OWWA honors institutional partners in Northern Mindanao
By Apipa Bagunbaran
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 9 (PIA) – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Regional Office 10, gave recognition to its partner agencies in the region for their continued support to the programs of OWWA and their sustained commitment in helping promote the socio-economic welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their dependents.
The awarding, held at the OWWA-10 Office yesterday, was one of the highlights of the regional celebration of OWWA’s 30th year of delivering dedicated service to OFWs.
The awardees from public institutions included Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Alternative Learning System (ALS) of the Department of Education (DepEd), Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA).
Other recognized OWWA-partners from the private sector were the Banco de Oro, SM City, Globe Telecom, and the Cooperative Bank of Misamis Oriental.
Anchored on the theme “Tatlong Dekada ng Serbisyong Tapat at Nararapat,” the celebration was also attended by OFWs who are recipients of OWWA-10 livelihood, education, and social benefits assistance. (APB/PIA-10)
Camiguin awards EHCP best performing school
By Jorie C. Valcorza
MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN, May 9, 2012 (PIA) –Governor Jurdin Jesus M. Romualdo recently confers award to Essential Health Care Package (EHCP) top performing schools in the province.
The list came out after a series of in house review and visits were conducted last month.
Four schools bagged the awards on homeroom and school category, both from the lowland and upland elementary schools entry.
Sagay Central School was named as the best implementer for the homeroom category, while the Agoho Elementary School in Mambajao won the school category search for the lowland elementary schools.
For the upland circle, Soro-Soro Elementary school gets the top award for the homeroom category and the Binunsaran, Itum Elementary ranked on top for the second category, both schools were part of Mambajao town.
Other schools named among the top EHCP performers includes the elementary schools in Bacnit, Puntod, Subukan, Cuña, Mainit, Mambajao, Tangaro, Maac, Alangilan, Catohugan and Loing.
EHCP is on its fourth year of implementation in the island, providing pupils with basic health care materials such as toothbrush, toothpaste, bath soap, and deworming tablets.
Felicisimo M. Gomez, Provincial Planning and Development Office chief said the awards were given to encourage sustained vigor among its partners in the implementation of the program.
“We need the continued cooperation of the teachers in the implementation of this program,” he noted.
He underscored their role in the day to day activity of teaching kids observe proper hygiene.
Dental traps were already installed around the school area or inside their classrooms to emphasize the need for kids to learn the correct way of grooming themselves.
Gomez added that they continue to tap the health personnel in the province and municipal health offices to ensure regular deworming activities among school children.
He said that the Governor is also looking into extending the distribution of the deworming tablets to the parents, as well, in some priority areas, just to ensure the children remains free of such parasites. (PIA 10)
OWWA-10 releases livelihood assistance to dependents of deceased OFWs
By Apipa Bagumbaran
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 9 (PIA) --- Dependents of deceased overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have received livelihood financial assistance from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in Northern Mindanao (OWWA-10).
The checks were personally handed by OWWA-10 Director Petrona Bergado and Atty. Johnson Cañete, regional director of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) during the OWWA-10 anniversary program, yesterday.
Three surviving dependents received P15,000 assistance each which they could use to start-up a sari-sari store or other small business in their locality. Recipients were Lorenza Moring of Balingasag, Misamis Oriental; Masbod Sabdullah of Iligan City; and Estela Cababaros of Barangay Macabalang, this city.
The assistance is in line with the Education and Livelihood Assistance Program (ELAP) of the OWWA which is intended to help the surviving dependents of deceased OFWs in their livelihood undertakings. The other beneficiary of the program was John Arvin Nagac who received P8,000 educational assistance for the school year 2011-2012.
Loreta Manango of Valencia City in Bukidnon, on the other hand, received the P100,000 social benefit assistance arising from the death of her husband Enrique Manango in Papua New Guinea.
Under the social benefit assistance, the OWWA will release P100,000 benefits in case the death was due to natural causes or P200,000 in case it is due to accidents. On top of this, a rider of P 20,000 burial assistance will also be received by the surviving dependents.
During the program, OWWA-10 in partnership with the Land Bank of the Philippines also released checks worth P2.3 million to three beneficiaries who were former OFWs.
Antonio Superable of Barangay Balulang received P1 million loan assistance for his motor parts and accessories business, Taher Wahab of Barangay Camaaman-an also received P1 million for his water refilling station, and the remaining P300,000 was released to Mary Glenda Carlos for her hardware and construction supplies business.
Meanwhile, Director Cañete appealed to the beneficiaries to take care of the resources afforded to them. He said the assistance will help augment their existing conditions and later on will be the source of employment in their respective areas. (APB/PIA-10)
By: Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 9 (PIA) – A total paid-up capital of Php734.74 million from 333 firms have been registered by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), region 10, last year.
This amount of paid-up capital was actually higher by Php534.74 million or 284 percent compared to Php191.54 million and higher by seven (7) firms or 2.5 percent compared to 326 firms during the previous year, Atty. Renato V. Egypto, Regional Director, SEC-10, said.
About 314 of these firms or 94.29 percent were new registrations of stock corporations and partnerships, while the other 19 firms or 5.71 percent were stock corporations which expanded or increased their capital stock.
Meanwhile, the paid-up capital of the new registrations amounted to Php281.66 million, posting an increase of 233.33 percent compared to Php87.11 million in 2010, Jesher M. Radaza, Securities Specialist II of SEC-10 said.
Likewise, the paid-up capital of the stock corporations, which had increased their capital stocks to Php453.08 million, was higher by 333.84 percent compared to Php104.43 million, also in 2010.
For the new registrations, the year-end data of SEC-10 show that of the five (5) provinces/areas where these firms are located, the Misamis Oriental/Cagayan de Oro City Cluster registered the biggest paid-up capital of Php249.57 million and the biggest number of 236 firms.
This was followed by the Misamis Occidental/Ozamiz City Cluster with Php13.41 million in paid-up capital from 17 firms, Lanao del Norte/Iligan City Cluster with Php9.88 million from 28 firms, Bukidnon with Php8.69 million from 31 firms and Camiguin with Php112,500 from two (2) firms.
Again, for the stock corporations with increased capital, the Misamis Oriental/Cagayan de Oro City Cluster registered the highest paid-up capital stock of Php339.30 million from 14 firms, followed by Bukidnon with Php113.15 million from four (4) firms and Lanao del Norte/Iligan City Cluster with Php625,000 from one (1) firm.
No increase in capital stocks, however, was registered in the Misamis Occidental/Ozamiz City Cluster and Camiguin in 2010, Radaza added. (PIA-10 Mis. Occ.)
Ni: Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 9 (PIA) – Mikabat sa Php734.74M ang puhunan nga narehistro sa SEC kun Securities and Exchange Commission sa rehiyon 10 sa milabay nga tuig.
Kini nga kantidad sa puhunan nagagikan sa 333 ka mga kompaniya sa tibuok Amihanang Mindanao, matud pa ni Atty. Renato V. Egypto, Regional Director sa SEC, sa rehiyon 10.
Si Egypto usab miingon nga kini nga kantidad sa puhonan, adunay labaw nga P534.74M o 284% kun itandi sa puhunan nga Php191.54M nga narehistro sa SEC sa tuig 2010.
Usab, adunay usbaw nga pito (7) ka mga kompaniya o adunay pagsaka nga duha 2.5% kun itandi sa 326 ka mga kompaniya sa maong higayon.
Matud pa ni Egypto, ang 314 ka mga kompaniya o 94.29% niini, mga bag-o lang narehistro sa tuig 2011.
Ang 19 kanila o 5.71% kanila (usab, mga kompaniya nga midugang lamang sa ilang puhonan o capital stocks.
Sa laing bahin, ang puhunan sa mga bag-ong narehistro nga mga kompahiya mikabat sa Php281.66M nga mitala sa pagsaka ngadto sa 233.33% itandi sa Php87.11M sa tuig 2010.
Samtang, ang puhunan sa mga kompaniya nga nagdugang sa ilang mga capital stocks mikabat usab sa Php453.08M nga adunay pagsaka nga 333.84% itandi sa Php104.43M sa tuig 2010, matud pa usab ni Jesher M. Radaza, Securities Specialist II sa SEC-10.
Kabahin usab sa nga bag-ong nagparehistro, ang datus sa SEC-10 nagpakita nga sa lima ka mga probinsiya sa rehiyon 10, ang cluster sa Misamis Oriental/Cagayan de Oro City ang adunay labing dakong kantidad sa puhunan nga mikabat sa Php249.57M gikan sa 236 ka mga kompaniya.
Kini gisundan sa cluster sa Misamis Occidental/Ozamiz City nga adunay puhunan nga Php13.41M gikan sa 17 ka mga kompaniya.
Misunod usab ang cluster sa Lanao del Norte/Iligan City nga adunay puhunan nga Php9.88M gikan sa 28 ka mga kompaniya.
Misunod ang Bukidnon nga adunay puhunan nga Php8.69M gikan sa 31 ka mga kompaniya.
Misunod usab dayon ang Camiguin nga adunay puhunan nga Php112,500 gikan sa duha (2) ka mga kompaniya.
Kabahin niadtong mga kompaniya nga mibobo ug dugang capital stocks, ang cluster sa Misamis Oriental/Cagayan de Oro City pa gihapon ang mitala sa labing dako nga puhunan nga mikabat sa Php339.30M gikan sa 14 ka kompaniya.
Gisundan kini sa Bukidnon nga adunay Php113.15M gikan sa upat (4) ka mga kompaniya.
Misunod usab ang cluster sa Lanao del Norte/Iligan City nga adunay puhunan nga Php625,000 gikan sa usa (1) ka kompaniya.
Si Radaza midugang pag-ingon nga walay kompaniya nga nagbobo ug dugang capital stocks ang cluster sa Misamis Occidental/Ozamiz City ug Camiguin sa miaging tuig. (PIA-10 Mis. Occ.)
New CIS volunteers for Camiguin sworn
By Jorie C. Valcorza
MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN, May 8, 2012 (PIA) – Some 382 bold community investigative support (CIS) volunteers were sworn in last month as new partners of the police investigation unit in addressing criminality in the province.
Police Senior Superintendent Eliseo Tam Rasco of the 10th Regional Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (10RCIDU) personally launched the CIDG-CIS in the island through a 2-day basic orientation seminar among the newly installed volunteers.
The pioneering group takes on series of lectures that mostly focus on crime prevention awareness, modus operadi of criminal groups, and on the police intelligence cycle.
Camiguin Provincial Planning and Development Officer, Felicisimo M. Gomez, meanwhile, underscores on the significant role of the CIS, especially in the networking and coordination efforts.
To cap the event, the provincial government together with the 10th CIDG-CIS initiated a lanzones tree planting activity. (PIA 10)
Task force demolishes illegal structures fronting DSWD 10
By Oliver Badel Inodeo
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 9---A joint task force has demolished an illegal structure constructed in front of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office – 10 along Masterson Avenue, Upper Carmen here.
It took almost 10 years for the authorities to clean and to demolish the store constructed by Carmelino Rayoso, which has encroached on the road-right-of-way of the national highway and the office of the agency.
Manuel M. Borres, Chief Administrative Officer of DSWD – 10, said he is thankful to the operatives of the joint task force, headed by Police Superintendent Antonio C. Montalba, for implementing the demolition on May 4, 2012.
The task force is composed of operatives coming from Cagayan de Oro City Police Office, Department of Public Works and Highways, City Engineering Office, Office of the City Building Official, City Health Officer, City Social Welfare Office, City Fire Marshal, and City Economic Enterprise Division (CEED).
Borres, who has a pending case at Regional Trial Court Branch 24 filed by Rayoso in connection to the eviction of the latter, said he has been asking authorities several years ago to effect demolition of the illegal structure of the Rayoso.
Rayoso has also filed complaints to the different government agencies like the National Bureau of Investigation, Department of Interior and Local Government, Commission on Human Rights, DSWD Central Office, local government unit of Cagayan de Oro, among others.
The Chief Administrative Officer is also grateful to the legal counsel of DSWD-10 Atty. Remedios Llego for her support to the cause of the agency against informal settlers. (Oliver Badel Inodeo/DSWD/PIA10)
DSWD empowers Pantawid Pamilya parent-leaders
By Oliver Badel Inodeo
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 10 ---Now it can be told.
The Department Of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 10 will soon has its new precursors in the five provinces of Northern Mindanao for its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Pantawid Pamilya) implementation—the parent-leaders of the program.
The leaders are Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries who were chosen by their fellow beneficiaries to lead organized groups of 25 parent-members each.
The parent leaders will lead the group in all meetings, develop rapport with the members of the assemblies; communicate regularly with the members of the community assemblies; follow up and monitor the receipt and use of payment of cash grants; follow up and monitor the attendance of household grantees in the community assemblies and family development education sessions; follow up and conduct home visits to households grantees who have not been attending community assemblies and disseminate information to household beneficiaries via the barangay bulletin board; and schedule community and general assemblies.
With the crucial functions of the parent-leaders in the implementation of the program, a total of 288 leaders from the region are undergoing roll-out training on capability building in order for them to strengthen their roles and equip them to be more effective as partners in the implementation.
The training, simultaneously done in Pryce Plaza Hotel, Pearlmont Hotel, and Hotel Koresco; all of this city, will end on May 10, 2012.
Arnold Jarn Buhisan, Regional Training Specialist, said Pantawid Pamilya aims to empower the beneficiary by equipping them with the skills needed in facilitation during meetings, documentation, and conflict solution.
He disclosed that the training is one way of making the grantees ready to adopt a self-sufficiency mechanism after they will graduate from the program.
The training is conducted once a year to all parent leaders since every year, the cluster needs to change their parent leaders to pass on the leadership skills.
Social welfare and Development Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman had earlier said that Parent-leaders are not passive beneficiaries of the program, they are shepherds of change and development because they assist their fellow beneficiaries in complying with the co-responsibilities and they encourage unity and cooperation among the community by strengthening linkages for peer support.
Pantawid Pamilya is implemented in the five provinces of Northern Mindanao in which all municipalities and cities of the region are covered. The region now has a total of 246,495 beneficiaries with the implementation of the program from Set 1 to Set 5. The number comprises 19 percent of the total number of household of Mindanao island. (Oliver Badel Inodeo/DSWD/PIA-10)
SPES-TWSP convergence set to benefit OSYs in 28 NorMin LGUs
By Apipa Bagumbaran
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 10 (PIA) --- Out-of-school youth (OSY) in 28 local government units (LGUs) in Northern Mindanao are set to benefit from the implementation of the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) and Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP) convergence in the region.
According to the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Regional Office X, the convergence program will cover the poorest areas in the provinces of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, and Misamis Occidental as identified by the Human Development and Poverty Reduction Cluster.
These are the towns of Damulog, Impasug-ong, Kalilangan, Kitaotao, Talakag, Baungon, Cabanglasan, Don Carlos, Kadingilan, Malitbog, San Fernando, Kibawe, and Manolo Fortich in Bukidnon; Mahinog in Camiguin; Lala, Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Tubod, Bacolod, Kapatagan, Kauswagan, Matungao, and Tagoloan in Lanao del Norte; as well as Bonifacio, Clarin and Don Victoriano Chiongbian in Misamis Occidental.
OSYs from the cities of Malaybalay, Iligan and Ozamiz will also benefit from the convergence program.
The SPES-TWSP Convergence is a joint poverty alleviation program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) and the TESDA that aims to provide trainings and employment opportunities particularly to those belonging to the marginalized sector, especially OSY.
Under the program, OSY beneficiary will be enrolled in training programs registered with TESDA for a minimum of 20 days (160 hours) and a maximum of 52 days (416 hours). The training will be conducted within the premises of TESDA or in TESDA-identified institutions.
Interested OSYs may file his/her application and required documents at the nearest Public Employment Service Office (PESO) or TESDA Provincial Office.
For more inquiries, they may refer to the nearest TESDA, DoLE, or PESO offices in their areas. (with report from Michelle Recanel/APB/PIA-10)
Construction of Red Cross Village shelter building starts
By Christmei Joy Ranido
ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, May 10 (PIA)--The construction of 385 houses for Tropical Storm Sendong survivors at the site called “Digkilaan Red Cross Village” has started after the groundbreaking ceremony on May 8, 2012, in Barangay Digkilaan, Iligan City.
The occasion was led by Iligan Mayor Lawrence Ll. Cruz and City Vice Mayor and Philippine Red Cross Governor Henry Dy and authorities from the Red Cross and Red Cross Movement from other countries.
The relocation site is a three-hectare lot situated at Purok Narra of the said Barangay and is owned by the city government.
The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Iligan had earlier given Mayor Cruz authority to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Usufruct so that the property can be used to build the houses donated by the Red Cross from different parts of the country.
Donors of the houses of the village include Australian Aid and Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE).
Among those who helped in the realization of the project are the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Lanao Engineering District 2, on the site development, and the National Housing Authority (NHA) for the subdivision plan. (cjr/lvgabule/PIA 10-LDN)
PDEA busts P50,000 shabu in Normin
By Juliet Cagaanan
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 10 -- Five (5) grams or P50,000.00 worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride or popularly known as shabu were busted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Regional Office 10 – Lanao del Norte and Bukidnon Provincial Special Enforcement Team (PSET) during a simultaneous buy-bust operations conducted at Valencia City and Iligan City respectively last May 9, 2012 around 5:30 p.m.
Director Roberto S. Opeña of PDEA-10 said the first buy-bust operation conducted at Purok 2, Poblacion, Valencia City which resulted to the arrest of a Watch Listed Drug personality of Bukidnon Province and two (2) other suspects. They were arrested after they were “caught in the act” having a pot session.
Bought from the suspect was one (1) piece rectangular heat-sealed transparent sachet containing white crystalline substance believed to be shabu. Recovered from her possession and control were: three (3) pieces rectangular shape heat sealed transparent plastic sachets containing white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu and buy-bust money worth Five Hundred Pesos. Also recovered from the three having a pot session were the following: six (6) empty transparent plastic sachets with traces of shabu residue; two (2) improvised tooter made of aluminum foil; one (1) used aluminum foil strip with traces of suspected shabu residue; 1 improvised bamboo clip and 2 disposable lighters.
While on the 2nd buy-bust operation conducted at Purok 4, Saray, Iligan City which resulted to the arrest of one of the Watch Listed Drug Personality of Lanao del Norte. Bought from the suspect was 1 rectangular shape heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance believed to be shabu worth P300.00. Recovered from his possession and control were: 3 medium square shape, 6 rectangular shape and 1 square shape small size heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing white crystalline substance believed to be shabu; 1 rectangular shape plastic container containing several empty plastic sachets and a roll aluminum foil.
Also arrested were three other suspects in Iligan City. Recovered from their possession and control were 1 used aluminum foil, 1 improvised water pipe, 1 improvised lighter with needle and 1 improvised tooter.
Arrested suspects are now temporarily detained at the PDEA-RO 10 Satellite Office at Tipanoy, Iligan City Detention Cell and Malaybalay City Detention Facility for booking and documentation and confiscated drug and non-drug evidences were forwarded to PNP Crime Laboratory in their respective area for comprehensive examination. Cases for Violation of RA 9165 are being prepared and readied for filing appropriate charges in court. (Juliet Cagaanan/PDEA/PIA-10)
DAR and SUCs sign MOA for agrarian reform project in Region 10
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, May 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform has signaled all systems go for the implementation of the Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity and Economic Support Services (ARCCESS) project in Region 10, after the signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) with partner state universities and colleges in Northern Mindanao recently.
DAR-10 Regional Director Felix Aguhob and ABAMIN Party-list Rep. Maximo Rodriguez witnessed the MOA signing between the Misamis Oriental State College of Agriculture and Technology (MOSCAT) and the DAR Provincial Offices in the region.
The signing of the MOA by MOSCAT President Dr. Rosalito Quirino and his counterparts PAROs Julio Celestiano of North Bukidnon, Zoraida Macadindang of Misamis Oriental, Ibrahim Marmay of Lanao del Norte and Henry Taladua of Misamis Occidental was held at the MOSCAT campus in Claveria, Misamis Oriental last March 29.
DAR-10 also facilitated the MOA signing between the Central Mindanao University (CMU) President Dr. Maria Luisa Soliven and PAROs Julio Celestiano of North Bukidnon and Engr. Norberto Paquingan of South Bukidnon as well as the MOA signing between Camiguin Polytechnic State College (CPSC) President Dr. Venus Lammawin and PARO Rodulfo Gamo of Camiguin.
Initially designed to be implemented for a maximum period of three years, ARCCESS was conceptualized and designed by the DAR as a government-led initiative for an intersectoral partnership to help improve the organizational capacities of participating agrarian reform beneficiaries organizations (ARBOs) in agri-enterprise development.
However, prior to the implementation of an agri-enterprise project, it is important to assess the opportunities available in the agrarian reform area where the enterprise will be based, as well as the needs and readiness of the agrarian reform beneficiaries organizations (ARBOs) as program recipients. Thus, DAR tapped government agencies and academic institutions, civil society organizations and private corporations or partnerships which, after undergoing a process of eligibility and accreditation, would be charged with the duty to provide a range of services that will improve the performance of the ARBO’s agri-enterprise, its access to markets, and its ability to compete against other markets.
MOSCAT, CMU, and CPSC have qualified to handle the needs assessment and design assessment for the identified agri-enterprise projects in the provinces of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, and Misamis Oriental. (Editha R. Salvador/DAR/PIA 10)
DAR-10 Regional Director Felix Aguhob and ABAMIN Party-list Rep. Maximo Rodriguez witnessed the MOA signing between the Misamis Oriental State College of Agriculture and Technology (MOSCAT) and the DAR Provincial Offices in the region.
The signing of the MOA by MOSCAT President Dr. Rosalito Quirino and his counterparts PAROs Julio Celestiano of North Bukidnon, Zoraida Macadindang of Misamis Oriental, Ibrahim Marmay of Lanao del Norte and Henry Taladua of Misamis Occidental was held at the MOSCAT campus in Claveria, Misamis Oriental last March 29.
DAR-10 also facilitated the MOA signing between the Central Mindanao University (CMU) President Dr. Maria Luisa Soliven and PAROs Julio Celestiano of North Bukidnon and Engr. Norberto Paquingan of South Bukidnon as well as the MOA signing between Camiguin Polytechnic State College (CPSC) President Dr. Venus Lammawin and PARO Rodulfo Gamo of Camiguin.
Initially designed to be implemented for a maximum period of three years, ARCCESS was conceptualized and designed by the DAR as a government-led initiative for an intersectoral partnership to help improve the organizational capacities of participating agrarian reform beneficiaries organizations (ARBOs) in agri-enterprise development.
However, prior to the implementation of an agri-enterprise project, it is important to assess the opportunities available in the agrarian reform area where the enterprise will be based, as well as the needs and readiness of the agrarian reform beneficiaries organizations (ARBOs) as program recipients. Thus, DAR tapped government agencies and academic institutions, civil society organizations and private corporations or partnerships which, after undergoing a process of eligibility and accreditation, would be charged with the duty to provide a range of services that will improve the performance of the ARBO’s agri-enterprise, its access to markets, and its ability to compete against other markets.
MOSCAT, CMU, and CPSC have qualified to handle the needs assessment and design assessment for the identified agri-enterprise projects in the provinces of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, and Misamis Oriental. (Editha R. Salvador/DAR/PIA 10)
XU grads, stude named writing fellows for nat’l writers workshops
By Vanessa M. Gorra
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 9 -- Two Xavier University alumni and a current Computer Studies student have been chosen to participate in two prestigious national writers’ workshops this month.
Al Gerard de la Cruz, BS Development Communication major in Development Journalism class of 2009, and Eric John Villena, AB Sociology-Anthropology class of 2011, have been selected for the 11th Ateneo National Writers Workshop on May 21-25 at the Ateneo de Manila University sponsored by the Ateneo Institute of Literary Arts and Practices. De la Cruz and Villena will be participating in the English short story category.
Meanwhile, second year BS Information Systems student, Kristen Anne Senajon, will be joining the National Commission for Culture and the Arts 19th Iligan National Writers Workshop on May 14-18 at the Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology and Elena Tower Inn in Iligan City. Senajon, who is also an actor of The Xavier Stage, XU’s very own theater company, was chosen out of 106 applicants to partake in the Sebuano Play category.
As fellows, de la Cruz, Villena and Senajon will have the opportunity to learn from the wisdom of top writers, poets and playwrights in the country, such as Palanca awardees Alexis Abola, Mikael de Lara Co, Kristian Cordero, Merlie M. Alunan, Antonio R. Enriquez, Leoncio P. Deriada, and Steven PC Fernandez, among others, as panelists. (XU/PIA-10)
DTI to roll out Fiesta Diskwento Caravan
by Ruby Leonora R. Balistoy
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, May 10 (PIA) — Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Provincial Director Ermedio Abang said the agency would hold “Fiesta Diskwento Caravan” (carnival discount caravan) this May 14 and 15 at the Freedom Park, as Malaybalay City celebrates the feast of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of good harvest.
Abang said the DTI would be staging this event to help consumers avail of goods at discounted prices—especially those who are having trouble scraping up the school fees as school year opens next month.
“The discount caravan will be of great help because it offers different basic products and services marked down by as much as 10% to 50%,” he said.
These products include rice, sugar, cooking oil, fresh vegetables, dairy products, canned goods, hotdog, fruit preserves, chips and pastries.
Other products include school supplies, bags, home decors, laundry soap, bath items, and medicines.
Famelah Villanueva, DTI public information officer, likewise, said that aside from selling goods at discounted prices, the Fiesta Diskwento Caravan could also serve as a venue for other service-oriented activities conducted by other government agencies.
“The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority’s (TESDA) certified masseurs, for example, would also offer services such as massage and reflexology to the public at only P50,” she said.
Currently, DTI records show that at least eight (8) food manufacturers, local government units and concerned government agencies namely Cagayan de Oro Oil Company, Virginia Foods Inc., Highland Fresh, Bukidnon Sugar Milling Company, National Food Authority, MCFRICI Foods, Glorious Catering and Botika ng Barangay, enlisted their participation.
DTI, TESDA, Malaybalay City Price Coordinating Council, Malaybalay City Federation of Rural Improvement Club and the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board will spearhead the big event. (RLRB/PIA10 Bukidnon)
Calendar for incoming school year starts June 4, 2012
By: Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 10 (PIA) – The School Calendar for the incoming school year (SY) will start on June 4, 2012, Monday, the opening of classes and ends on March 22, 2013, Friday, the last day of classes.
Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro, FSC, issued the School Calendar for SY 2012-2013 to synchronize all core events and teaching-learning activities in order to maximize the use of the required 200 school days, Rebonfamil Baguio, Asst. Superintendent, Ozamiz City Schools Division, said.
This will then include the 180 days to be used for non-negotiable teacher-pupils/students contact time and the five (5) days In-Service Training (INSET) break and parent-teacher conference, he said.
Private schools, however, may deviate from the School Calendar, as long as they will not start their classes earlier than June 4, 2012 and not later than the last day of August, this year, as provided in Republic Act (RA) No. 7797 entitled “An Act to Lengthen the School Calendar from Two-Hundred (200) Days to Not More Than Two Hundred Twenty-Two (220) Class Days.”
Schools may also observe national and local celebrations/activities and holidays, provided that the total number of school days is maintained and make-up classes shall be conducted to compensate for the school days spent for such activities.
Meanwhile, Secretary Luistro, per DepEd Order No. 26, series of 2012, has issued the following guidelines for the schools to conduct in preparation for the opening of classes for SY 2012-2013:
Early registration of pupils/students in the schools where they wish to study on Jan. 29, 2012.
National Schools Maintenance Week (Brigada Eskwela) on May 21-26, 2012 to enable the community and the school to prepared their facilities and In-Service Training (INSET) activities to be held a week before the opening of classes.
Likewise, as part of the opening rites, all schools are expected to conduct a general assembly for the purpose of orienting stakeholders on the curriculum and co-curricular programs and ancillary services lined-up for the year in support of learner development and continuous improvement of school outcomes.
For the secondary level, the general orientation shall include a career exposure program for the First to Third Year students to acquaint them with the various career pathways, which they wish to pursue.
For the Fourth Year students, schools are encouraged to conduct Career Guidance Program in preparation for the careers or courses they prefer to pursue after high school.
On the other hand, the school year will be divided into four (4) quarters: 52 days each for the 1st and 2nd quarters and 50 days and 46 days, for the 3rd and 4th quarters, respectively.
A mid-term break will be observed at the end of the 2nd quarter to appraise individual-teachers and their collective performance, and on this basis, conduct INSET activities, in support of continuing professional development.
Christmas break, as indicated in the School Calendar will begin on December 22, 2012, Saturday, and classes will resume on January 3, 2013, Monday.
Summer classes will begin on April 15, 2013, and ends on May 27, 2013, which is the last day for the final examination.
It shall consist of a 3-hour daily sessions per subject area from Monday to Saturday for 36 days, exclusive of May 1, which is a legal holiday. (PIA-10 Mis. Occ.)
Cebuano News: Tuig-tingtungha sa 2012-2013 magsugod sa Hunyo 4, ning tuiga
Ni: Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Mayo 10 (PIA) – Magsugod sa Lunes, petsa kwatro sa Hunyo (June 4), 2012, ang tuig tingtungha 2012-2013 ug matapos kini sa Biyernes, petsa baynte-dos sa Marso (March 22) sunod tuig.
Mao kini ang giluwatan ni Brother Armin A. Luistro, FSC, Secretary sa DepEd kun Department of Education kinsa miingon nga ang School Calendar sa 2012-2013 gihimo aron magtakdo ang mga kalihokan alang sa pagahimoon ang gitawag nga mga teaching-learning activities aron mapahimuslan ang paggamit sa gikinahanglan nga duha ka gatus (200) ka adlaw sa tibuok tuig tingtungha, matud pa ni Rebonfamil Baguio, Assistant Superintendent sa Ozamiz City Schools Division.
Maglakip kini sa usa ka gatus ug otsenta (180) ka adlaw nga dili gayud mabayloan nga contact time tali sa mga magtutudlo ug mga tinun-an o estudyante, ingon man ang lima (5) ka adlaw nga gamiton sa INSET kun In-Service Training sa mga magtutudlo ug parent-teacher conference, dugang ni Baguio.
Hinoon, ang pribadong eskwelahan mahimong mogamit sa ilang kaugalingon nga calendar, apan nga kini dili magsugod sa wala pay Hunyo 4, 2012 ug dili molapas sa katapusang adlaw sa Agosto ning tuig.
Gihatagan usab ang mga eskwelahan sa panugot sa pag selebrar ug mga nasyonal ug local nga mga holiday, segurohon lamang nga ang kinatinuk-an nga gidaghanon sa adl;aw ng gitakda sa tuig tingtungha masunod gayud ug kun gikinahanglan mopahigayon sa mga klase aron mahulipan ang mga adlaw nga gigamit sa maong mga kalihokan.
Samtang usab si Secretary Luistro, pinaagi sa DepEd Orer No. 26, serye 2012, nagmando sa mga eskwelahan nga mohimo ning mosunod agig pangandam sa pagbukas sa tuig-tingtungha 2012-2013:
Sayo nga pagpanglista sa mga tinun-an o mga estudyante sa eskwelahan diin sila usto motungha kaniadtong Enero 29, ning tuig.
Pagpahigayon sa Brigada Eskwela karong Mayo 21-26 aron makatabang ang mga komunidad sa pag-andam sa mga eskwelahan nga gamiton sa pagtungha ug alang sa ipahigayon nga INSET o In-Sevice Training sa mga magtutudlo, usa ka semana sa dili pa magsugod ang klase.
Usab, agig kabahin sa pagbukas sa klase, gimandoan ang tanang eskwelahan nga magpasiugda ug general assembly aron mahibaloan sa katawhan ang curriculum u gang uban pang kalihokan nga gihan-ay nang daan aron suportahan ang pagpalambo sa kahibalo sa mga tinun-an.
Lakipan usab kini sa career exposure program alang sa mga high school, ilabi na sa mga First Year ug Third Year, aron masugdan na ang ilang kahibalo kabahin sa nagkalain-laing dalan nga gusto nilang padulngan sa umaabot.
Alang sa mga estudyante sa Fourth Year, ang mga eskwelahan usab gidasig nga mag pahigayon sa Career Guidance Program agig pangandam alang sa ilang kurso nga gusting kuhaon pagkatapos nila sa high school.
Bahinon sa upat ang tibuok tuig-tingtungha: ang nagunang duha (2) ka bahin (1st ug 2nd) adunay tag singkwenta e dos (52) ka mga adlaw, ang ika-tulo (3rd) adunay singkwenta (50) ka mga adlaw ug ang ika-upat (4th) ka bahin, adunay kwarenta e sayes (46) ka adlaw.
Usa ka mid-term break ang himoon pagkatapos sa ikaduhang bahin (2nd Quarter) aron matan-aw ang agi kun performance sa matag usa sa mga magtutudlo u gang ilang kinatibuk-ang nga performance nga mahimong basihan sa pagahimoon nga INSET alang sa pro syonal nga kalambu-an sa mga magtutudlo.
Sa laing bahin, gitakda usab sa School Calendar nga ang Christmas break magsugod sa Disyembre 22, 2012, Sabado ug nga ang klase mobalik inanang petsa tres sa Enero (January 3), 2013, adlaw nga Lunes.
Ang Summer Classes usb mosugod sa Abril 15, 2013 ug matapos kini sa Mayo 27, 2013, katapusang adlaw sa final examination.
Ipahigayon ang mga klase sa Summer sulod sa tulo ka oras (3 hours) kada adlaw matag subject, gikan sa Lunes paingon sa Sabado sulod sa traynta e sayes (36) ka mga adlaw, apan walay lakip ang Mayo 1, tungod ka usa kini ka legal holiday. (PIA-10 Mis. Occ.)
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