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==Sarangani activates Inter-Agency Council against Human Trafficking== | |||
*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=68092 | |||
*Wednesday, December 14, 2011 | |||
:by CT Apelacio | |||
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Dec 14 (PIA)-- The Sarangani Provincial Gender and Development Council (PGADC) thru the Provincial Inter-Agency Council against Trafficking (PIACaT) is strengthening its campaign against human rights violation and trafficking as the year gets to its end. | |||
The activation of PIACaT in the province has been established “with council resolution through a Provincial Ordinance No. 2008-06-09.” | |||
PIACaT is being lodged with the PGADC being the one that has a mandatory fund of 5 percent of the total amount of the General Fund of the province. For the next year, PGADC has a projected allocation of more or less P29 million. | |||
Fiscal Vicente Felipe Velasco, provincial prosecutor and PIACaT chairperson said the council is bent on implementing RA 9208 otherwise known as the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 together with other partner government agencies. | |||
“The Sarangani PIACaT takes off its campaign on human rights protection and abuses to avert the escalating activities on human trafficking,” he told media at a press conference Monday. | |||
According to him, human trafficking may be in the form of sex and domestic slavery, child abuse, illegal recruitment and proliferation of prohibited drugs. | |||
Velasco asked the participation of all stakeholders to include the media to help the council dispense its mandate as he acknowledged the problem of trafficking in women and children to be “alarming.” | |||
Meanwhile, Police Senior Inspector Delia Cadorna, also Women and Children’s Concerns Desk Officer of Sarangani Police Provincial Office said there are at least “105 recorded victims of trafficking from the seven municipalities” of Sarangani since 2005. | |||
“The victims cut across all ages and genders whose recruiters offer better lives and work abroad but only to find themselves victims,” she said. | |||
She also lamented that police find it difficult to even bring the case to courtroom since “there is difficulty in getting witnesses and victims are afraid to risk their lives to come out and expose their perpetrators.” | |||
Sarangani Board Member Eleanor Saguiguit, committee chair on family, women and children and co-chair of PGADC, said the provincial government is doing its best from providing funds for programs to expanding opportunities for the people in the hope they do away with illegal activities. | |||
She said the province has also sought the participation and support of various multi-sectoral stakeholders to the anti-human trafficking campaign to forge a more cohesive and collective efforts. | |||
PIACaT is composed of key national government agencies such as the Prosecutor’s Office, the Dept.of Social Welfare and Development, Dept. of Foreign Affairs, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), Bureau of Immigration (BI), Philippine National Police (PNP), National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCFRW), the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) and their provincial and municipal counterparts; the private sectors, NGOs, and religious organizations. | |||
Sister Susan Bolanio, executive director of the Oblates of Notre Dame Hesed Foundation and member of PIACaT representing the religious group also urged the media to be actively involved in the campaign. | |||
Asked if being a human trafficker or drug courier a result of sheer poverty, Sister Susan simply cited that it is value that really dictates the action of a certain person. (CTA/PIA General Santos City) | |||
==Task Force created to oversee implementation of Lake Sebu-Maitum Ecology Road Devt Project== | ==Task Force created to oversee implementation of Lake Sebu-Maitum Ecology Road Devt Project== | ||
*Source: http://www.southcotabatonews.com/2011/12/lake-sebu-maitum-ecology-road-devt.html | *Source: http://www.southcotabatonews.com/2011/12/lake-sebu-maitum-ecology-road-devt.html | ||
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The members comprise of InfraCom chairman Alfredo Bronx Hebrona, Jr. and the regional directors of DPWH, DENR, NEDA, NCIP, EMB and DOT. Also included are the mayors of Lake Sebu and Maitum; Protected Area Superintendent (PASu) for Allah Valley Protected Landscape, district engineers of both South Cotabato and Sarangani and three (3) private sector representatives from RDC XII. | The members comprise of InfraCom chairman Alfredo Bronx Hebrona, Jr. and the regional directors of DPWH, DENR, NEDA, NCIP, EMB and DOT. Also included are the mayors of Lake Sebu and Maitum; Protected Area Superintendent (PASu) for Allah Valley Protected Landscape, district engineers of both South Cotabato and Sarangani and three (3) private sector representatives from RDC XII. | ||
==RDC XII supports increase of allowable local travel expenses of government employees== | ==RDC XII supports increase of allowable local travel expenses of government employees== | ||