CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Almost 10,500 students from cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan received new school kits as replacement for their school materials destroyed or washed away by Typhoon Sendong (‘Washi’) last December.
Provided by the Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) 3, a USAID-funded program under the oversight of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), the assistance augments educational support given to schools and students in heavily affected areas.
The DepED division offices of CDO and Iligan selected which the beneficiary schools and prioritized those that were severely affected by Sendong and those that receive minimal support from recovery efforts due to the inaccessibility of their location.
Overall, nine (9) schools from CDO and 11 from Iligan city were identified as recipients of the educational assistance. Each school was given new sets of books, dictionaries, and other classroom materials to facilitate the improvement of classroom set-up and the smoother conduct of lessons amidst the ongoing reconstruction of their respective areas.
The donated supplies can last up to the first semester of the following school year, depending on how the schools manage their resources.
“The kids are really happy with the new school kits they received. We prioritized giving the supplies to the higher levels because they are the ones who usually carry heavy school materials. Thank you po talaga,” said Rosita Bayron, principal of the Bayug Elementary school, one of the schools that were completely decimated by Typhoon Sendong.
“Even if we do not have our school site yet, we are one of the few schools that were able to gather many students on the first day of classes this year,” Bayron said, adding that their students currently hold classes at the covered gym of Iligan City East High School-Hinaplanon Complex.
Apart from the flooded school buildings, majority of the affected schools also lost computer units to Typhoon Sendong, such as Tuburan National High School (Digkilaan Annex) which lost 11 computer units, most of which were donated by GEM years back.
“Through GEM-USAID program, we had been providing necessary infrastructure and resources to enhance access to quality education in target communities in Mindanao,” said MinDA Chair Luwalhati R. Antonino.
MinDA's Mindanao 2020 Peace and Development Framework has cited the need for adequate and reliable support infrastructure for education and disaster risk management that strongly enhances the peace and development initiatives for Mindanawons.
Since 2008, GEM 3 has provided school infrastructure improvements to elementary and secondary schools such as updating of school libraries, home economics rooms, multi-media center, and internet connection to far flung Mindanao barangays including Iligan city. (MinDA)
Mis. Occ. lines-up activities for the Women’s Month of March
By: Pat Nano
OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental – Various activities have been lined-up in Misamis Occidental relative to the celebration of the Women’s Month in March, this year.
These activities are actually simple as they carry the theme of women’s participation and empowerment, Maribel Gonzales, Officer- In- Charge of the Provincial Gender and Development Center (PGDC), said.
Gonzalez said the activities are also very meaningful as they are aimed at the protection of the environment in the whole province of Misamis Occidental.
Meanwhile, she said the celebration will start with an ecumenical service of thanks for the empowerment of women on March 7.
The following day, March 8, during the International Women’s Day, a simultaneous tree planting will be done by all the women’s organizations in the identified planting areas of each of Mis. Occ.’s (3) cities and 13 municipalities.
These cities include those of Ozamiz, Tangun and Oroquieta, while the municipalities include those of Bonifacio, Clarin, Tudela, Sinacaban, Aloran, Jimenez, Lopez-Jaena, Calamba, Don Victoriano, Concepcion, Baliangao, Plaridel and Sapang-Dalaga.
As culminating activity, the PGDC has scheduled a Mascot Competition to be participated in, not only by members of the women’s organizations but by everyone who is interested to join in the fun.
This open-to-all competition will focus in portraying the theme “Saving Our Environment,” Gonzales added. (PIO/PIA-10 Mis. Occ.)
DTI intensifies campaign to plant bamboo in Mis. Occ.
By: Pat Nano
OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental – The Department of Ttrade and Industry (DTI), here, has intensified its campaign to plant bamboo trees as a program to protect the environment.
We have to accept that the climate has changed compared to the past and there is nothing we can do but adapt to it, Director Delia Ayano, DTI Provincial Director, said.
She said the numerous activities done by the human race has contributed so much to the present weather conditions, among which are the air pollution in industrial plants, motor vehicles, chemical used in fertilizers for plants and many more.
As a way to adapt to climate change and to prevent future disasters from happening, DTI has intensified its campaign to plant bamboo trees because of the benefits it brings to the environment.
Meanwhile, she said DTI and the Department of Education (DepEd) has signed an agreement for a bamboo planting program, wherein DepEd will encourage the school pupils to plant bamboo.
As soon as the bamboo is ready for production, DTI will process the raw materials for production of school furniture and fixtures, such as, cabinets, school desks, tables, book shelves, and many more for use by the Department of Education (DepEd).
There is a good market for the bamboo wood, because it is cheaper compared to other kinds of lumber and it is easy to grow and propagate.
Most of all, it responds to the need for lumber, especially with the campaign to stop the cutting of trees by the national government and it provides income to the communities, as well. (PIO/PIA-10 Mis. Occ.)
Cebuano News: Mga kalihokan sa pagsaulog sa Women’s Month sa Marso nahan-ay na
Ni: Pat Nano
OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental –Nakahan-ay na ang mga serye sa mga kalihokan kalabot sa kasaulogan sa Women’s Month sa probinsya sa Misamis Occidental, ning bulan sa Marso, tuig 2012.
Simple lamang kining maong mga kalihokan nga magdala sa tema nga pagpakiglambigit sa mga kababayen-an o women’s empowerment, matud pa ni Maribel Gonzales, ang Provincial Gender and Development Center Officer- In- Charge.
Lauman nga mas makahuluganon kini nga nagatumong sa partisipasyon sa kababayen-an diha sa pagpanalipod sa kinaiyahan sa tibuok probinsiya sa Misamis Occidental.
Si Gonzalez miingon nga pagasugdan ang selebrasyon pinaagi sa usa ka ecumenical service aron magpasalamat sa empowerment kun paghatag kusog sa mga kababayen-an ug nakahan-ay kini sa Marso 7.
Nianang pagka Marso 8, usa ka Simultenous Tree Planting sa mga Women’s Organization sa matag Munisipalidad ug Ciudad diha sa ilang mga natumbok nga mga dapit nga angayang pagatamnan sa mga kahoy.
Maglangkob kini sa mga kaponungan sa kababayen-an sa siyudad sa tulo (3) ka siyudad sa Misamis Occidental nga mao ang Ozamiz, Tangub ug Oroquieta, ingon man sa trese (13) ka mga lungsod nga mao ang Bonifacio, Clarin, Tudela, Sinacaban, Aloran, Jimenez, Lopez-Jaena, Calamba, Don Victoriano, Concepcion, Baliangao, Plaridel ug Sapang-Dalaga.
Atol sa pagtak-op unya sa nasangpit nga selebrasyon mao ang mas gipalapad pa nga Mascot Competition, diin apilan kini, dili lamang sa mga kapunungan sa kababayen-an sa mga LGU apan mamahimong moapil niini si bisan kinsa.
Gitawag kini nga open to all o bukas sa tanang gustong mosalmot sa competiton, diin “Saving Our Environment” ang ilarawan unya niini. (PIO/PIA-10 Mis. Occ.)
Cebuano News: Pagpananum sa kawayan, gihingusgan karon sa DTI-Mis. Occ.
Ni: Pat Nano
OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental- Usa karon ang DTI kun Department of Trade and Industry sa mga nasudnong ahensya sa kagamhanan nga mialayon usab sa pag-atiman ug pagpanalipod sa kinaiyahan pinaagi sa mga programa sa pagpananum ug kawayan.
Kini gihingusgan sa DTI human nila nakita nga lahi na ang dagan sa panahon karon kun’ itandi sa nangaging mga katuigan bunga sa giingong Climate Change.
Dako ang pagto-o sa DTI nga ang mga kalihokan sa katawhan dinhi ibabaw sa kalibotan, nakatampo sa daotang panahon nga nasinati nato karon.
Usa na niini, ang gipangboga nga mga aso gikan sa planta, sa mga sakyanan, mga kemikal nga gipanggamit sa mga tanom ug uban pa.
Aron nga malikayan ang uma abot nga mga katalagman, usa ka programa ang gilusad sa DTI nga makahatag ug dakong kaayohan sa kinaiyahan, kini ang halapad nga kampanya sa pagpananom og mga kawayan.
Matud ni Director Delia Ayano, ang DTI Provincial Director, nga ang nasudnon usab nga ahensya sa kagamhanan nga kaabag sa maong programa, mao ang Department of Education (DepEd).
Sa usa ka kasabotan nga ilang gikauyonan, ang DTI maoy manguna sa kampanya sa pagpananom. Sa higayon nga aduna nay produksyon sa mga raw materials sa punoan sa kawayan, ang DTI na usab mismo ang mopasayon aron himuon nga mga desk ang mapalit nga mga puno-an sa kawayan ug itumod sa mga tulonghaan nga recipient usab sa proyekto sa Department of Education.
Nasayran nga bamboo made na ang gilaraw nga mga desk nga panggamiton karon sa mga eskwelahan gumikan kay gawas nga kini lig-on mas barato usab ang posibleng presyo niini ug mas paspas usab ang produksyon kun’ itandi sa laing mga matang sa kahoy.
Gitoohan usab nga dili mahutdan ang produksyon sa mga raw materials niini gumikan kay mas dali kining patubo-on ug padaghanon.
Kini nga programa dako kaayo ug tabang ilabina nga ang kagamhanang nasyonal higpit nga nagdili karon sa pagpamutol sa nagkadaiyang matang sa kahoy ug labaw sa
tanan kahigayonan usab kini sa dugang panginabuhian sa atong mga kaigsuonan. (PIO/PIA-10 Mis. Occ.)
Ganassi-LGU holds multi-sectoral forum on peace
By Apipa Bagumbaran
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur- The municipal government of Ganassi recently held a multi-sectoral peace forum to address the peace and development there.
Ganassi Mayor Al-Rashid Macapodi said the forum was aimed at promoting and maintaining peace and order to make the town a safe place to live-in.
Challenges and initiatives to achieve peace were tackled during the forum, thus, it was a good venue that facilitated discussions on issues and concerns relating to peace and stability, he added.
During the forum, Lt.Col. Ceasar Marlon Yadao, commanding officer of the 51st Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army (PA) briefed the participants on the salient features of the Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP), otherwise known as the ‘Oplan Bayanihan’ while Agent Feliciano Alejandro Serino II of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) tackled the agency’s drug awareness program.
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Provincial Director Atty Paisal Sani and Forester Abdulgaffur Casim of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), on the other hand, discussed good governance and environmental protection, respectively.
Also, Mike Taratingan of the Nonviolent Peace Force (NP) talked about the civilian protection component of the peace process and how they monitor and report compliance and non-compliance of both the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the government.
At the end of the one-day forum, the participants adopted a joint peace accord to work together for the promotion of peace and order in the said town. (APB/PIA-10)
Multi-stakeholders sign agreement to foster peace, stability in Ganassi town
By Apipa Bagumbaran
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur - Representatives of the various sectors in the municipality of Ganassi has signed a joint memorandum of agreement (MOA) to support the municipal government in the preservation and maintenance of peace and order to fast-track development in the said town.
The unanimous accord was signed by the all concerned stakeholders at the end of the one-day, Multi-Sectoral Peace Forum held at the Ganassi Municipal Gymnasium on February 26, 2012.
The said peace forum was organized by the Ganassi Municipal Government through the able leadership of Mayor Al-Rashid Macapodi in collaboration with the 51st Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army.
One of the agreements adopted by the multi-stakeholders was the establishment of the Joint Internal Security Task Force that will conduct patrol in crime-prone areas, as well as, strictly implement total gun ban in the municipality.
They also called on the police and military unit assigned in the area to orchestrate the conduct of intensified operation against all forms of serious criminal activities such as illegal drugs, illegal logging, illegal fishing, and other forms of criminalities.
The multi-sectoral participants further appealed for active prosecutions of any violations of the law and other ordinances.
They also noted that family feud (rido) must not be a hindrance in the mediation and pacification campaign, hence, they support the resolution of family feud (rido) as a means of attaining peace.
Lastly, the participants agreed that cleanliness also contributes to a more progressive town, thus, it must be maintained and a solid waste management plan should be adopted and supported. (APB/PIA-10)
NFA opens 20TCC warehouse in Camiguin
By Jorie C. Valcorza & Critina L. Mora
CAMIGUIN, Mambajao – A new 20 thousand cavans capacity (TCC) warehouse of the National Food Authority (NFA) now serves Camiguin province, boosting its storage capacity from 10,000 to 30,000 bags.
It is constructed in a 600 sq. m. lot leased by NFA from the local government and is situated adjacent to the NFA compound within the Government Center in Barangay Lakas of Mambajao town.
Camiguin were among the provinces classified to be critical in terms of rice supply.
Raymundo M. Cotiangco, NFA Provincial Manager said this will help ensure the 30-day requirement of 18,900 bags in the province, without running short.
In his speech during the warehouse inauguration early this month, Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala announced that effective this year, all NFA warehouses will absorb locally produced rice while the private sector takes on the rice importation.
He noted that the NFA is now tasked to undertake massive procurement of farmers’ produce, so that they will be encouraged to produce more, with the irrigation facilities in place. Alcala further stressed that by 2013 the country will attain self-sufficiency in food staples.
Also present during the warehouse inauguration were National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator, Antonio S. Nangel; NFA Assistant Administrator Jose D. Cordero; Camiguin Governor, Judin Jesus M. Romualdo; Department of Agriculture 10 Director, Lealyn A. Ramos; NIA-10 chief, Felix M. Razo; together with all the local chief executives in the province. (PIA 10/NFA Camiguin)
Feature: Pro-poor Program and Sendong
By Cherly C. Moncay
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The permanent relocation that the city government is giving to thousands of homeless families means a new community will very soon rise in Calaanan, Canitoan in this city.
This new community which the Sendong victims will soon comprise, however, is not comparable to the evacuation centers where the beneficiaries have become so dependent on relief goods, food and other assistance delivered by concerned sectors, but will be an ideal community worthy of emulation.
The house-and-lots at the permanent relocation in Calaanan, according to Mayor Vicente 'Dongkoy' Y. Emano, are not 'dole outs' but are freely given to each beneficiary. They will be the occupants of these houses forever through certificates of award which the city government will issue.
As with all other pro-poor programs of Mayor Emano, particularly the 'Singkwenta-Singkwenta Program,' the Estate Management Division (EMD) is the department that would be most involved in the supervision, monitoring, and management of the new community composed of typhoon Sendong victims.
EMD representative Rubina Castro, project-in-charge of the Calaanan Relocation, clarified the city government, together with various government agencies, shall provide the necessary assistance in the form of livelihood projects for the beneficiaries.
"They will be taught in the field of livelihood. We will be profiling these folks so we can mark their skills and help them find jobs that best fit their skill levels," said Castro.
Castro further added that the EMD shall conduct an initiative which includes regular communication with the beneficiaries, strengthening of their spiritual convictions, and organizing them through the so-called Community-Based Structure (CBS) where leaders shall be picked right from within their community.
The community will be put under the jurisdiction of the barangay council of Canitoan and will be encompassed by the rules and policies of the same barangay.
All in all, the 63 hectare lot acquired by the city government in Calaanan, intended for the "Land for the Poorest of the Poor Program" of the Emano administration, has taken on a more noble status inasmuch as it has not only addressed the problems of the victims of demolition and conflagration calamities, but has also served as an instrument to help the victims of the typhoon Sendong rise and get back on their feet. (CIO)
Inmates join P-Noy’s “National Greening Program”
By Jeza Mae Sarah Sanchez
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – More than a hundred inmates of Cagayan de Oro City Jail was made to participate in the “Orientation on Forest Nursery Establishment and Operation” held last February 23, as a jumpstart to the pariticipation of Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), region 10, to President Benigno Aquino’s intensified National Greening Program (NGP).
Ben Labininay, Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) Farm Foreman and Nursery Manager who served as the Resource Speaker expressed with the more intensified greening program of the government comes now the increasing demand to produce more seedlings.
Hence, the Community Relations Service Unit of BJMP-10 came up with the idea of having the inmates actively involve themselves with the government’s NGP through establishing forest nurseries inside the jail facilities.
“The inmates don’t need to leave the jail in order to participate in this program,” said Jail Supt. Clint Russel Tangeres, City Jail Warden.
Our jail compound here in Brgy. Lumbia has vacant area large enough to accommodate the required seedlings and facilities and also has the necessary exposure to sunlight, Tangeres he further said.
The warden also narrated how the inmates are very enthusiastic to be a part of the project.
The whole concept is not just to raise more tree seedlings but more importantly it seeks to change the way the community think about trees and the environment.
With the thought that inmates who are inside jail facilities can contribute positive change for the environment, it seeks to somehow integrate into the consciousness of the people that a sustainable environment is everybody’s concern, said Tangeres. (BJMP/PIA-10)
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