By: Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, May 15 (PIA) – Preparations are underway for the conduct of “Brigada Eskwela,” also known as the National Schools Maintenance Week (NSMW) in Northern Mindanao on May 23-28, this year.
A school maintenance program, Brigada Eskwela engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, effort and resources in ensuring that public school facilities are set in time for the forthcoming school opening.
Director Luz Almeda of the Dept. of Education (DepEd), region 10, said the activity will begin with a kick-off ceremony at 6:00a.m. on May 23, in all schools of the region, to be participated in by DepEd employees, parents, and partners of the Adopt-a-School Program, among others.
Meanwhile, she has reiterated a memorandum of Bro. Armin A. Luistro, FSC, DepEd Secretary to all the Schools Division/City Superintendents and Heads of public elementary and secondary schools for the conduct of the Brigada Eskwela in their areas.
There are actually five (5) provincial schools division in region 10, corresponding to one (1) each for the provinces of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Oriental and Misamis Occidental.
Likewise, region 10 has eight (8) City Schools Divisions: Malaybalay, Valencia, Iligan, Ozamiz, Tangub, Oroquieta, Cagayan de Oro and Gingoog.
Per DepEd Memo No. 84, s. 2011, all DepEd employees are encouraged to join the Brigada Eskwela activities by offering their skills or providing their support in-kind to public schools near their residence.
Such memo also specifies that interested DepEd employees are given two (2) days to do volunteer work on official time, provided that such work is approved by their head of office, Almeda added. (PIA-10)
Fair trade can be a viable tool in fight against poverty, climate change and economic crisis – WFTO
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, May 15 (PIA) – Fair trade can be a viable contribution in the fight against poverty, climate change and economic crisis.
This was emphasized by Raelita Legaspi, representative of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), region 10, in a Youth for a Fair Trade Briefing at the Atrium of SM Cagayan de Oro, during the World Fair Trace (WFT) Day on May 14, attended by volunteers from the youth sector.
Legaspi said the WFT Day is an initiative of the WFTO, the global representative body of over 400 organizations committed to 100% Fair Trade and the authentic voice of fair trade and guardian of fair trade values.
The goal of the WFTO is to enable small producers to improve their livelihoods and communities through sustainable trading by delivering market access through policy, advocacy, campaigning, marketing and monitoring.
Around the world, millions of small producers, artisans, farmers and small-hold manufacturers, fair trade producers, traders, consumers celebrates WFT Day supported by the business and consumer community, policy makers and media, as well s by thousands of social movement, non-government organizations (NGO’s) and more than 100,000 volunteers.
This year’s theme of: “Trade for people, fair trade your world,” covers the strong belief in the need to put people and the environment at the heart of trade and consumption.
Legaspi said “Trade for people” means trade for sustainable development and local communities.
More than half a century of fair trade has proven that trade can be a most efficient tool for poverty alleviation, that trade can change lives and can change communities, she said.
Likewise, “fair trade your world” stands for private consumers to include fair trade in their shopping bag, for business to include fair trade in their supply and offices.
It also stands for local authorities and national governments to include fair trade in public procurement in a strive for responsible consumption.
Thus, fair trade is a good deal and a business case for all, from producers to consumers, Legaspi added.(WFTO/PIA-10)
Feature: Join the WFTO and go global, SHPII tells SME’s
By: Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, May 15 (PIA) – Small and medium enterprises (SME’s) in Northern Mindanao have been urged to join the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) and hit the global market.
This was the advocacy of Loreta Capistrano Rafisura, President of the Salay Handmade Paper Industries, Inc. (SHPII) based in Salay, this province, during a forum , at SM Cagayan de Oro, as part of the activities to celebrate the World Fair Trade Day, yesterday, May 14.
Rafisura said joining the WFTO had been SHPII’s most significant blessing as it helped them improve their livelihood in the community through sustainable trading, world-wide, by delivering market access through policy, advocacy, campaigning, marketing and monitoring.
“It was actually WFTO which helped us find global market of our hand-made products in 15 countries, mostly from Europe, the United States of America and Canada, to name a few,” she said.
Rafisura also said that during the global financial crisis, it was also the WFTO that made representations with their world market and advised them to make adjustments in their designs for their markets to pay them at lower prices.
Producers of handcrafted sheets of paper which are created one by one by artisans from natural fibers of abaca (Musa textiles), and salago bark (Wikstroemia lancelota), SHAPII started with only 10 people as a civic organization in 1987.
Having no background in hand paper-making, it then networked with government and non-government organizations for the technical skills development towards achieving its missions through the “Yes, the Filipino Can,” battlecry.
From a production of one (1) bond-paper size hand-made sheet per worker per day, their workers, after the skills trainings, have increased their production, little by little. And after 23 years in the business, they now produce as much as 200 sheets per worker per day.
With a starting capital of Php9,000, of which P6,000 was won from a community raffle, SHAPII has ventured into the multi-million peso business that it is now and has given employment/livelihood to about 400 rural folks, 60% of whom are women.
Aimed at helping in the growth and development of its people through rural entrepreneurship in the art of handmade papermaking, pressed flower designs and crafting, SHPII has also made accolades in the education of their young.
In fact, it has already produced two (2) doctors of medicine (M.D) and currently sends to school almost 50 young, poor but deserving students.
Rafisura said their products are derived mostly from leaves and barks of trees, which are waste products. Such that most of their visitors from other countries, who came to see their production sites have looked into their water waste treatment facilities.
“After their visit, they would send us, some equipment through the WFTO on grant, which we are using now,” she added. (PIA-10)
Iligan City Traffic Section receives computer package
By Janeth Molo
ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, May 15 (PIA) - Persistence bears good results.
This is true in the case of Chief Inspector Eleonor C. Elumbaring of the Traffic Section, Iligan City Police Office (ICPO) who now received one (1) set of personal computer and a printer from the two (2) members of the Sangguniang Panglungsod (City Council).
Elumbaring held firmly and requested for a computer set to be placed in the Traffic Section from SP Kagawad Marlene Young, who in turn asked for help from her colleague, Kagawad Ruderic Marzo, and was granted.
“I would like to extend my sincerest thanks to Kagawads Young and Marzo for giving us this computer set because this is indeed a valuable tool for us in our daily transactions,” Elumbaring expressed during the simple turn-over ceremony, last May 13.
In response, Kagawad Marzo said that the local government is steadfastly taking action on the needs of the office to address immediate delivery of basic services to the people.
“I hope that this will help a lot in serving the people of Iligan,” expressed Marzo.
Young, who donated the printer, said her concern in providing a computer facility is for the Traffic Section to expedite all their transactions.
The donated computer unit from the two councilors has an estimated cost of P35, 000.00. (PIA 10)
Cebuano News: DOH mitaho nga adunay 172 ka bag-ong kaso sa HIV sa milabay nga bulan sa Marso (172 HIV cases of reported in March)
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, May 15 (PIA) – Misaka ang gidaghanon sa mga tawo nga gitakbuyan sa sakit nga gitawag ug Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), sumala sa Dept. of Health (DOH), sa bulan sa Marso, ning tuiga.
Sumala pa ni Lyndon Lee Suy, Director sa DOH Center for Disease Prevention and Control, atol sa interview nga gipahigayon didto sa Philippine Information Agency (PIA) sa kaulohan, ang record sa DOH nagpakita nga misaka ang gidaghanon sa mga tawo nga gitakbuyan sa HIV karong tuiga itandi niadtong imaging tuig.
Matud pa ni Suy nga ang pagsaka sa ilang gidaghanon mahimong tungod sa maayo nga surveillance system nga gi implementar sa DOH ug sa ilang kampanya alang sa dugang kahibalo bahin sa maong sakit.
Alang niadtong makita nga positive sa HIV, si Suy misugilon nga ang DOH maghatag kanila ug serbisyo sama sa social medical clinic, paghatag ug anti-retro viral (ARV) medicines ug mga seminar sa safe sex.
Sumala sa pinaka bag-o nga Philippine HIV and AIDS report, mikabat sa 172 ka mga tawo and gitakbuyan sa gikahadlokan nga HIV disease. Kini gikatakda nga 43 por siento (43%) itandi sa 120 ka kaso sa imaging tuig, ug trese (13) ka mga kaso nga mas taas pa sa natala nga 159 ka kaso sa miaging Pebrero ning tuiga.
Kining bag-ong mga kaso midala ngadto sa 483 sa numero sa mga kaso sa HIV, diin pito (7) kanila ang full-blown cases, niining tuiga.
Sukad sa tuig 1984 hangtud karon, mikabat na sa 6,498 ka HIV cases, diin 864 niini nahimong full-blown AIDS cases, ang na monitor sa tibuok nasud. (Ogie Salvador/PIA-10)
Abad responds to the issue on deferment of Agus and Pulangi HEP Privatization
By: Ma. Regine M. Pines
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, May 14 (PIA) – The issue on the deferment of the privatization of Agus and Pulani Hydroelectric Plants have long been talked about and decided by the House of Representatives.
This was the message of Representative Henedina R.Abad of the lone congressional district of Batanes, Chairperson of the House Committee on Energy during a forum, yesterday, attended by the leaders of the Association of the Mindanao Electric Cooperatives (AMIRECO), held at Pryce Plaza Hotel, this city.
As early as the last quarter of 2010, and the first quarter of this year, there was already a resolution of the Committee on Energy of the House of Representatives that proclaimed and submitted for the preliminary discussion of the lower house about the deferment of privatization.
“Dapat po nating pasalamatan ang ating mga kinatawan sa Mindanao na nagpapaliwanag nito sa (We have to thank the Mindanao Congressmen who explained such resolution) to the Committee on Energy of the Lower House,” Abad said.
One of the problems of deferment is how they are going to raise funds to be able to rehabilitate the HEP’s, which amounts to around Php2 billion to Php3 billion, based on the Department of Energy (DOE) estimates.
There are also issues like the price of the electricity, and the cost of the subsidy, and where the government will get the fund to be able to finance the rehabilitation.
One of the issue is that “you can not heal the conflict by chopping it” it has to be solved. To be efficient, it has to be solved as a whole,” Abad said.
“Huwag po kayong mag alala sa amin kasi permi po ang desisyon (Don’t worry, we have to abide by our decision.) I have to remain faithful to the resolution that was passed by my committee,” she also said.
“We need to help our President and the administration now because there are many problems of the energy sector, but to attend to this problem, we need to be guided by the mistakes that we had experienced in the past,” Abad added. (PIA-10)
LGU’s prepare for landuse and environmental impact of Laguindingan Airport
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, May 14 (PIA) -- As the completion of the Laguindingan Airport Development Project (LADP) nears, the three (3) contiguous municipalities of Gitagum, Laguindingan, and Alubijid have turned their attention on their land use and environmental impacts and related developments of the project.
Thus, the Regional Development Council (RDC), region 10, has created a special committee on LADP, chaired by Governor Oscar Moreno of Misamis Oriental, Engr. Leon M. Dacanay, Jr., Director of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), region 10, said.
The special committee, specifically aims to ensure the smooth operation of the Laguindingan international standard airport once it is completed in early 2012.
Dacanay said other subcommittees are also looking into the infrastructure, both internal and external, and investment and promotion requirements of the project.
Meanwhile, in a subcommittee meeting of the special RDC-10 committee on LADP held last May 11, chaired by Laguindingan Mayor Oliver Ubaub, officials and staff of the three municipalities discussed the need for a sanitary landfill for their common use, among other projects for priority implementation.
However, it was learned that the Environment and Management Bureau (EMB), in the region, had already identified a site in Talao, Gitagum to be most appropriate for a sanitary landfill for this cluster of municipalities and that negotiations with the landowners are ongoing.
Other programs to be given priority attention are the watershed management to sustain adequate water supply, and integrated coastal resource management to prevent destruction of marine resources.
Also included are the riverbank protection to preserve saltbeds and fishponds downstream, food security, quarantine services, and urban greening.
The body also recognized the need for complementation and harmonization of sector and comprehensive land use (CLU) plans of the three municipalities.
Dacanay said another meeting of the municipal engineers of the said municipalities, together with the EMB, Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Dept. of Transportation (DOTC), Ayala Land Inc., and HANJIN is scheduled for May 25. (NEDA/PIA-10)
DepEd Iligan to lead National Flag Day observance
By Mary Jean Ronquillo
ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, May 14 (PIA) – As part of the City’s Grand Triple Day Celebration, the Department of Education (DepEd), this city, will spearhead the observance of National Flag Day on May 28.
Dr. Cherry Mae Limbaco, Iligan City Schools Division Superintendent, said that all school coordinators of the division will set the public plaza at Freedom Park as replica of the Aguinaldo Mansion on the Flag Day, where the commemorative program will be held.
“We encourage everyone, not just the government employees but all the sectors of the city to be part of the National Flag Day celebration,” expressed Limbaco.
However, Limbaco would like to remind all teachers, as well as other government officials to wear a Barong Tagalog for male and Kimona for female, during the event.
Limbaco also said that they have coordinated with the peace-keeping forces, like the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Philippine Army (PA), and other law enforcers, for their active participation on that day.
Meanwhile, Kagawad Marlene Young of the Sangguniang Panglalawigan, Over-All Chairperson of the 2011 Grand Triple Day Celebration, said that they already sent invitations to all local establishments on their adherence to the Flag Day, with the corresponding instructions on the hoisting of the Philippine Flag in their respective establishments.
The program will highlight with a ceremony on the disposal of all tattered/faded flags in accordance with the Philippine Flag Code.
Two (2) other civic events to be observed are the Independence Day on June 12 and the 61st Adlaw sa Iligan (Charter Day) on June 16. (PIA 10)
Cebuano News: TESDA-X mipaluyo sa 2011 Search for the Outstanding ‘Galing Mason’ sa HOLCIM (TESDA-X supports HOLCIM’s 2011 Search for the Outstanding ‘Galing Mason’)
by Elaine O. Ratunil
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, May 14 (PIA) -- Lig-ong misuporta ang Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) sa Amihanang Mindanao sa paglusad sa Search for the ‘Galing Mason’ 2011 sa HOLCIM, ning dakbayan, bag-ohay pa lamang.
Matud pa ni Director Irene M. Isaac sa TESDA-10 ang indigay naninguha sa pagtamud sa dungganang mga Pilipinhong mason nga nagpakita sa ilang labing dakong garbo ug lintungganayn’g kausbawan sa panarbaho ug sa luyo niini nahimong responsable sa ilang pamilya ug usab sa katilingban.
Mamahimong usa ka nominado ang usa ka Pilipino, babaye man o lalaki nga kasamtangang maabtikong mason kansang pangidaron dili molapas sa 25 anyos ug lumulupyo sa ilang lungsod nga dili mo-ubos sa usa ka tuig.
Dugang pa niini, ang usa ka nominado kinahanglan naghupot sa National Certification (NC) II on Masonry sa TESDA.
Ilakip usab sa nominasyon ang mga ‘certificate’ gikan sa duha ka lokal nga mga hugpong.
Tanang mga nominasyon kinahanglan madawat sa labing duol nga TESDA Provincial Office sa dili pa motapos ang June 30, 2011 nga deadline.
Ang Most Outstanding Mason makadawt gikan sa Holcim sa usa ka ganting salapi nga Php 150,000 samtang ang ‘nominating group’ makadawat sa Php 50,000 alang sa katukuran sa usa ka napiling katilingbanong proyekto.
Alang sa dugang kasayuran kabahin niini, bisita o tawag lamang sa buhatan sa TESDA sa (08822) 712034 / (088) 857 1665. (PIA)
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