Saturday, November 23, 2024

DA-10 continues rollout of financial aid to Bukidnon rice farmers

Kibawe, Bukidnon – A total of 3,472 rice farmers in the towns of Kibawe, Dangcagan, Kadingilan, Don Carlos, and Pangantucan in Bukidnon received P5,000 in cash aid on January 11-13, as the Department of Agriculture – Region 10 (DA-10) continue rolling out the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) in said localities, for the 2022-2023 dry cropping season

The RFFA is given to smallholder rice farmers tilling rice areas not exceeding two hectares and registered to the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA), the DA’s official registry of farmers, fisherfolk, and farm laborers.

According to DA-10 OIC- Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado, the agency is fast-tracking the RFFA distribution to the rice farmers in Northern Mindanao in the aftermath of shear line to agricultural areas in the region late last year, and the continuing weather disturbance early in 2023.

“We intend to roll out the RFFA in the fastest way we can. We assure our RFFA beneficiaries they will receive their aid as soon as we have ironed out our coordination with the LGUs,” Collado said.

For the 2022-2023 Dry Cropping Season, the DA-10 has allocated Php237-M funds for the RFFA to benefit 46,161 eligible rice farmers across the region.

The RFFA is funded under the Rice Competitiveness Enhance Fund (RCEF) by virtue of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) and is intended to compensate for the increasing farm inputs prices and fluctuating palay buying prices.

With the RFFA, it is hoped that the rice farmers will be able to sustain their farm production and augment their earnings. (DA RFO-10)

Top 1 Kadingilan, Top 7 Don Carlos most wanted person nakorner

Nakorner sa hiniusang pwersa sa kapolisan ang top 1 most wanted person sa Kadingilan ug top 7 most wanted person sa Don Carlos, Bukidnon sa managlahing higayon.

Ang report sa Bukidnon Police Provincial Office (BPPO) nagbutyag nga ang duha nailang si Jovy Lucaberte Abalde ug Esperijun Seco.

Si Abalde, 42, minyo, laborer ug residente sa P-4 Brgy. New Visayas, Don Carlos, Bukidnon. Siya naila nga top 1 most wanted person sa Kadingilan. Siya akusado sa upat ka ihap sa kasong Rape.

Siya nasikop sa P-1 Brgy Poblacion, Kadingilan, Bukidnon niadtong Enero 14, 2023.

Samtang, si Seco, ang nailang top 7 most wanted person sa Don Carlos. Siya 37, minyo, ug residente sa Balangay 1A Poblacion, Quezon, Bukidnon. Siya akusado sa kasong Acts of Lasciviousness ug Rape.

Gisikop siya niadtong Enero 15, 2023 sa ala 1:30 sa hapon.

Si Abalde gidala sa Kadingilan Municipal Police Station samtang si Seco gidala sa Kitaotao MPS para sa hustong disposasyon. (Omar Rashid Z. Abdullah)

 

Negosyante sa Malaybalay nakuhaan og armas, droga

Isa ka negosyante ang nakuhaan og armas ug droga sa hiniusang pwersa sa kapolisan sa Purok 2, Barangay Casisang, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon niadtong Enero 13, 2023 sa alas 12:32 sa buntag.

Ang arestado giila nga si Oliver Salga y Lagubis III, 36, minyo, negosyante/painter, ug residente sa Purok-17, Barangay Casisang, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.

Sa report ni Police Lt. Col. Ritchie A. Salva, OIC sa Malaybalay City Police Station, gibutyag nga ang nakuha nga gidudahang shabu gikan sa suspek mokantidad og Php36,244.00.

Nakuha sab gikan sa suspek ang .45 pistol, duha ka steel magazines ug mga bala.

Kasong paglapas sa Article II, Sections 05 ug 11 of R.A. 9165 and R.A 10591 ang gi andam batok sa suspek. (Diego M. Hidalgo)

5 NorMin, Lanao Sur execs among ‘top performers’ in 2022

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Five public officials in the Northern Mindanao region and Lanao del Sur province were named among the “Top Performers” in local governance during the second half of 2022 after the national and local elections.

A statement from the data analytics firm RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) on Jan. 15, said they are Misamis Occidental 2nd District Rep. Sancho Fernando Oaminal, Lanao del Sur 1st District Rep. Ziaur-Rahman Alonto-Adiong, Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental Mayor Henry Oaminal Jr., Misamis Oriental Gov. Peter Unabia and Misamis Occidental Gov. Henry Oaminal Sr.

Rep. Oaminal placed fifth among top performers in the House of Representatives with a 90 percent rating, while Adiong placed 10th with a 78 percent rating.

“Para na sa inyoha, mga pinalangga namong Misamisnons! Padayon ang atong pagpaningkamot para sa #AsensoOzamiz (This is for you, our beloved Misamisnons! We continue to strive hard for the #AsensoOzamiz development agenda),” he said in his Facebook post, reacting to the results.

Oaminal Jr. placed in the 9th spot for top-performing city mayors with 80 percent, and both Unabia and Oaminal Sr. placed sixth in the governor’s category with an 85 percent rating.

Dr. Paul Martinez, the focal person of RPMD, said these public officials who excelled in “constituent service” and service to the nation should be congratulated for their exceptional performance.

The independent and non-commissioned “Boses ng Bayan” national performance evaluation survey for the year 2022 was done from Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, 2022.

Among the 65.75 million registered voters between 18 and 70, a total of 10,000 respondents were selected. The sample employed a plus-or-minus 1 percent margin of error and a degree of confidence of 95 percent.

Martinez said respondents were chosen randomly, and the number of respondents was distributed proportionally based on the number of registered voters in each area. (Nef Luczon/PNA)

SEC warns public vs investment scams

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (May 15) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) –Cagayan de Oro Extension Office has released 28 advisories against entities dealing with fraudulent activities. In its continuous efforts in investigating possible investment scams, the Commission warns the public not to fall prey to these investment scams.

Since the start of the year 2021, the Commission was able to identify 28 entities already with malicious business transactions found to be soliciting investments from the public without the appropriate certificate of registration to sell securities.

The following are the entities or corporations which were issued with advisories, and the public is advised to avoid dealing with the following: Masa Mart Business OPC, iWATCH.ph Corporation, Mers Business Center, Seven Stag International OPC, Royal O Financial Consultancy Services, RGS World Marketing Corp., Bitaccelerate / Bitaccelerateproject.com, Yumboss Corporation, Bitexpress Security and Commodity Contracts Brokerage, Philhelp Administration of Financial Marketing, Solmax Global Limited and Igniter 100, Jamsmart, Royal O Consultancy Services OPC, Tradexpert/Tradexpert Technology Information Services, IX Trade / IXTrade, Align Assets, Wonkacash / Wonka Cash App Financial Consultancy Services, R.L. Aggregates and Diversified Lending Group Inc., Learn and Earn Online, 247 Cryptotrading FX Cryptotrade Online, Investrade Marketing / Investrade Digital Marketing Services, Beyond Generations Digital Marketing Services, Cash FX / Cash FX Group / CFX, Big Dreams International and BDI Product Trading OPC, Doors Opportunity Online (DOO) / Door Opportunity Digital Marketing Services, JP Company Online Shop / JP Company, Hedge Trading, Infinity Payb / Payb Bills Payment and Remittance Center and Coco-J Funds Corp. and Coco-J Funds Digital Marketing Services.

“These scammers will not consider our situation in which [we are coping with the pandemic]. They continue to proliferate at any cost and in all circumstances. That’s why, we at the Commission continue to regulate and remind the public to be careful before placing their investments to these various entities who are not authorized to solicit (investments) from the public,” Atty. Frederick A. Enopia, Officer-in-Charge of SEC-CDOEO said in a statement.

The public is advised to be careful when being offered with unreasonable high returns of promises in the form of profits. Also, all interested investors should always check for the secondary license to ensure they are not being victimized by these fraudulent activities.

The Commission also encourages the investing public to report to the Enforcement and Investor Protection Department if they have observed some malicious activities such as unauthorized solicitation of investments in their respective areas through this email address: [email protected]. They may also seek assistance from the Extension Office for the formal submission of their complaints.