Board Secretary Earl dela Victoria of the
Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) Caraga during the
Regional Information Officers' Summit on Climate Change Advocacy at Dottie's
Place Hotel, Butuan City on July 16. Dela Victoria said all of the changes on
the world are attributed to us, which affect our climate. (Gerie Mae G. Coco,
PIA-Caraga)
Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr.
welcoming participants to the Regional Information Officers' Summit on Climate
Change Advocacy at Dottie's Place Hotel, Butuan City on July 16. Mayor Amante
remarks that information and education are very vital in safeguarding the
environment as we are facing a critical situation called climate change. (Gerie
Mae G. Coco, PIA-Caraga)
Regional director Nonito Tamayo of the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Caraga keynotes the
Regional Information Officers' Summit on Climate Change Advocacy at Dottie's
Place Hotel, Butuan City on July 16. Director Tamayo said that the Regional
Summit of the Caraga Information Officers is timely considering that acquiring
knowledge and skills in effective information delivery really makes a
difference to everyone. (Gerie Mae G. Coco, PIA-Caraga)
Regional Public Affairs Office chief Herzon
Gallego of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Caraga
explains how, and what process the atmosphere change caused by the green house
effect during the 2nd day of the Regional Information Officers' Summit on
Climate Change Advocacy at Dottie's Place Hotel, Butuan City on July 16 with
the theme, “Strengthening Partnership Among Communities on Climate Change
Adaptation.” (Gerie Mae G. Coco, PIA-Caraga)
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Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
Caraga regional director Dominga Mallonga during the Regional Information
Officers' Summit on Climate Change Advocacy held at Dottie's Place Hotel in
Butuan City on July 16 said that disasters happen because we, the occupants of
the world are not meeting certain requirements of the environment. Dir.
Mallonga further said that natural climate becomes a disaster because 97% are
inflected by human influence resulting to green house warming. (Gerie Mae G.
Coco, PIA-Caraga)
Independent Humanitarian and Development Worker
Merlie Mendoza during the 2nd day of the Regional Information Officers' Summit
on Climate Change Advocacy emphasizes not to blame everything on Climate Change
because the impacts can be both a natural and man-made contribution. ”People
can be partly accountable for the many effects of climate change," Mendoza
said. (Gerie Mae G. Coco, PIA-Caraga)
More than 200 participants composed of
Information Officers from government agencies and Local Government Units, with
local media partners in Caraga Region attended the Regional Information
Officers' Summit on Climate Change Advocacy held at Dottie's Place Hotel in
Butuan City on July 16-17 with the theme, “Strengthening Partnership Among
Communities on Climate Change Adaptation.” (Gerie Mae G. Coco, PIA-Caraga)
Regional director Myla Faye Aurora Cariño of the
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Caraga presents the Regional
Development Plan (RDP) 2013-2016 during the 2nd day of the Regional Information
Officers' Summit on Climate Change Advocacy participated by information
officers regionwide held at Dottie's Place Hotel in Butuan City on July 17 with
the theme, “Strengthening Partnership Among Communities on Climate Change
Adaptation.” (Gerie Mae G. Coco, PIA-Caraga)
Regional director Liza Mazo of the Office of
Civil Defense (OCD) Caraga shares the overview of the Philippine DRRM System
during the 2nd day of the Regional Information Officers' Summit on Climate
Change Advocacy at Dottie's Place Hotel, Butuan City on July 16. Dir. Mazo
reiterates that the RDRRMC has an operation center (opcen) during disaster
where information officers from the government agencies and LGUs gather and
share updates. (Gerie Mae G. Coco, PIA-Caraga)
