ADLAW SA MGA KALALAKIN-AN GISAULOG SA CARAGA

Subay sa International Men’s Day kaniadtong Nobyembre 19, nagpahigayon ang Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM)-Caraga og information caravan mahitungod sa Responsible Parenthood-Family Planning, Adolescent Health ug Development information and services.

Dungan sa selebrasyon, gipahigayon sa POPCOM uban sa local government units (LGUs) ang seminar sa Kalalakihang Tapat sa Responsibilidad at Obligasyon sa Pamilya (KATROPA) sa Brgy. Obrero, Butuan City ug sa Buenavista, Agusan del Norte.

Ang LGU sa Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte nagpahigayon usab sa maong seminar nga gitambongan sa mga barangay leaders and workers. kalihokan aron mas mapasabot ug mapakita kung unsa ka importante ang papel sa mga kalalakin-an sa maternal and child care, ug sa responsible parenting.

Sa laing bahin, nagpahigayon ang Provincial Population Office sa Surigao del Sur og usa ka Fun Run nga gisalmotan sa kalalakinang trabahante gikan sa provincial ug city LGUs. (Mc Celedeña/ Daisy Jane Apit, POPCOM/PIA-Caraga)

PROVINCIAL NEWS

Agusan Sur PMRB inks contract for small scale mining

The Provincial Mining Regulatory Board (PMRB) of Agusan del Sur and contract holders has signed the Small-Scale Mining Contracts of Rosario Manobo Tribal Association (ROMATRA), Lilibeth R. Tion (LRT) and VPO Enterprise and Gold Processing (VPOEGP) under the Declared Minahang Bayan of Masabong Village SmallScale Miners Association, Inc. (MAVISSMA) on November 12, 2021 at the MGB Caraga Regional Office in Surigao City.

Mines and Geosciences Bureau Caraga OICregional director and PMRB chair of Agusan del Sur Engr. Larry M. Heradez, together with Mr. Ryan N. Canal, authorized representative of ROMATRA; Ms. Lilibeth R. Tion; and Mr. Vivencio P. Ocite, Jr. has signed the second and last renewal of the SSMCs.

The small-scale mining operations of ROMATRA, LRT and VPOEGP have

contributed a total revenue of P3,939,281.93 for CY 2017-2021 to the Province of Agusan del Sur.

MAVISSMA is one of the first Minahang Bayan areas in the country which was declared through PMRB Resolution No. 03 on November 29, 2012, covering a land area of 592.393 hectares.

As per records, MAVISSMA applied for Minahang Bayan on November 15, 1987 and it took 25 years for MAVISSMA to get the declaration through the effort and determination of its then President, the late Mr. Randy P. Ocite.

As a declared Minahang Bayan area, MAVISSMA is always considered as a venue for various training and programs organized by the local government units, national government agencies, academe and international organizations, namely United Nations Industrial Development Organization, BAN Toxics, and among others. (Lilibeth P. Gimoto, MGB-13/PIASurigao del Norte)

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