The eMagazine of Philippine Information Agency 10
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2016
ARMM holds ports management authority summit
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur – To increase the efficiency and the capacity of port terminals in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), the Regional Ports Management Authority (RPMA) conducted a one-day ports management summit in Zamboanga City, August 30.
With the theme ‘Collaboration and Information Sharing as Key Factors to Promote Development Initiatives in ARMM Ports,’ this year’s summit is a maiden flagship initiative of the RPMA-ARMM. Ersan Imban Warad, general manager of RPMA-ARMM, said the conduct of the summit was aimed at soliciting diverse regional platforms from various investors, port operators, stakeholders and port users to explore potential business opportunities, discuss management strategies and development initiatives in the ports sector. ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman said the years before were challenging times for the ports authority as it only earned P9.4 million in 2013. “But in the years that followed, our good governance agenda paved the way for reforms. We sought out the problems and we worked hard to find solutions,” he said. The authority was restructured and made sure that its roadmap is aligned with the region’s reform agenda. “As we move forward, we will continue our efforts on information sharing and collaboration with our clients. The reforms we implement in our ports are only as good as their continued engagement,” Gov. Hataman added. Arthur Nogas, harbor master of the Philippine Ports AuthorityZamboanga City and one of the presenters during the summit,
discussed the best practices on ports management and operation that may be applied in the region. Engr. Jun Macalawan, supervising investment specialist of the Regional Board of Investments-ARMM, meanwhile, tackled the investment opportunities in the region. As of August this year, the authority generated P5.7 million income from its seaport operations. During the summit, the authority distributed equipment for the various base and sub-ports in Jolo and Siasi in Sulu; Bongao, Mapun, Sitangkai and Sibutu in Tawi-Tawi; and Lamitan City and Maluso in Basilan. The participants confirmed their solid commitment in achieving the vision of the regional government based on safe, reliable ports facilities and secure sea transportation, protection of the maritime environments and the promotion of the rules of national and international maritime law. “We are continuously working to develop safe, integrated and sustained seaports network in the ARMM,” Warad said. (BPI-ARMM/APB/PIA-10)
Camiguin dried squid project bags Best SSF Award MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN – The Kahugpungan sa Masilakong Mananagat (KASAMMA) received the Best Shared Service Facility (SSF) Award during the Negosyo, Konsyumer Atbp. (NKA) event held in Cagayan de Oro City on 17-19 August 2016. The NKA is just one of the series of “One DTI Services” national caravan which aims to heighten the awareness of the public, especially the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and consumers about the services offered by DTI. DTI Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya, DTI-10 Regional Director Linda Boniao and Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar S. Moreno handed the award of recognition to the association’s manager Teresita Ocaba together with other awardees in Northern Mindanao. KASAMMA is a recipient of DTI Camiguin’s SSF project in 2014. It was chosen as the Best SSF awardee besting other 20 SSF recipients in Camiguin on the basis of criteria set more particularly on the full utilization of the equipment provided to them leading to the outcomes like increase in production volume, market development, growth in sales, jobs generated and number of beneficiaries that has been benefitted of the SSF project. It is an association located in
Sagay town, Camiguin, registered in the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on January 2000 with a total of 70 members, mostly composed of fisher folks and their wives. DTI noted on the success of their products, the sun dried fish and squid, to the local market, tourists and even to traders from outside the province like Cebu, Bohol, Cagayan de Oro and Bukidnon. Through the SSF project, KASAMMA was able to procure good manufacturing practices (GMP) compliant drying and vacuum packaging equipment to enhance the quality of their food products by eliminating the foul odour, increasing its shelf life, standardizing the weights/ measures and mechanizing the drying process to be able to cope with market demand even during rainy season. Now these products are positioned as pasalubong items, to be able to capture institutional market outside Camiguin. (Zita M. Abellare, DTI-Camiguin, PIA Cam iNet)
45 NorMin towns vie for seal of child friendly governance CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – From the 91 towns that complied with the Child Friendly Local Governance Audit (CFLGA) in northern Mindanao, 45 towns have qualified to vie for the Seal of Child Friendly Local Governance (SCFLG) for 2015. Delia Maravillosa of the Department of Social Welfare and Development-10 (DSWD) said that the latest turnout of CFLGA is commendable since there are only two municipalities in the region that have not submitted their audit during the desk review of the Regional Council for the Welfare of Children (RCWC) on August 30. The 45 towns have scored 85 percent and above in the CFLGA, which generally rates the local government unit’s (LGU) program implementation for health, labor and education that promotes the welfare and well-being of children. In Bukidnon, four towns have scored 85 percent and above in the CFLGA and these include Cabanglasan, Impasugong, Maramag and Talakag. Camiguin has Guinsiliban, Mahinog and Sagay while eight towns in Lanao del Norte will qualify for the SCFLG that include Baloi, Kolambugan, Linamon, Magsaysay, Nunungan, Sapad, Sultan Naga Dimaporo and Tangcal. Misamis Occidental has Ozamiz City, Tangub, Aloran, Baliangao, Bonifcaio, Calamba, Clarin, Jimenez, Lopez Jaena, Panaon, Plaridel, Sapang Dalaga,
Sinacaban and Tudela. Lastly, 16 towns in Misamis Oriental will vie for the SCFLG and these include El Salvador City, Gingoog City, Balingoan, Gitagum, Kinoguitan, Lagonglong, Laguindingan, Libertad, Lugait, Magsaysay, Manticao, Salay, Sugbongcogon, Talisayan, Villanueva and Cagayan de Oro City. Other indicators for the CFLGA include the percentage reduction in deaths among under-five children, children under-six with below normal weights, and number of children victims of violence, abuse, neglect, exploitation and trafficking in persons. The towns are also rated in the percentage increase in day care attendance and completion rate for elementary schooling as well as on the absence of child labor cases. The safety measures for children in the community and schools are also observed aside from ensuring that the children’s rights to survival, development protection and participation are mainstreamed in the core development agenda of the LGU.(RTP/PIA10)