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FNRI RECOMMENDS USING IODIZED SALT IN MEAT PRODUCTS
Monday 20th of May 2013
MANILA, May 20 -- The Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) recommends using iodized salt in processed foods like ham, tocino, tapa, hotdog, sausage, langgonisa and the like.
These are all-time favorites of the young and grown-ups alike for meals and snacks.
Using iodized salt in processing meat products may increase the iodine available in the diet of consumers patronizing processed food items.
Availability of iodine in the diet may help maintain optimum nutrition, as this micronutrient helps prevent goiter, impaired mental function, retarded physical development, and congenital an...
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20May2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, May 20 (PIA) – To intensify the fight against sex trafficking of children and women, the Karl Kubel Stiftung (KKS) Sine Mobile Project will be launched on May 22 in Tandag City. The will be held at Villa Maria Luisa Hotel. The project has four Local Government Units (LGUs) beneficiaries coming from Surigao del Sur, the City of Tandag & Bislig, Municipality of Barobo and Cantilan, Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer May Navidad Salinas said. Salina...
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20May2013BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, May 20 (PIA) -- Troops from the 42nd Division Reconnaissance Company, 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, engaged the NPA of Guerilla Front 16, North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee (NEMRC) at hinterland in Brgy Cabugo, Claver, Surigao del Norte at 1:30 p.m. on May 17. Said pursuit operation started after the encounter between the 30th Infantry Battalion and the same NPA group at Sitio Pamyunon, Brgy Sapa, Claver, Surigao del Norte, where the Army suffer...
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20May2013SURIGAO CITY, May 20 (PIA) – The 42nd Division Reconnaissance Company (DRC) under the Operational Control of 30th Infantry (Python) Battalion (OPCON, 30IB) encountered with the New People’s Army (NPA) on May 17, 2013 at Barangay Cabugo in Claver, Surigao del Norte. In the early afternoon on Friday, May 17, the 30IB was informed by a concerned citizen of the presence some 15 NPAs believed to be members of Guerilla Front 16 of Northern Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee (NEMRC) who were all...
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20May2013Paano ma-eenganyo kumain ang batang pihikan sa pagkain? Madalas ba ninyong marinig sa inyong maliit na anak ang “ Ayaw kong kumain” o “Hindi ko gusto ang pagkain.” At mula naman sa mga magulang, ito ang madalas marinig o sabihin “Ano ba ang dapat kong gawin para kumain ng tama ang aking anak lalung-lalo na ang gulay at prutas?” Bilang magulang, dapat alam natin ang dahilan kung bakit mahirap silang pilitin kumain ng bagong pagkain o subukan ang bagong pagkain. Mahalaga na naiin...
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20May2013SURIGAO CITY, Mayo 20 (PIA) -- Ang mga gradwado sa scholarship program sa DepEd ug Philippine Business for Education maoy hatagan og prayoridad nga makatudlo sa mga pangpubliko nga mga eskuylahan dinhi sa nasod, sumala ni Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte kagahapon. Matud ni Valte, scholarship program sa DepEd ug PBED nga gitugyan ngadto sa mokabat 1,000 ka mga eskolaran gitumong aron mapuswag ang imahe sa ug kalidad sa propesyon nga pagtudlo pinaagi sa pagdani sa pinakamaayo ug pinakaut...
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20May2013MANILA, May 20 -- The Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) recently partnered with Adarna House in developing a new nutrition tool for teachers of preschool children five to six years old. These teachers include kindergarten teachers in both public elementary schools and private preschool institutions. This nutrition tool is called the Nutrition Big Book. This tool can be helpful in facilitating nutrition education among Filipino child...
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17May2013SURIGAO CITY, Mayo 17 (PIA) -- Miapila ang Malakanyang ngadto sa mga Taiwanese nga tratohon sa patas ang mga Filipino nga toa didto nagtrabaho luyo taliwala sa bag-ong mitumaw nga mga tension hinungdan sa pagkapatay sa usa ka mangingisda nga Taiwanese didto sa Batanes niadtong niaging semana. Pipila ka mga trabahanteng Filipino nga toa karon didto sa Taiwan ang mipadayag og kabalaka sa pagpanghasi sa pipila ka mga Taiwanese luyo sa apila sa gobyernong Pilipinas nga dili unta sila ilakip sa mao...
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17May2013MANILA, Mayo 17 (PIA) -- Isang taga Nigeria na maikli lang sana ang pagtigil dito sa bansa ay maaring tumagal nang di inaasahan. Ito ay matapos ihabla ng mga opisyales ng Bureau of Customg (BOC) na pinamumunuan ni Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon at ng Run-After-The Smuglers (RATS) at Deputy Commissioner for Revenue Collection and Monitoring Group na pinamumunuan naman ni Peter Manzano kahapon. Ang taga Nigeria ay sinampahan ng kaso sa Department of Justice sa kayang paglabag sa Section 3601...
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17May2013AGUSAN DEL NORTE, May 17 (PIA) -- The Provincial Government of Agusan del Norte thru the Prov. Planning and Development Office (PPDO) gave 300 lucky students from all over the province a chance to work thru the SPES – Special Program for Employment of Students for summer. SPES is mandated under RA No. 7323 known as an act to help poor but deserving students pursue their education by encouraging their employment during summer and/or Christmas vacations. The SPES objective is to provide studen...
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16May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 16 (PIA) – In time with its Sapphire Anniversary celebration, the Agusan High School class ‘68 here launched on Wednesday the ‘Visual Arts Collection’ through the Photography books donation of Mr. Leo Mascariñas, held at the City Library. Class chairperson Eleanor Jaca, said the project is aimed to create awareness and enhance the creativity of the Butuanons in the field of photography. “By the year 2014, the Butuan City Library Visual Arts Collection will have grow...
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16May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 16 (PIA) -- All seventy-seven (77) local government units of Region 13 (Caraga) have completed the on-line data entry of the Local Governance Performance Management System (LGPMS) for the calendar year 2012. In a Memorandum dated April 18, 2013 from the Bureau of Local Government Supervision (BLGS) of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Central Office, only Regions II, III, XIII (Caraga) and CAR attained 100% completion of LGPMS on-line data entry. The...
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16May2013SURIGAO CITY, Mayo 16 (PIA) – Gilagdaan na ni Presidente aron mamahimong balaodnon ang Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2012 o ang giila nga K to 12 Basic Education Program kagahapon didto sa Malakanyang. Ang K to 12 Program gilangkoban sa Kindergarten ug 12 ka tuig nga basic education (unom ka tuig nga primary education, upat ka tuig nga Junior High School ug duha ka tuig nga Senior High School) aron mahatagan og igong oras ang mga estudyante nga maumol pag-ayo ang ilang kahanas ug maandam si...
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16May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 16 (PIA) – The Philippine National Police (PNP) Caraga headed by PCSupt Getulio Napeñas conducted on Thursday the Recall and Accounting of PNP personnel deployed in the provinces of the region during the national and local midterm elections. In Agusan del Norte Provincial Police Office (PPO), 24 personnel from the regional headquarters were deployed as augmentation to the province; 146 in Agusan del Sur PPO; 142 in Surigao del Norte PPO; 63 in Surigao del Sur PPO; and 32 in ...
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13May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 13 (PIA) – The Provincial Office of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has transferred two clustered precincts in Agusan del Norte. This, according to Provincial Comelec Supervisor Atty. Raquel Limbaco in a phone-patch interview aired over 107.8 Power FM of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Caraga, is based on the recommendation of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) upon the assessment of the Provincial Police Office, saying that they cannot give assurance to se...
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13May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 13 (PIA) – The Province of Dinagat Islands is peaceful as polling precincts simultaneously opened this morning. In a phone-patch interview over 107.8 Power FM Provincial Board of Canvasser Chairman Atty. Riza Constantino said since Sunday and as of press time, no untoward incidents happened in the area and there were no signs of security threat. Atty. Constantino added that since Sunday, municipal election officers are already prepared for the conduct of today’s election....
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13May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 13 (PIA) – Municipal police station of Buenavista town in Agusan del Norte has confirmed shooting incident early this morning as polling precincts opened. During this morning’s live interview and aired over 107.8 Power FM of Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Caraga, Municipal Chief of Police Insp. Jared Charles Joaquin confirmed report of shooting incident in Barangay 3. He said they are conducting thorough investigation on the incident. Insp. Joaquin said though inve...
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13May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 13 (PIA) – Elements of the Philippine Army’s 30th Infantry Battalion is on full alert at the height of the conduct of national and local midterm elections today. This was learned from 1Lt. Joe Patrick Martinez, 30IB Civil Military Operations Officer in an interview with 107.8 Power FM this morning. Martinez said the military wants to ensure that the people will be safe and the election process will be peaceful. He likewise stressed that the troops assigned in their respect...
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13May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 13 (PIA) – A power disruption occurred at around 3:45 p.m. today here as fire razed a car display center in downtown area. Initial reports from the city’s Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said that the fire started at KIA Motors Display Center’s mezzanine floor. Further, initial investigation revealed that faulty electrical wirings caused the fire which was put under control around 30 minutes after. Meanwhile, in a phone-patch interview with 107.8 Power FM this afternoon...
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12May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 12 (PIA) – To ensure a peaceful conduct of the midterm elections in Surigao del Norte tomorrow, May 13, the government’s police force is strengthening its security measures. This was learned from Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Director PSSupt Ruel Obusan during the interview over 107.8 Power FM of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Caraga which is also the official radio station of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC)-Butuan City. According to PSSupt Obusan, to ...
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12May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 12 (PIA) – The provincial police office in Agusan del Norte assured the people of a peaceful election on Monday. In an interview over Philippine Information Agency’s (PIA’s) 107.8 Power FM, today, Agusan del Norte Police Provincial Director PSSupt. Eugene Paguirigan pointed out that their preparation is now on its final stretch as they have already deployed police force in different areas in the province. He said they have been conducting field visitations to see to it t...
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12May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 12 (PIA) –- The entire province is generally peaceful a day before the midterm elections, an officer of the province of Dinagat Islands said. Information Officer Jane Mayola in an interview over 107.8 Power FM said the peace and order situation remains normal as the Dinagatnons prepare for the election. Mayola said there were no reports of election-related incidents and vote-buying in the province. She added that since this year’s election in the province is a battle betw...
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12May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 12 (PIA) -- Commission on Elections (Comelec) - Butuan assured the voting public that everything is set for the conduct of the 2013 midterm elections on Monday, May 13. During “Comelec Hour” aired over 107.8 Power FM, Comelec-Butuan chief Ernie Palanan said all their personnel and the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) from the Department of Education (DepEd) are now ready. “It pays to have made detailed preparations ahead of time… though we have observed minor glitch...
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12May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 12 (PIA) -- Members of the Municipal Police Office in Buenavista town in Agusan del Norte confiscated fake one thousand bills, a day before the May 13, 2013 midterm elections. Buenavista Municipal Chief of Police Insp. Jared Charles Joaquin in an interview with 107.8 Power FM today confirmed that they confiscated 15 pcs. of counterfiet one thousand bills. The PNP municipal director added that one of the suspects was caught in possession of counterfeit bills, amounting to P2,00...
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15May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- The Commission on Population (Popcom) empowered 407 parents to reach other parents with adolescent children for their continuing campaign on adolescent health and youth development. This was the offshoot of the 15 trainings conducted region-wide on Learning Package on Parent Education on Adolescent Health and Development (LPPED). In close coordination with the Department of Education, Popcom-Caraga enabled a pool of educators in all divisions, who are also parents...
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15May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- Recognizing the power of radio, the AgriPinoy Corn Program of the Department of Agriculture-Caraga will conduct the University on the Air (UOA) on White Corn Production. The radio course will be carried out through the expertise of the Regional Agriculture and Fisheries Information Division (Rafid) with support of its "farmcasters" from the local government units (LGU). Last April 16-18, a series of mass briefing and enrollment was conducted in the provinces of Sur...
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15May2013SURIGAO CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Surigao del Norte will celebrate its 112th founding anniversary dubbed “One Surigao” today. This year's celebration is anchored on the theme "Celebrating our Rich Heritage and Sustaining the Gains of Development Onwards - Ang Bag-ong Surigao." Series of activities will be conducted to showcase the rich history and culture of Surigaonon as well as its natural bounties. The activity kicked off this morning with a motorcade around...
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15May2013SAN JOSE, Dinagat Islands, May 15 (PIA) -– Incumbent Glenda Ecleo edged out daughter Geraldine in the local polls to remain governor of Dinagat Islands. The elder Ecleo, who ran under the Nacionalista Party, was proclaimed winner on Tuesday, May 14. She got 23,385 votes against her daughter’s 22,760. Public Information Officer Rosario Roxas said Geraldine, who is the incumbent vice governor and the Liberal Party bet, conceded 11 a.m. yesterday. (FEA/PIA-Surigao del Norte) ...
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15May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT)-Philippine Global Communications (PhilCom) Inc. has partnered with Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Caraga to support the agency-initiated Rapid Media Reaction Team (RMRT) for the May 13 mid-term elections. PLDT-PhilCom Butuan provided free internet connection to the PIA regional office for the coverage of the elections. “As part of our corporate social responsibility and as we also aim to achieve honest, orderly and p...
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15May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) in Caraga upgraded its training in Incident Command System (ICS) through participating in a five-day Integrated Planning Course held at Pietros Square. The course contains the duties and responsibilities of the planning section chief (PSC), one of the general staff under the incident commander (IC). The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Caraga led the activity through Regional Director Liza Mazo, chai...
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13May2013LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Mayo 13 (PIA) -- Hindi na gumana ang Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machine na naka-assign sa precinct no. 7 sa Butuan Central Elementary School dito sa lungsod. Ayon kay Ma. Lourdes Canete, Board of Election Inspector chairman ng nasabing presinto, sa simula ay hindi naman nagka-aberiya ang nasabing PCOS machine at nakabasa pa ito ng mga 174 na balota, ngunit nang ipasok na ang ika-175 na balota, bigla na lamang daw itong nagka-aberiya. Dagdag ni Canete, sinubukan pa ra...
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10May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 10 – Incumbent Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. on Thursday filed a petition for disqualification against his rival, incumbent Cong. Jose S. Aquino II before the Regional and City Comelec here. The petition was filed against the respondent for having committed the prohibited acts defined under the Omnibus Election Code. Specifically, the petition was based on Section 68 of the code which states that any candidate who, in an action or protest in which he is a party is declared ...
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11May2013SURIGAO CITY, May 11 (PIA) – The officials from Commission on Elections and Philippine National Police today said they are all set for the May 13 elections here in Surigao del Norte. Comelec here revealed that a total of 492 PCOS machines were all successfully tested with reformatted compact flash cards (CFCs) in its best configuration to provide a 100% accurate reading of results. A security plan and police deployment are already enforced to ensure peaceful and orderly elections in the enti...
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10May2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Mayo 10 (PIA) -- Nasisiyahan si Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III sa ginawang paghahanda ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at ng Philippine National Police (PNP) para masigurong mapayapa, makatotohanan at kapanipaniwala ang gagawing halalan sa susunod na linggo, ayon sa isang opisyal ng palasyo. Noong Miyerkules, nagpatawag ng isang pagpupulong ang Pangulo sa Malacanang kasama ang PNP at ang AFP na nag ulat ng kanilang mga ginagawang paghahanda para halalan sa darating na L...
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10May2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, May 10 (PIA) -- The province of Agusan del Sur will unveil its rich culture, natural wealth and beauty in the upcoming 21st Naliyagan Festival from June 12-17, 2013. The formal opening program on June 12 is in time with the celebration of the 115th Philippine Independence Day which will start at 4:30 in the morning with an ecumenical dawn prayer. This will be followed by the holding of the holy mass at 6 a.m. in all Parish churches in the province. While the holy mass is on-g...
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10May2013LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Mayo 10 (PIA) -- Pinaiigting ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang anti-illegal logging task force bilang suporta sa nasyunal na pamahalaan sa pagsisikap nitong makontrola ang patuloy na illegal logging na gawain sa bansa. Sa ginawang pagtitipon ng Executive Committee ng Caraga Conference for Peace and Development (CCPD) na ginanap kamakailan sa Bishop’s Home, Barangay Ampayon, binigyang-diin ni Forester Achilles Ebron ng DENR-Caraga na ito ay daan p...
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10May2013LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Mayo 10 (PIA) -- Ginawaran ng Civil Service Commission (CSC) ng titulong Seal of Excellence Award ang tanggapan ng Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Revenue District Office sa ilalim ng Revenue Region 17 kamakailan lang sa BIR Grounds dito sa lungsod. Ito ay iginawad bilang gantimpala sa maayos na pamamalakad at serbisyo ng BIR sa publiko kasunod sa ulat na survey na isinagawa ng CSC sa ilalim ng Anti-Red Tape Act (ARTA). Ayon kay CSC-Caraga Regional Director Adams D. Torre...
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10May2013MANILA, Mayo 10 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III mipadayag sa iyahang katagbawan niadtong Huwebes sa gihimong preparasyon sa gobyerno alang sa umaabot nga piniliay karong Lunes, Mayo 13 diin gipasidunggan ang Armadong Kusog sa Pilipinas kon Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ug Philippine National Police (PNP). Siya miingon nga ang AFP ug ang PNP mituman sa paghimo sa iyahang gimando sa pagpatuman sa regulasyon pinasubay sa balaod sa loose firearms ug private armies sa 15 ka pro...
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10May2013SURIGAO CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- Around 94 youth leaders representing the in-school-youth, out-of-school youth, the Sangguniang Kabataan, and youth church leaders participated and successfully completed the three-day live–in Youth Leadership Seminar from May 4 to 6, 2013 at Anao-aon Central Elementary School, Poblacion, San Francisco, Surigao del Norte. Led by the 30th Infantry "Python" Battalion, Philippine Army (30IB PA), the three-day live-in seminar geared towards guiding the youth to become...
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10May2013LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Mayo 10 (PIA) -- Bahagyang bumaba ng siyam na porsyento ang krimen dito sa lungsod sa buwan ng Abril ngayong taon kung ikukumpara sa parehong buwan noong nakaraang taon. Ayon sa ulat ni SSupt Nerio Bermudo, hepe ng BCPO, sa buwan ng Abril sa taong ito, may naitalang 223 crime incidents na mababa ng siyam na porsyento sa nakaraang taon. Sa Average Monthly Crime Rate (AMCR), may naitalang 17.23 incidents kada 323,520 populasyon na nagpapakita ng pagbaba ng siyam na porsyento ...
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09May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 8 (PIA) – Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr of this city urged the city police personnel to intensify crime investigation and manhunt operation for easy solution of any crime, and to sustain peace and order in the city. Amante said that it is very important for the people to know the real peace and order situation in the city as the government is promoting transparency and good governance. “Peace and order situation is also the main factor among others which investors would ask b...
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09May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 9 (PIA) – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has intensified anti-illegal logging task force in support to the national government’s effort to curb illegal logging operations in the country. During the recent Executive Committee meeting of the Caraga Conference for Peace and Development (CCPD) held at the Bishop’s Home in Barangay Ampayon here, Forester Achilles Ebron of the DENR-Caraga emphasized that the operationalization of the multisectoral ch...
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09May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 9 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources ( DENR) Regional Office 13 has reviewed on Tuesday the application for Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) of the First Generation Mindanao Hydro Power Corporation (FGMHPC) for the construction of the 30 MegaWatt Puyo Run-Of-River Hyrdo Electric Power Plant in Jabonga, Agusan del Norte. The construction activities is expected to commence sometime next year. The total cost of the project is about P3.5 billion. Spec...
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09May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 9 (PIA) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the final testing and sealing (FTS) of the PCOS machines in the precincts was generally successful. The glitches observed during the process was considered insignificant. The Comelec has already completed the distribution of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines to the respective polling places, Lawyer Raquel Limbaco, Agusan del Norte Provincial Election Supervisor, said. “We have prepared contingency PCOS...
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09May2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Mayo 9 (PIA) -- Magsagawa ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) ng 29 na Diskwento Caravan-Balik Eskwela Edition sa buong bansa para mabigyan ng masmurang kagamitan sa eskwela, bags, sapatos at uniporme ang mga mag-aaral bago magsimula ang pasukan sa Hunyo. Sinabi ni DTI National Capital Region (NCR) Assistant Director Ferdinand Manfoste na ang diskwento caravan ay gaganapin sa buong bansa mula Mayo 6 hanggang Hunyo 15, 2013. “Ang diskwento caravan ay isang mabuting pag...
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09May2013SURIGAO CITY, Mayo 9 (PIA) -- Gimandoan ni Presidente Aquino ang mga Cabinet Secretaries nga lantawon ang mga sangpotanan sa resolusyon nga gipagawas sa Comelec pag-imposar og ban sa cash withdarawal nga molagpas P100,000 sa mga banko ug uban pa nga mga financial institutions, sumala ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte kagahapon. Sumala pa ni Valte nga gipagawas sa Presidente ang maong kamandoan aron matubag ang pipila ka mga mulo ug mga kabalaka mahitungod sa nasangpit nga resolu...
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09May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 9 (PIA) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the final testing and sealing (FTS) of the PCOS machines in the precincts was generally successful. The glitches observed during the process was considered insignificant. The Comelec has already completed the distribution of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines to the respective polling places, Lawyer Raquel Limbaco, Agusan del Norte Provincial Election Supervisor, said. “We have prepared contingency PCOS...
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09May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 9 (PIA) -- As a well-compliant office of the Anti-Red Tape Act (ARTA) of 2007, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Revenue District Office (RDO) No. 103 under Revenue Region 17 here received the Grant of Citizens’ Satisfaction Center – Seal of Excellence Award from the Civil Service Commission (CSC) held Thursday at the BIR grounds, this city. CSC-Caraga Regional Director Adams Torres bared that the BIR here has complied and passed the standard requirements to be awarded t...
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08May2013SURIGAO CITY, Mayo 8 (PIA) -- Gipagawas sa gobyerno pinaagi sa internet infographic ang mahitungod sa gidili nga mga ilimnom atol sa national ug local eleksyon karong Mayo 13, matud sa opisyales sa Palasyo kagahapon. Sumala ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte kagahapon nga giawhag sa gobyerno ang katawhan sa pagbisita sa Opisyal Gazette website nga http://www.gov.ph aron makakuha og mga impormasyon kalabot na sa election liquor ban nga magsugod karong Mayo 9 (12:00 sa buntag) hang...
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08May2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Mayo 8 (PIA) -- Itatalaga ng Philippine National Police (PNP) ang 50 porsyento o 21,885 na pulis, maging ang mga nagtatrabaho bilang administratibo at ang mga nagsasanay pa lamang, upang punan ang kanilang hanay na ilalagay sa mga lansangan bilang bahagi ng kanilang "maximum deployment" ng mga unipormadong tauhan na magseserbisyo para sa nakatakdang halalan sa darating na Mayo 13, 2013. Kamakailan, inanunsyo ni Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas ang paglulunsad ng...
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08May2013LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Mayo 8 (PIA) -- Hinikayat ni City Election Officer Atty. Ernie F. Palanan ang mga opisyales ng mga paaralan sa pakikipagtulungan ng tanggapan ng Department of Education (DepEd) na ihanda ang mga silid-aralan na gagamitin bilang polling precincts sa darating na midterm election ngayong Mayo 13. Sa kaniyang programa sa radio na pinamagatang, “City Comelec Office Hour” na mapapakinggan sa 107.8 Power FM ng Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Caraga, sinabi ni Palanan na ang...
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07May2013DINAGAT, 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 hel...
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07May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- The Commission on Population intensified the campaign to reduce the unmet need on family planning through capacitating the Barangay Service Point Officers (BSPOs), in the region. The BSPOs who served as the implementing arm of the population program at the community level were trained in four batches recently, who came from the Provinces of Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Islands, and also Surigao City. The training equipped the BSPOs on the skills n...
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07May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 7 (PIA) – It's all systems go for the Commission on Elections office here. According to City Election Officer Atty. Ernie Palanan during the “City Comelec Hour on Friday,” the Comelec, together with officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) have already conducted ocular inspection in schools designated with voting precincts. The official said majority of the schools in the Division of Butuan have already put in place di...
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07May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 7 (PIA) – Lawyer Ernie Palanan, City Election Officer has warned the local candidates here not to harass their partner agencies and volunteers. In a press statement, Palanan reminded the local candidates not to intimidate those who are helping the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in achieving Honest, Orderly and Peaceful Elections (HOPE), particularly during the conduct of “Operation Langkat” or removal of political advertisement nailed on the trees and posts alongside t...
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07May2013SURIGAO CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- Gibutyag sa Malakanyang ang bag-ohay pa lamang nga credit upgrade nga gihatag sa Pilipinas aron pagpalig-on sa peso gikan sa international credit rating firm Standard & Poor’s (S&P). Sumala ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte tungod sa maong credit upgrade, ang Philippine Peso karon nakalista na sa ikatulong pwesto isip best performing currencies sa kalibutan. Sumala pa ni Valte usa kini ka maayong balita alang sa Pilipinas ug dugang pa niya nga sa ...
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06May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 6 (PIA) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) here has intensified the conduct of ‘Oplan Langkat’ or removal of political advertisements nailed on the trees and electrical posts along the roadside of Butuan City. The continuous conduct of said activity intends to remind people that trees and electric posts which have been indiscriminately used for the posting of all kinds of campaign materials violates the Comelec's implementing rules and guidelines. Sizes of local ca...
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06May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - Caraga Region warns the public on unsafe practice of using and/or refilling butane canisters with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking and other household uses. DTI cautions that these canisters are not intended for and designed to store LPG. Based on Philippine National Standard (PNS) 03-01:2000, only welded steel cylinders with water capacities of 1 liter to 150 liters are intended for storage and transport of LPG...
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06May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 6 (PIA) – Citing the importance of delivering relevant and accurate news and information to the public during the May 13 elections, City Election Officer Atty. Ernie F. Palanan expressed his elation over the creation of the Rapid Media Response Team (RMRT) which was recently initiated by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Caraga Region. According to Palanan, the organization of the RMRT will serve as venue of providing the partner media with relevant news and information...
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06May2013SURIGAO CITY, May 6 (PIA) - The fisheries bureau in Caraga region opened the month-long celebration of Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s on May 2. The activity kicked-off with a grand motorcade around the city's major thoroughfares participated by the partner LGUs in the five provinces of Caraga. This year’s celebration with the theme, “Mangingisdang Direktor para sa Matatag na Balikatan”, is highlighted by the implementation of 9th season Fisherfolk Directorship Program pursuant to Departm...
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06May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 6 (PIA) – City Election Officer Atty. Ernie F. Palanan has urged school officials here through the Department of Education (DepEd) to prepare the classrooms to be used as polling precincts in the upcoming May 13 midterm elections. During his recent radio program dubbed “City Comelec Election Officer Hour” aired over 107.8 Power FM of Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Caraga, Palanan said they received reports that there are still some schools in the city that have not m...
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06May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- National officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) hailed the “Operation Baklas” conducted in this city spearheaded by the local Comelec office. According to Comelec-Caraga Regional Director Atty. Michael Abas, during the commission’s recent Command Conference, the local Comelec office was specially mentioned by Comelec Commissioners for converging stakeholders, both in the public and private sectors to participate and witness the activity. Lawyer Ern...
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06May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 6 (PIA) – The final testing and sealing of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machine in one of the precincts in Barangay Libertad National High School was successful. “We are all ready for the May 13 elections and we hope it will be successful,” Fernando Sarmiento Jr., Board of EIection Inspectors chairman, said. After the sample ballots were checked and found to have matched the result from the PCOS machine, watchers and the representatives of volunteer-organizatio...
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06May2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Mayo 6 (PIA) -- Pinakilos ng Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) ang mga benepisaryo ng repormang agraryo nang inilusad nito ang malawakang kampanya sa pagtatanim ng kahoy sa kulang-kulang isang libong hektarya ng pampublikong lupain sa loob ng kanilang mga komunidad sa kanilang adhikaing maibaba ang karukhaan sa kanayonan at mitigahin ang global warming. Sinabi ni DAR Special Programs and Agrarian Reform Stakeholders Relations Office (Sparsro) Undersecretary Rosalina Bistoyong ...
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04May2013LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Mayo 4 (PIA) -- Inanunsyo ng tanggapan ng Provincial Police Office ng Surigao del Sur sa pamumuno ni OIC Provincial Director P/SSupt. Antonio Taylan Jr. ang mga kinakailangang paghandaan upang bantayan ang mga boto sa gagawing May 13 polls sa nasabing probinsya. Ayon kay P/C Insp. Edwin Noguerra, PPO Operation and Plans Chief, inaasahan nila na mapayapang maisagawa ang eleksyon sa kabila ng mga insidenteng hindi kailanman maiiwasan. Matatandaan na sumiklab na naman ang isa...
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03May2013LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Mayo 3 (PIA) -- Handa na ang tanggapan ng Commision on Elections (COMELEC) sa Caraga sa isasagawang eleksyon ngayong May 13, 2013. Ito ang pahayag ni Regional Election Director Atty. Michael Abas sa pakikipanayam sa Radyo Ng Bayan kamakailan. Sinabi nitong naghihintay na lamang sila sa aktuwal na eleksiyon na isasagawa. “Yes, we are very much ready! (Oo, kaming lahat ay handa na!) nabuo na lahat ang trabaho sa eleksiyon, nagkaroon na sila (personahe ng Comelec at BEIs) ng ...
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03May2013LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Mayo 4 (PIA) -- Nakumpleto na ang proyektong imprastraktura sa Caraga ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) na nagkakahalaga ng ₱64.13 milyon sa pamamagitan ng anti-poverty project, ang Kalahi-CIDSS. Pakikinabangan ng 53 barangay ang nasabing proyekto sa siyam na munisipalidad sa rehiyon. Kasama sa proyekto ang mga pasilidad para sa edukasyon at pangkalusugan, produksyon, ekonomiya at serbisyo, environmental protection structures at preservation projects, f...
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03May2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, May 3 (PIA) -- Ang Social Welfare and Development (PSWD) sa Surigao del Sur mipahigayon ug duha ka adlaw nga trining sa pagdumala sa mga kaso sa Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC). Ang maong partisipante mga trabahante sa panlawas kon health personnel sa tibook probinsya. Sa pakighinabi kang PSWD officer May Navidad Salinas, siya misulti nga ang trining giapilan sa mga health personnel gikan sa mga nagkadaiyang Community Hospital ug Rural Health Units gika...
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03May2013PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, May 3 (PIA) -- Three rebels belonging to Guerrilla Front 88 of the North Central Mindanao Regional Committee of the New People’s Army voluntarily surrendered to LTC Jose Leonard Gille, commanding officer of the 26th Infantry Battalion, Thursday morning. The surrender of these rebels (names withheld for security reasons) was through the efforts of the soldiers and the mediation of concerned citizens who convinced the three to lay down their arms and return to the ...
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03May2013CARMEN, Agusan del Norte, May 3 (PIA) -- A total of 54 farmers from Brgy. Manoligao, Carmen, Agusan del Norte received their individual certificates of land ownership award (CLOA) following the handing-over ceremony in the barangay multi-purpose building on Thursday. Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Regional Director Faisar Mambuay led the distribution with Carmen Vice Mayor Willy Taglocop and DAR Asst. Regional Director Andre Atega, covering 95 hectares of agricultural land. Mambuay congra...
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03May2013PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, May 3 (PIA) -- Soldiers from the 75th Infantry Battalion and policemen from the Special Action Force encountered more or less 10 fully armed rebels in Road 88, Brgy. Bunawan Brooks, Bunawan, Agusan del Sur, Monday evening The soldiers and policemen were on a joint security patrol in the area when they encountered the armed group believed to be from Section Committee 14 of the North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee. The encounter resulted to one wounded on the ...
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03May2013DAKBAYAN SA BUTUAN, May 3 (PIA) — Nakig-alayon ang city COMELEC sa rehiyonal nga buhatan sa Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Caraga aron masiguro ang tukmang pagpakalat og impormasyun ilabi na sa pagpahigayun sa midterm nga nasyunal ug lokal nga eleksyon karong Mayo 13. Matud pa ni City Election Officer Ernie Palanan, ang dakong pagpaningkamot magdala ug kalambuan sa pagkab-ut sa maayung pamalakad ug pag promote og transparensiya sa katawhan pinaagi sa pagbalita og paghatag og impormasyun ...
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03May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 3 (PIA) -- Google Map-Your-Precinct Project 2013 was successfully launched at Saint Joseph Institute of Technology (SJIT), this city. The project aims to help Filipino voters find their precincts or voting centers using Google maps. The system entails the help of mapping volunteers which inputs details of the locations of precincts to Google mapmaker. Through online, Head of Google Business Group Iloilo (GBG Iloilo) Bernardo Arellano gives his instructions to the volunteers o...
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03May2013LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Mayo 3 (PIA) -- Pinangungunahan ng Australian government Overseas and Program katulong ang Australian Agency for International Development at Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)–Caraga ang isinagawang pagbibigay ng ahensya ng mga educational facilities sa probinsya ng Surigao del Norte na nagkakahalaga ng P9,588,285. Kasabay nito, ang Comprehensive and Integrity Delivery of Social Services (CDD) ng DSWD na Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive Int...
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02May2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, May 2 (PIA) – The Provincial Social Welfare and Development (PSWD) in Surigao del Sur conducted a two-day training on handling cases of Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC). Among the participants were health personnel of this province. In an interview, PSWD officer May Navidad Salinas said the training was participated by health personnel from the different Community Hospitals and Rural Health Units in the first and second districts of this province. It wa...
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02May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 2 (PIA) – The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) Regional Selection Committee (RSC) for Gawad Kalasag (KAlamidad at Sakuna LAbanan, SAriling Galing ang Kaligtasan) 2013 is now preparing for its evaluation and field validation. RDRRMC chairperson and regional director of the Office of Civil Defense Liza R. Mazo, said the committee already set deadline for the submission of DRRM Accomplishment Report to the RSC on Friday, May 3. One of the seri...
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02May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 2 (PIA) – With nearly a week before the local and national elections will take place, the city Comelec office here has recognized 107.8 Power FM of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Caraga as their official radio station. Lawyer Ernie F. Palanan, City Election Officer, said whenever there are changes in the schedules and activities, the station will be the venue in doing such announcements. He said BEIs and teachers who are on duty for the election will receive their ...
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02May2013LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Mayo 2 (PIA) -- Sa pangunguna ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Caraga regional office, sa pakikipagtulungan ng Center for Community Journalism and Development (CCJD), ginanap kamakailan ang pagpupulong na may layuning maitatag ang local water governance sa rehiyon. Sa nasabing pulong, sinabi ni DILG-Caraga Regional Director Lilibeth Famacion na ang mga produktong pangkaalaman na nagmula sa magandang kasanayan at karanasan mula sa mga human rights-base...
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02May2013SURIGAO CITY, Mayo 2 (PIA) -- Ang administrasyong Aquino mipadayag nga andam ug abli ang gobyerno sa pagtubag sa kahigwaos sa labor sector, sumala sa opisyales sa Palasyo kagahapon. Sumala ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda nakigtagbo ang Presidente sa mga miyembro sa labor sector niadtong Martes adesir siya mibeya paingon ngadto sa Tarlac City aron motambong sa usa ka job fair didto. Sumala pa ni Lacierda adunay 17 ka mga indibidwal, labor leaders, nga nag representa sa nagkalain-lai...
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02May2013DAKBAYAN SA BUTUAN, Mayo 2 (PIA) -- Sa pagpaningkamot nga makab-ot ang halapad nga kalambuan sa nasud, ang National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) nagpahigayon bag-ohay pa lang og aktibidad tumong nga mapalapdan ang kahibalo sa katawhan sa rehiyon sa Caraga pinaagi sa pag-impormar kabahin sa Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2011-2016. Subay niini, niadtong milabay’ng bulan, ang miyembro sa Technical Working Group gikan sa nagkalain-laing ahensya sa panggamhanan nagpahigayon og usa k...
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02May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) in Caraga is holding an Integrated Planning Course Training on Incident Command System (ICS) from April 29 to May 3. Said training is spearheaded by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) being the chair of this region’s DRRMC. City and provincial DRRM officers in the region are also participating in the 5-day affair. OCD-Caraga Regional Director Liza Mazo said that upon completion of this course, pa...
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29Apr2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, April 29 (PIA) -- The Foundation for the Development of Agusanons, Inc. (ADFI), a non-stock, non-profit organization that was founded in 2004 through a support grant from the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), aimed at establishing a Hygeia Integrated Health Management Center at the government center of Agusan del Sur in Barangay Patin-ay, Prosperidad. The same program is aimed at institutionalizing Integrative Health Management in the community level. Acc...
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01May2013LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Abril 30 (PIA) -- Inorganisa ng panrehiyong tanggapan ng Philippine Information Agency sa Caraga ang “rapid media reaction team.” Ito ay binuo upang maayos na maikalat ang impormasyon sa publiko sa darating na midterm election ngayong May 13, 2013. Ayon kay PIA Northern and Northeastern Mindanao Information Cluster Head at Caraga Regional Director Abner Caga, ang konsepto ng nasabing media reaction team ay magsisilbing gabay sa mga mga kasapi ng media upang maipamahagi an...
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30Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- Google volunteers will be conducting the first Butuan Map-Your Precinct Project 2013 at Saint Joseph Institute of Technology (SJIT) May 1, at 1 p.m.-5 pm. The Map-Your-Precinct project aims to help Filipino voters find their precincts or voting centers using Google maps. The system entails the help of mapping volunteers which inputs details of the locations of precincts to Google mapmaker. The project started in 2010 and was conceptualized during the automated ...
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30Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 30 (PIA) – The city Comelec here has partnered with the Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Caraga to ensure proper information dissemination during the conduct of the midterm national and local elections on May 13. Lawyer Ernie F. Palanan, city election officer, said this convergence effort will bring development in achieving good governance and promotes transparency to the public as news and information coming from their end will be immediately aired or broadcasted. PIA...
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30Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, Abril 30 (PIA) — Bahagyang bumaba ang kaso ng malaria sa probinsya ayon sa Agusan del Norte Provincial Health Office. May 42 kasong naitala ang Agusan del Norte Provincial Health Office noong 2010, 19 kaso sa 2011, apat sa 2012, at dalawang kaso ang naitala sa 1st quarter ng taong kasalukuyan na nagpapakita ng pagbaba ng trend, ayon kay Dr. Elizabeth Campado sa isang press briefing na ginanap sa selebrasyon ng World Malaria Day. Ang mga kaso ay karaniwang naitala sa mga baranga...
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30Apr2013LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Abril 30 (PIA) — Alinsunod sa ginawang paghahanda para sa midterm national and local elections, ang mga empleyado ng Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Caraga regional office ay nanguna sa lahat ng tanggapan ng PIA sa buong bansa sa pag-avail sa absentee voting. Sa pakikipagtulungan ng City Comission on Election (Comelec) ng lungsod, naganap sa PIA-Caraga regional office ang absentee voting noong Lunes kung saan lahat ng 11 na kawani ng PIA ay sinamantala ang pagkakataong...
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30Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has completed infrastructure projects in Caraga region worth P64.13 million through its anti-poverty project, Kalahi-CIDSS. Benefiting these infrastructure projects are 53 barangays in nine (9) municipalities in the region. The projects include facilities for education and health facilities, production, economic and service, environmental protection structures and preservation projects, footbridges, water sy...
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30Apr2013SURIGAO DEL SUR, Abril 30 (PIA) -- Ang Malakanyang nanawagan sa mga trabahante sa gobyerno ug mga media practitioner aron mapahimuslan ang tulo ka adlaw nga local absentee voting period ug paghimo uban sa pagbansaybansay sa ilahang mga katungod sa pagboto. “Kami naga-awhag sa tanang elidyibol nga mga botante sa pag-apil sa electoral nga proseso ug pagbansay sa inyohang mga katungod sa pagboto,” si Presidential Edwin Lacierda miingon sa usa ka press briefing kagahapon didto sa Malakanyang....
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30Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- The Australian Government Overseas Aid program through the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) together with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Caraga region have recently turned-over educational facilities worth P9,588,295 in Surigao del Norte. Ten educational facilities comprising of five day care centers, three pre-school buildings and two elementary school buildings were constructed in the municipality of Pilar, Sur...
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29Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 29 (PIA) – The regional office of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) here has organized a rapid media reaction team in an effort to provide uniform information to the public during the conduct of the 2013 national and local elections on May 13, 2013. In a roundtable discussion during the regular meeting with the personnel of PIA-Caraga, Northern and Northeastern Mindanao Information Cluster Head and concurrent Regional Director Abner M. Caga pointed out that the organi...
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29Apr2013SURIGAO CITY, Abril 29 (PIA) – Hugot nga koordinasyon tali sa mga ahensya sa gobyerno ug katawhan maoy gikinahanglan aron masumpo ang mga plano sa mga grupo nga gustong isabotahe ang mayo 13 nga piniliay, sulti sa Palasyo. Gipahimangnoan sa mga awtoridad ang katawhan nga ang paggamit og mga signal jammers aron langanon ug gubton ang piniliay karong Mayo 13 usa ka criminal nga kalapasan ug kini silotan sa balaod. Sa hiniusang press conference sa COMELEC ug DILG niadtong Huwebes si COMELEC ...
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29Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 29 (PIA) – Following the preparations for the midterm national and local elections, the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Caraga regional office’ personnel is first among other PIA regional offices nationwide to cast their votes through Absentee Voting. In coordination with the city’s Commission on Elections (COMELEC), said agency is scheduled today, April 29 to be held at the PIA-Caraga regional office having 11 personnel. The PIA-Caraga personnel in this case will ...
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29Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 29 (PIA) -- The Association of Caraga Executives (ACE), Inc. has already elected the new set of officers for C.Y. 2013-2014 who took their oath of office during its General Assembly on April 22, 2013 at Almont Hotels Inland Resort, Butuan City. This time, Engr. Danilo E. Versola, Regional Director of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) of this region was chosen as President. Together with him, the elected officers were: Mr. Faisar Mambuay, Regional Director of...
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29Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 29 (PIA) -- Spearheaded by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) – Caraga Regional Office and in partnership with the Center for Community Journalism and Development (CCJD), a regional forum entitled: “Meeting the Challenges of the Big Cs in Water: A Learning Event on Human Rights-Based Local Water and Sanitation Governance” was held at Samping Avenue, 2nd Floor of Bo’s Coffee, J.C. Aquino Ave., Butuan City on April 26, 2013. DILG Regional Directo...
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29Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 29 (PIA) -- In pursuit of inclusive growth, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) recentlyhas conducted a series of activities to update and enhance the Caraga Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2011-2016. Members of the different sectoral committees of the Caraga Regional Development Council (RDC) convened and participated in the different consultative activities. On April 4-5, 2013, Technical Working Group (TWG) meetings were conducted to orient various stak...
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29Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 29 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council (RDC) and the Deutsche Gessellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) joined forces to enhance the Caraga Regional Geographic Information System Network (RGISN). Earlier, stakeholders in the region have participated in the RGISN Technical Working Group (TWG) Orientation-Workshop at Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center, this City. In her message, Mylah Faye Aurora B. Cariño, NEDA’s Assistant Regional Director and RDC...
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29Apr2013SURIGAO DEL SUR, Abril 29 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III misaad niadtong Sabado nga ang kasamtangang administrasyon moresolba sa krisis sa enerhiya sa Mindanao sa tuig 2015 pinaage sa pag establisar ug mga planta sa kurente sa rehiyon. Sa iyahang pakigpulong sa usa ka panagtigum uban ang mga lideres sa lokal ug ang kumunidad didto sa Misamis University Gym, ang Presidente miingon nga ang gobyerno nagaduso sa mga proyekto partikularmente ang sector sa enerhiya aron sa pagtukpaw sa...
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29Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 29 (PIA) -- The Philippine Information Agency is now ready for the conduct of the 2013 midterm national and local elections said its director, Abner Caga. This, after the personnel here already availed themselves of the Local Absentee Voting (LAV) today at the PIA regional office. Evelyn Gonzales and Flor Evangeline Japitan from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Butuan City supervised the PIA personnel during the said early voting. Gonzales and Japitan lauded the agency ...
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27Apr2013LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Abril 27 (PIA) -- Inihayag ng Technical Education at Skills Development Authority o Tesda ang buong suporta sa gagawing pagdiriwang ng Araw ng Mangagawa o Labor Day ngayong Mayo 1, 2013. Sa ginawang press conference kamakailan sa isa sa mga lokal na mga hotel dito, sinabi ni Tesda Butuan City Agusan Del Norte Provincial Director Randy Devilla na bilang kasaping ahensya ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), ang Tesda ay isa sa mga kasaping ahensya ng DOLE na sumusupor...
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27Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, Abril 27 (PIA) -- Paiigtingin pa lalo ng mga kasapi ng Regional Multi-Sectoral Forest Protection Committee (RMFPC) ang pagsasagawa ng checkpoint operations upang makontrol ang ilegal na pamumutol ng kahoy at mas lalong mamonitor ang paglabas-masok ng mga ilegal na troso sa siyudad. Ayon kay Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Regional Technical Director Maritess Ocampo, ang pagmumungkahi ng pagtatag ng checkpoint ay paraan upang makontrol ang pagdadala ng "illega...
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26Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 26 (PIA) – In its effort to curb illegal drug activities in the region, joint elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Caraga, Buenavista Municipal Police Station and Agusan del Norte Provincial Public Safety Company have arrested a marijuana cultivator in Agusan del Norte. In a press statement, PDEA-Caraga Regional Director Erwin Ogario said that at about 05:45 p.m. last April 24 the apprehending forces successfully implemented a search warrant issued by H...
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26Apr2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 26 (PIA) -- The Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) in Surigao del Sur convened Thursday for a workshop-formulation of the new Integrated Area Community Public Safety Plan (IACPSP) of the province facilitated by the Dept. of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) here. Provincial Administrator Efren Rivas presided over the meeting and welcomed the participants in behalf of council chair Gov. Johnny Pimentel. The crafting of the plan is in line with ...
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26Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 26 (PIA) – The Caraga Youth Leaders Network (CYLN) will hold the “Butuan City Youth Leaders Forum with Local Candidates for Congressional, Mayoralty, Vice Mayoralty, and Councilors” on May 6 at the Luciana Convention Center, this city. The activity will be attended by almost 200 youths who are registered voters, CYLN head Mr. Rex Ybañez said. Attendees will hear straight from the local candidates their programs, projects and services on youth development. Topics to be...
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26Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has chosen a fishing town in Surigao del Norte as recipient of the US$1-million grant that will fund the Project Preparatory Technical Assistance (PPTA) for the Philippines Solid Waste Management Project. “The town of Del Carmen in Siargao Island has been selected by the ADB for its program as pilot site for the eco-tourism project “DENR 13 OIC, Regional Executive Director Nonito M. Tamayo said. The other potential sites being ...
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26Apr2013SURIGAO CITY, Abril 26 (PIA) – Ang Pilipinas ug Vietnam mipahigayon og bilateral talk human sa ika-22 nga Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit nga gipahigayon didto sa Brunei Darussalam niadtong Abril 24 ngadto 25. Sumala ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda gisubli ug gikumusta nila Presidente Aquino ug Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung ang ekonomikanhong kalamboan sa duha sa duha ka mga nasod ug sila nagkauyon sa dugang pagpalapad ug pagpalig-on niini. Sumala ...
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25Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 25 (PIA) -- Malaria cases in the province is on a downtrend, the Agusan del Norte Provincial Health Office said. In a press briefing held in celebration of the World Malaria Day, Agusan del Norte Provincial Health Officer Dr. Elizabeth Campado bared that based on statistics, in 2010, there is 42 cases of Malaria in the province; 19 cases in 2011; 4 in 2012; and 2 cases recorded in the 1st quarter this year which shows a decreasing trend. These cases are mostly recorded in so...
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26Apr2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Abril 26 (PIA) -- Sinabi ni Social Welfare and Development Secretary Dinky Soliman na 1,755,034 na mga bata mula sa 45,389 na day-care centers sa buong bansa ang mabebenepisyuhan mula sa Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) sa taong pasukan 2013-2014. Para sa taong 2013 na budget, ang DSWD ay naglaan ng mahigit P2.9 bilyon para sa naturang programa na sasakop sa lahat ng 17 rehiyon, kasali na ang Autonomous Region in Muslim M...
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26Apr2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Abril 26 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III at iba pang pinuno ng Southeast Asian na bansa ay nangakong muli na ilayo ang rehiyon mula sa armas nuclear at iba pang armas na malaki ang magagawang pinsala. Sa kanyang pahayag sa pagtatapos ng ika 22 Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) summit sa Bandar, Seri Begawan, Brunei, sinabi ni Chairman Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah inaasahan niyang malalagdaan ng walang pag-aalinlangan at sa lalong madaling panahon ang pr...
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26Apr2013LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Abril 27 (PIA) -- Pangungunahan ng Dept. of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Caraga at ilan sa mga lokal na kumpanya at overseas recruitment agencies ang gagawing job fair bilang bahagi ng pagdiriwang ng Labor Day dito. Sinabi ni Agusan del Sur Provincial Dir. Naomilyn Abellana, 30 porsiyento sa kabuuang rehistradong mga aplikante ang tiyak na maha-hire sa nasabing job fair na gaganapin sa AMA Computer Learning Center dito. Samantala, gaganapin ang misa sa St. Joseph Cathedral 5:...
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25Apr2013LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Abril 24 (PIA) -- Ginanap kamakailan ang Candidates’ Forum na pinamunuan ng Policy Center ng Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU). Layunin nito na maslalong makilala ng taong bayan ang mga nagsipaktakbo sa lokal na posisyon dito sa siyudad at malaman na rin ang kani-kanilang inilatag na plataporma. Sa kaniyang pambungad na pananalita, binigyang halaga ni FSUU Policy Center Executive Director Josefe Sorrera-TY ang kapaligiran, mabuting pamumuno at ang pagpapanatili ng ...
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25Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 25 (PIA) -- The Caraga region is now out of the list of poorest regions in the country. Caraga Regional Development Council (RDC) vice-chairperson and the region’s National Economic and Development Authority chief Dir. Carmencita Cochingco today that Caraga improved its poverty incidence significantly from 43% in the first semester of 2006 and 2009, to 34% in the first half of 2012. The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) earlier reported in its First Semester p...
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25Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 25 (PIA) -- The Agusan Norte Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) members convened Wednesday to discuss the proper usage of the local disaster funds. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Caraga assistant regional director Ricky Sanchez presented the Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 “Allocation and Utilization of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRMF). He said the circular was issued to guide LGUs in the all...
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25Apr2013ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Abril 25 (PIA) -- Gideklara ni Presidente Aquino ang Mayo 13 isip walay trabaho dinhi sa nasod agig paghatag og kahigayonan sa mga Filipino nga makahimo sa ilang katungod pagbotar sa Nasyunal ug Lokal eleksyon atol sa maong adlaw. Kini maoy gianunsyo ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda atol kagahapon nga gipagawas sa Presidente ang deklarasyon subay sa Proclamation No. 571 nga gipirmahan ni Executive Secetary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. niadtong Abril 23. Mat...
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24Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 24 (PIA) – More than 100 stakeholders from the regional line agencies (RLAs), Local Government Units (LGUs), private and business sectors and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) will convene for a regional consultation on the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) Midterm Updating and Revalidation of Results Matrix on April 25, 2013 at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. This regional consultation is aimed at ensuring that regional concerns and priorities are reflected in...
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24Apr2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, April 24 (PIA) -- The Foundation for the Development of Agusanons, Inc. (ADFI) launched last Friday the “Bata Muna” campaign to influence voters to consider children when voting and to vote for candidates who stand up for children’s rights come May 13 elections. Bata Muna is a non political, non partisan movement endorsed by the Commission on Elections and is implemented by various organizations, most notably Save the Children and Caraga Emergency Resource Group (CERG...
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24Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 24 (PIA) – In an effort to curb illegal logging activities in this city, members of Regional Multi-Sectoral Forest Protection Committee (RMFPC) has intensified the conduct of checkpoint operations in the entrance and exit points here. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Regional Technical Director Maritess Ocampo said the proposed establishment of checkpoint is a way to curb the transporting of illegally-cut forest products in Caraga Region. During the ...
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24Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 24 (PIA) – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has extended its full support for the conduct of the 2013 Labor Day Celebration on May 1, 2013. Speaking before the local tri-media during the press conference on Tuesday in one of the local hotels here, TESDA Butuan City-Agusan del Norte Provincial Director Randy Devilla said that as attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), TESDA has been regularly coordinating with DOLE of...
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24Apr2013SURIGAO CITY, Abril 24 (PIA) – Gipirmahan na ni Presidente Aquino ang Republic Act No. 10515 o naila nga “Anti-Cable Television and Cable Internet Tapping Act of 2013" nga nagtinguha sa pagprotekta sa industriya sa cable television ug cable internet. Si Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte maoy mianunyo atol sa regular press briefing didto sa Malakanyang kagahapon nga gipirmahan na sa Presidente ang maong balaodnon niadtong Abril 17, 2013. Sumala ni Valte gidilisa maong balaodnon...
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23Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- Full-range of reproductive health and family planning services are now accessible for the public as stipulated in the Responsible Parenthood-Reproductive Health law. Participants to a series of forums here expressed support and said they eagerly await its implementation in the region. The Policy Forum on RA 10354, otherwise known as the RP-RH Act of 2012, organized by the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) in coordinati...
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23Apr2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 23 (PIA) – The Save Our Surigao (SOS) Movement, in cooperation with the Bantay Kalikasan of the ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. will hold a run for a cause on April 27, to be participated by different sectors in this province. Dubbed “Dagan Para sa Kinaiyahan” (Run for Nature), the event will be graced by the special participation of the ABS-CBN Foundation Managing Director Ms. Gina Lopez and showbiz personalities Gerald Anderson and Maja Salvador. With these...
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23Apr2013LUNGSOD NG CABADBARAN, Abril 23 (PIA) -- Sa pagsusumikap na ikalat ang impormasyon para sa publiko sa pagtaas ng zoonotic disease rabies, pinangungunahan ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Agusan del Norte ang 3rd Province Wide Rabies at Animalindia Quiz Show na ginanap sa Alson’s, dito sa siyudad. Lumahok ang iba't ibang hayskul sa nasabing quiz show ng lalawigan. Sa paligsahan naman ng poster making, lumahok din ang iba't ibang paaralan sa elementarya, kasabay ng isinagawang quiz bowl. “Ang tauna...
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23Apr2013LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Abril 23 (PIA) -- Inihayag kamakailan ng Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Agusan del Norte - Butuan City Chapter ang kanilang ulat ukol sa Basic Disaster Management sa buwan ng Pebrero at Marso sa Con Con Hall, Balanghai Hotel Convention Center. Ayon sa ulat, serye ng pagsasanay ang naisagawa ng chapter tulad ng walong klase ng Standard First Aid at Basic Life Support Healthcare Providers Training Course, tatlong klase ng Tailored First Aid at Basic Life Support Adult Lay Rescuer T...
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23Apr2013SURIGAO CITY, Abril 23 (PIA) – Gisaulog sa 30th Infantry “Python” Battalion, Philippine Army (30IB, PA) bag-ohay pa lamang ang ilang ika-40th Founding Anniversary pinaagi sa pagpahigayon og nagkalain-laing mga kalihukan nga mipahinungod sa pasalig sa Philippine Army agig pagsuporta sa tumong ug tinguha sa nasod sa pagpanalipod ug pagprotektar sa kinaiyahan, paghatag serbisyo ngadto sa katawhan, ug kalamboan sa nasod. Mokabat sa 74 ka mga kabatan-onan ang nakapahimulos sa libreng tuli ato...
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23Apr2013LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Abril 23 (PIA) -- Ang People Power Volunteers for Reform – Caraga, Inc. at ang Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FnF) ay pinangunahan ang kauna-unahang 5K Freedom Run noong abril 20. Ang takbo ay naglalayong magbigay pansin sa pakikilahok ng mga pinuno ng pamahalaan at mga kawani, ang civil society at ang mga kabataan upang taasan ang kamalayan at sa huli ay maitanim sa isip ang halaga ng pag-aalaga sa kapaligiran, malinis na eleksyon at ang kalayaan sa katiwalian. Mahigit ...
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23Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 23 (PIA) – Some 40 local companies and 12 overseas recruitment agencies will participate in a jobs fair on May 1 in Butuan City and other areas in Agusan del Sur in celebration of this year’s Labor Day. The event is part of activities lined up by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Caraga with partner agencies and stakeholders. “Thirty percent% of the total registered job applicants during the Labor Day celebration on May 1 at the AMA Computer Learning Colle...
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23Apr2013SURIGAO CITY, Abril 23 (PIA) – Malipayon ug naghinamhinam na ang mga Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) sa Brunei Darussalam sa gikatakdang pagtambong ni Presidente Aquino sa ika 22nd nga ASEAN nga ipahigayon karong Abril 24 ngato 25, 2013. Sumala sa ilado ug respetado nga Filipina manager sa usa ka Singapore-based “helideck” (tigtaod sa tugpahanan sa mga helicopter sa mga taas nga mga buildings) manufacturer nga adunay regional office dinhi sa Pilipinas kagahapon nga ang pagbisita ni Presi...
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22Apr2013LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Abril 22 (PIA) -- Ang lupon ng Barangay Macalang, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte ang magiging kinatawan hindi lamang sa lalawigan ng Agusan del Norte kundi sa buong rehiyon ng Caraga para sa National Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives Award. Ayon sa Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives Award (LTIA) Regional Awards Committee (RAC) Region XIII, tinalo ng Barangay Macalang ang ibang nominado sa LTIA sa 1st to 3rd Class Municipality Category. Makakatunggali rin ng barangay na ito ang iba’...
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22Apr2013CABADBARAN CITY, April 22 (PIA) -- In its efforts to disseminate public information about the highly zoonotic disease Rabies, the Provincial Government of Agusan del Norte hosted the 3rd Province Wide Rabies and Animalandia Quiz Show at Alson’s Restaurant, this city recently. The Quiz Show was participated by the different secondary schools in the province. A poster making competition contested by students from the different elementary schools was also conducted alongside the quiz bowl. “T...
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22Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 22 (PIA) – The Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) Policy Center here initiates today’s Candidates Forum for the congressional, mayoral, vice mayoral and candidates for councilor of this city. It will start at 4:00 p.m at the FSUU Gymnasium. FSUU Policy Center Executive Director Josefe Sorrera-Ty said environment, good governance, sustainable development are but a few of the most persisting and relevant issues of Butuan confronting the 2013 mide-term election. “Re...
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22Apr2013LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Abril 22 (PIA) -- Nagsagawa ang Local Youth Development Council (LYDC) ng pagsasanay sa "Public Speaking" kasama ang mga miyembro ng Regional Youth Advisory Council (RYAC) mula sa iba't ibang ahensiya ng pamahalaan na ginanap sa Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort sa lungsod na ito. Ito ay may pinamagatang: “Communication Skills Workshop: A training on Public Speaking Workshop.” Sa nasabing pagsasanay, pinangunahan ng lokal na pamahalaan at ilan pang mga kasamahan ang Toastma...
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22Apr2013SURIGAO DEL SUR, Abril 22 (PIA) – Ang administrasyong Aquino padayon sa pag-asister sa mga trabahanteng walay dokumento didto sa Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) kinsa nag kampo gawas sa Konsolado sa Pilipinas didto sa Jeddah, sumala pa sa opisyal sa Makanyang kagahapon. Si Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte miingon sa usa ka pakighinabi sa radio pinaage sa dxRB Radyo ng Bayan nga ang Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) nagsugod na sa kalihukan sa pagbulig sa mg OFWs nga walay dokume...
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22Apr2013LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Abril 22 (PIA) -- Pinarangalan ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Butuan na nanalo sa pangrehiyong antas ng Local Legislative Award (LLA) sa mataas na kategorya at pati na rin ang Brgy. San Vicente bilang nanalo sa rehiyon ng Lupong Tagamapayapa Incentives Awards (LTIA). Iginawad ang parangal pagkatapos maghatid ng mensahe si Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante Jr. sa city hall grounds kamakailan. Nakatangga...
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20Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 20 (PIA) -- The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Agusan del Norte – Butuan City Chapter unveiled recently its Basic Disaster Management accomplishment report for the months of February and March at Con Con Hall, Balanghai Hotel Convention Center, this city. Based on the report, series of training were conducted by the chapter such as eight classes on Standard First Aid and Basic Life Support Healthcare Providers Training Course, three classes on Tailored First Aid and Basic Life ...
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19Apr2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Abril 19 (PIA) -- Ibinigay bilang donasyon ng Estados Unidos sa Bureau of Immigration (BI) ang makabagong biometrics para tulungang mapalakas ang kapabilidad ng ahensiya na makahuli ng mga dayuhang may pananagutan sa batas at iba pang mga illegal na dayuhan. Pormal nang tinanggap ni BI Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. mula kay Ambassador Harry Thomas ng America ang mga naturang kagamitan sa isang simpleng seremonya sa mismong embahada ng Amerika sa Maynila noong Huwebes. Pinasal...
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19Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 19 (PIA) -- The Local Youth Development Council (LYDC) here is leading today’s "Communication Skills Workshop: A Training on Public Speaking" with the members of the Regional Youth Advisory Council (RYAC) from government agencies and partner stakeholders at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. Said training is facilitated by the office of the city mayor’s in coordination with Toastmasters International which is composed of Butuan City, Cagayan de Or,o and Iligan...
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19Apr2013Ni Nida Grace B. Tranquilan TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Abril 18 (PIA) – Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III motugon sa pag-apil sa iyahang pag-ambid sa 22nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit nga ipahigayon didto sa Brunie Darussalam gikan Abril 24 hangtod sa 25, kini ang gibutyag sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) niadtong Miyerkules. Sa usa ka pahimangno sa Malakanyang, si DFA Spokesperson Raul Hernandez miingon nga kini nga Summit, diin usab momarka sa ika-46 ka ...
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19Apr2013SURIGAO CITY, Apr. 19 -- The 30th Infantry "Python" Battalion, Philippine Army (30IB, PA) commemorated recently its 40th Founding Anniversary through the conduct of various activities that emphasized the Philippine Army’s commitment to continuously support the nation’s goal of environment protection, delivery of social services to the people, and development. Seventy-four youngsters were circumcised and given free medicine during the joint Operation “Tuli” and 60 children benefited in...
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18Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 18 (PIA) -- The People Power Volunteers for Reform – Caraga, Inc. and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FnF) is set to stage the first 5K Freedom Run on April 20 this city. The run aims to draw attention and participation of government leaders and employees, the civil society and the youth, in order to raise awareness and ultimately inculcate the value of environmental protection, clean election and freedom from corruption. More than 1,000 runners are expected to participa...
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18Apr2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, April 18 (PIA) -- The province of Agusan del Sur has received financial assistance worth P1 million from Cebu City for the victims of typhoon Pablo that hit the province last December 4, 2012. Agusan del Sur Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza made the announcement during the provincial regular flag raising ceremony at the provincial capitol grounds here in Patin-ay, Prosperidad. The governor said the help from the city government of Cebu will go a long way in helping the victims recover ...
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18Apr2013ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Abril 18 (PIA) -- Isip parte sa tumong ug tinguha sa ahensya aron mapalapdan ug mahatod niini ang serbisyo ngadto sa mga probinsya, ang buhatan sa Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) mipaabot sa mga serbisyo niini sa Surigao del Norte pinaagi sa pag-abli sa ilang sangang buhatan dinhi sa syudad. Ang Surigao del Norte Branch Office, nga anaa nahimutang sa Provincial Sports Complex Compound, pormal ng gi-ablihan niadtong miaging semana. Ang pormal nga pa...
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18Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, Abril 18 (PIA) -- Gi-awhag sa Mines ug Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Caraga Regional office ang mga kaestudyantehan sa pagkuha ug kursong makahatag kanila ug trabaho sa industriya sa pagmina. Kini ang pahimangno ni Engr. Roger De Dios, Regional Director sa MGB-Caraga, atol sa Top Students Summit nga gitambungan sa sobra 100 nga mga graduating high school students ug iskolar nga gipahigayon sa Provincial Convention Center sa dakbayan sa Surigao nga gipangunahan sa provincial government s...
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17Apr2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Abril 17 (PIA) -- Matagumpay na naging bahagi ng 2013 Natural & Organic Products Europe expo ang Pilipinas. Ito ang nangungunang pagtatanghal ng mga natural at organikong produkto tulad ng pagkain, produktong pangkalusugan at pampaganda, sa London. Libu-libo ang bumisita sa itinanghal ng Pilipinas sa at marami ang naitalang order para sa maraming bagay na naka eksibit sa buong panahon ng pagtatanghal mula Abril 7–8, 2013. Kabilang sa mga sumaling nagsipagtanghal mula sa Pili...
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17Apr2013SURIGAO CITY, Abril 17 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Aquino kagahapon mihatag sa iyang mga pag-ampo ngadto sa mga biktima sa duha ka mga pagpamomba atol sa Boston Marathon ug iyang gikondinar ang mga nagpaluyo sa maong pagpamomba nga usa unta ka malinawon nga kalihukan sa paugnat sa kusog. Sumala ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte sa iyang pamahayag nga ang administrasyon miduyog sa international community sa paghatag sa ilang simpatiya ngadto sa mga nawad-an og mga minahal sa kinabuhi ...
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17Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 17 (PIA) -- Every year on April 7, World Health Day commemorates the founding anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. A theme is selected yearly to better give emphasis on a certain area of public health in the world. This year, the theme is High Blood Pressure. About one in 10 people in their 20s and 30s to five in every 10 people in their 50s or one in every three adults have high blood pressure worldwide(WHO). Hypertension – the rise in blood pressu...
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17Apr2013It’s summer once more. March to May is highlighted by fiestas and vacation time. To make the best out of the summer time, it would be best to keep your body healthy and active. Summer time is also the peak season for some spoilers, such as food poisoning, diarrhea, heat-associated ailments and recreation-associated injuries, thus the public is cautioned on the following: 1) food and water-borne diseases like typhoid, cholera, hepatitis A, food poisoning, and other diarrheas; 2) sore eyes; 3)...
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16Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 16 (PIA) – Barangay Macalang, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte bested other nominees to the Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives Award (LTIA) Regional level as it was declared by the LTIA Regional Awards Committee (RAC) Region XIII as the Regional winner for the 1st to 3rd Class Municipality Category. The said Lupon will represent not only the Province of Agusan del Norte but the whole of Caraga Region as well to the National Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives Award as it competes with o...
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16Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 16 (PIA) – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 13 (CARAGA) confers awards to the city government of Butuan for being the regional winner of the Local Legislative Award (LLA) in the highly-urbanized cities category and with Brgy. San Vicente as regional winner for the Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives Awards (LTIA). The awarding was made after the delivery of the State of the City Address (SOCA) of Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante Jr. at City Hal...
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16Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 16 (PIA) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Caraga in cooperation with the Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns (BWSC) conducted the “Enhancement Workshop on Family Welfare Program” recently in Tandag, Surigao del Sur. DOLE Caraga regional director Ofelia M. Domingo said they invited Family Welfare Program managers from BWSC, Robert Cudal and Celia N. Javier along with the Caraga Family Welfare Council, Inc. focal persons to present an in-depth descrip...
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16Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 16 (PIA) – The Father Saturnino Urios University Policy Center (FSUUPC) revealed the results of the third phase of a four-series May 2013 Opinion Poll Survey culled last April 1-7, 2013 from the 1,833 new set of respondents taken from the 86 barangays of this city. According to FSUUPC Director Atty. Josefe Sorrera-Ty, like the two surveys conducted last January 23-30, 2013 and March 7-15, 2013, it employed the proportional sampling method to gather data from registered vote...
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16Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 16 (PIA) – The Regional Development Council (RDC) Caraga will be conducting a regional consultation on the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) on April 25. The consultation will cover midterm update and revalidation of the results matrix. The consultation will be held at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. Surigao del Norte Governor Sol Matugas said the activity is aimed at promoting wider ownership of the plan and ensuring that regional aspects of the national d...
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16Apr2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Abril 16 (PIA) -- Patuloy na minomonitor ng pamahalaan ng Pilipinas ang mga kaganapan sa Korean Peninsula partikular na ang plano ng North Korea para sa kanilang paglulunsad ng missile, ayon sa Malakanang noong Martes. Sa ginanap na press conference sa Malacañang, sinabi ni Secretary Raicky Carandang ng Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO) na naalarma ang palasyo sa panong paglulunsad ng missile. “Kami ay nababahala sa mapanghamong a...
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16Apr2013SURIGAO DEL SUR, April 16 (PIA) – A Cafgu member under the 23rd Infantry Batallion based in Tagbina town here was reportedly wounded by suspected New People's Army rebels around 9:45 a.m. on Sunday. In a press statement, the military said an undetermined number of NPA believed to be under Guerilla Front 14 of Northeastern Mindanao were responsible for the attack. Firefight ensued and lasted for about 20 minutes. The victim was hit in the stomach and immediately brought to Andres Soriano Memo...
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16Apr2013SURIGAO CITY, Abril 16 (PIA) -- Gipasalig sa Malakanyang niadtong Sabado nga kanunay kining andam mohatag og tabang ngadto sa mga Filipino nga atoa sa Saudi Arabia labi na gyud kadtong dili mga legal nga gusto ng mopauli balik dinhi sa Pilipinas. Adunay mokabat 7,000 ka mga tranbahanteng Filipino ang gusto na mopauli gikan sa Saudi Arabia human gimando ni King Abdullah ang tulo ka bulan nga pagdelatar sa pagpangdakop sa mga illegal ug overstaying nga mga langyaw didto sa maong nasod aron paghat...
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16Apr2013MANILA, Abril 16 (PIA) – Ang Malakanyang miingon kagahapon adlaw’ng Domingo nga ang Filipino Boxer Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire magpabilin ang suporta ug pagdayeg gikan sa mga katawhang Pilipino luyo sa kapildihan batok kang Cuban Pugilist Guillermo Rigondeaux sa ilahang super bantamweight nga panagsangka nga gipahigayon sa New York City Sabado sa gabii. Sa usa ka pamahayag nga gibasa sa usa ka estayunan nga gipadumala sa gobyerno ang dzRB Radyo ng Bayan, si Deputy Presidential ...
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16Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, Abril 16 (PIA) -- Gisaksihan mismo ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang gilusad nga demo run sa Department of Science and Technology (DOST) nga automated guideway transit (AGT) aron palambuon ang nangaraan na nga University of the Philippines campus sa Diliman, Quezon City niadtong lunes. Ang flagship project sa DOST nga gipangunahan ni Secretary Mario Montejo kauban niini ang U.P., ang AGT nga usa sa daku nga commuter rail train system nga mamahimong masakyan og 60 ka mga pasahe...
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13Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 13 (PIA) -- The deadline for filing of 2012 Income Tax Return (ITR) is on Monday, April 15 without extension, BIR RR17 chief said. The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Revenue Region No. 17 (RR17) regional director Norberto D. Vitug urged taxpayers to file their ITR and pay their correct taxes now to avoid rush and penalties. Vitug during Friday’s press conference said that their district offices in Caraga region and other collection banks, barangays and establishments...
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12Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 12 (PIA) – The Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD), in coordination with the local governments, held a Policy Forum on RA 10354, otherwise known as the Responsible Parenthood-Reproductive Health Act of 2012. Multi-sectoral groups in Bislig, Tandag and Agusan del Norte attended the forum. The forum aimed to provide sectoral groups a deeper understanding and appreciation on the different provisions of the RP - RH law. Section 7 of th...
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12Apr2013SURIGAO DEL NORTE, April 12 (PIA) -- The Philippine Army Recruitment Office for Mindanao, Army Personnel Management Center (APMC) is set to conduct an Aptitude Test Battery examinations (PAATB) and other Pre-Written Examinations for Officer Candidate Course (OCC), Officer Preparatory Course (OPC) Probationary Officer Training Course and Candidate Soldier Course (CSC) on April 26, 2013 at the Surigao State College of College, Surigao City and April 27, 2013 at the Kalayaan Hall, 15th RCDG, Butuan...
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12Apr2013SURIGAO DEL NORTE, April 12 (PIA) – The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) – Caraga Regional Office urged students to take up courses that could land them jobs in the mining industry. MGB-13 Regional Director, Engr. Roger A. De Dios said during the Top Students Summit attended by more than 100 graduating high school students and scholars held recently at the Provincial Convention Center spearheaded by the Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte and the Department of Education. Anchored ...
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12Apr2013SURIGAO CITY, Abril 12 (PIA) -- Ang lokal nga pangagamhanan sa syudad uban ang Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) ug City Police Station mipahigayon og usa ka Forum-Workshop on the Drug Situation Update of Surigao City, niadtong miaging adlaw Abril 11, 2013 sa City Cultural Center ning dakbayan. Tumong ug tinguha niini mao nga mas mapalig-on pa ang kampanya sa syudad ug mga kapulisan kabahin na sa Anti- Illegal Drugs pinaagi na sa kooperasyon ug suporta sa mga kapitanes ug mga op...
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12Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 12 (PIA) -- After thorough deliberation of the Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives Awards (LTIA) Regional Awards Committee headed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Regional Director Lilibeth A. Famacion as Chairperson, the LTIA Regional Finalists for C.Y. 2012 are finally revealed. The list of Regional Finalists CY 2012 Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives Awards as follows: - Highly Urbanized Cities Category - Brgy. San Vicente, Butuan City - Com...
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12Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- Seeing the need to continuously update Department of Agriculture (DA) counterparts from the Local Government Units (LGUs), DA conducted two batches of retooling seminar for agricultural livestock technicians and coordinators last April 2-3 for the first 55 participants and April 4-5 for the second batch. Focusing on DA’s thrust to develop the region’s livestock and poultry industry, the livestock division initiated the conduct of the training with lectures an...
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12Apr2013PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, April 12 (PIA) -- The Philippine Government has offered assistance to all Mindanao Electric Cooperative by extending financial assistance through a soft loan at National Electric Administration to purchase Modular Generating Sets at 6 percent interest per annum. Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative Inc. (ASELCO) Gen. Manager Emmanuel Galarce said, because of the power shortage that Mindanao is again experiencing this year, the National Electrification Admin...
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11Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 11 (PIA) – In celebration of the Balangay Festival this year, the City Tourism Council here is once again inviting all regional and national line agencies, non-government organizations, socio-civic and youth groups, and private companies to join the Funfair of the Balangay Boat Float Parade on May 19, 2013. According to Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr., the Balangay Boat Float Parade will be a good venue and opportunity for the offices/agencies to advocate and showcas...
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11Apr2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Abril 11 (PIA) - Ang gobyerno miseguro nga ang balaod sa nasud mapatuman. Kini ang gisulti ni Presidente Benigno Aquino III reaksyon sa dili pa lang dugay nga “grounding incident” sa Tubbataha Reef nga naglambigit sa Chinese nga sakyanan sa panisda, atol sa pakighinabi didto sa Roxas City Airport (Miyerkules). Ang Presidente miingon nga ag gobyerno mopatuman sa Republic At 10067 nga miasoy nga bisan kinsa musolod sa protektadong dapit gikunsiderar nga manging...
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11Apr2013SURIGAO CITY, Apr. 11 (PIA) -- As part of the agency’s commitment to broaden its reach to the provinces, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) extends its services in Surigao del Norte with the opening of a branch office in the city. The Surigao del Norte Branch Office, which is located at the Provincial Sports Complex Compound, was formally opened and inaugurated last Friday, April 5. Leading the ribbon-cutting were Board member Victor Borja in behalf of Governor Sol F. Matugas, ...
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10Apr2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 10 (PIA) - The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) here recently launched the Community-Based Potable Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (CPWASH) Project at Kinabigtasan, Tago ARC Surigao del Sur. The CPWASH is the first venture of Barangay Kinabigtasan and Kinabigtasan Multipurpose Cooperative. Regional Director Faisar A. Mambuay urged members to support the project. Tago Vice Mayor Alex Bautista thanked the DAR for the project as it answers a long-time...
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10Apr2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, April 10 (PIA) -- The Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (Aselco) is appealing to all member-consumers in this province to help save electric power in order to lessen the impact of electric shortage and bigger power rate increase and assuring the general public of no electric power interruption during election period from May 1 to 21, 2013. “As we all know and experience these days, we are suffering a total of four and a half hours of brown out every day, with 1.5 hours per f...
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08Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 8 (PIA) -- To safeguard and make the environment conducive to the improvement and maintenance of the health of the people, the member agencies of the Regional Inter-Agency Committee on Environmental Health (RIACEH) Caraga region strengthened the implementation of its functions and responsibilities. During the orientation of RIACEH stakeholders on April 4-5 in Butuan City, it was learned that because of the establishment of industries operating in the region like that of minin...
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08Apr2013SURIGAO CITY, Abril 8 (PIA) – Sumala sa Malakanyang ang sitwasyon didto sa Korean peninsula nagpabilin nga normal ug walay rason nga moisa og alert level ang gobyerno sa Pilipinas aron maseguro nga luwas ang mga Filipino didto sa South Korea. Matud ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte niadtong adlawng Sabado nga ang Department of Foreign Affairs kanunay nga nagmonitor sa sitwasyon og matud nila nga nagpabilin nga normal ang sitwasyon mao nga walay angay kabalak-an. Matud pa niya...
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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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04Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 4 (PIA) – The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Caraga region is conducting a two-day orientation from April 4-5 for its Regional Inter-Agency Committee on Environmental Health (RIACEH) stakeholders to address environmental health problems. According to Dr. Ernesto Pareja of DOH-CHD Caraga, the orientation is aimed to strengthen better collaboration among stakeholders on health and environment in addressing environmental health issues and to delin...
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04Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 4 (PIA) – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in Caraga today presented the region’s labor and employment status. During the Sectoral Technical Working Group Meeting on Mainstreaming Labor and Employment in the Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2011-2016 Revision and Enhancing the Results Matrices held in one of the local establishments here, Melanie Maur of NEDA-Caraga said in comparing the key labor and employment indicators in 2010 and 2011 in the regi...
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04Apr2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Abril 5 (PIA) -- Matagumpay na naisagawa ng United Nations Commission on Status of Women (CSW) ang ika-57 na pagtitipon na may temang “Violence against Women and Girls.” Ang taunang pagtitipon na ginanap mula Marso 4 hanggang 15 sa headquarters ng United Nations (UN) sa New York ay may naitalang mataas na bilang ng mga dumalo kung saan 133 estados ang nagbigay ng pahayag. Mahigit 6,000 mula sa civil society organizations ang nagpatala bago pa dumating ang dalawang linggo n...
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04Apr2013DAPA, Surigao del Norte, April 4 (PIA) — Malacañang Palace has announced that President Aquino approved a P110-million financial grant from the Social Fund for the modernization of the Siargao airport. The announcement was made during the official visit of DILG Secretary Mar Roxas and DOTC Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya to Siargao Island last March 27 where they made an ocular inspection of the island’s airport and the proposed runway extension development. They also inspected the new Tou...
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04Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 3 (PIA) – Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. denied involvement in the disruption of a religious activity dubbed "Panaad 2013" in Barangay Anticala, in which an alleged misencounter between government forces occurred. The activity was spearheaded by incumbent Congressman of 1st District Agusan del Norte Hon. Jose 'Joboy' Aquino II, who is also his opponent for mayor in the May elections. “I am not against this religious activity of the Catholics. I may not be a catholic by r...
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04Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 4 (PIA) -- Caraga region now has 17 illegal logging hotspot areas, down from 37. The Caraga Multi-Sectoral Forest Protection Committee (MFPC) reported that the 17 illegal logging hotspot areas comprise eight areas from the province of Agusan del Sur, eight areas from Surigao del Sur and one from the province of Dinagat Islands. The MFPC is lead by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The continuous monitoring and the implementation of Executive Order (EO) No...
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04Apr2013SURIGAO CITY, Abril 4 (PIA) -- Gisiguro sa Malakanyang niadtong Martes nga adunay saktong mga sumbanan aron masumpo ang oil smuggling sa nasud. Sumala ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda, lakip sa maong sumbanan mao ang tax regulation pinaagi sa Revenue Regulation 2-2012 nga musiguro nga ang ecozone locators makakuha og tax exemption. Dugang pa niini, ang mga pagbisita ug inspeksyon sa ginahimo sa Department of Finance (DOF), Bureau of Customs (BOC) ug ang Bureau of Internal Revenue (B...
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03Apr2013PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, April 3 – With much anticipation, the long-wait for a modern cultural center in the province is finally over with the unveiling of the sprawling edifice right at the heart of the D.O. Plaza Government Center here. Agusan del Sur Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza, with other provincial officials led the inauguration of the P55 million worth project last week, which serves as the venue for almost all provincial cultural activities like the annual Naliyagan Festiva...
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03Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Agusan del Norte installed 2,263 farmers as legal owners of agricultural landholding under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), covering a total of 3,260 hectares. Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio R. Delos Reyes graced the said occasion assisted by DAR-Caraga Regional Director Faisar A. Mambuay, OIC-Assistant Regional Director for Operation and Concurrent Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer II Andre B. Atega ...
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03Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform in Agusan del Norte through the implementation of Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity and Economic Support Services (Arccess) has turned over P6-million worth of modern farm implements to two Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations (ARBOs) recently. Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio Delos Reyes graced the said occasion. Also in the limelight were DAR Caraga Regional Director Faisar A. Mambuay, OIC-Assistant Regional Director...
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03Apr2013SURIGAO DEL SUR, April 3 (PIA) – The National Statistics Office here has successfully conducted a User’s Forum in relation to the 2012 Census of Philippine Business and Industry (CBPI) held Tuesday in Bislig City. The activity participated by the representatives (owner/bookkeeper/employees) from the different establishments of the four municipalities of Barobo, Hinatuan, Tagbina, and Lingig, as well as the City of Bislig. the forum is part of their massive Information Education Campaign (I...
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03Apr2013SURIGAO CITY, Abril 3 (PIA) – Gikalipay sa Malakanyang ang resulta sa pinakabag-ong Social Weather Station’s survey nga nag-ingon nga upat sa lima ka mga Filipino o 81 porsyento ang kuntento sa ilang mga kinabuhi, sumala sa opisyales sa Palasyo kagahapon. Matud ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda ang administrasyong Aquino nagpasalamat sa mga Filipino tungod sa ilang dakong pagsalig, kumpiyansa, ug suporta sa gobyerno. Matud pa niya nga nubentay-singko porsyento sa mga gisurbe ang...
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03Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 3 (PIA) -- The convergence of all member-agencies of the Regional Development Council (RDC)-Caraga on Thursday will highlight the mainstreaming of labor and employment in the updated Regional Development Plan (RDP). In a message to council members, RDC-Caraga Vice Chairperson and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Regional Director Carmencita Cochingco said the scheduled meeting of RDC-Development Administration Committee (DAC) will discuss primarily the mains...
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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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03Apr2013SURIGAO CITY, Abril 3 (PIA) – Si Commission on Audit Grace Pulido-Tan natudlo ngadto sa unom ka termino isip external auditor sa Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), sigon anunsyo sa Malakanyang niadtong Miyerkules. Matud ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda niadtong Miyerkules didto sa Malakanyang nga ang Pilipinas napili ngadto sa unom ka termino ug iyang gipahalipayan sa Chairman Grace Pulido-Tan kinsa maoy nag-inusarang babaye nga external auditor didto ...
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02Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- To push quality and safe corn production in the country the Department of Agriculture AgriPinoy Corn Program launched this year the first and prestigious search in the corn industry dubbed as 2013 National Search for Corn Quality Awards. The search is open nationwide and is envisioned to recognize the achievement of top performing LGUs with outstanding contribution to the corn industry. Caraga Regional Corn Coordinator Abel Wagas said that the search is open to a...
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02Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- Members of the Regional Development Council – Development Administration Committee (RDC-DAC) in Caraga will meet on April 4 at the Goat2geder Hotel and Restaurant, this city to discuss the following: 1) mainstreaming of labor and employment in the updated Regional Development Plan (RDP); 2) enhancing the results matrices; and 3) validating the draft situational analyses. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Caraga Regional Director Carmencita Cochi...
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02Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- In line with its 39th anniversary celebration, the Butuan City Water District (BCWD) conducted a motorcade from the Libertad Sports Complex going to their office at J. Rosales Avenue on Monday, and followed with a press conference held at their training center to update the local tri-media on the BCWD’s operations and accomplishments The 39th Anniversary celebration of BCWD is also in time with the 12th Water Consciousness Week celebration from April 1-6, 2013 wi...
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02Apr2013SURIGAO CITY, Abril 2 (PIA) -- Si Commission on Audit Grace Pulido-Tan natudlo ngadto sa unom ka termino isip external auditor sa Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), sigon anunsyo sa Malakanyang niadtong Miyerkules. Matud ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda niadtong Miyerkules didto sa Malakanyang nga ang Pilipinas napili ngadto sa unom ka termino ug iyang gipahalipayan sa Chairman Grace Pulido-Tan kinsa maoy nag-inusarang babaye nga external auditor didto s...
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01Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 1 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Agusan del Norte thru the Provincial Social Welfare Development Office (PSWD) in partnership with the Phil. Legislators’ Committee On Population and Development Foundation Inc. (PLCPD) launched a provincial policy forum tackling the key features of RA 10354 (Reproductive Health Law), recently at the Provincial Training Center, Capitol Compound, this city. The forum was participated in by different Local government Units (LGUs) of the ...
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01Apr2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 01 (PIA) – The Council Of Government Information Officers (COGIO) in Surigao del Sur has been revived with the election of new set of officers held at the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAg). The council has been inactive for several years after Mr. Primo Martho Oyan, former Infocen Manager of Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Surigao del Sur Infocen retired from service in 2007. Last January 25, the council's original members, together with Oy...
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29Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 29 -- The New People’s Army (NPA) believed to be members of Guerilla Front 21C of North Eastern Mindanao Committee (NEMRC) harassed the devotees during the conduct of station of the cross “Panaad 2013” at Barangay Anticala, this city at 5 am today. Thousands of people, including police and military personnel joining the station of the cross where harassed by the NPAs in Purok Iyaw of said area. Unfortunately, one Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) (name i...
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27Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 27 - The Province of Surigao del Norte received some P105 million from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 13 (Caraga) for the implementation of Pamana (Payapa at Masaganang PamayaNan) Projects on March 26, 2013 at the DILG-Caraga Regional Office, this city. Pamana, as a peace-building initiative of the government in conflict-affected areas supports the formulation of the Provincial Peace and Development Framework Plan of Surigao del Norte. This ...
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26Mar2013Higit na matibay ang buto ng mga taong walang diabetes kumpara sa mga may diabetes. Ayon sa pag-aaral sa pangunguna nina Dr. Celeste C. Tanchoco, Ms. Milagros F. Villadolid, at Ms. Mina Grace C. Aquino ng Food and Nutrition Research Institute ng Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST), mas mababa ang bone mineral density (BMD) ng mga may diabetes kumpara sa mga walang diabetes. Dahil dito higit na matibay ang buto ng mga taong walang diyabetis kumpara sa mga may diabetes. Ang BMD a...
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26Mar2013Malimit na katanungan ng mga mommy o nanay ay “ano na naman kaya ang lulutuin ko?” o kaya’y “ano kaya ang kakainin ng mga anak ko?” Kung mayroong plano kung ano ang lulutuin o iyong tinatawag na meal planning, maiiwasan ang problema sa kung ano ang ipapakain sa ating pamilya. Ang meal planning ay ang proseso ng pag-iisip o pagpaplano nang advance o nang mas maaga kung anong pagkain ang ihahanda para sa ating pamilya. Kung may plano, malaking bagay din ang ating matitipid sa oras at...
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26Mar2013Diabetes mellitus is a lifestyle-related disease characterized by high blood sugar levels. A high blood sugar level is caused by the inability of the body to produce sufficient amounts of insulin, the hormone which keeps blood sugar at a normal level. The two types of diabetes are the insulin dependent or Type I and the non-insulin dependent or Type II. Type I diabetes is common in children and young adults. Type I diabetes is a condition where the body cannot produce insulin, hence it has ...
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26Mar2013Pamilyar na tayo sa katagang ”Breast-feed infants exclusively from birth to six months, and then, give appropriate food while continuing breast-feeding” Hindi na bago sa pandinig natin ang katagang ito dahil ito ang ikalawang mensahe na nakasaad sa 2000 Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos (NGF). Nitong 2012, ang bagong NGF na ginawa ng Technical Working sa pamumuno ng Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) ay ganoon din ang ikalawang me...
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27Mar2013The 7th National Nutrition Survey conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) showed that more than 3 million Filipinos are estimated to have Type II diabetes. Consequently, FNRI-DOST has been developing food products that may help in controlling blood sugar level in diabetics. Speaking of control, even diabetics cannot sometimes resist mashed potato especially as a side dish to roast chicken. However, diabetics may know well...
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26Mar2013Zinc is one of the essential minerals because of its importance in approximately 100 enzyme activities that support the many body processes. Considered an ubiquitous and versatile trace element, zinc has varied supporting roles in the epidermal, gastrointestinal, central nervous, immune, skeletal, and reproductive systems. Zinc is needed for a healthy immune system, synthesis of DNA, wound healing, and growth and development in children, adolescents, and pregnant women. It was in 1961 when ...
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26Mar2013The latest nutrition survey of the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) in 2011 reveals a positive outlook for exclusive breastfeeding among Filipino mothers. More mothers are now breastfeeding their infants exclusively, up from 29.7 percent in 2003 to 35.9 percent in 2008 and 46.7 percent in 2011. The survey also disclosed the mothers’ improved knowledge on the beneficial effects of breastfeeding. In 2011, 56 percent of mothers thi...
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26Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 26 - The Special Enforcement Team of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Caraga conducted a buy-bust operation on March 23 at Purok 2-C, Barangay 1, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur that resulted in the arrests of two (2) provincial target-listed drug suspects and the confiscation of two (2) heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets. Confiscated drug evidence from the apprehended suspects were submitted to the Philippine National Police (PNP) Crime Laboratory Regional Of...
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26Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 26 -- The Payapa at Masaganang PamayaNan, known as Pamana is the national government’s peace and development framework to respond and strengthen peace building, reconstruction and development in conflict-affected areas (CAAs). On March 22, the Office of the Presidential Adviser of the Peace Process (OPAPP) with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 13 (CARAGA) initiated the Pamana Regional Programming to come-up with a list of peace-building proj...
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26Mar2013BARANGAY SAMPAGUITA, Veruela, Agusan del Sur, Mar. 26 (PIA) -- Thirty houses are now being built here in Sitio Anilao, dedicated to poor, homeless residents and victims of typhoon Pablo that hit Agusan del Sur on December 4, 2012 . This is part of the “Bayani Challenge” led by Pilipinas Natin, the flagship volunteer program of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) headed by Sec. Sonny Coloma. On Saturday, a thousand local residents with Veruela Mayor Salimar Mondejar , s...
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26Mar2013SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Mar. 26 (PIA) -- The 8th Bayani Challenge opened on March 23 at the GK build house site in Brgy. Lobogon, Del Carmen, Siargao Island, this province. Del Carmen Mayor Afredo “JR” Coro officially declared the opening of the 8th Bayani Challenge with this year’s theme “Isang Bayan, Isang Bayanihan,” followed by a community dancing to the tune of the Gawad Kalinga (GK) theme songs and human chain activity dubbed “PASALOAD,” a community 'bayanihan' of forming a lengt...
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26Mar2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Mar. 27 (PIA) -- As early as 7 a.m. hundreds of local residents, youths and chiefs of offices and employees of the provincial government led by provincial administrator Jesusimo Ronquillo today swarm along the road from barangay Sampaguita to Barangay Sinubong, Veruela in to locate their assigned areas for tree planting. Tree planting opened up the fourth day of the Bayanihan Challenge’s hectic activities. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources have provided the...
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26Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 26 - The National Statistics Office will be conducting the 2012 Census of Philippine Business and Industry (CPBI) starting April 1. The 2012 CPBI aims to collect and generate information on the performance, levels, structure and trends of economic activities of the formal sector in the entire country. The 2012 CPBI is a forerunner of the 2006 CPBI. The 2012 Census of Agriculture and Fishing activities for Establishments or Institutions will be a rider of this census. All exi...
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26Mar2013The Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) conducted a national survey on the nutritional status of Filipino lactating women in 2011. Results of the survey revealed that 1 in 10 or 11.9 percent of lactating mothers are underweight. The prevalence of underweight among lactating women was highest in Bicol, CALABARZON, Central Luzon, ARMM, MIMAROPA and Ilocos regions, ranging from 12.9% to 16.6%. This prevalence is higher than the national ...
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25Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 25 - By taking a firm stand on environmental issues and taking action for the environment in order to ensure a sustainable future, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 13 (Caraga) unites with the rest of the country in the observance of Earth Hour Campaign 2013 on March 23, 2013. The Earth Hour Campaign runs from 8:30-9:30 p.m. last Saturday by switching-off majority of the lights in the homes, offices, facilities and signages. By doing so, there...
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25Mar2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Mar. 24 (PIA) - Ipapatupad ng pamahalaan ang madaliang paraan upang matugunan ang kakulangan ng koryente sa Mindanao. Sinabi noong Hwebes ni Pang. BenIgno Aquino III na ipapakita ng Department of Energy (DOE) ang madaliang paraan para matugunan ang suliranain ng kakulangan ng koryente para guminhawa ang mga negosyante sa palaging kawalan ng koryente. Naiulat na tumawag ang mga negosyanteng taga Mindanao sa Pangulo na gamitin ang kanyang pang emehensiyang kapangyarihan para mabi...
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24Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 24 (PIA) -- Slated on March 30 is the conduct of Barangay Assembly Day for all barangays across the country in their respective jurisdiction for the first semester of this year. This is pursuant to Proclamation No. 260, Series of 2011, which declares the last Saturday of March and the third Saturday of October as Barangay Assembly Days. In this connection, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) issued Memorandum Circular No. 2013-23 dated March 18, 2013 fo...
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22Mar2013Ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, March 22 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Energy (DOE) gikatakdang mopresentar og dinalian nga solusyon sa problema sa kuryente sa Mindanao, sumala ni Presidente Aquino kagahapon. Sumala sa gitaho nga ang mga negosyante sa Mindanao mi-awhag na sa Presidente sa pagpagamit sa iyang emergency power aron maresulba ang krisis sa kuryente sa rehiyon, nga makaapekto sa mga negosyante lakip usab ang umaabot nga piniliay karong Mayo. Gitumbok sa Presidente nga ang DOLE misaad...
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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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21Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 21 (PIA) -- the Department of Labor and Employment Caraga Region in cooperation with Civil Service Commission –Caraga (CSC-Caraga) successfully conducted the Orientation on Human Resource Competency Mapping and Assessment on March 18, 2013 at the DOLE Conference Room, this city. “This is the first HR Competency Mapping and Assessment Orientation in Caraga”, says Ms. Fe Jennifer B. Perez, Chief Personnel Specialist of the CSC-Caraga. The orientation aimed to assess and...
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21Mar2013SURIGAO CITY, Marso 21 (PIA) - An lokal na pangamhanan nan syudad sa Surigao sa pagpanguyo ni Surigao City Mayor Ernesto T. Matugas, nagpagawas bag-o lamang ug isa ka Memorandum No. 18 series of 2013 diin muduyog na isab sa ipahigayon nga Earth Hour 2013 kun world switching off kuman umaabot na Marso 23 tuig 2013, isip usa ka lakang sa pag sumpo sa global warming. Busa gi-awhag ang tanang mga Surigaonon, nga mupartisipar usab niining global “lights off” karong adlawng Sabado, alas 8:30 ng...
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21Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 21 (PIA) -- Thirty-one ambulant vendors who regularly sell food and beverages at the Guingona Park, Butuan City were given negokarts by the Department of Labor and Employment for their individual projects. “We really appreciate the DOLE for the full support even from the preparation of our proposals up to the release of funds. They let us understand our own projects and we were really the ones who identified and assessed the feasibility of our small businesses,” declare...
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20Mar2013PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, March 20 – Local leaders held a meeting with police and military officers and other stakeholders to bolster public safety. Initiated by the Department of the Interior and Local Government, members of the Provincial Peace and Order Council chaired by Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza spent a day planning workshop on Public Safety. DILG provincial director Arleen Ann Sanchez said the forum aimed on assessing the current peace and order condition of the entire pro...
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20Mar2013SURIGAO DEL NORTE, March 20 (PIA) – The provincial government here is on the right track in its developmental pursuit assessing from the gains it attained in the delivery of basic services to the people under the health, education and environment, agriculture and aquaculture, livelihood and tourism, spiritual renewal social services and security (HEALS) program for the last two and half years from July 2010 to December 2012. Governor Sol F. Matugas made this assessment last Monday, March 18, ...
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20Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 20 (PIA) – An estimated crowd of 600 convened recently at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort here for this year’s Tax Campaign of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). BIR-Caraga Regional Director Atty. Norberto Vitug welcomed the different sectors from the provinces of Caraga who attended the kick-off ceremony. Dir. Lucita Rodriguez, BIR Assistant Commissioner for Taxpayers Assistance Service is the guest speaker of said activity. Dir. Vitug urged all individuals to fi...
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20Mar2013SURIGAO CITY, Mar. 20 (PIA) – Mokabat sa 52 ka mga eskolars nga nakapahimulos sa City Scholarship Program sa syudad ang gikatakdang mogradawar karong bulan sa Marso sa mga nagkalain kurso ug tulunghaan dinhi sa Surigao City. Sa 52 ka mga eskolars, 18 niini ang mogradwar sa mga nagkalain-laing mga kurso gikan sa Saint Paul University Surigao, 27 gikan sa Surigao State College and Technology, upat ang gikan sa Systems Technology Institute, ug tulo ang mogradwar gikan sa Surigao Education Center...
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20Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 20 -- On its campaign against illegal drugs, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Caraga has been conducting buy-bust operations in the area. At about 4 p.m. on March 14, the Special Enforcement Team of the agency conducted a buy-bust operation in one of the known fastfoods along Montilla Boulevard corner JC Aquino Avenue, this city that resulted in the arrest of a suspect, a provincial target list, 28, male, single and a resident of Punta, Nasipit, Agusan del Nort...
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20Mar2013DAVAO CITY, March 20 (PIA) -- To effectively communicate the gains of Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (Pamana) (Peaceful and Resilient Communities) to the public, information officers of several government agencies underwent training Tuesday in one of the local hotels here and enhance their skills in public speaking. Citing the principles of public speaking, Uyboco, columnist of Sunstar Davao, emphasized the need to focus what the speaker wants to talk about. To achieve this, Uyboco said the s...
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20Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 20 (PIA) -- Security plan for the celebration of the Holy Week 2013 or Semana Santa in Caraga region is now set, an official said. According to Police Regional Office (PRO) 13 public information officer PSupt Martin M Gamba, policemen in the region are now ready for deployment for the celebration of the Holy Week on March 25 to April 1. Gamba said, starting Holy Monday (March 25), PRO 13 will deploy policemen to seaports; airports and bus terminals as influx of passengers a...
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19Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 19 (PIA) - Senator Loren Legarda arrived Tuesday here to visit the city and other parts of Caraga region, and to personally know the issues and concerns relative to existing laws which she has authored. Supporters of Legarda from different provinces welcomed her at the airport while several media personalities were also able to personally raise issues and concerns, and asked updates regarding her authored laws. It was learned that education being one of her priority prog...
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19Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Caraga Region is heightening security in all seaports, airports, and bus terminals starting March 25 up to April 1, an official said. DOTC chief of operations, Engr. Eugene Rula said to have a meaningful and to ensure a safe celebration of the “Semana Santa” or Holy Week 2013, their office will again activate its “Oplan Semana Santa” helpdesk in all public places in the region. Rula said, their of...
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19Mar2013VERUELA, Agusan del Sur, Mar. 19 (PIA) -- Combat forces of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Caraga region overran a camp of the New People’s Army (NPA) following an encounter with the communist-terrorists in the wake of insurgency operation at the vicinity of Sitio Kawalian, Brgy. Sta. Emelia here on Saturday at 4:45 p.m. One section of 133rd Regional Public Safety Company led by PInsp Alvin T. Caballes encountered unknown number of rebels under Guerilla Front 3 of Southern Mindanao Regio...
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18Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 18 (PIA) – National Statistics Office (NSO) Caraga has geared-up preparations for the conduct of the 2012 Census of Philippine Business and Industry (CPBI) in the region in the month of April this year. The NSO is mandated by law as the sole agency to undertake economic census, among others, Director Estela de Guzman of the NSO-Industry and Trade Statistics Department said. De Guzman also said that the objectives of the 2012 Census of Philippine Business and Industry (CPB...
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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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18Mar2013DAVAO CITY, March 18 (PIA) – “The people should know that the gains of Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (Pamana) [Peaceful and Resilient Communities” is beyond the delivery of basic services to the community,” an official of the Pamana said. Speaking before the information officers during the training held in one of the local hotels here today, Mr. Johnnel Raneses, Pamana Central Mindanao Manager pointed out that the government, through the designated information officers should let the p...
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18Mar2013PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, March 18 - Typhoon Pablo victims received another donation from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) . Regional Director Ofelia Domingo of DOLE Caraga handed over recently to Governor Adolph Edward Plaza a check worth P577, 000 as livelihood assistance at the Provincial Governor’s Office here. Domingo said the amount is intended for Trento, Sta. Josefa, Veruela and Loreto towns as they were identified as the worst-affected municipalities in the province...
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18Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 18 (PIA) - The Gender and Development Coordinating Committee chaired by Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Caraga Regional Director Atty. Marylin Pintor conducted recently the Candidates' Forum at the Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center, this city. The activity is part of the Women's Month celebration with the theme "Kababaihan: Gabay sa Pagtahak sa Tuwid na Daan (Women: Guide to A Straight and Narrow Path)." The following respective local candidates were present during the ...
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18Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 18 - At about 1:30 p.m. on March 13, 2013, Special Enforcement Team of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Caraga conducted a buy-bust operation at Purok-3, Barangay Doongan, this city that resulted in the arrest of a 38-year old suspect. Confiscated from him was one (1) heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing suspected “shabu”. Confiscated drug evidence and urine specimen of the apprehended suspect were submitted at the Philippine National Police (PN...
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18Mar2013SURIGAO CITY, Marso 18 (PIA) – Gikalipay sa Palasyo ang plano sa nasod sa Germany nga mo-hire og mga Filipino nurses ingon nga makahimo kini og dugang kapilian sa atong mga narses nga nangita og trabaho sa abroad. Sumala ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte niadtong Sabado, maayong balita gyud kini alang niadtong mga narses nga nangita og trabaho tungod kay modaghan gyud ang ilang kapilian Ang Germany mamahimo ng bag-ong destinayon alang sa atong mga Filipino nurses isip dugang ...
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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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16Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 16 (PIA) -- The preparations for the 26th Balangay Festival will soon take off as the Sangguniang Panlungsod, headed by Vice Mayor Lawrence “Law” Fortun, approved a resolution authorizing Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. to sign for and in behalf of the city government of Butuan a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the City Tourism Council (CTC) for the preparations of the festival. The CTC, which is chaired by Atty. Rema Erigbuagas-Burdeos, was given the authority to organ...
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15Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 15 (PIA) -- For Caraga Region (Northeastern Mindanao) to become the leading mining, agricultural and tourism core and trade center in Southern Philippines, the Regional Development Council of Region 13 (RDC-13) on Wednesday endorsed P38,484,856,528- worth of programs and projects proposed for implementation in 2014 by 26 agencies and four state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the region. The current RDC leadership is aiming to increase more their budget in an effort to b...
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15Mar2013SURIGAO DEL SUR, March 15 (PIA) -- Ang gobyerno nangandam sa angayan nga ipasaka batok sa 36 ka mga indibidwal nga nasakpan sa Philipine Navy (PN) nga misulod sa kadagatan sa Pilipinas gikan sa Sabah, Malaysia sakay sa duha ka bangka niadtong Miyerkules (Marso 13), sulti ni Justice Secretary Leila de Lima. Sa usa ka pahimangno sa Malakanyang niadtong Huwebes, si De Lima mikompirma sa bag-ohay pa nga report nga ang mga indibidwal nga nasakpan sulod sa kasilinginan sa mga isla sa Omapoy ug Adulin...
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15Mar2013SURIGAO CITY, Mar 15 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Aquino uban ang katawhang Filipino, miduyog sa tanang Katoliko sa pagdawat kang bag-ong Santo Papa Jorge Mario Bergoglio sa Argentina, ug nag-ampo nga unta ang santo papa mamahimong tingog alang sa kalinaw, katarong, ug kaluoy sa kalibutan nga adunay dakong hulga sa tension ug kagubot, kapobrehon, kawad-on, ug kawalay kumpiyansa sa katilingban. Sumala ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda sa iyang gipagawas nga mensahe kagahapon human ang pagkap...
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14Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 14 (PIA) -- The Regional Poverty Reduction Action Team (RPRAT) together with the RPRAT implementing agencies has called upon the attention of Local Poverty Reduction Action Teams (LPRAT) of Local Government Units (LGUs) to revise, replace or modify proposed anti-poverty projects for F.Y. 2014 Bottom-up Budgeting (BuB) on March 7-8, 2013 at Dotties Place Hotel and Restaurant. The provincial coaching was based on the result of RPRAT’s thorough review and scrutiny of the prop...
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14Mar2013SURIGAO CITY, Mar. 14 (PIA) -- Gipangulohan ni Presidente Aquino kagahapon ang paghurar sa bag-ong natudlo nga mga opisyales sa Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP) didto sa Palasyo sa Malakanyang. Ang mga opisyales nga nanumpa sa ilang katungdanan atubangan sa Presidente mao sila: Foreign Affairs Undersecretary (USEC) Erlinda F. Basilio, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary sa Pilipinas Philippines ngadto sa People's Republic of China; Education USEC Mario A. Deriquito; Socia...
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13Mar2013SURIGAO CITY, Marso 13 (PIA) – Gidasig ni Presidente Aquino ang tanang mga ahensya sa gobyerno sa paghatag sa ilang suporta ug mosalmot sa gitawag nga “KABISIG Philippine Government Expo and Trade Fair 2013.″ Ang maong direktiba gipagawas pinaagi sa Memorandum Circular No. 45 nga gipirmahan ni Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. niadtong Pebrero 22. Ang KABISIG People’s Movement Program namugna pinaagi sa gahum sa Proclamtion No. 650 (s.1990) aron ipasilitar, koordinar ug monitor ...
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12Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 13 (PIA) -- As part of the 2013 Women’s month celebration in Caraga Region, the Regional Development Council – Gender and Development Coordinating Committee (RDC-GADCC) organized a Candidate’s Forum on the afternoon of Thursday, March 14 at the Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center, this city. According to Atty. Marylin M. Pintor, GADCC Chairperson and Commission on Human Rights regional director, the Candidate’s Forum will serve as a venue for candidates to present th...
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12Mar2013AGUSAN DEL NORTE, Mar. 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Agusan del Norte through the implementation of Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity and Economic Support Services (ARCCESS) will turnover more than P6-million worth of modern farm implements to two Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations (ARBOs) on March 20. “The implementation of ARCCESS will contribute significantly in transforming agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) into viable entrepreneurs resulting to p...
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12Mar2013CABADBARAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, Marso 12 (PIA) – A total of 237 youth leaders have joined the 3-day Youth Leadership Summit conducted by the local government in partnership with the local government agencies, churches, Propelling Our Inherited Nation Through our Youth Incorporated (Pointy Inc.), and the Armed Forces of the Philippines held at Cabadbaran State University Gymnasium. The youth leaders came from the 31 barangays of the city representing the in-school-youth, out-of-school yout...
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12Mar2013SURIGAO CITY, Marso 12 (PIA) -- Giila ug gipasalamatan ni Presidente Aquino sa iyang mensahe atol sa PSG Reunion circa 1986 to 1992 didto sa Camp Crame niadtong Sabado ang mga miyembro sa Presidential Security Group (PSG) nga nagsilbi sa administrasyon sa iyang inahan, si kanhe Presidente Corazon C. Aquino ug sa dakong kontribusyon niini sa nasyunal nga kalamboan, Sumala sa Presidente niadtong namugna ang PSG human sa EDSA People Power Revolution tuig 1986, mao usab kini ang sinugdan sa pags...
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12Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 12 (PIA) -- In time with the International Women's Day celebration, the Gender and Development Coordinating Committee (GADCC) chaired by Commission on Human Rights (CHR)-Caraga Regional Director Atty. Marylin Pintor conducted last Friday the 9th "Kalandrakas sa Kababaihan" at the Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center, this city. Men and women are enjoying the trade fair, ukay-ukay, massage and spa, medical mission, legal counseling, parlor games, and other leisure activitie...
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12Mar2013Harvard Medical School discovered that being overweight or obese during adolescence reduces a woman’s chance of getting breast cancer. But the study also states that younger women could not just eat chocolates and fast food always and be overly complacent about one's diet. A recent study by Karin B. Michels and her colleagues lend a new view on the relationship between adult weight change and premenopausal breast cancer among women. The authors also concluded that a woman’s weight at age 18...
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11Mar2013MANILA, Mar. 12 - The National Youth Commission (NYC) is inviting qualified Filipino youth, between 18 to 30 years old as of April 1, 2013, to apply to become one of the 28 participating youth to represent the Philippines in the Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program (SSEAYP). The SSEAYP is an annual youth cultural exchange program between ASEAN member countries and Japan. Now on its 40th year, SSEAYP continues to promote friendship and goodwill among young people of Southeast Asia and Japan....
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11Mar2013ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, March 11 (PIA) -- Mipadayag sa iyang dakong kalipay si Presidente Aquino sa dihang iyang nadawat ang balita kagahapon nga gibuhian na ang 21 ka mga Filipinong peacekeepers nga gidagit didto sa Syria upat na adlaw ang milabay, sumala ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte. Matud ni Valte ang mga opisyales sa Pilipinas hugot karon nga nakigkoordinar sa ilang mga conuterparts didto sa United Nations alang sa pagahimoong sunod nga lakang alang sa mga g...
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09Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 9 (PIA) -- The Department of Health-Center for Health (DOH-CHD)-Caraga is commemorating rabies awareness month this March. During the media forum held here recently, Rabies Nurse Coordinator Ms. Lourdes Plaza said rabies remains a public health problem in the Philippines. The annual incidence of rabies from 1987 to 1997 ranged form five to nine cases per million population. Approximately 300 to 600 Filipinos die of rabies every year. In Caraga Region, nine rabies deaths occu...
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08Mar2013With more women in the boardroom and increased visibility of women as impressive role models in every aspect of life, women indeed have come a long way from the past. In the past, women were hindered from using their capabilities and knowledge because they were expected to just be in the house, said Heddah V. Largo, Gender and Development (GAD) focal person of Provincial Women and Children’s Commission (PWCC). During the March 2 episode of “Pagtuki,” the official radio program of Ramon ...
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08Mar2013ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, March 8 (PIA) -- Duha ka mga bag-ong miyembro sa Commision on Elections (Comelec) ang gitudlo ni Presidente Aquino kagahapon aron mohulip sa bakanteng mga posisyon nga gibiyaan sa duha niini ka mga commissioners niadtong niaging bulan. Si kanhe ambassador Macabangkit Lanto ug election lawyer Bernadette Sardillo maoy mohulip nila Rene Sarmiento ug Armando Velasco nga pareho ng meretiro isip commissioners niadtong Pebrero 2. tulo ka mga nominado nga gi-interbyu ...
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08Mar2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, March 8 (PIA) –- This province became one of the recipients of the Conflict Sensitive Resources and Asset Management (Coseram) program that supports an integrated approach of poverty reduction and peace building in Caraga Region. Started in October last year, the joint program of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Philippine government will end on June 2014 with German contributing EUR 1,750,000, through the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Acco...
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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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07Mar2013ni Nida Grace B. Tranquilan MANILA, Marso 7 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III mipadayag og kumpiyansa nga ang mga katawhang Filipino mopili sa mga sumusunod nga may katakus ug maligdong nga mapadayon ang reporma nga iyahang gipa-ugdahan sa gobyerno. Sa iyahang mensahe atol sa pulong-pulong uban ang mga local nga mga lideres sa General Santos City, ang Presidente miingon nga pipila sa mga katawhan ang nangutana sa iyaha kon unsaon niya nga masiguro ang inisyatibong reporma sa anti-co...
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07Mar2013ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, March 7 (PIA) -- Wala gilantaw sa administrasyong Aquino nga mahimong babag ang kasamtangang standoff didto sa Lahad Datu sa Sabah aron makab-ot ang hiniusang komunidad sa Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) karong umaabot Disyembre 2015. Si Presidente Aquino ug Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak nagtambayayong alang sa gilayon nga pagresulba sa krisis sa Sabah, matud ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda kagahapon. Matud pa ni Lacier...
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07Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 7 (PIA) -- The DENR is pursuing “ Project Geo-tagging " in Caraga Region, a strategy to efficiently monitor the movement of logs sold to various wood-processing plants and hopefully, erase the stigma of the region as “source of illegal logs.” Geotagging is the process of adding geographical identification metadata to various media such as a geotagged photograph or video, websites, SMS messages, QR codes or RSS (Rich Sites Summary) feeds and is a form of geospatial metada...
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07Mar2013MANILA, March 7 (PIA) -- Pinalawak pa ng Social Security System ang kanilang saklaw sa pamamagitan ng kanilang programang “AlkanSSSya” kung saan, isinali na rin ang mga preso na naghahananap buhay sa loob ng kulungan at gumagawa ng mga handicraft. Sinabi ng Presidente at Chief Executive Officer ng SSS na si Emilio de Quiros Jr. na ang grupo na may 80 na babaeng preso ay siyang naging unang benepisaryo ng AlkaSSSya noong ito ay inilunsad ng SSS sa loob ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penolo...
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07Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 7 (PIA) -- To strengthen its efforts in reducing the volume of garbage here, the city government launched recently, “Ang Pagbutwa Hong Balangay or From Waste to Work of Art,” through a simple ceremony at the old Sangguniang Panlungsod Building inside the city hall complex. In his message, Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante Jr. encouraged everyone, especially the teachers, to start instilling into the minds of the children the importance of cleanliness. He said that children shou...
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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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06Mar2013MANILA, Mar. 6 -- The Philippine youth ambassadors in the Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program (SSEAYP) 2012 made a historic first in the 39-year old program by inspiring the accomplishment of a project onboard Japanese liner Fuji Maru, which shall benefit the Yellow Boat Foundation in the country. The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) cluster, one of the eight discussion groups onboard, introduced a project, ‘Change’ for Change, which was supported by the participating youths (PYs) o...
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06Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar. 6 -- A major program or a commercial product needs a trademark or a logo. It should be simple and could be easily ‘recalled.’ The DA’s forthcoming Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP) is no different. It needs a logo that would capture its essence, its objectives and goals. The DA is thus inviting everyone to join the PRDP logo design-making contest. The winner will take home P20,000 cash, and he or she will be part of the DA’s legacy to the Filipino people....
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06Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 6 (PIA) -- The Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of Butuan has been chosen as one of the national finalists in the 2012 Local Legislative Award, vying as the Most Outstanding Sanggunian under the Highly-Urbanized and Independent Component Cities Category. The awards is a joint project of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine Councilors League (PCL). Awarding ceremony will held on March 7 at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Compl...
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06Mar2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Marso 6 (PIA) -- Si Lolong na tinaguriang pinakamalaking buwayang nahuli sa buong mundo ay pumanaw dahil sa pneumonia, na nadagdagan pa ng multiple organ failure, ayon sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Ayon kay DENR Sec. Ramon Paje, sa pagsusuri na ginawa sa kalamnan na nakuha mula sa baga, puso, atay, bato at gastrointestinal tract ni Lolong, napatunayan na ang dambuhalang buwaya ay namatay dahil sa pneumonia at atake sa puso. Ayon sa histopathological na ula...
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06Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment-Caraga conducted an in house training on ISO 10002:2004 Quality Management to ensure customer satisfaction through efficient and effective complaint handling and continuous process improvement. DOLE personnel were taught on Customer Satisfaction, Guidelines for Complaints Handling and Continual Process Improvement. This was initiated by the DOLE-Caraga Region in coordination with the Certification International Philippines on ...
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05Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 5 (PIA) -- A total of 396 suspected dengue cases were admitted to different disease reporting units in Caraga Region from January 1 to February 23. This is 74 percent higher compared to last year’s cases, recorded at 227. According to Dr. Gerna Manatad, chief of Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) of the Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD)-Caraga, ages of cases ranged from less than one month old to 82 years old. She added majority o...
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05Mar2013ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, March 5 (PIA) -- Gipangulohan ni Presidente Aquino ang awarding ceremonies atol sa ika-27th founding anniversary sa Presidential Security Groups didto sa headquarters niini sa Malacanang Park, Manila kagahapon. Ang miuban sa Presidente mao sila Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, PSG Commander Brigadier General Ramon Mateo Dizon, ug mga opisyales sa national ug local nga ahensya sa gobyerno nga gipangulohan ni Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim. Gipangulohan sa President...
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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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04Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 4 (PIA) --A local executive lauded the efforts of Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) on their Tree-Growing project at Sitio Tagkiling in Brgy. Anticala as part of their advocacy to rehabilitate the Taguibo Watershed. Vice Mayor Lawrence “Law” Fortun together with other government employees, joined other stakeholders and actively participated in the tree planting activity in the area. Fortun said the effort of FSUU is a big step towards the total rehabilitation of ...
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04Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 4 (PIA) -- Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. led on Monday the launching of the project dubbed "Ang Pagbutwa Hong Balangay" or From Waste to Work of Art with 10 young artists from Butuan and Caraga region competing in the making of miniature 3D balangay or boats, held at the old SP building, city hall compound here. Said project is spearheaded by the local government of Butuan and the Local Youth Development Council. Various recyclable materials will be used by the arti...
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04Mar2013ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, March 4 (PIA) -- Giseguro sa Malakanyang niadtong Sabado nga ang gobyerno andam motabang niadtong mga Filipinong apektado sa padayon nga standoff didto sa Lahad Datu sa Sabah, Malaysia ug giawhag sila sa ilang boluntaryo nga pagsurender. Sumala ni Cabinet Secretary Jose Rene Almendras ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) mipadala na sa ilang team nga maoy motabang sa mga Filipino didto sa Sabah lakip usab ang paghatag og mga pagkaon. Ang team...
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04Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 4 (PIA) -- The Caraga Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) chaired by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and vice-chaired by four agencies, such as the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for Disaster Preparedness, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for Disaster Response and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) for ...
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04Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar. 4 (PIA) -- Billed as the Philippines efficient and cost-effective project management tool, the World Bank (WB) recently cited the government’s use of geo-tagging technology in its effort for a transparent and corrupt-free government. An article bannered in their Washington-based website (www.worldbank.org), said that the use of geo-tagging technology in the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) second Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP2) has made project monitoring in far-...
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03Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 3 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Caraga is once again spearheading the observance of the Fire Prevention Month in March this year. The observance kicked-off Friday through a motorcade around the city thouroughfares. Since March is also Women’s Month, the BFP joined the Gender and Development Coordinating Committee (GADCC) during the opening ceremony of the Women's Month celebration through a fun walk and hataw exercise from the Agusan del Norte Provincial Ca...
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02Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 2 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Alan L. Purisima has expressed optimism that all cops can contribute to better mindset to the PNP thru strategic program called “CODE P: 2013 and Beyond” as he spoke before police officers in the wake of his visit here on Thursday. He urged uniformed personnel to set as good examples in fulfilling the mandate of serving and protecting the citizenry to foster public trust and community partnership. Directo...
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02Mar2013SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur, Mar. 2 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) on Friday turned over personal protective and fire fighting equipment to the municipalities of San Francisco and Talacogon and gave recognition to organized women’s group in the prevention of fire in their respective municipalities. SSupt. Marion Socorro Timonera, BFP Caraga Regional Director, assisted by SInsp. Augusto Cesar Kinazo, Agusan del Sur Fire Mashall turned over to Mayor Jenny de Asis of San Francisc...
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02Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 2 (PIA) -- Local chief executives, heads and representatives of government agencies, and other partner stakeholders convened on Thursday at the Almont Hotel's Inland Resort, this city to witness the launching of the Caraga Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (RDRRM) Plan 2013-2017. The activity was led by the RDRRMC chaired by Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Caraga Regional Director Blanche Gobenciong. Gobenciong said the Caraga DRRM Plan contains four thematic are...
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01Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 1 - The Department of Agriculture (DA) Caraga awarded the 2012 Gulayan sa Paaralan Program (GPP) Best School Implementers with cash prizes, plaques and certificates in a ceremony held at the Goat2geder Hotel and Restaurant here recently. The Gulayan sa Paaralan Project, one of the Agri-Pinoy Framework interventions, is a vegetable gardening project implemented among public schools, both elementary and high school. The project is a partnership between DA and DepEd and aims to...
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01Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 1 (PIA) -- In line with this year's Women's Month celebration, the Gender and Development Coordinating Committee (GADCC) chaired by Commission on Human Rights (CHR)-Caraga Regional Director Marylin Pintor is spearheading various activities for the month-long celebration. The 2013 Women's Month Celebration is pursuant to: 1) Proclamation No. 224 s. 1988 declaring the first week of March each year as Women's Week and March 8 as Women's Rights and International Peace Day; 2) Pro...
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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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01Mar2013SURIGAO CITY, March 1 (PIA) – Nahimong bisita ni Presidente Aquino kagahapon didto sa Malakanyang ang mga kadagkoan sa kumpanyang Accenture Philippines. Mibisita didto sa Malakanyang si Accenture Chairman ug Chief Executive Officer Pierre Nanterme uban nila Chief Operating Officer Jo Deblaere ug Country Managing Director Manolito Tayag. Ug mitambong usab didto si Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo. Ang Accenture Philippines maoy usa sa nag-unang kumpanya sa management consulting...
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01Mar2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Marso 1 (PIA) -- Bilang bahagi ng panata ng administrasyong Aquino patungo sa “daang matuwid,” nagpalaganap ito ng hakbang na magsampa ng kaso sa mga hindi nagbabayad ng buwis at sa kasalukuyan, may 28 nang bagong kaso ang naisampa mula Nobyembre, 2012. Katunayan, 11 bagong kaso ang naisampa sa ilalim ng Run after Tax Evaders (RATE) program, habang 17 bagong kaso ang naisampa sa ilalim naman ng Run after the Smugglers (RATS). “Ang daang matuwid ay isang lugar na pantay p...
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28Feb2013ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Peb 28 (PIA) -- Ang gobyernong Aquino subling misaad nga panghingusgan niini ang mga paningkamot sa pagkolekta sa buhis pinaagi sa pag dakop niadtong mga eskapador human ang Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) nakakolekta og mokantidad P1.058 trilyon sa tuig 2012. Matud ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda kagahapon nga ang gipanghingusgan na sa BIR ang pagpasaka og mga kaso batok sa mga eskapador agig subay sa mandato sa administrasyong Aquino nga daang ma...
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28Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- The city government and Caraga State University (CSU) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the conduct of the Comprehensive Land Administration and Information Management of the city of Butuan using a Geographical Information System. The output will be needed in updating the Comprehansive Land Use Plan (CLUP) of the city. The partnership is necessary in updating the city’s CLUP as it would lead to a more accurate projection and preparation of the city’s...
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28Feb2013SURIGAO CITY, Feb. 28 (PIA) – Seeing the need to further improve the roles and responsibilities of the Mine Rehabilitation Fund Committee (MRFC), the Multi-partite Monitoring Team (MMT), and the multi-sectoral Community Technical Working Group (CTWG), the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Caraga recently conducted a two-day reorientation and capacity enhancement workshop attended by some 300 participants. The activity, in coordination with the Chamber of Mines of Caraga Region Inc., was held...
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28Feb2013MANILA, Feb. 28 - The National Youth Commission (NYC) reiterates its call to schools to comply with the Commission on Higher Education's (CHED) directive with regard to the 'No Permit, No Exam' Policy. In a recent interview, NYC Chairman Leon Flores III cited 'No Permit, No Exam' as one of the many Students' Rights and Welfare (STRAW) violations that Filipino students still face. "Especially since mid-terms exams week is fast approaching, it is important to rem...
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27Feb2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Peb 27 (PIA) -- Nanawagan si Pangulong Benigno Aquino kay Sultan Jamalul Kiram III ng Sulu na pabalikin na sa Pilipinas ang kanyang mga tagasunod na nasa bayan ng Lahad Datu sa silangang bahagi ng Sabah, Malaysia. Ito ay upang mapayapang tapusin ang dalawang linggong "stand-off" sa pagitan ng mga otoridad ng Malaysia at Sultan ng Sulu na nagpupumilit ng kanyang karapatan sa nasabing lupain. Ipinaabot ng Presidente ang kanyang panawagan sa pamamagitan ng pakipag-ugnayan sa mga...
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27Feb2013PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Feb. 27 (PIA) -- One person died by drowning while 49,073 persons or 10,599 families were affected by the recent floods that hit Agusan del Sur since last week due to continuous rains, according to partial report by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office here. Iped Manligayan, a four-year-old boy from San Luis, died by drowning, while consolidated partial report from six municipalities reveal that 45 barangays were affected. As of Fe...
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27Feb2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Feb. 27 - The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Surigao del Sur distributed relief goods to victims of typhoon “Pablo” in the various barangays of Lingig, this province recently. About 1,500 households comprising of three (3) barangays (Tagpoporan, Bong-gan and Barcelona) were extended of the help not only the affected agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) but as well as the residents of the said barangays. Donations came from DAR Caraga 13, DAR Region ...
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27Feb2013SURIGAO CITY, Peb. 27 (PIA) – Giawhagan ni Presidente Aquino kagahapon si Sultan Jamalul Kiram III sa Sulu sa pagpabalik sa iyang mga suporters nga tagpimsok sa parteng Lahad Datu lungsod sa eastern province sa Sabah, Malaysia aron malinawon nga maundang ang duh aka semana nga stand-off tali sa mga awtoridad sa Malaysia ug Sultan sa Sulu nga miangkon sa maong yuta. Matud sa Presidente, nga ang mga gobyerno sa Pilipinas ug Malaysia mihimo na og mga koordinasyon aron malinawon nga maresulba ang...
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27Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Caraga, in partnership with the Regional Development Council (RDC) and the provincial government of Surigao del Norte will be conducting the S & T Summit on March 14 at the Provincial Convention Center, Capitol Compound, Surigao City. DOST-Caraga Regional Director Dominga Mallonga bared that the S & T Summit is anchored on the theme, “Harnessing Science and Technology for Caraga’s Sustainable Development.” “T...
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26Feb2013Poverty reduction team reviews anti-poverty projects in CaragaBUTUAN CITY, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- Together with the 12 implementing regional line agencies in Caraga, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is preparing to review and validate anti-poverty projects to be implemented in 2014 and to monitor projects being implemented this year. Undersecretary Marie Labajo of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) attended the Regional Poverty Reduction Action Team (RPRAT) meeting ...
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26Feb2013SURIGAO DEL SUR, Feb. 26 (PIA) – Nescafe Philippines is set to launch in Tagbina town here on Wednesday, February 27 the Coffee Technologies and Funds to Fuel Economic Empowerment (CoFFEE) project, one of the company's latest programs thru Public-Private Partnership (PPP). The program aims to address the challenges facing smallholder coffee farmer in Mindanao provinces and serve as a viable development model for other important stakeholders to replicate, adapt, and scale up, according to a s...
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26Feb2013SURIGAO DEL SUR, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) here and the Mabuhay Kahayagan Coffee Growers Cooperative (MKCGC) signed a memorandum Of agreement (MOA) for the implementation of the P2.9 million Agrarian Community Connectivity and Economic Support Services (ARCCESS) held recently at Barangay Kahayagan, Tagbina. The service facilities include 4WD tractor, huller, grass cutter, power sprayer, and flat bed dryer. The event was participated by DAR officials and staff hea...
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26Feb2013ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Peb 26 (PIA) -- Kinse ka mga miyenbro sa Transition Commission ang gitudlo ni Presidente Aquino aron maoy mohimo sa Bangsamoro Basic Law, matud ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda kagahapon didto sa Malakanyang. Sumala ni Lacierda sa habig sa gobyerno sa Pilipinas, pito ang natudlo nga mao sila Hon. Akmad A. Sakkam, Hon. Johaira C. Wahab, Hon. Talib A. Benito, Hon. Asani S. Tammang, Hon. Pedrito A. Eisma, Hon. Froilyn T. Mendoza, ug Hon. Fatmawati T. Sal...
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25Feb2013SURIGAO CITY, Peb. 25 (PIA) -- Ang buhatan sa Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Surigao del Norte gikatakdang mo apod-apod og mga Certificates of Landownership (CLOA) ngadto sa mga benepisyaryong mga mag-uuma sa lungsod sa Mainit karong Pebrero 27, 2013 alas 9:30 sa buntag didto sa covered court sa Brgy. Tagbuyawan, Mainit, Surigao del Norte. Adunay mokabat sa 131 ka mga titulo ang ipanghatag nga naglangkob sa mokabat 194.6665 ka ektarya sa yuta ngadto sa 126 ka mga benepisyaryo diin 65 ka CL...
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24Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 24 -- In a bid to fast-track debris clearing in areas affected by Typhoon Pablo, nearly six million damaged coconut trees in Davao Oriental will be utilized as coco lumber, construction materials, handicraft and furniture. This is a move also seen to accelerate rehabilitation and provide livelihood opportunities for 21,000 affected families, a statement from the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said. “The damaged coconut trees hamper our relief and rehabilitation effor...
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24Feb2013Ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Peb 24 (PIA) -- Pangulohan ni Presidente Aquino ang selebrasyon sa ika-27th nga Anibersaryo sa EDSA People Power Revolution karong Pebrero 24 didto sa People Power Monument sa EDSA, Quezon City. Atol sa maong selebrasyon ang Presidente gikatakdang mosalmot sa flag-raising ceremony ug mopirma sa Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2013. Ang maong balaodnon nag timaan sa mga pagpamatay ug pagpanglapas sa tawhananong katungod sa katawhan sa adm...
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22Feb2013MANILA, Feb. 22 (PIA) -- The Expanded Program on Immunization of the Department of Health (DOH) aims to reduce infant deaths and illnesses by addressing tuberculosis (TB), diphtheria, pertussis or whooping cough, tetanus, polio and measles. Immunization, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is the process whereby a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine. Vaccines are one of the most successful and cost-effective pu...
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22Feb2013Through the years, vitamin A deficiency (VAD), iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) remained significant nutritional problems of the country. One of the solutions in fighting micronutrient malnutrition is food fortification. Food fortification is the addition of micronutrients like vitamin A, iron and iodine to foods widely consumed by the population. Food fortification aims to increase the micronutrient intake to prevent nutrient deficiencies. Several laws have ...
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22Feb2013Homemade flavored mayonnaise can be surprisingly delightful. It is an excellent dressing for potato and macaroni salads, a savory sauce for breaded fish fillet and a sumptuous dip for nachos and chips. Mayonnaise is a stable oil-in-water mixture of egg yolk and corn oil. Fresh egg yolk is a basic ingredient in making perfect homemade mayonnaise, while the key to its success is in the mixing and maintaining the smooth blend of oil-in-water emulsion. Here is the basic recipe for homemade m...
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22Feb2013"Carbohydrates are not created equal", says Dr. Trinidad P. Trinidad, Scientist II of the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST). A study by Dr. Trinidad revealed that different carbohydrate-rich foods have different effects on blood sugar levels. Several consenting volunteers participated in the research study where they were fed carbohydrate rich-foods. Two to three hours after eating, blood samples were taken from the volunteers f...
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21Feb2013Did you know that egg is the most commonly consumed protein source among Filipino children from ages six months to five years? This was disclosed by the recent survey conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST). Egg is an excellent complementary protein-rich food for babies after six months of age because budget-wise, it is very cheap and easy to prepare. Fresh egg is an important source of high quality protein since it con...
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21Feb2013Travel packages, home products, restaurants, movie tickets, gadgets and a whole lot of other items are now being sold at cheaper prices with various promotions and advertisements online and in many business establishments. In fact, many people are going crazy over promos nowadays. With this hype, have you ever thought of taking advantage of promos to live a healthier and active lifestyle? Yes, fitness establishments and online stores offer discounted packages on various exercise programs such...
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21Feb2013A baby born full-term has usually sufficient iron stores, according to the U. S. National Academy of Science (NAS). Mild maternal iron deficiency anemia (IDA) may not have significant effect on the iron status of the newborn but severe IDA has significant repercussions. The nine months of pregnancy is an exciting time for couples who are eagerly anticipating their bundle of joy. However, it may also be a period of stress for the expectant mother as the nutrient demand of the developing fe...
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21Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- The local government will partner with the Department of Agriculture and the the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) to put up a vermicomposting project here. In a memorandum of agreement signed by the parties, the DA-BAR will provide P1.5 million to the city government as institutional development support to establish a vermicomposting facility in Butuan City. The project aims to further promote agricultural productivity and support for local farmersa Vermi-...
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21Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 21 -- The Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project Phase III (DAR-ARISP III) recently turned-over the completed 6.5-kilometer (km) concrete farm-to-market road worth P28 million to the local government of R.T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte. More than 11,000 residents in barangays Tagbongabong, Basilisa, Balangbalang, Poblacion II, and San Antonio Agrarian Reform Communities (TAGBABAPSA ARC) benefited from the project with 989 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) including...
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21Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- A total of 1,824 families or 8,695 persons have evacuated here during the onslaught of tropical depression “Crising” the Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Caraga reported on Thursday. In a report submitted to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), Loren Catedral of the OCD who is also the duty officer of the council, said these families came from 15 different barangays located along the river banks in the city who were affected after ...
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21Feb2013SURIGAO CITY, Peb. 21 (PIA) -– Andam na ang nasyunal nga gobyerno pinaagi sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) alang sa pagtabang sa mga naigo sa bagyong “Cresing” nga bag-ohay pa lamang miigo sa pipila ka mga lugar sa Mindanao, matud sa Malakanyang Sumala ni Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda kagahapon nga adunay kantidad P15,528,181.68 andam nga pundo ug kantidad P24,121,258 nga mga relief supplies ang nakaandam na tanan sa DSWD field office lakip ang storm path, ...
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21Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- Cooperative here were granted assistance through resolutions passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod. One unit of Multipurpose Drying Pavement was granted to Tagpulangi-lilo Irrigator’s Association; one unit of Rice Milling Machine was granted to the Butuan-Agusan Farmer’s Multi-Purpose Cooperative; and another unit of Rice Reaper was granted to the Taguibo IPM Irrigator’s Association, Inc. In the said approved resolutions, the city mayor was given authority ...
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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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20Feb2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Peb 20 -- Si Presidente Benigno Aquino III mi-isyu og deriktiba alang sa pagmuna ug Task Force sa kalamboan sa Bangsamoro aron mapadali ang pagduso sa rehabilitation ug reconstruction nga panglimbasog sa rehiyon human ang pagpinirmahay sa “framework agreement alang sa Kalinaw kahusayan tali sa gobyerno ug sa Moro Islamic Liberatiopon Front (MILF), sulti ni Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. adlaw nga Martes. Sulti ni Ochoa, ang Administrative Order numero ...
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20Feb2013SURIGAO CITY, Peb. 20 (PIA) – Matud sa Malakanyang ang duha ka mga nasod kasamtangang mituki karon aron malinawon nga maresulba ang usa na ka semana nga “stand-off” tali sa mga awtoridad sa Malaysia ug mokabat 100 ka mga Filipino nga misunod sa mando ni Sultan Jamalul Kiram sa Sulu aron angkonon ang bahin sa estado sa Sabah, Malaysia. Sumala ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte kagahapon nga kasamtangang nagpadayon karon ang pagtuki ug diskusyon tali sa duha ka mga partido n...
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20Feb2013SURIGAO CITY, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Surigao del Norte is set to distribute Certificates of Landownership Award (CLOA) to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the municipality of Mainit on Wednesday, February 27 at 9:30 a.m., at the covered court of Brgy. Tagbuyawan, Mainit, Surigao del Norte. The said distribution covers 131 certificate of landownership award comprising 194.6665 hectares (ha) of land benefiting 126 ARBs. Of the 131 CLOAs, 65 will be award...
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19Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council (RDC) is spearheading the annual commemoration of the establishment of Caraga. Caraga Region was created on February 23, 1995 through Republic Act 7901. This year, residents are celebrating its 18th anniversary with the theme “Celebrating the Indigenous Peoples’ Culture in Caraga.” The theme for this year highlights the rich culture and tradition of the indigenous peoples (IPs) in Caraga while promoting the protection of the...
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19Feb2013AGUSAN DEL NORTE, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Caraga handed over to the local government unit of Remedios T Romualdez (RTR) the completed NRJ Poblacion II to San Antonio farm-to-market road on February 15. The P27.9 million road rehabilitation/concreting project stretches to 6.5 kilometers and traverses three barangays namely Poblacion II, Balangbalang, and San Antonio, all of RTR, Agusan Norte. During the turn-over ceremony, Mayor Nilo Soliva expressed gratitude t...
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19Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 19 -- At about 6:30 p.m. on February 15, joint elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Caraga and Sta. Josefa Municipal Police Station conducted a buy-bust operation and implementation of search warrant issued by Judge Eduardo S. Casals, Regional Trial Court, dated February 13 at Purok-1, Poblacion, Sta. Josefa, Agusan del Sur that resulted to the arrest of its suspect, a target-listed drug personality in Agusan del Sur. It also resulted to the confiscation/s...
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19Feb2013SURIGAO CITY, Feb. 19 -- The Speakers Bureau Team of the 30th Infantry (Python) Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army conducted recently a series of symposium to high school students of Tubod National High School, Timamana National High School and Alegria National High School, Surigao del Norte. The symposium focused on the roles and responsibilities of youth in peace and development; it also included lectures and interactive discussion on leadership development, moral values enhanc...
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19Feb2013Ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Peb 19 (PIA) -- Gidawat ni Presidente Aquino didto sa Malakanyang ang miduaw nga si Dr. Yousef Al Ebraheem ang special envoy sa Amir of Kuwait kagahapon. Si Dr. Yousef Al Ebraheem uban ni Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Philippines Waleed Ahmad Al-Kandari, miduaw didto sa Malakanyang og gidawat sa Pangulo pinaagi sa simple nga seremonya didto sa Music Room sa Malacanang Palace. Didto usab sila Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario ug Assist...
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19Feb2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- The Tago River overflowed Tuesday morning, submerging the interior municipality of San Miguel, Surigao del Sur and also some barangays in Tago town. According to the Miguel local Disaster and Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) officer Charles Suhian, the river overflowed around 9 a.m. today, affecting more than five barangays in the area including Barangay Poblacion. Meanwhile, according to the press statement of the local DRRMC of Bislig, Tandag,...
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18Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 18 – The country’s socioeconomic planning secretary has expressed optimism on Mindanao’s economic growth, saying it may still surpass other local economies in the Philippines should the island-region maximizes its full economic potentials. “Mindanao has the capacity to surpass local economies of Luzon if the region can harness its potentials to the fullest,” said Arsenio Balisacan, Director-General of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA). Balisacan ci...
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18Feb2013
Cebuano News: Malakanyang kumpiyansa nga kaya sa Comelec mopahigayon sa luwas ug hapsay nga piniliay
SURIGAO CITY, Peb 18 (PIA) – Gipadayag sa Malakanyang kagahapon nga ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) makahimo pagpahigayon og luwas, ligdong ug hapsay nga piniliay karong 2013 national ug local midterm eleksyon sa umaabot nga Mayo. Sumala pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte nga Comelec lamang ang maoy konstitusyunal body nga gitahasan aron mopahigayon sa maong mandato ug kini atong gisalig kanila nga mahimo gyud nila ang pagpahigayon og usa ka hapsay nga piniliay. Samta... -
18Feb2013GENEVA (ICRC) -- On 17 February, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) marked its 150th anniversary and commemorate the beginning of its efforts to bring relief to millions and improve the lives of countless people adversely affected by armed conflict. At a time when people are suffering the agonies of war in Syria, Mali, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and elsewhere, the ICRC is more determined than ever to carry on with its humanitarian mission. "This anniversary provides u...
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16Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Caraga regional office turned-over the completed rehabilitation/concreting of NRJ Poblacion II to San Antonio farm-to-market road in RTR, Agusan del Norte on Friday, February 15. The 6.5-kilometer road traverses three barangays namely Poblacion 2, Balang-balang, and San Antonio and is expected to help farmers and more than 1,000 agrarian reform beneficiaries in the area bring their products such as rice, vegetables and coconu...
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16Feb2013TALACOGON, Agusan del Sur, Feb. 17 -- A member of the New People’s Army (NPA) whose name was withheld for security reason voluntarily surrendered to the 26th Infantry Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, based in Barangay San Nicolas, Talacogon, Agusan del Sur on February 11. Report from the army said the surrenderee was a team leader of the NPA’s Guerilla Front 34 under Maximo Catarata a.k.a. Ka Boyet Tindugan of the Southern Mindanao Regional Committee. The army added that...
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15Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- A hundred and fifty-three pairs exchanged vows on Valentine's Day in a mass civil wedding ceremony sponsored by the city government through the City Civil Registrar’s Office in partnership with Pag-IBIG Fund Caraga Region on Thursday dubbed “Minyoay Ngani Butuan” at the Guingona Park, this city. Present there to bear witness were Mayor Jun Amante Jr., the solemnizing officer, Vice Mayor Law Fortun, Councilors Angie Calo, Virgilio Nery and Ryan Culima, City Ad...
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14Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Caraga has released a total of P17 million Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) to Butuan City and the provinces of Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur. DILG-Caraga Regional Director Lilibeth Famacion said the PCF is a performance-based incentive conferred to LGUs for having passed the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH). “This is to stimulate their performance in putting a premium on development initiatives fo...
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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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14Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Caraga Regional Director, Ariel I. Valencia signifies full support to the PhilHealth Run 2013 on February 17 in Butuan City. According to director Valencia, the Nationwide Run for Mother and Child Protection will not only raise funds to support programs and services for mother and child but will also foster physical fitness among Caraganons of all ages regardless of gender. In line with this, Februa...
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14Feb2013SURIGAO CITY, Peb. 14 (PIA) – Gipirmahan ni Presidente Aquino ang gipalapdan nga Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act nga maoy mopuno sa kulang sa kasamtangang balaodnon aron mahimong epektibo ang pagsumpo sa maong kalasapan, matud ni Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda kagahapon. Sumala ni Lacierda, sa mi-aging tuig, gitangtang na sa US State Department ang Pilipinas gikan sa Tier 2 nga kategorya sa ilang tinuig nga taho mahitungod sa Trafficking in Person apan ang nasod nagpabilin pa gihapon s...
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14Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- The run, anchored on the theme “PhilHealth Run 2013: Nationwide Run for Mother and Child Protection,” will be held in 18 regional offices nationwide on Feb. 17. These are: Manila, Baguio, Dagupan, Tuguegarao, Clark, Malolos, Sta. Rosa, Batangas, Legazpi, Iloilo, Cebu, Tacloban, Zamboanga, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Koronadal, Butuan, and Marawi, said Johnny Sychua, PhilHealth-Caraga regional vice president. In time with the 18th anniversary celebration of the Phi...
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14Feb2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Peb 14 (PIA) -- Tatlong Tsino ang hinuli ng mga tauhan ng Bureau of Immigration (BI) sa lungsod ng Cagayan de Oro dahil sa illegal na pagmimina. Sinabi ni BI Commissioner Ricardo David na nahuli ang mga naturang tsino noong Enero 30 ng papuntahin niya ang mga ahente ng BI at sunduin ang mga minero na palalayain na matapos silang makapagpyansa. Ayon kay David, ang tatlong Tsino ay hindi nakapagpakita ng kanilang pasaporte pero mayroong mga ACR I cards na nagpakilalang sila ay mg...
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14Feb2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Peb 14 (PIA) -- Nagpasalamat si Secretary Dinky Soliman ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) sa Department of Budget and Management (DBM) sa pagbibigay nito ng parangal sa DSWD bilang pinakamabuting kagawaran ng pamahalaan. Ito ay isang parangal na binibigay sa mga pambansang tanggapan sa kanilang kapasidad ng tamang paggasta ng pondo mula sa kaban ng pamahalaan. Itinuring ng DBM and DSWD na pinakamabuting kagawaran sa hanay ng Account Management Team (AMT) ...
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14Feb2013PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Peb 14 (PIA) -- Inaasahang mangungulekta ng tinatawag na "access fee" ang mga rebeldeng Communist Party of the Philippines/ New Peoples’ Army and the National Democratic Front (CNN) sa panahon ng kampanya ng mga pulitiko at mga kandidato Ito ay isa sa mga nakikita nilang mapagkunan nila ng pondo. Nang mapulong ang Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) dito, ang pinuno ng 401st Infantry Brigade na si Col. Romeo Gan sa pamamagitan ni Major Ryan Callan...
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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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13Feb2013SURIGAO CITY, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Surigao del Norte unveiled recently its priority projects and programs for 2013 dubbed “Heals Plus” during the Provincial Development Council meeting held at the Gateway Hotel, this city. This year’s flagship projects are anchored on Heals Plus (Health, Education and Environment, Agri-Aquaculture, Livelihood and Tourism and Social Service, Spirituality, Senior Citizens and Security) - a Heals Program re-enforced and strengthened...
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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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13Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb 12 (PIA) -- The fast-rising city of Butuan is set to soar into greater heights as the Butuan City government entered into a contract with J.D. Legaspi Construction for the construction of the Butuan Polysports Complex; the signing was held at the mayor’s office, Feb. 8. “Our City Sports Center has finally found a home,” said Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante as he said that the Butuan Polysports Complex will soon rise in Barangay Tiniwisan. Starting construction very soon, Phase...
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13Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- A social services outreach dubbed "Programang Pangkatawhan" (Community Program) will again kick-off on February 23, in Brgy. Pianing, this city. The program, headed by Vice Mayor Lawrence “Law” Fortun has been implemented for almost six years in the different barangays in Butuan City and has been availed already by some 20,000 individuals. This outreach program will offer free dental services especially to indigent residents and free optical services to seni...
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12Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- The local government here is aiming to transform Butuan into a green city where Butuanons live peacefully in resilient communities by 2020. This is what Mr. Pierre Anthony Joven of the city’s Economic Development Cluster said during Monday’s launching of “Kukabildo,” a regular press forum where different clusters organized by the city government are featured as the cluster team members will give their report to the city government and the local media on th...
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12Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- In line with the preparations and conduct of the May 2013 elections, the Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) in partnership with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) conducted on Tuesday the Peace Covenant Signing of the local officials, candidates, and partner stakeholders held at the Agusan del Norte Provincial Covered Court, this city. Students of Agusan National High School also witnessed the activity and participated in the signing of the Peace Covenant. BCPO c...
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12Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 12-- Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Caraga joined several other government, non-government agencies, academic institutions and other sectors in Butuan City and the Province of Agusan del Norte in the Million Volunteer Run-2 launched by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on February 10. With the theme “I Choose to Run to Save Lives”, the Million Volunteer Run is a fun run to demonstrate that our country leads in championing the spirit of volunteerism as ...
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12Feb2013MANILA, Peb. 12 (PIA)-- Gipangulohan ni Presidente Aquino ang pormal nga paglusad sa proyektong Sajahatra Bangsamoro kagahapon diin gituyo kini aron mapadali ang transisyon sa apektadong mga lugar aron mahimo kining produktibo samtang plastaron pa sa gobyerno ug Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ang mga pinal nga kasabotan niini. Sa iyang mensahe atol sa maong kalihukan, ang Presidente miingon nga gituyo ang maong programa aron paghatag og edukasyon, health care ug edukasyon ngadto sa kabus ...
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11Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 11 (PIA) -- The Butuan City Youth Code, crafted and proposed by the Caraga Youth Leaders' Network (CYLN) through its CEO and chairperson Rex F. Ybanez, was formally turned-over to Vice Mayor Atty. Lawrence Fortun on Monday at the latter's office here. Ybanez said that should the Youth Code pass, the local government of Butuan City will be the first local government in Mindanao to have such legislative mandate to provide sustainable services and programs for the youth. The Yo...
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11Feb2013TANDAG CITY, SUrigao del Sur, Feb 11 (PIA) -- The Philippine Red Cross – Surigao del Sur Chapter led here Sunday the Million Volunteer Run-2 activity, which was also held simultaneously nationwide. It can be recalled that the first nationwide Million Volunteer Run was held on December 4, 2011 in time for the celebration of the United Nations Declaration of the year 2011 as the International Year of Volunteers. More than 1,200 volunteers joined the event, according to PRC officials. In h...
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11Feb2013Ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Peb 11 (PIA) -- Gikalipay sa Malakanyang ang taho sa Department of Tourism (DOT) nga ang sektor sa industiya sa turismo gikatakdang mohimo og pito ka milyon nga bag-ong mga trabaho sa dili pa matapos ang termino ni Presidente Aquino. Sumala ni Deputy Presidential Abigail Valte kagahapon nga ang sektor sa turismo maoy usa sa gikonsiderar nga makahatag og daghang trabaho luyo sa sektor sa manufacturing. Matud pa niya nga kung daghang mga turista ang moanhi dinhi...
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09Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 9 (PIA) -- The local government of Butuan City has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a Belgian company for banana grass for biofuels and bioreactor for solidwaste management. Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. signed the MOU with ANDINAX, a Belgian company based in Brecht, Belgium, witnessed by department heads, at the City Mayor's Office. Under the MOU, the Butuan City government agrees and aims to cultivate its vast agricultural land area for ...
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08Feb2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Peb 8 (PIA) -- Limang Pilipina na papunta sana sa Seoul, South Korea ang naharang noong nakaraang linggo sa terminal ng departure area sa NAIA 2 at pinigilang umalis ng bansa. Ito ay dahil napag-alaman ng mga opisyal ng Immigration sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport ang kasong human trafficking na nagpapalabas sa bansa ng mga babaeng walang dokumento upang magtrabaho bilang mga mang-aaliw o entertainer sa South Korea, ayon kay Bureau of Immigration Commissioner (BI) Ricardo ...
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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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08Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture, in coordination with the National Agri-Business Corporation (Nabcor), turned-over a Liquid Quick Freeze Machine worth P4.6 million to the Tandag Boholano Fishermen’s Association (Tanbofisa) held recently at the Tanbofisa Ice Plant in Surigao del Sur. The freezer is a commitment of DA Secretary Proceso Alcala to the association when he visited Surigao del Sur on June 2011. The machine has a capacity to produce three tons of ice per d...
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08Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) chaired by Blanche Gobenciong of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is set to launch the DRRM Plan 2013-2017 of the region on March 5 at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort here. Around 200 participants from the local DRRMCs of different provinces are expected to attend the said event. As the host of the event, Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante will give the welcome remarks. Retired Army General...
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08Feb2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Peb 8 (PIA) -- Ipinaliwang nang mabuti ni Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Dinky Soliman ang kanilang kampanyang “Bawal ang epal” sa isang panayam ng mga "bloggers" sa kanya noong Enero 29. Ayon sa kalihim ang kampanyang ito ay naglalayong maprotektahan ang mga benepisyaryo ng programa ng DSWD na Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) laban sa mga pulitikong balak gamitin ang programa para manakot at mang-abuso sa darating na eleksyon. Ang 4...
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07Feb2013Ni Susil D. Ragas MANILA, Peb 7 (PIA) -- Ang gobyerno gikatakdang molusad og usa ka socio-economic nga inisyatibo gitawag og “Sajahatra Bangsamoro” aron mapalambo ang kundisyon sa maayong panglawas, edukasyon ug panginabuhian sa mga komunidad sa Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) karong adlawng Lunes didto sa Bangsamoro Leadership and Management Institute Compound, lungsod sa Sultan Kudarat sa Maguindanao. Sumala ni Cabinet Secretary Jose Rene Almendras kagahapon didto sa Malakanyang, a...
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07Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 7 -- The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) has recently launched its online survey to gauge the satisfaction level of businessmen and entrepreneurs who have processed the renewal of their businesses’ Business/Mayor’s Permit. Everyone who have processed for the renewal of the business/mayor’s permits for 2013, be it the owners, managers, staff or personnel may access the online survey at www.competitive.org.ph. Respondents may also go to any of the Department of Tr...
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07Feb2013SURIGAO CITY, Peb. 7 (PIA) -- Usa ka Mass Feeding ang gipahigayon bag-ohay pa lamang sa mga kasundalohan sa 30th Infantry Battalion, Phil. Army ug mga magtutudlo sa Oslao Elementary School ug San Francisco Central Elementary School sa Brgy. Poblacion, San Francisco, Surigao del Norte. Mokabat sa 40 ka mga tinu-an sa Oslao Elementary School, Barangay Oslao, San Francisco ug mokabat 50 usab ka mga tinun-an sa San Fracisco Central Elementary School ang nahatagan sa corn soup ug malunggay salad at...
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07Feb2013TANDAG CITY, Peb 7 (PIA) – Ang Malakanyang kagahapon mibutyag ug kasigurohan nga ang gobyerno sa Pilipinas mohimo sa tanan aron lamang sa pagsilbi sa hustisya bisan pa sa kombiksyon ni Manuel Amalilio sa Malaysia. Si Amalilio gitumbok nga maoy “mastermind” sa P12-bilyones sindikatong estafa nga mibiktima sa liboan ka mga katawhan sa Visayas ug Mindanao. Si Amalilio gisentensyahan ug duha (2) ka tuig nga pagkabilanggo sa Malaysia sa paggamit ug mga pekeng pasa-porte. Bisan pa ang ang Kor...
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07Feb2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Feb. 7 (PIA) -- Forty typhoon victims who received training in carpentry, masonry, and electrical from the Technical Education and Skills Authority (Tesda) and the provincial government of Agusan del Sur did actual application of what they learned. On February 6, the two houses constructed by the trainees were turned over to beneficiaries namely Lilia Sendico, 74, and Cristita Albior, 68, whose houses were totally wrecked by typhoon Pablo. The two beneficiaries accepted their ...
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06Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- Heads and representatives of government agencies convened Tuesday for the 1st quarter meeting of the Regional Development Council-Development Administration Committee (RDC-DAC) chaired by Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. at the Goat2geder Hotel and Restaurant, this city. Among the agenda include the discussion on the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Projects for Caraga; 18th Caraga Anniversary celebration; and the proposal to include the at...
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06Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- Regional directors of government agencies with the officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police and local tri-media witnessed on Wednesday the turn-over of command to the new Brigade Commander of 402nd Infantry (Stingers) Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army Col Cresente Maligmat replacing Col Ronald Albano at the Camp Bancasi, this city. Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. also graced the said activity and welcomed the...
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06Feb2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Feb 6 (PIA) -- Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Surigao del Sur Chapter Administrator Abel de Guzman urges Surigao residents to join the nationwide Million Volunteer Run-2 on February 10. De Guzman said in an interview, interested participants will have to register at the PRC office located at the Capitol Hills, Telaje, Tandag City with a corresponding registration fee of P100 for student runner; P200 for the rank and file employees; and P500 for department heads/busine...
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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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06Feb2013SURIGAO CITY, Peb 6 (PIA) -- Giawhag ni Presidente Aquino sa iyang mensahe kagahapon sa inagurasyon sa Andres Bonifacio College Graduate and Professional School building ang tanang mga Filipino nga hunahunaon gyud og maayo kinsa ang pillion nga mosunod nga mga lideres sa Pilipinas atol sa nasyunal ug lokal nga piniliay nga pagahimoon karong umaabot Mayo 2013. Siya miingon nga pinaagi sa pagtangtang sa mga pekeng kandidato ug pagpili niadtong tinuod nga mohatag sa ilang kinabuhi aron moserbisyo ...
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06Feb2013AGUSAN DEL NORTE, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- The province of Agusan del Norte bagged the 2nd prize for the national poster making competition in the recently concluded Philippine Animal Health Information System (Phil-AHIS) National Conference held at Lancaster Hotel in Mandaluyong City last January 23-25. The poster entry of Dr. Joseph P. Dargantes, Veterinarian IV of the Provincial Veterinary Office, depicts the Phil-AHIS Best Practices in the Province of Agusan del Norte. Phil-AHIS is a functional a...
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05Feb2013MANILA, Peb. 5 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno Aquino,III motambong sa 2013 Philippine’s Development Forum (PDF) sa Davao City isip parte sa iyahang pagduso sa administrasyon nga mapalambo ang nasud sa umaabot. Ang Presidente gikatakda nga mobot sa Marco Polo Hotel sa Davao City Martes sa buntag alang sa kalambuan nga panagtigum. Siya giduyugan sa mga membro sa gabinete, opisyales gikan sa World Bank ug mga ipisyales sa local nga panggamhanan sa dakbayan sa Davao. Ang panagtigum sa alang sa ...
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05Feb2013MANILA, Peb. 5 (PIA) -- Ang Malacañang mipasalig nga ilang gukdon kadtong mga pulitiko nga naghupot gihapon og mga private armed groups agig pagpangandam sa umaabot nga piniliay karong Mayo. Sumala ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda kagahapon nga padayon ang kampanya sa Philippine National Police (PNP) sa pagguba sa mga private armed groups ug pagkolekta sa mga loose firearms aron mahimong luwas ug hapsay ang umaabot nga eleksyon. Sumala pa ni Lacierda nga adunay mga taho nga adunay ...
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05Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- The Civil Registrar’s Office here, in partnership with Pag-IBIG Fund Caraga Region is now geared up for yet the grandest Mass Civil Wedding in the city which will be held at the newly-renovated Guingona Park come Valentine’s Day. In an interview with Judith Alvizo-Calo, city civil registrar, the wedding will be free for participating couples. They will be exempted from any charge including that for the issuance of the Affidavit of Cohabitation Fee. Calo added t...
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05Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 5 -- The top 10 barangays here who qualified for the first evaluation round in the "Search for 2013 Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentive Awards for Highly Urbanized City Category" are the following: Dagohoy, Tandang Sora, San Ignacio, Buhangin, Ampayon, Anticala, Libertad, Pinamanculan, San Vicente, and Tiniwisan. They will undergo another round of a month-long evaluation starting February 5, 2013 in which five barangays will be eliminated and the Top 5 will be determined. Last year...
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04Feb2013Ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Peb 4 (PIA) -- Mitudlo og bag-ong mga opisyales si Presidente Aquino bag-ohay pa lamang matud ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte. Alang sa DENR, gitudlo sa Presidente sila Danilo A. Arguelles Jr., Maylord M. de Chavez, Bai Dyanna G. Sinsuat, ug Lorena Jasmin D. Lerio isip Lieutenants Junior Grade, National Mapping and Resource Information Authority. Sa DOJ, gitudlo sa Presidente sila Emmanuel E. Tuy isip Register of Deeds III, Land Registration...
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01Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- To implement the Butuan City Watershed Code, the Sangguniang Panlungsod has approved a resolution authorizing the Butuan City Watershed Management Council to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the EnterpriseWorks Worldwide/Philippines Inc. (EWW/P) to prepare the operational framework for the Code. The agreement will put emphasis on biodiversity conservation and enterprise development activities of local communities within the watershed areas. EnterpriseWor...
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01Feb2013SURIGAO CITY, Feb 1 (PIA) --The Department of Agriculture–Regional Field Unit 13 (DA-13) in coordination with the Surigao del Norte Provincial Agriculture Office and partner agencies conducted a Forum dubbed “Usapang Palay” on January 31, 2013 at Mount Bagarabon Beach and Mountain Resort, Brgy. Mabua, this city. The activity is line with the Proclamation No. 494 signed by President Benigno S. Aquino III declaring the year 2013 as the National Year of Rice, said Rebecca Atega, officer-in-c...
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01Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 1 (PIA) – The Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has certified seven brands of motorcycle helmets bearing the PS Mark. Philippine Standard Mark or PS Mark is a mark of conformity appearing on a product. A helmet which bears a PS Mark signifies proof of certification of conforming to quality and safety standards. As of December 27, 2012, BPS issued an updated list of DTI-Certified Brands of Motorcycle Helmets including HNJ, GDR,...
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01Feb2013Ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Feb 1 (PIA) -- Giila ni Pangulong Aquino ang mga kontribusyon sa National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) sa paglambo sa nasod kagahapon atol sa selebrasyon niini sa ilang ika-40th nga anibersaryo. Ang Pangulo namahayag nga ang ekonomiya sa Pilipinas nagadako ug samtang kini gadako, ang NEDA kinahanglan usab nga maningkamot pa og dugang aron makab-ot ang sustenableng pagdako alang sa katawhang Filipino. Ug aron kini makab-ot iyang giawhag ang NEDA u...
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01Feb2013SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Feb. 1 -- Around 100 junior and sophomore high school students participated in the peace symposium conducted recently in Payapag National High School, Barangay Payapag, Bacuag, this province. The peace symposium was spearheaded by members of the speakers bureau of the 30th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army. The symposium focused on the responsibilities of the youth in carrying out the Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP), “Bayanihan,” and youth development ...
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31Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- Evaluators from the Local Government Academy (LGA) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank, arrived in Butuan City to personally conduct a thorough evaluation on the existing Business Permits and Licensing System (BPLS) here, Jan. 30, 2013. Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Ms. Mary Penetrante and Mr. Christopher Llaneras, both from the LGA, and Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant Mr. Nick Baoy of the IFC were welcomed by Ci...
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31Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- Following the preparations of concerned agencies for the May 13 elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) City Director Atty. Ernie Palanan encouraged eligibles to cast their votes early on voting day in designated polling precincts here. During a briefing with the local tri-media here, Atty. Palanan said that to avoid any stressing experience in queuing, registered voters should proceed to their polling precincts early and make sure they bring with them th...
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31Jan2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Enero 31 (PIA) -- Iniabot ng isang grupo ng alumni ng Universidad ng Sto. Tomas (UST) sa Philippine Consulate General sa Agana, Guam noong Enero 25, 2013 ang isang tseke para sa mga pamilya at komunidad na nasalanta ng bagyong Pablo noong nakaraang taon. Ang donasyon na nagkahalaga ng US$500 ay idadaan sa Philippine Red Cross. Ang mga dumalo sa naturang pag-aabot ng donasyon ay ang presidente ng UST Alumni Association sa Guam na si Glynis Almonte, kasama ang mga miyembro ng aso...
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31Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Enero 31 (PIA) – Pormal ng giablihan ang pagsugod pag-imprinta sa mokabat 52 milyon ka mga balota nga gamiton alang sa umaabot nga piniliay karong Mayo 2013. Ang pormal nga pag-abli gisugdan pinaagi sa ribbon cutting gipangulohan ni Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma,Jr. uban nila NPO Director Emmanuel Andaya ug Commission on Elections (COMELEC) chair Sixto Brillantes didto sa basement area sa NPO headquarters, Epifanio delos Sant...
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31Jan2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Enero 31 (PIA) -- Sinabi ng Malacanang na bibili ang bansa ng 12 pandigmaang eroplano mula sa Korea para sa pagsasanay, pangdepensa at pagtugon sakaling may mga sakuna. Inihayag ng Department of Defense noong Miyerkules na ang Pilipinas ay bibili ng pandigmaang eroplano sa Korea bilang bahagi ng programa ng modernisasyon. “Bbibili tayo. Nakumpirma ko ito kay Sec. Voltaire Gazmin. Ang mga eroplanong ito ay para sa pagsasanay, pangdepensa at pagtugon sakaling may mga sakuna. An...
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31Jan2013PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- The Communist Party of the Philippines/ New Peoples’ Army and the National Democratic Front are expected to enforce the access fee or what they call “permit to win” to politicians during the campaign period as one of their source of income. During the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting here, Major Ryan Callanta reported that every election period, the rebels harass candidates to collect money during their campaign sort...
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30Jan2013AGUSAN DEL NORTE, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- Providing access to basic education; this is the driving force behind the humanitarian endeavor funded by the Government of Spain for depressed communities of Agusan del Norte in Caraga Region. Newly-completed school buildings will be formally handed over to DepEd officials and recipient communities on Thursday, January 31 at Rizal Integrated School in the town of Buenavista. Rafael C. Lopa, executive director of the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PB...
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30Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 30 -- The City Civil Registrar’s Office here, in partnership with Pag-IBIG Fund-Caraga Region is now geared up for yet the grandest Mass Civil Wedding in the city which will be held at the newly-renovated Guingona Park come Valentine’s Day - February 14, 2013. In an interview with Judith Alvizo-Calo, city civil registrar, the wedding will be free for the participating couple. They will be exempted from any charge including the issuance of the Affidavit of Cohabitation Fee....
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30Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- The city of Surigao was once again proclaimed as Most Child-Friendly City all throughout the Caraga Region. The city government received a cash prize worth P50,000 during the 2012 Search for the Child-Friendly City and Municipality awarding ceremony, held recently in Butuan City. It was learned that the city of Surigao is known for its consistency as winner of the title since 1996, the year wherein the Search for the Child-Friendly City and Municipality started. ...
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30Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Enero 30 (PIA) -- Mukabat sa 100 ka mga binhi sa kape o seedlings, ang gihatag bag-ohay pa lamang ngadto sa mga mag-uuma sa barangay Danawan, ning dakbayan, Ang maong mga binhi o seedlings gihatag sa City Agriculture Office ubos sa programang Surigao City Agri-Fisheries and Agro-Industrial Development (SAFIDEV) program sa lokal nga pangagamhanan sa syudad. Tumong niini nga matabangan ug maabagan ang mga benipisyaryong mag-uuma aron mapadaghan ang ilang produksyon sa kape pinaag...
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30Jan2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) reported that Agusan del Sur is relatively peaceful in spite the increase of crime incidence from October 2011 to January 2012 with 118 incidence, compared with the period October 2012 to January 2013 with 131 incidence. According to report by P/SInsp. Joel Mendez of the Provincial Police Office, robbery and physical injuries were the factors that made the number of incidence this year higher than that of last year. “Bayug...
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30Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 30 -- The Office of Vice Mayor Lawrence “Law” Fortun has expanded its medical assistance program to make it more accessible and available to as many indigent constituents of Butuan City and the municipality of Las Nieves. Dubbed as Lawig Medical Assistance Program, close to 300 indigents confined at the Butuan Medical Center (BMC)had been assisted. As part of its expansion, the said medical assistance can now be availed by beneficiaries coming from Las Nieves confined at t...
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29Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 29 -- The Sangguniang Panlungsod has recently authorized City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante Jr. to enter and sign a Deed of Donation with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) pertaining to the confiscated logs and its proper utilization. In a press conference held recently, the objectives as well as the terms and conditions indicated in the Deed of Donation were laid down by both parties. The deed expressly states that donated confiscated logs will be use...
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29Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 29 (PIA) - A Butuan City Government (BCG) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Caraga Region yesterday signed a deed of donation for the utilization of the confiscated illegal logs. Representing the BCG was Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. while DENR – Caraga Region was represented by its Regional Executive Director and OIC Nonito M. Tamayo. A total of 138,211.72 bd. ft. of confiscated lumber has been donated by the DENR – Caraga Region to the...
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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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29Jan2013ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Enero 29 (PIA) -- Ang Malacañang miapila kagahapon ngadto sa tanang mga mall operators ng rebyuhon ang ilang mga security measures ug seguroon nga nahisubay kini sa striktong pagmonitor ug detection protocols aron malikayan ang pagdala og mga pusil ug uban pang mga bawal nga hinagiban sulod ngadto sa ilang establisemento. Si Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda mihimo sa maong pag-awhag tungod sa pagpangawat nga nahitabo sa usa ka jewelry store didto sa g...
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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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28Jan2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Jan 28 (PIA) -- Provincial Statistics Officer Ruel Dres of the National Statistics Office (NSO) in Surigao del Sur urged the public to participate in the upcoming nationwide 2012 Census in Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF) soon to implement on February. Said launching was participated by the Community Development Information Officers (CDIO) from the local government units and local media practitioners from first district of this province composed of 13 municipalities...
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28Jan2013PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Jan 28 (PIA) -- Nagpulong noong nakaraang linggo and Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Council na pinamumunuan ni Gob. Adolph Edward Plaza para talakayin at makita ang laki ng pinsalang iniwan ng bagyong Pablo na tumama sa Agusan del Sur kamakailan Ito ay upang malaman ang tamang bilang o dami ng tulong, gamit at pagkaing nararapat maipapamahagi roon upang mapadali ang pagbangon ng mga biktima. Sa ulat na inihanda ng Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction an...
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28Jan2013Ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Enero 28 (PIA) -- Gipasalamatan ni Pangulong Aquino ang Filipino community didto sa Switzerlnd ug Lichtenstein alang sa hinabang niini nga ihatag ngadto sa mga biktima sa Bagyong Pablo didto sa Mindanao. Gidawat ni Pangulong Aquino ang tseke kantidad 8,650 Swiss francs nga gitunol kaniya gikan sa Filipino community pinaagi kang Filipino Ambassador Leslie Baja sa Switzerland atol sa iyang pagbisita didto niadtong niaging semana. Apan ang maong donasyon mitaas pa...
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25Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA) – Local officials and heads of government agencies convened recently at the Provincial Training Center, Capitol Compound for the Agusan del Norte Provincial Peace and Order Council meeting. The discussion included the Conferment of the Seal of Good Housekeeping; Situational reports from Philippine National Police, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and Philippine Army; and the Reorganization of PPOC members. PNP-Agusan del Norte Provincial Director PSSupt Eugeni...
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25Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- The Caraga Regional Peace and Order Council has formed a committee on Internally Displaced Persons (IDP). The IDP committee will 1) oversee displacement matters in Caraga region; 2) maintain database on IDP incidents in the region; 3) monitor the implementation on IDP Management Manual in the regional, provincial, municipal and barangay level; and 4) take all necessary measures to monitor and mitigate human rights violations and ensure protection and welfare of the...
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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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25Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Enero 25 (PIA) -- Miabot na si Pangulong Aquino kagahapon sa buntag didto sa Davos, Switzerland aron motambong sa tinuig nga tigum sa World Economic Forum (WEF) sugod Enero 23 ngadto 27. Ang pagbisita ni Pangulong Aquino maoy pinakaunang higayon sukad sa iyang paglingkod niadtong Hunyo 2010 ug sa maong pagbisita miuban kaniya ang 63 ka mga delegado nga gipangulohan ni Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, Socio-economic Planning Secretary ...
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25Jan2013LUNGSOD NG SURIGAO, Enero 25 (PIA) -- Ang Medical Team sa Philippine Medical Associations sa Chicago, USA, sa pakigtambayayong sa Rotary Club of Metro Surigao, Rotary Club Surigao Midtown Jewels, Philippine Army ug DepEd mipahigayon bag-ohay pa lamang og medical mission didto sa Barangay Sukailang, Surigao City. Atol sa maong kalihukan mokabat sa 228 ka mga residente ang nakapahimulos sa libreng ibot sa ngipon, 250 ang sa eye examination ug nakadawat sa libreng eyeglasses, 50 ang mipailawom sa ...
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25Jan2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Jan 25 (PIA) -– Inilunsad ng panrehiyong tanggapan ng Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) at ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) noong nakaraang linggo ang Cash for Training Project (C4TP). Ito ay pinangunahan ni TESDA Regional Director Florencio Sunico Jr., Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza, Vice Gov. Santiago Cane Jr., District II Congresswoman Evelyn “Bebs” Plaza-Mellana kasama si Sta. Josefa Mayor Glenn Plaza. Ayon kay Tesda Supervis...
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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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24Jan2013MANILA, Jan. 24 - Out of 113,168 examinees, 13,412 or 11.85 percent passed the Career Service Examinations administered nationwide by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) on October 21, 2012. Of the said figure, 11,449 passed the Professional level while 1,963 passed the Sub-Professional level. Mark Anthony B. Pelaez from the Bicol Region topped the Professional level with a rating of 87.85. Joining him at the top 10 are Justin Alick M. Cordova (Western Visayas), 87.39; Ma. Cristina D. Pornillos...
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24Jan2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Enero 24 (PIA) -- Sinusuportahan ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ang hakbang ng Kongreso na ituloy ang pagsabatas na ibaling ang krimen mula sa biktima ng prostitusyon papunta sa mga taong kumokontrol at nakikinabang sa ganitong gawain. Ang Anti-Prostitution Bill ay mag-aalis ng kasalanan ng mga taong naaabuso sa prostitusyon at inaalis ang mga nilalaman ng Artikulo 202 at 341 ng Revised Penal Code na “nagpaparusa sa mga kababaihan na kumikita at nangang...
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24Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Enero 24 (PIA) -- Gipirmahan ni Pangulong Aquino niadtong Enero 18 ang Republic Act No. 10361 o usa ka Acta aron ipahamtang ang mga Polisiya alang sa Proteksyon ug Kaayuhan sa mga Katabang o Domestic Workers. Ang bag-ong balaodnon, o giila nga Kasambahay Bill gikatakdang makatabang sa mokabat duha ka milyon ka mga domestic helpers sulod sa nasod, matud ni Valte. Matud pa ni Valte nga ilang ibutang sa Palace website ang kopya sa maong balaodnon ug kini moepekto 15 ka adlaw human a...
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24Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- The dengue cases in 2012 here in the city has increased 175 percent as compared to 2011. Of this figure, only in the month of April were the number of cases remained the same. In her report to members of the City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) held recently here, Michelle Mae Que, a nurse from the city health office, said dengue cases in 2011 was recorded at 172 while 473 cases were reported in 2012. Que said from comparing the two years since January to December...
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24Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- The different committees under the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Agusan del Norte-Butuan City Chapter chaired by City Prosecutor Felixberto Guiritan recently reported its accomplishments for the 4th quarter of 2012. The Disaster Management Services Committee bared that the chapter was able to conduct relief operations last December 15, 2012 after a fire incident destroyed 40 houses affecting 72 families at Barangay Baan-Km.3 in Butuan City. Red Cross staff and volunt...
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23Jan2013ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Enero 23 (PIA) -- Gipagawas ni Pangulong Aquino ang Memorandum Order No. 52 aron paghatag og katungod sa mga law enforcement agencies, lakip usab ang Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) aron seguroong luwas, hapsay, ligdong, malinawon ug kredible ang pagpahigayon sa Mayo 13, 2013 automated national ug lokal eleksyon. Ang maong MO No. 52 gipirmahan ni Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa niadtong Enero 9, 2013 ug subay niini ang Commission on Elections (Comele...
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22Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO)-Caraga Region on Tuesday launched the conduct of the 2012 Census for Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF). In a press conference which formally kicked-off the activity, NSO-Caraga Regional Director Dr. Rosalinda Celeste-Apura pointed out that their agency is mandated by Commonwealth Act 591 and Executive Order 121, to reorganize and strengthen the Philippine Statistical System. Apura explained that NSO is the sole agency to underta...
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22Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- This year's Women's Month celebration will kick-off on March 1, with a "Hataw" exercise and Fun Walk activity that will start at 5:30 a.m. at the Agusan del Norte covered court, this city. This is headed by the Regional Development Council – Gender and Development Coordinating Committee (RDC-GADCC) chaired by Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Caraga Regional Director Atty. Marylin Pintor. During the short program, members will conduct a ritual right before the r...
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22Jan2013ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Enero 22 (PIA) -- Giparubahan sa National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) ubos sa pagpangulo ni Pangulong Aquino ang pipila ka mga dagkong proyekto sa imprastruktura ug anti-poverty niadtong Biyernes. Lakip sa mga aprubadong proyekto mao ang Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX Project), nga mokabat P35.57 bilyon; NLEX-SLEX Connector Road Project, mokabat P25.55 bilyon; ug ang proyekto nga Adapting to Climate Change pinaagi sa pagtukod og Water Impoundin...
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22Jan2013ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Enero 22 (PIA) –- Gusto ni Pangulong Aquino og usa ka hiniusa ug aktibo nga lihok tali sa Navy sa Pilipinas ug mga ahensya sa gobyerno uban niini ang susamang ahensya sa Estados Unidos aron maluwas ug makuha ang USS Guardian-U.S Navy Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship nga nasangad didto sa Tubbataha Reef sa Sulu sea niadtong Huwebes (Enero 17) matud ni Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio “Jun” Aguinaldo Abaya kagahapon. Sumala ni Abaya, gimandoan ...
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21Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Enero 21 (PIA) – Gi-aghat ni Pangulong Aquino ang Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) aron tumanon ang mandato niini sa pagsiguro sa usa ka malinawon ug hapsay ang 2013 mid-term elections sa nasod. Ang Pangulo mihimo sa maong pag-aghat ug midayeg sa mahinungdanong papel sa AFP aron mapreserba ang integridad sa eleksyon sa nasod atol sa Testimonial Review of honor kang kanhi AFP Chief Staff General Jessie D. Dellosa ug Change of Command Ceremony didto sa AFP Headquaters, Camp G...
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21Jan2013SURIGAO DEL SUR, Enero 21 (PIA) – Ang National Economic and Development Authority kon NEDA mi-aprobar sa nag ubay ubay’ng imprastraktura ug mga proyekto batok sa “anti-poverty” atol sa panagtigum niadtong Biyeres kung diin si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III ang tsirman sa NEDA Board. Ang mga proyektong na-aprobahan atol sa panagtigom sa mga board gilagkuban sa Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX Project) P35.57 bilyon; NLEX-SLEX Connector road project, P25.55 Bilyon; ug ang Adapting to Cli...
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20Jan2013PDRRMC bares relief assistance extended to typhoon Pablo victims PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Jan. 20 -- Members of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) convened January 16 and discussed the relief goods delivered to typhoon "Pablo" victims and the added requirements for food and materials that will enable victims start normal lives. According to the report of the Social Welfare chief Flordeliza Obani, the provincial government had delivered 38,000 ...
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20Jan2013MANILA, Jan 20 (PIA) -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) are continuing their effort to help victims of Typhoon Bopha (locally known as Pablo). More than a month after the typhoon swept away communities in eastern Mindanao and left more than 1,800 people dead or missing, needs are still immense. In Davao Oriental province, almost 95 per cent of the roads, houses and crops have been destroyed. The ICRC and the Philippine Red Cross worked hard...
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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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18Jan2013SURIGAO DEL SUR, Jan 18 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) provincial office here headed by Provincial Statistics Officer Ruel Dres will undertake personnel recruitment and training in preparation for the 2012 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF) field operation this coming February 25. According to Dres, they will be hiring 529 personnel composed of 167 team supervisors (TS) and 366 enumerators (ENs) including reserved ENs. Pre-selected TS will become participants of the thi...
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18Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 18 -- In an effort to strengthen the consciousness of the people of Butuan on the importance to protect our watersheds, the Sangguniang Panlungsod recently approved an ordinance that will make every third week of January as Watershed Consciousness Week. The SP Ordinance No. 4097-2013 principally authored by Vice Mayor Law Fortun, cited in its explanatory note that the purpose for the declaration is in cognizance of the city’s avowed policies concerning the commitment to p...
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18Jan2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Jan. 18 (PIA) -- Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Chairman Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza recently convened council members to discuss and assess the extent of damages left by typhoon Pablo that hit the province on December 4, 2012 in order to come up with correct estimate of relief goods and materials. In a report prepared by Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) and presented to the council by Vice Gov. Santiago Cane Jr., it shows...
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18Jan2013CEBU CITY, January 18 -- Kool Adventure Camp (KAC) of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) introduces the Integrated Learning through Adventure Education (iLead), the first KAC program integrated in the grade school curriculum of Sacred Heart School–Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC). The program's pioneering group are a hundred grade 6 students of SHS-AdC last year. iLead is an urban backpacking program that provides students the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills learned through their ac...
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18Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 18 -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), through its Dolores Aboitiz Children’s Fund (DACF), recently turned-over a day-care center and a playground funded by Vereniging Haarlemmermeer Cebu (VHC) to Barangay Pooc, Talisay City. The day-care center, built to meet DSWD accreditation standards, will benefit 58 three- to four-year-old pupils of the barangay. The classroom features elements that foster independence and self-sufficiency such as child-sized toilets, sinks, d...
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17Jan2013SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- The Ecosystems Improved for Sustainable Fisheries (Ecofish) Project of the Philippine Government and the United States Government will be launched in the province this year, said Gov. Sol Matugas recently. The lady governor said the project seeks to address the complex problems of ecosystem degradation, fish stock depletion and poverty in the fishing communities. Based on records, fish production in the province is declining due to excessive fishing, destruc...
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17Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Enero 17 (PIA) -- Ang Pangulong Aquino namahayag nga gusto niya sutaon ang mga opinsyon nga nagsugyot alang sa pagwagtang ug pagpabilin sa Presidential Commission on Good Governance (PCGG) ug iyang gitumbok nga kinahanglang mahuman una sa PCGG ang mga mandato niini adesir pa kini wagtangon. Matud sa Pangulo nga gusto niya matan-aw ug maripaso gyud og maayo ang PCGG labi na sa ilang dugay ug taas nga pagproseso sa pagbawi sa ill-gotten wealth sa mga Marcos. Sumala pa niya nga an...
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16Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Enero 16 (PIA) – Si Lieutenant General Emmanuel T. Bautista maoy natudlo isip bag-ong Chief of Staff sa Armed Forces of the Philippines nga mohulip kang outgoing AFP Chief Staff Gen. Jessie Dellosa nga nakatakdang moretiro na, matud ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte Kagahapon. Matud pa ni Valte, si Bautista nga maoy kasamtangang Commanding General sa Philippine Army ug miyembro sa Philippine Military Academy “Dimalupig” Class of 1981, molingkod sa iyang bag-o...
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16Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) in Caraga Region has recorded a 1.05 percent dengue case fatality rate in 2012 which is slightly above the national figure of less than one percent. In a press statement, the health department in the region said a total of 22 deaths out of the total number 2,090 cases were recorded in the region last year. The DOH officials said the 2,090 suspected dengue cases were admitted from January 1 to December 31, 2012. Of this figure, Agus...
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16Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 16 -- The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) here will request the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) in behalf of the employees of the local government who were badly affected by the recent flooding, for a one-year moratorium in the payment of outstanding GSIS loans of said employees. In a resolution passed by the SP recently, it was pointed out that a suspension or a break would be a good pause from all the calamities that the city had experienced and still experiencing. Th...
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15Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- The Philippine Educators Management Consultants, Inc. (PEMCI) will host this year’s “International Seminar-Workshop on Philippine and Singaporean Mathematics” slated on January 28-30 at Baguio City. In a press statement posted on the website of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)-Caraga, Dr. Eugenio Dauz, PEMCI president invites public and private universities and colleges to attend the three-day seminar. With the theme “Promoting Critical and Creati...
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15Jan2013ni Susil D.Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Enero 15 (PIA) -- Giawhag ni Pangulong Aquino ang Philippine National Police – Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) nga magpabiling maningkamot alang sa kamatuoran ug hustisya. Matud pa sa pangulo sa iyang mensahe atol sa pagsaulog sa 60th Founding Annivesary sa CIDG, nga ang CIDG isip maoy investigative arm sa PNP adunay dakong papel alang sa pagmentinar sa kahapsay ug kalinaw ug pagseguro sa usa ka segurado ug luwas nga katilingban. Iyang gi...
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15Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Jan 15 (PIA) – A total of 52 trainees from the different municipalities in Siargao Island completed a training course of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) in Surigao del Norte. Twenty trainees finished the course on Heavy Equipment Operator-on road highway dump truck (NC-II) and 32 trainees took up Tour Guiding Services (336 hours). The activity aimed to support and enhance the skills of qualified individuals for possible overseas jobs placement...
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15Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- The Sangguniang Panlungsod here has unanimously approved SP Resolution 085-2013 in the regular session held recently, declaring the city under state of calamity. The resolution, which was jointly authored by all the members of the SP led by Vice Mayor Law Fortun, stemmed from the recent flooding that the city experienced since last week. Fortun said the declaration was based on the data submitted to the SP by the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (C...
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14Jan2013AGUSAN DEL NORTE, Jan 14 (PIA) -- Two people’s organizations in the province received more than P6 million in livelihood funds from the Department of Agriculture's Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP)-Community Fund for Agricultural Development (CFAD). The funds were turned over to the San Agustin Fisherfolk Organization, Inc. (SAFOI) based in Carmen town for its project worth P4 million pesos and San Vicente Farmers & Fisherfolk Association (SVFFAI) in the municipality of Jabonga for it...
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14Jan2013SURIGAO DEL SUR, Enero 14 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno Aquino III gidapit ang kumunidad sa Chinese-Filipino aron sa pag-inambitay sa “inputs” kon unsaon sa gobyerno nga mamahimong epektibo ang pakigbugno batok sa kriminalidad nga nahitabo sa nasud. “Kami naglantaw sa sulusyon nga estratehiya, rasyonal, ug epektibo.” (“We are looking for solutions that are strategic, rational, and effective.) Sa nasudnong diskusyon nga gipahumatang, ang inyohang mga perspektibo among gidapit,” (In...
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14Jan2013ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Enero 14 (PIA) -- Si Pangulong Aquino maoy pinasidunggang mamumulong atol sa selebrasyon sa ika-20th anibersaryo sa Movement for Restoration of Peace and Order (MRPO) kagahapon didto sa Intramuros, Manila. Sa iyang mensahe gipasalamatan sa Pangulo ang maong organisasyon sa padayon nga pagsuporta sa mga pagpaningkamot sa gobyeno sa pagsumpo sa kriminalidad. Ang Pangulo mibutyag nga adunay pagkunhod nga 10 porsyento sa gidaghanon sa krimen sa nasod gikan sa 201...
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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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14Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan 14 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Caraga Region joined the Unity Walk and Prayer Rally for a Secure and Fair Elections (SAFE) 2013. The unity walk and prayer rally is a kick-off activity, which marks the start of the election period. The early walk yesterday started from Guingona’s Park to Agusan del Norte covered court, this city, to the drum beat of the PNP Band. In his message, newly-installed Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief...
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12Jan2013PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Jan 12 (PIA) - The provincial government of Agusan del Sur has already delivered 38,113 packs of food relief goods and another 24,833 G.I. sheets to typhoon Pablo victims mostly in the four municipalities in the province. The food relief packs containing five kilos of rice, 6 sachets noodles and six tins of sardines were delivered to the most ravaged municipalities of Veruela, Sta. Josefa, Trento and Bunawan and some barangays of La Paz and Loreto where p...
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11Jan2013SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Jan 11 (PIA) – The Speaker’s Bureau Team of the 30th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army has conducted a security awareness campaign for the students of Gigaquit National High School (GNHS) in Gigaquit, this province. The activity was aimed to enhance the security awareness of the students and the teachers in connection with the present insurgency problem in the country and encouraged them to support and be an active partner in every peace and development activities in t...
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11Jan2013Ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Enero 11 (PIA) -- Si Pangulong Aquino mipasidungog sa pito ka mga indibiduwal gipili nga The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) sa tuig 2012 pinaagi sa usa ka seremonya nga gipahigayon didto sa Malacañang kagahapon. Ang TOYM maoy pinaka prestihiyosong pasidungog alang ngadto sa mga batang-ong mga kalalakin-an ug kababayen-an nga nag-edad 18 ngadto 40 anyos diin ang mahalangdong buhat ug dedikasyon ngadto sa ilang propesyon o bokasyon miresulta sa mahinungdanong kont...
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11Jan2013BARANGAY ANGAS, Sta. Josefa, Agusan del Sur, Jan. 11 -- Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) Caraga Region, Wednesday, January 9, launched the Cash for Training Project (C4TP) here with Tesda Regional Director Florencio Sunico Jr., Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza, Vice Gov. Santiago Cane Jr., Congresswoman Evelyn “Bebs” Plaza-Mellana with Sta. Josefa Mayor Glenn Plaza. According to Emma de Villa of Tesda, the C4TP will be participated by the 40 victims of typhoon Pablo, whe...
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11Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 11 -- Vice Mayor Lawrence “Law” Fortun has instructed personnel involved in the Butuan City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) to forcefully evacuate residents who are living within the danger zone in the Agusan River to cushion the possible impact of flash floods that may occur amidst the heavy rains being experienced by city. In a radio interview, Fortun said that the City Government has increased its Alert Level to 3 when the water level at Agusan River ...
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10Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 10 - The National Statistics Office will be conducting the 2012 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (2012 CAF) on February 25 to April 13. The 2013 activity will have January 2012 to December 2012 as reference period. This nationwide count involves several activities in the field. Several census enumerators will be responsible in the listing of households and enumeration of agricultural, aqua cultural and fishing operators for the 2012 CAF. A team supervisor will supervi...
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10Jan2013MANILA, Jan. 10 -- The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is now accepting nominations to the 2013 Search for Outstanding Public Officials and Employees. The announcement was made by the Publications and Media Relations Division of the agency. According to CSC, the nominations to the annual search for public service exemplars may now be submitted to the CSC Provincial/Field and Regional Offices. The awards to be given out are the highest and most coveted recognition given by the government to indiv...
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10Jan2013AGUSAN DEL NORTE, Jan. 10 (PIA) -- To give proper guidance to the youth regarding drug addiction, pre-marital sex, teenage pregnancy, juvenile delinquency, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), the province of Agusan del Norte, in coordination with the Provincial Health Office (PHO), conducted the Provincial Youth Congress held recently at the Provincial Training Center here. With the theme “Responsableng Kabataan Kaagapay sa Pag-unlad ng Bayan,” the youth of the province, particularly...
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10Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan 10 (PIA) -- The city government advised the public to be more alert against dengue fever, as 398 dengue cases were recorded in the city as of December 2012. The City Health Office (CHO) report showed that Brgy. Libertad is the most affected area last year with 30 dengue cases. Brgy. San Vicente followed closely with 28 dengue cases reported. Records also showed that 65 of all the cases reported occurred in November 2012 alone. Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection that causes...
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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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10Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Jan. 10 (PIA) – An alert level one was raised early today in Surigao City, the provinces of Dinagat Islands and the entire municipalities of Surigao del Norte following a continuous rainfall which started Wednesday morning, January 9. Surigao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Coiuncil (DRRMC), Dinagat Islands PDRRMC and the municipal DRRMCs hoisted early this morning an alert level one upon recommendation from the weather bureau Pagasa. The councils advised the suspe...
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09Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 9 – Congressional front runner and Vice Mayor Lawrence “Law” Fortun has vowed to push for the development of a sea port in Butuan City if elected in next year’s elections. In a radio interview, Fortun revealed that the establishment of a sea port in Butuan will definitely spur economic development in the city as this will complement the on-going infrastructure projects being implemented in the city. “If a sea port of international standard is established in Butuan ...
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09Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 9 (PIA) -- National Food Authority (NFA) Caraga Regional Director Gil Pepito Paqueo has announced recently that NFA bought from the farmers of Caraga 33,262 bags of Palay worth P28.7 million from January to December 2012. Paqueo said that for palay procurement in 2012 was higher by 20,720 bags or 165 percenr compared to the 12,542 bags procured in CY 2011. Moreover, palay procurement for the second semester of 2012 totaling 28,094 bags was 5.4 times more than the 5,168 bags p...
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09Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 9 -- To commemorate the Anniversary of the First Formal Hoisting of the Philippine Flag in Mindanao more than 100 years ago, the local government of Butuan City will hold a simple yet noble Flag-Raising Ceremony at the Guingona Park on the early morning of January 17. Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante Jr. and the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod will lead this year’s celebration to be participated by employees of this city’s local government unit. Amante had alre...
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09Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 9 -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) Caraga will conduct the January 2013 Labor Force Survey together with the second visit of the 2012 Family Income and Expenditure Survey. The second round of the FIES will gather data on income and expenditure of families for the second semester, July 1 to December 31, 2012. The Labor Force Survey (LFS) is a nationwide quarterly survey of households conducted by the NSO to gather data on the demographic and socio-economic characteristic...
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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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09Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Enero 9 (PIA) – Si Pangulong Aquino ug Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida magtagbo karong adlawa didto sa Malacañang diin gikatakda nilang tukion ang mga nagkalain-laing mga importanteng isyu, matud ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda kagahapon. Matud pa ni Lacierda nga sumala sa gipagawas nga pamahayag sa DFA, ang pagbisita ni Kishida usa kini ka oportunidad sa duha ka nasod aron mapalambo pa ang Philippines-Japan Strategic Partnership ubos sa bag-ong Japanese a...
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09Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Jan. 9 (PIA) -- The Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte will spearhead a one-day Program Review Workshop entitled, "Looking Back to Move Forward" today, January 9 at the Sagisi Function Room, Gateway Hotel, this city. The one-day workshop aimed to assess the program accomplishments of the incumbent administration vis-a-vis the development goals of the province. The activity will cover sectoral presentations, program review workshop and planning for the next steps. Parti...
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09Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 9 (PIA) -- To promote social advocacies through digital media, Cebu Bloggers Society (CBS) organized the first World Blogathon held recently at Andy Hotel in Mandaue City. The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) was one of the participating organizations that attended the offline event. Other groups were Island Rescue Organization (IRO), AIESEC, MIND7, Love Yourself, World Vision, and “Dok Buboy”. Representatives from each organization introduced their respective advocaci...
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08Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 8 (PIA) – The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has intensified monitoring of motorcycle riders' compliance with helmet standards required by Republic Act 10054, otherwise known as the Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009. There has yet been no reported of violation in the entire region, Roman Jumawan, Caraga DOTC assistant director, said. However, he said that the agency will consolidate reports in the region every week. “This way, we could be able to asse...
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08Jan2013ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Enero 8 (PIA) -- Usa ka low-pressure area ang nasigpatan sa Mindanao paingon duol sa Davao area sayong buntag karong adlawa, matud ni PAGASA forecaster Glaiza Escollar ang maong LPA posibleng mokusog ug magdala’g mga pag-ulan nga naglihok sa gikusgon nga 5 ngadto 7 kph. Sumala sa taho sa PAGASA alas 4:00 sa buntag karong adlawa ang LPA gibana-banang nahimutang 340 km habagatang sidlakan (southeast) sa Davao City, nahisulod sa Inter-tropical Convergence Zone (I...
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08Jan2013SURIGAO DEL SUR, Enero 8 (PIA) -- Ang Aquino administtrastyon mo-estudyo sa proposisyon alang sa “total gun ban” human sa kamatayon sa pito ka tuig nga batang babaye kinsa naigo sa saag nga bala didto sa Caloocan City ug ang sugoksugok nga pagpamusil sa Kawit, Cavite, ang opisyal sa Palasyo miingon sa adlawng kagahapon, Lunes. Si Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte miisyu ug pamahayag atol sa regular nga press briefing didto sa malakanyang dungan sa panawagan alang sa mapig-oton...
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08Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan 8 (PIA) -- Faster office work and transactions can now be anticipated as 80 Samsung desktop computer sets were turned over to the local government unit of Butuan City from Lohas Ventures International, Inc. and Korea Non-Destructive Testing Co., Ltd. at the City Mayor’s Office. Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante Jr. received the donated computer sets from Weseng Pak, Lohas Ventures International, Inc. chairman and chief executive Officer and Euy Jong Lee, Korea Non-Destructive Testing...
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08Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 8 (PIA) -- College and high school debaters from all over Caraga region have set their sights on the forthcoming 5th Caraga Parliamentary Debate Championship – Law Fortun Cup on January 18-20, 2013 at Saint Joseph Institute of Technology, this city. The debate competition which is on its 5th year promises to be more competitive as there will be two categories that will be up for grabs (college and high school). This is the second year that the competition offers the prestig...
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07Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Enero 7 (PIA) -- Si Pangulong Aquino mitudlo og bag-ong mga opisyales sa nagkalain-lain nga mga ahensya sa gobyerno, matud ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte niadtong Biyernes, Enero 4 didto sa Malacañang. Sumala ni Valte, gipirmahan sa Pangulo niadtong Disyembre 21 ang appointment letter ni Angelita Gregorio-Medel isip undersecretary sa Department of Social Welfare and Development nga adunay termino nga co-terminus sa termino sa Pangulo. Gitudlo usab sa Pangulo s...
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06Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Caraga closed the year 2012 with a near-perfect fund utilization for its anti-poverty project called Kalahi-CIDSS. This was learned during the project’s year-end assessment and evaluation meeting last December. A total of P135,771,894.53 was utilized by beneficiary communities from the P136,979,959.78 that was released and downloaded directly to community accounts. “We were projecting a hundred percent ...
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06Jan2013PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Jan. 6 -- Dalampu’t apat na dating rebelde (RR) ang tumanggap ng tulong pangkabuhayan na nagkahalaga ng P50,000 bawat isa mula sa Social Integration Program (SIP) ng pamahalaan na sakop ng Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) na isinagawa sa session hall ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan sa kapitolyo. Ang naturang pag aabot ng tulong ay isinagawa ni Bise Gob. Santiago Cane Jr. na siyang kumatawan kay Gob. Adolph Edward Plaza at ito a...
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04Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 4 (PIA) – Lawyers from the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) got a post-Christmas treat as the Sangguniang Panlungsod has approved the increase in their monthly honorarium from the City government of Butuan. The monthly honorarium of PAO lawyers was increased from P2,500 to P4,000. Fortun, who is also a lawyer, said the increase in honorarium was justified as PAO lawyers absorb much of the cases of people who cannot afford to hire a private-practicing lawyer. The pay incre...
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04Jan2013MANILA, Enero 4 (PIA) -- Gitimbaya sa Malakanyang ang re-extension sa ceasefire sa kumunistang rebelde hangtod sa Enero 15 ning tuiga ginotahan nga kini makabenpisyo sa mga manggugubat sa kabukiran. “Ang Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) ang mideklarar sa re-extension sa ceasefire ngadto sa Enero 15, 2013. Ang gobyerno mitimbaya sa maong kabag-ohan nga kinasingkasing gikan sa bag-ohay pang posisyon niini. Kini makahatag sa among mga kasundalohan ug mga membro s...
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04Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Jan 4 (PIA) -- Gibuksan na gyud niadtong miaging adlaw ang One-Stop Shop sa pagpang-isyu sa mga business permits ug lisensya nga gipasiugdahan sa dakbayan sa Surigao didto sa City Gym, ning syudad. Si City Mayor Ernesto Matugas kauban ang ubang opisyales sa syudad ug mga myembro sa Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry kun SSCI maoy nangulo sa pagbukas sa maong programa. Sumala pa sa nangulo sa SCCI nga si Willy Gan nga ang one-stop shop abri sa Lunes hangtud sa Sabado sa alas...
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04Jan2013CEBU, Jan. 4 (PIA) - The December 30 episode of “Pagtuki,” the official radio program of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), wraps up the top ten news makers of 2012―from big political names, current events to weather forecast, among others. The suspension of Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia tops the list. Garcia asked the Court of Appeals to stop the suspension order against her that stemmed from an administrative case in 2010. Garcia said that police could only stop her if they will physic...
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04Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, Jan 4 – The Propelling Our Inherited Nation Through our Youth Incorporated (Pointy Inc), a newly organized youth leader’s organization in Northern Mindanao, has partnered with the local government of Kitcharao, ADN and the 402nd Infantry Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, for its gift-giving activity at Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte dubbed as “Bagong Taon, Bagong Pag-Asa Para Sa Atong Mga Igsoong IP” held recently. More than 500 Indigenous Peo...
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04Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 4 (PIA) - "Starting small is not a hindrance to improve the business if you are prepared to accept help from others." This was the statement made by Virgilia A. Bonghanoy, Most Outstanding Client of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. Micro-finance (RAFI Micro-finance) Client Awards 2012, said in her inspirational speech during the 9th General Assembly held recently at the Mandaue City Cultural and Sports Complex, this city. Bonghanoy said that her family’s prayers is the most...
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04Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 4 (PIA) – The Belgian firm Enfinity, a developer of renewable energy, through its local firm Enfinity Philippines Renewable Resources Inc. (EPRRI) will enter into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Butuan City Government for the creation of a feasibility study in putting up of a solar energy system project in this city. The Sangguniang Panlungsod has seen the need to commit to such noteworthy project to bring about effective solutions to different issues of pollution ...
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04Jan2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Enero 4 (PIA) -- Labing siyam na barangay mula sa pitong bayan ng Agusan del Sur ay nagkaroon na ng malinis na maiinom na tubig matapos ang simpleng seremonya ng pagsasalin ng mga pasilidad sa mga punong barangay noong Disyembre 14, 2012. Ayon kay Kag. Allan Santiago, miyembro ng Sangguninag Panlalawigan at siya ring nanguna sa proyekto na kung tawagin ay “Tubig Imnonon Natong Agusanon” (TINA), ang naturang proyekto na isang bio-sand water filter facility, ay siyang pinakama...
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03Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- With its continuing effort to improve public service delivery, citizens may now access the CCB via SMS by sending a text message to 090-888-16565. The government's central helpline, which is dubbed as Contact Center ng Bayan (CCB) is accessible nationwide by dialing 1-6565 using PLDT, Smart, and Digital landlines, Mondays to Fridays, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Each call to 1-6565 is charged P5 plus VAT. Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairman Francisco T. Duque III sai...
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03Jan2013SURIGAO DEL SUR, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- Following the typhoon Pablo which devastated Lingig town of this province earlier last month, A number of families in Sitio Hanipaan, Poblacion and Sitio Sayon, Brgy Mahayahay, victims of typhoon Pablo, benefited from “Operasyon Ayos Atip," a collaborative effort of the Philippine Army under Col Romeo Gan of the 401st Brigade with the 75IB, 29IB & 36IB; Tesda; and the provincial government office led by Governor Johnny Pimentel. The activity, conducted on Dece...
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03Jan2013Ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Enero 3 (PIA) -- Ang administrasyong Aquino magpabilin nga maningkamot aron marekober ang mga kinawat nga mga bahandi sa pamilya ug mga cronies ni kanhi Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos ug ipadayon ang mga kasong pagpangawkaw ug korupsyon kon ugaling ang Kongreso modesider nga wagtangon na ang Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) matud ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda kagahapon. Matud pa ni Lacierda nga itunol sa PCG ang pending nga mga kaso ng...
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03Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 3 (PIA) – The Department of Health (DOH)-Center for Health Development (CHD)-Caraga today reported 25 firecracker-related cases in the region during New Year's eve celebrations. The health department in the region said these cases were reported by the different sentinel hospitals in Caraga. Of these cases, 14 are active which means that the victims are the ones who lighted the firecrackers. Also, the region’s health department has recorded (nine) passive cases (either o...
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03Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- The Surigao City government's One-Stop Shop issuance of business permits and licenses officially opened yesterday, January 2 at the City Gymnasium, this city. The formal opening was led by City Mayor Ernesto Matugas along with other local officials and members of the Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI). SCCI president Willy Gan said the one-stop shop will open from Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 10 pm and will run until midnight of January 20, 2013. He ...
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03Jan2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Enero 2 (PIA) -- Isang pandaigdigang pribadong organisasyon o NGO ang nangakong magbibigay ng tulong sa dalawang bayan na sobrang nasalanta ng bagyong Pablo sa lalawigan ng Agusan del Sur. Ayon sa tanggapan ng Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC), ang Save the Children Foundation ay magbibigay ng malinis na patubig sa mga barangay ng Awao, Sayon at Angas sa bayan ng Sta. Josefa at sa barangay Sinobong, Candiis at Del Monte sa bayan ng Veruela bilang...
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02Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 2 (PIA) – The Philippine-American Educational Foundation (PAEF) is now accepting applications for Fulbright scholarship grants for school year 2014-2015. This was learned from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)-Caraga Regional Office through its website at www.chedcaraga.com. In a letter addressed to CHED-Caraga Regional Director Dr. Isabela Mahler, PAEF Executive Director Esmeralda Cunanan said the granting of scholarship will be conducted through competition where...
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02Jan2013ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Enero 2 (PIA) -- Ang Malacañang miduyog sa kasub-anan sa pagpanaw ni Fr. James B. Reuter, S.J., human nag-antus sa balatian niadtong Lunes, Disyembre 31, 2012 sa edad nga 96. Sa pamahayag ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda iyang gitumbok ang unang pag-abot ni Fr. Reuter dinhi sa Pilipinas isip usa ka batan-on nga pareng Jesuit human sa World War II ug sa tibook niyang bokasyon isip pare dinhi sa nasod nahimong higala, tagamatuto, tagakompisal, tigtamb...
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02Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 2 (PIA) -- The filing of applications for the April 14 CSC Career Service Professional and Sub-Professional written examinations is now open. Applications are now accepted nationwide in all Civil Service Commission (CSC) regional and field offices until February 28 with examination fee of P500 for both levels of written exam. However, the CSC reminds all concerned that the application period may be closed any time before said date once these offices have reached its quota.The...
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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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29Dec2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Dec. 29 (PIA) --Twenty typhoon Pablo victims from Barangay Sinobong, Veruela town has just completed a training on carpentry while two other same trainings are still on-going in the municipalities of Bunawan and Trento. These training are aimed to equip the participants with carpentry skills they can use in building the new houses designed for the typhoon victims while earning a living. DTI Provincial Director Lolita Dorado said while they are targeting to conduct 20 trainings...
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28Dec2012PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- Nakamit ng Search and Rescue Agusan del Sur (Saras) ang parangal bilang pinakamagaling na grupo nang pamatay-sunog sa buong bansa ng magdiwang ang Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) ng kanilang ika-21 taong anibersaryo noong Oktubre 24 ng kasalukuyang taon na ginanap sa loob ng kampo ng Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas sa Kampo Aguinaldo, lungsod ng Quezon. Si Pangulong Aquino ang nagbigay ng tropeyo ng parangal kay Gob. Adolph Edward Plaza n...
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28Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 28 (PIA) -- Gihangyo sa gobyerno ang katawhan sa paglikay paggamit og delikado nga mga pabuto ug mga kwitis aron malikayan ang mga kadaot ug pagkamatay atol sa selabrasyon sa Bag-ong Tuig. Sumala ni Presidential Spoksperson Edwin Lacierda ang Department of Health (DOH) mitaho nga aduna nay mga biktima sa mga pabuto bisan kon layo pa ang Bag-ong Tuig ug ang ilang buhatan gikan Disyembre 21-26 nakatala ug mokabat 71 ka mga pasyente nga naangol sa pabuto ug usa nga naigo sa na...
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28Dec2012LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Dis. 28 (PIA) --Isasagawa ng Department of Foreign Affairs sa pamamagitan ng Board of Foreign Service Examination ang eksaminasyon ng Foreign Service Officer (FSO) na gaganapin sa susunod na taon, alinsunod sa Republic Act (R.A. 7157) ng taong 1991 at ng Revised Administration Code ng 1987. Ayon sa DFA, ang mga aplikante ay dapat na may kaalaman sa economic, political, at social na kalagayan ng bansa, at kailangan na may kapasidad sa oral at written communications, pati na sa...
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28Dec2012QUEZON CITY, Dec. 27 (PIA) -- More than 60 unions and transport workers organizations converged for the first time for the founding convention of the Philippine Land Transport Industry Union (PLTIU) held recently at G Hotel in Manila. The congress was jointly opened by Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP-ITUC) President and former Senator Ernesto Herrera and International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Regional Secretary Noriyuki Suzuki, and Singapore’s National Trade Union Congr...
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27Dec2012Ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 27 (PIA) – Gikatakdang pirmahan ni Pangulong Aquino ang RH Bill sa dili pa matapos ang tuig 2012. Matud ni Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte, mapirmahan na gyud ang RH Bill nga 13-anyos ng nakabinbin sa Kongreso nga gisertipikohan sa Pangulo isip dinalian ug giaprubahan bag-ohay pa lamang sa ikatulong pagbasa uban ang 13-8 nga boto didto sa Kongreso. Ang maong balaodnon maghatag sa mga kababayen-an og kapilian aron madeterminar ang gidaghanon sa i...
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27Dec2012Ni Danilo S. Makiling LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Dis 27 (PIA) -- Mariing binabantayan ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang sitwasyon sa Visayas na kasalukuyang sinasalanta ng bagyong Quinta, ayon sa Malacanang kamakailan. Ayon kay Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda sa isinagawang press briefing sa Malacanang na bagaman, umalis ang Pangulo para sa maikling bakasyon, nananatili parin itong "in contact" sa mga opisyales ng ahensya ng pamahalaan hinggil sa bagyo at upang masiguro ang kaligtas ng m...
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28Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) through the Board of Foreign Service Examination will hold the Foreign Service Officer (FSO) Examination next year, pursuant to the Republic Act (R.A. 7157) of 1991 and the Revised Administration Code of 1987. According to DFA, applicants for the examination must be knowledgeable on the economic, political and social conditions of the Philippines, and must possess not only facility in oral and written communications, but also...
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26Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 26 (PIA) – Tropical Storm “Quinta” has weakened into Tropical Depression as it continues to move across Western Visayas. In its 10 a.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Service Administration (Pagasa) said Quinta is moving West of Visayas at 24 kph, with maximum sustained winds of 55 kph and gustiness of up to 80 kph, with its center located in the vicinity of Roxas City, Capiz. Signal No. 1 is up in Mindoro Provinces, Romblon, ...
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26Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 26 (PIA) – Giaprubahan na sa Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) ug Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) bag-ohay pa lamang ang gitawag nga Rights of an Air Passengers nga maoy magprotekta sa mga sumasakay gikan sa dili maayong mga buhat sa mga kumpanya sa eroplano. Matud sa taho ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte gipirmahan nila DOTC Secretary Emilio Abaya ug DTI Secretary Gregory Domingo ang maong sumbanan niadtong Disyembre 10 ug kini ...
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26Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 26 (PIA) -- Barangays situated along the Agusan River Basin (ARB) underwent trainings conducted by the Department of the Interior and Local Government on Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (CBDRRM) and Contingency Planning (CP) from December 17-19 simultaneously held in the municipalities of Buenavista and Las Nieves. The trainings served as an offshoot of the Training of Trainers on CBDRRM and CP Phase I conducted on October 12 at Goat2geder Hotel and Re...
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26Dec2012PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Dec. 26 – Agusan del Sur Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza has appealed to Agusan residents for donation to typhoon Pablo victims citing the extent of damages and the magnitude of the unmet needs of the victims and their families. “The provincial government is appealing to those who are lucky enough not being affected by the recent typhoon by requesting for assistance in providing potable water, rice and other foodstuffs, medicines, usable clothes, G.I. sheets,...
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22Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 22 (PIA) -- Gikalipay sa Malacañang kagahapon ang kadaugan ni Janine Tugonon isip first runner-up sa Ms. Universe pageant didto sa Las Vegas, Nevada; ug pinaagi sa iyang kadaugan iyang gipakita sa tibook kalibutan ang pagkaambungan, pagkamaabtik, ug pagkamaanyag sa mga Filipina. Matud ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte ang kadaugan ni Tugonon dugang mipakita sa talagsaon nga kinaiya sa mga Filipino isip “world-class.” Tungod sa maong kadaugan, si Tugonon ...
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21Dec2012TAGAYTAY CITY, Dec. 21 (PIA) - Some 35 youth and trade union leaders from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao coming from sectors identified as key employment generators have completed the National Workshop on Industrial Relations (IR), Productivity and Labor Management Cooperation (LMC), focusing on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Collective Bargaining. Led by the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP-ITUC) and supported by the Japan International Labor Foundation (JILAF), the five-d...
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21Dec2012LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Dis. 21 (PIA) –- Maluwang na tinanggap ng administrasyong Aquino ang hakbang ng Standard & Poor’s (S&P) sa pagpapataas nito ng credit rating outlook para sa ekonomiya ng bansa mula stable hanggang positive. “Ang Standard & Poor’s (S&P) ay pinataas ang kanilang credit rating outlook para sa ekonomiya ng bansa mula sa “BB+ Stable” hanggang “BB+ Positive.” Ito'y nangangahulugang na tayo ay may aasahan, maliban sa mga hindi inaasahang sitwasyon, isang aktuwal na c...
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21Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis 21 (PIA) – Ang Department of Education (DepEd) Surigao del Norte Schools Division uban ang kooperasyon sa lokal nga pangagamhanan sa probinsya gipasiugdahan bag-ohay pa lamang ang pagpahigayon sa 1st Provincial Indigenous Peoples Congress didto sa Cagdianao Gymnasium, Brgy. Cagdianao, Claver, Surigao del Norte. Ang maong kalihukan nga nagdala sa tema nga “Pagpalig-on sa Lumadnong Kultura, Yawe sa Lumadnong Paglambo sa Bag-ong Surigao,” gitambongan nila Vice Governor Artu...
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21Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 21 (PIA) - Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. leads this year’s “Pamaskong Handog” distribution in the different villages (barangays) here. A total of 21,000 thousand “Pamaskong Handog” gift packs prepared by the City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD) Office are now being distributed following a schedule that started Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 until Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. These gift packs consist of 3 kilos rice and several canned goods. They are to be given to ...
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20Dec2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Dec. 20 (PIA) - Nineteen remote barangays from seven municipalities in Agusan del Sur now have access to safe drinking water after separate simple turn- over rites were held in various barangays early this month. Sangguniang Panlalawigan member Allan Santiago, team leader of the project called Tubig Imnunon Natong Agusanon (TINA) said the upgraded bio-sand water filter facility is the best means in addressing the sad plight of residents in outskirt villages who get water from op...
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20Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 20 (PIA) – The Police Regional Office XIII officers and personnel had the barrel tips of their service firearms taped and signed by their top officials to assure that these will not be indiscriminately fired during the celebrations of Christmas and New Year in ceremonial rites early this morning at the parade grounds of the police regional headquarters here. “The ceremonial sealing-off of our service firearms is a compliance to a directive from Camp Crame to avoid firing ...
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20Dec2012PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Dec 20 - An international non-government organization (NGO) will help typhoon Pablo victims of the two most affected municipalities in Agusan del Sur. According to Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council office (PDRRMC), Save the Children Foundation will provide water system to barangays Awao, Sayon and Angas in Sta. Josefa town and Sinobong, Candiis, Sta. Emelia and Del Monte in Veruela in response to the need of potable water by the res...
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20Dec2012PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Dec. 20 (PIA) -- An international non-government organization (NGO) has signified its intent to extend help typhoon Pablo victims of the two most-affected municipalities in Agusan del Sur. According to Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council office (PDRRMC), Save the Children Foundation will provide water system to barangays Awao, Sayon, and Angas in Sta. Josefa town and Sinobong, Candiis, Sta. Emelia, and Del Monte in Veruela in response...
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20Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 20 (PIA) – Gipirmahan na ni Pangulong Aquino ang mokabat P2.006-trilyon nga 2013 General Appropriations Act (GAA) kagahapon. Ang mokabat P2.006 trilyon nga 2013 National Budget nga ginganlan og Empowerement Budget mi-umento ug 10.5 porsyento kumpara sa kasamtangang budget nga P1.816 trilyon. Sa 2013 nga budget, pinakadako nga parte niini ang gigahin alang sa mga social services sa nasod sama sa Department of Education nga mokabat P232.6 bilyon, ang Department of Social We...
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19Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 19 (PIA) – Pormal ng gi-instalar ni Pangulong Aquino si Police Deputy Director General Alan Purisima isip acting chief sa Philippine National Police kagahapon didto sa multi-purpose hall sa Camp Crame sa Quezon City. Purisima, replaces Police Director General Nicanor Bartolome who, after serving as Chief PNP for over a year, opted to retire today. Si Purisima maoy mohulip kang Poilce Director General Nicanor Bartolome kinsa, human magserbisyo isip Hepe sa PNP sulod sa usa...
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20Dec2012Ni Danilo S. Makiling LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Dis 19 (PIA) -- Sinabi ng Pangulo kamakailan na ang nagkakaisang sambayanang Filipino ang nagpapadali ng kanyang mga tungkulin. “Magiging madali po sa akin ang aking mga tungkulin kung tayo ay nagkakaisa kahit ano man po ang ating kinakaharap. May mga problema po na nakakaapekto sa sanlibutan kung saan hindi po tayo nahihiwalay dito, at tayo, bilang sambayanan, tayo po ay humahakbang pasulong bilang isa, at ito po ay nakakatulong,” ayon sa Pangulo n...
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20Dec2012TANDAG CITY, Dis. 20 (PIA) -- Ang administrasyong Aquino midayeg sa mga magbabalaod kalabot sa paglusot sa Resposible Parenthoon Bill, pagpasayon sa mga Pilipino aron mapataas kon mapa-usbaw ang matag pamilya sa pamaagi nga matarong ug paghatag ug gahum, ang opisyal sa Palasyo miingon. Si Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda mipagawas sa iyahang pamahayag subay sa paglusot sa Rasponsible Parenthood Bill sa ika-tulong pagbasa didto sa Senado ug sa House of the Representatives niadtong Lunes ...
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20Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 20 (PIA) -- Mokabat sa P50,000 ka pesos an ipan-apud-apod nan buhatan sa City Agriculture sa pakigtambayayong sa buhatan nan Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) Caraga, ngadto sa mga miyembro nan Heart, Head, Hands, and Health Club (4-H Club) kagahapon Disyembre 18, 2012 didto sa HVCC Processing Center, Km. 2, Brgy. Luna, ning syudad. An amo na kantidad gigahin isip capital aron ipalit og mga seedling o liso nga amoy ipananom sa mga miyembro nan 4-H Club na gikan sa Barang...
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20Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 20 (PIA) -- The World Medical Relief, Inc., through its president and chief executive officer George V. Samson recently turned-over the pacemakers and the Positron emission tomography - computed tomography otherwise known as the PET/CT Scan to the city government of Butuan headed by Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr., and Vice Mayor Law Fortun through Dr. Josephine Chua, the officer-in-charge/hospital director of the Butuan Medical Center (BMC). The said medical equipment is a small ...
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20Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dec. 20 (PIA) -- The 30th Infantry "Python" Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army in partnership with the Philippine National Red Cross, has conducted a bloodletting activity at the 30IB Headquarters, Sta. Cruz, Placer, Surigao del Norte. The bloodletting activity is in line with this year’s celebration of the 77th Founding Anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on December 21, 2012 with the theme, “Bayanihan at kahandaan: Tuwid na daan tungo sa ...
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19Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 19 (PIA) - The Butuan City Watershed Management Council, the implementing body of the Watershed Code of Butuan, has been formally convened. The Council was created pursuant to SP Ordinance No. 3829-2012 to primarily address and ensure the protection, conservation, rehabilitation and management of the watersheds within Butuan and to see to it that its implementation is properly and strictly executed within the bounds of the law. Apart from the Council, a Barangay Watershed M...
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19Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 19 (PIA) - The Sangguniang Panlungsod has approved a resolution regarding the supplemental 2013 Local Poverty Reduction Plan as endorsed by the City Development Council through CDC Executive Committee Resolution No. 09 series of 2012. This is in consonance with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Joint Memorandum C...
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19Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 19 (PIA) -- World Medical Relief, Inc. President and CEO Mr. George Samson along with World Medical Relief, Inc. Ambassador of Health Dr. David Zarate turned over to Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. the 10 pacemakers donated by World Medical Relief, Inc. to the City Government of Butuan during the Turnover Ceremony of Donated Medical Supplies and Equipment recently held at the city hall grounds. Already the third batch of donations received from the World Medical Rel...
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19Dec2012MANILA, Dec. 19 (PIA) - The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has urged government agencies to provide continuous, high-quality service amid the conduct of Christmas office parties and other year-end activities. “Christmas is the season of gift-giving, and the best gift we can give to the Filipino public is the promise of excellent and honest public service, not only this holiday season but onwards,” said CSC Chairman Francisco T. Duque III. The CSC chief said that government offices may impl...
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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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19Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 19 (PIA) – The Police Regional Office XIII will implements on Wednesday the changes to some of the key positions of the police regional headquarters here, after Camp Crame approved the recommendations for the change of the designations of some senior regional police officials. PCSupt Carmelo Valmoria, upon his arrival from Manila will be presiding over this afternoon a massive turn-over ceremony to be held at the conference room of Camp Rafael C. Rodriguez, this city. A ...
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18Dec2012CEBU, Dec. 18 (PIA) -- A private foundation rehabilitated several classrooms benefiting hundreds of pupils here. The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) through its School Rehabilitation Program (SRP), recently turned-over 15 classrooms to the teachers and school administrators of four public elementary schools in Asturias here. Four school buildings of Asturias Central School, Agbanga Elementary School, Agtugop Elementary School, and Tag-amakan Elementary School were repaired, benefiting ove...
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18Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 18 (PIA) -- Some P34.7 million-worth of investment leads from planned expansions was generated by 28 entrepreneurs from the region who participated in the recently concluded Planning for Expanding Business Training (PLANET) held at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. Participants which included owners of micro-, small- and medium- enterprises (MSMEs) and board members and officers of enterprising cooperatives prepared 19 business plans with project costs ranging f...
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18Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 18 (PIA) -- Selected industry leaders in Caraga attended the Value Chain Orientation Workshop for Industry Cluster Stakeholders on December 17 at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. The participants come from the priority industry clusters (ICs) - palm oil, banana, high value vegetables, wood, and tourism. The five ICs are under the Industry Cluster Assistance for Regional Economic Development (iCARE) project which is implemented by DTI-Caraga with the support f...
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18Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 18 (PIA) - Following the successful run of the climate change adaptation (CCA) project in Agusan del Norte, project documentation for possible scaling up in the cities of Cabadbaran and Butuan and nearby Agusan del Sur is now in the works. The scale-up, dubbed “Scaling Up Risk Transfer Mechanisms for Climate Vulnerable Farming Communities in Southern Philippines,” will be funded under the Global Environment Facility (GEF) – Special Climate Change Fund through the United...
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18Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 18 (PIA) -- A total of 25 homegrown micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) participated in the trade fair recently organized in support to this year’s 67th PICPA Annual National Convention held at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. The trade fair was also joined by 55 exhibitors from all parts of the country, some of them regular exhibitors of the PICPA National Conventions and other national conventions. The four-day fair generated combined sales of alm...
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18Dec2012Ni Danilo S. Makiling LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Dis 18 (PIA) -- Malakas ang paniniwala ng administrasyong Aquino na mananatili ang mabuting relasyon ng bansa sa Japan, matapos matalo sa parliamentary elections si Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, tanda ng pagbabalik ng kapangyarihan ng Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). “Bilang strategic ally at partner, maaari tayong magtrabaho sa kahit anong pamahalaan ng Japan. At tiyak tayo ay magtratrabaho sa makabagong pamumuno, ang LDP Leadership. Tayo ay umaasa s...
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18Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 18 (PIA) – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga Regional Office has conducted the 8th Consumer Network (ConsumerNet) Meets the Public forum held at the Barangay Imadejas Function Hall, Imadejas Subdivision, this city. DTI Certified Establishment or BAGWIS seals were awarded to ten (10) business establishments in Agusan Del Norte for complying with Fair Trade Laws and ensuring the rights and welfare of consumers during the said forum. Updates on matters affect...
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18Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 18 (PIA) – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga has issued 10,397 Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) stickers to motorcycle riders for their old helmets. The helmet sticker marking is required under Republic Act No. 10054 otherwise known as the Motorcycle Helmet Act which requires motorcycle drivers and riders to wear only standard protective motorcycle helmets or those helmets which passed the DTI quality standards. The ICC sticker is required as helmets availa...
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18Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 17 (PIA) -- Mokabat sa 890 ka mga kabatan-onan gikan sa nagkalain-laing mga kalungsoran sa probinsya ang mipartisipar sa gipahigayon nga 1st Provincia Youth Summit bag-ohay pa lamang didto sa Provincial Convention Center, ning syudad. Ang maong summit nga nag-uban sa temang, “Green Communities, Green Future: a Challenge to youth participation in nation building,” nga gipasiugdahan sa lokal nga pangagamhanan sa probinsya sa Surigao del Norte gitambongan nila Surigao del No...
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18Dec2012CEBU, Dec. 18 (PIA) -- When the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA) said that typhoon Pablo would cross to Central Visayas on December 4, the local government units of Cebu Province immediately took preventive measures. In the city, classes and work were suspended on Dec. 4 and 5 in all school levels and government offices. The mayor also held a meeting with the Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) Council. While the typhoon hardly affe...
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18Dec2012TANDAG CITY, Dis 18 (PIA) -- Ang panngamhanan sa Aquino mipahayag sa hugot nga pagtoo nga mapadayon ang maayong relasyon sa Japan human miangkon sa kapildihan si Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda sa parliamentary eleksyon niadtong Dominggo, nga misimbolo sa pagbalik sa gahom sa Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) “Komo kaalyado sa estratehiko ug kaabag, kami makatrabaho uban ang bisan unsa nga gobyerno sa Japan. Ug siguradong kita makatrabaho uban ang bag-ong liderato, ang LDP. Kami naglanta...
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18Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 18 (PIA) – Eighteen establishments in Caraga region were given the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Bagwis Award for the year 2012. This brings the total number of awardees to 114 since 2006. A Bagwis Award is given to a firm for its efforts to comply with Fair Trade Laws (FTL) such as placing price tags on items being sold, seeking permits on sales promotion activities, product standard (PS) marks for local mandatory products and International Commodity Clearance ...
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18Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 18 (PIA) – The Department of trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga regional and provincial offices organized 13 Diskwento Caravans from March to November this year with total sales amounting to P1.7 million and benefitting an estimated 7,000 consumers/households all over the region. The Diskwento Caravan program, which was launched by the Department of Trade and Industry in 2011, aims to give consumers the joy of buying basic necessities, prime commodities and, other household an...
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17Dec2012Ni Danilo S. Makiling LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN CITY, Dis 17 (PIA) -- Nagbigay ng mga update ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) – Caraga sa pamamagitan ni Director Francisco Pobe sa mga miyembro ng Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (RLECC) hinggil sa parating na nasyonal at lokal eleksyon na ginanap kamakailan sa pagtitipon ng Philippine National Police (PNP) Caraga Regional Office ng lungsod. Ayon kay Pobe base sa regional statistics mayroong 1,445,724 na registered voters sa taong...
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17Dec2012Ni Danilo S. Makiling LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Dis 17 (PIA) -- Nangako ang pamahalaan na sisiguraduhin ang kaginhawaan ng emosyon ng mga biktima ng bagyo sa Mindanao, matapos ang ulat na karamihan sa mga biktima ng bagyo ay nagkakasakit sa isip, resulta ng kalamidad na kanilang naranasan, ayon sa Malacanang. Sa isang pakikipanayan sa dzRB Radyo ng Bayan, sinabi ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte na ilang miyembro ng kabinite ang nagpunta sa lugar na sinalanta ng bagyo at nagsagawa ng ...
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17Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 17 (PIA) – Mokabat sa kantidad nga P15.4 milyon ang budget sa gikatakdang pagatukoron nga birthing clinics sa napiling mga barangay ug lungsod sa probinsya pinaagi sa panagtambayayungay sa lokal nga pangagamhanan sa Surigao del Norte ug sa Department of Health (DOH). Ang mga napiling mga barangay mao ang Brgy. Monserrat sa lungsod sa Dapa, Brgy. Magsaysay ug Sta. Fe sa lungsod sa General Luna, Brgy. Sering sa Socorro, Brgy. Antipolo sa Del Carmen, lungsod sa Tagana-an ug Ba...
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17Dec2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Dis. 17 (PIA) - Ang Malakanyang mipaabot ug kasubo kon “condolences”ngadto sa pamilya sa mga biktima sa pagpamusil sa Connecticut niadtong Biyernes (Oras sa US) nga mipatay sa 26 ka tawo, kung diin 20 niini pulos mga bata nga estudyante. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said in a radio interview Saturday over government-run dzRB Radyo ng Bayan that the Filipino public was horrified by reports on the Connecticut shooting especially because most the...
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17Dec2012Ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Dis 17 (PIA) -- Gibisita si Pangulong Aquino karong adlawa didto sa Malacanang ni International Labor Organization (ILO) Director-General Guy Ryder kinsa misubli usab sa pag-ingon nga ang ilang organisasyon mosuporta sa programa sa rehabilitasyon sa nasod alang sa mga trabahanteng apektado sa bagyong “Pablo.” Si Ryder miabot dinhi sa nasod kagahapon alang sa duha ka adlaw nga pagbisita, ang iyang unang pagbisita sukad siya napili isip ika-napulo nga ILO Di...
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17Dec2012PATIN-AY, Agusan del Sur, Dec. 17 (PIA) - Typhoon Pablo left 19 persons dead and 28 injured, and destroyed billions worth of properties, infrastructures, facilities and agriculture products in Agusan del Sur. Most of the victims were killed or suffered injuries from falling trees, flying G.I. sheets and landslides. Others drowned or were trapped inside their houses, a report by the of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Office said. There were 38,699 families or a total of 188,752 persons a...
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14Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 14 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) - Caraga thru Regional Director Atty. Francisco Pobe updated members of the Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (RLECC) on the upcoming May 2013 national and local elections (NLE), held recently at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Caraga Regional Office, this city. Pobe said that based on regional statistics, there are 1,445,724 total registered voters for this year, an increased of 7.5 percent from the 1,344,62...
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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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14Dec2012Ni Danilo S. Makiling LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Dis 14 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Education (DepEd) ay nagsasagawa ng mga hakbang upang bigyang tugon ang mga pangangailangan ng mga paaralang sinalanta ng bagyong "Pablo" sa probinsya ng Davao Oriental at Compostela Valley noong nakaraang linggo, ito ay ayon sa Pangulo. Sinabi ng Pangulo sa harap ng mga mamamahayag sa isang panayan matapos ang ginanap na 79th Foundation Anniversary ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) sa SMX Convention Center, ...
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14Dec2012Ni Nida Grace B. Tranquilan TANDAG CITY, Dis 14 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno Aquino III miapela sa mga kritiko nga ebripika ang katinuoran sa ilahang mga impormasyon adeser mohimo ug bisan unsa nga mga akusasyon batok sa gobyerno. Sa usa ka interbyu human sa manguna sa 79th Founding Anniversary sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) nga gipatigayon sa SMX Convention Center didto sa Pasay, Huwebes, ang Presidente miingon nga ang impormasyon sa bisan unsa sa tanang transaksyon sa gobye...
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14Dec2012Ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Dis 14 (PIA) -- Gitudlo ni Pangulong Aquino si Armed Forces Central Command chief Vice Admiral Jose Luis Alano aron maoy mamahimong officer command sa Philippine Navy, isip hulip kang Vice Admiral Alexander Pama nga moretiro na karong bulana. Sa kasamtangan si Alano, maoy nangulo sa pipila ka importanteng mga units sa navy lakip na ang Philippine Fleet, Opisina sa Chief of Naval Staff, Naval Forces sa Northern Luzon, Service Force Command ug Naval Air Group. Su...
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14Dec2012Ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Dis 14 (PIA) -- Gipangulohan ni Pangulong Aquino ang pagpanghatag og pasidungog ngadto sa pipila ka mga organisasyon ug kumpanya atol sa kalihukan sa 15th Philippine Quality Award (PQA) kagahapon didto sa Malacanang ug mihangyo usab sa mga pribadong sektor sa paghatag og hinabang ngadto sa mga biktima sa bagyong Pablo. Ang maong award gipahigayon aron paghatag og kadungganan ngadto sa mga organisasyon nga nakahatag og dakong kontribusyon ug suporta sa kalamboan...
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14Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 14 (PIA) - The Regional Office XIII (Caraga) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will extend its peace and development project to six strife-torn municipalities in the region, a senior regional social welfare official said. The KC-Pamana integrates peace and social framework of the DSWD’s Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), Ester V. Villamor, regional community development specia...
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14Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 14 (PIA) -- With more than 100,000 members, the cooperative movement in the Caraga region is vibrant. Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) Caraga Regional Director Manuela Pelaez said this Tuesday in a press conference here. After delisting inactive cooperatives last November, the CDA identified 1,102 re-registered and active cooperatives (out of 2,000 cooperatives in its list). This number can be broken down per province, thus: Agusan del Norte, 295; Agusan del Sur, 251...
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14Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 14 (PIA) -- Police personnel in Caraga region may miss their Christmas revelries this year but they may carve a memory in the hearts of the recent typhoon “Pablo” victims. Caraga Police Director CSupt Carmelo Valmoria issued a memorandum this morning for strict compliance and for wide dissemination to all police provincial and city offices, municipal police stations and units “to cancel all Christmas parties.” Their parties are supposed to be simultaneously held this...
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13Dec2012LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Dis. 13 (PIA) -- Pinangunahan ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga sa pakikipag-ugnayan ng mga kasamahang ahensya ng pamahalaan ang isang flash mob sa mga pambulikong lugar sa lungsod ng Butuan kaugnay sa pagdiriwang ng Internationa Day Against Trafficking. Ayon kay DSWD-Caraga Regional Director Mercedita Jabagat na ang dalawang araw na aktibidad ay naglalayung palakasin ang kaalaman ng publiko hinggil sa human trafficking. Noon Miyerkules nagsagawa...
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13Dec2012By Danilo S. Makiling LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Dis 13 (PIA) -- Inilunsad kamakailan ng Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (Tesda) Caraga ang kanilang website sa Red Palm Hotel, dito sa lungsod. Sa kanyang mensahe, sinabi ni TESDA Caraga Director Edwin C. Gatinao, na ang pagsasagawa ng website ay naglalayong gawing globally competitive ang nasabing ahensya. “Ang website na ito ay magbibigay ng isang link ng impormasyon para sa ikauunlad ng ating serbisyo sa mga tao, dahil gusto p...
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13Dec2012SURIGAO DEL SUR, Dis. 13 (PIA) -- Ang military sa Pilipinas nakig-alayon na sa mga mga awtoridad sa Indonesia alang sa pagpatabang sa padayon nga operasyon sa pagpangita ug pagluwas human milumpag ang bagyong “Pablo” sa Mindanao. Si Philippine Navy’s Capt. Robert Empedrad, commander sa joint task force alang sa maritime search and rescue miingon nga sila motrabaho uban ang mga awtoridad sa Indonesia milaum nga ang mga Pilipino nga nangawala sa kadagatan atol sa bagyo mahimo nga maluwas pa...
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13Dec2012PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Dec. 13 -- Twenty four rebel returnees (RR) early this month received P50,000 each as livelihood assistance from the national government’s Social Integration Program (SIP) under the Office of Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) here at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan session hall at the Provincial Capitol. The cash assistance were personally handed out by Vice-Governor Santiago Cane Jr. representing Governor Adolph Edward Plaza and witnessed ...
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13Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Agusan del Norte-Butuan City Chapter chaired by City Prosecutor Felixberto Guiritan bared its accomplishments for the month of November 2012, held Tuesday during its meeting at the Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center, this city. The Disaster Management Services Committee of PRC reported that they conducted two sessions on 143 volunteers Mobilization and Basic Disaster Management training Course producing 65 graduates from Agusan Nat...
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13Dec2012ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Dis 13 (PIA) -- Gipangulohan ni Pangulong ang ceremonial signing sa girebisar nga Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Act o pagailhon nga Republic Act No. 10349 didto sa Malacañang kagahapon. Ang RA 10349 nag-amendar o mitarong sa pipila ka mga probisyon sa RA No. 7898 o naila nga AFP Modernization Act sa gitinguha nga dugang pagpataas sa kapasidad sa depensa sa AFP alang sa proteksyon ug seguridad sa nasod. Ang maong balaodnon nagmando alang sa pon...
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13Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapiliz-Baldoz congratulated the DOLE Caraga Region as it has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification for its quality management system as planned. Remarkably completed within 10 months, Baldoz said that with the ISO certification of QMS, we have transparency in governance, and that we ensure quality management system in government as it meets international standards in terms of meeting the requirements of our clients as wel...
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13Dec2012PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- The Search and Rescue Agusan del Sur (SARAS) was awarded as the “Best Fire Fighter Volunteer Group” in the Philippines during the 21st Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) anniversary celebration held at the Armed Forces of the Philippines Commissioned Officer Center in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on October 24, 2012. President Simeon Benigno Aquino III handed over the award to Governor Adolph Edward Plaza, the founder of SARAS. The local chief execu...
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13Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- Troops from the 30th Infantry "Python" Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army have planted a total of 100 assorted fruit tree seedlings during the tree-planting activity at the Military Reservation Area in Sta. Cruz, Placer, Surigao del Norte. The conduct of the tree-planting activity is in line with this year’s celebration of the 77th Founding Anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on December 21, 2012 with the theme, “Bayanihan...
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13Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- The Dinagat Islands Provincial Disaster Risk and Reduction Management Council will mark the 1st Rescue Summit as highlight to the 5th year anniversary celebration of the Dinagat Islands Search & Rescue (DISAR) today, December 13 at the Municipal Gymnasium, Dinagat Islands. The summit anchored on the theme, “Giving our best… so that others may live…” aims to strengthen relationship among responders by sharing good practices in its respective LGUs and agenci...
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12Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis 12 (PIA) -- Ang Boy Scout of the Philippines gipili bag-ohay pa lamang si Surigao del Norte 1st district Congressman Francisco T. Matugas isip Permanent Representative for World Parliamentarians Scouting Movement. Ang maong pagkapili gianunsyo ni BSP Senior Vice President Atty. Wendel Avizado atol sa opening sa 1st Surigao del Norte Council-Wide & Invitational Scout Peace Jamborette. Ang World Parliamentarians Scouting Movement (WPSM) usa kini ka organisasyon sa mga napiling ...
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12Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis 12 (PIA) -- Ang 1st Surigao del Norte Council-Wide Invitational Peace Scout Jamborette malampon nga giablihan bag-ohay pa lamang didto sa Lipata Hills, Brgy. Lipata, Surigao City. Ang maong kalihukan nga ngadala sa tema nga Be Prepared: Leadership for Life, Ensuring Peace for Effective and Relevant Scouting,” “ gitambungan nila Governor Sol F. Matugas, 1st District Surigao del Norte Rep. Francisco T. Matugas, Vice Governor Arturo Carlos Egay Jr., BSP Senior Vice President ...
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12Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 12 (PIA) – In line with the International Day Against Trafficking (IDAT), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga with partner agencies conducted a flash mob activity on Wednesday at the Bancasi Airport here, city hall lobby, and bus terminal. DSWD-Caraga Regional Director Mercedita Jabagat said in a statement that it is a two-day activity aimed at raising public awareness against human trafficking. On December 13, Thursday, the same team will again c...
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12Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 12 (PIA) – The Technical Education Skill and Development Authority (Tesda) Caraga has launched its own website at Red Palm Hotel, this city. TESDA Caraga Regional Director Edwin C. Gatinao, in his welcomed message said that the creation of this website aims to make Tesda Caraga become competitive globally. “This Website will provide a link of information for the development of our service to the people, because we want to become globally competitive,” Gatinao said. Dir...
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12Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 12 (PIA) -- The Philippine Futsal League (Mindanao Leg) is scheduled for kick-off on December 15-16, 2012 at the Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) Gym which will be hosted by the Butuan-Agusan Norte Football Assocation (BANFA) and initiated by the Philippine Futsal Committee in coordination with the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). The Futsal League is an open tournament for Men’s Futsal Team which will be participated b...
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12Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 12 (PIA) – Some 200 members of the cooperatives from different provinces in Caraga region participated the ‘Cooperative Advocacy Run’ on Wednesday from Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) gymnasium, J. C. Aquino to Agusan del Norte Provincial Covered Court, this city. This is the first time that the CDA with the Regional Cooperative Development Council (RCDC) conducted a fun run activity, CDA-Caraga Regional Director Manuela Pelaez said. This activity is also sim...
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11Dec2012SURIGAO DEL SUR, Dec. 11 (PIA) -- The GMA Kapuso Foundation Inc's "Give a Gift Alay sa Batang Pinoy” distributed Noche Buena package to students of School for Indigenous Knowledge Arts and Traditions (Sikat) school and community of Indigenous People (IP) identified as a conflict area in San Miguel, Surigao del Sur on December 7-8 according to the Philippine Army. Capt Rowel Caacbay 36IB CMO officer revealed the “Give a Gift” activity was successfully conducted through a Bayanihan effort i...
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11Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 11 – Ang Senado sa Pilipinas maoy mangulo sa pagpahigayon sa 5th Global Conference of the Global Organizations of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) sunod tuig. Subay niini, ang Pangulo mipagawas na og Memorandum Order (MO) No. 51 niadtong Nobyembre 28, aron paghatag og direktiba ngato sa tanang hintungdan nga mga ahensya sa paglihok ug pag-asister sa maong kalihukan. Ang maong kalihukan gikatakdang ipahigayon sa Enero 30 ngato Pebrero 2, 2013 didto sa Philippine ...
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11Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis 11 (PIA) – Ang buhatan nan City Public Employment Services Office, Department of Labor & Employment ug AL-ALAMIA International Manpower Services mipahigayon bag-ohay pa lamang nan isa ka urgent special recruitment sa mga gusto motrabaho sa laing nasod na didto tagpahigayon sa Luneta Kiosk, ning syudad. Lakip sa mga nasod ang dinalian na nagkinahanglan nan mga trabahante amo an Dubai, Oman, Kuwait ug Qatar, ug pipila sa mga trabaho an pwedeng ma-aplayan amo an baby sitter, tu...
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11Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 11 (PIA) -- The Sangguniang Panlungsod has authorize City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. to sign a memorandum of understanding with Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) for the latter to develop a Butuan City Tourism Master Plan. The FSUU will provide technical assistance in terms of document processing through its development center. (Junesther Jean S. Iway, Vice Mayor’s Office/LGU-Butuan/PIA-Caraga) ...
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11Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 11 (PIA) -- The Sangguniang Panlungsod in a resolution authorized a group of business enthusiasts to display their goods along the sidewalk stretching from Asialink Department Store up to the corner of P. Burgos Street during the duration of the Christmas Season starting from December 1 to January 6 at business hours from 7 p.m. to 12 m.n. The city government shall provide portable tents that will be used by the vendors with a rental fee of P120 a day. This is imposed to simp...
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11Dec2012SURIGAO DEL SUR, Dec. 11 (PIA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will distributed today the relief kits to the victims of typhoon “Pablo” in partnership with the Philippine Red Cross in Lingig town. Lingig is among the towns here that was devastated by the recent typhoon “Pablo” that destroyed several houses and uprooted trees and claiming several lives and properties in Caraga region as well as in Compostella Valley As per report from the PDRRMC as of December 10...
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10Dec2012
Tagalog news: NSO magsasagawa ng Reg’l Dissemination Forum para sa 2010 Annual Survey ng ASPBI, SICT
Ni Danilo S. Makiling LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Dis 10 (PIA) -- Pangungunahan ng National Statistics Office (NSO) Caraga ang Regional Dissemination Forum para sa 2010 Annual Survey ng Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) at 2012 Survey on Information and Communication Technology (SICT) na gaganapin ngayong Disyembre 18 sa Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort ng lungsod. Ang forum ay naglalayong palakasin ang kaalaman ng mga ahensya at mga gumagamit ng datos sa importansya ng economic survey data at mag... -
10Dec2012Ni Danilo S. Makiling LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Dis 10 (PIA) -- Pangungunahan ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga ang taunang Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) Congress na gaganapin sa Disyembre 13 sa Balanghai Hotel ng lungsod. Ang congress ay magsisilbing lugar kung saan maipapakita natin sa iba ang mga produkto na ginawa ng mga benepisyaryo ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino na proyektong pinondohan ng SLP, ayon kay DSWD-Caraga Regional Director Mercedita Jabagat. Isa sa...
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10Dec2012ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Dis 10 (PIA) -- Gideklara sa Pangulo niadtong Biyernes ang State of National Calamity aron mapadali ang operasyon sa rescue, relief ug rehabilitasyon sa naangol nga mga probinsya sa Mindanao nga naigo sa bagyong Pablo. Gipagawas ni Pangulong Aquino ang Proclamation No. 522 nga magtugot sa mga local government units aron gamiton ang ilang mga calamity funds sa operasyon sa rescue, relief ug rehabilitasyon. Mapadali usab niini ang pagpagawas sa mga hinabang gika...
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10Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 10 (PIA) -- As the country celebrates this year’s National Human Rights Consciousness Week, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) will organize an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Summit on December 10-11, 2012 at the Mazaua Island Resort, this city. CHR-Caraga Regional Director Atty. Marylin Pintor said the summit is part of the IDP Protection Project with the United Nations High Commissioner for the Refugees. “The activity aims to raise awareness on the situation of th...
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10Dec2012MANILA, Dec. 10 (PIA) -- Reporting and complaining about inefficiency, discourtesy, and even red tape in government offices is now a text message away. Since almost every Filipino has a cellular phone, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced the launching of a faster way for the public to air their grievances and expect action through short messaging system (SMS). CSC chairman Francisco Duque III said citizens may now access the government’s central helpline, dubbed Contact Center ng ...
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10Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga will be presenting its year-end accomplishments with the local tri-media in the city on December 17 at the DTI-Caraga Conference Room here. DTI-Caraga Regional Director Brielgo Pagaran said, they will be presenting the agency’s 2012 major accomplishments and highlights from major activities, programs and projects that they have implemented in the region. “Said activity is aimed to provide information to media ...
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08Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 8 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) Caraga will be conducting a Regional Dissemination Forum on the 2010 Annual Survey of the Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) and 2010 Survey on Information and Communication Technology (SICT) on December 18 at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. Statistician Reynaldo Magno of NSO-Caraga, said the forum is aimed to raise awareness of the stakeholders and data users on the importance and relevance of the economic s...
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08Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 8 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) will be holding the Annual SLP Congress on December 13 at the Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center, this city. DSWD-Caraga Regional Director Mercedita Jabagat said that the congress will serve as an avenue of showcasing and exhibit of the products and crafts of the Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries from their livelihood projects funded thru the SLP. One of ...
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08Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 8 (PIA) -- In anticipation of increased demand for Christmas lights, DTI-Caraga enjoins consumers to buy only DTI-certified Christmas lights which passed the Philippine National Standard (PNS) 189:2000. Only those Christmas lights issued with Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) certificates from January 2010 to present and with the appropriate ICC stickers will be allowed to be sold in the country. These also include sets with light emitting diode (LED) bulbs. The DTI-Bureau...
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07Dec2012CEBU, Dec. 7 (PIA) -- As Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) celebrates its 46th founding anniversary, its people give tribute to the life and philanthropic works of Don Ramon Aboitiz. During the Nov. 17 episode of “Pagtuki”, the official radio program of RAFI, a drama was made to give snippets on the life of Don Ramon leading to the establishment of his foundation. Ramon Aboitiz was born on Nov. 16, 1887 in Ormoc, Leyte. He was the frontliner of the of the Aboitiz and Co. in Cebu, the co...
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07Dec2012Ni Danilo S. Makiling BUTUAN CITY, Dis 7 (PIA) -- Balik na sa normal ang pamumuhay ng mga Butuanon matapos salantain ng bagyong “Pablo.” Samantala, bumalik na rin sa normal ang mga biyaheng panghimpapawid at pagdagat. Sa ngayon ang bagyo ay namataang palabas na ng bansa. Ang probinsya ng Surigao del Sur sa rehiyong Caraga ay idineklara din sa ilalim ng “State of Calamity.” Sa isang interview, sinabi ni Surigao del Sur Governor Johnny Pimentel na ang ilang lumikas ay nag-uumpisa ng m...
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07Dec2012ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Dis 7 (PIA) – Si Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III miingon kagahapon nga ang mokabat P292.7-bilyon nga gigahin alang sa Department of Education gikan sa 2013 General Appropriations Act gamiton aron moarang-arang ang serbisyo sa edukasyon ngadto sa mga estudyanteng Filipino pinaagi sa pagtukod og pagrehabilitar og dugang mga tulunghaan, pagpalit og dugang mga libro, ug pagseguro nga ang mga suweldo sa mga magtutudlo mahatag kanila sa saktong oras. Sa iyang mensah...
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07Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 7 (PIA) -- An syudad nan Surigao bag-ohay pa lamang nahimong mananaog sa gipahigayong pinili-ay kun search for Best Implementer of the Public Employment Service Program Regional level, sa component city category na gipasiugdahan sa Department of Labor and Employment. An amo na award nagsumikad sa marajaw na pag-implementar sa mga programa nan PESO lakip usab an pag han-ay nan proseso alang na sa mga nagkinahanglan nan trabaho. An award isab nakuha nan syudad pinaagi na sa h...
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06Dec2012It is a growing challenge to museums and heritage sites to safeguard precious artifacts while allowing visitors a chance to see valuable pieces of history. The recent burglary in Fort San Pedro Museum raised questions in the public mind about the security of museums and heritage sites. During the Nov. 24 episode of “Pagtuki,” the official radio program of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), SPO4 Romeo Cabrera, deputy chief of Cebu City Tourist Police, revealed there is a shortage of p...
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07Dec2012Tandag City, Surigao del Sur, Dec. 07 (PIA) – The “Gawad Probinsiya sa Kapaligiran” (GPK) assessment and evaluation of the 17 municipalities and two (2) cities of Surigao del del Sur which was scheduled this month has been moved to January 2013 after Typhoon “Pablo” hit the province last December 4. In a recent communication, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the lead agency for the annual assessment, said the scheduled evaluation for the remaining cities and...
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07Dec2012TANDAG CITY, Dis. 07 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III midayeg sa mga Mayor kinsa mipili nga makauban ang mga katawhan sa wala pa, atol, ug pagkahuman midasdas ang bagyong “Pablo” nga miigo sa kinadak-ang porsyon sa mga rehiyon sa Mindanao ug Visayas niadtong Martes. Sa iyahang pangunang pakigpulong sa League of Municipalities of the Philippine General Assembly ug indaksyon sa grupo sa National Executive Committee didto sa Manila Hotel niadtong Miyerkules, ang Presidente miingon ...
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07Dec2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Dec. 7 (PIA) -- The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said the death toll in the Agusan del Sur has increased to 16, while injuries rose to three (3) as reports from the municipalities of Sta. Josefa and Veruela trickled in. As of 10 p.m. of December 5, Sibagat reported one casualty and Trento three totaling to four casualy while Rosario reported three injured. The following evening, report from Veruela revealed that typhoon Pablo claimed seven lives, an...
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06Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 6 (PIA) – Gianunsyo kagahapon ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang iyang pagpili kang Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Erlinda Basilio isip bag-ong Ambassador ngadto sa China hulip kang kanhi Ambassador Sonia Brady nga nahiagom sa strok niadtong Agosto didto sa Beijing. Sa interbyu human sa iyang diskurso atol sa League of Municipalities General Assembly didto sa Manila Hotel, ang Pangulo miingon nga iya ng isumiter ang pangalan ni Basilio ngadto sa Commission on Appointme...
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06Dec2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Dec. 6 (PIA) -- Typhoon "Pablo" death toll in Agusan del Sur has risen to four, as another casualty was identified, a report by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said. The casualty was identified as Edgardo Gargar from San Vicente, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur who was killed inside his house when it collapsed due to a falling tree. Totally and partially damaged houses increased by more than 900 percent to 9,409 houses, from 1,737 houses reported ...
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06Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 6 (PIA) -- In line with the establishment of the Regional Competitiveness Council (RCC) the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) of the Philippines in cooperation of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga region conducted recently a roadshow, this City. The NCC Roadshow is anchored on the theme, “Boosting Regional Competitiveness through Public-Private Partnership.” During the roadshow, Guillermo Luz of the Makati Business Club and the current co-chair of NCC...
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06Dec2012MANILA, Dec. 6 (PIA) – After 17 years of partnership, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP-ITUC) and Japanese unions through the Japan International Labor Foundation (JILAF) are preparing again for another round of national capacity programs to scale up productivity efforts at the workplace. The Program on the Role of Trade Unions in Empowerment and Strategic Steps to Decent Work (Progrress) is an action-oriented model initiative which integrates industrial relations, corporate...
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06Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 6 (PIA) –Life is back to normal in Butuan as Typhoon “Pablo” leaves the Philippine area of Responsibility. Air and land travel have been restored in the region. As of this posting, Pablo was located 370 km West of Coron, Palawan. The Province of Surigao del Sur in Caraga region, however, has been declared under the “State of Calamity.” In an interview, Surigao del Sur Provincial Governor Johnny Pimentel said some of the evacuees are now returning to their homes. ...
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05Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dec. 5 (PIA) -- No major damage has been reported as Typhoon Pablo struck Surigao del Norte and the province of Dinagat Islands on Tuesday. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) of Surigao del Norte said they received no reports of significant damage of infrastructure in the entire province as of 11 a.m. Wednesday. “What we only have here is the report from Brgy. Consolacion, Dapa that six houses were totally damaged and only one in Mainit whil...
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05Dec2012CEBU, Dec. 5 (PIA) - Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Kool Adventure Camp (KAC) showcased its Professional Development Programs in this year’s 39th Asian Regional Training and Development Organization (ARTDO) International Leadership and HRD Conference held recently at the Radison Blu Hotel. This year’s conference theme is “Creating a Culture of Excellence Through Workplace Learning and Performance” and its tagline is “Enriching Borderless Learnvironments”. KAC creates powerf...
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05Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 5 (PIA) -- Ang Malacañang positibo nga mipadayag nga ang Framework Agreement nga gipirmahan sa gobyerno ug sa Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) mopasar sa konstitusyunal nga isyu niini. Gipalanog sa Malacañang kining maong pamahayag tungod sa duha ka mga petisyon nga gipasaka ngadto sa Korte Suprema pagkwestyon sa legalidad sa maong Framework Agreement. Usa sa petisyon ang gipasaka ni lawyer Ely Pamatong nga nag-awhag sa korte suprema sa pagpahunong sa implementasyon sa...
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05Dec2012CEBU, Dec. 5 (PIA) - The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) is conducting relief operations in response to super typhoon Pablo, which made landfall Tuesday early morning. For donations in kind, you can bring them to either of the following drop-in centers: RAFI Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center (EADSC), 35 Lopez Jaena St., Cebu City and University of San Carlos (USC) Main Campus, Sanciangko gate. For cash donations, you may deposit to Unionbank account number 00-278-000266-4 (Ramon...
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05Dec2012SURIGAO DEL SUR, Dec. 5 (PIA) -- Typhoon Pablo leaves two casualties in Barangay Mansa-ilao, Lingig yesterday December 4, Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) Officer Mayosito Dano said. According to Dano the victims were identified as Fritzel Cortes, 48 years old and Jemark Acevedo, 15 years old who were reportedly hit by falling trees. During the assessment conducted by Provincial DRRM council team yesterday in southern areas of this province, several houses were totally damaged by ...
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05Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dis. 5 (PIA) -- Nagpalabas ng kautusan si Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III sa mga ahensya ng gobyerno upang palakasin ang kanilang disaster mitigation and prevention strategies upang mapigilan ang pagkawala ng buhay at mga ari-arian habang nananatili pa sa Philippine Area of Responsibility ang bagyong ‘Pablo’, ayon sa Palasyo. Ayon kay Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte sa isang press briefing na isinagawa sa Malacanang kahapon, ang Chief Executive ay walang tigil n...
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05Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 5 (PIA) -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Micro-finance participated in the 1st Pilmico Expo, held recently at the SM Cebu Trade Hall, this city. The event gave RAFI Micro-finance the opportunity to showcase its products and services, such as loans, capital build-up, and insurance. More than 400 expo attendees visited the RAFI Micro-finance exhibit booth. They were given an orientation on the RAFI Micro-finance program and other programs of RAFI. “Our exhibit gave ...
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04Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 4 (PIA) – Si Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III mipadayag sa iyang suporta sa Responsible Parenthood Bill bisan pa sa iyang pag-ingon nga ang mga lideres ug magbabalaod sa nasod ang adunay katungod aron mohimo og maayong posible nga mga sumbanan alang sa kaugmaon sa mga kabataan, matud sa opisyales sa Palasyo kagahapon. "The President met today with members of the House of Representatives to discuss the Responsible Parenthood Bill. The President began his remarks by telling th...
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04Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 4 (PIA) -- A police has served the search warrant in the residence of a suspect at Purok 5, Brgy. Tapaz, Sta. Josefa of Agusan del Sur province. The search warrant was issued by Judge Hector B. Salise of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 7 of Bayugan City of the same province. Police Supt. Bowen Masaunding, chief of the Regional Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit 13 (13th RCIDU) said they had the subject placed under surveillance for over a week. The search at Marron’...
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03Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dis. 3 (PIA) -- Ang pamahalaan ay nakahanda na para sa pagpasok ng bagyong Pablo sa bansa, ayon sa Malacanang. Handa na rin silang magbigay ng tulong sa mga maaapektuhan ng bagyo, ayon kay Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte . Nakiusap din si Valte sa isinagawang press briefing na isina-ire ng government-run radio station dzRB Radyo ng Bayan, sa mga miyembro ng media na tumulong sa paghatid ng impormasyon sa lokasyon ng bagyo. Ayon naman sa Philippine Atmospheric, Ge...
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03Dec2012If there is a time of the year when you allow yourself to relax and forget about strict diet and constant work-out trips to the gym, it’s the coming festive season. It’s when you are already winding down toward the end of the working year and gearing up for the holiday season. There are lots of parties to attend, fruit cakes to nibble and noche buena leftovers to enjoy, along with the relaxing cool breeze. Despite the festivities of the season, remember to limit the days when you are overe...
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03Dec2012The outcome of pregnancy is highly dependent on the health status of the mother. The 7th National Nutrition Survey (NNS) by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) in 2008 found that 26.3 percent of pregnant women are nutritionally-at-risk for delivering infants with low birth weight. Moreover, the prevalence rate of anemia among pregnant women is 42.5 percent and 9.5 percent for Vitamin A deficiency, the survey also disclosed. This hi...
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03Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dec. 3 (PIA) -- The local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC) of Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Islands and this city have already set-up their command operation center on 24/7 basis in preparation for typhoon Pablo. Surigao City Mayor Ernesto Matugas, Surigao del Norte Gov. Sol Matugas and Dinagat Islands Governor Glenda B. Ecleo made the announcement thru their respective DRRMC coordinators as Typhoon Pablo is threatening the area based from the latest forecast fr...
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02Dec2012Most people want to live in urban areas because they think it is where they can find success in life. But urban living can also create problems, including becoming overweight. Urban living means fast living. People gobble up on fatty food for daily meals. People are always busy with work and, therefore, don’t have extra time for regular exercise. People rely on computers and cell phones for faster work and communication. As a result, they are mostly sedentary (or sitting while working) and...
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02Dec2012Estimates from the 2008 National Demographic and Health Statistics (NDHS) of the National Statistics Office (NSO) revealed that one in four, or 26 percent, of women aged 15-24 have begun childbearing. Of the 26 percent of young mothers, 19 percent of the births delivered have multiple medical risks due to a combination of the mother’s age, birth interval and birth order, the NDHS further revealed. A related survey conducted in 2011 by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Departm...
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01Dec2012Zinc is an important mineral needed by the body. Its main function in our body is for growth and development, and also for proper immune function. Aside from these, it also plays a role in wound healing and normal sense of taste. A deficiency in zinc can cause many problems because of its many functions in the body. Some symptoms of the deficiency include hair loss, growth retardation and loss of sense of taste and smell. These symptoms can vary from person to person. Little is known about the...
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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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29Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nob 29 (PIA) -- Isinagawa kamakailan ang 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) na pinangunahan ng isang fun walk na nagsimula sa Guingona Park patungong Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) grounds ng lungsod. Si Maria Lourdes Veneracion-Rallonza, assistant professor ng Ateneo de Manila University, ang guest speaker. Ayon kay Rallonza, kinakailangang pigilan na ang pang-aabuso sa mga kababaihan. “Ang pang-aabuso sa mga kababaihan ay hindi lang physical, kasama na rito ...
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29Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nob. 29 (PIA) -- Ang buhatan sa Armed Forces of the Philippines ug ang Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) uban ang lain pang mga ahensya sa gobyerno milusad og usa ka music video didto sa Fort Bonifacio kagahapon aron pag-awhag sa mga Filipino nga makigtambayayong aron makab-ot ang hingpit nga kalinaw dinhi sa nasod. Ang maong music video nga gitawag og Bayanihan, nagpakita sa Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) sa AFP aron makab-ot ang kalinaw sa Pilipinas ...
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28Nov2012LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Nob 28 (PIA) -- Inihahanda na ng Regional Cooperative Development Council (RCDC) at ng Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) ang papalapit na ‘Cooperative Advocacy Run’ na gaganapin ngayong Disyembre 12. Ang mga kalahok ng fun run ay magtitipon ng alas 4:30 n.u., magsisimula din ang fun run eksaktong alas-5 ng umaga sa Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) Gymnasium at magtatapos sa Agusan del Norte Provincial Covered Court, Butuan City. Isang "Hataw exercise" at sh...
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28Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 28 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Caraga said Hinatuan, Bislig and Lianga Bays in Surigao del Sur are free from red tide toxin. In its Shellfish Bulletin No. 27 dated November 23, 2012, BFAR said all shellfish around the area of Surigao del Sur are safe for human consumption. However, shellfish from the waters of Dumanquillas Bay, Zamboanga del Sur, Murchelagos Bay in Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental are still positive for paralytic s...
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28Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nob. 28 (PIA) – Gipangulohan sa mga miyembro nan Surigao City Gender and Development Council ang paglusad sa kasaulogan sa 18-day Campaign to End Violence Against Women and Children kagahapon atubangan nan City Hall, nan amo na syudad. An amo na selebrasyon , na nagdaya sa tema na “Violence Against Women --- Free Society In Times of Peace, Conflicts and Calamity" gilusad sa tinguha na mapukaw an interes sanan kahibayo nan katawhan mahitungod sa katungod nan mga kababayen-an u...
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28Nov2012ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Nob 28 (PIA) -- Subay sa iyang 10-point education agenda nga nagtinguha aron isilsil sa tanang mga estudyante ang kaayo sa pagbasa, gipangulohan ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang paghandum sa “Araw ng Pagbasa” (A Day of Reading, A Day of Hope) sa usa ka seremonya nga gipahigayon didto sa Teodora Alonso Elementary School sa Quezon City kagahapon. Ang Pangulo, miabot uban nila Education Secretary Armin Luistro, Quezon City Representative Jorge Banal, Jr....
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28Nov2012PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur -- The Caraga Regional Development Council (RDC) passed a resolution requesting the amendment of Memorandum Circular No. 129 (S. 1991), establishing the Port Integrated Clearance Office (PICO) in all major ports in the country, to include the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) as members. During the recent RDC full council meeting here, National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Asst. Regional Director Mylah Faye Ca...
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27Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 27 (PIA) -- The 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) kicked-off Monday with a fun walk activity that started from Guingona Park going to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) grounds here, with Maria Lourdes Veneracion-Rallonza, assistant professor of the Ateneo de Manila University as guest speaker. Rallonza said there is really a need to put an end to any form of violence against women. “Violence to women does not only refer to physical but also psychologi...
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27Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nob. 27 (PIA) -- Gimando ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang pagmugna og special teams aron maoy mohimog imbestigasyon kalabot na sa mga human rights abuses nga nahimo sa gobyerno ug non-state forces ug aron maseguro ang pokus nga imbestigayon ug dali nga solusyon sa tanang mga wala pa masulbad ug bag-ong mga kaso, matud ni Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. kagahapon. Sumala pa ni Ochoa nga ang special teams maoy maglangkob sa inter-agency committee (IAC), nga gimugna sa...
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27Nov2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Nob. 26 (PIA) -- Limang daang nagtapos ng technical vocational education training (TVET) ang dumalo kamakailan sa pagtitipon na kung tawagin ay jobs bridging and alumni homecoming ng Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda). Ito ay para malaman din kung sila ay nakapagtrabaho o kaya ay nangangailangan ng tulong upang makapagtrabaho at malaman din kung sino sa kanila ang gustong pumasok sa larangan ng negosyo. Ayon kay Tesda Provincial Director Joventino Ale...
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27Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nov. 27 (PIA) -- Members of the Surigao City Gender and Development Council (GADC) launched yesterday, November 26, 2012, the 18-day Campaign to End Violence Against Women and Children in front of the City Hall Building, this city. The 18-day campaign with the theme, “Violence Against Women - Free Society In Times of Peace, Conflicts and Calamity,” aims to raise awareness of the local government units, national line agencies and the general public about gender-based violence...
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27Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 27 (PIA) -- The Regional Cooperative Development Council (RCDC) and the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) finalized its preparations for the upcoming ‘Cooperative Advocacy Run’ slated December 12, 2012. Participants of the fun run will assemble at 4:30 a.m. The run will start at exactly 5 a.m. at the Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) Gymnasium and will end at the Agusan del Norte Provincial Covered Court, Butuan City. A ‘Hataw’ exercise and short progra...
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26Nov2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Nov 26 (PIA) -- The Ateneo School of the Government (AsoG) recently conducted three-day training on Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) Localization and Budget Monitoring in coordination with the provincial government here headed by Governor Johnny T. Pimentel. According to Shirley Bolaños, Mentor of Ateneo School of Government, the shift of focus from emergency response to disaster prevention and risk reduction is to directly address the vulnerability of t...
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26Nov2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Nov 26 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has participated in the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management (PDRRM) Contingency Planning Formulation for Surigao del Sur particularly on flood emergency response held here recently. The activity was conducted after the PDRRM council found it necessary to address the problems on flood experienced in several municipalities, and to formulate solution in partnership with national agencies. According to...
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26Nov2012ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Nob 26 (PIA) -- Gilusad kagahapon sa Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) ang gitawag nga “18-day Campaign to End Violence Against Women” isip parte sa mga paningkamot sa gobyernong Aquino aron protektahan ug barugan ang mga katungod sa mga kababayen-an panahon sa kagubot ug mga kalamidad. Ang PCW, nga ubos sa pagdumala sa Office of the President, maoy mangulo sa kampanya gikan Nob. 25 ngadto Desyembre 12, 2012. Ang maong kalihukan, nga adunay tema nga “...
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26Nov2012LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Nob 26 (PIA) -- Inilunsad kamakailan sa pangunguna ng Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council ang Youth Operative Urgency Nurturing Goodwill-Agusan del Norte Emergency Response Team (YOUNG-Adnert) na ginanap sa Provincial Training Center ng lungsod. Ang paglulunsad ng YOUNG-Adnert ay naglalayong mapabilang ang mga kabataan sa Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Sustainability, ayon kay Ms. Erma Suyo, opisyal ng Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Manag...
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24Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nob. 24 (PIA) -- Tungod sa pagkamahinungdanon sa ilang papel isip partner sa gobyerno sa pag-ugmad sa kalamboan sa nasod, giawhag ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang mga non-government organizations, partikular na kadtong nahisakop sa Caucus of Development NGO (CODE-NGO) Networks aron motabang paggiya sa mga Filipino pagpili sa mosunod nga hut-ong sa mga lideres sa sunod tuig nga piniliay. Sa iyang mensahe atol sa 20th year anniversary ug 5th Congress of CODE-NGO nga gipahigayo...
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23Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nob 23 (PIA) -- Si Surigao City Mayor Ernesto Matugas amoy nahimong mamumulong atol sa gipahigajon nga Juvenille Justice Administration Dialogue bag-uhay pa lamang didto sa Gateway Hotel ning syudad. Sa iyang mensahe, sija kusganong pabor nga angayan gajud pagahisgutan ang RA 9344 o mas kilaya sa tawag nga Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 diin nakalatid niini ang mga butang nga sama sa paghatag og igong pagtagad sa mga gitawag nga ““children in conflict with law” kon...
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22Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 21 (PIA) -- Members of the Development Administration Committee (DAC) under the Regional Development Council (RDC) discussed developmental issues and concerns in Caraga, held Wednesday in one of the local convention centers here. On behalf of DAC chairperson Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr., DAC Secretary Romulus Villanueva of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Caraga presided the meeting. The members approved the proposal initiated by Alfredo Baluyut Jr...
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22Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nob 22 (PIA) -- Inilunsad kamakailan ng Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Caraga Region ang kanilang pinakabagong government FM radio station. “Dahil sa kaunlarang isinasagawa ng rehiyon, maaari nating mapalakas ang serbisyong publiko sa pamamagitan ng paghahatid ng mga balita at mga impormasyon hinggil sa mga programa ng pamahalaan,” ayon kay Abner Caga, Mindanao Cluster head. Idinagdag din ni Caga na ang pagbuo ng communication channel na ito ay bilang tugon sa Mindanao B...
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22Nov2012ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Nob 22 (PIA) -- Ang lakang sa Senado aron ipasar ang Sin Tax Bill maoy usa ka mahinungdanong lakang aron mapalambo ug mapalapdan ang public health safety nets alang sa mga Filipino, matud sa opisyales sa Palasyo kagahapon. Si Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda mipagawas sa maong pamahayag atol sa regular press briefing didto sa Malacañang kagahapon human ang Sin Tax Bill mipasar sa Senado, diin gisertipikahan kini sa Pangulo isip dinalian. "This complem...
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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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22Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nob. 22 (PIA) – An buhatan sa City Veterinary uban sa pakigtambayayong sa Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) - Bukidnon mipahigayon sa artificial insemination sa mga buhi-ong kabaw sugod niadtong Nobyembre. 9 hangtod Nob. 23, 2012 sa mga kabarangayan sa syudad. An amo na kalihukan tinuig nga gipasiugdahan sa lokal na gobyerno nan syudad ubos sa City Veterinary Office sa pagdumaya ni Dr. Alan Quines iban ang grupo nan PCC. Matud ni Dr. Quines, sa miagi na tuig mokabat sa 30 ka mga...
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22Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 22 (PIA) -- The Philippine Institute of Certified Accountants (PICPA) Agusan del Norte-Butuan City Chapter will be hosting this year’s 67th Annual National Convention (ANC) on November 28 to December 2, 2012 at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort here. PICPA National President Atty. Josefe Sorrera-Ty said that PICPA is the accredited professional organization (APO) of CPAs by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and has been awarded thrice as PRC most outstanding APO ...
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22Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 22 (PIA) -- The 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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22Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 22 (PIA) -- The Vice Mayors League of the Philippines (VMLP) 3rd Caraga Regional Assembly is all set to be staged on November 22-23, 2012 at the Goa2Geder Hotel and Restaurant in Barangay Imadejas, this city. More than 70 Vice Mayors coming from all the cities and municipalities in Caraga Region are expected to attend this assembly which is also seen as a farewell assembly for the participants with the holding of next year’s national and local elections. During the first d...
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21Nov2012SURIGAO DEL SUR, Nov. 21 (PIA) -- Tago Mayor Henrich Pimentel, local disaster risk reduction management chair, has announced this morning in a local radio station here that classes in all level in the municipality are still suspended due to the occurrence of moderate to heavy rains. The declaration was made in order to prevent some eventualities to happen especially that the area was identified as flood-prone because of the Tago River. It is also prone to landslide especially in Barangay Gamut ...
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21Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 21 (PIA) -- The Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Caraga region has launched a government FM radio station. “With this new innovation that the region is undertaking, we will able to strengthen our service to the public by means of disseminating news and information of government's thrusts and programs,” Northern and Northeastern Mindanao Cluster Head Abner Caga said. Caga also said the establishment of this communication channel is in compliance with the Mindanao Bluepr...
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21Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nov. 21 (PIA) - The Department of Education-Division of Surigao del Norte has conducted the three-day Division Athletic Meet 2012 with the theme “Excellence Through Quality Sports” at the Provincial Sports Complex, this city. The event aimed to promote sports development and physical fitness and harness the talents of the students through sports. The activity kicked off with a parade of all delegates from school districts of Claver, Bacuag, Gigaquit, Placer 1 and Placer 2, A...
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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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20Nov2012SURIGAO DEL SUR, Nob. 20 (PIA) - Si Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III mimando sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) aron sa paghimo ug lakang nga maseguro ang kaluwasan sa mga Pilipino dungan sa pagtaas sa tensyo sa Gaza Strips ug Israel, ang opisyal sa Malacanyang miingon. Si Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda miingon atol sa naandan nga press briefing sa Malakanyang matag Lunes nga ang Chief Executive mimando sa DFA nga mohatag og update kaniya sa mga panghitabo sa Gaza Strip ug Israel...
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20Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nob 20 (PIA) – Naghahanda na ang mga kasaping ahensya ng Gender and Development Coordinating Committee (GADCC) para sa 18-araw na kampanya laban sa violence against women (VAW) na gaganapin ngayong Nobyembre 25 hanggang Disyembre 12, ng lungsod. Ang GADCC ay sumasailalim sa Regional Development Council (RDC) na pinangungunahan ni Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Caraga Regional Director Atty. Marylin Pintor. Ayon kay Atty. Pintor ang pagbubukas na seremonya ay gaganapin ngayong ...
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20Nov2012UTUAN CITY, Nov. 20 (PIA) – Following the election of Vice Mayor Lawrence “Law” Fortun as President of the Butuan-Agusan Norte Football Association (BANFA), he announced that the 1st LAWig Grassroots Football Cup will be held on December 8-9, 2012 at the Butuan City Sports Complex in Brgy. Libertad, this City. The tournament is an offshoot to the Kasibulan Grassroots Football Festival, a grassroots football program jointly organized by BANFA and the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) he...
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20Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 20 (PIA) -- The Association of Caraga Executives (ACE) and Rotary Club of Butuan turned a check worth P200,000 to Por Cristo Foundation (Home for the Abandoned Elderly) as beneficiary, held Tuesday at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Caraga Regional Conference Room, this city. DPWH-Caraga Regional Director Danilo Versola, who sponsored the said turnover ceremony, commended the efforts of all the ACE members as well as the Rotary Club of Butuan in their intent...
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20Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 20 (PIA) – Vice Mayor Lawrence “Law” Fortun was elected anew as President of the Butuan-Agusan Norte Football Association (BANFA) during the general assembly and election of officers held recently by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF). Fortun was elected by consensus as there were no other contenders for the post during the election supervised by Mr. Eric M. Pacon, General Secretary of Agusan del Sur Football Association who was also the official representative of...
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20Nov2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Nov. 20 (PIA) - The 1st Surigao del Norte Business Conference will be held on November 22-23, 2012 at the Provincial Convention Center, Surigao City with Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Sec. Lualhati Antonino as keynote speaker. The theme of conference is, “Responsive Governance, Green Enterprises and Productive People: Onwards to a Bag-ong Surigao.” The provincial government of Surigao del Norte and the Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry enjoined workers and...
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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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19Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nob. 19 (PIA) -- Mokabat sa 33 ka mga empleyado sa city hall ug city-PNP an nahimo na blood donors atol sa Mass Blood Donation Activity niadtong miaging semana didto sa City Cultural Center ning dakbayan. Sumaya pa ni City Health Officer Dr. Emmanuel Plandano na adiser maka donate nan dugo ang isa ka tawo, adunay proseso para na masiguro nga luwas ang mo donar og luwas usab ang i-donar nga dugo sa bisan unsang sakit. Ang mga proseso mao ang mosunod: kinahanglan mupailayom sa u...
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19Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 19 (PIA) – The Gender and Development Coordinating Committee (GADCC) chaired by Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Caraga Regional Director Atty. Marylin Pintor intensified the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) set on November 25 to December 12, 2012 in Caraga region. Atty. Pintor said that every year, the 16 days of activism against gender violence is being observed globally from November 25 to December 10. This international campaign originated from the Wom...
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19Nov2012SURIGAO DEL SUR, Nov. 19 (PIA) - Two poultry structures and a former command post of the Philippine Army on Thursday were reportedly burned by an identified number of suspected New People’s Army rebels in two separate incidents in this province. Police Provincial Office Information Officer Ranilo Malong said the two incidents lasted for about an hour. The two poultry houses are owned by 2nd District Congressman Florencio Garay of this province. As per report from 75IB CMO Officer Lt. Jolito ...
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19Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nob 19 (PIA) – Nagpalabas kamakailan ang National Statistics Office (NSO) – Caraga ng mga makabagong update hinggil sa sitwasyon ng special registry ng rehiyon. Sa isang press conference na ginanap kamakailan, ipinakita ni NSO-Caraga Regional Director Rosalinda Celeste-Apura ang performance indicator sa completion rate ng mga nag-request ng civil registry documents sa rehiyon. Ani Apura, mahigit 900 special civil registry transactions ang naitala ng kanilang tanggapan sa buwan...
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19Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 19 (PIA) – The member-agencies of the Gender and Development Coordinating Committee (GADCC) stepped up preparations for this year’s 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) on November 25 to December 12, this city. The GADCC under the Regional Development Council (RDC) is chaired by Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Caraga Regional Director Atty. Marylin Pintor. Atty. Pintor bared that the opening ceremony will be held on November 26, Monday, with a Parade of Fl...
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17Nov2012From being old and dilapidated, 19 classrooms in five public elementary schools in Bantayan, Caraga are now good as new after the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), through its School Rehabilitation Program (SRP), and volunteers had conducted school repairs and clean-up. Last Oct. 12, RAFI turned over these classrooms to Tamiao Elementary School, Vito Elementary School, Sillon Elementary School, Baod Elementary School, and Kabac Elementary School. A total of 896 pupils benefited from the pr...
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17Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 17 (PIA) -- Member-agencies of the Agusan del Norte Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) chaired by Governor Erlpe John Amante convened Friday and discussed the members’ significant accomplishments related to peace and order situation in the province. On behalf of PPOC chair Gov. Amante, Atty. James Reserva, Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) Member and chairperson for Peace and Order Committee presided the meeting with other government agencies, Philippine National Police (...
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16Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nob. 16 (PIA) – Malampuson nga gipahigayon ang Education Caravan sa probinsya bag-uhay pa lamang didto sa elementaryang eskwelahan sa Sitio Sumilom ug Brgy. Punta Bilar, ning syudad. Atol sa maong kalihukan gipahigayon usab ang diyalogo sa mga opisyales sa brgy. Lipata ug Punta Bilar kalabot na sa ilang mga kahimtang ug mga gikinahanglang livelihood programs aron makatabang sa ilang panginabuhian ug ang pag-ayo sa mga Barangay Health Centers. Mapasalamaton ug malipayon kaayo an...
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16Nov2012Ni: Nida Grace B. Tranquilan TANDAG CITY, Nob.16 (PIA) - Si Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III mipakita og dakong suporta ngadto sa programang Rural Electrification pinaagi sa pagpanguna sa seremonyal nga pagpasiga kon switch-on sa 97 ka sityo atol sa selebrasyon sa kasaulogan sa ika-62 nga founding anniversary sa Occidental Mindoro niadtong Huwebes. Ang Chief Executive, kinsa maoy inilang bisita ug mamumulong atol sa selebrasyon, giasisteran sa mga local ng opisyales nga gipngunahan ni Mindoro ...
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16Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 15 (PIA) - The National Youth Commission (NYC) has formally started a series of regional action planning workshops to ensure the implementation and mainstreaming of the 2012-2016 Philippine Youth Development Plan (PYDP). The conduct of PYDP Regional Action Planning Workshop will be on November 20, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Casablanca Restaurant, Sinsuat Avenue, Cotabato City. This will be participated by representatives from Regional Line Agencies, Youth Serving NGOs,...
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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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16Nov2012by Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Nov. 16 (PIA) – Local Rice and Corn Farmers in Surigao del Norte can soon avail the local financing and risk insurance program next year, through the Climate Change Adaptation Project (CCAP), said Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator Arturo Cruje. Cruje said that under the CCAP, farmers will have easy access to credit in support of the household’s crop production and alternative livelihood ventures, easy access to saving facilities and to formal ...
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16Nov2012By Danilo S. Makiling BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 16 (PIA) – The National Statistics Office (NSO)-Caraga through the Civil Registrar has updated the public on the current situation of the special civil registry in the region. In a press conference held recently here, NSO-Caraga Regional Director Rosalinda Celeste-Apura presented the performance indicator on the completion rate of those who requested civil registry documents in the region. Apura said some 900 special civil registry transactions were...
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16Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 16 (PIA) - As the season of merry-making once again fills the air, the Local Government here through the City Engineer’s Office (CEO) is preparing for the Simultaneous Switch-on and Launching of Light Up Butuan 2012. Seven areas are now being prepared to be simultaneously lit up during the said launching. These areas include the City Hall Bldg., North and South Montilla Blvd., down the stretch of J.C. Aquino Ave., G. Flores Ave., the extension of South Montilla Blvd. going...
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16Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 16 (PIA) – The local government here through the Office of the City Agriculturist recently launched the Barangay Food Terminal (BFT) held at the Butuan City New Villages Cooperative (BCNVC) in Brgy. Mahay. The BFT will ultimately serve as a market for local farmers and entrepreneurs to sell their harvest of fruits and vegetables, poultry, seafood, and meat to local consumers. This will offer the farmers the opportunity to a better livelihood that is seen to help them comb...
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16Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 16 (PIA) – Fusing together the scattered local van posts around the city to come up with one accessible station, the local government here through the Land Transportation and Management Office (LTTMO) recently opened the Butuan City Integrated Van Terminal in Langihan area. According to LTTMO Chief Alfredo Radaza, this development is being undertaken not only to integrate van stations, but also to closely monitor local van transport and to keep an eye on private vehicles tha...
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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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16Nov2012It was at the scenic Lantawan Eco-Park a month and a half ago where I first met and chatted with Mylen G. Mariano, 18, a Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chair and resident of Brgy. San Isidro here. At the time, she confided that she was aching to go back to school in order to learn something practical and applicable that she can make use of to earn something for a living. At the time too, I could sense that she was disposed into believing what the movers and shakers of the Kasanayan Para sa Kapayapa...
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16Nov2012SURIGAO DEL SUR, Nov. 16 (PIA) - Seven former rebels who reportedly surrendered to 75IB, Philippine Army were presented to the LGU officials of the province of Agusan del Sur during the awarding ceremony of Reintegration Assistance to Former Rebels. Lt. Jolito Borces, CMO officer bared that the said occasion were witnesses by the following: Vice Governor Santiago B Cane of Agusan Del Sur province, Maj. Gen Nestor Anoñuevo, 4th Infantry Division Commander, P/S Supt. Glenn Dechosa Dela Torre PNP...
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16Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov 16 (PIA) – The City Government here has entered into an agreement with iHome Butuan, Inc. to implement socialized land and housing projects during the memorandum of agreement (MOA) signing held recently at the City Mayor’s Office. The MOA states that the city shall allocate, donate, and take charge of the development of the sites for its socialized housing projects with iHome. Also, the City shall be responsible for the development of the access road and shall cause the del...
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16Nov2012CANTILAN, Surigao del Sur, Nov. 16 (PIA) -- This municipality will hold the 5th Cantilan National Surfing Open Competition in cooperation with Cantilan Surfing Association (CSA) on November 19-23, 2012. The event will kick off on November 19, 2012, Monday at Baluarte, Baybay II, and in Sitio Ayoke - the undiscovered paradise surfing spots for surfing enthusiasts. Accordingly, surfers from different places in the country will come to experience the world class surfing spots of Baybay II and Ay...
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15Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 15 (PIA) -- Bislig Bay in Surigao del Sur is negative from red tide toxin, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Caraga said in its latest Shellfish Bulletin dated Nov. 8, 2012. BFAR said based on laboratory results, all shellfish around the area of Surigao del Sur are safe for human consumption. The agency, however, warned that shellfish from the waters of Dumanquillas Bay, Zamboanga del Sur, Murchelagos Bay in Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental are s...
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15Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nob. 15 (PIA) -- Bisan unsa nga suporta aron masunod ang rule of law alang sa pag resulba sa away sa West Philippine Sea mahimong dakong tabang kini alang sa adbokasiya sa Pilipinas nga malinawong maresulba ang maong away, sulti sa opisyales sa foreign affairs kagahapon. Sa media briefing didto sa Malacañang alang sa pagtambong ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III sa 21st ASEAN Summit didto sa Cambodia, si Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Raul Hernandez miingon nga ang pag-abag ni US P...
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15Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nob. 15 (PIA) --Si Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III mitudlo og duha ka bag-ong mga miyembro ngadto sa Career Executive Service Board (CESB), matud ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda sa iyang anunsiyo kagahapon. Matud pa ni Lacierda nga gitudlo sa Pangulo sila Nieves Osorio ug Charito Elegir ngadto sa CESB isip hulip nila outgoing CESB Chair Bernardo Abesamis ug kanhi CESB member Proseso Domingo. Si Osorio, mikuha sa iyang Master of Business Administration ug Bachelor’s ...
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15Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nob 15 (PIA) -- Pangungunahan ng Microinsurance Resource Center (MiRC) ang isang araw na pagpupulong upang talakayin ang mga mahuhusay na adbokasiya at mga pagbabago sa pag-access sa microinsurance na gaganapin ngayong Nobyembre 21, 2012 sa AVR 2FSUUCollege Building South, ng lungsod. Ang MiRC ay nabuo sa pamamagitan ng pakikipag-ugnayan ng Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) at German Development Cooperative – Microinsurance Innovations Program for Social Security. Ayon ka...
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15Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov 15 (PIA) -- The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) has been continuously intensifying its Quick Response Team Program (QRTP) in times of contingencies in the regions. This was announced by ECC Executive Director Stella Zipagan-Banawis, during the press conference held Wednesday in one of the local hotels here. Joining Dir. Banawis in the panel are Ms. Cecil Maulion, ECC Chief of Information and Public Assistance Division, and Dr. Sarah Concepcion, Medical Officer III o...
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15Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov 15 (PIA) – An official of the Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) reminded employers that that they must comply with requirements under the Employees’ Compensation Program. ECC Executive Director Stella Zipagan-Banawis said employer must remit contributions to the State Insurance Fund (SIF) which is administered by the Social Security System (SSS) for the private sector and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) for the government sector. Penalty for failure...
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14Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov 14 (PIA) – A one-day sharing on best practices in advocacy and innovations in facilitating access to microinsurance will be conducted by the Microinsurance Resource Center (MiRC) on November 21, 2012 at AVR 2 FSUU College Building South, this City. MiRC was established through the partnership of the Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) and German Development Cooperation – Microinsurance Innovations Program for Social Security. MiRC Manager Ivy Gamotin-Flores said the M...
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14Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nob. 14 (PIA) -- Sinabi kamakailan ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III na ang pamahalaan ay nagsasagawa ng isang hakbang upang sigurohin ang transparency at corporate responsibility na isasagawa sa mga operasyon ng financial establishments ng bansa. “Ang bansa ay nananatiling bukas para sa mga negosyo: ang ating ekonomiya ngayon ay bukas din sa mga investors, ang ating pagsisikap na mapanatili ang stabilidad na tinatamasa natin ngayon sa ating institusyon,” ito ay ayon sa Pangu...
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14Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov 14 (PIA) -- National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) Caraga Regional Director Desiderio Julaton has announced that only three slaughter houses in the region are accredited by their office. He said this during the interview on the radio program AgriPinoy Caraga aired over dxBN-Radyo ng Bayan Butuan, a radio program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Caraga. Julaton said the three slaughterhouses currently accredited by their office were the municipal slaughterhouse in Prosper...
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14Nov2012CEBU, Nov 14 (PIA) - Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. - Kool Adventure Camp (RAFI-KAC) will inaugurate the Philippines’ first fully dedicated adventure education center next year. This initiative is to continue transforming the lives of the youth and professionals for leadership and team development through expeditions, kayaking, ropes courses, service learning, adventure camps, and backpacking challenges. As of November 2012, the buildings and facilities in the center are close to completion...
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14Nov2012TANDAG CITY, Nob 14 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino mipasidungog sa Department of Agriculture (DA) ug PhilRice Research Institute (PhilRice) sa pagpanguna sa gobyerno sa pagsuhid sa rice self-sufficiency. Sa iyahang pamahayag nga gibasa ni Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, ang Presidente nagpasalamat sa DA ug PhilRice sa pakiglambigit sa Aquino administrasyon slogan nga “Tuwid na Daan” labina sa ilahang lakang nga pagpalambo sa nasudnong eksaktong paggamit ug panggahin ngadto ...
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14Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nob 14 (PIA) – Gipasabot ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang panginahanglanon sa pagpangayo og tabang ngadto sa Diyos aron dalhon ang nasod ngadto sa pagkab-ot sa hiniusa ug sustenable nga ekonomikanhong paglambo. Sa iyang mensahe sa opening day sa Asia for Christ Movement (AFCM) Mission Congress 2012 nga gipahigayon didto sa Plenary Hall sa Philippine International Convention Center, sa Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City kagahapon, giila sa Pangulo ang divine intervention sa Diyos ...
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14Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nob 14 (PIA) – Ginganlan na sa pangagamhang probinsya sa Surigao del Norte ang mga finalists alang sa 2012 Search for Outstanding Teachers of Surigao del Norte. Ang maong award, nga gitawag og “Bantayog Nan Kinaadman,” nagtinguha aron madasig ang ang magtutudlo gikan sa tulo ka mga DepEd divisions sa probinsya nga mao ang Surigao City, Siargao ug Surigao del Norte aron usab mapalambo ang ilang kahanas ug maningkamot sa paghimog maayo ug mahatagan pag-ila ang ilang mga maayon...
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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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13Nov2012TANDAG CITY, Nob 13 (PIA) - Ang Malakanyang miingon nga andam mo-asister sa Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) sa paghubad ug pagpakaylap sa Framework Agreement ngadto sa nagkadaiyang sinultian aron mapasayon ang pagsabot sa mga populasyon sa Muslim sa habagatan. Ang MILF misulti nga sersoyo ang pagkonsiderar sa paghubad sa Framework Agreement ngadto sa nagkadaiyang sinultian nga giila, bisan pa nga sila makahibalag ug logistical difficulties sa kadaghanan nga mohimo sa paghubad sa agremento ...
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13Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nob 13 (PIA) – Si Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III mopili sa sunod nga Supreme Court Associate Justice base sa gikantar sa konstitusyon, independensiya ug integridad. Matud ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda atol sa regular press briefing didto sa Malacañang nga ang Pangulo adunay 90 ka adlaw o kutob Nob. 22 aron mopili kinsa sa siyete ka mga nominado ang mamahimong bag-ong associate justice human nga mabakante ang maong puwesto. Ang Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) mir...
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13Nov2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Nob. 12 (PIA) -- Ang probinsya sa Surigao del Norte uban sa pakigtambayayong sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources, mipahigayon og usa ka orientation-workshop on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Comprehensive Land Use Planning ngadto sa mga munisipyo sakop sa Mainit Lake, bag-ohay pa lamang didto sa Philippine Gateway Hotel, Surigao City. Ang pagpahigayon sa maong orientation-workshop nahisubay sa Biodiversity Partnership Project (BPP) sa DENR nga i-implementar sa m...
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13Nov2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Nob. 13(PIA) -- Ang probinsya sa Surigao del Norte uban sa pakigtambayayong sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources, mipahigayon og usa ka orientation-workshop on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Comprehensive Land Use Planning ngadto sa mga munisipyo sakop sa Mainit Lake, bag-ohay pa lamang didto sa Philippine Gateway Hotel, Surigao City. Ang pagpahigayon sa maong orientation-workshop nahisubay sa Biodiversity Partnership Project (BPP) sa DENR nga i-implementar sa mg...
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13Nov2012BISLIG CITY, Surigao del Sur, November 13 (PIA) – Five high-powered fire arms were formally surrendered by five (5) members of the New People’s Army to the 75th Infantry (Marauder) Battalion, Philippine Army on Monday. Lt. Jolito Borces, civil military operation officer, said five NPA rebels arrived at 75IB Headquarters around 6:30 on Sunday evening namely: Ricky Banding Yambo alias “Ikoy”, Juan Garapan Intua alias Jamal/Arim”, Julius Suan Casan alias “Jomar”, Julie Licardo Boni...
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13Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nob 13 (PIA) -- Ang Pilipinas ug Canada mipirma og usa ka memorandum of understanding (MOU) alang sa defense cooperation. Gisaksihan ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ug Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper ang pagpirma sa maong Memorandum of Understanding on Government-to-Government Transaction sa Defense ug Military-related equipment, Materials ug System o Services didto sa Malacañang niadtong Sabado. Gipirmahan nila Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin ug Canadian Minister of...
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12Nov2012
Tagalog News: MindaComNet at PIA pangungunahan ang Communicators’ Congress at workshop ngayong buwan
BUTUAN CITY, Nob. 12 (PIA) -- Pangungunahan ng Mindanao Communicators Network (MindaComNet) Inc., sa pakikipag-ugnayan ng Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Mindanao Cluster ang taunang communicators’ congress at workshop na gaganapin ngayong Nobyembre 28 hanggang 30, 2012. Ang MindaComNet ay isang organisasyon ng government public information at relations officers’ ng national government agencies (NGAs), government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCCs), government financial institution... -
12Nov2012TANDAG CITY, Nob. 12 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III miingon nga siya mihisgot ug ubay-ubay’ng isyu atol sa ilahang panagtagbo ni Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper apil na niini ang kooperasyon sa trabaho, kalambuan sa Mindanao, ug negosyo ug pamuhunan. Sa iyahang pamahayag atol sa tinakdoan nga komperensya sa press, Si Presidente Aquino miingon sa kidaghanon sa mga trabahanteng Overseas Filipino nga migrante sa Canada, ang gobyerno dunay obligasyon aron mogarantiya sa ilaha...
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10Nov2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Nob. 9 (PIA) – Mokabat sa 30 ka mga panimalay sa Sitio Songkoy, Gigaquit ang nakasinati sa dakong kalipay dala sa sugang dagitab human gipahigayon ang ceremonial switch-on niadtong niaging adlaw Nob. 7, didto sa Barangay Gym sa Mahanub, Gigaquit. Ang pagpasuga sa nasangpit nga barangay maoy kabahin sa Sitio Energization Program nga gi-implementar ubos sa administrasyon ni Pangulong Aquino pinaagi sa National Electrification Administration, diin tumong ug tinguha mao ang pag...
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09Nov2012Coronary artery disease (CAD) is considered as one of the deadliest illnesses in the Philippines. It’s so deadly because blood flow to the heart is restricted due to hardened or narrowed arteries. Narrowing of the arteries may be due to plaque, which is made up of fat, cholesterol and other substances found in the blood. When the plaque builds up, the condition leads to atherosclerosis. The narrowed arteries constrict the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the heart and if left untreated, CAD m...
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09Nov2012LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Nob 9 (PIA) – Pangungunahan ng Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) ang pagsasagawa ng community education program (CEP) para sa pangingibang bansa na gaganapin sa probinsya ng Surigao del Sur sa Nobyembre 12. Sa pahayag ni CFO Secretary Imelda Nicolas, layunin ng aktibidad na bigyan ng kaukulang kaalaman ang mga mangingibang bansa hinggil sa kanilang pagtratrabaho at sa pagtira doon, pati na ang pagbuo ng isang komunidad na makikilahok sa mga kaunlaran ng pangingibang ba...
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09Nov2012LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Nob 9 (PIA) -- Pangungunahan ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga sa pakikipag-ugnayan ng Bureau of Export Trade Promotion (BETP) at Philippine Trade and Training Center (PTTC) ang dalawang araw na Export Information Seminar ngayong Nobyembre 14 hanggang 15, na gaganapin sa Prince Hotel, ng lungsod. Ayon kay DTI-Caraga Director Brielgo Pagaran ang dalawang araw na aktibidad ay parte ng patuloy na aktibidad na isinasagawa ng BETP’s Regional Interactive Platform f...
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09Nov2012Ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Nob 9 (PIA) -- Gihatag ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III ang 2012 National Living Treasures Award (Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan) ngadto sa duh aka mga artists atol sa seremonya didto sa Palasyo sa Malacañang kagahapon. Gihatag sa Pangulo ang award ngadto kang inabel weaver Magdalena Gamayo ug gourd casque maker Teofilo Garcianga parehong taga northern provinces. Si Gamayo tubong Ilocos Norte samtang si Garcia gikan sa Abra. Ang Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan gitug...
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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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09Nov2012Cancer is an assortment of diseases characterized by the abnormal cell growth that can spread and destroy other organs and body tissues. It is a result of complex mix of factors related to heredity, diet, physical inactivity and prolonged, continuous exposure to certain chemicals and other substances. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for 7.4 million deaths, or around 13 percent of all deaths, in 2004. In the Philippi...
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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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09Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 9 (PIA) -- The Mindanao Communicators Network (MindaComnet) Inc., in cooperation with the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Mindanao Cluster will hold the annual communicators’ congress and workshop on November 28-30, 2012. The MindaComNet is an organization of government public information and relations officers of the national government agencies (NGAs), government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCCs), government financial institutions (GFIs), state universities and ...
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09Nov2012The 7th National Nutrition Survey (NNS) conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) found that 27 in every 100 Filipino adults are overweight and obese based on body mass index (BMI) classification. The survey found that overweight and obese are highest in adults 40 to 59 years old. The prevalence of overweight and obese is constantly increasing from 16.6 percent in 1993 to 20.2 percent in 1998, 24.0 percent in 2003 and 26...
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08Nov2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Nov. 8 (PIA) -- Around 30 households in Sitio Songkoy, Gigaquit will be able to enjoy the comfort brought about by electrification after a ceremonial switch-on was done yesterday, Nov. 7, at the Barangay Gym in Mahanub, this province. The energization of the said barangay was part of the Sitio Enegization Program being implemented under President Aquino through the National Electrification Administration, aimed to bring electricity to the remaining 33,000 sitios in the countr...
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08Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 8 (PIA) – The Department of trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga, in cooperation with the Bureau of Export Trade Promotion (BETP) and Philippine Trade and Training Center (PTTC) will conduct a two-day Export Information Seminar on November 14-15, 2012 at the Prince Hotel, this city. DTI-Caraga Regional Director Brielgo Pagaran said the two-day activity is part of the continuing activities of the BETP’s Regional Interactive Platform for Philippine Exporters (RIPPLES) which aims ...
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08Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 8 (PIA) -- The present administration of Butuan City has always been firm in maintaining and upholding the advocacy of good governance and transparency reiterating that all government institutions, political subdivisions, instrumentality as well as its agencies in Butuan City must show evident and indisputable proofs of transactions and credit operations undertaken. To further sustain such endeavor and to realize the mandates of the constitution and other laws, Vice Mayor Law ...
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08Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 8 (PIA) -- The struggle to further strengthen, implement and promote the agricultural visions of this City, the Sangguniang Panlungsod recently approved a resolution giving legitimate authority to Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante Jr. to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the Philippine Carabao Center and the local government of Butuan relative to the Bull Loan Program. The Bull Loan Program is an initiative of accelerating the improvement of the Philippine carabao as an im...
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08Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nob. 8 (PIA) – Ang mga miyembrong nasod sa Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) mipasalig nga mosuporta sa kalamboan sa Mindanao human mapirmahan ang Framework Agreement for peace niaging bulan, matud ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III niadtong Martes. Ang Pangulo miabot sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 Martes sa gabii gikan sa pagtambong sa duha ka adlaw nga 9th ASEM didto sa Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Sa iyang pamahayag pag-abot, ang Pangulo miingon ...
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08Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov 8 (PIA) – The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) will conduct a community education program (CEP) on migration in the province of Surigao del Sur on November 12, 2012. This activity seeks to assist prospective migrants in making informed decisions regarding working or living abroad, as well as generate community involvement on migration and development concerns, said CFO Secretary Imelda Nicolas, chairperson in her written statement. “It also aims to raise public aware...
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08Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nob 8 (PIA) -- Isinapubliko kamakailan ng Commission on Population (PopCom)-Caraga kasama ng Department of Education (DepEd) ang mga nanalo sa Regional Population Quiz na ginanap sa DepEd-Caraga. Ang proyekto ay naglalayong dagdagan ang mga kaalaman ng publiko sa isyu ng populasyon, ayon kay Popcom-Caraga Director Camilo Pangan. Ang regional populations quiz ay sinalihan ng 10 estudyante na nasa fourth year highschool mula sa ibat ibang paaralan na kumakatawan sa kanilang dibisyon...
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08Nov2012In the Philippines, there are plenty of fruits you can choose from that can provide you with health and nutritional benefits. Anonas, strawberry, ripe papaya, cashew, datiles, atis, guwayabano, ripe mango, melon, guavas siniguelas, and naranghita are examples of fruits. Fruits are regulatory foods that contain vitamins and minerals that protect the eyesight, keep skin smooth and clean, and prevent the occurrence of some bleeding gums and easily bruised skin. They increase body resistance ag...
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08Nov2012Childhood obesity remains a challenge, due to its serious impact on the physical and social well-being of today’s children. The notion that plump children are cute and healthy is fading fast. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), obesity promotes insulin resistance, which in turn, is related to a number of lifestyle-related diseases including type-2 diabetes mellitus. Addressing obesity through lifestyle changes is an important step towards achieving healthy habits. H...
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08Nov2012ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Nob 8 (PIA) -- Si pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ug lain pang mga lideres sa ASEM mipadayag sa ilang suporta aron palig-onon ang Asia-Europe nga panag-uban didto sa pagtapos sa ika-9th Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM). Ang mga lideres gikan sa mga nasod sa Asya ug Europa, lakip na si Pangulong Aquino, ang mitapos sa ilang duha ka adlaw nga ASEM summit didto sa Vientiane pinaagi sa pagsagop sa Vientiane Declaration nga gipagawas kagahapon sa hapon. Ang maong ASEM9 Su...
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07Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 7 (PIA) -- Representatives from faith-based organizations, business sector, academic institutions, media, civil society organizations, and government agencies convened on Tuesday for the orientation workshop on the implementation of the Philippine National Action Plan (PNAP): United Nation Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) 1325 and 1820. This activity was meant to popularize and implement the said resolutions in the region, said lawyer Marylin Pintor, regional director of ...
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08Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov 8 (PIA) – A training workshop on the protection of human rights of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) was conducted to strengthen partnership and commitment of concerned government agencies, non-government organizations, civil society indigenous people organizations in Samal, Davao City. The personnel of the Philippine Commission on Human Rights (PCHR), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in East Mindanao and member-agencies of the IDP Caraga Link activel...
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07Nov2012Tired from work and quite hungry on her way home, Candy stops at a nearby food chain to get a burger and a can of soft drinks. Inside the bus, she starts eating and says to herself it will suffice for her dinner. She's too tired to take her supper anyway, so she'd rather sleep when she arrives home. Sounds familiar? The busy world of today sometimes pushes people to take unhealthy food alternatives instead of nutritious meals. Foods from fast food chains often offer a quick fill-in for ...
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07Nov2012Ever wonder what rootcrops and corn can do to our body? Rootcrops and corn are good sources of carbohydrates which can be included in the diet to meet the energy and nutrient requirements of the body. Rootcrops also contain dietary fiber, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus and iron. Examples of rootcrops locally available are sweet potatoes, purple yam, taro, cassava and potatoes. Corn, on the other hand, is also a good source of dietary fiber, B-vitamins, ascorbic acid, folate and phosphorus. P...
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07Nov2012One of the most engaging and exhausting “wars” being fought by Pinoys today is on obesity. Results of the 7th National Nutrition Survey by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) revealed that there has been a significant increase in the prevalence of overweight and obese among adults. Pinoys are trying all kinds of methods of weight loss, from pills to diet drinks, exercise and good eating, to dangerous medical procedures. Whi...
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07Nov2012Water is the most abundant component in the body since it makes up 70-75 percent of our total body weight. It aids in digestion, absorption, transport and utilization of electrolytes and other nutrients. It also helps maintain body temperature and excretes waste products from the lungs, skin and kidneys. Furthermore, it is considered as the most essential of all nutrients. Our body needs to be sufficiently supplied with water to replace the loss of water in urine, sweat, perspiration, feces, ...
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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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07Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 7 (PIA) --- The Commission on Population (PopCom) Caraga in cooperation with the Department of Education (DepEd) recently disclosed the Regional Population Quiz winners at the DepEd-Caraga Regional Conference Room, this city. According to PopCom-Caraga Regional Director Camilo Pangan, the project’s objective was to increase the awareness and interest of the people to the issues of population. The regional population quiz was participated by 10 fourth year students contestan...
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07Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nob. 7 (PIA) – Ang Malacañang pabilin naglaom nga ipasar sa mga senador ang sin tax reform bill karong tuiga tungod sa national interest ug public health. “We remain hopeful that the sin tax measures will be given due consideration by our senators. It is obviously in everybody’s national interest to keep looking at the sin tax measure and to see what good it can do for the health sector,” si Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte miingon atol sa press conference ...
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07Nov2012Did you know that Filipinos are eating less fruits over the years? This was revealed in the food consumption survey (FCS) conducted in 2008 by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) which showed that fruit consumption has decreased over the past 20 years from an individual intake of 107 grams in 1987 to only 54 grams in 2008. The survey also revealed that individual fruit intake did not change from 2003 to 2008 at 54 grams. The amoun...
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07Nov2012MANILA, Nobyembre 7 (PIA) -- Gawas sa pagtrabaho alang sa hinanali nga pagpagawas ug benepisyo ngadto sa mga biktma sa Martial Law, si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III midugang sa pagtinguha nga ang libro sa kasaysayan morepleka sa “dark time” sa kasaysayan sa Pilipinas sa igong pagtugyan ug gahom sa gobyerno sa pagwagtang sa kagawasan ug pamintaha sa mga Pilipino. "Kinahanglan klaro sa mga libro sa atoang kasaysayan nga dunay panahon nga ang gobyerno nga gimugna sa katawhan gigamit batok ...
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06Nov2012Functional food products provide health benefits other than their nutritional value. Functional foods like oats, soy and garlic, are now becoming popular because they have substances that reduce the risk of heart diseases. Malunggay has high nutritional content and functional properties. It is classified as functional food because it is not only a good source of vitamin A, calcium, iron and zinc, but also a rich source of antioxidants. Foods rich in antioxidants may protect our cells from t...
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06Nov2012Parenting styles affect the character children develop as they grow to adulthood. During the October First Friday Affair (FFA) of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), employee-participants underwent a learnshop on character-centered parenting, wherein theories and practices of developing a child’s character were discussed. “A child grows in the family. The type of parenting goals you have will affect you and your child. We should be the person we want our children to become,” Joanne An...
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06Nov2012When people reach the age of 60 years and above, their sense of taste and smell generally weaken, affecting their food intake. Older persons tend to eat less because their weak senses depreciate the appeal of food, thereby resulting in malnutrition. Prompt intervention can prevent older persons from having poor nutrition, because at this stage they are very susceptible to illnesses. A study by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) de...
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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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06Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nob 6 (PIA) – Pangunguhan ng Lake Mainit Development Alliance (LMDA) ang pagsasagawa ng isang orientation hinggil sa Biodiversity Partnership Project (BPP) ngayong Nobyembre 7, 2012 sa Gateway Hotel, Surigao City. Ang orientation ay naglalayung magbigay ng kaalaman sa mga kasamahang ahensya kung paano ang proseso ng Biodiversity Partnership Project sa Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP) at proteksyong inihahanda nito, ani LMDA Chairperson and Surigao del Norte Governor Sol Matugas. Ang ...
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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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06Nov2012CAGDIANAO, Province of Dinagat Islands, Nov 6 (PIA) – In celebration of the 6th Vicariate Youth Congress, the 402nd Brigade, Philippine Army has partnered with the Immaculate Concepcion youth ministry and leaders for a 4-day youth congress held recently at St. Peter and St Paul Parish in Poblacion Cagdianao, this province. With the theme “Kabatan-onan sa Dinagat: Maampingon sa Kinaiyahan ug Masaligon sa Gahum sa Kahitas-an!”, it called on to revitalize one’s faith and conviction towards...
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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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05Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nob. 5 (PIA) – Ang lokal nga pangagamhanan sa Surigao del Norte ug ang Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) pagapangulohan ang pagpahigayon sa 1st Surigao del Norte Business Conference karong Nobyembre 22-23 didto sa Provincial Convention Center, Surigao City. Uban sa temang “ Responsive Governance, Green Enterprises and Productive People: Onward to a Bag-Ong Surigao,” ang duha ka adlaw nga conference nagtinguha aron hugtan ang mga paningkamot sa gobyerno ug mga p...
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05Nov2012SURIGAO CITY, Nob. 5 (PIA) – Gihurar ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III kagahapon sila Jose Rene Almendras isip Secretary sa Kabinete ug Jericho Petilla isip bag-ong Secretary sa Department of Energy (DOE). Gipangunahan sa Pangulo ang pagpanumpa sa katungdanan sa duha ka mga opisyales didto sa departure area sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal II sa wala pa siya mobiya alang sa 9th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 9) nga ipahigayon didto sa Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Repu...
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05Nov2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Nob 5 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III nahiabot na kagahapon didto sa Laos aron sa pagtambong sa 9th Asia-Europe nga panagtigum nga pagatambungan sa mga Pangulo sa nagkadaiyang Nasyon ug panggamhanan gikan sa 32 ka nasod gikan Nobyembre 5-6. Ang Presidente miabot sakay sa Philippine Air Lines flight PR001 didto sa Wattay International Airport alas 2:45 sa hapon, sayo ug 25 minutos sa gitakdang pag-abot ug 3:10 sa hapon. Siya giduyugang sa mga delegadon...
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05Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov 5 (PIA) -- The Lake Mainit Development Alliance (LMDA) will be conducting a Biodiversity Partnership project (BPP) orientation on November 7, 2012 at Gateway Hotel, Surigao City. The orientation aims to provide background and ideas to the partner agencies with the Biodiversity Partnership Project process in Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP) formulation and mainstreaming of the Biodiversity Conservation, LMDA Chairperson and Surigao del Norte Governor Sol Matugas. The said activity ...
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04Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 4 (PIA) -- The Department of environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Caraga Region is adopting the technology of bar-coding to easily track the movement of logs from the source to the wood-processing plants (WPP) to stop illegal logging activities. A bar-code is an optical machine-readable representation of date relating to the object to which it is attached. Bar-codes represented data by varying the widths and spacing of parallel lines. “We are adopting the bar-code as ...
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03Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 3 (PIA) -- As this fast-rising city continues to make its own mark in the history of local governance, it does not only limit itself to presenting infrastructure development, trade and industry growth, and achieving numerous local and national awards, but is also keen on applying modern technology in its projects. This is seen on the latest improvement of its traffic structure as commuters can now experience advanced traffic technology with the mounting of nine light emitting ...
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02Nov2012
Tagalog News: DTI isinagawa ang kanilang 7th ConsumersNet & Cellphone Sellers’ dialogue cum workshop
BUTUAN CITY, Nob. 2 (PIA) – Isinagawa kamakailan ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga ang ConsumerNet at Cellphone Sellers’ Dialogue cum Workshop sa Barangay Imadejas Hall, bilang pagtatapos na aktibidad sa pagdiriwang ng Consumer Welfare Month. Ayon kay Atty. Ma. Aurora Curaza-Maquiling ng DTI-Caraga, ang aktibidad ay naglalayong palakasin ang kaalaman ng konsumador at mga nagbebenta ng cellphone higgil sa paglabag sa warranty, resolusyon at mga reklamo sa mga establisyemento. ... -
01Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 1 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga briefed cellphone vendors on the benefits of establishing a Consumer Welfare Desk (CWD) inside their stores. The orientation held Wednesday at the Barangay Imadejas Function Hall, this city was held in time with the conduct of ConsumerNet and Cellphone Sellers’ Dialogue cum Workshop, as part of the culmination activity of the Consumer Welfare Month celebration. Mr. Elmer Natad of DTI-Caraga said that reputable fi...
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31Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 31 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga stepped up its preparations for the conduct of dialogue cum workshop among members of the Consumer Network (ConsumerNet) and Cellphone Sellers in the city today, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. The dialogue will be conducted between cellphone dealers and retailers in order to evaluate the degree of the problem/issues involving the cellphone industry in Caraga Region. Said activity will be held at the Barangay Imadejas Func...
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31Oct2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Okt 31 (PIA) -- May kabuuang 500 na nagsipagtapos ng technical vocational education (TVET) na siya ring nagsipagtanggap ng Joint Programme on Youth, Employment and Migration (JP-YEM) project noong nakaraang taon ang nagsipagdalo sa isang jobs bridging at alumni homecoming sa panawagan ng Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda). Ang jobs bridging at alumni homecoming ay isinagawa para matingnan kung ano ang mga ipinagbago sa kani-kanilang buhay matapos ang k...
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31Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Okt 31 (PIA) -- Idaraos ng Association of Caraga Executives (ACE) ang kanilang 11th Annual Career Executive Service Conference ngayong Nobyembre 14-16 sa Grand Orchid Hotel, Zamboanga City. Ang tema ng conference sa taong ito ay “Going 4G! Good to Great, Green Governance.” Ang ACE ay isang organisasyon ng mga puno ng mga tanggapan ng iba't ibang ahensya ng pamahalaan sa rehiyong Caraga, na naglalayong itaguyod ang propesyonalismo ng Career Executive Service Officers (CESOs) a...
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31Oct2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Oct 31 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is intensifying the information and education campaign on the implementation of the use of certified motorcycle helmets by all motorcycle drivers and their passenger when traveling on national highways and main thoroughfares. They opened their offices all over the country to accommodate the posting of stickers to all recognized and accredited helmets, imported or locally made said Cerila Inson, DTI senior economic speci...
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31Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Oct. 31 (PIA) – Ang Malacañang mipahayag na pagsimpatiya ug mipaabot na pagsuporta ngadto sa katawhan sa Amerika labi na gyud ang Filipino-American communities, nga naapektuhan sa hurricane “Sandy” uban ang paglaom nga masagubang ra gihapon ang maong kataladman pinaagi sa mga pag-ampo ug pagtoo sa langitnong pagbantay. Sa iyang pamahayag atol sa regular press briefing didto sa Malacañang kagahapon, matud ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte nga ang katawhang F...
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31Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 31 (PIA) -- Winners of the Division Consumer Quiz Bowl from participating schools will compete in the 8th Regional Consumer Quiz Bowl on October 31 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Conference Hall, 4/F D&V Plaza Building, J.C. Aquino Ave, this city. The quiz bowl is part of the celebration of the Consumer Welfare Month hosted by the DTI-Caraga office. The participants are fourth year high school students from public schools within the divi...
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31Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 31 (PIA) -- The Local Governance Regional Resource Center (LGRRC) through the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Caraga region in partnership with the Local Government Academy (LGA) has conducted the Knowledge Management Audit for External Stakeholders in the region held at the Goat2geder Hotel and Restaurant, this city. The Knowledge Management (KM) Audit has determined the level of organizational KM readiness of the different sectors in the region through ...
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31Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 31 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga conducted today the ConsumerNet & Cellphone Sellers’ Dialogue cum Workshop at the Barangay Imadejas Hall here, as part of the culmination activity for the Consumer Welfare Month celebration. Atty. Ma. Aurora Curaza-Maquiling of DTI-Caraga said the activity is aimed to raise awareness among consumers and cellphone sellers on breach of warranty, resolution of complaints at the store level, and establishment of consum...
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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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31Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 31 (PIA) -- The 7th “Consumer Network (ConsumerNet) Meets the Public” is set today, 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Barangay Imadejas Function Hall, Imadejas Subdivison, this city. Said activity will mark the culmination of the month-long celebration of the Consumer Welfare Month. The forum will be hosted by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga Regional Office headed by Regional Director Brielgo Pagaran. Pagaran said the activity aims to inform the public on the rec...
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30Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Oct 30 (PIA) -- The Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte and Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry will spearhead the 1st Surigao del Norte Business Conference on November 22-23 at the Provincial Convention Center, this city. With the theme “Responsive Governance, Green Enterprises and Productive People: Onwards to a Bag-ong Surigao,” the two-day conference aims to harness efforts of public and private sectors in encouraging a vibrant business atmosphere in the provin...
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30Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 30 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Caraga has released the latest Shellfish Bulletin No. 25 dated October 25, 2012, baring that Bislig Bay in Surigao del Sur is negative from red tide toxin. BFAR said based on laboratory results, all shellfish around the area of Surigao del Sur are safe for human consumption. However, shellfish from the waters of Dumanquillas Bay, Zamboanga del Sur, Murchelagos Bay in Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental are ...
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30Oct2012SURIGAO DEL SUR, Oct 30 (PIA) -- The Southern Technical Institute of the Philippines (STIP) was declared winner in the recent fourth Division Statistical Quiz Show conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) for Bislig City Division. STIP was represented by Janet Manaytay and Jennyvive Obedencio with coach Mercie Penados. De La Salle John Bosco College was proclaimed second placer, followed by Sikahoy National High School, Tabon M. Estrellla National High School, and Bislig City National...
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30Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 30 (PIA) -- The Association of Caraga Executives (ACE) will be conducting their 11th Annual Career Executive Service Conference on November 14-16 at the Grand Orchid Hotel in Zamboanga City. This year’s conference is anchored on the theme “Going 4G! Good to Great, Green Governance.” The ACE is an organization of heads of offices of different government agencies in Caraga region which aims to further professionalize the corps of Career Executive Service Officers (CESOs) ...
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30Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 30 (PIA) -- Environment Assistant Secretary Marlo D. Mendoza has cut short his assignment in Caraga Region as regional executive director (RED) effective October 30, 2012 to pave the way for a teaching career at the University of the Philippines in Los Banos, Laguna. Undersecretary for Field Operations Demetrio L. Ignacio will temporarily act as officer-in-charge/RED of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 13 pending a Special Order formally designating a...
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29Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Okt 29 (PIA) -- Patuloy ang pamahalaan sa kanilang mga programang makatutulong sa mga kabataang makahanap ng trabaho, ayon sa opisyal ng Malacanang kamaakailan. Bilang tugon sa report ng National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) na ang pamahalaan ay kailangang tugunan ang problema ng kawalan ng trabaho ng mga kabataan sa bansa, sinabi ni Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte sa isang panayam sa dzRB Radyo ng Bayan na ang pamahalaan ay patuloy sa pag-implementa ng kani...
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29Oct2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Oct 29 (PIA) -- San Miguel National High School (SMNHS) emerged as this year's champion of the 4th Statistics Quiz Surigao del Sur Division, the National Statistics Office here said. Provincial Statistics Officer Ruel Dres said the competition was held in time with the celebration of the 23rd National Statistics Month this October. With this year’s theme “Monitoring Progress on Descent Work through Statistics: Pathway to Inclusive Growth,” the Department of...
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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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29Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Okt. 29 (PIA) – Gipahimangnoan sa Malacañang ang katawhang Filipino nga moadto sa mga probinsya sa pagmatngon kanunay sa pagbiyahe ug mangayog tabang sa mga hintungdan ahensya sa gobyerno kon ugaling adunay mga emergencies. Sa pakighinabi sa radyo dxRB Radyo ng Bayan niadtong Sabado, si Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte nagkanayon nga ang pulisya ug uban pang hintungdan nga mga ahensya mihimo na og mga preparasyon alang sa gibana-banang gidaghanon sa katawhan nga m...
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29Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Okt 29 (PIA) -- Pinayuhan ngayon ng Malacañang ang publiko sa kanilang pag-uwi sa kani-kanilang mga probinsya na mag-ingat sa kanilang biyahe, at sumangguni kaagad sa mga ahensya ng gobyerno kung may problemang mararanasan nila sa kanilang biyahe. Sa isang panayam sa radyo kamakailan ng government-run radio station dzRB Radyo ng Bayan, sinabi ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigial Valte na ang pulisya at ang iba pang ahensya ng gobyerno ay nakahanda na para sa dagsa ng mga ta...
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26Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 26 (PIA) -- A barangay based food depot and distribution system that will offer safe and quality agri fishery products at low prices to consumers will soon be established in the city. In its regular session, the Sangguniang Panlungsod has passed a resolution authorizing City Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. to enter into and sign, for and in behalf of the City Government of Butuan, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) by and among the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Unit XI...
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25Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Okt 25 (PIA) -- Binigyang diin ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III kamakailan ang matatag na relasyon ng Pilipinas at New Zealand. Sa kanyang mensahe sa ginanap na state dinner sa pangunguna nina Lieutenant General, Sir Jerry Mateparae at Lady Janine Mateparae sa Government House sa Wellington, New Zealand kamakailan, sinabi ng Pangulo na ang kooperasyon sa pagitan ng dalawang bansa ay higit pa sa 46 taong diplomatikong relasyon ng dalawang bansa. “We remember that during World...
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25Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Okt 25 (PIA) -- Idineklara ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang buwan ng Oktubre bilang “Mechanical Engineering Month” upang matutukan ang kahalagahan ng mechanical engineers sa kaunlaran ng bansa. Inilabas ng Presidente ang deklarasyong ito sa ilalim ng Proclamation No. 480 na nilagdaan ni Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. noong Oktubre 1. Binigyang diin ni Pangulong Aquino na ang Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. (PSME) ay isang organisasyon na binub...
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25Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Okt 25 (PIA) -- Gidawat sa Malacañang ang pamahayag nga gipagawas niaging semana sa usa ka field kumander sa Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) pagpadayag suporta sa bag-ong napirmahan nga Framework Agreement tali sa mga walhiong Muslim ug sa gobyerno. Giawhagan ni commander, usa sa mga renegade commanders sa MILF, kadtong mga kritiko sa maong kasabotan nga mosuporta usa una pa kini mohimo og dili angay nga mga komento. Si Bravo maoy usa sa mga lider sa rebeldeng MILF nga miat...
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25Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Okt. 25 (PIA) – Ang National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) mi-awhag sa publiko nga likayan gyud ang mga lugar diin nga posibleng mahulog ang mga tipak sa satellite nga ilusad sa South Korea karong Oktubre 26, 2012. Si NDRRMC Undersecretary Benito Ramos mikumpirmar sa maong plano sa Republic of Korea nga ilusad niini ngadto sa space ang ilang Science and Technology Satellite (STSAT-2) sakay sa Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1) karong Oktubre 26. K...
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24Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Okt 24 (PIA) -- Pinangunahan ng Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Caraga region ang pagbibigay ng mga parangal sa regional winners ng taunang Search for Model Overseas Family of the Year Award (MOFYA) na ginanap sa lungsod. Ayon kay OWWA-Caraga Regional Director Ron Lionel Bartolome, ang MOFYA ay isang programang nagbibigay pugay sa katangi-tanging pamilyang OFW at itinataguyod nito ang mabubuting kasanayan sa pagkamit ng tagumpay sa lahat ng aspeto ng buhay ng isang o...
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24Oct2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Oct. 24 (PIA) -- Around 1,105 passengers bound for Luzon and Visayas have been stranded in Surigao City due to Tropical Storm ‘Ofel’ (international codename: Son-Tinh), which further intensified Wednesday while moving west northwest of the country. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Surigao del Norte reported that as of Tuesday night, 435 persons were stranded in Surigao City port, 394 persons in Lipata Port, 51 individuals in Dinagat, 178 persons in Dapa, 47 persons in ...
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24Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Okt. 24 (PIA) – Pangungunagan ng Norwegian Refugee Council-Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (NRC-IDMC) ang kauna-unahang pagsasanay para sa proteksyon ng mga internally displaced persons (IDPs) na gaganapin sa East Mindanao ngayong Oktubre 25 hanggang 26 sa Paradise Island Resort, Samal, Davao City. Ang pagsasanay ay dadaluhan ng mga manggagawa ng Philippine Commission on Human Rights (PCHR), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), at mga miyembrong ahensya ng...
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24Oct2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Okt. 24 (PIA) - Ang Police Provincial Office (PPO) sa Surigao del Sur nga gipanguluhan ni PS/Supt Arthur M. Sanchez mitaho nga gikan sa Otubre 16 ug hangtod Oktubre 22, miabot na sa nuybe (9) ka mga suspetsadong mga “Hot Cars” kon “car napped” nga sakyanan ang mga na-rekober sa mga awtoridad sa intelligence group. Sumala pa sa kapulisan, pito (7) niini ang gi-abandona nga mga sakyanan, Usa (1) ang gisurender sa nakapalit niini ug usa (1) usab ang nabawi ng...
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23Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 23 (PIA) -- The Norwegian Refugee Council-Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (NRC-IDMC) will be spearheading the first training workshop on the protection of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in East Mindanao on October 25 and 26 to be held in Paradise Island Resort, Samal, Davao City. The training will be joined by the personnel of the Philippine Commission on Human Rights (PCHR), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), member-agencies of the IDP Caraga L...
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23Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 23 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Caraga, in commemoration of the 21st year of the Local Government Code, conducted the regional forum on local governance on October 19 at Dottie’s Place Hotel, Butuan City. Local chief executives in the region, representatives from regional line agencies, civil society organizations, academe and DILG personnel convened in the forum to celebrate the two decades of local autonomy in the Philippines. The ...
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23Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 23 (PIA) -- The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Caraga region awarded the regional winners in the annual Search for Model Overseas Family of the Year Award (MOFYA) in a ceremony held here. According to OWWA-Caraga Director Ron Lionel Bartolome, MOFYA is an award-giving program designed to give recognition to outstanding OFW families and promote best practices achieving optimal success in all aspect of life in the face of overseas migration of one or more membe...
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23Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 23 (PIA) -- Sa unang higayon sa dugay na nga panahon nasungkit sa Butuan-Agusan Norte Football Association (BANFA) ang ikaduhang pwesto sa gipahigayong Smart Club Football Championship Tournament dili pa lamang dugay sa Malaybalay, Bukidnon. Ang maong torneyo gisalmutan sa mga nagkalain-laing Football teams sa Northern Mindanao diin sakop niini ang BANFA. Kahinumduman nga ang football team sa Butuan kanhi naghari sa Mindanao kaniadtong 1970’s paingon sa 1980s. Tungod sa pa...
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23Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Okt. 23 (PIA) -- Tungod sa katuyuan nga mapalig-on ug mabalik ang pinulungang Binutuanon, gipa-tambong ni Bise Mayor Law Fortun ang mg empleyado sa Sangguniang Panlungsod sa “3rd Butuanon Language Camp” nga gipahigayon niadtong Setyembre 21-23, 2012 sa Brgy. Babag niining Siyudad sa Butuan. Ang maong language camp gipasiugdahan sa Save our Languages through Federalism (SOLFED) ug sa Butuan Global Forum (BGF) sa katuyuan sa pagtudlo sa mga sumasalmot sa pinulungang Binutuanon u...
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23Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 23 (PIA) -- In his most recent trip to Manila, Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. signed a commitment of partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Habitat (UNH) during the Sustainable Philippine Cities Project Launching at the Crowne Plaza in Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Oct. 16, 2012. Butuan City was chosen by the Joint WFP-UNH Initiative on Philippine Cities and Climate Change Adaptation to be one of the partner cities for both its Disaste...
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23Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Okt. 23 (PIA) – Si Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III miabot sa Aerobridge 5, Auckland International Airport kagahapon aron sugdan ang iyang duha ka adlaw nga pagbisita napuno og daghang mga metings uban ang mga lideres sa maong nasod ug aron motambong sa business forum. Si Pangulong Aquino sakay sa Philippine Airlines flight PR001 gikan sa Manila, milanding eksakto alas 11:15 sa buntag (New Zealand nga oras), sayo og 45 minutos sa gikatakdang pag-abot niini. Siya gisugat ni P...
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23Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 23 (PIA) -- Barangay San Vicente in Butuan City was the showcase barangay for the Synchronized Assembly Day, as stated in Proclamation No. 260 dated September 30 of 2011, instructing every barangay to undertake such an assembly. This was done in the presence of Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-13 Assistant Regional Director Donald A. Seronay, DILG–Butuan City Director Romeo A. Solis and representatives from the...
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23Oct2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Oct. 23 (PIA) -- Due to the scheduled rocket launching by South Korea on October 26, 2012, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) in Surigao del Sur chaired by Gov.Johnny T. Pimentel thru the PDRRMC Executive Officer Florencio Pimentel directed all the local DRRMC in the province to implement a red alert status. This was announced by Norberto Lorente of PDRRMC Center to 19 LDRRMC chair/officers during the Provincial Development Cou...
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23Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Oct. 23 (PIA) - A government trooper was killed following a clash with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Gigaquit town, Surigao del Norte Monday afternoon. Capt. Steve Mangabat, Spokesperson of the Army’s 30th Infantry ‘Python’ Battalion said the fatality was identified as Sgt. Jessie D. Kuaya. Mangabat said troops from the 36th Infantry Batallion led by Sgt Labadisos and from the 29th Infantry Battalion led by 1Lt Plete while conducting Community Organizing for Peace an...
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22Oct2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Oct 22 (PIA) -- Three municipalities in this province were made models by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and CARE Philippines for the vulnerability and capacity assessment (VCA), part of the initial activities as recipient of the Netherlands’ financed program on disaster risk reduction and management. The three municipalities, Esperanza, Talacogon and Bunawan, were assessed with regards to climate, community, livelihood, land use/natural resources and disaster risk aspects, ec...
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22Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Okt 22 (PIA) -- Dadaluhan ng mga miyembro ng Caraga Consumers Network (ConsumersNet) at consumers organization ng Agusan del Norte kasama ang mga nagnenegosyo sa pagbebenta ng cellphone ang isang dialogo, pagsasanay at ang 7th ConsumerNet Meets the Public na gaganapin ngayong Oktubre 31. Ang dialogo at pagsasanay ay gaganapin sa umaga at sa bandang hapon naman ay ang ConsumerNet Meets the Public. Ang mga aktibidad ay gaganapin sa Barangay Imadejas Function Hall sa lungsod. Ang isa...
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22Oct2012PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Oct 22 (PIA) -- Residents from nine barangays in the municipalities of Esperanza, Prosperidad, San Francisco and the lone City of Bayugan now enjoy good roads after rehabilitation and repairs have been completed. The 14-kilometer road that connects the national road junction from Bayugan City to Barangays Cagbas, Saguma, Charito and Gamao which were damaged during the past heavy rains is now passable under all weather conditions. The improvement, rehabil...
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22Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Okt 22 (PIA) -- Bisan pa kon ang Administrative Order No. 31 nga gipirmahan ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III sayo karong bulana itugot ang pag-umento sa mga balayranan sa pipila ka balayranan sa gobyerno sunod tuig, mopanday usab kini og mga pagmando ug regulasyon aron mabantayan kining maong pagtaas sa government fees sunod tuig gikan sa dili makatarunganon, sobra ug pag-abuso, matud sa Malacañang Kagahapon. Matud ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte sa estasyon d...
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22Oct2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Oct 22 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Surigao del Sur District Jail-Tandag held a motorcade early morning today as an opening salvo for the weeklong celebration of the 18th National Correctional Consciousness Week and Prison Awareness Week. In a statement, the agency said a series of activities are set to be conducted like sports fest, Search for Talentadong Inmate, interfaith activities, legal counselling and many more joined by the inmates du...
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20Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 20 (PIA) -- Recipients of the Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig Para sa Lahat (Salintubig) Program of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 13 were trained on program planning, procurement, fund management and construction supervision on October 15-18 at Pietros Square, Butuan City. The training was intended to enhance the capacities of local government units (LGUs) in the stages of planning, implementation, operation and fund management for the construction...
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20Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 20 (PIA) -- Police Regional Office (PRO) 13 has launched a seminar on Integrated Transformation Program-Performance Governance System here to improve its performance in the delivery of police services. The first phase of the seminar was held at the Multi-Purpose Hall of 13th Regional Public Safety Battalion. PSupt Susan Jalla, chief of Regional Crime Laboratory 13 and secretariat of Performance Governance System, discussed the importance of the PNP individual scorecard. Scor...
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20Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 20 (PIA) -- The Sangguniang members approved SP Resolution recommending to the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through the Environmental Management Bureau Region 13 (EMB-13) the designation of Taguibo River as Water Quality Management Area. This is pursuant to Republic Act 9275, otherwise known as The Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004. Taguibo River is a potable source of water supply in the city of Butuan. As stated in the resolution, ...
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19Oct2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Oct. 19 (PIA) -- The Caraga Regional Development Council endorsed last week the establishment of the Caraga Regional Competitiveness Committee (RCC) to raise the country’s overall competitiveness as compared with selected Asean cities. Department of Trade and Industry regional director Brielgo Pagaran who endorsed the establishment of the RCC said the role of the RCC would be to work with the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) in improving the country’s competitiveness a...
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19Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 19 (PIA) -- Members of the Caraga Consumer Network (ConsumerNet) and consumer organizations in Agusan del Norte will be participating in the dialogue and workshop with cellphone sellers, as well as in the 7th ConsumerNet Meets the Public on October 31. The said dialogue and workshop will be conducted in the morning session while the ConsumerNet Meets the Public will be in the afternoon session. Both will be held at the Barangay Imadejas Function Hall, this city. The whole-day ...
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19Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oktubre 19 (PIA) -– Inaanyayahan ng Milo organizers sa rehiyon ng Caraga sa pangunguna ni Benjamin Dacera ang mga manggagawa ng iba't ibang ahensya ng pamahalaan upang makilahok sa gaganaping 36th Milo Marathon sa lungsod sa Nobyembre 18. Ayon kay Dacera ang assembly area ng marathon ay gaganapin sa Sa Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) Gymnasium ng alas 4 ng madaling araw. Ang mga kategorya ng marathon ay ang mga sumusunod: 3K Kiddie Run, 5K Fun Run, 10K Run, at 21K Half ...
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19Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Oct 19 (PIA) -- The Province of Surigao del Norte will receive the Gawad Pamana ng Lahi 2012 award as regional winner for the provincial category during the Regional Forum of Local Governance held today in Butuan City. Other winners who will receive the award are Surigao City for city category and Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur for municipality category. The awarding of the 2012 regional winners will highlight the regional activity, with DILG Secretary Mar A. Roxas as guest of honor. ...
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19Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Okt 19 (PIA) -- Gihurar ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III kagahapon sila kanhi Kongresista Joseph Emilio Abaya isip bag-ong Secretary sa Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) ug si Kanhi Philippine National Police Deputy Dir. Gen. Arturo Cacdac Jr. isip bag-ong hepe sa Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Si Abaya gitudlo sa Pangulo isip hepe sa DOTC sunod sa pagkamatay ni anhing Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo niadtong Agosto. Si kanh...
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19Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Okt 19 (PIA) -- Malampuson nga gipahigayon ang inagurasyon sa bag-ong Women’s Training Center and Development ug education caravan niadtong miaging adlaw didto sa lungsod sa Sison, Surigao del Norte. Ang maong kalihukan gipangulohan ni Surigao del Norte Governor Sol Matugas inubanan nila Board member Victor Borja, Sison Mayor Lyceister Fetalvero, Surigao del Norte Schools Division Superintendent Evelyn Fetalvero, mga opisyales ug mga katawhan sa maong lungsod. Atol sa maong in...
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18Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 18 (PIA) -- Butuan LGU's Public Employment Service Office has been given the Top Regional Performer award during the 12th National PESO Congress and Awarding Ceremony in Baguio City on Oct 11. This adds to the growing list of recognitions Butuan LGU has received. The Butuan LGU has also been awarded the Seal of Good Housekeeping for its programs on good governance and earned the third place in the recent 2012 National Literacy Awards for Highly-Urbanized City Category held in ...
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18Oct2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Oct. 18 (PIA) -- Climate, erosion and siltation, water quality conversion of marsh land into agriculture, dwindling of fish stock and other animals and the crocodiles were reported root causes of disaster in Agusan del Sur. This was contained in an assessment report of the partnership for resilience (PfR) areas in Agusan del Sur by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and the Wetlands International as initial move to implement the special project on disaster risk reduction and manage...
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18Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 18 (PIA) -- The Milo organizers in Caraga Region headed by Benjamin Dacera enjoins employees of government agencies to participate in the 36th Milo Marathon Butuan City qualifying race on November 18. The assembly area will be at the Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) Gymnasium at 4 a.m. The following are the categories of the said marathon: 3K Kiddie Run, 5K Fun Run, 10K Run, and 21K Half Run. There will also be a cheer dance competition. For 3K kiddie run and 5K run f...
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18Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 18 (PIA) -- The Philippine Health (PhilHealth) Insurance Corporation will hold a nationwide fun run on February 17, 2013 to mark its 18th year of establishment. Dubbed "PhilHealth Run 2013: Nationwide Run for Mother & Child Protection," the event aims to continuously draw national attention and support to its mission of providing all Filipinos with access to quality health care through social health insurance. It will be held simultaneously in the 18 areas namely: Manila, Ba...
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18Oct2012SURIGAO DEL SUR, Okt. 18 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III misulti nga pipila sa mga ahensiya sa gobyerno ang hugtanong motrabaho ngadto sa pag implementar sa inisyatibo sa administrasyon nga mapabungkag ang mga pribado nga armadong grupo aron masiguro ang malungtaron nga kalinaw kon peace and order sa nasud labina sa umaabot nga panahon sa piniliay sunod tuig. Atol sa question and answer portion sa Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) nga panagtigum didto sa...
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18Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Okt. 18 (PIA) -- Si Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III pabilin nga malaomon nga ang away sa teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) malinawon nga maresolba sa tanang mga hingtundan. Giingnan sa Pangulo ang mga miyembro sa Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) atol sa tinuig niini nga Presidential Forum nga gipahigayon didto sa Centennial Ballroom sa Manila Hotel kagahapon nga siya naglaom nga makab-ot na sa dili madugay ang usa ka solusyon nga maoy...
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18Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Okt. 18 (PIA) -- Ang mga kabataang galing sa mga pamilyang naapektuhan ng pagbaba ng industriya ng kahoy sa rehiyon ng Caraga ay binigyan ng oportunidad na matuto ng mga kasanayan na tutulong sa kanila na makahanap ng trabaho. Mahigit 75 scholars ang isasailalim sa isang pagsasanay sa kursong Shield Metal Arc Welding NC II at 20 scholars naman ang isasailalim sa Gas Tungsten Arc Welding. Bawat isa naman sa kanila ay bibigyan ng P10,500 upang pondohan ang 34 na araw ng pagsasanay sa...
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17Oct2012AGUSAN DEL NORTE, Oct 17 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Agusan del Norte, through the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office, conducted Provincial Children’s Congress and Installation of Young Leaders at the Provincial Training Center, Capitol Compound, Butuan City, Monday, October 15. Child representatives from different municipalities of the province attended the congress. The purpose of the said activity is to orient the children of their rights as provided for by the Uni...
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17Oct2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Okt. 17 (PIA) -– Ang Aquino administrasyon mipasalig nga ang mga mekanismo ug programa andam na aron mapakunhod ang kagutom sa nasud, matud pa sa opisyal sa Palasyo kagahapon. Si presidential Spokeperson Edwin Lacierda mi-isyu ug pamahayag sa usa ka press briefing sa Malakanyang subay sa gipagawas nga pag-estudyo nga gipahigayon sa International Food policy Research Institute (IFPRI) nga mipahayag nga ang kagutom nagpabilin nga seryoso nga kahingawa sa nasud. An...
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17Oct2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Okt. 17 (PIA) –- Higit-kumulang 3,000 residente ng Barangay Panagangan at mga katabing na mga barangays sa bayan ng La Paz ay natutuwa na sila ngayon ay ligtas at komportable nang maglakbay matapos maisaayos ang 12 kilometrong daan na nagdudugtong sa tatlo pang mga barangay. Si Jolina Macario, isang magsasaka at matagal nang naninirahan sa Purok 7, Sitio Mahmah, Barangay Panagangan ay nagsabing parepareho sila ng nadarama ng ibang pang magsasaka ng makita nila ang pagbukas ng ...
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17Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Okt. 17 (PIA) -- Si Pangulong Benigno Aquino III mopagawas og Executive Order aron mugnaon ang Transition Commission human nga matapos sa mga negosyador sa gobyerno ug ang Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ang annexes sa bag-ong napirmahan nga Framework Agreement. Gipirmahan sa gobyerno ug MILF niadtong Lunes ang Framework Agreement nga gitumong aron undangon na ang 40-anyos nga pagrebelde sa Muslim didto sa habagatang bahin sa Mindanao. Sa regular press briefing kagahapon, si...
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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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16Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 16 (PIA) – The Philippine Health (PhilHealth) Insurance Corporation will be celebrating its 18th year of dedicated service on February 2013 with its vision “Bawat Pilipino Miyembro, Bawat Miyembro Protektado, Kalusugan Natin Segurado.” PhilHealth Caraga Regional Vice President Johnny Sychua said that as part of its month-long anniversary celebration, PhilHealth will hold a nationwide simultaneous run dubbed “PhilHealth Run 2013: Run for Mother and Child Protection.” ...
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16Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 16 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Caraga will conduct a Regional Forum on Local Governance slated on October 19, 2012 at the Dotties Place Hotel here with the presence of Secretary Mar Roxas. DILG-Caraga Regional Director Lilibeth Famacion said the regional forum is in commemoration of the two decades of local autonomy in the Philippines pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 63 declaring the month of October as the Local Government Mont...
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16Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oktubre 16 (PIA) -- Naglaan ng P8.59 bilyones na pundo si Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III para sa transition processes na nakalaan para sa pagtatayo ng Bangsamoro political entity matapos nilagdaan ang Framework Agreement sa pagitan ng pamahalaan ng bansa at ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Sa kanyang mensahe bago paman ang pormal na paglagda sa kasunduan sa Malacanang sinabi ng Pangulo na ang karagdagang pundo na nilaan para sa Transition Investment Support Plan na kabilan...
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16Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 16 (PIA) – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Caraga held a "Training of Trainers and Contingency Planning for Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officers (LDRRMOs)" aimed at building disaster-resilient and safe communities in the Agusan River Basin areas of the provinces of Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte and Butuan City. The training was held at Goat2geder Hotel and Restaurant, Butuan City on October 12, 2012. The Community-Based Disast...
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16Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 16 (PIA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), with the support of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Butuan City-Agusan del Norte Chapter, will be holding the Media Workshop on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Humanitarian Reporting on October 20, 2012 at the Dotties Place Hotel, this city. Reporter or correspondent per media outfit in Caraga region covering issues related to the armed conflict will be participating in this one-day event. In a press st...
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16Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Okt. 16 (PIA) -- Giawhag ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang tanang mga opisyales ug empleyado sa panggobyernong mga ahensya ug lakip na ang Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), ug local government units (LGUs), aron suportahan ang pagsaulog sa Climate Change Consciousness Week gikan Nobyembre 19 ngadto 25, karong tuiga. Subay niini, gipagawas ni Pangulong Aquino ang Memorandum Circular No. 35 (series of 2012) nga pinirmahan ni Executive Secretary Paquito N. O...
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16Oct2012PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Oct. 16 (PIA) -- Children took over the reign of the provincial government on Monday after the election last Saturday during the annual conduct of the Children’s Congress on Saturday and Sunday. In a message of Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza read by Vice Gov. Santiago Cane Jr, Gov. Plaza said his administration is very glad and proud that children are given the opportunity to reign the provincial government every year as mandated in the Provincial Ordinance No...
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15Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Okt 15 (PIA) -- Gipahalipayan sa Malacañang si Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire sa pagdepensa niini sa iyang bakos International Federation (IBF) ug World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantam weight sa TKO nga kadaugan batok kang Toshiaki Nishioka sa ika nuybe nga round didto sa Home Depot Center sa CarsonCity, California niadtong Sabado (Domingo sa Pilipinas). Gipadayag sa Malacañang ang dakong kalipay sa maong kadugan ni Donaire pinaagi kang Deputy Presidential Spokes...
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15Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Okt 15 (PIA) -- Nakilahok ang mga miyembro ng Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) Butuan City-Agusan del Norte Chapter sa isang nationwide tree planting na ginanap ngayon sa Mt. Mayapay, Barangay Bonbon ng lungsod. Ayon kay Chapter President Israel Palero, ang tree planting ay suporta sa National Greening Program (NGP) ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). “Ang aktibidad na 'Oplan Broadcastereeing' ay kabilang sa pakikipag-ugnayan ng KBP sa DENR u...
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15Oct2012TANDAG CITY, Okt 15 (PIA) -- Ang administrasyon sa Aquino padayon sa pagbuhat ug pagduso sa Sin Tax aron sa pagkumbinse sa Senado nga mopasa ug balaod-non nga gi endorso sa Malakanyang. Sa pamahayag nga gipagawas ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte atol sa regular nga press briefing sa Malakanyang niadtong Biyernes ingon sa ang Senate Committee on Ways and Means “watered down” sa paghubad sa sin tax bill nga nakatakda na sa plenaryong deliberasyon. Ang report miingon nga ang ...
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15Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Oct 15 (PIA) -- Ang buhatan sa mayor ning syudad mipagawas bag-uhay pa lamang sa ila accomplishment report sa 2nd og 3rd Quarter kuman na tuig pinaagi na kan City Supervising Administrative Officer Mrs. Arma Patimo human sa gipahigayong Flag Raising Ceremony niadtong miaging semana. Nasayran na muabot sa 350 ka mga business permit an na isyu sa Business Permit and Licensing Office, samtang 186 sa mga ini an permits para na sa motorcade, parade, recoreda, pag-gamit sa city gymnas...
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15Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oktubre 15 (PIA) -- Nagtipun-tipon kamakailan ang mga miyembro ng Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Caraga Link upang pag-usapan ang mga aktibidad nila ngayong taon. Ang IDP Caraga Link ay binuo sa ginanap na IDP workshop sa Lianga, Surigao del Sur noong Setyembre 2005, kung saan nakita ng mga partisipante ang pangangailangan ng isang grupo na siyang tutulong sa komisyon upang itaguyod ang respeto para sa at proteksyon ng mga karapatan ng IDP sa Rehiyong Caraga. Ayon kay Commissi...
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15Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 15 (PIA) -- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has turned over P200,000 worth of dental and X-ray equipment to the Regional Police Office 13 Regional Hospital. Attending the turn over and memorandum of agreement signing between PCSO and the PNP were top PCSO officials from Manila led by PCSO General Manager Jose Ferdinand M. Rojas II and PCSO Mindanao Operations Manager Carlito Kho, with Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. and PhilHealth Regional Vice Pres...
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15Oct2012The battle against breast cancer is never an easy one. Millions of women around the world hope that their battle against the disease would soon end. “When I discovered I have breast cancer, I thought it was the end of my life. I was really shocked and suddenly thought of my mother,” said 41-year-old Elma Dinoy, breast cancer patient. During the October 6 episode of “Pagtuki,” the official radio program of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), Dinoy narrated that her mother...
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13Oct2012CEBU CITY, Oct. 13 (PIA) -- Fast Auto World Philippines Corporation (FAPC) Mandaue Branch employees went through a Team Synergy Integration Program held recently at the Sacred Heart Ateneo de Cebu organized by Kool Adventure Camp (KAC) Professional Development Programs of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) The program aims to promote and share best practices among FAPC employees and to inspire commitment in applying learning from the activities. The participants underwent activities that pr...
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13Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 13 (PIA) – Members of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) Butuan City-Agusan del Norte Chapter participated early this morning in the nationwide tree planting activity at the Mt. Mayapay, Barangay Bonbon here. Chapter President Israel Palero said during this morning's short program that the tree planting activity in Mt. Mayapay, Brgy. Bonbon is in support to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ National Greening Program (NGP). “Today’s a...
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12Oct2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Okt 12 (PIA) -- Ang mga pamahalaang bayan at panlalawigan sa Agusan del Sur ay magbibigay ng mga pangangailan ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) para maipatupad ng lubusan ang kanilang mga tungkulin para masugpo ang paglaganap at paggamit ng illegal na druga ayon sa ipinirensenta ng kumakatawan ng idaos ang Provincial Peace and Order Council noong nakaraang linggo. Sa ipinasang resolusyon ni Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) member at chairman ng committee ng peace and ord...
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12Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oktubre 12 (PIA) -- Pinangunahan ng pamahalaan ng lungsod ang pamimigay ng handog sa mga batang kalye, ito kaugnay sa pagdiriwang ng Universal Children’s Month na may temang “Bright Child ay Siguraduhin, Responsableng Pamamahayag ay Palaganapin.” Sa pamamagitan ng inisyatibo ng pamahalaan at ng City Social Welfare and Development Office, sa pakikipagkoordinasyon ng ibat ibang ahensya ng pamahalaan, ang mga batang kalye ay tinipon para sa dalawang araw na aktibidad gaya ng fee...
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12Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Oct. 12 (PIA) -- Gipasalig ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III sa katawhang Filipino nga ubos sa iyang administrasyon padayon nga dependeran ug proteksyonan ang ilang mga katungod isip mga konsumante, nga gimando ubos sa Republic Act 7394 o ang naila nga Consumer Act of the Philippines. Ang Pangulo namahayag sa maong kaseguroan atol sa opening ceremonies sa pagselebrar sa Consumer Welfare Month didto sa SMX Convention Center sa Pasay City kagahapon. Matud niya nga ubos sa pagdum...
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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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11Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 11 (PIA) -- Street children in this city were given a treat by the city government in celebration of this year's Universal Children’s Month, with the theme “Bright child ay siguraduhin, responsableng pamayanan ay palaganapin.” With the initiative of the city government through the city social welfare and development, and in cooperation with the government line agencies, street children here were gathered to a two-day series of activities to include feeding and conducting...
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11Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Oct. 11 (PIA) -- Si Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III miingon nga siya milaom nga negosyo sa business process outsourcing companies sa dili madugay mamuhunan na sa Mindanao tungod sa bag-ong nahuman nga framework agreement tali sa gobyerno ug Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Sa iyang mensahe atol sa ika-4th Internationa Outsourcing Summit didto sa Makati City niadtong Martes, giila sa Pangulo ang kontribusyon sa maong sektor isip pinaka-importanteng drayber sa pag-uswag partiku...
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11Oct2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Oct 11 (PIA) -- Caraga Regional Development Council will support the proposal to increase the P30,000 tax exemption ceiling benefits of government employees to P60,000 as previously proposed by the joint Regional Development Council 2 (RDC 2)– Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC). A written endorsement presented by Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. states that the RDC2 and RPOC Resolution No. 02-39-2012 series of 2012 increasing the tax exemption takes into considerati...
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11Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 11 (PIA) -- Member-agencies of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Caraga Link convened Wednesday and discussed upcoming activities for this year. The IDP Caraga Link was organized on the IDP workshop in Lianga, Surigao del Sur in September 2005 when the participants saw the need for a body to help the commission promote respect for and protection of IDP rights in Caraga. As the lead agency, Commission on Human Rights Caraga Regional Director atty. Marylin Pintor said that ...
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10Oct2012SURIGAO DEL SUR, Oct 10 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III mitudlo og bag-ong mga opisyales sa nagkalain-laing ahensya sa gobyerno, matud pa sa usa ka opisyal sa Palasyo. Ang pagtudlo gi-anunsyo ni Deputy Spokesperson Abigail Valte atol sa naandan nga press briefing sa Malakanyang, sa adlawng Martes. Ang Chief Executive mipirma sa mga “appointment letter” ni retired Justice Reynato S. puno isip membro sa Board of Regents of the university of the Philippines, Commission on Higher ...
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10Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Oct 10 (PIA) -- Gusto sa katawhan sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) ang pagpadayon sa mga reporma sa maong rehiyon uban ang pagpugos kang kasamtangang officer in charge Gov. Mujiv Hataman aron modagan karong umaabot nga eleksyon, sulti sa Malacañang kagahapon. Adunay mga pangutanan nga giisa human si Hataman miuban sa gubernatorial race sa ARMM labi na pagkahuman sa pag-ingon ni Pangulong Aquino nga ang ARMM OIC governor magsilbi lamang isip transition leader. Sa iy...
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10Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 10 (PIA) -- The joint operation of Agusan del Sur Provincial Public Safety Company (ADS PPSC), 133rd Regional Public Safety Company and Civilian Active Auxiliary (CAA) of 23rd IB, Philippine Army led to the rescue of an abducted CAA member. But the operation left a police officer dead. The government forces clashed with suspected members of armed communist groups in Sitio Tilangkog, Brgy. Caigangan, Veruela, Agusan del Sur on October 8 at around 9 a.m. Although outnumbere...
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10Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 10 (PIA) -- Some ten firms from the Caraga region participated in the 7th Sabah International Expo 2012 held recently at the Sutera Harbour Resort, Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia. The exhibitors who were mostly food processors sold all their products generating some P150,000 in cash sales and several booked orders including one from a Malaysian institutional buyer. The products include bottled sardines, lemon grass capsule, oil, hydrosol and spray, dried mangoes, istaring (...
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10Oct2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Oct 10 (PIA) -- The Caraga Regional Development Council has passed a resolution requesting the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to identify the state universities and colleges (SUC) in the Caraga Region. This will pave the way in the implementation of Students' Grants-in-Aid Program (SGP-PA) and to accelerate fast release of the monthly allowance of SGP-PA beneficiaries. The SGP-PA was recently established and implemented by CHED in coordination with the Department of Socia...
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10Oct2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Oct 10 (PIA) -- One communist rebel was killed in a clash with troops of the 30th Infantry Battalion Monday morning at Gigaquit town, this province, an army official said. Lt. Col. Vincent B. Iringan, Commanding Officer of the 30IB said the encounter occurred around 8:56 a.m. at Sitio Boy Banwa, Barangay Camam-onan when the troops of Alpha Company led by 2LT Rogelio De La Rosa, Jr., stationed at Brgy. Mahanub in Gigaquit, while patrolling and visiting said sitio were fired up...
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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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09Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 9 (PIA) -- A new product from a neophyte exhibitor sold out and another product from what should have been a waste material was cited for innovation during the recently concluded “Market Week Philippines,” organized by the Department of Trade and Industry. This national fair was held at the Mega Trade Halls 1-3, 5th Level, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City last September 19-23. The first time exhibitor Indog Lianga Society of Lianga, Surigao del Sur gained more than P1.7 milli...
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09Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Oct 9 (PIA) -- Gianunsyo ni Pangulong Aquino kagahapon nga ang Pilipinas, sa panagtambayayungay sa Philippine Development Foundation (Phildev) ug University of California sa Estados Unidos, mihimo kini og duha ka dagkong mga proyekto aron mapauswag ang sector sa information technology ug edukasyon sa nasod. Sa iyang mensahe atol sa Phildev Forum on Harnesssing Filipino Innovation and Entrepreneurship nga gipahigayon didto sa Peninsula Manila sa Makati City, ang Pangulo miingon nga...
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09Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 9 (PIA) -- The Small Water Impounding System Association (Swisa) in the region composed of Irrigators and Farmers’ Association held its regional congress last September 25 – 27. This organized by the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) with the cooperation of the Department of Agriculture XIII. “Through this gathering the opportunity to listen and to be heard is one of the significant outputs,” Asst. Secretary Dante Delima, who is also the national rice progra...
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09Oct2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Oct 9 (PIA) -- Ang Malakanyang miasoy nga padayon ang saad sa pakigbugno sa graft and corruption sa nasud taliwala sa mga taho nga ang gobyerno sa Pilipinas nawad an ug kapin sa P101-bilyones ngadto sa panikas kon graft sa miaging tuig. “We have never become complacent when it comes to pursuing antigraft and anticorruption measures,” sulti ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte sa pakighinabi sa radio ng Bayan niadtong Sabado. Ang media mireport,...
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09Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oktubre 9 (PIA) – Makikiisa ang mga stakeholder ng Caraga sa isang planning workshop para sa 2012-2016 Philippine Youth Development Plan (PYDP) na gaganapin sa Oktubre 9 hanggang 11 sa Department of Education (DepEd) Caraga Regional Office ng lungsod. Ayon kay atty. Eddie Cuaresma, area cluster head ng Northeaster Mindanao, ang PYDP ay binuo ng tatlong layunin ukol sa pag-unlad ng kabataan: 1) palakasin ang partisipasyon ng mga kabataan sa pamamahala, sa lipunan at sa kaunlaran; ...
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09Oct2012PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Oct. 9 (PIA) - Six region-wide infrastructure programs presented during the Regional Development Council (RDC) meeting were endorsed for approval and implementation. Among the infrastructure programs presented by the Chairman on Infrastructure Development Committee, Agusan del Sur Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza, were the request that the Department of Agriculture (DA) will fast-track the release of funding for the rehabilitation of the Mam-on farm-to-market road...
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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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08Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, Okt 8 (PIA) -- Magsasagawa ang National Statistics Office (NSO) Caraga ng isang enhancement training para sa civil registration na gaganapin ngayong Oktubre 9 sa Prince Hotel, Montilla Blvd., ng lungsod. Ayon kay Rosalinda Celeste, NSO-Caraga regional director, ang training ay pagtutuunang-pansin ang process flow, requirements, at priority loading ng special civil registry documents na apektado ng court decrees at legal instruments (CDLI), pati na ng Republic Act...
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08Oct2012SURIGAO CITY, Oct 8 (PIA) -- Gianunsyo ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III kagahapon nga hapit na mahuman ang gipanday nga peace framework agreement tali sa gobyernong Pilipinas ug Moro Islamic Liberation Front sa dili nga gitumong aron taposon na ang dugay’ng kasamok nga mikutlo sa mga kinabuhi sa mokabat 100,00 ka mga Filipino. Sa iyang mensahe atubangan sa mga opisyales sa Kabinete ug mga miyembro sa media didto sa Malacañang, matud sa Pangulo nga ang peace Framework Agreement maoy usa ka...
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08Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 8 (PIA) -- Caraga stakeholders will participate in the action planning workshop for the 2012-2016 Philippine Youth Development Plan (PYDP) on October 9-11 at the Department of Education (DepEd) Caraga Regional Office, this city. This is in support to President Benigno Aquino III’s social contract with the Filipino people. Atty. Eddie Cuaresma, area cluster head of Northeastern Mindanao, said the PYDP was formulated with three objectives to revolutionalize youth development, ...
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06Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, Okt 6 (PIA) – Binisita ng Regional Inter-Agency Committee (RIAC-SC) ang mga nakabilanggong senior citizens sa Butuan City Jail kasabay sa pagdiriwang ng Elderly Filipino Week sa taong ito. Ang RIAC-SC ay pinangugungunahan ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) – Caraga sa pakikipag-ugnayan ng Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA). Alinsunod sa Presidential Proclamation No. 470, na idinideklara ang buwan ng Oktubre 1 hanggang 7 bilang “Li...
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06Oct2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, Oct 2 (PIA) -- Offices of the Commission on Election (Comelec) province-wide were likened to graveyards during the first day of filing of certificate of candidacy (COC) of those who wish to run for public office on 2013 election. Lawyer Francisco Pobe, Comelec regional director and concurrent provincial election supervisor for Agusan del Sur, their records and monitoring reports show that as of 4 p.m. yesterday, not even one candidate has filed his COC from congressional down t...
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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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06Oct2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Oct 6 (PIA) -- The province of Surigao del Sur has two entries to compete for this year’s "Search for the Barangays with Best Sanitation Practices" for the regional level. The provincial health office (PHO) revealed that Barangay Maticdum, Tandag City and Barangay Manlico, Cortes will be the entries to represent them for the regional level after grabbing the first and second rank in the provincial level competition conducted August this year. The evaluators’ t...
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06Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 6 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) Caraga will be conducting the enhancement training on civil registration on October 9 at the Prince Hotel, Montilla Blvd., this city. According to Rosalinda Celeste, NSO-Caraga regional director, the training will focus on the process flow, requirements, and priority loading of special civil registry documents affected by the court decrees and legal instruments (CDLI). It also concerns Republic Act (RA) 9048 or known as the “Cor...
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