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1502nd RRIBn conducts groundbreaking ceremony of the new multi-purpose building
The 1502nd Ready Reserve Infantry Battalion (RRIBn) led by its Battalion Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Ma Teresa P. Baylon, conducted the groundbreaking ceremony for the new multipurpose building of 1502nd RRIBn on November 5, 2022, held at the Capitol Compound D.O Plaza, Barangay Patin-ay, Prosperidad, this province.
The 1502nd Ready Reserve Infantry Battalion (RRIBn) led by its Battalion Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Ma Teresa P. Baylon, conducted the groundbreaking ceremony for the new multi-purpose building of 1502nd RRIBn on November 5, 2022, held at the Capitol Compound D.O Plaza, Barangay Patin-ay, Prosperidad, this province.
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The construction of the new multi-purpose building will cater the needs of the reservists as they strengthen their capabilities. This will also serve as a venue for a training ground for the citizen soldiers to prepare, strengthen, and sustain the community defense in
times of disaster relief and operation.
Lieutenant Colonel Teodoro N. Plaza, Executive Officer of 1502nd RRIBn, extended his gratitude to First Lieutenant Ephraim C Mondragon, Civil Engineer, and concurrent Reservist and Retirees Public Affairs (RRPA) Officer of 1503rd (MASALIGAN) Community Defense Center (CDC), for his support and guidance the completion of the said project. He also emphasized to the Battalion Staff and Company Commanders of 1502nd RRIBn that they will share and exert efforts by extracting little support from the community to sustain and use the multipurpose hall in the upcoming activities of the unit.
Meanwhile, LTC Baylon applauded the commitment of First Lieutenant Dante D. Sayon, former company Commander of Alpha Company, and First Lieutenant Jonathan D. Sayon, elected official of Bayugan City for sharing their expertise and providing free service as Civil and Architect Engineers of 1502 RRIBn. Staff Sergeant Gil Aquino, a Reservist Pastor of the Free Methodist Church, presided over the ceremony, which was attended by Lieutenant Colonel Roy B. Curilan, Director of the 1502 Community Defense Center (CDC), Major Gilbert O. Ga, Logistics Officer of the 1502nd RRIBN, Captain Midel A. Costelo, Signal Officer of the 1502nd RRIBN, Personnel and Reservist of the 1502nd CDC. (2Lt Adones L. Apilada, Executive Officer of 1502 CDC/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Human ang malampusong representasyon sa mga nasudnong magbabalaud sa World Scout Parliamentary Union (WSPU) sa Jeonju, South Korea sa miaging semana diin usa sa miapil mao si Kongresista Dale B. Corvera, gipasaka sa naulahi karon, Nobyembre 8, ug iyang mga kauban sa maong internasyonal nga panagtagbu ang resolusyon nga magmugna sa susamang organisasyon sa nasud nga ilhong Philippine Legislators’ Union for Scouting (PLUS).
Giiila sa maong resolusyon ang dakung tampo sa scouting sa pagpalambo sa kabatan-onan ug gipanghingusgan niini nga ang pagporma sa PLUS makatabang sa mga magbabalaud nga naay oryentasyon sa scouting nga kanunay’ng updated sa internasyonal nga kalambuan diha sa pagempower sa kabatan-onan apil na sa trends sa ubang areas of concerns sama sa environment, health ug child protection.
Gawas kang Kongresista Corvera apil sa mga nangamahan sa maong resolusyon mao sila si Kongresista Jeoman Alba sa Bukidnon ug Kongresista Peter Miguel
sa South Cotabato nga apil usab sa maong internasyonal nga panagtigum sa Korea.
Ang WSPU usa ka asosasyon sa mga scout-oriented parliamentarians nga gipundar niadtong Nag-unang papel sa WSPU ang pagtabang pagpaplig-on sa mga scout organizations sa national ug international levels pinaagi sa pagpahiluna og mga balaudnon nga sunod sa tumong sa scouting movement nga pagpreparar sa kabatan-onan aron mahimong responsible citizens ug pag-empower kanila pagsulbad sa ilang mga problema ug sa problema sa mga komunidad nga ilang gipuy-an.
Sa maong 10th General Assembly sa WSPU sa Korea napili si Kongresista Corvera nga usa sa lima ka sakop sa Executive Committee. Kauban niya nga napili sa lima ka sakop mao ang mga representante sa Poland, Kenya, Thailand ug Korea. Magsilbi sila sa mga tuig 2022-2025.
Si Kongresista Corvera, nga maoy chairman sa Agusan Council sa Boy Scout of the Phillippines (BSP), kasamtangang national president sa BSP, chairman sa Asia Pacific Regional Committee ug niini, Ex-Officio Member sa World Scout Committee. (Agusan del Norte 2nd Congressional District/PIA Agusan del Norte)
FAMILY PLANNING EXTENDS TO COMMUNITIES
A total of 112 married women received free family planning service, known as Progestin Subdermal Implant on October 2022 from the Commission on Population and Development Caraga Family Wellness Clinic.
The POPCOM Caraga Family Wellness Clinic successfully served 11 clients from Kitcharao on October 20, six recipents from RTR on October 25, and nine beneficiaries from Magallanes on October 26, 2022, all in the province of Agusan del Norte.
Meanwhile, 69 clients from Rosario, Agusan del Sur benefited from the free FP service during the Family Planning Outreach as well as 17 clients from Dinagat, Province of Dinagat Islands.
As part of its protocol, the clients attended the Responsible Parenthood and Family Planning or RPFP session with the POPCOM Caraga Program Coordinator for Agusan del Norte, Jocel Garrido, and Gemalyn Limbaga, POPCOM Caraga Logistics Coordinator.
POPCOM Caraga disclosed that aside from the free PSI insertion, clients were also given hygiene kits and food packs. (Gabrielle Paolo M. Mordeno, POPCOM Caraga/PIA Agusan del Norte)
