Caraga Region Institute of Peace to hold Regl Peace Education Contest Conference

By Jennifer P. Gaitano

BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 3 - The Caraga Region Institute of Peace (CRIP), a non-profit organization will be holding the 2013 Regional Peace Education Contest Conference on September 30 at the Agusan National High School, this city.

Said event is in partnership with the Philippine Society of Young Good Citizens (PSYGC).

CRIP chair and executive director Rex Ybañez, relayed that September of each year is set by the United Nations (UN) as International Peace Month. "This year's international theme is 'Education for Peace'," he said.

Ybañez added that the event aims to have a better educated and informed citizenry in terms of the peace education in support to the government’s call and the UN.

Participants of this one-day affair are the secondary student-journalists of all divisions of the Department of Education (DepEd) Caraga. There will be one coach per delegation.

Contests are on editorial writing, short story writing, essay writing, on–the–spot poster making and on–the–spot editorial cartooning.

Also, during the activity, Agusan del Norte 1st District Butuan City and Las Nieves Representative Atty. Lawrence Lemuel H. Fortun will deliver his message, as well as DepEd-Caraga Regional Director Atty. Albert T. Escobarte.

Meanwhile, among the speakers/lecturers include the following: Philippine Air Force Brigadier General Dr. Charito B. Plaza; Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Caraga Regional Director Atty. Marylin Pintor; and Dr. Adrilene Mae Castanos of Caraga State University.

CRIP is a non-profit organization founded last June 31, 2012. It was launched in Surigao del Sur State University Cantilan Campus on September 21 of the same year. Its purpose is to provide relevant education to Caraganons on peace education and human rights. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)