MisOr gears up for 1st Kuyamis Festival
By Jasper Marie Oblina-Rucat
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 7 (PIA) – The province of
Misamis Oriental (MisOr) in its vision to build up and repackage its
agriculture and tourism industry, highlights the start of the year with a
three-day festivity dubbed Kuyamis Festival.
Just in time for its 84th MisOr Week every first week of
the year, the provincial government has come up with the Kuyamis Festival
to perk up the locals, business and tourism industry with the theme
“Agro-Turismo sa MisOr Ipalambo.”
Set on January 8 to 10 this year at the Provincial
Capitol Grounds here, the festival promises various line up of activities
including Coconut Products Display, Photo Exhibit, Sports Fest and Business
Bazaar.
According to MisOr Provincial Tourism Officer Robert
Maestre, Kuyamis was the original name of Misamis. It is a
variety of sweet coconut found in the province and described it as a Golden
Malayan Dwarf Coconut Tree, part of the Cocus Nusifera family.
He added that aside from branding the activity Kuyamis,
the provincial government intends to develop the coconut industry since
according to the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) statistics, Misamis
Oriental is the 5th major producer of coconut in the country.
There will be prizes to local government unit (LGUs)
participants and will be used to enhance coconut productivity and livelihood.
Moreover, he explained that this festivity is associated
with the founding of the Province on January 1, 1930 as separate and independent
local government unit through Republic Act 3537 enacted by the Philippine
Legislature on November 2, 1929.
He added that since then, every first week of January of
each year is dedicated to commemorate the birth of Misamis Oriental.
(JMOR/PIA10)
RHRC-ARMM announces hiring of 18 permanent positions
By Apipa P. Bagumbaran
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan. 7 (PIA) --- The Regional
Human Rights Commission in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RHRC-ARMM)
announced 18 job vacancies to be assigned in its regional office in Cotabato
City.
Lawyer Abdel Jamal R. Disangcopan, head of RHRC
Provincial Office, said they are in need of three Attorney III with salary
grade 21; Information Technology (IT) Officer I with salary 19; Accountant II
with salary grade 16; Administrative Officer IV, Planning Officer II,
Information Officer II, and Special Investigator II, all with salary grade 15;
Administrative Officer III with salary grade 14, four Special Investigator I
and one Administrative Assistant V with salary grade 11; Administrative Officer
I with salary grade 10, and two Administrative Assistant III with salary grade
9.
For the position of Attorney III, one must have
Bachelor’s Law degree, with RA 1080 eligibility, with one year of relevant
experience and four hours of relevant training.
Qualification standards for IT Officer I, Accountant II,
Administrative Officer IV, Planning Officer II, Information Officer II, Special
Investigator II, and Administrative Officer III positions include Bachelor’s
Degree, one year of relevant experience, four hours of relevant training, and 2nd
Level Civil Service (CS) eligibility.
Applicants for Special Investigator I, Administrative
Assistant V and Administrative Officer I are required to possess a Bachelor’s
Degree and 2nd Level Civil Service eligibility, no relevant experience and
training needed.
On the other hand, applicants for Administrative
Assistant III must have completed two years studies in college, with one year
of relevant experience and four hours of relevant training, and with 1st Level
CS eligibility.
Qualified applicants are advised to submit their
application letters, Personal Data Sheets and other documents to RHRC-ARMM
Regional Office located at 1F Japan-ARMM Friendship Hall and Training Center,
ORG Compound in Cotabato City or to the RHRC Sub Regional Office in
Zamboanga City or RHRC Provincial Office , 2F Titanic Building New Capitol
Complex, this city.
Disangcopan said all applications must be submitted on or
before January 20, 2014.
Accordingly, the sub-regional and provincial offices are
only going to accept applications. Applicants must be prepared to take the exam
and interview in Cotabato City. (APB/PIA-10)
DepEd-Misamis
Occidental prepares for Jan. 25 Early Registration Day
BY: Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 7
(PIA) – Preparations are underway for the early registration of the school
children for School Year (SY) 2013-2014, the Department of Education, Division
of Misamis Occidental said.
This, as DepEd requires that all regular
pupils, students, out-of-school children (OSC) and out-of-school youths (OSY)
shall be undertaken in all levels of the Division, Dr. Jonathan S. Dela Peňa,
Schools Division Superintendent, said.
The registration process shall follow this
schedule: January 6-24, Child or Youth Find Activity, January 25, 2014, Early
Registration Day (ERD) in all public schools, January 28-February 1, 2014,
submission and coordination of registration data and February 3-February 28,
2014, Planning to Address Resource Gaps and Implementation of Different
Interventions.
Children who were born on Oct. 31, 2009 or
earlier shall be considered for early enrolment in Kindergarten, while those
born on Oct. 31, 2008, or earlier, with or without Kindergarten experience
shall be eligible for enrolment in Grade 1.
Dela Peňa said the basis for registration is
the birth certificate of the child. If not available, during the ERD, the
document can be submitted earlier in June 2014 or within the school year and
the same document is required for all other children who have never been to
school.
Meanwhile, he said there should be at least
four registration centers (RC) in the school premises at the elementary level:
One (1) RC, each, to be managed by the pre-school teachers, Grade 1 teachers,
teachers who will handle OSC’s, from ages 6-8, and another who will handle
OSY’s with ages 9-11.
The secondary level will also have one RC
each, to be managed by 1st Year Teachers, who will register OSY’s with ages
12-13, 1st Year Teachers, who will register OSY’s with ages 14-15, 3rd Year
Teachers who will register OSY’s with ages 16-17 and 4th Year
Teachers who will register OSY’s with ages 18 and above, Dela Peňa added.
(RCA/PIA10-Misamis Occidental)
By: Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 7 (PIA)
– The Ozamiz City Government is set to enter into a memorandum of agreement
(MOA) with the Department of Agriculture (DA), Region 10, and the Misamis
Irrigators Service Association (MISA) to increase rice production in the
farmlands of the city.
This, after the Ozamiz City Sangguniang
Panglungsod (SP) allowed Mayor Reynaldo O. Parojinog, Sr., to sign the MOA per
Resolution No. 182-13, for the implementation of the “On-Farm Mechanization
Program: Provision of Farm Mechanization Facilities and Equipment to Farmer
Associations.”
Such MOA specifies that DA, through its
Rice-Mechanization Component, provides mechanization infrastructure and
facilities, to enable small farmers improve their productivity through
appropriate and efficient mechanization technologies.
A legitimate and registered irrigators
association, MISA, which is among the agriculture sector of the industry, is
most in need of and qualified to receive the Rice Cutter/Harvester,
Rehabilitation of Flatbed Dryer, Power Tiller/Hand Tractor and Rice Thresher,
the mechanization facility subject to this agreement, is willing to collaborate
in the implementation of the program as beneficiary/cooperator.
The local government unit (LGU), on the other
hand, will assist the cooperator in terms of technical information regarding
the use of the facility, assist the DA in the selection of proponent and
regularly monitor the performance of the facility.
Among others, the MOA specifies the
following: That MISA shall provide a counterpart amount of 15 percent of the
total estimated cost of the facility and shoulders the operating and
maintenance cost of the mechanization facilities.
That it shall secure all legal
documentations, such as permit to operate from the Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (DENR), have the full accountability to any problem or
issue arising from it, acknowledge receipt of the facilities and be responsible
in its operation and maintenance.
It shall not also, in any
manner, sell, lease or transfer the facility with monetary consideration to other
parties, and while in its custody, must ensure its optimum utilization.
(RCA/PIA10-Misamis Occidental)
News Feature: Extension of coverage of
Pantawid Pamilya inspires children beneficiaries
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, January 7, PIA -- Beneficiaries
of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (PantawidPamilya) of the Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has all the reasons to celebrate this
2014.
The DSWD is set to implement this year the
extension of age coverage among beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya.
This was finalized after the National
Advisory Committee of the program, the highest policy-making inter-agency body
that provides policy directions and guidance on matters pertinent to program
implementation, passed and approved NAC Resolution No. 12, series of 2013.
Currently, the program provides health and
education grants to children beneficiaries aged 0-14for five years only. With
the implementation of the extension of coverage, the program will go beyond its
previous five-year contract to cover up to high school education by
extending its coverage up to 18 years old in order to complement the K-12
program of the Department of Education.
Under the proposed extension, children in
high school will receive higher education grant in the amount of P500 a month,
but removing the health grant for those households who have been exposed to the
program for five years and no longer have children beneficiaries enrolled in
elementary monitored by the program.
The program also maintains the limit of three
children beneficiaries per household.
Lawyer Araceli F. Solamillo, DSWD Field
Office 10 Regional Director, explained that under the extension of coverage,
children will be entitled for education grants until they are 18 years old,
implying that they could benefit from educational grants up to 15 years,
starting from age three to 18.
Extension inspires children beneficiaries
Irah Cristena B. Esporma, 14 of Barangay
Bocboc, Don Carlos, Bukidnon and the regional winner of the Search for
Exemplary PantawidPamilya Child 2013, disclosed that the extension of coverage
has inspired her to excel more in her studies.
Irah is a Grade 7 student of Bocboc National
High School and the eldest in the family. “I am thankful for the program and
for the extension. It’s a big help to me,” she said, adding that the extension
of coverage is a great opportunity given by the national government for her to
finish her studies.
Irah is ranked number 1 in her class.
Another child beneficiary, Kerr Dynyle
Calape, a Grade 7 student of Regional Science High School in this city
expressed that he is happy with the extension of coverage of the program.
He said the proposed extension answers his
dream of finishing his studies.
“It’s my dream to finish my studies and earn
a job so that I can help my parents and my younger sister in the future.”
Selection Criteria
The selection of children aged 3-18 for
education monitoring will be based on the following existing policy on the
selection of children beneficiaries which include son, daughter, grandson and
granddaughter of the household head: for Sets 1-5, the children beneficiaries
selected by the system will continue to be monitored; for Sets 6-7 and
replacement; the household shall select from among the children included in the
household roster; for replacement and additional children beneficiaries to
complete the three children limit per household, the household shall select
from among the children included in the household roster.
Pilot Phase
A pilot phase of Sets 1-7 households with
children aged 3 to 18 in 1,627 cities and municipalities will be implemented anytime
this year.
The expected number of children covered
during the pilot phase is 10.2 million throughout the country. Of this number
of eligible children, 6.321 million or 62 percent are eligible for elementary
while 3.875 million or 38 percent are eligible for high school.
Out of the 10.2 million children, 4,287.630
individuals or 42.1 percent will be funded with P12.3 billion during the pilot
phase of implementation.
As of December 18, 2013 monitoring, Northern
Mindanao has a total of 246, 677 active beneficiaries, excluding the
beneficiaries of the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer.
The implementation of the program has brought
and kept young children in school. It also promotes human capital by
incentivizing staying in school. (OBI-DSWD/RTP-PIA10)
Lanao
Norte contingent gears up high for Sinulog 2014
TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, January 7 (PIA) –Dubbed as the ‘Land of
Beauty and Bounty’ the Province of Lanao del Norte will be participating anew
in the world-renowned Sinulog Festival, an annual cultural festival hosted by
Cebu City held every third Sunday of January of every year to celebrate
and honor the Santo Niño, Cebu’s Patron Saint.
This year, the Lanao del Norte contingent will showcase the
colorful ‘Alimango Festival’ of the coastal town of Lala.
The province will again be competing in the Free
Interpretation category which is considered by choreographers and Sinulog
devotees as the most competitive category in the annual festival, said
Provincial Tourism Head Minda Regis.
About 300 people will comprise the contingent with head
choreographer Janrey Compacion.
For this year, the performance would again be filled
with surprises that will surely excite the Sinulog crowd, added Regis.
The alimango became a symbol of unity among Christians, lumads and
Muslims who are living in harmony and prosperity in the municipality of Lala
and in the province of Lanao del Norte.
It also became a symbol of economic development as more people in
various communities developed sustainable livelihood and agricultural
practices.
For five succeeding years, the Land of Beauty and Bounty
Contingent has consistently won in both the Sinulog Showdown event and Street
Dancing category making them one of the crowd’s favorite in the
competition, revealed Regis.
The Sinulog festival has been promoted as a tourist attraction,
with a competition showing dancers from various parts of the country, consists
of a street parade with participants in bright coloured costumes dancing to the
rhythm of drums, trumpets and native gongs. The Sinulog competition is usually
held in Cebu City Sports Complex during its showdown.
Meanwhile, LDN Governor Khalid Dimaporo, who will lead the
contingent, said its main purpose of joining this highly-anticipated festival
is to show to the Philippines and the whole world that Lanao del Norte is a
peaceful and a beautiful province.
He added, the province of Lanao del Norte is also known as the
‘Motocross Capital of the Philippines’ after hosting numerous international
motocross competitions and freestyle motocross events. The province was
also identified by the Philippine Basketball Association as the ‘Home of the
PBA’ in Mindanao. (LVG, PIA-10 LDN/VNL/PIO-LDN)
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