angeline Rodriguez, a customer service representative at IBM Business Services, Inc. in Quezon City. In April 2008, Rodriguez was diagnosed with chronic laryngitis, vocal cord nodules. Her ailment was evaluated not work-connected by the Social Security System (SSS) on the ground that vocal cord nodules is not included in the list of occ...
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16Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 16 (PIA) -- A historic event took place as the first and only college institution founded by a Liga ng mga Barangay (league of villages) held thr blessing and ribbon-cutting ceremony in Brgy. Pigdaulan here, Wednesday. A brainchild of this city’s 86 punong barangays (village heads), the Colegio de Liga ng mga Barangay opened its doors to 13 pioneering instructors and 349 scholars June 18, 2012, with the ultimate goal of providing quality education to the less-fortunate but d...
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16Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 16 (PIA) – The city government here recently launched the Center for Redirected Youth (CRY) in Butuan-by-the-River, Brgy. Leon Kilat to address the growing number of street children. CRY offers a comprehensive program that primarily aims to encourage street children to go back to their own homes and parents. They are provided basic education that is seen to help improve their personal growth and alleviate their living conditions. Workers from the City Social and Developmen...
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13Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nov. 13 (PIA) -- Surigao del Norte recently named the finalists for the 2012 Search for Most Outstanding Teachers of Surigao del Norte. The award, known as “Bantayog Nan Kinaadman,” aims to inspire teachers throughout the three DepEd divisions of the province namely Surigao City, Siargao, and Surigao del Norte to enhance their competences and strive to perform better and recognize their achievements and exemplary performance in molding the students to be globally competitive....
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09Nov2012Nutrition- and lifestyle-related risk factors due to behavioral and environmental factors, among others, increase the risk of chronic non-communicable diseases as well as premature deaths among Filipino adults. This was revealed in the 7th National Nutrition Survey conducted in 2008 by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST). Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including heart attacks and stroke, are the main leading causes of deaths among F...
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09Nov2012Breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to ensure child health and survival. It is the normal way of providing young infants with the nutrients they need for healthy growth and development. Breast milk is safe, gives babies the nutrients they need and contains antibodies that help protect infants from common childhood illnesses. Globally, it is estimated that around 35 percent of infants aged 0-6 months are exclusively breastfed today, according to the World Health Organization (WHO...
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07Nov2012Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the body does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced. Insulin is produced by the pancreas and is being used by cells to utilize sugar for energy production. The classical symptoms for diabetes mellitus are frequent urination, increased thirst and increased hunger. Diabetes has two main types, Types 1 and 2. Type 1 diabetes results fr...
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06Nov2012“Kumain ng itlog, pagkaing pampalusog (Eat eggs, food that's good for the health),” parents and teachers would often say to encourage children to eat eggs. Indeed, eggs, specifically chicken eggs, are on the list of the most commonly-consumed foods. Eggs top the most consumed protein-rich foods in the Philippines, based on the food consumption survey conducted in 2008 conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST). Chicken...
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06Nov2012Is nutrition really important? We need to explain to ordinary people why nutrition is essential because they need to know how this affects health. Nutrition is the food we eat and how the body uses it, while health is a state of complete physical and mental being and not merely the absence of illness or disease. If we are eating right, this contributes to good health because we are able to provide all the nutrients the body needs. So what does "good" nutrition mean? Good nutrition is achieved ...
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06Nov2012Physical activity and exercise have been proven to help prevent lifestyle-related diseases such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease and hypertension. Companies with wellness program in the workplace have shown that this result in savings, lower absenteeism and better productivity. Workplace wellness programs can be as varied as possible. The key is to offer opportunities and incentives for employees to lead healthy lifestyles: eat healthy food, quit smoking and be physically active. ...
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06Nov2012Ninety-nine percent of calcium is located in the skeleton for bone structure and strength, while one percent is found in the soft tissues, extracellular fluid and plasma for metabolic and regulatory roles. Specifically, calcium is consumed for the construction, formation and maintenance of bones and teeth, blood clotting and wound healing, muscle contraction, maintenance of cells and connective tissues, blood pressure control and nerve transmission, among others. According to the Recommended E...
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06Nov2012Every now and then we see gray-haired people walking down the streets on bended backs as if searching for something unidentified on the ground. We let them pass by, wondering that perhaps all people upon reaching that "stage" in life will automatically suffer the same fate. It was only a couple of years ago when media bombarded us with information concerning people with "bended backs" or in medical terms – osteoporosis. What is osteoporosis? Science defines osteoporosis as a multifaceted ...
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06Nov2012The bones move, support and protect various organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells and store minerals, essentially enabling the body to perform and maintain specific important duties. Weakening of the bones results in bone diseases such as osteoporosis, affecting the daily routine of an individual which later leads to injuries and fractures. Bone strength is dependent on bone density and bone quality, such that bones are most likely to deteriorate as an individual ages, making t...
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31Oct2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Oct 31 (PIA) -- The PhilHealth’s Moves (Mobile Orientation, Validation and Enrollment Scheme) was successfully launched October 29 in Tandag City Gymnasium. PhilHealth Tandag City Chief Ethel Yuchitcho said 4,236 beneficiaries were identified by the Department of Social Worker and Development (DSWD) through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) from the 21 barangays of this city. MOVES is a program initiated by PhilHealth in coo...
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29Oct2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Oct 29 (PIA) -- Some 194 of the 2,000 target beneficiaries selected by the accredited civil society organizations have received the first ever modified conditional cash transfer (MCCT) from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) during the launching at the Veruela municipal gymnasium. Ernestina Solloso, national deputy program manager of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), said that unlike the regular conditional cash transfer, the MCCT caters to fam...
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16Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 16 (PIA) -- Young people from families who are affected by the declining wood industry in Caraga Region where provided opportunity to gain skills that would help them to be gainfully employed. A total of 75 scholars will be undergoing training on the course of Shield Metal Arc Welding NC II and 20 scholars will take the course of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding. Each scholar will be given P10,500 to fund their 34 days of training at Technical Education and Skills Development Authorit...
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11Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, Oct 11 (PIA) -- Amid the controversy on the introduction of genetically-modified organisms (GMO) in the country, Agriculture Secretary Proseso Alcala said biotechnology (BT) works in harmony with organic farming. He corrected the wrong impression that BT refers solely to genetically modified organisms (GMO). To illustrate his explanation, he said the production of friendly microorganisms is part of the biotechnology needed even in organic farming. “Dapat mali...
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09Oct2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Oct 9 (PIA) -- Some 500 graduates of technical vocational education training (TVET) of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) attended an alumni homecoming and "jobs bridging" last week. The jobs bridging and alumni homecoming was done to track down or map out the graduates' progress after the completion of their training a year ago -- to check if they are employed or need further assistance and to assess who among them want to go into entrepreneurship...
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09Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Oct 9 (PIA) -- The Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte in collaboration with the Department of Education (DepEd) and Commission on Higher Education and banking institutions has successfully launched the Search for the Outstanding Teachers of Surigao del Norte. This is in line with the celebration of the World Teacher’s Day last October 4. The award will be known as “Bantayog Nan Kinaadman,” which primarily aims to inspire teachers to enhance their competences and str...
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06Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 6 (PIA) -- A nephrologist from the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) told the public to observe and live a healthy lifestyle in order to prevent kidney diseases. During the conduct of the Advocacy Campaign for Renal Health Care for the third quarter held at the PIA-Caraga Regional Office here, Dr. Romina Rusillon, one of the two nephrologists for adults in the region said kidney diseases can be prevented if people live healthy lifestyles. Rusillon said the recent...
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04Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, Oct 4 (PIA) -- The Center for Health Development of the Department of Health (DOH-CHD) Caraga held on Wednesday the MPower Training on Tobacco Control. The activity aimed to establish a tobacco prevention and control program in the community. “Mpower” stands for Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies; Protect people from tobacco smoke; Offer help to quit tobacco use; Warn about the dangers of tobacco; Enforce bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and s...
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03Oct2012PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, Oct 3 (PIA) -- Some 500 indigenous people were aided by the medical-dental civic action program (Medcap) conducted by Army’s 401 Infantry (Unity) Brigade at Barangay New Maug, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur on October 02. Cpt. Rojel Omictin, commanding officer of Charlie Battery, 10th Field Artillery Battalion, 401B spearheaded the Medcap together with the medical teams of the Unity Brigade and the local government unit of Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur. Omictin said...
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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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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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23Sep2012BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 23 (PIA) -- Twenty-nine rubber farmers and tappers from Barangay Tungao attended the three-day training on proper rubber tapping, recently. The training focused on the techniques, skills, and proper methods in rubber tapping. The latter is critical in ensuring the quality and yield of rubber latex, and even the lifespan of rubber trees. The participants were also taught on characteristics and propagation techniques of rubber trees, rubber farm establishment, and rubber tr...
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21Sep2012CEBU CITY, Sept 20 (PIA) -- Youth volunteers of SERVE, a community service organization based in Ireland, have visited this city and stayed for three weeks in the Bajau community under the care of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc.’s (RAFI) Bajau Integrated Area Development Project (BIAD-P) in Sitio Puntod, Alaska Mambaling, Cebu City. During their immersion, SERVE’s three Irish adult leaders and 13 youth assisted in the fabrication of ICEB bricks for the housing quads, in holding classes for p...
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14Sep2012BUTUAN CITY, Sept 14 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Caraga sees the importance of convergence efforts of government line agencies in its implementation of Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS). During the Regional Inter-Agency Committee (RIAC) orientation on the project, DSWD Regional Director Mercedita Jabagat said the revitalization of a convergence strategy among national government agen...
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14Sep2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Sept 14 (PIA) -- A total of 254 households in two barangays of the municipalities of Rosario and San Luis here now enjoy the luxury that electricity can give, having been energized recently. Sitio Sinug-ang of Barangay Bayugan 3, Rosario, Agusan del Sur was energized after a ceremonial switch-on done by second district Rep. Evelyn Plaza-Mellana. Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (Aselco) General Manager Emmanuel Galarce said the cost of electrification of Sitio Sinug-ang reac...
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14Sep2012BUTUAN CITY, Sept 14 (PIA) -- The Department of Education through DepEd Order No. 22, series of 2012, adopted the use of a unique Learner Reference Number (LRN) in order to facilitate the tracking of students and their performance. This was said during an orientation conducted by National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to members of the Social Development Committee of the Caraga Regional Development Council held recently in one of the local convention centers here. Engr. Mitchelle C...
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07Sep2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Sept 7 (PIA) -- The Provincial Health Office (PHO), through the D. O. Plaza Memorial Hospital (DOPMH) technical personnel, is conducting medical outreach Friday. The activity started this morning at the provincial capitol in Patin-ay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, and anyone could avail of the free blood pressure taking, sugar testing, and shistosomiasis examination with free medicine. Included in the program of activities lined up by the Provincial Health Office and the D. O. P...
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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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05Sep2012BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) will host the celebration of the annual Literacy Week slated every September 2-8 as stipulated in the Presidential Proclamation No. 239. DepEd in a statement said that the priority agenda of the United Nations Literacy Decade (UNLD) for 2011-2012 is Literacy and Peace. In line with this priority agenda of the UNLD, the National Literacy Conference will anchor to the theme, “Literacy for life and a Sustainable Future: Learning...
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21Aug2012VERUELA, Agusan Del Sur, Aug. 21 (PIA) -- Rice farmers in Barangay Sampaguita of this municipality recently turned into egg production for them to have a regular income. “Rice farmers here only know two words: short or failure,” said Samuel Viñan, member of the Sampaguita Irrigators’ Association (SIA) referring to their usual yield in rice farming. Viñan who owns a hectare and a caretaker of another five-hectare rice farms said rice farming is not enough to meet the daily needs of h...
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12Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 9 (PIA) -- To reduce poverty incidence in Caraga Region, the regional offices of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) with the Municipality of San Agustin, Surigao del Sur signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to implement PODER 7, an anti-poverty project funded by Agencia Española Cooperacion Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID). The MOA was signed after the project launching and municipa...
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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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30Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, July 30 (PIA) -- Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG-13) Director Lilibeth A. Famacion has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to signify her firm commitment in putting an end to child labor activities, particularly in the province of Agusan del Norte in convergence with other regional line agencies (RLAs) in Caraga Region. The MOA signing is an offshoot of the reported incident of child laborers in Brgy. Bagang, Jabonga, Agusan del Norte labe...
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27Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, July 27 (PIA) -- A football clinic dubbed, “Kasibulan Football Grassroots Festival will be staged on July 29 at the rural area in Maguinda National High School Football grounds in Brgy. Maguinda in Butuan City. The Butuan-Agusan Norte Football Association (Banfa) and the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) organized the football clinic. It is the first time that a football clinic, which is offered for free to all participants, of this magnitude will be staged...
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26Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, July 26 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) gave 13 carabaos to the parents of children known as “Batang Kalabaw” in Barangay Baleguian, Jabonga, Agusan del Norte. Five carabaos came from DOLE-Caraga, three from Congresswoman Angelica Amante-Matba, and five from Governor Erlpe John Amante. “Batang Kalabaw” is a description of a child who pulls a cut log to a designated place where it is hauled or loaded to a truck. Batang Kalabaw is...
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26Jul2012GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island, July 26 (PIA) -- In tip-top shape, Filipina surfing sensation Nilbie Blancada is preparing herself to compete for upcoming international competitions this year and the following year in other parts of the world. After she successfully captured the two international crowns in separate surfing tilts, Blancada has carved a name in the surfing circle as one of the more competitive surfers from the Philippines. She won the international surfing competition last May in...
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23Jul2012A Butuanon high school student has won the silver medal in the Physical Science (Individual category) in this year’s Genius Olympiad at State University of New York (SUNY), Oswego, New York, U.S.A. Terence John C. Vesagas, fourth year high school student at the Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU), won the award for his investigatory project entitled: “Ultrasonic Waves as Larvicide: An Alternative Way to Control Mosquito Populations.” The same study has won for him eight awards—an ...
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23Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment will distribute livelihood starter kits to parents of child laborers on July 24 at the covered court of Brgy. Baleguian, Jabonga, Agusan del Norte. The event aims to address the clamor of the "Batang Kalabaw" in Jabonga, Agusan del Norte to have school supplies. Batang Kalabaw are children forced to work as lumber hauler and are paid in small amount to drag and push lumber thrice as their weight. According to DOLE-Caraga Re...
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20Jul2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, July 20 (PIA) -- The prevalence of malnutrition among children in this province has dropped. Laniebelle T. Angchangco, provincial nutritionist, said malnutrition among children 10 years old and above has declined to 9.51 percent in 2011, from 10 percent in 2010. Angchangco said this can be attributed to the local government's efforts to intensify poverty alleviation programs, as well as to implement strategies and assessment as part of the monitoring scheme. Feeding in differ...
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20Jul2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, July 20 (PIA) -- Bayan Muna Representative Teddy Casiño visited the province of Surigao del Sur recently to grace the turnover of several projects. Makabayan Provincial Chair Nep Cuizon said the project funds were taken from Casiño's Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). Among the projects funded are the lamayan set in Barangay Dagocdoc, Tandag City, P250,000; water system project in Barangay Unidos, Tago, P1.25 million; medical support program for indi...
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14Jul2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, July 14 (PIA) -- A principal from Surigao has been named as the best elementary school principal in the Caraga Region. Karen L. Galandia, Principal II of Socorro Central Elementary School and Special Education (SPED) Center of the municipality of Socorro, Bucas Grande Island, was adjudged as the Most Outstanding Elementary School Principal of Caraga Region for school year 2011 to 2012. The award was given to Galandia during the awards night dubbed, “Legacy of Excellence”...
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12Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 12 (PIA) -- The Commission on Population (POPCOM) joined the whole world in celebrating World Population Day, Tuesday, July 11 with the theme “Universal access to reproductive health services.” The celebration is timely as POPCOM, together with the Department of Health (DOH), is pushing for the reduction of unmet need on family planning by 50 percent in December 2012, pursuant to the directive of DOH Secretary Enrique T. Ona. POPCOM lamented on results of several studie...
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10Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) is intensifying its campaign against dengue by tapping the communication support of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), the government’s information arm. This was developed after the consultative workshop conducted in Metro Manila regarding the implementation of DOH’s nationwide anti-dengue campaign where the latter requested PIA to help its campaign by using of the agency’s two electronic communication channels - the inbox...
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04Jul2012“Nalipay kaayo ko pagkabalo nga naay scholarship kay pwede na ko mo eskwela og college nga mag focus ra gyud sa pag eskwela (I was very happy when I knew about the scholarship, because I could focus on my studies),” said Barbie with a smile. Barbie Retchie Felisidad, 18, is a high school graduate from barangay Simbalan, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte. She is second among the twelve siblings. Barbie believes that education and hard work are the key factors in achieving her dream of becoming ...
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03Jul2012“I am so happy that even at this very old age, I am still able to go to school and learn what I should have learned more than 40 years ago. My involvement with Pantawid Pamilya has been one of the reasons why I am persuaded to go to school. The Municipal Link Officer or the MLO has encouraged us that nobody is too old to learn,” said the 53-year-old Adelina Rivas of Barangay Mararag, Mrihatag, province of Surigao del Sur. Adelina is very proud of her achievement - that she’s able to go t...
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03Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 3 (PIA) -- Six hundred fifty-six children ages 6-12 years old participated in the biggest football clinic in Butuan City, dubbed the Kasibulan Football Grassroots Development Festival, which was organized by the Butuan-Agusan del Norte Football Association (BANFA) and the Philippine Football Federation (PFF), Sunday. The clinic, which is patterned after the successful German grassroots development program to introduce the game of football to children as young as six years old,...
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02Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga Region Field Office held a team building workshop on June 20-22, 2012 in Socorro, Surigao del Norte. The team building workshop was aimed at organizing Pantawid Pamilya workforce to work more effectively and efficiently as a team. Director Mercedita P. Jabagat of the Caraga Social Welfare and Development Office said this is one activity that will strengthen and sustain the commitment of the implemente...
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02Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga recently oriented the 42 new project development officers (PDOs) of the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). The new workers were oriented on the basic knowledge, skills, and attitude of the program and also the vision, mission, values, functions, programs and services, different policies and rules of the Department that the workers need to adhere to, as well as the details of the SLP. DSWD regional ...
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28Jun2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, June 28 (PIA) -- No more dry taps anymore. Governor Sol Matugas announced that the province received a water supply grant intended for waterless municipalities and barangays here. Dubbed 2012 Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig sa Lahat (SALINTUBIG) Program, the project will provide safe and potable water for waterless municipalities and poorest barangays with high level of waterborne diseases, resettlement areas, and rural health units/birthing clinics with no access to safe water. ...
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24Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 24 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Agusan del Norte is intensifying its health program to provide a wider base of its constituents with proper health care. According to Gov. Erlpe John Amante, the Sagip Kalusugan sa Barangay (Save Health in Barangay) program was able to serve a total of 46 barangays and provided 15,520 beneficiaries with free medicines and dental services. Gov. Amante also said residents of the province also availed the Philhealth Indigency Program, whi...
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24Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 24 (PIA) -- The provincial government is regularly upgrading its health facilities to ensure residents of the province access to quality health services. This was assured by Gov. Erlpe John Amante in a speaking engagement held here recently, saying that through the Dept. of Health’s (DOH) Health Facility Engagement Program (HFEP), the first phase upgrading of the provincial hospital is on-going. He added that the province has invested a total of P3.15 million for the addi...
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22Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 21 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Agusan del Norte has institutionalized the welfare programs for children as local officials acknowledged that the youth are the hope of the country. This is what Governor Erlpe John Amante pointed out in his State of the Province Address in the 6th special session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan held recently at the provincial capitol covered court here. The chief executive of the province emphasized that in order to ensure that childr...
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21Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 21 (PIA) -- Agusan del Norte Governor Erlpe John Amante recently said the provincial government has always valued technological education and trainings and its contribution to society. This developed after he reported that the province’s enrollment rate in public elementary and high schools have increased significantly, citing that the province is serious in implementing not only basic education and degree courses but also technical-vocational courses in tech-voc schools in ...
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20Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 20 (PIA) -- The enrollment in Agusan del Norte public schools has increased in 2011 as a result of the provincial government’s thrust towards providing education for all. Governor Erlpe John Amante said this during his State of the Province Address (SOPA) held recently here, saying that the 187 public elementary schools in Agusan del Norte posted an increase in enrollment of 11.88 percent in preschool and 3.83 percent in elementary. Amante pointed out that the interventions...
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18Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 18 (PIA) -- Government agencies composed of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Provincial Government of Agusan del Norte, and Technical Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has signed a memorandum of agreement with EMCO Plywood Corporation and Equi-Parco Construction, Inc. in support to the public-private partnership (PPP) of the national government. The ceremonies, held recently at the covered court of the Agusan del Norte Provincial Capitol here, is one of the hi...
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16Jun2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, June 15 (PIA) -- A new building worth P7 million was turned over by the provincial government of Agusan del Sur (PGAS) represented by Vice Gov. Santiago Cane Jr. to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) represented by its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gordon and Secretary General Gwendolyn Pang recently. Assisted by Vice Gov. Santiago Cane Jr and Pang, Gordon turned over to volunteers 143 light rescue materials (LRM) composed of rubber boots, raincoats, flashlights, mega...
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14Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 14 (PIA) -- Officials of the Renal Disease Control Program (REDCOP) and Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Caraga informed the public on how to prevent kidney diseases. Ms. Delma Legaspi of DOH-CHD Caraga who is also the region’s REDCOP coordinator said drinking six to eight glass of water may help in flushing out bacteria “thus, cleaning our kidney.” Dr. Romina Rusillon, a nephrologist of Caraga region who is also a partner of the REDCOP in it...
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13Jun2012MANILA, June 13 (PIA) -- GSIS President and General Manager Robert G. Vergara is inviting low-income government workers to nominate their children to the enhanced college scholarship program of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) where 200 slots are available for school year 2012-2013. The deadline for filing of application is on June 30. “As part of celebrating our 75th anniversary this year, the current Board of Trustees revised the scholarship program to ensure that our low-inc...
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13Jun2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, June 13 (PIA) -- Agusan del Sur Governor Adolph Edward Plaza on Tuesday, June 12, turned-over 5,000 school desks to the Department of Education (DepEd) and confirmed the 267 scholars of the provincial government of Agusan del Sur for the school year 2012-2013. The turnover of the school desks and the confirmation of scholars took place during the celebration of the 114th Independence Day and the grand opening of the Naliyagan Festival, where hundreds of people participated and t...
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13Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 13 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) here in Caraga conducted an advocacy campaign for renal health care and prevention in support to the Kidney Month celebration. In today’s special episode of Caraga in Focus, a TV program of PIA-Caraga Region, Dr. Romina Rusillon, one of the three nephrologists in Caraga Region, discussed things pertaining to renal health care and prevention. Rusillon pointed out that the national government has stren...
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13Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 13 (PIA) -- The number of patients in Caraga Region who underwent dialysis has increased, said Dr. Romina Rusillon, a nephrologist and resident partner of the Renal Disease Control Program (REDCOP), an advocacy program of the government aimed to inform the public of renal health care and prevention. Speaking before the local media here during the conduct of “Caraga in Focus,” a TV program of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Caraga, Rusillon said that as of 2010, the...
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12Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 12 (PIA) -- In time with the opening of the 45th Araw ng Agusan del Norte celebration today, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) awarded some 300 scholarship certificates to qualified beneficiaries in the province. The program highlighted the celebration of the province’s charter day celebration, which is also in time with the celebration of the 114th Philippine Independence Day. TESDA-Agusan del Norte Provincial Director Florencio Sunico said t...
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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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05Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) in Caraga Region is continuously monitoring dengue cases in the region as rainy season is fast approaching. According to Sunshine Alipayo, DOH Center for Health Development (CHD)-Caraga regional information officer, to date, dengue cases in the region have decreased by 19 percent compared to the same period last year. Alipayo said since January 1 to June 2 this year, the health department here recorded 372 dengue cases in the region, ...
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05Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 5 (PIA) -- Classes of Kolehiyo de Liga ng mga Barangay (Liga College) will start on June 13 as confirmed by Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) President and Banza Brgy. Captain Nestor Amora. Amora said with classes in the higher education institutions are set to open next week; the Liga College will initially open with BS in Entrepreneurship and BS in Real Estate Management. Amora said a total of 180 students have already enrolled in the school, the first to be establish...
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05Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 5 (PIA) -- The number of scholarship applicants in Caraga Region increased this year, an official of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)-Caraga today said. According to Dr. Julius Sol Jamero, Chief Administrative Officer of CHED-Caraga, the entire region has a total of 878 applicants for the scholarship programs offered by CHED, however, only 140 slots were given to the region. Dr. Jamero added the problem was solved, however, through the initiatives of Agusan del Nort...
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04Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 2 (PIA) -- Beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program help their community avail of government health services right where they live. The group is led by a 36-year old woman named Evelyn M. Inocente in Sitio Bantolinao, Padiay, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur. Right at the heart of Bantolinao, a structure stands where health services of the local government of Sibagat, Agusan del Sur are given to the community including the beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya. They called the ...
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30May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 30 (PIA) -- Indigent senior citizen beneficiaries in Caraga will receive their second quarter pension’s subsidy by June. According to Jane Amil, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga Social Pension Unit chief, the national government’s allocation of the 1,993 senior citizens-beneficiaries will be distributed by next month, citing that this is the second round of payout given to the beneficiaries here in the region for the second quarter. The official ...
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29May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 29 (PIA) -– The regional office of the Commission on Population (POPCOM), in cooperation with the Department of Health (DOH) in Caraga, is pushing for the use of correct family planning method. According to Alex Makinano, POPCOM-Caraga Technical Services Division chief, they have agreed with DOH to divide the strategies to be implemented so that couples will use correct family planning method. Makinano said the demand generation drive teaches women how to implement the natur...
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26May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 26 (PIA) -- A total of 237 students in the Alternative Learning System (ALS) of the Department of Education (DepEd) from the province of Agusan del Norte have graduated today, Saturday, May 26 in ceremonies held at the Nasipit National Vocational School (NNVS). According to Leonisa Lavapez, DepEd-Agusan del Norte Division ALS coordinator, 37 high school students graduated from Cabadbaran City, the province’s capital city. Also, in Buenavista, 35 elementary and high school st...
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25May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 25 (PIA) -- Five hundred more public utility vehicles (PUVs) in the city were posted with Philjobnet stickers last April, and a memorandum of agreement (MOA) was forged on Labor Day between the Caraga regional heads of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Department of Education (DepEd), to intensify the public’s awareness of DOLE’s online job matching facility, the Philjobnet system. About a week before Labor Day, a follow-up operation was conducted nea...
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25May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 25 (PIA) -- A total of 596 applicants were hired during the Labor Day Jobs Fest, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) recently said. On the first day, 539 applicants were hired on the spot, out of the 1,651 jobseekers who registered that day. This is equivalent to 33% hired on the spot rate. Though the applicants were not as many on the second day as expected, some 57 applicants were still hired out of the 417 registrants. Data from DOLE-Caraga shows that of the 59...
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25May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 25 (PIA) -- Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz said the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Caraga regional has scored against the worst forms of child labor when it brought a package of DOLE assistance to some 30 children working as log haulers, as well as to their parents who used to haul logs themselves, in Jabonga, Agusan del Norte. Quoting a report of DOLE-Caraga Regional Director Ofelia Domingo, Secretary Baldoz said the DOLE regional office's...
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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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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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17May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 17 (PIA) –- The chief of Caraga region’s National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) has vowed to mold young indigenous peoples (IPs) by providing them education through scholarship programs. This, after earlier report revealed that the agency is supporting some eight IPs this school year as pioneering scholars of the merit-based scholarship program offered by the region’s NCIP. According to NCIP-Caraga Regional Director Dominador Gomez, the merit-based scholarship ...
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16May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) through Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project Phase III (ARISP-III) had its formal turn-over of some two sub-projects recently. The recipients were Dacutan Purok-5, Sta. Fe Farm to Market Road (FMR) and the Potable Water System (PWS) level II at Catmonon, Esperanza, Agusan del Sur, with Brgy. Sta. Fe, Catmonon and Dacutan (SACADA) ARC. Projects are funded by the government of Japan through Japan International Cooper...
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16May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 16 (PIA) -- In an effort to provide education to indigenous peoples, the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) will start to implement the merit-based scholarships this school year. According to NCIP-Caraga Regional Director Dominador Gomez, the program is aimed at giving the indigenous peoples the opportunity to spend education, which is one of the common demands of the tribes in the region. Initially, Dir. Gomez said, NCIP will be supporting eight full scholars as...
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15May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 15 (PIA) –- To assist poor but deserving students to obtain technical education, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-Caraga Region continues to implement scholarship program, offering the Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP). TESDA Agusan del Norte Provincial Director Dr. Florencio Sunico, Jr. said their office can only accommodate 400 slots and is open to high school graduates who are at least 18 years old. The official also said qualifi...
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15May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 15 (PIA) –- Overseas Workers Welfare Administrator (OWWA) Administrator Carmelita S. Dimzon challenged overseas Filipino workers (OFW) dependent-scholars not only to finish their education but to graduate with honors and exemplary recognition to inspire the youth and bring honor to their parents. During her recent visit here to award the scholarship grant amounting to P220,000 in time with the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of OWWA, the official challenged the scholars...
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08May2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, May 8 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Agusan del Sur has set aside some half a million pesos this summer in order to give the students chance to earn while on summer vacation, while the Department of Labor and Employment shared some P320,000 to complete the daily wage of students who avail of the special program for employment of students (SPES). According to Provincial Employment Service Officer Divina Lagumbay, while earning P200 per day, the recipients of SPES were divi...
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06May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Caraga Region is urging job seekers to undergo skills trainings initiated by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to prepare them for any job fairs and job hunting This developed after the labor department observed the low percentage of applicants in Caraga who were hired during the conduct of Job Fest 2012, which the department spearheaded, in time with the celebration of Labor Day on May 1 D...
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06May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- Forty-eight police investigators from the city and provincial police offices under Police Regional Office 13 attended the three-day seminar-workshop training aimed to hone their skills and learn the advanced techniques in the investigations dealing with kidnap-for-ransom cases, at the conference room of Camp Rafael C. Rodriguez, Butuan City, a senior regional police official said Thursday. “This is in line with the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) plan nationwi...
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03May2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, May 3 (PIA) -- A total of 18 young students from this province who passed the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) scholarship examination signed the contract with the department and attended the one-day orientation to officially acknowledge their sincerity and willingness to abide by the rules set by the government to scholars, while signifying their intention to take full advantage and responsibility of the privilege given to them. In the said ceremony, DOST-Caraga Reg...
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30Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH)-Caraga Region has urged those who are affected with leprosy to coordinate with health center personnel in their respective areas. Arlene Serrano, leprosy nurse coordinator of DOH-Caraga, said leprosy is an infectious skin disease but this will be cured if this will be treated during its early stage of development. The official added those people who are found to be having signs and symptoms of this skin disease are encouraged to see...
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29Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 29 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Caraga, is strengthening its advocacy campaign on Republic Act 9211, otherwise known as the Tobacco Act of 2003. According to Elmer Natad, DTI-Caraga Arbitration Officer, they will inform the public especially the youth on the provisions of the law. He says the law points out that smoking shall be absolutely prohibited in public places such as centers of youth activity such as playschools, preparatory schools, elemen...
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28Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 28 (PIA) –- To better serve the public in monitoring the price of fish sold in public markets in the region, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Caraga is set to train its personnel. According to Shane Eviota of BFAR-Caraga, as forefront government agency mandated to monitor the prices of fish and other marine products, BFAR personnel must be oriented on market price monitoring to effectively serve the public by way of monitoring the status of the price of ...
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27Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 27 (PIA) -- Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)-Caraga Regional Director Marietta Bellotindos today said the agency has issued Governing Board Resolution No. 2, series of 2011, allowing the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to the 49 initial list out of 76 countries who have complied with the guarantees provided under the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995. In an interview with PIA, Bellotindos emphasized that the resolution state...
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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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27Apr2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, April 27 (PIA) -- Barangay Consuelo in Bunawan town is currently implementing the Department of Trade and Industry’s Rural Entrepreneurial Activities for Consumers’ Health and Economic Development Program (REACHED). REACHED is a new program introduced by the DTI that aims to empower consumers, encourage food safety to households, input effective way on family budgeting and introduce other alternative to increase productivity. The program has two components namely to empowe...
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27Apr2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 27 (PIA) -– The Farmer Field School (FFS) in Surigao del Sur has produced more number of farmer-graduates. Marcos Quico, provincial agriculturist, said two separate batches of farmers will add to the list since they are slated to graduate at the end of this month in Barangays Unidos and Kinabigtasan in Tago, Surigao del Sur. Quico stressed, since the implementation of the FFS in the province several years back, over a thousand farmers have already gradu...
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27Apr2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, April 27 (PIA) -- To improve maternal and child health in the province, Gov. Sol Matugas signed recently a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to improve maternal and child health in the province. The MOU is in collaboration with the Zuellig Family Foundation and the Coalition composed of Department of Health (DOH), League of Provinces of the Philippines, Ayala Foundation, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines, Philippine Business for Social Progress, Unang Yakap Found...
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26Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- Three mayors from Caraga region inked their commitment to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) through a Joint Regional Ceremonial Signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region XI and Caraga region with Local Chief Executives (LCEs) on April 16, 2012 at Apo View Hotel, Davao City. The main objective of the activity is to ensure continued commitment of partner Local Government Units (LGU...
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26Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 26 (PIA) – The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration emphasized that the Philippine government will not allow migrant workers to countries that do not uphold the improved rights of workers. According to POEA-Caraga Regional Dir. Marietta Bellotindos, more countries are not giving value to the rights of workers, thus the rights of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are not protected. She added the Philippine Embassies and Philippine Missions have certified that t...
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26Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 26 (PIA) -– The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration emphasized that the Philippine government will not allow migrant workers to countries that do not uphold the improved rights of workers. According to POEA-Caraga Regional Dir. Marietta Bellotindos, more countries are not giving value to the rights of workers, thus the rights of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are not protected. She said these countries include: Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Antigua, Barbados, ...
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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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26Apr2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, April 26 (PIA) -- Local residents are strictly forbidden to fetch water, wash clothes, or bathe at the irrigation canal in Barangay Manat, Trento, Agusan del Sur. Those who fail to do so will be penalized. Despite these warnings, residents admitted many of them violate the order because of lack of water supply for their daily use. This is the scenario and the statement of the local residents when the team of the National Broadcasting Network (NBN) visited the area after a repor...
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25Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 25 (PIA) -- In support to the jobs generation program of the national government, the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) here is highlighting the celebration of Labor Day on May 1 with a job fair. In a statement, DOLE-Caraga Regional Director Ofelia Domingo said the two-day activity, dubbed “Jobs Fest” will be held on May 1 and 2 at the AMA Computer Learning Center Compound, this city. The official further said this is one of the highlights ...
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25Apr2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, April 25 (PIA) -- Around 400 advocates from different parts in Mindanao converged recently at the office of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau-13 (MGB-13) in Surigao City to express and promote the national spirit in the protection of our natural resources. MGB- 13 regional director Alilo C. Ensomo, Jr. welcomed the advocates and cordially talked with the leaders on the demands of the group. Ensomo acknowledged that this move would also help the agency and enjoined them to col...
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22Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 22 (PIA) -- OIC-Regional Director Lilibeth A. Famacion of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) - Caraga gives her support to the establishment of the Institute of Environmental Governance at the Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU), the premier university here and in Caraga Region. In her message during the launching held at the FSUU college main building, Dir. Famacion welcomed the new partner of the department in capacitating local government offic...
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16Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Caraga Region has announced the 63 high school graduates who qualified in the 2012 DOST-Science Education Institute (SEI) scholarship programs. According to DOST-Caraga Assistant Regional Director for Technical Operations Dominga D. Mallonga, of the qualified applicants, 57 examinees, who are poor but deserving students, qualified for the Republic Act (RA) 7687 scholarship grants, otherwise known as the Science and ...
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14Apr2012CABADBARAN, Agusan del Norte, April 14 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Provincial Office of Agusan del Norte spearheaded a two-day induction program for 87 trainees on April 11 and 13 at the Provincial Training Center here to give them the big picture on what to expect during their training and post-training undertakings and prepare them for the long haul. In terms of breakdown, 27 out of the 87 trainees will undergo the Commercial Cooking NC II skills...
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12Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- The Regional Peace and Order (RPOC) Task Force Kitcharao created during the meeting of the regional body on April 3 in Butuan City has intensified multi-sectoral efforts to address the plight of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) originating from Cabadbaran City, Kitcharao in Agusan del Norte and Gigaquit in Surigao del Norte. Chaired by Fr. Lito L. Clase of the Caraga Council for Peace and Development, the Task Force Kitcharao includes the Commission on Hum...
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11Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 11 (PIA) -- For its second year of implementation, the government’s anti-poverty project Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS), through the regional office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Caraga renewed its engagement with the local government unit (LGU) of Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte with two development projects underway. Through a memorandum of agreement signed recently, the LGU is...
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11Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 11 (PIA) -- In a continued effort to bring basic social services to people in the far-flung areas of the Caraga region, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga is allocating some P55,320,000 grant in development projects through its anti-poverty program Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS). According to Asst. Regional Director Mita G. Lim, this new fund is still part of the expansion of t...
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10Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 10 (PIA) -- The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) recently released cash grants to some 10,619 beneficiaries of set 5 areas for the month of January and February 2012, amounting to P22,011,400.00. These areas include the municipalities and cities of Nasipit, Magallanes, Santiago, Tubay, San Jose, Alegria, Burgos, Sta. Monica, Cortes, San Agustin, Bislig City and Tandag City, all in Caraga Region. The beneficiaries received their cash grants through over-the-counter (...
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10Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 10 (PIA) -- With the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) scale-up in full swing this year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has mainstreamed three new “lenses” to the project’s implementation. Meant to answer emerging issues, the DSWD has integrated three new lenses or frameworks in KALAHI-CIDSS. These are on gender lens, peace lens and integration of disaster risk reduction into clima...
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10Apr2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Apr. 10 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in Surigao del Norte presented recently its first batch of graduates in Siargao Island in a simple commencement rites held at the Women’s Center in Gen. Luna, this province. The first batch include 24 for security services, 12 for housekeeping, 24 for healthcare, 10 for massage, and six for bartending with First District Congressman Francisco Matugas as the keynote speaker. The event carries...
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07Apr2012TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, April 7 (PIA)-- Aiming to have an active participation of all sectors in the society in time of disaster, the provincial government of this province in Northern Mindanao involved women’s groups in disaster preparedness and emergency response. The first batch of the two-day training was done last week at the Mindanao Civic Center Grand Stadium here. The disaster preparedness and emergency response training was jointly conducted by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction...
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07Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) Caraga,through the Literacy Coordinating Council (LCC), will be conducting the 2012 National Literacy Award (NLA) and is still accepting entries until April 23 for the regional level. This was learned during the regional orientation on the NLA held recently at the DepEd-Caraga Regional Conference Hall attended by the representatives of the member-agencies in the government, institutions, and private stakeholders. The 2012 Natio...
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03Apr2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 3 (PIA) -- At least 116 trainees from different parts of Surigao del Sur graduated recently from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) provincial office here. According to Allan Millan, Supervising Technical Education Skills Development Specialist (TESDS), the new batch of graduates are as follows: personal computer operations – nine; consumer electronics services – 30; housekeeping – 23; bartending – 24; and, driving – 3...
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01Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 1 (PIA) -- The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) in partnership with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) conducted the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) Program – DILG Orientation and Planning Workshop last March 22 and 23 here. The workshop was aimed in building conflict-free and safe communities, which is designed on Mainstreaming Peace and Development in Local Governance – “Defining No Boundaries for Peace and De...
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31Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, March 31 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform through its Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project, Phase III (DAR-ARISP III) provided a package of Agricultural-Agribusiness Development (AAD) livelihood project assistance to the Cluster of Farmers’ Organizations in an agrarian reform community in the municipality of R.T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte. The cooperation of the DAR-ARISP-III, municipal local government of RTR, Federation of Agrarian Reform Communities Coope...
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28Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 28 (PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) - Caraga, headed by Regional Vice President Johnny Sychua, recently released checks as financial assistance to beneficiaries of the ‘PhilHealth Run - Mindanao Run for Hope’ conducted last February. PhilHealth President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Eduardo Banzon with Regional Vice President Sychua turned over the checks to Por Cristo Foundation Incorporated and Lingap Center of Butuan City Social Welfare a...
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28Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 28 (PIA) -- To continuously ensure health care benefits of Butuanons, the Philippine Health (PhilHealth) Insurance Corporation recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the city government here. The MOA signing between the two parties ensures coverage of poor and the low-income families identified by the city government under the Partial Subsidy Scheme, which also shows support to President Benigno S. Aquino III's goal of universal health coverage for all. Heads ...
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28Mar2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, March 28 (PIA) -- This summer vacation, 1,159 poor but deserving students are going to benefit under the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) in Surigao del Sur. According to Teofila Rosales, chief of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) field office here, their pledge of commitment targeted up to 1,165, but benefactors came up short of six students. In the entire province, nine municipalities and two cities are taking part in the SPES implem...
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27Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, March 27 (PIA) –- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) allotted some P9.8 million for the recipients of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Bislig City. Stella Marie Barcelon, spokesperson of the 4Ps from DSWD-Caraga, said that this is in response to the directives of President Benigno S. Aquino III to strengthen the program to mitigate poverty in the region. Barcelon said this is the first release of the cash in the said area, where a total of 4,...
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27Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- In preparation for the opening of classes for school year 2012-2013, the Liga ng mga Barangay of this city is fast tracking the construction of the two-building Liga College which is expected to be finished this summer. The Liga College which is constructed in a two-hectare lot in Barangay Pigdaulan here was established because of the initiatives of the 86 barangays in the city through the Liga ng mga Barangay headed by its President, Brgy. Capt. Nestor Amora of ...
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26Mar2012SURIGAO CITY, Mar. 26 (PIA) -– The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), in coordination with other line agencies, conducted recently an Access Audit to city and provincial government establishments in Surigao del Norte. The activity is pursuant to the implementation of Accessibility Law or Batas Pambansa Blg. 344 – An Act to Enhance the Mobility of Disabled Persons by Requiring Certain Buildings, Institutions, Establishments and Public Utilities to install Facilities and Other De...
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23Mar2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, March 23 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Surigao del Sur, through the office of Provincial Social Welfare and Development (PSWD), spearheaded a skills training on rug-making and fancy jewelry-making at the Shacene Pension House, this city. According to PSWD Officer May Navidad Salinas, recycled materials such as used clothing and unused cloth from the tailoring shops were used for rug-making, while Surigao del Sur-abundant indigenous materials like shells wer...
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20Mar2012PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, Mar. 20 (PIA) -- After six months of dedicated work and service, 401st Infantry “Unity” Brigade under Col. Romeo G.Gan INF (GSC) PA turned over the newly renovated Day Care Center to the barangay officials and residents of Brgy. St Christine, Lianga, Surigao del Sur afternoon of March 16. The newly renovated St. Christine Day Care Center was formally received by Melita M. Encenzo of the Municipal Social Welfare Office of Lia...
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20Mar2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, March 20 (PIA) -- Department of Agrarian Reform - Surigao del Sur recently distributed Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) to 94 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) of Barangay San Roque, San Miguel, comprising 135 hectares of Government Owned Lands (GOLs). Provincial Governor Johnny T. Pimentel, Mayor Alfeo R. Perez and Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer Benjamin M. Mataksil led the distribution of the land titles. Perez expressed ...
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20Mar2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, PIA (March 20) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development - Caraga Regional Office has declared a100 percent coverage of the target Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Agusan del Sur. The department was able to cover 317 barangays province-wide, with a total of 46,191 active beneficiaries as of December 31, 2011. According to report by Ruth Tambura, DSWD – 13 4Ps program coordinator, the number of beneficiaries in Agusan del Sur is ac...
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16Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 16 (PIA) -- To continuously promote the welfare of persons with disability (PWDs), the Regional Committee on Disability Affairs (RCDA) led by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga with partner agencies will once again spearhead different celebrations with various activities for this year. According to Flerida Labanon, regional program coordinator of the National Council for Disability Affairs (NCDA), the local government units mus...
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16Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, March 16 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government - Caraga Region is set to launch the anti-poverty action plan, a project which is under the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC). According to DILG-Caraga legal counsel Atty. Tony Vitor in an interview with a local radio station here, the project was already implemented for the past decade under the administration of former President Joseph Estrada. Vitor added said program...
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15Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 15 (PIA) -- The Commission on Population (POPCOM) is launching a massive advocacy in reducing cases of violence against women in the region. The activity, dubbed as Orientation-Seminar on Gender and Development cum Male Involvement in Responsible Parenting, aims to increase participation and support among men in rearing and caring the children, and other domestic concerns. Said training, organized in different batches, will be attended by membe...
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15Mar2012DAVAO CITY, Mar. 15 (PIA) -- Bringing attention to the contributions of women to production in Mindanao, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) expressed its support to women food producers honored during the International Women’s Day (IWD) celebration in Davao. MinDA chair Sec. Luwalhati R. Antonino conveyed the authority’s support to women in the island-region through its program for rural communities, during the “Women’s Marke...
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10Mar2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, March 10 (PIA) -- The secondary education division of the Department of Education Caraga Region handed over to Bunawan National High School (BNHS) the summer class permit. It gave the school the authority to conduct summer classes starting this summer. In time with the celebration of music, arts, physical education and health festival (MAPEH) in BNHS, secondary education division of DepEd Caraga Regional Office chief Elvira Namuag handed over the permi...
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08Mar2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Mar. 8 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) turned over the newly constructed Talacogon District Hospital to the provincial government and to the municipal government of Talacogon. The 50-bed capacity hospital worth P15 million was relegated by Asec. Romulo Busuego to Agusan del Sur Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza, then to Talacogon Mayor Isaias Masendo in a simple ceremony. According to Plaza, the hospital will serve mostly the people from La Paz, Sa...
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08Mar2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, March 9 (PIA) -- The Agusan del Sur medical outreach team has extended services to less fortunate Agusanos in three far-flung barangays. Sibagat Mayor Thelma Lamanilao, who is a doctor by profession, said the medical outreach has been practiced in Sibagat for three consecutive years now and is an awaited program by the people from the grassroots level. Municipal Health Officer Dr. Hiram Encendencia said the free medical services are medical checkup, circumcisi...
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06Mar2012Those who continue to strive amid the trials in life are usually destined to succeed in the long run. Of those who got this winning attitude, Melojean A. Guilao is surely part of the club. Guilao was originally enrolled as an Environmental Management student at the Caraga University. However, she found out later that she was not cut out for it – for lack of monetary resources to fuel her dreams and because it was not her passion. She also got preg...
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05Mar2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Mar. 5 (PIA) -- The Provincial Social Worker and Development Office (PSWDO) in Surigao del Sur, headed May Salinas, is set to conduct the 2-day Skills Training for Women on March 14-15 to be held at Provincial Social Hall, Capitol Hills, this city. The program is in line with this year's celebration of the Women’s Month with the theme: “Women Weathering Climate Change: Governance and Accountability, everyone’s Responsibility&rdq...
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02Mar2012DAVAO CITY, Mar. 2 (PIA) -- Plans to establish a local research and policy center for Mindanao are currently being pushed by the Mindanao Studies Consortium Foundation, Inc. (MSCFI) and the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA). During a recent meeting held at MinDA, representatives from the academe comprising the MSCFI have agreed to the proposal of setting up a Mindanao Knowledge Research and Policy Center (MKPRC) that would ensure harmonization and proper utilization...
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24Feb2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Peb. 24 (PIA) -- Agusan del Sur Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza, together with representatives of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and other government and non-government agencies, launched today the Datu Lipus Makapandong Youth Employment and Migrant Center (YEMC) at the D.O. Plaza government Center. The YEMC is intended to cater the youth on skills development and trainings. “The YEMC will be the center to cultivate the knowledge, skills and...
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15Feb2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- The provincial office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Surigao del Sur is set to conduct a Career Guidance and Employment Coaching here on February 17, 2012. According to DOLE Provincial Officer Teofila Rosales, said activity aims to impart knowledge and additional information on career guidance and employment to guidance counselors and Public Employment Service Office (PESO) managers in the province. ...
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15Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- The city agriculturist office here has dispersed hundreds of tilapia fingerlings to fishpond operators and fisherfolks. City Agriculturist Engr. Bert Boca said around 500 tilapia fingerlings have been distributed to fishpond operators and fisherfolks aimed to sustain the livelihood program of the people here, in line with the aquaculture projects implemented by the city government. The official further said the program was also implemented to...
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15Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Caraga Region is set to award some P2.9 million check to beneficiaries of Self-Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran (SEA-K) on February 16, 2012 in three towns in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte. According to Roy Serdeña of DSWD-Caraga Livelihood Unit, 16 organizations from Dapa, del Carmen, and Pilar towns in Siargao Islands will benefit from this financial ...
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14Feb2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- Twenty five school heads from elementary and secondary schools in Agusan del Sur will take up masteral degree in education and administration in Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU) in order to attain the thrust of the provincial government of Agusan del Sur (PGAS) to give quality education to Agusanon children. Representing Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza and Vice Gov. Santiago Cane signed a Memorandum of Agreement with ADDU President Fr. Joel Tabora si...
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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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11Feb2012They used to be a ragtag band of construction workers, who plied their trade like vagabond peddlers just to make a living. When they heard about the importance of acquiring a National Certification from TESDA, they talked it over among themselves and in the end resolved to pursue it. Their enthusiasm enabled them to contract Rodrigo Aclon, a competent and highly qualified instructor, to train them on Carpentry and Masonry every weekend or 20 sessions for each qualification. With backi...
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07Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 7 (PIA) -- Officials of Caraga Region’s Commission on Population (POPCOM) recently urged teenagers to decide responsibly on the matter of going into serious relationships. Through their advocacy program dubbed “Pag-aaral ay para sa hinaharap, huwag ipagpalit sa sandaling sarap,” POPCOM-Caraga Information Officer Angie Antonio said. Antonio said this program was conceptualized after it was observed that more families are experiencing p...
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07Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 7 (PIA) -- Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Caraga Region is set to conduct massive trainings of technical-vocational courses in public and private schools in Caraga Region this year. TESDA-Caraga Regional Director Edwin Gatinao recently said in a radio interview that they are focusing on giving trainings to personnel and faculty members in schools in the region as this can be of help to students who are enrolled in tech-voc courses...
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07Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 7 (PIA) -- Despite reports of closure of some cooperatives, Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) urged those who are planning to establish cooperatives to have it registered. CDA-Caraga Regional Director Manuela Pelaez recently said closure of some cooperatives is due to mismanagement. However, Pelaez said coop owners should register to CDA so that they can be assisted on how to improve the transactions undertaken by the cooperative. ...
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06Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) and the Department of Education (DepEd) have expressed support to strengthen sports development in the elementary division. PAGCOR chair Cristino Naguiat announced in his speech Friday during the ceremonial turnover of school armchairs here that they have been coordinating with DepEd to develop new generation of athletes that will bring honor to the country in the future. According to ...
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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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06Feb2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- More than 3,000 athletes in colourful uniforms gathered yesterday at the D.O. Plaza Sports Complex for the opening of the 15th Caraga Regional Athletic Meet (CRAM) that will last for four days. In spite of heavy rains the whole day, the weather condition did not reduce the eagerness of the delegation who proudly lined up in front of the main grand stand, bringing along their respective colourful banners and waving to the spectators that wi...
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05Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Armin Luistro recently urged school officials and school children to take care of the donated armchairs under the PNoy Bayanihan Project. Luistro said the production of these armchairs is a product of collaboration of government agencies, originally conceptualized by President Benigno S. Aquino III. Because of this, Luistro said school officials should value these donations because DepEd is very fortunate to...
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05Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 5 (PIA) – Department of Education (DepEd)-Caraga Regional Director Dr. Gloria Benigno on Friday thanked all stakeholders of the PNoy Bayanihan project. In her parting statement during the ceremonial turnover of armchairs to schools in Caraga Region, Benigno said the collaborative efforts of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (...
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05Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Chairman Cristino Naguiat, Jr. recently said the country’s amusement and gaming company would continue to support the PNoy Bayanihan project, as it aimed to promote human development. During Friday’s ceremonial turnover of 6,096 armchairs to some schools here and in the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur, Chairman Naguiat said the PNoy Bayanihan project would only be realized if g...
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05Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- The 115 trainees who made the armchairs that were distributed to schools in Caraga Region on Friday under the PNoy Bayanihan Project will each receive certificate of competency. Secretary Emmanuel Joel Villanueva of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) announced on Friday during the ceremonial turnover of some 6,096 armchairs to ten schools in Caraga Region held at the covered court of Butuan Central Elementary S...
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04Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- A total of 10 schools in Caraga Region have received armchairs through the PNoy Bayanihan project. Dept. of Education (DepEd) Sec. Armin Luistro, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director-General Emmanuel Joel Villanueva, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Chairman Cristino Naguiat Jr., and Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Asec. Michelle Go personally presented the 6,096 armchairs to DepE...
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04Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- “What was stolen from our children should be rightly returned to them,” said Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Assistant Secretary Michelle Angelica Go during Friday’s turnover ceremony of some 6,096 armchairs here, underscoring the role of children in nation-building. In her speech during the turnover of some 6,096 armchairs on Friday here, Go explained what was cut by illegal loggers must be returned to the future genera...
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04Feb2012AGUSAN DEL NORTE, Feb. 4 (PIA) – The city of Cabadbaran recently created a council for the advancement of its youth through its City Ordinance No. 2011-026 authored by SP Member Salutario B. Cuasito. The council dubbed Local Youth Development Council (LYDC) is aimed at inculcating patriotism and nationalism among the young generation, and to encouraging them to be actively in national affairs. The general objectives of this c...
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03Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- The Social Security System (SSS) here is set to implement another loan condonation program to all its members who have current loans and yet, were not able to pay their obligations. In an interview with SSS-Butuan Assistant Manager Ricky Habal, the program is intended for members who have delinquent payments of their loans. The official added the program allows members to pay their obligations for the period of six months, to start on Apr. 2 until Sept. 201...
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03Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga urged all local chief executives in the region to establish a Persons with Disability Affairs Office (PDAO) in their respective Local Government Units (LGUs). According to Golda Pocon of the Technical Services Division, only few LGUs in the region have adhered to the provisions set in Magna Carta for persons with disabilities (PWDs). The official said the social welfare department has be...
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03Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- In time with the celebration of Adoption Consciousness Week, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Caraga Region, is campaigning for a responsible adoption of children. According to Aldie May Andoy of DSWD-Caraga, this year’s celebration is anchored on the theme “Isulong Legal na Pag-aampon (Campaign for Legal Adoption).” Andoy added that the weeklong activity will commence with a thanksgiving mass at the Saint Joseph Ca...
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02Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga Region is regularly conducting capacity enhancement trainings for public school teachers in the region in an effort to eliminate if not, to minimize child abuse. This, after study of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) revealed that majority of child abuse happened in public schools where teachers committed violence against children. &n...
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01Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- In an effort to help the youth from abuses, the Department of Social Welfare (DSWD)-Caraga Region is determined to continue implementing the “Unlad Kabataan” program. In a radio interview recently, Golda Pocon of the Technical Assistance Division of DSWD-Caraga said they are giving more focus on the out-of-school youth. She added that because of the implementation of the program, these youth will be provided with trainings that can be us...
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01Feb2012AGUSAN DEL NORTE, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- Less fortunate residents in the municipality of Las Nieves in this province can now avail of mortuary assistance from their local government in the amount of P2,000.00 based on Municipal Ordinance No. 250-2011, authored by municipal board member Baltazar V. Sinajon. To avail, constituent must present residence certificate, death certificate and birth certificate of the dead, barangay certification that the claimant is the legal beneficiary, prese...
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01Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- Four cabinet secretaries of the Aquino administration are set to grace the turnover of initial 6,000 chairs to some elementary and high schools here on February 3, 2012 at the Butuan Central Elementary School (BCES) covered court. According to report, Department of Education Sec. Armin Luistro will lead the party, composed of Sec. Ramon Paje of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Sec. Emmanuel Joel Villanueva of the Technical Educati...
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01Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, February 1 (PIA) -- Citing collaboration as a strategic direction in pursuing aid effectiveness, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have identified areas of convergence among major peace and development initiatives in mostly conflict affected areas in Mindanao. At the 2nd Steering Committee Meeting of the Early Recovery and Rehabilitation for Central Mindanao (ERRCM) Program held recently, MinD...
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01Feb2012SURIGAO DEL SUR, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- A total of eight organizations from Lingig town here received today check amounting to some P1.6M under the Self Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran (SEA-K) program implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga. According to Jerrybelle Gonzales, DSWD-Caraga Project Development Officer, Regional Director Mercedita Jabagat personally handed over the check to some eight associations composed of 165 beneficiaries held at t...
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30Jan2012Lilia T. Alabat, married, with three children, and currently residing at the Holy Redeemer here did not realize nor dream enough for her tent to be extended. But her single step pushed her later to “a thousand miles” of opportunity in clinching a job of her dream. Lilia’s parents had no grand foresight of sending her beyond high school; they just contended that “anyway, you will just get married later, so a high school diploma would be fitting and enough...
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29Jan2012BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 29 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III recently said he will ask the National Housing Authority (NHA) to fast track the construction of some 1,700 houses in Bayanihan Village in Iligan City This was the relocation site purchased by the local government for typhoon “Sendong” victims in the city. In his speech during the airing of “Pilipinas Natin” featuring the “Bayanihan ng Bayan Sa Iligan” held recently at the 15.9-hectare relo...
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27Jan2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- Six Self-Employment Assistance sa Kaunlaran (SEA-K) associations consisting of 115 Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in Lingig town, this province are set to receive capital assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga Region Field Office under Sustainable Livelihood Program/Self-employment Assistance sa Kaunlaran. To be spearheaded by DSWD-Caraga Regional Director Mercedita Jabagat, the turn-over of ...
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27Jan2012BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- More than 200 Caraganon-Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), especially the Household Service Workers, are ready to make well-informed decisions and are equipped with skills necessary for their work abroad after joining the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration’s (OWWA) 4-day Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS). According to OFW Emily Villarin, a PDOS participant under the 7th batch, she can not deny the fact that she felt fear after she l...
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25Jan2012BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- “We need your voice! Join us usher in change," said National Youth Commission (NYC) Commissioner Gio Tingson Thursday, marking the opening of the applications to the 9th Parliament of Youth Leaders. With the theme “Revolutionizing Youth Development,” the parliament aims to formulate policy recommendations to address youth issues in the country. These recommendations are then lobbied to government leaders to be considered as prop...
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20Jan2012BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 21 (PIA) -- The Technical Working Group of the Regional Development Council – Gender and Development Coordinating Committee (RDC-GADCC) Caraga with chairperson Atty. Marylin M. Pintor, Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Caraga Regional Director discussed activities for this year’s Women’s Month celebration. During its recently held meeting, members of the TWG have initially planned lined up activities, which are still open for further suggestion from ...
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19Jan2012BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- With the increasing incidence of thyroid cancer in Metro Cebu, the Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center (EJACC) of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) urged the public to undergo early screening and prevention measures to fight the disease. “Thyroid cancer is high on prognosis. It is preventable through various screening methods, such as physical examination and ultrasound of the neck, as well as some prevention measures, including regular exercise a...
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19Jan2012TANDAG CITY, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) here successfully conducted a two-day orientation (Jan 16-17) on philjob.net and Skill Registry System (SRS) at the Surigao del Sur State University (SDSSU). According to Teofila Rosales, head of DOLE Provincial Office, this is in response to the request of said university through Assistant Guidance Counselor Vanessa Sanchez to provide graduating students knowledge on job seeking by usin...
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19Jan2012BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga is expected to disburse a total of P161,968,531.62 in the first two quarters of this year through its anti-poverty program called KALAHI-CIDSS. The total amount comes from the World Bank loan of the government given to the region amounting to P137,280,487.93 and an additional P24,688,043.69 from the local cash contribution (LCC) of the implementing local government units (LGUs). Accor...
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13Jan2012Regional Executive Director Leonardo R. Sibbaluca felt confident when he entered the door of the Training Center of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Regional Office 13 at Barangay Ambago, Butuan City on the 6th of January 2012, walked on a red carpet prepared for the occasion to celebrate his 1st year in office and to meet his key officers, division chiefs of the different services and field officials ( PENROs and CENROs) to set up the plan of actions for the year...
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12Jan2012BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 12 (PIA) – The Philippine Health (PhilHealth) Insurance Corporation, the country’s health insurance arm stepped up preparations for the conduct of the "PhilHealth Run: The Mindanao Run for Hope" slated at 5 a.m. on Feb. 5 in this city. Taking off from the success of running events in providing an avenue for the Public and Private Partnership (PPP) to work together towards a good cause, thus, the PhilHealth has organized this activity which will be...
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12Jan2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Jan. 12 (PIA) -- Another seven scholars from this province, who are also regular employees of the Provincial Government have graduated from their foreign studies with courses on Animal Studies, Environmental Management, Human Resource Management and Public Finance in Australia, as part of the partnership between the province of Agusan del Sur and Australian Human Resource Development Facility (PAHRDF), thru the Australian aid. Since the partnership between the prov...
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12Jan2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur Jan. 12 (PIA) -- PhilHealth Regional Office in Caraga under Regional Vice-President Johnny Sychua has embarked on a fund-raising campaign through the “PHILHEALTH RUN: The Mindanao Run for Hope.” Simultaneously slated on February 5, the event will be held in the cities of Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Koronadal, Marawi and Zamboanga. Targeting a minimum of 17,000 runners across Mindanao, the Philhealth Regional office is aiming, at least, 2,500...
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12Jan2012BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, Jan. 12 (PIA) – The Avant-Garde Creatives, Inc., in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) and UNTV are set to hold the “Kahit Isang Araw Lang” Advocacy through its first project, the unity run, on Jan. 22. According to Mr. Arthur Peña, Event Coordinator, the “Kahit Isang Araw Lang” (Even Just One Day) is the bold call for people to do good things to others even for just one day. “The unity ...
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12Jan2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Jan. 12 (PIA) -- A provincial hospital aimed to serve the health care needs of the people in the province will soon be constructed and established after Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and the provincial government officials held a groundbreaking ceremony and laying of capsule on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Placer. Placer Mayor Felimon Napuli, in his welcome message, expressed his utmost gratitude to the provincial officials for choosing his municipalit...
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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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20Oct2011BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 20 (PIA) -- The Regional Search Committee, composed of different government agencies, is now preparing for the evaluation of nominees of the 2011 Search for Outstanding Volunteers. In a roundtable discussion Wednesday at the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)-Caraga, Venus Derequito of the search committee said the two nominees who will be validated on Monday are from Butuan City and Surigao City. Derequito added after verification and s...
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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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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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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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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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07Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 7 (PIA) -- A nurse from Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur will join the 28 other Filipino youth leaders in the country to the 38th Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program (SSEAYP). Ed Anthony P. Lapay is a registered nurse and the lone representative of Caraga Region who qualified in the rigid screening of applicants throughout the country. He will join other youth leaders from the different regions in the Philippines. Lapay is currently working as medical-su...
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26Aug2011BUTUAN CITY, August 25 (PIA) -- People suffering from renal disease now have more access to hemodialysis treatment. There were only 290 hemodialysis centers in 2008, but this number increased to 320 in 2009. This increases further to 355 in 2010, according to Susan Jorge, Adult Nephrology Consultant and Assistant Program Manager of Renal Disease Control Program (REDCOP). Dr. Jorge said of the 16 regions, NCR has the biggest number of hemodialysis centers having 267, fo...
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23Aug2011BUTUAN CITY, August 23 (PIA) -- With the increasing number of dengue cases in many parts of the country, the regional office of the Philippine Information Agency in Caraga has partnered with Radio Mindanao Network (RMN) – dxBC Butuan in the conduct of bloodletting activity on Sunday. This is part of the corporate social responsibility of one of the oldest radio stations here in the city. In a phone-patch interview with PIA, Sasie Abastas-Babar, News Director of RMN-dxBC Butuan said the ac...
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04Aug2011BUTUAN CITY, August 4 (PIA) – The reserved force of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are trained to respond to calamities and disasters, and especially during war, said BGen Charito B Plaza of the AFP Reserved Force in a phone-patch interview with PIA. According to Plaza, reservists belong to the ready reserves category (18-35 years old) and are the first to respond by conducting rescue and relief operations in times of disasters and calamities. Plaza also...
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02May2011BUTUAN CITY, May 2 (PIA) – Barangay officials play an important role in preventing violence against women and children (VAWC). Atty. Josefe Sorrera-Ty , in the weekly radio program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga, said, the basic form of governance starts in the barangay level, thus, the only group of people who can directly help the victims are the barangay officials. Specifically , Sorrera-Ty said the barangay officials can issue...
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