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ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION. Photo shows personnel of the local government of Marihatag, Surigao del Sur at the electronic Business One-Stop Shop (eBOSS) on January 18, 2022, using the electronic Business Permit and Licensing System (eBPLS). A total of 19 local government units in the Caraga Region are currently utilizing the eBPLS of the Department of Information and Communications Technology. (Photo courtesy of DICT-13) BUTUAN CITY - At least 19 local government units (LGUs) in different provinces in Caraga Region are now using the electronic Business Permit and Licensing System (eBPLS), according to the Department of Information and Communications Technology in Caraga (DICT-13) on Tuesday. In a report, the DICT-13 described the eBPLS as a cloud-based software that enables LGUs to process applications for new and renewal of business permits electronically. "The implementation of the eBPLS is pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act 11032 (R.A.11032), or the Ease of Doing Business a
(Image grabbed from PAGASA's Facebook page) MANILA - Typhoon Odette has further intensified as it made landfall over Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. In a bulletin posted at 3 p.m., the weather bureau said Odette now packs maximum sustained winds of 195 km. per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 240 kph. Heavy to torrential rains over will continue over Caraga, Central Visayas, Misamis Oriental, Camiguin, Southern Leyte, and Negros Occidental. Moderate to heavy, with at times intense rains persist over Leyte, the southern portions of Eastern Samar and Samar, Zamboanga del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, and the rest of Northern Mindanao. Light to moderate, with at times heavy rains are forecast over Bicol Region, Quezon, and the rest of Visayas, the rest of Zamboanga Peninsula, and mainland Bangsamoro. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 4 remains hoisted over Southern Leyte, the southwestern portion of
AID TO FARMERS. Agriculture Sec. William Dar leads the distribution of cash assistance and the release of farm equipment to farmers, fishermen, and different associations on Tuesday (Dec. 7) in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur. A total of PHP159.6 million worth of assistance were released by the agency to help the farmers and fishermen in Caraga augment their production needs. (Photo courtesy of DA-13) BUTUAN CITY - A total of PHP159.6 million worth of assistance was released by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to individual farmers and associations in Caraga Region on Tuesday. The distribution activity in the town of Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur was led by DA Secretary William Dar, the DA-13 (Caraga) said in a statement Tuesday. During the distribution, 1,844 rice farmers from Prosperidad were given PHP5,000 cash assistance each. "A total of 16,037 rice farmers from Agusan del Sur, including those who received from Prosperidad, are eligible to receive the PHP81.3 million cash aid. Th
MODERN EQUIPMENT. Farmer beneficiaries of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund Mechanization Program in Camarines Sur receive new machineries on Monday (Nov. 29, 2021). The recipients are members of farmer cooperatives and associations accredited by the Department of Agriculture. (Photo courtesy of PhilMech) MANILA - More farmers are benefiting from the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund Mechanization Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) after the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) distributed over PHP320 million worth of farm machineries. On Monday, the province of Camarines Sur received PHP255 million worth of machines that will go to 74 farmer cooperatives and associations (FCAs). In Surigao del Sur, 2,546 farmer-members of 34 qualified FCAs already received PHP65.7 million worth of machines during a turnover ceremony in Tandag City on Friday. The distribution of 2021 funds in the province also include FCAs in Bislig City and