DOT
10 to hold Pasundayag NorMin
By
Jasper Marie Oblina-Rucat
CAGAYAN
DE ORO CITY, Jan. 27 (PIA) – Aimed at promoting Northern Mindanao as a great
local destination in the country, the Department of Tourism Region 10 (DOT-10)
will travel to IloIlo on February 16 to 22, to hold its annual promotion
project entitled ‘Pasundayag’ Northern Mindanao.
‘Pasundayag’
is the yearly major regional promotion project of the Department of Tourism
Region 10 together with the Northern Mindanao Regional Tourism Council (NMRTC)
since 2003, according to DOT-10 Carlston Maglangit during the Philippine
Information Agency 10 (PIA-10) weekly radio program Lambo Dyes at DXIM radio Ng
Bayan on Friday.
“This
is its first time in the Visayas and we specifically selected Iloilo City due
to the growing interest of the milieu and our objective of capturing the
market,” Maglangit said.
With
the theme this year is “Bridging Cultural Diversities Amid Challenges,” he
explained that this was the theme chosen since recent disasters and natural
calamities in Visayas and Mindanao proved to be a huge challenge in gaining
tourists. But, despite these unfortunate events, we do not stop from promoting
and pursuing travelling especially in local tourism.
Further,
this activity should promote domestic tourism, effect increase in arrivals,
focus the potentials of key destinations, integrate value of the region’s
cultural endowments in tourism promotion, and continue the yearly conduct of
the project, he said.
They
have already gathered participants for this event including Local Government
Units (LGUs) of Northern Mindanao, private sector such as local producers of
food products, handicrafts, accommodation, transportation and hospitality
services, exhibitors particularly in the cities and provinces of Northern
Mindanao and Cultural Performers from Schools, Colleges and Universities.
In
the end, this activity intends to achieve its goal in business matching with
partners from Region 10 and Region 6, increase tourist arrivals, utilize
tourism products, create goodwill to both Regions creating Tourism
Competitiveness in terms of services, product developments and possible
increase of Job Opportunities, strengthen the Cagayan de Oro City – Iloilo City
Route and create of new tour packages. (JMOR/PIA10)
DSWD-ARMM to hire more staff
By Apipa P.
Bagumbaran
MARAWI
CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan. 27 (PIA) --- The Department of Social Welfare and
Development in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DSWD-ARMM) announced
that it is in need of reform-minded, dynamic, competent and deserving personnel
for Contract of Service positions.
The
DSWD-ARMM Office of the Assistant Secretary for Operations (ASECO) said it will
be hiring one Community Development Officer II with salary grade 15, one Program
and Project Specialist II with salary grade 15, and two Field Operations
Assistant I with salary grade 9 to be assigned in Maguindanao and Lanao del
Sur, respectively.
Applicants
for Community Development Officer II must possess a Bachelor’s degree in any of
the following fields: Community Development, Economics, Management, Public
Administration, Business Administration, Agricultural Development, Social Work,
Sociology and other related social sciences; computer literate; with at least
two years of relevant work experience in community social works; proficient and
capable in organizing, facilitation and capability-building strategies,
community welfare, livelihood and development prospects; and with multi-dialect
communications skills, among others.
Program
and Project Specialist II applicants must possess a Bachelor’s degree in any of
the following fields: Community Development, Social Work, Management, Public
Administration, Business Administration, Agricultural Development or Sociology;
computer literate; with at least two years relevant work experience in
community planning and development services; with proficient knowledge and
background in community infrastructure, livelihood or development programs and
projects and basic procurement laws; and with multi-dialect
communications skills, among others.
Applicants
for Field Operations Assistant I, on the other hand, must possess a Bachelor’s
degree in any of the following fields: Community Development, Economics,
Management, Public Administration, Business Administration, Agricultural
Development, Social Work, Sociology or other related social sciences; must be
computer literate; with at least one year relevant work experience in community
social works; with proficient knowledge and capabilities in organizing,
facilitation and capability-building strategies on community welfare,
livelihood and development prospects; must possess a background in identifying
opportunities for project development and willing to assist in drafting
proposals; and a resident of the province where he/she will be assigned, among
others.
Qualified
applicants are advised to submit application letter, duly accomplished PDS with
2x2 ID picture in white background, certified true copy of diploma, transcript
of records and other necessary credentials; service records from previous jobs;
and certificates of relevant trainings/seminars to the DSWD-ARMM on or before
February 1, 2014.
Walk-in
applicants with their complete application papers should proceed to the Office
of ASECO at DSWD-ARMM, RESWAD Center, Brgy. Semba, DOS, Maguindanao.
Applications
may also be sent through email and/or facebook page at dswdarmm.aseco@gmail.com and
https://www.facebook.com/DSWD.ASECO,
respectively.
For
applications sent through the internet, applicants are advised to wait for
acknowledgment within 24 hours from the said email address and/or page.
(APB/PIA-10)
NorMin
indie films compete in 6th Cinemagis film festival
By
Jasper Marie Oblina-Rucat
CAGAYAN
DE ORO CITY, Jan. 27 (PIA) – A total of 13 entries from student to professional
category competed in the 6th Cinemagis film festival, a digital short film
festival in Northern Mindanao on January 23 to 25.
Through
the partnership of Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan, Xavier Center for
Culture and the Arts (XCCA), Research Institute for Mindanao Cultures (RIMCU)
and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Cinemagis ensures
that film making programs are sustained and talents here are nurtured. Further,
it aims to harvest and complement filmmaking frontiers that capture the voices,
aspirations, stories and lore of Northern Mindanao.
According
to Hobart P. Savior, director of XCCA that films, like any other forms of art,
are essential media for learning and for liberal education.
He
added that this year, Cinemagis curate films that have social relevance. There
are films that reflect on climate, women, gender, peace and development, food
health and sanitation, social prejudice, self-awareness and respect, he said.
Official
entries to this festival for professional category include “Panamilit” by Tat
Soriano, “Lugdang” by Gray-em Erezo, “Estrella” by Mark Gio Amoguis, “Hello” by
Kevin Nico Surposa and “Ika-3 Putahi” by Joeromer Bacus.
Meanwhile
student category entries include “Lugos” by Christine Pulgo of Mindanao
University of Science and Technology, “Perla” by Angel Frances Borres of Xavier
University High School, “Wa Ko Kakita” by Eastine Charles P. Taneo of Liceo de
Cagayan University, “Kaon Ta” by Richard Mars Caberte of Xavier University,
“Ceasefire” by Jamela Bato of MSU-IIT, “Unawa” by Kristel Hypa Magallanes of
MSU-IIT, “The Perfect Girl” by Janine Banday of Xavier University and
“Binibining Kanser” by JS Legara of Xavier University.
Nominations
included Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Story, Best Editing,
Best in Sound Scoring, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Short
Film.
On
January 25, winners were declared at SM City Cagayan de Oro.
“Ika-3
Putahi” (Recipe No. 3) was declared Best Short Film- Professional Category. It
also garnered six other awards: Best Art Direction, Best Story, Best Editing,
Best Sound Scoring, Best Director for Joeromer Bacus and Best Actor for Rusty
Quintana.
On
the other hand, the Best Student Short Film went to “Wa Ko Kakita” (I Haven’t
Seen It) by Eastine Charles Taneo from Liceo de Cagayan University (LdeCU). It
also won three other awards: Best Story, Best Director for Taneo and Best Actor
for Ray Anthony Vacalares.
These
winners will represent region 10 to Cinema Rehiyon, a national film festival
organized by NCCA on February 18-22. (JMOR/PIA10)
DepEd-ARMM
prepares for transition to Bangsamoro government
MARAWI
CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan. 27 (PIA) --- The Department of Education in
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepED-ARMM) said it is preparing for a
smooth transition to the new Bangsamoro government with agency’s addressing the
issue on classroom gaps by 2016.
“There
are 400 school-less communities around the region. Initially, we were able to
build 1,110 learning centers in these areas while we are evaluating the
possibility of constructing additional school buildings,” said ARMM Education
Secretary Jamar Kulayan.
“Hopefully
by 2016, the issue on lack of classrooms will be addressed,” he said.
Kulayan
said the target 1,032 new classrooms for 2012, close to 700 are now 100 percent
completed or around 65 percent of the target.
For
2013, he said, there are ongoing 1,000 classroom rehabilitations and 500 new
classroom constructions.
Kulayan
said the purging of ghost teachers and pupils has helped curb the problem on
teacher and classroom shortage and allowed resources to be spent
accordingly.
ARMM
is composed of the provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu and
Tawi-Tawi and the cities of Marawi and Lamitan where 800,000 students trooped
to various schools in the region. (Bureau of Public
Information-ARMM/APB/PIA-10)
Rollout of socio-economic program continues in
priority MILF communities
By Apipa P. Bagumbaran
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan. 24 (PIA)
---The rollout of socio-economic program designed to address the needs of Moro
combatants and internally displaced persons continues to move forward in
poverty-stricken communities throughout Mindanao.
Dr. Bashary Abdul Latiph of the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front (MILF) Task Force Sajahatra told Philippine Information Agency
(PIA) in an interview over PIA’s Ozor ka, Ranao! radio program that some of the
identified recipients under the Sajahatra Bangsamoro are now enjoying the
benefits of the program.
Latiph said Sajahatra Bangsamoro which means
‘Peace Bangsamoro” is a development program intended to uplift the health,
education and livelihood conditions of Bangsamoro communities.
The program, he said, focuses on the provision
of immediate-impact and quick gestation social services to priority MILF
communities and other targeted individual-beneficiaries.
It is jointly implemented by the MILF and GPH
through its Task Force Sajahatra and Task Force on Bangsamoro Development,
respectively.
Latiph said the program covers provision of
health insurance to 11,000 beneficiaries through PhilHealth and upgrading of
community-based health centers and services in 10 identified areas through the
Department of Health (DOH) under its health component.
He said it also covers provision of 535
college scholarships through CHED, provision of community-based techvoc
training to 1,030 beneficiaries through TESDA, and financial assistance to 50
madaris (madrasah schools) through the Department of Education (DepEd) under
the education component, while the livelihood component included 11,000
beneficiaries to the cash-for-work program of the Department of Social Welfare
and Development (DSWD), among others.
Latiph, who chaired the health committee of
the Task Force Sajahatra, said Ranao region got 1,200 beneficiaries for the
health insurance and two health centers to be set-up in Butig in Lanao del Sur
and Munai in Lanao del Norte.
He also clarified that the health insurance
was given to both Muslims and non-Muslims in the two Lanao provinces.
(APB/PIA-10)
50 Madaris in Mindanao to benefit from
Sajahatra Bangsamoro
By Apipa P. Bagumbaran
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan. 24 (PIA)
---Fifty madaris (Islamic schools) are set to benefit from the educational
financial assistance that will be provided under the Sajahatra Bangsamoro
program.
Each of the madrasah-beneficiary will receive
P250,000 assistance to be used for school improvement projects and activities,
said Dr. Bashary Abdul Latiph of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Task
Force Sajahatra during PIA’s Ozor ka, Ranao! radio program aired over DxSO
Radyo ng Bayan Marawi FM Tuesday.
He said they will first roll out an initial
amount of P125,000 and the remaining balance will be released after they have assessed
that the initial funding was properly implemented.
“So far, there was no release of funds yet
because we are waiting for the identified madaris to complete the requirements
including opening an account with the Landbank,” he added.
He said there was a delay in the releasing of
assistance because of the policy of the bank that requires an opening deposit
of P10,000 which was burden to the madaris.
But Landbank has already granted the request
of Cabinet Secretary Jose Rene Almendras to waive the P10,000 opening account
deposit for the madaris, he further said.
Latiph thus called on the 13
madaris-beneficiaries in the Ranao region to visit Landbank Marawi and bring
with them two IDs and resolution of the madaris board giving them authority to
open a bank account for the madaris.
The so-called Ranao region comprised of MILF
communities in the two Lanao provinces.
Implemented jointly by the government and the
MILF, Sajahatra Bangsamoro is a concrete peace initiative and assistance for
MILF communities that focuses on the provision of health, education and
livelihood services. (APB/PIA-10)
ARMM opens scholarship project anew
By Apipa P. Bagumbaran
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan. 24 (PIA) ---
The regional government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is
once again looking for a new set of scholars under its scholarship project.
Dubbed “Iskolar” Para sa Pagbabago, Para sa
Bangsamoro, the project aims to help poor but academically-qualified students
from across Muslim Mindanao.
To qualify, each applicant must be a Filipino
citizen; of good moral character; a high school graduate or graduating high
school student for year school year 2013-2014 or a student currently enrolled
for Medicine or Master’s Degree in Education or Public Administration; a
resident of ARMM, and must not be a recipient of any government scholarship
grant or financial assistance.
Also, the applicant must not be not more than
30 years old at the time of application, except those taking Medicine and
Master Degree courses, and his/her parents or guardians’ combined gross annual
income does not exceed P200,000.
Qualified scholars, particularly high school
graduates, can enroll on the following priority field: information technology,
agriculture and related field, teacher education, science and math, health and
sciences, engineering, arts and humanities, atmospheric science, and
environmental science.
Interested
applicants may submit filled-up application form; any proof that he/she is enrolled
such as Form 138, certificate of enrolment, certificate of registration from
school, or list of grades for the last school year attended; any proof of
income of parents/guardian or the applicant; certificate of good moral
character; valid ID of student or applicant; barangay certificate of residency
with attached voter’s ID or voter’s certificate of the applicant or his/her
parent/guardian to
the nearest School Divisions Office or send via mail to the Office of the
Regional Governor, 2nd Floor ORG Building, ORG Compound, Gov.
Guttierez Avenue, Cotabato City.
Applicants
from Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi may also submit at the Port Manager’s Office
while Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur applicants may likewise submit at the
CHED-ARMM Office.
The
deadline of application is January 30 and qualified applicants will take an
examination on February 1-28.
Interested
applicants can contact Jennie B. Tenorio at numbers (064) 421-5189 or 421-1227
or Analyn Pautong at (064) 421-9575 for further inquiries. (APB/PIA-10)
By:
Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
OZAMIZ
CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 24 (PIA) – At least 12 trainings for disaster
respondents have been programmed by the Ozamiz City Reduction and Management
Council (CDRRMC) to be undertaken, this year.
These
trainings would entail an expenditure of about P1.063 million, to be taken from
the CDRRMC Fund for Calendar Year 2014 of P22. 067 million, which was approved
by the Sangguniang Panglungsod, recently, Mark Vincent C. Israel, CDRRM
Officer, said.
Particularly,
these trainings were identified by the CDRRM Council members, themselves,
during a recent workshop to formulate plans for “zero” casualty.
They
will be implemented under the Preparedness Component of CDRRM, which has a
budget of P6.106 million from the CDRRM Fund for CY 2014, Israel said.
Meanwhile,
he said included in the trainings are the following: Rapid Disaster Needs
Analysis (RDNA), P91,000, Incident Command System for City and
Barangays, P110,000, and Common Pre-Hospital Emergencies, P120,000.
Medical
First Responder, P120, 000, Camp Management, P72,000, Nutrition in
Emergencies, P50,000, Workshop on Formulation of Manuals and Local Guidelines,
Protocols and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), P100,000.
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