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RIVERWATCH RESTO GETS TRIPADVISOR 2013 THUMBS-UP FOR HIGH RATINGS
Saturday 25th of May 2013
BOHOL, May 25 (PIA) -- Another Bohol iconic tourist-service company catches international attention when a famous travel service website cited it for excellence in 2013.
In 2012, travel ratings website www.tripadvisor.com cited Gerarda’s in Tagbilaran City as a highly rated eat-out restaurant for local and foreign tourists.
This year, tripadvisor confers to Loboc RiverWatch Floating Restaurant a Certificate of Excellence in 2013, for the company’s being among the top performing 10% of all businesses worldwide on tripadvisor.
The citation, according to tripadvisor is given to businesses that consistently earn high ratings.
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24May2013BOHOL, May 23 (PIA) – Give it up for the ladies in the house. The last elections brought to 16 the number of women chief executives in Bohol as 11 new women mayors were elected to the post. The 16 lady mayors make up 33 percent of the total number of mayors’ votes enough to put more weight into their identified advocacies. New women mayors elected were Natividad R. Gonzaga (Danao), Marietta T. Sumaylo (Dauis), Conrada C. Amparo (Duero), Josephine Socorro C. Jumamoy (Inabanga), Tita B. Gall...
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25May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 25 (PIA)--Gipahibalo sa Civil Service Commission (CSC) nga aduna na sila'y bag-ong commissioner. Si Nieves L. Osorio, nihimo sa iyang oath of office atubangan ni Chairman Francisco T. Duque III niadtong Lunes, Mayo 20, sa usa ka yanong seremonya nga gipahigayon sa CSC Central Office sa Diliman, syudad sa Quezon. Kanhi Chairperson sa Career Executive Service Board (CESB), si Osorio natudlo isip ad interim commissioner niadtong Marso 20 sa Office of the President...
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25May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 25 (PIA)--Gipirmahan na ni Presidente Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino lll ang Republic Act 10535 nga nagtakda sa Philippine Standard Time (PST). Base sa maong balaod, gimanduan ang tanang ahensya sa gobyerno ug local government units nga gamiton na ang PST nga itakda sa PAGASA-DOST. Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, ang RA 10535 o PST Act of 2013 gilagdaan sa Presidente niadtong Mayo 15. Kinahanglang makig-alayon ang tanang ahensya ug LGU’s ...
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25May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 25 (PIA)--Mokabat P100,000 hangtud P1 milyon ang multa ug pagkabilanggo gikan 6 hangtud 12 ka tuig ang silot sa masakpang mamaligya og ‘botcha’ o double dead nga karne sa merkado. Kini human gipirmahan ni Presidente Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III ang usa ka balaodnon aron mapabug-at ang silot sa mga mamaligya og ‘botcha’. Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, gilagdaan sa Presidente niadtong Mayo 15 ang Republic Act No. 10536 aron am...
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24May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 24 (PIA) -- Sa tinguhang mas mapadali ang peace building efforts sa Mindanao, gipagawas na sa gobyerno ang budget alang sa Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC). Matud pa ni Budget Sec. Butch Abad, ang kinatibuk-ang P42 milyong pondo alang sa BTC apil sa tinguha ni Presidente Benigno Aquino lll alang sa socio-economic reform and development sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Min¬danao (ARMM) pinaagi sa pagtukod og Bangsamoro Basic Law. “This release is meant to cov...
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24May2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, Mayo 24 (PIA) -- Mikabat sa dili mo menos usa ka libo ka mga tawo ang nakapahimulos sa gipahigayon nga usa ka surgical, dental ug optical mission uban usab sa blood diagnostics didto sa Brgy. Tabuan, Bayawan City kaniadtong Mayo 18. Ang mga lumolopyo sa Brgy Tabuan ug mga silingan niini nga brgy ang na atiman sa medical mission team nga gilangkoban sa 13 ka medical doctors, 5 ka surgeons, 10 ka registered nurses, 3 ka medical technologists, 4 ka social workers ug uban pa nga vo...
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24May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, May 24 (PIA) -- Giseguro sa nasudnong pulis nga gihugtan nila ang seguridad dili lamang sa mga Pilipino apan apil na ang mga turista nga naa sa nagkalain-laing dapit sa nasud apil na ang mga Taiwanese nationals. Matud pa ni Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesman C/Supt. Generoso Cerbo, hugot ang pagtutok sa kapolisan sa mga lugar nga daghang bisitang turista sama sa Boracay, Tagaytay, Palawan ug uban pang mga tourist destinations sa nasud. Ang heneral nagkanayon nga walay...
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24May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- Gibantayan karon sa Department of Agriculture (DA) ang posibleng pagsulod dinhi sa nasud sa mga bugas gikan China nga giingong adunay taas nga “lead content.” Sa usa ka radio interview, gibutyag ni Asst. Sec. Dante de Lima, National Coordinator for Rice Program nga gipadalhan na nila og sulat ang National Food Authority (NFA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) ug Bureau of Customs (BoC) aron masiguro nga dili makalusot ang mga bugas nga kontaminado sa...
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24May2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, Mayo 23 (PIA) -- Usa ka groundbreaking ceremony ang gihimo sa lungsod sa La Libertad alang sa tukoron nga duha ka classroom building sa La Libertad Central Elementary School bag-ohay pa lamang. Kini nga kalamboan nahimo pinaagi sa bayanihan spirit sa ABS-CBN Sagip Kapamilya nga gipangulohan ni Mrs. Veranda Sy, sa 302nd Brigade Philippine Army ubos ni Col Francisco Patrimonio, sa lokal nga kagamhanan sa La Libertad pinaagi ni vice-mayor Iway ug sa DepEd nga gi representahan sa ...
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23May2013CEBU CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- The public school system in Region 7 is set to get a boost after the Department of Education (DepEd) announced the construction of additional classrooms and opening of new teacher items in the region. DepEd-7 Regional Director Dr. Carmelita Dulangon in a recent Kapihan forum disclosed that new classrooms are now being built in several public schools region-wide. Target accomplishment for 2013 is 602 total classrooms in Central Visayas. Of the total, Department of ...
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23May2013CEBU CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- “No Removal of Shoes Policy” gipasabot alang sa mga pasahero og gumagamit sa Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA). Epektibo na karong semanaha ang “No Removal of Shoes Policy” sa MCIA pinasikad sa Memorandum Circular gikan sa Air Transportation Service (ATS). Matod ni MCIA Authority General Manager Engr. Nigel Paul Villarete nga dili na pahubuon sa ilang mga sapatos ang mga pasahero o gumagamit sa airport sa dihang muagi sila sa Final Screening o Security...
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23May2013CEBU CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- Mactan Cebu International Airport has adopted a “No Removal Of Shoes Policy” for passengers, except in four instances, effective immediately. MCIA Authority General Manager Engr. Nigel Paul recently posted on his Facebook account an announcement on the adoption of the Policy on Non-Removal of Shoes based on a Memorandum Circular followed by the Office of Transportations Security (OTS) issued March 4 and made effective May 15, 2013. “There will no longer be man...
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23May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 23 (PIA)--Gilusad sa Department of Education (DepEd) niadtong Lunes, Mayo 20 ang 2013 National Schools Maintenance Week o Brigada Eskwela sa syudad sa Tagbilaran pinaagi sa motorcade. Ang maong motorcade naggikan sa buhatan sa DepEd City Division nga ni-agi sa Mansasa, Dampas, paingon sa Island City Mall, niagi sa dalan J.A. Clarin, niliko sa City Central School ug natapos sa Dr. Cecilio Putong National High School (DCPNHS). Sa paghidangat sa DCPNHS, gisugdan dayon...
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23May2013CEBU CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- Department of Education-7 officials remain positive there will be more volunteers for the remaining days of Brigada Eskwela. In the recent Kapihan sa PIA-Cebu, DepEd-7 Regional Director Dr. Carmelita Dulangon said they remain hopeful that like in the past years, volunteers for Brigada Eskwela will increase. According to Director Dulangon, there is a good turn-out of volunteers in majority of the schools under the 19 schools divisions of Central Visayas. “Speciall...
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22May2013SIQUIJOR, May 21 (PIA) -- Elections in Siquijor province was generally peaceful according to police officials here. Primitivo J. Tabujara Jr., provincial police senior superintendent, said there were no reports of election-related violent incidents before and during the election day. He said security operations and deployment of personnel did not end until a directive from the Commission on Elections is received. He attributed the province’s peaceful situation to the team efforts of the Com...
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22May2013SIQUIJOR, May 16 (PIA) -- Local politics here was once painted in red (“pula” or “pua” in local dialect), with the Fua clan in control of major elective positions in the island of Siquijor. But the recently concluded 2013 elections changed all that. Now comes the “yellow” magic, after the Liberal Party (LP) succeeded in getting majority of the top positions and ousting the Fuas in the congressional and gubernatorial slots they occupied for more than two decades. From what used to ...
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22May2013SIQUIJOR, May 21 (PIA) -- As the new school year is about to start, all public elementary and secondary schools in Siquijor province are getting ready with the Brigada Eskwela that started on May 20 with Department of Education (DepEd) Assistant Secretary Rey Laguda joining the activities. "Brigada Eskwela is not just about getting the community people, it’s also a way of informing them that we are about to start another school year," said Asec. Laguda, in an interview with the Philippine In...
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22May2013CEBU CITY, May 22 (PIA) --The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) reminds the land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) of the premium increase that is set to be fully implemented in 2014. Since 2005, the OFWs have been paying P900 a year as contribution when the Medicare functions of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) was finally transferred to PhilHealth. The PhilHealth Board approved sometime in 2011 a new premium rate for land-based OFWs under the Overse...
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22May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 22 (PIA) -- Milagda og kasabotan ang Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) ug Pilipinas nga naggarantiyang mahatagan gayud og saktong benepisyo ang mga Pinoy nga nagtrabaho didto. Gi-isip nga makasaysayanon ang maong kasabotan nga nagtinguhang protektahan ang libuan ka kababayen-an nga biktima sa pang-abuso. Matud pa ni Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz, ang maong kasabotan naggagarantiya sa mga Pinay domestic helpers nga mahatagan gayud o...
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22May2013SIQUIJOR, May 22 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Techonology (DOST) - Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SET-UP) releases another P350,000 to Dodge Welding Work of Candanay Norte, Siquijor, Siqujor. DOST-Siquijor provincial director Mario de la Pena said the SET-UP program is providing technical support and assistance Dodge Welding Works owned and managed by Deleto Cuevas. Entitled “Machinery and Equipment Upgrading of Dodge Welding Shop”, the project is a component ...
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22May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 22 (PIA) -- Dili uyon si Presidente Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III sa planong i-oktaba ang gitakdang barangay ug Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) eleksyon sa Oktubre tungod kay wala man siya’y nakitang igong rason aron i-oktaba pa kini. Ang Presidente nagkanayon nga angay kayahon sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang eleksyon tungod kay gikuyawan siyang mausab napud ang pag-oktaba niini. Giingong angay mopatigbabaw ang mandato sa katawhan nga mopili og mamuno sa ilan...
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22May2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, Ma 22 (PIA) -- Mi-awhag si Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz nga pahimuslan pagbalik sa mga negosyante ug mga kompanya ang programang 'apprenticeship ug learnership' ubos sa Tesda's Kasanayan at Hanapbuhay (KASH) program. Pinaagi sa KASH program, ang usa ka trainee makakat-on sa insaktong abilidad sa ilang pagtrabaho ug ang mga kompanya usab makakuha ug mga kwalipikado nga mga trabahante alang sa position nga gikinahanglan niini. Ang mga apprentice ug learners makada...
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22May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 22 (PIA) -- Masaligon ang Malakanyang nga masulbad ra ang tensyon tali sa Pilipinas ug Taiwan taliwala sa mga taho nga pagpanakit sa pipila ka Taiwanese nationals sa mga OFWs human mapatay sa Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ang usa ka mangingisdang Taiwanese. Matud pa ni Communications Sec. Sonny Coloma, misalig sila sa gibuhiang pahayag ni Taiwanese Pres. Ma nga padayon ang himuong negosasyon aron dili maguba ang relasyon sa duha ka nasud. Dugang pa ni Coloma, paday...
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22May2013CEBU CITY, May 21 (PIA) -- Mga karsada sa downtown Sugbo, sirad-an atol sa tinuig nga “Gabii sa Kabilin” karong Mayo 31, adlaw sa Biernes. Matod sa gipadala nga mensahe gikan sa tigpasiugda nga ang Ramon Aboitiz Foundation (RAFI) hingpit na ang pagpangandam sa tinuig nga pagpahigayon sa “Gabii sa Kabilin” –A Heritage Tour at Night. Kini human nakapagawas na og pahibalo ang City Integrated Traffic Management Office (CCPO) og ang kapolisan alang sa seguridad sa maong kalihukan. Ang m...
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22May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 22 (PIA) -- Gitakdang sugdan sa Hunyo 1 ang Sajahatra Bangsamoro caravans. Base kini sa Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) sa Government of the Philippines (GPH) ug Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Niadtong milabay nga Mayo 9 ug 10, ang mga miyembro sa GPH Task Force on Bangsamoro Development, MILF Task Force Sajahatra ug MILF Project Management Team (PMT) nipahigayon og panagtapok sulod sa duha ka adlaw aron hisgotan ang pagpangandam alang sa gitakdang provin...
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22May2013CEBU CITY, May 22 (PIA) -- The Young Minds Academy (YMA)-Season7 of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) introduced and exposed the Cebuano young scholars in a 'Social Discovery Walk' facilitated by RAFI's Kool Adventure Camp (KAC) on April 30. The activity is intended for the young minds to gain relevant community exposures that will provide valuable insights on this season's theme, urban development. There are 87 scholars-participants that were divided into six teams who accomplished ch...
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21May2013Negros Oriental, May 21 (PIA) -- The Brigada Eswela program kicked off yesterday at West City Elementary School with the signing of Pledge of Commitment by parents, student-volunteers, community members and teachers. Brigada Eskwela is a yearly activity of the DepEd through joint effort of parents, teachers, students and community members in cleaning school surroundings and classrooms for the school opening in June. Clean-up drives were mostly done in school surroundings. Refurbishing schools...
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21May2013CEBU CITY, May 21 (PIA)-- All is set for the holding of Cebu City’s “Gabii sa Kabilin” – a Heritage Tour at Night on May 31. In a statement sent by the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation (RAFI), all is set for this year’s “Gabii sa Kabilin” with all participating units and agencies. The City Integrated Traffic Operation Management (CITOM) released an advisory cautioning downtown motorists of closures of some city streets on the 31st of May for the safe conduct of the “Gabii sa Kabilin...
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20May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 20 (PIA)-- Ang Department of Education (DepEd) mokuha og 60 mil ka mga bag-ong magtutudlo karong umaabot nga pagsugod sa klase sa mga pampublikong tunghaan human gi-aprubahan na ang pondo alang sa pangpa-sweldo niini. Gibutyag sa DepEd ang pag-aprubar sa Department of Budget and Management (DBM) sa dugang 61,510 teacher items alang sa fiscal year 2013. Kini aron makunhoran ang kakulang sa mga magtutudlo sa pampublikong elementarya ug high school sa tibuok nasud. B...
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20May2013CEBU CITY, May 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 through the Forest Management Services (FMS) recently conducted a training and orientation on forest fire prevention and control, tree surgery, forest pest surveillance and monitoring at San Jose, La Libertad in Negros Oriental. DENR 7 Regional Executive Director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said the activity aimed to improve awareness among communities for the protection, preservation, conservation and sustainabilit...
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18May2013DUMAGUETE CITY, May 18 (PIA) -- Governor Roel Degamo obtained a fresh mandate from Negros Oriental residents after he was proclaimed on May 17 by the provincial board of canvassers as the winner in the heated gubernatorial race. Degamo of PDP-Laban won overwhelmingly with 212,252 votes defeating his two known political and economic giant- rivals in Negros Oriental -- 1st district Congresswoman Josy Limkaichong of the Liberal Party who only got 161, 361 while former Finance secretary Margarito ...
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17May2013Cebu City May 17 (PIA) -- Young Minds Academy (YMA) of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) introduced 87 young Cebuanos to a seminar workshop on "Think Quest and Idea Lab" on April 26-27 to encourage creativity and critical thinking among the youth. Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center (EADSC) spearheaded the workshop with YMA's regular modules. It aims to help the scholars identify factors that influences their creativity and nourish their critical young minds. The seminar also all...
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17May2013SIQUIJOR, May 17 (PIA) -- The Liberal Party is now taking top positions in Siquijor province based on the recently concluded May 13 elections. Congressional, gubernatorial and vice-gubernatorial seats are now taken by LP’s Dr. Marie Anne Pernes, the widow of Dr. Jose Pernes who died of heart ailment a day before the elections; businessman Zaldy “Jecoy” Villa and singer-actor Fernando ‘Dingdong” Avanzado, respectively. Pernes garnered 29,530 votes over his opponent Orlando A. Fua Jr....
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17May2013CEBU CITY, May 17 (PIA)-- Atty. Hilario "Junjun" Davide III of the Liberal Party, was proclaimed Governor of Cebu at 3:20 p.m. May 17, ending the almost two decade hold of the Garcia's of the Cebu Provincial Capitol. He garnered 654,054 votes, 163,906 votes higher than 3rd District Congressman Pablo John Garcia's 490,148 votes of United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) 1 Cebu. He was joined by wife Jobel Angan-Davide and two of three daughters, Nina and Dana. Also with them are his father Forme...
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17May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 17 (PIA) -- Twenty towns here have elected new chief executives while another 28 mayors get fresh mandates. Six new mayors come from Bohol’s first district, another six from second and eight from the third district. First district towns with their brand-new mayors are Tagbilaran City (John Geesnell Yap), Dauis (Miriam Sumaylo), Panglao (Nila Montero), Cortes (Roberto Tabanera), Tubigon (Marlon Amila) and Catigbian (Virgilio Lurot). This constitutes 40% of the 1...
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17May2013CEBU CITY, May 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-7 urged the winners of the May 2013 mid-term polls to start gathering and cleaning up campaign materials like posters and tarpaulins along the streets and even inside the school premises. “We call on our winners on the recently concluded elections to think of the environment by collecting the wastes that were generated last May 13 including that of their opponents,” DENR 7 Regional Executive Director Dr. I...
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17May2013CEBU CITY, May 17 (PIA) -- Results of the recent mid-term elections caused a historic, drastic shift in the upper echelons of the political landscape of Cebu, one of the most vote-rich provinces in the Philippines. Some longtime, major political stalwarts suffered upsets in the hands of newbies. On the other hand, some of the newcomers finally tasted victory after several failed bids for electoral seats. One such surprising fall of an old guard in Cebu politics is Cebu First District Rep. Ed...
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16May2013CEBU CITY, May 16 (PIA) --- The conduct of this year’s midterm elections in Cebu province was generally peaceful. Cebu Provincial Police Sr. Supt. Patrocinio Comendador said compared to previous elections, the peace and order in the province was peaceful as there were no reports of election-related violent incidents during election day. The provincial police chief has been roving around election hotspots in the province a few days leading to May 13, particularly in Bogo City. Bogo City has...
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17May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Mayo 17 (PIA)--Gideklarar ni Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III ang ikatulong Lunes sa Hunyo matag tuig isip National Tour Guides' Day agig pag-ila sa kontibusyon sa sektor sa tourist guides sa kalamboan, pagpa-usbaw ug pagpalungtad sa turismo sa Pilipinas. Gipagawas sa Presidente ang deklarasyon pinaagi sa Proclamation No. 574 nga gilagdaan ni Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. niadtong Mayo 7. "Tourism is an indispensable element of the national economy and an in...
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17May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Mayo 17 (PIA) -- Nihangyo karon ang Malakanyang sa mga lumolupyo sa Taiwan nga dili unta idamay ang mga overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Atubangan kini sa gikatahong pagmaltrato sa mga among Taiwanese sa mga trabahanteng Pinoy tungod sa tensyon human sa napatay nga mangingisdang Taiwanese. Matud pa ni Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda, wala may sala ang mga OFWs ug tarong man silang nanginabuhi sa Taiwan. Dugang pa ni Lacierda, padayon pa nilang gi-validate ang ma...
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16May2013CEBU CITY, May 16 (PIA) – Beach clean-ups and mangrove planting, among other major activities, will be held in Cebu to mark the international celebration of Coral Triangle (CT) Day on June 9. CT Day is an observance around the CT region to highlight the importance of marine conservation and to raise awareness on this global center of marine biodiversity. CT is a six million square kilometer ocean expanse that contains the highest number of reef building corals on the planet. Its spectacular ...
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16May2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, May 16 (PIA) – It’s victory for re-electionist Manuel “Chiquiting” Sagarbarria and running mate Woodrow Maquiling Sr. as the City Board of Canvassers proclaimed them duly elected mayor and vice mayor of Dumaguete City respectively. The proclamation was made yesterday at 1:30 p.m. Both candidates ran under the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) party Sagarbarria, the incumbent mayor of Dumaguete, thanked the people for once again putting their trust in him in gove...
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16May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol May 16 (PIA)— Poll canvassers’ long wait is over. For the past four days, Provincial Board of Canvassers (PBOC) aimlessly spend time gazing at an immobile screen projecting election returns, most of them filled, but eight towns. The PBOC is still to get the transmissions from Alicia, Balilihan, Baclayon, Calape, Carmen, Cortes, Sevilla and Tagbilaran City, most of which are still stuck in the Municipal Board of Canvassers. The MBOC could not transmit these returns ...
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15May2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, May 15 (PIA) -- The Diocesan Electoral Board (DEB) said the province had a peaceful and honest May 13 polls. DEB convenor Rev. Msgr. Julius Heruela said that all stake holders were committed to make the elections successful. He noted that the teachers were very much prepared to serve as Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) as well as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) were ready to provide the necessary security last Election D...
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15May2013CEBU CITY, May 9 (PIA) -- The Regional Rehabilitation Centre for Youth (RRCY) here has partnered with Julie’s Bakeshop to launch a feeding program in the municipality of Argao. RRCY is a project spearheaded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office in Region 7. RRCY head Bibiana Horvath during the recent launching welcomed their partnership with Julie's Bakeshop. "We welcome our partnership with Julie’s Bakeshop and we are happy that they have chosen RRCY ...
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10May2013DUMAGUETE CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- Over 300 cyclists in Negros Oriental rode around Dumaguete City recently to promote the 1343 anti-trafficking hotline for emergency use, and stop modern slavery and traffic congestion. The "Freedom Ride" is part of the Stop Look Listen Campaign of Dakila, a civic group creatively inspiring involvement in social transformation, in partnership with the Manila Fixed Gear and WeFXD, a group of urban cyclists who has incorporated cycling in their lifestyle. Dakila h...
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15May2013DUMAGUETE CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- It’s victory for re-electionist Manuel “Chiquiting” Sagarbarria and running mate Woodrow Maquiling Sr. as the City Board of Canvassers proclaimed them duly elected mayor and vice mayor, respectively, of Dumaguete City. The proclamation was done yesterday at 1:30 p.m. Both candidates ran under the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) party. Sagarbarria, incumbent mayor of Dumaguete, thanked the people for once again putting their trust on him in go...
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15May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 15 (PIA) -- The Bohol Provincial Accounting Office (PAccO) has adopted new trends in IT-technology for fast-tracking paper processes and making transparent accounting of public funds. PAccO chief, Joseth Celocia told employees gathered during the monthly convocation that the office uses a Commission on Audit (COA)-provided software that eases up preparation and generation of Journal Entry Vouchers (JEV) that also hooks up with the COA for easy and updated financial r...
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15May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 15 (PIA) -- Padayon nang gipatuman sa gobyerno sa Taiwan ang freeze hiring o dili pagkuha og mga trabahanteng Pinoy. Atubangan kini sa nahitabong pagpamusil sa mga sakop sa Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) sa mga Taiwanese fishing vessel nga nakapatay og usa ka mangingisdang Taiwanese sa kadagatan nga sakop sa Balintang Channel sa Batanes sa niaging semana. Gipahayag ni Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou nga gimando sa ilang pangulo ang paghunong sa pagkuha og mga trabahant...
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13May2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, May 13 (PIA) – Situations in polling centers in the province remained calm as elections ended peacefully in Negros Oriental. However, the Diocesan Electoral Board (DEB), a non-government organization here which calls for a fair and clean election, has noted problems on Election Day in the province. The DEB operation center inside the Dumaguete Cathedral compound received reports from their roving teams on field over an alleged vote-buying incident in Brgy. Lo-oc, Bais City...
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15May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 15 (PIA)--Gimando ni Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona sa Department of Health (DOH) nga ibutang ang tanang regional health offices ug mga tambalanan sa Code White alert niadtong miaging Mayo-13 nga eleksyon aron pagmonitor sa mga paghitabo niadtong adlawa. Matud pa ni Ona nga gi-aghat ang tanang regional directors niining mga health facilities nga magbinantayon ug magpadala dayon og flash reports sa mga insidente nga kinahanglang itaho sa DOH-Health Emergency Manage...
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15May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 15 (PIA) -- Members of the Bohol Information Communication Technology Council (BICT), Bohol Bloggers Society (BBS) and Cebu Bloggers Society (CBS) now attempt to mainstream internet-based communication through a blogging seminar workshop on May 24 at Bohol Tropics Resort. BICT council president Leah Tirol-Magno said, it is billed as “Blog@Talks Seminar-Workshop.” Bohol is advocating for a strong information technology to boost its regional bid, and having been...
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15May2013CEBU CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- Demand for Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machinists in the job market is rising these days, according to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). In the Philippines, only a few CNC machinists are trained as most of those who have been trained have left the country for good, noted DOST. Brain drain has become a bigger problem in the metals and engineering industry due to steadfast advancements and innovations in modern technology. To address the negative...
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15May2013Negros Oriental, Mayo 15 (PIA) -- Midaug pag blik isip mayor sa dakbayan sa Dumaguete si Manuel "Chiquiting" Sagarbarria ug ang iyang kandidato pagka bise mayor nga si Woodrow Maquiling, Sr. nga gi proklamar sa City Board of Canvassers kagahapong adlawa. Si Sagarbarria ug Maquiling mi kandidato ubos sa partido NPC. Sa gipahigayon nga proklamasyon si Sagarbarria mi pasalamat sa katawhan sa Dgte sa suporta ug pagsalig sa iyang pagdumala sa dakbayan isip ilang mayor. Nipasalig si Sagarbarria nga...
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15May2013CEBU CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- Incumbent Mayor Atty. Michael L. Rama was recently declared Mayor of Cebu City for the second time after leading more than 6,000 over his opponent, incumbent Cebu City South District Representative Tomas DR Osmena. At 4:45 p.m. of May 14, Rama of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA)-Team Rama was proclaimed by the Chairman of the Board of Canvassers, Election Officer Atty. Ferdinand Grujilde, for garnering 217, 448 votes. Osmena of the Liberal Party-Bando Osmena Pu...
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15May2013CEBU CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- Fifty four (54) persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Visayas and Mindanao have received their diplomas for completing training at the Area Vocational Rehabilitation Center 11 (AVRC) in Labangon, Cebu City. The rites were held during the school's 35th Graduation Exercises. Of these number, 24 finished Therapeutic Massage, 1 in Consumer Electronics, 13 in Computer Technology, 2 in Commercial Arts and Crafts, 5 in Basic Cosmetology, 10 in Commercial Cooking, 2 in Ba...
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15May2013Negros Oriental, Mayo 15 (PIA) -- Gipahibalo sa Civil service Commission nga walay kamatuoran ang mga balita ug ang gipakatap nga text messages mahitungod sa pending nga balaod sa Kongreso nga pakubsan o kunhuran ang mga benepisyo nga gidawat sa mga trabahante sa gobyerno, sundalo, pulis ug nurses. Ang CSC midugang pagpahibalo nga ang ilang buhatan kanunay nga gi konsulta ug gipahibalo Kung adunay mga bag-ong kalamboan mahitungod sa benepisyo sa mga trabahante sa gobyerno. Matud pa sa CSC nga...
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13May2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, May 13 (PIA) -- Elections continued in a hinterland town in Negros Oriental despite an encounter between government troops and the New People’s Army (NPA). One soldier was reportedly killed while another was wounded in an encounter between soldiers of 79th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army and around 30 NPA members in Sitio Bungabong, Brgy. San Francisco, Sta. Catalina town, 11:00 am today. However, B/Gen. Lysander Suerte, Deputy Commander of AFP Central Command s...
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15May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 15 (PIA) -- Gilagdaan na ni Presidente Benigno Aquino III ganinang buntag, Miyerkules ang balaod nga magdugang og duha pa ka tuig sa basic education sa Pilipinas. Ubos sa Republic Act 10533, ipatuman na ang "K to 12 program" sa gobyerno, nga gisugdan na sa Department of Education (DepEd) sa mga tunghaan sa tibuok nasud sa niaging tuig. Sa bag-ong balaod, mabag-o na ang basic education program sa nasud – usa ka tuig sa Kindergarten, unom ka tuig sa primary school...
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15May2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, May 15 (PIA) --The military is conducting hot pursuit operations against rebel New People’s Army (NPA) following another incident of encounter in Sitio Naupao, Brgy. San Pedro, Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental around 4:40 pm on May 14. “We will run after them. We will not allow them (bandits) to carry out any violent activities to the peace loving residents in the locality,” said Col. Francisco Patrimonio, Philippine Army 302 Brigade Commander. Reports from the 302 Infant...
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14May2013Carcar is a thriving city in Cebu south, largely agricultural with around 200 farmers growing eggplants. For these farmers, exposing their eggplants to chemicals has become an accepted practice. What farmers do is dip the eggplants in strong chemicals before it is harvested to make it look healthy. This practice is prevalent among eggplant producers who opt for high income. One of these eggplant farmers is Marino Quisa-ot, who has been growing eggplants for 20 years now. He has, however, r...
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11May2013What am I doing here? Lying on my back, desperately trying to disengage the spare tire under the AUV, I realized how stupid I was. I did not have the right tools, and now my face was an inch away from a dusty spare tire which could not be disentangled from a chain in its elevator. In the last half hour, fate heaped all odds against me. And I am in this situation, not because I wanted fun or leisure. I was covering the preparations by a local community who was set to get thousands of voluntee...
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10May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 10 (PIA) -- Gipahunong karon sa Supreme Court (SC) ang kontrobersyal nga money ban resolution sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) human kini nipagawas og status quo ante order agig pabor sa hangyo sa Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP). Ang maong kamanduan gi-anunsyo sa tigpamaba sa SC nga si Atty Theodore Te ug nagpasabot kini nga angay magpabilin pa gihapon ang kanhi gipatuman nga balaod sa wala pa gipagawas ang Comelec resolution 9688. Base sa "petition...
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10May2013JAGNA, Bohol, May 10 (PIA) – Automated counting of votes proved more reliable than manual counting during the final testing and sealing of Precinct Count Optical Scanner (PCOS) machine in Barangay Mansasa in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. During the FTS of the PCOS machine last May 8 in Mansasa, a mismatch between the manual and the automated count stirred watchers from individual candidates and parties. The process was led by Commission on Elections officials. However, fears of PCOS inaccuracy o...
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10May2013CEBU CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- Si tsirman Sixto Brilliantes mahimo nang moinom sa iyang paboritong ilimnon sulod sa tulo pa ka adlaw. Mao kini ang giingon nga patapsing sa tsirman sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) sa pag-anunsiyo ngadto sa media karong adlawa (Huwebes) nga ang Comelec mibakwi sa minutong resolusyon o (Comelec Minute Resolution No. 13-0322) kabahin sa gilugwayan nga pagdili sa ilimnong makahubog. Si Brilliantes mihatag sa anunsiyo atol sa pormal nga pagtugyan sa source code sa 2...
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10May2013CEBU CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) re-imposed the 2% monthly interest on delinquent payments that it implemented when it took over the administration of what was then Medicare for the employed sector pursuant to Circular No. 04-2013. PhilHealth relaxed the implementation of the 2% interest in 2002 when it issued Circular 15 on the settlement of arrears by delinquent, under-remitting and non-remitting employers. However, the PhilHealth Board is...
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10May2013CEBU CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- With three days more to go before elections, the police in Central Visayas goes on full alert running up to May 13 to ensure secure and fair polls as three election-related violent incidents (ERVIs) have been recorded so far in the region. S/Supt. Armando Radoc, chief of the Regional Investigation and Detection Management Division of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 said that out of the 12 suspected ERVIs in Central Visayas, only three were validated to be ERVIs. ...
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09May2013CEBU CITY, May 8 (PIA) --The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is involving the public in its efforts to build its corporate image through its tagline-making contest. PhilHealth intends to replace its current corporate tagline “Your Partner in Health” with one that integrates the ideals of Universal Health Care (UHC). The new tagline is envisioned to embody Philhealth’s vision “Bawat Pilipino, Miyembro. Bawat Miyembro, Protektado. Kalusugan Natin, Segurado” and it...
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09May2013CEBU CITY, May 9 (PIA) – About eight potential political armed groups (PPAGs)are being closely monitored by the Police Regional Office (PRO) in Central Visayas as security measures are being strengthened with four days more to go before the May 13 Elections. “Two of the 10 PPAGs have been delisted as they are already inactive. We are still continuing our strict monitoring on the eight PPAGs left,” bared Police Senior Inspector Randy Caballes of the Regional Intelligence Division of the...
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09May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 9 (PIA) -- The Final Testing and Sealing (FTS) of the Precinct Count Optical Scanners (PCOS) machines in Bohol were done yesterday in all voting precincts in the towns and in the city. The PCOS machines will be designated for each of the 1,355 voting precincts in Bohol. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Provincial Supervisor Lionel Marco Castillano, in a radio interview, said that so far, there were no glitches reported on the testing and sealing in the towns. He ...
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09May2013CEBU CITY, May 9 (PIA) – It’s all systems go for the 2013 elections in Central Visayas, according to police officials. “We are 100 percent prepared," S/Supt. Audie Villacin, chief of the Police Community Relations Division here said. Villacin told the media during the recent ‘Talakayan sa Isyung Pulis’ forum that based on the recent meeting of the Regional Joint Security Coordinating Center, all security action plans of the different provincial police offices in Cebu, Negros Orienta...
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09May2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, Mayo 8 (PIA) -- Ang Philippine Army 302nd Brigade sa Negros Oriental bagohay pa lamang midaklara sa mga barangays sa lungsod sa Zamboanguita, Siaton ug Canlaon City nga insurgent-free ug andam na kini sa mga programa pang kalamboan human ma pirmahan sa LGUs, PNP ug PA ang area clearing evaluation report sa maong mga lugar. Si Capt. Cresencio Gargar, Information Officer sa 302nd BDE mipahibalo nga ang mga barangays Bayog ug Lumapao sa Canlaon City, Mayabon ug Calango sa Zamboang...
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09May2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, Mayo 9 (PIA) -- Ang gipahigayon nga testing ug sealing sa mga PCOS machine sa Dgte City Central School din naglangkob kini sa Lima ka clustered precincts sa Dgte City nag malamposon karong adlawa. Sa wala pa mag sugod ang Pag testing sa mga PCOS machine ang mga Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) mihimo ug Pag inspeksyon sa uban nga galamiton sama sa sample ballot, battery, ballot box, marking pens, thermal paper, memory card ug ang password sa tulo ka BEI nga mo operate sa PCOS...
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09May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 9 (PIA) -- Nipagawas karon og temporary restraining order (TRO) ang Supreme Court (SC) batok sa pagpatuman sa gi-uswag nga liquor ban nga magsugod unta karong adlawa. Sa press briefing ganina, gi-anunsyo ni Atty. Theodore Te, pangulo sa Public Information Office sa SC nga gi-paboran sa mga mahistrado ang petisyon sa Food and Beverage Inc. ug International Wines and Spirits Association nga pugngan ang Commision on Elections (Comelec) sa pagpatuman sa gi-uswag nga liqu...
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08May2013SIQUIJOR, May 8 (PIA) – Andam na ang Siquijor alang sa piniliay karong Mayo 13, sumala pa sa lokal nga buhatan sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ug sa Philippine National Police (PNP) ning lalawigan. Sa usa ka panagtigum sa Provincial Joint Security Control Center (PJSCR) niadtong miaging semana, si election supervisor Atty. Eliseo R.Z. B. Labaria miingon nga plantsado na ang tanang pagpangandam sumala sa “election timeline with the security, logistics, and personnel in place”. Nahu...
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08May2013SIQUIJOR, May 8 (PIA) — All precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines for the 44 clustered precincts in Siquijor town are doing good and are ready for this May 13 election, said Election Assistant Jude Tan. Tan is also in charge of the training for the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) and PCOS technicians here. Except for minor discrepancies in the manual counting of votes, Tan said its Final Testing and Sealing (FTS) today was successful based also on the feedback of the BEIs and the ...
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08May2013CEBU CITY, May 8 (PIA) -- Installation of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines here took longer than expected during its simultaneous testing done today to ensure no glitches come election day. Faye Luarez, PCOS technician supervisor in Mandaue, told the Philippine Information Agency that most of the minor problems encounterd during the simultaneous nationwide testing involves the improper installation of the machine. Luarez said her office did not receive reports of any power i...
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08May2013DUMAGUETE CITY, May 8 (PIA) -- The Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) here noted no major problems during the Precinct Count Optical Scanner (PCOS) machines’ final testing and sealing (FTS) in City Central Elementary School, Dumaguete City. All PCOS machines in said polling center which housed five clustered precincts worked properly except for one wherein the LCD screen froze. The screen, however, resumed functioning normally after the PCOS technician calibrated it. The BEIs began asse...
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08May2013DUMAGUETE CITY, May 8 (PIA) – The final testing and sealing of 33 Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines that will be used in 33 clustered precincts in the municipality of Valencia has been successful. The final dry run checked the completeness, security, and accuracy of the PCOS machines. Since no glitches were monitored during testing, the compact flash card, the ballots and the machines were sealed again to be stored in the school or returned to the hub where it will be secured by p...
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08May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 8 (PIA) -- Sa labing unang higayon, ipatuman sa Commisison on Elections (Comelec) ang "money ban" aron mapugngan ang "vote buying" o pagpamalit og boto karong panahon sa piniliay. Base sa Comelec Resolution 9688, gidili ang pag-withdraw og P100, 000.00 pataas sugod Mayo 8 hangtud Mayo 13, 2013 matag adlaw. Apan wala nalakip niini ang tanang non-cash transactions. Nahisulod usab sa maong resolusyon nga gidili ang pagdala ug pagpadala og salapi nga nagkantidad og P...
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08May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 8 (PIA) -- Sa ikatulong higayon ning 2013, nakadawat og investment grade ang Pilipinas. Gisaka sa Japan Credit Rating Agency Ltd. ang credit rating sa Pilipinas gikan BBB- ngadto sa BB+ "with a stable outlook." Sa pahayag nga gipagawas sa JCR karong adlawa, giingong gipaabot niining magpadayon ang 6% nga paglambo sa ekonomiya sa Pilipinas sa mga mosunod nga tuig. Matud pa sa JCR, magpabiling suportado sa remittances gikan sa mga overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) a...
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08May2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, May 8 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Negros Oriental is all set and ready to provide security for the May 13 elections. PNP-Negros Oriental Police Sr. Supt. Noli Andrade Romana said that additional 220 police personnel from the Police Regional Office-7 Public Safety Battalion will be deployed to the province to augment the existing police force. The PNP’s plans to deploy two policemen in each of the 531 polling centers in NegOr will now be accomplished due...
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07May2013SIQUIJOR, May 7 (PIA) -- Nahimutang ang lalawigan sa Siquijor ubos sa “Election Watchlist” sa Regional Intelligence Division (RID-7) matud pa sa taho sa Philippine National Police (PNP) dinhi sa probinsya. Sumala sa PNP adunay “intense political rivalry” sa mga sakop sa pamilyang Fua ug sa ilang kontra sa politika. Si kasamtangang gobernador Orlando Fua Jr. ug provincial board member Orville Fua, ubos sa lakas-CMD, midagan pagkacongressman ug pagka-governador batok sa mga kandidato s...
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08May2013CENTRAL VISAYAS, May 8 PIA) -- The town of Siquijor was the first to complete its final testing and sealing (FTS) of its 44 PCOS machines that were done at the Siquijor Capital Square today. Siquijor election assistant Jude Tan reported that as of 11:00 a.m. today, 100% of the PCOS machines deployed in Siquijor town functioned well. “No reports of PCOS malfunction so far,” Tan said as quoted by PIA-Siquijor information officer Rizalie Calibo. In Negros Oriental, Valencia town has also com...
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07May2013CEBU CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- The National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST-PHL), the country’s highest recognition and advisory body on science and technology, launched the Geminiano T. de Ocampo Visionary Awards for Medical Research. Medical researchers can now look forward to getting recognized for their work with the recent launch of the said award. The award seeks to recognize clinician researchers who have created the vision for medical research in the country through t...
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07May2013CEBU CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- Over 40 stakeholders attended the recently held Forum on Salt Iodization Program in Cebu in the hope of increasing usage of iodized salt. Susan Orpilla of the National Nutrition Council 7, who gave the overview, said the forum will serve as a venue for all stakeholders including small, large producers of salt to interact and share ideas. It will also bring about the building of an efficient set of connections and relationships for both government and salt industry, ...
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07May2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, Mayo 7 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Education (DepEd) mipausbaw ug dugang 24 porsyento nga slots alang sa mga estudyante sa grade 7 diha sa mga pribadong tunghaan nga gustong mopahimulos sa tution fee subsidy ubos sa Education Service Contracting Scheme (ESC). Si DepEd Secretary Armin A. Luisitro mipahibalo nga sa 250,896 slots nga gigahin alang sa tuig 2012-2013, ang ESC slots sa Grade 7 students alang sa tuig 2013-2014 miusbaw na nagdto sa kinatibukang 310,709. Ang ESC usa ka ...
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07May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 7 (PIA) -- Gitahasan na sa Malakanyang ang Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) nga susihon ang kahimtang sa tulo ka overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) nga gi-aresto sa Saudi police human mipahigayon og lihok-protesta sa gawas sa Philippine Embassy sa Riyadh. Una niini, gitaho ni Philippine Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ezzedin Tago nga gisikop sa mga otoridad ang tulo ka OFWs tungod sa pagsamok-samok. Gitumbok sa opisyal nga giingong walay “justification” ang maong ...
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07May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Mayo 7 (PIA)--Usa ka semana sa dili pa ang eleksyon, gi-deklarar na sa Philippine National Police (PNP) ang full alert status sa tibuok nasud. Matud pa ni Police Chief Superintendent Miguel Antonio, Deputy National Task Force Commander sa Secure and Fair Elections (SAFE) 2013, alas-6 ganinang buntag (Lunes) nahimong epektibo ang kamanduan. Giingong magpabilin ang full alert status hangtud dili kini imando nga tangtangon ni PNP Chief Allan Purisima. Una nang gi-bawal s...
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07May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 7 (PIA)--Nipasidaan ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sa publiko batok sa business scam nga migamit sa mga pangalan nilang DTI Secretary Gregory Domingo ug Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa. Gihimo sa DTI ang pasidaan human makadawat na usab og reklamo gikan sa nagkalin-laing buhatan kalabot sa mga grupo ug indibidwal nga migamit sa pangalan sa maong mga opisyal sa gobyerno aron maka-solicit og kwarta. Sa report nga nadawat ni Domingo, modus sa grupo nga a...
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07May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Mayo 7 (PIA)--Nihimo og paglagdaay og kasabotan o covenant signing ang mga kandidato sa probinsya sa Bohol kagahapon sulod sa St. Joseph Cathedral. Dinhi ilang gipanaad nga ilang buhaton ang tanan aron mahimong malinawon ug hapsay ang piniliay karong Mayo 13. Gipangunahan ang maong kalihokan ni Bishop Leonardo Medroso sa Diocese sa Tagbilaran pinaagi sa santos nga misa sa alas 5:00 sa hapon. Ang pagpagdaay sa kasabotan gitambongan nilang Philippine National Police (PNP...
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23Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 23, 2013 (PIA) – Bohol Gov. Edgar Chatto recently inducted the officers and members of the Kahugpungan sa mga Bol-anong Tour Guides (Kabog) Incorporated recognizing the group’s efforts to promote the province as an ideal tourism haven Kabog is a Securities and Exchange Commission registered group of the Department of Tourism Accredited Tour Guides. At the ceremony recently held at the main hall of the second floor of the People’s Mansion, Chatto profusely pr...
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06May2013DUMAGUETE CITY, May 6 (PIA)--The Regional Development Council (RDC) in Central Visayas, through the Provincial Planning and Development Office of the provinces of Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor, is now accepting applications for private sector organizations to qualify for the nominations as private sector representative to the RDC-7. Negros Oriental needs three PSR seats in the RDC-7 that shall represent one sectoral and one geographic that include labor, basic, business sectors amon...
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06May2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, May 6 (PIA) -- The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)-Dumaguete branch launched its service desk in Siquijor, Siquijor on April 26 as its highlight of its 39th anniversary celebration on April 29. Over the past years, the GSIS-Dumaguete has gained 19,502 members from the provinces of Negros Oriental and Siquijor. The GSIS service desk is a replication of the agency’s front line service unit that aims to assist members in Siquijor to avail of its various services a...
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26Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 26, 2013 (PIA) – On election day, a person coming into the precinct with stain marks in his fingers would now be presumed he has already cast his vote. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Bohol through Atty. Ricardo Villares bares such is the case because a person may have really cast his vote by taking up another identity basing the possibility from the Comelec General Instructions. Members of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) however, could still check...
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06May2013PANUMPA SA PAGDAGINOT SA HUMAY Ako, isip usa ka Filipino, manumpa ug manaad nga dili mag usik-usik sa bugas og kan-on. Maglung-ag ako og igo lamang mahurot, Ug seguroon nga husto ang pagkaluto niini. Magsukad ako sa igo lamang nakong mahurot, aron sa akong plato walay mahabilin nga kan-on ug makadaginot. Ingon usab niini ang akong himoon Kung ako mokaon sa gawas ug motambong og salo-salo. Ang BROWN RICE o PINAWA ang akong pagakan-on , lakip na ang ubang pagkaon sama sa mais, saging, kamo...
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06May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 6 (PIA)--The Provincial Government of Bohol, in coordination with the member agencies of the Bohol Coastal Resource Management Task Force (BCRMTF), led the Boholano community in celebrating the month of May as Month of the Ocean. The celebration is in pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 57 issued in 1999. The month-long celebration here kicked-off last May 2 with a motorcade to heighten awareness about the annual observance and participated in by all member age...
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06May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 6 (PIA) -- Gibuksan sa kagamhanang probinsiyal sa Bohol og pakigtambayayong sa mga miyembro sa Bohol Coastal Resource Management Task Force (BCRMTF) ang kasaulogan sa Buwan sa Kadagatan (Ocean Month) karong buwan sa Mayo pinaagi sa nagkalain-laing kalihokan niadtong Huwebes, Mayo 2. Gisugdan kini sa usa ka motorcade sa ala una sa hapon diin nga nanukad sa Tagbilaran City Tourism Port Area ug mi-agi sa Gallares Street paingon sa Plaza Rizal, ngadto na sa CPG North Av...
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04May2013CEBU CITY, May 4 (PIA) -- The National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST PHL), the premier recognition body on science and technology is opening nominations for the 2013 Magsaysay Future Technologists Competition (MFETC). The Magsaysay Future Engineers/Technologists Award aims to recognize outstanding research outputs on engineering and technology at the collegiate level and to encourage young Filipino students to pursue a career in science. The competition is open to Bache...
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04May2013CEBU CITY, May 4 (PIA) -- More than 300 rice farmers in Cebu recently received insurance coverage from the Department of Agriculture (DA) 7. During the launching of the International Year of Rice, 331 rice farmers from all over the province of Cebu received Certificates of Insurance Cover (CIC’s) and Accident Dismemberment Scheme Cards. Angel Enriquez, DA Regional Field Unit (RFU-7) Officer in charge said the insurance covers death and dismemberment of both the farmer and the insured animal ...
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03May2013DUMAGUETE CITY, May 3 (PIA) -- More than 20 local and overseas companies participated on Labor Day Jobs Fair at the Robinson's Place - Dumaguete attracting over 2,000 job seekers. The jobs fair was led by the Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (TIPC) of Negros Oriental. Of the total number of job applicants, around 1,379 were registered with complete documents as other applicants appeared with lacking credentials. However, 30 jobseekers were hired on the spot for local employment while of ...
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03May2013CEBU CITY, May 3 (PIA) -- Energy Sec. Carlos Jericho Petilla said an accurate demand forecast of power needs is important in making the right projections to attract power investors into the country. During the recent Visayas Power Summit held in Cebu, Petilla said the energy department is trying to work on ensuring that right information on current power supply and power needs is available to be able to project a proper forecast of power demand in the following years. “Like for example, for...
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03May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 03 (PIA)--Nakadawat na usab og investment grade rating ang Pilipinas sa ikaduhang higayon sulod ning tuiga. Gikan sa BB+ nga may "positive outlook", gipasaka sa Standard & Poor ang credit rating sa nasud sa BBB. Matud pa ni Standard & Poor credit analyst Agost Bernard, ang upgrade nga gihatag sa Pilipinas tungod sa nagkakusog nga external profile sa nasud, wala kaayo paglihok sa presyo sa mga nag-unang panaliton ug nagka-ubos nga pagdepende sa gobyerno sa foreign c...
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03May2013Negros Oriental, Mayo 3 (PIA) -- Si DILG Secretary Mar Roxas mipahibalo sa mga detalye sa "Oplan Last Two Weeks" nga gitumong pagplastar ug dugang pulis aron maseguro ang pagpahigayon ug hapsay ug luwas nga eleksyon karong umalabot Mayo 13. Atol sa gipahigayon nga press conference sa PNP headquarters sa Camp Crame, si Secretary Roxas mipasabot nga ang maong plano sugdan pag implementar karong Mayo 6 hangtud Mayo 20 din maglakip kini sa pag kanselar sa tanan nga leave privileges, pagpahigayon ug...
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03May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 2 (PIA) -- A fenced complex, neatly tucked along the city’s main thoroughfare, yet inconspicuous for its distance from the buzz of traffic, is now fast becoming a tourism centerpiece for city tours. The complex, topped by a 1920 structure which was later rebuilt to reflect the renewed political climate in 1965, also includes at least three more buildings that broadcast to tourists of Bohol’s development priorities in the present administration. The new Bohol T...
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22Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 22 (PIA) -- Categorization of election watch areas (EWA) should be based on the recommendation that comes from the local joint peace and security (JPS) monitoring team, suggested Bohol Commission on Elections (Comelec) chief Atty. Leonil Marco Castillano during the recent Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting here. Castillano’s proposal came on the heels of concern from local officials when the joint regional security placed the entire province of Bo...
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02May2013CEBU CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- Twenty visually-impaired (VI) therapists who passed the recent licensure examination for massage therapy took their oath as licensed massage therapists. It was administered by the Department of Health’s (DOH) Committee of Examiners for Massage Therapy (CEMT). Olymer Adiva, 24, who ranked third in the nationwide examination, beamed with pride and joy as he accepted his certificate and license. “Wala jud ko nag-expect nga ma-third place ko pero nag-ampo ko ug maa...
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02May2013DUMAGUETE CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) is offering more scholarship slots for out-of-school youth (OSY) beneficiaries under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Cash for Training Project (C4TP) in Negros Oriental. Tesda Director General Joel Villanueva, in a press conference recently held here, said the P1.3 billion national project is in partnership with the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program of DSWD. It intends...
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26Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 26 (PIA) -- Lit by the fire of devotion to San Jose, Tagbilaranons will come out to the streets for the first time and dance to the beat of feverish street dancing on April 30. This historic event, to be participated in by nine of the city’s 15 districts, promises to be one which is highly competitive, colorful and artistic, event organizers said. In light of the historic religious event and with a corresponding opportunity for capturing countless candid moment...
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27Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 27 (PIA) – Faced by the risks from children's unrestricted access to Internet, ASEAN authorities have joined hands to hammer a regional cooperation against cybercrime, particularly internet sex crimes, in the absence of an integrated regional stand. At the 2nd Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Conference on Working Towards a Cyber Pornography and Cyber Prostitution-Free Southeast Asia hosted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD...
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02May2013CEBU CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has trained 40 volunteers from its partner-schools in Cebu on storytelling in line with their campaign to enhance the learning skills of beneficiary grade school pupils. Storytelling advocate Rey Bufi, a former Smart employee, trained the volunteers composed of students from universities in Cebu as well as teacher-volunteers during the storytelling seminar. Bufi volunteers for Smart’s Read To Be Smart program, where employees read...
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02May2013CEBU CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 with the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) 7 has created a team to condut investigation on the alleged damaged coral caused by the operation of a yellow submarine vessel in Mactan. "We just can’t ignore the potential damage to the corals if appropriate measures or interventions will not be institutionalized by the operator of this watercraft taking into account the strong underwater current in Mactan a...
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02May2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- The Dumaguete City government is eyeing measures to solve the waste disposal problem here. One option the city government is considering is an “unsolicited” proposal from a private firm in Israel that is interested in buying the city’s plastic waste, according to Dumaguete City Mayor Manuelduring a Kapihan forum held recently to mark this year’s Earth Day. Said proposal is still being studied by the city government. “The establishment of a sanita...
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01May2013CEBU CITY, May 1 (PIA7) --- Cebu is not far from being rice sufficient this time with the Cebu Provincial Capitol behind. This was the statement of Angel Enriquez, Department of Agriculture 7 Officer in Charge Regional Director, in the recent launching of the International Rice Year in Cebu. In her speech, Enriquez thanked the Provincial Government including the mayors of the local government units for a good performance in rice production which eventually contributed to Central Visayas’ ran...
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01May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 1 (PIA) -- Bohol province last April hosted two events on child protection against sexual exploitation. Last April 12, the province lauched the Child Wise Tourism program. It also hosted the 2nd Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) Conference on Working Toward Cyber pornography- and cyber prostitution-free Southeast Asia which was held at the Bohol Tropics. During the launch, ChildWise Tourism advocates handed out decal stickers espousing the "Childre...
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30Apr2013SIQUIJOR, April 30 (PIA)-- The province of Siquijor has been placed under the Election Watchlist by the Regional Intelligence Division (RID) -7, a Philippine National Police (PNP) report said. The PNP said Siquijor there exists intense political rivalry between members of the Fua family and their political opponents. Incumbent governor Orlando A. Fua Jr. and provincial board member Orville Fua, both under Lakas-CMD, are running against Liberal Party's bets Dr. Jose Jay Pernes and Zaldy Villa,...
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30Apr2013SIQUIJOR, April 30 (PIA) — As part of ongoing consultations nationwide, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Siquijor Field Office held two town-hall consultations on R.A 10361, otherwise known as Batas Kasambahay. This is to iron out flaws and clarify vague provisions of its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), said Nole Torres of DOLE in a press release. Torres said the activity was attended by heads or representatives of Provincial Social Welfare Development Office (PSWD), ...
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01May2013CEBU CITY, May 1 (PIA) -- Electoral bets for Cebu province mostly coming from the Liberal Party were among those who discussed their vision for Mega Cebu during the second and third rounds of the Mega Cebu Candidates Forums held April 25. Candidates present during the forum were Atty. Hilario “JunJun” Davide for the gubernatorial position, Agnes Magpale for vice-gubernatorial, Ace Durano as congressman for the 5th district, Teresita Alegado for mayor of Consolacion town, reelectionist mayor...
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30Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- A two-day bowling tournament for members of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be held at the SM City Cebu Bowling Center on May 3 to 4, 2013. The tournament is an annual event intended to cultivate sportsmanship and solidarity among its members. In the previous year, there were a total of 21 teams that participated during the tournament, with four members each. This year, around 35 teams are expected to join the tournament, still with four members eac...
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30Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- With the Philippine summer heat driving more Filipinos to drink more water, government health officials urged the public to be cautious with what they drink and eat. Officials from Department of Health (DOH) in Region 7 warned that ingesting contaminated food and water can lead to typhoid, the second leading disease ailing residents in the region. Other diseases caused by contaminated water include diarrhea, cholera, and dysentery. “During summertime, people t...
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30Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 30 (PIA)--Nipasidaan karon ang nasudnong kapolisan sa publiko kalabot sa pagdagsang sa mga pekeng kwarta nga posibleng magamit sa "vote-buying" sa mga kandidato. Matud pa sa tigpamaba sa Philippine National Police (PNP) nga si C/Supt. Generoso Cerbo, partikular nga gitutokan sa kapolisan karon ang mga lagyong lalawigan. Kini human makadawat og impormasyon ang PNP nga pipila ka mga kandidato sa mga probinsya ang namalit og boto gamit ang mga pekeng kwarta. Gisegur...
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30Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 30 (PIA)--Isip pagtamod sa kapistahan ni Senyor San Jose ugma, Mayo 1, ilusad karong adlawa ang labing-unang ‘Saulog Tagbilaran’. Ang “Saulog Tagbilaran,” usa ka religion-based cultural nga kalihokan nga magpakita sa kinabuhi ni Senyor San Jose, ang patron sa syudad sa Tagbilaran isip mahigugmaong amahan ug debotong mamumuo agig pagpakita sa mga deboto sa ilang pangayupo ug pasalamat ngadto sa patron. Ang mga mosalmot sa maong street dancing competition ...
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30Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 30 (PIA) – It will be a field day for job seekers tomorrow as 18,000 job vacancies will be up for grabs in five jobs fairs in Cebu and Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental undertaken by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 7. DOLE-7 Regional Director Chona M. Mantilla during the forum of the Association of Government Information Officers (AGIO) 7 said there are 11,000 local job vacancies and 7,000 overseas employment opportunities to be offered tomorrow. “The conduct ...
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30Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 30 (PIA) -- Gipahinumdoman karon sa Office of the Ombudsman ang mga kawani sa gobyerno nga hangtud na lang ugma, Abril 30 ang deadline sa pagsumitir sa ilang Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth (SALN). Matud pa ni Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, base sa nakalatid sa Republic Act No. 6713 o Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees, obligadong mosumitir sa ilang SALN ang mga nagtrabaho sa gobyerno aron madeklarar nila ang...
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30Apr2013SIQUIJOR, April 30 (PIA)-- Siquijor province is now getting a stable power supply with three new generating machines and five more coming in mid-May. Province of Siquijor Electric Cooperative Inc. (PROSIELCO) General Manager Laureen Malolot assured there is enough power supply for the load requirement in Siquijor during elections. ”If all generating machines function normally, we have an excess of 300 kw for the island,” she said during the recent Provincial Joint Security Control Center (...
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30Apr2013SIQUIJOR, April 30 (PIA) -- With preparations now in place, Siquijor is ready for elections, according to local offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Philippine National Police (PNP). In a Provincial Joint Security Control Center (PJSCR) command conference meeting Friday afternoon, election supervisor Atty. Eliseo R.Z. B. Labaria said preparations have already been set according to the election timeline with the security, logistics, and personnel in place. Trainings for per...
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29Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 29 (PIA) -- The City Government of Tagbilaran and the Cathedral Parish of Saint Joseph the Worker have partnered for this year’s celebration of the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker on May 1 dubbed “Pit Senor San Jose! Viva San Jose! Viva Tagbilaran!" The celebration kicked off on April 22 with a daily novena at 4:30 in the afternoon followed by a holy mass at 5:30 p.m. at the Cathedral. A nightly activity at 7:30 p.m. at the Tagbilaran Port is also ongoing. ...
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27Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, APRIL 27 (PIA) -- The Pag-IBIG Fund has turned over loan checks recently to housing developer, PhilSouth Properties and Development Corp during the latter’s inauguration of its new amenities at the Northville grounds in Boloc-boloc, Sibulan town in Negros Oriental. Pag–IBIG Fund Vice President for Visayas Victoria dela Peña together with Cebu branch manager Rio Teves also awarded 25 homeowners of the financed housing units of Pag-IBIG of their house acceptance certificate. ...
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27Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 27 (PIA) --There will be no brown-outs during the elections. Department of Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla recently assured that there will be no brown outs during the elections. Petilla was in Cebu during the Visayas Wide Power Summit to brief the stakeholders about the power outlook. “We have no shortfall this May, so there is no problem, we don’t want the DOE to be blamed for failure of elections,” Petilla said. He told reporters that there will be enough ...
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27Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 27 (PIA) -- The Philippine Army’s 302nd Brigade in Negros Oriental has recently declared some of the barangays of Zamboanguita, Siaton and Canlaon City as “insurgent-free and development-ready” after the signing of the area clearing evaluation report of the local government units (LGUs), Philippine National Police (PNP) and Philippine Army. Capt. Cresencio Gargar, information officer of the 302nd brigade said barangays Bayog and Lumapao of Canlaon City; Mayabon and C...
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27Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 27 (PIA) – Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla said there will be stable power supply during the May 13 elections. Petilla, who was in Cebu yesterday for the Visayas Power Summit, told reporters that there will be no power outages except “when there is the usual power trippings” of power plants. The energy chief assured that there is enough power reserves to rule out outages. Petilla said the year 2016 will be a critical period for the Visayas Region if no additiona...
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27Apr2013CEBU, April 27 (PIA) -- The government will do the extra push for the achievement of inclusive growth, this was the assurance given by an official of the National Economic and Development Administration (NEDA) during the regional consultation for the update of the Philippine Development Plan in Central Visayas held recently here in Cebu. Assistant Director General of the National Economic and Development Administration (NEDA) Rose Marie Edillon said the government will make sure that insights ...
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27Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has urged the public to be watchful of one’s carbon footprint as the rise of carbon emissions in the atmosphere will set off a greater global warming and thus resulting to climate change. DENR-7 Regional Executive Director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said that if there is anything that we need to do very seriously and urgently, it is to reduce our individual carbon footprint. Montejo made this call in celebrati...
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27Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 27 (PIA) -- The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has heightened its geohazard assessment and mapping covering 221 barangays in four cities and five municipalities in Cebu. MGB-7 Regional Director Loreto Alburo said, this activity is anchored on the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) of the Aquino administration to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change as it gives a detailed mapping and study particularly...
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27Apr2013Negros Oriental, Abril 27 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Education (DepEd) mipagawas na sa talaan kon guidelines alang sa pagpanghatag ug cash incentives sa mga magdudula nga makakuha ug gold medal ug record breaker sa gipahigayon nga 2013 Palarong Pambansa sa Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. Ang magdudula nga makakuha ug gold medal makadawat ug cash incentive nga mokabat sa tres mil (3,000) pesos. Ang team events nga adunay upat ka miembro makadawat ug 3,000 ka pesos ang kada usa ug ang team nga ...
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27Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 27 (PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation's (PhilHealth) registered employers can now remit their premiums online through the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI). According to Philhealth, BPI offers internet financial services to its existing corporate clientele through ExpressLink. BPI is an accredited collecting agent of Philhealth so it accepts PhilHealth premiums of employees through the online facility. However, members are advised that BPI only accepts...
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27Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 27 (PIA) -- In support of International Earth Day on April 22 celebration, Dumaguete City will hold a coastal and waterways clean-up drive on April 27 at 7am along the city's coastal line. Dumaguete City Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria issued an order to all city government offices to support the coastal clean-up to unclog water waste materials and at the along seashores. Environment and Natural Resources Officer-incharge Roy Lumjod said, the clean-up drive activity, also in...
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26Apr2013Cebu City, April 27 (PIA) -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) and the Kapunongan sa Mag-uuma sa Cansomoroy (Kasamaca) agreed on March 25 to plant 500 native tree seedlings with RAFI providing the seedlings. Kasamaca will plant these seedlings at Cansomoroy Elementary School in the municipality of Balamban, Cebu with assurance that the group will give proper care and maintain ythe plants to ensure at least 95 percent of seedling survival rate. Part of the agreement is that Kasamaca will...
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26Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- In observance of Labor Day celebration the Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (TIPC) of Negros Oriental will hold a local and overseas jobs fair on May 1 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Robinson’s Place, Dumaguete City. The Public Employment Services Office (PESO) head Maria Soccoro Mira has advised jobseekers to pre-register at the PESO Office located at the 2nd floor of the Dumaguete City public market, and bring with them the following documents at least three ...
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26Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 27 (PIA) -- Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) director general Joel Villanueva said twenty-eight local and overseas companies participated in Wednesday’s jobs bridging program or jobs fair in Dumaguete City. Tesda’s jobs fair is a pre-Labor Day celebration to provide employment of new technical-vocational graduates in Negros Oriental. Villanueva said Tesda helps graduates find the right job after having a national certificate on the tech-vo...
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26Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 26 (PIA) -- Technical Education and Special Skills Development Authority (TESDA) launched its first provincial event Hanapbuhay para sa mga TESDA Specialista in Bohol last April 23 following a series of successful jobs fair in Metro Manila. Hundreds of technical vocational graduates trooped to Bohol Cultural Center for the whole day fair. TESDA director general Joel Villanueva graced the launching with TESDA-7 regional director Rosanna Urdaneta, Provincial Direc...
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26Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 26 (PIA) -- Gitakda sa Mayo 5 sa St. Joseph Cathedral ang paglagda og kasabotan sa mga kandidato sa lalawigan sa Bohol alang sa malinawon nga piniliay sa umaabot Mayo 13. Kini pagatambongan sa tanang mga kandidato sa provincial level gikan sa gobernador, bise gobernador, kongresista ug mga sakop sa sangguniang panlalawigan aron sa pag-apil sa santos nga misa. Ang maong santos nga misa nga gitakdang ipahigayon sa alas 5 sa hapon pangunahan ni Obispo Leonardo Medros...
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26Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 26 (PIA) -- Sa pag-abot ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III kagahapon gikan sa gitambongang ASEAN Summit sa Brunei, gibalita niini ang positibong epekto sa Pilipinas partikular na sa isyu sa gi-ilogang teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea. Sa pahayag sa Presidente kagahapon sa NAIA Terminal 2, miingon kini nga uyon ang mga pangulo sa mga nasud nga apil sa ASEAN sa panawagan sa Pilipinas kalabot sa hingpit nga implementasyon sa mga prinsipyong nahisulod sa De...
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26Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 26 (PIA) -- Giseguro sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) nga dili makamugna og failure of elections ang mga signal jamming devices sa umaabot nga piniliay sa nasud sa Mayo 13. Sa gipahigayong press conference sa Camp Crame kagahapon sa Comission on Elections (Comelec), Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) ug National Telecommunication Commission (NTC), miingon si Comelec Chair S...
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26Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 26 (PIA)--The Carlos Palanca Foundation has called on participants for the 63rd Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards) to submit their entries for this year’s competition on or before April 30. The organizer reminded the participants for the deadline to avoid the rush and to ensure their entries will make it to the contest. Entries with complete requirements may be submitted at the Foundation’s Research Facility office at the 6th Floor, Unit 60...
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26Apr2013SIQUIJOR, April 26 (PIA) -- In preparation for the upcoming May 13 elections, the Provincial Joint Security Control Center (PJSCC) will have a command conference meeting tomorrow, Friday, April 26 at the Dondeezco Beach Resort, Dumanhog, Siquijor, Siquijor. The meeting will discuss the final preparation plan and other concerns with the different agencies involved to have a smooth and peaceful elections in the province, lawyer Eliseo R.Z. B. Labaria, Provincial Election Supervisor III and PJSCC ...
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26Apr2013Cebu City, April 26 (PIA) -- President Benigno Simeon Aquino III during a recent visit to Cebu expressed his appreciation and confidence on the support given by the Cebuanos and the Filipinos in general in fulfilling his responsibilities and obligation as head of the country. The President said this during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Mactan Island Circumferential Road in Lapu-lapu City and repeated it again during his meeting with local leaders and the community in the cities of Bogo an...
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26Apr2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, Abril 26 (PIA) -- Ang Technical Education & Skills Development Authority (Tesda)-Negros Oriental nipahigayon ug Jobs Bridging Program/Fair isip pre-Labor Day celebration didto sa Robinsons Place sa Dumaguete City bag-ohay pa lamang diin ang pinasidunggang bisita mao si Director General Joel Vilanueva. Ang Jobs Bridging Program gihimo aron matabangan ang mga estudyante nga gradwado sa Voc-Tech program sa Tesda ug human sila mahatagan ug National Certificate aron matabangan nga ...
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26Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 26 (PIA) – Cebu is one of the next wave cities in the country outside of Metro Manila that is being promoted for expansion of business process outsourcing (BPO) firms. Rosemarie G. Edillon, assistant director general of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), said the country is experiencing rapid growth at the moment due to macroeconomic stability. Edillon cited the 6.6 gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 2012 which has surpassed the 6.5 GDP growth foreca...
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26Apr2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, April 25, (PIA) -- The Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (TIPC) of Negros Oriental, in coordination with the Department of Labor & Employment, Provincial Government, LGU Dumaguete City, will spearhead the celebration of Labor Day 2013 by sponsoring the conduct of Local and Overseas Job Fair on May 1 at Robinsons Place, Dumaguete City from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Various local and overseas employers are invited to participate in the said activity. A motorcade will pass along the ci...
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25Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 25 (PIA) -- Gilagdaan na ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang Republic Act No. 10515 o "Anti-Cable Television and Cable Internet Tapping Act of 2013". Nahisulod dinhi ang pagbawal ug may kaatbang nga silot ang ilegal nga pagkabit og koneksyon sa mga cable television (CATV) ug cable internet service provider. Matud pa ni Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, gilagdaan kini ni PNoy niadtong Abril 17, 2013. May silot kini nga pagka-bilanggo og du...
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25Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 25 (PIA) -- Gideklarar ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III isip special non-working holiday ang adlaw sa piniliay sa Mayo 13. Ubos sa Proclamation No. 571, s. 2013, gideklarar nga special non-working holiday ang adlaw sa piniliay aron mahatagan og patas nga kahigayonan ang tanang Pilipino nga makabotar. "The President has declared Monday, May 13, 2013, a special public (non-working) holiday throughout the country. The Constitution designates national ...
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25Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 25 (PIA) -- Tungod sa pagkamalampuson sa Jobs Bridging Program sa Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) nga Hanapbuhay Para sa Tesda Especialista didto sa kaulohan, gilusad usab kini sa lalawigan sa Bohol kagahapong adlawa didto sa Bohol Cultural Center. Gipangunahan ang maong kalihokan nilang Tesda Provincial Director Francisca Opog, Regional Director Rosanna Urdaneta, Gob. Edgar Chatto ug Secretary Joel Villanueva. Gilusad usab kini dinhi ...
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25Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 25 (PIA) -- Napulo’g walo ka adlaw sa dili pa ang 2013 midterm elections, gilusad sa Comelec ang kaugalingon niining website ug mobile application aron tabangan ang mga botate. Ang "e-Leksyon 2013" website ug mobile application alang sa iOs devices gimugna sa mga web developers gikan sa Smart Communication alang sa Comelec. Naa sa application ang usa ka simulation kun unsaon pagtubag sa balota. Didto mohatag og alarma ang application kun sayop ang pag-shade ...
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25Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 25 (PIA) -- Gimanduan karon sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang mga survey firms nga ibutyag sa poll body ang mga nagpondo sa ilang mga gipagawas nga pagtuon sa political trend. Base sa tulo ka pahina nga Comelec Resolution 9674, gi-obligar sa poll body ang SWS, Pulse Asia ug uban pang susama nga kompaniya nga ipagawas ang talaan sa ilang mga financier, aron matino ang taho nga gigamit kini sa mga kandidato aron makondisyon ang hunahuna sa publiko. Apan gi-kl...
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25Apr2013CEBU, April 25 (PIA) --Three national government agencies in Central Visayas were rated Excellent while nine others were given a Good rating in a Report Card Survey conducted by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) January to December last year. The survey rates promptness, reduction of red tape, and transparency in the delivery of its services. According to the results furnished by CSC to Philippine Information Agency (PIA7), the three agencies that were rated Excellent are the Bureau of Intern...
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25Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 24 (PIA) -- The dream of having access to clean water has become a reality for a barangay in Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental after the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 7 inaugurated a water system project in Brgy. Bairan earlier this month. The Bairan Level II (RAM pump-driven) water system sub-project at Brgy. Bairan costs over P1.5M. It will directly benefit 110 households in the community and the neighborhood. Getting water from a source in an upl...
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24Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 24 (PIA) --- Sen. Chiz Escudero administered the oath of office on the new set of officers of Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) Negros Oriental Chapter on April 18, 2013. Sen. Escudero led the induction rites during the press conference in Dumaguete City attended by media from Negros Oriental. He swore in the radio station manager of YesFM, Nathan Michael Palma, as the new KBP NegOr Chapter chairman. Other KBP officers also inducted were Sherlyn Abella of...
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24Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 24 (PIA) – Electing the right leaders into public office requires careful discernment as Cebu non-government organization Dilaab Foundation urged voters to apply the LASER test. Jenny Tan, project coordinator for Circles of Discernment for Empowerment Project of the Dilaab Foundation said the LASER test is an appropriate tool to assist electorates in making the right choice on May 13. LASER is an acronym of lifestyle, action, supporters, election conduct and reputation which...
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23Apr2013PANGLAO, Bohol, April 23 (PIA) – National, regional and local tourism authorities as well as stakeholders have urged communities to actively participate in the fight against commercial sexual exploitation of children especially in Bohol. The move to insulate Bohol against these illegal activities came amidst reports gathered from other major tourist destinations that tourism is being used a convenient disguise for sexual perverts to perpetuate sexual abuse to children, pornography and prosti...
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23Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 23 (PIA) – Two young Boholano talents shone at the prestigious “Olympics” of furniture design in the country. These young designers--Floriano Barrete and Clark Golosino--are among the pioneer graduates of a new course which Bohol Island University offered to supply the demand side of industrial designers for the region’s flourishing industry. Barrete and Golosino won the Best Student Design for Home Accessory and Best Student Design for Furniture for Ceb...
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23Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 23 (PIA)-- Smooth roads have resulted in road accidents, making physical injuries second in the list of crimes in Bohol. "There is the downside of good and well-paved roads," Camp Dagohoy chief Police Senior Superintendent Constantino Barot said. Barot observed that risks of road accidents are caused by lack of traffic engineering; lack of correct road signs, markers, and lighting facilities; that forewarn drivers of accident prone areas. He also cited incidents...
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23Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 23 (PIA) – Employment is the top indicator in determining whether social inclusive growth as envisioned under the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2011-2016 has trickled down to the masses. Rosemarie Edillon, assistant secretary general of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), said the country is presently enjoying rapid economic growth even as the challenge is maintain momentum. “But rapid growth is one thing while social inclusive growth is another,”...
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23Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 23 (PIA) – President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III recently lauded Cebu’s peace and order situation in Cebu province. The President was recently in Cebu for the inauguration of the Mactan Circumferential Road and consultative rallies in the cities of Bogo, Toledo and Cebu. In his speech in Bogo City at the Celestino Martinez Sr. Sports and Cultural Center, Aquino said that that there is a relative decrease in the number of unsolved crimes in Cebu. Although Bogo City ha...
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23Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- The second leg of the Mega Cebu Candidates Forum will take place on April 25 at the Cebu Cultural Center. The morning session will feature electoral bets for Cebu province, 5th and 6th Districts, and Lapulapu City coming from the Liberal Party, Lakas, local Bakud party and independents. The afternoon session on the same day will feature another set of candidates from Lapulapu City and the 5th and 6th Districts, this time from the United Nationalist Alliance, One...
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23Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- Cebu City will host the Visayas Power Summit on April 26 to tackle power-related issues in the region. The summit is in response to several issues raised during a series of consultation activities conducted by the Central Visayas Regional Development Council (RDC) on power-related concerns in the region, said Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama in a letter. Rama also sits as the Regional Development Committee Visayas Chairperson. He said the issues generated during the ...
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23Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- With the intention to make its patrol more effective mostly in critical areas, there are now moves to revert the functions of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to the Philippine Navy. It can be recalled that Republic Act No. 9993 stripped PCG of its military functions and mandated the coast guard to become part of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) with their functions concentrated on SOLAS (safety of life at sea). RA No. 9993 repealed RA 5173 ...
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23Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 23 (PIA) –- Another 'Peace Pole' with the message and prayer, "May Peace Prevail On Earth” carved on its four sides, was planted at the Carlos P. Garcia Park in Tagbilaran City on April 11. This is the second 'Peace Pole' for Bohol. It may be recalled that the Millennium Vigil and Watch in 2000 capped in an early morning ritual of peace pole planting, the first of these poles reaching Boholano soil. Bohol planted its first peace pole at the peak of a Chocola...
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23Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 23 (PIA) -- Some of the 1,355 Precinct Count Optical Scanner (PCOS) machines to be used for the May 13 polls have arrived in Bohol. COMELEC provincial election officer Atty. Leonil Marco Castillano reported during the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC)meeting held at Jjs Seafoods Village recently. Castillano said these computer poll machines are now closely guarded in an undisclosed bodega of the Commission on Election (COMELEC) and awaiting for their de...
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23Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Local Government Unit of Dauin in Negros Oriental turned over recently to the community a day care centre through the Community-Driven Development (CDD) technology. The day care center was set up in Barangay Libjo, Dauin. CDD harnesses the potential of people in the barangay to analyze their situations, identify their problems and issues in their communities and propose small-scale projects. CDD is ...
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23Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (TIPC) of Negros Oriental has initiated a “Town Hall” type of consultations on the proposed Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Kasambahay Bill. TIPC Vice Chairperson for the management section, Derek Erames, said this type of consultation encourages people to partake on their advocacy of providing rights and privileges to helpers who are employed and are working w...
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23Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III has announced the various development projects slated for Cebu province. PNoy said the areas of Argao, San Fernando, Balamban, Consolacion, Siboga, Moalboal, Dalaguete, Barili, Tuburan, Toledo, and Carcar have been identified to benefit from the construction of 18 irrigation systems. The President was in Cebu last April 19. He pointed out that in Cebu alone, progress has reached 117,314 households, surpassing the initial target of 112...
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23Apr2013ANDA, Bohol, April 23 (PIA) -- Generations have scoured the seas around here, looking for the clues which connect the presence of huge clams in the ritual sites of Lamanoc, and the absence of such out-sized clams in the nearby sea. These clams, believed to be special vessels used by early pre-historic Boholanos in their offerings to the spirits, could be easily sourced out from nearby, but they have disappeared in time. Over harvested to near extinction in the following centuries, these gian...
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23Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- Pres. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III has approved the construction of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Systems in Cebu. The BRT would be situated on ground while the LRT would be constructed as an overhead network, Aquino said during his visit to Bogo City on April 19. The BRT was proposed by incumbent Cebu City South District Rep. Tomas Osmena when he was then the mayor of Cebu City. Osmena had sent a team to study BRT systems in diffe...
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23Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- The National Dairy Authority (NDA)-Visayas told dairy farmers and animal raisers to be vigilant on the condition of their animals during the experienced hot season that started late March this year. During the recent AGIO7 Forum, NDA Visayas Information Officer Farina Dy said that like human, animals may also experience health problems brought about by heat such that attending to the welfare of animals is needed. “They should be very vigilant and implement all t...
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23Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Negros Oriental launched STARBOOKS (Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosk Stations) and has inked Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with three local government units in Negros Oriental recently. Administrative STARBOOKS coordinator and Science Research Specialist II, Annie Lyn Bacani explained that STARBOOKS is the newest project of DOST’s Science and Technology Information ...
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22Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 22 (PIA) – President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III said Cebu will further enhance its image as a tourist and investment destination with the widening of the Mactan Island Circumferential Road (MICR). The President led the groundbreaking ceremony he groundbreak ceremony last Friday. Aquino in his 15-minute speech before a more than 200 crowd said the widening of the MICR opens additional opportunities for the Cebuanos in tourism and investments as the widening of the 26.3 kilo...
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21Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 21 (PIA) -- Voters who wish to be enlightened about the recent developments on the upcoming midterm elections can now listen and interact on air as government election education campaign goes on the air. Dubbed then as Comelec Hour, the pre election government run voter’s education campaign is now back on air with three anchors willing to process everybody’s questions and clarify issues. Anchored by City Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Registrar Atty. Jonas...
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21Apr2013BOHOL, April 21 (PIA) –The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) in Central Visayas brings to Bohol, 11 ASEAN countries representatives for its 2nd Conference on Working toward a Cyber Pornography and Cyber Prostitution-Free Southeast Asia on April 23-25 at Bohol Tropics in Tagbilaran City. DSWD7 information officer Jaybee Binghay said the Bohol conference is an offshoot of the ASEAN first conference in Manila in June 2012 that tackled the dynamics and realities of cyber porno...
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21Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 17, 2013 (PIA) – Himoon dinhi sa Bohol pinaagi sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ang 2nd Conference on Working toward a Cyber Pornography and Cyber Prostitution-Free Southeast Asia sa Bohol Tropics sa Abril 23 ngadto sa 25, 2013. Ang kalihukan, nga pasiugdahan sa DSWD 7 magdala sa mga representante sa napulo usa ka nasud nga sakop sa Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). Matud sa tinubdan sa DSWD, ang kalihukan mag-gahum sa mg...
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21Apr2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, April 20 (PIA) -- Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo assured the public that the province is now ready for the hosting of the Palarong Pambansa 2013. In a press conference held recently, he said that all aspects of preparations have been taken cared of by the different working committees. “It is with great pride and honor for the province of Negros Oriental to host for the first time a national event such as Palarong Pambansa," says Degamo. According to NegOr Schol Divi...
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20Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 20 (PIA) – President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III said his administration is working on expanding facilities in Cebu to boost tourist arrivals and prop up tourism-related investments in the province. Aquino issued the statement in his message to over 5,000 crowd that gathered inside the Barba Sports Gym in Toledo City yesterday afternoon during his meeting with local leaders and the community. The President said that Cebu has a lot to offer tourists, especially the various ...
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20Apr2013SIQUIJOR, April 20 (PIA) -- The biblical message about Jesus and political authority provides endless inspiration for Christian reflection on political power, recalling that it comes from God and is an integral part of the order that He created. Parish priest of Lazi, Siquijor and Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) chair, Rev. Fr. Leonard Tan in his message during the Peace Covenant signing in Lazi recently shared the church perspectives on election and the Biblical Aspects...
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20Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 20 (PIA) -- President Benigno Simeon Aquino III led the groundbreaking and the lowering of the time capsule for the widening of the Mactan Cebu Circumferential Road at barangay Ibo, Lapulapu City on April 19, in time for his visit and political events in Cebu. The Mactan Island Circumferential Road is an existing paved road of 26.334 kilometers and needs to be expanded/widened to cope with the growing needs of more spaces and easy access to the airport. The project also involv...
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20Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 20 (PIA) –- Cheers and shouts met President Aquino after he casually mingled with ordinary residents in Barangay Ibo in Mactan, Lapulapu City prior to his departure for the next engagement in northern Bogo City in Cebu province. Mixed disbelief, happiness and awe were written in the faces of ordinary people that crowded outside the small barangay hall of Ibo where Pres. Aquino conducted a media interaction inside with members of the Cebu media and the Malacañang Press Corps....
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20Apr2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, Abril 20 (PIA) -- Sa katuyoan nga makahatag ug seguradong panarbaho sa mga interesadong aplikante isip call center agents ilabi na dinhi sa dakbayan sa Dumaguete, ang Professional Career Online Institute mohatag ug libre nga finishing course for call center agents nga ipahigayon sa 3F NSO Bldg., Valencia Road, Bagacay, Dumaguete City. Sa maong Kurso nga mokabat lamang ug 100 ka oras, ang mga topiko nga itudlo magalakip sa pag baton ug teknik unsaon pag pasar sa job interview ko...
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20Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 20 (PIA) -- President Benigno Aquino III personally endorsed the local candidates of Liberal Party in Negros Oriental in two separate Team Pinoy political rallies in the cities of Bais and Dumaguete in his visit to the province recently. The President in his message to over 5,000 crowd at the Bais City Ballfield, lauded the province as one of the tourist destinations in the Philippines. PNoy also commended education and tourism sectors in Negros Oriental as economic perfo...
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20Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 20 (PIA) -- Nipasidaan ang Philippine Pharmacists Association (PPHA), Inc. batok sa mga botikang walay pharmacist. Matud pa ni PPHA Executive Director Yolanda Robles, kinahanglang may pharmacist ang matag botika, gamay o daku man kini. Nakalapas sa balaod ang mga botikang walay pharmacist tungod kay requirement man sa Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ang pagbaton og pharmacist sa mga botika. Giingong kadaghanan sa mga botika karon adunay sertipikasyon sa usa ka...
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20Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 20 (PIA) -- Opisyal nang gihinganlan sa Malakanyang ang duha ka bag-ong komisyoner sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) nga gitudlo ni Presidente Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III. Sa pahayag ni Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda, gikumpirmar niini nga sila Luie Guia ug Al Parreño ang molingkod isip mga bag-ong komisyoner sa poll body. Si Parreño usa ka miyembro sa Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) samtang gikan usab sa grupong Leg...
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20Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 20 (PIA) -- Gitambagan sa Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) ang mga negosyante ug overseas Filipino worker (OFW) nga makig-transaksyon lamang sa mga accredited freight forwarder sa Philippine Shippers' Bureau sa pagpadala sa ilang mga packages. Taliwala kini sa kapin 153 nga natalang reklamo sa DTI batok sa mga freight forwarder nga pakyas sa pagpadala sa mga balikbayan boxes sa ilang mga kliyente. Matud pa ni DTI Undersecretary for Consumer Welfare and Busin...
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20Apr2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, April 20 (PIA) -- All systems go for the Palarong Pambansa in Negros Oriental from April 21-27. With the tagline, “One Palaro, One NegOr Together We Can” the Department of Education (DepEd) enjoins all Negrenses to come and participate in its attempt to break the Guiness Book of Records for the largest human peace sign which will be the main highlight of the Palarong Pambansa during the closing ceremonies on April 27, 2013. According to Media Relations Officer Adolf Aguila...
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20Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 20 (PIA) -- Nagpasalamat ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) sa Bohol tungod sa positibo nga pagbawos sa mga kandidato ug mga dumadapig niini sa paglangkat sa mga campaign posters ug paraphernalia nga wala mahimutang sa tukmang butanganan. Sa programang Mga Gutlo sa Kaalam uban sa Comelec, si Atty. Jonas Biliran misaysay sa kahimuot sa kinatibuk-ang Comelec Bohol sa pagpangawala na sa mga posters ug streamers nga tataw nga milapas na sa gilatid sa balaod sa elek...
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20Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 20 (PIA) -- Todo alerto karon ang Philippine National Police (PNP) ug Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) human sa nahitabong pag-atake sa mga gidudahang terorista sa marathon sa Boston, Massachusetts sa Estados Unidos niadtong Lunes diin tulo ang namatay samtang naa sa 144 pa ang naangol. Matud pa ni PNP Spokesman Chief Supt. Generoso Cerbo Jr., bisan sa kasamtangan nga wala may namonitor nga ‘terror attack’ sa Pilipinas, padayon ang monitoring ug intelligen...
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20Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 20 (PIA) -- Nimugna ang Department of Education (DepEd) og election task force nga mosuporta sa mga magtutudlo nga moalagad isip mga miyembro sa board of election inspectors sa umaabot Mayo 13 midterm elections. Gitudlo ni DepEd Sec. Armin Luistro nga mamuno sa election task force si Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Alberto Muyot. Katoyuan niining election task force nga mahatagan og igong impormasyon ang mga magtutudlo, apil na usab sa mga technical ug lega...
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20Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 20 (PIA) -- Wala man sa kinaiyang Bol-anon ang manghilabot, pagpa-nginlabut ang hagit alang sa pagsumpo sa sekswal nga abuso sa mga bata ang kasamtangang panawagan. Kini usab maoy giaghat sa mga tinugyanan sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Protective Services sa nagpa-alarma nga suliran sa commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC). Matud ni Atty. Dulfie Shalim sa Protective service bureau sa DSWD, mandatus sa ilang buhatan ang pagpana...
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20Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 20 (PIA) -- Giharus sa duha ka Bol-anong gradwado sa kursong design sa Bohol Island State University (BISU) ang duha ka dagkong pasidungog sa bag-o lamang nga gitapos nga Manila Furnishings and Apparel Manufacturers Exchange (FAME), segun sa tinubdan sa Department of Trade and Industry sa Bohol. Matud sa DFTI information Officer nga si Vierna Ligan, si Floriano Barrete midaug sa Best Student Design alang sa Home Accessory, samtang si Niel Clark Golosino misakmit s...
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20Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) urges all political parties and candidates for the May 2013 mid-term polls to observe “green” or earth-friendly campaign practices to ensure a waste-free election. DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo appeals to the candidates to take a closer look at the environment by placing waste avoidance and reduction as part of their advocacy and strategy. Montejo encourages them to use campa...
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18Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 18 (PIA) --- Information Officers (IOs) from 11 towns in Negros Oriental recently gathered in Dumaguete City for an advocacy planning workshop for communication strategies on how to promote anti-poverty projects. The workshop was held by Department of Social and Welfare Development (DSWD-7) with the aim of promoting the Community-Driven Development (CDD) approach of the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Integrated and Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) Project. Durin...
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18Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 18 (PIA) --- The government and business sectors are now spearheading a campaign to rebut a pending petition made by a foreign researcher alleging carrageenan as carcinogenic. Carrageenan is an end product of seaweeds, an industry that supports over 200,000 families excluding those directly involved in the processing. Maximo Ricohermoso, chairman of the Seaweeds Industry Association of the Philippines (SIAP), said that there is an impending threat to the seaweeds industry. SI...
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18Apr2013CEBU, April 18 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III is scheduled to visit Cebu, Friday (April 19) for the groundbreaking of the widening of the Mactan Island Circumferential Road in Lapu-Lapu City. The President is expected to arrive in Brgy. Ibo, Lapu-Lapu City in the morning. for the lowering of the time capsule. He will be assisted by Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas and top officials from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Aquino will be briefed by ...
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18Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 18 (PIA) -- Boholanos from all sectors of society walked and bowed down in prayer during a unity walk and interfaith prayer rally for Secure and Fair Elections (SAFE) 2013 held Sunday, April 21. Organized by the Philippine National Police (PNP) Bohol Provincial Office and supported by government and non government agencies, the unity walk and interfaith rally is in line with the activities proposed by a resolution passed by the Provincial Peace and Order Council (...
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17Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 17 (PIA) --- President Benigno S. Aquino III is scheduled to visit Negros Oriental on Thursday to lead the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Bioethanol distillery plant of Universal Robina Corp. in Barangay Tamisu, Bais City. The establishment of the Bioethanol distillery plant is in response to the President’s thrust to produce more fuel in the country. Pres. Aquino will lead the laying of the time capsule and unveiling of perspective of the Bioethanol plant with chair...
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17Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 17 (PIA) -- The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) is now accepting nominations for its 2013 Grand Chamber Awards. The awards are held yearly to recognize exemplary individuals, entrepreneurs, and families who contributed to the economic development of Cebu. Entrepreneurs who will be nominated must meet the following criteria in order to be nominated: owner/Manager of the private or public company under which he/she is being nominated; must be primarily responsible ...
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17Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 17 (PIA)--Giseguro sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) nga walay Pinoy nga naangol o namatay sa kusog nga linog nga mi-igo sa Iran kagahapon. Matud pa ni DFA Spokesperson Raul Hernandez, luwas ang halos 1,000 ka Pinoy nga nagtrabaho didto base na usab sa taho sa Embahada sa Pilipinas. Giingong luwas usab ang mga Pinoy nga naa sa United Arab Emirates (UAE) diin nakabati usab sila sa magnitude 7.8 nga linog. Nanghinaot si Hernandez nga magpadayon ang maayong bal...
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17Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 17 (PIA) -- The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) is sending a high-level business delegation to the Philippines and is expected to visit Cebu on April 18 and 19. There are 50 visiting delegates headed by CCPIT National Vice Chairman Yu Ping of the People’s Republic of China. The delegation is composed of businessmen engaged in the following businesses: Water/ Hydro Conservation & Processing; Sanitary Wares; Building Administration and Construct...
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15Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 15 (PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has opened a PhilHealth Express in Ayala Center Cebu. The PhilHealth Express-Ayala is located on the fourth level of Ayala mall at the Services area and is open five times a week, Mondays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The PhilHealth Express-Ayala can process applications for registration of individuals and establishments, correction or amendment of member data and requests for issuance of Member Dat...
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16Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 16 (PIA)--Walay Pinoy nga nadamay sa pag-bomba nga nahitabo sa Boston Marathon sa Massachussets diin tulo ang namatay ug kapin 100 ang na-angol. Base kini sa pahayag sa embahada sa Pilipinas sa Washington DC nga nagkanayong, "No Filipino casualties reported in the Boston Marathon blasts but still checking to make sure all Filipinos in area are accounted for." "So far wala po tayong reported na Filipino casualties sa mga pag-bomba sa Boston Marathon," pagsiguro ug...
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16Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Abril 16 (PIA)--Gitun-an karon sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) kun unsaon pagsaka sa turnout sa overseas absentee voting (OAV) nga nagpadayon karon sa nagkalin-laing dapit sa kalibotan. Matud pa ni Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes, usa sa nakita nilang makapa-aghat sa mga overseas Filipino workers nga mobotar ug mapasaka ang turnout sa OAV ang pagpatuman sa online voting. Si Brillantes nagkanayon nga basin sa 2016 presidential elections na mapatuman ang online vot...
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13Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 13 (PIA) -- The municipality of Manjuyod, Negros Oriental signed recently a memorandum of agreement with AboitizPower’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Hedcor, to build a hydropower plant. Corporate communications officer Karen Padawag of Hedcor Inc. said the Mabinay-Manjuyod Hydropower project is expected to have a generating capacity of 21.9 megawatt of clean and renewable energy. Barangay officials of Kauswagan, Manjuyod led by barangay chairman Aanthony Guillen, and Jesus...
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13Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 13 (PIA) -- The local Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will launch the first online science and technology library which will be turned over to the three local government units in Negros Oriental on April 17 at DOST’s Office, Dumaguete City. Dubbed 'STARBOOKS' or the Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly-Operated Kiosk Stations, will be awarded to public libraries of Dumaguete City, Mabinay town, and Bayawan City for their eLibrary on scie...
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13Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 13 (PIA) --Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR7) regional director, Dr. Isabelo Montejo challenged about 500 chemistry teachers, researchers, industry practitioners and students from all over the Philippines to create better and effective measures in minimizing pollutants that are present in the environment. On its 28th Philippine Chemistry Congress hosted by Silliman University, Dir. Montejo in his message, placed the task to the participants in formula...
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12Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 11 (PIA) -- The Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP) - Central Visayas has released the names of the 17 finalists from various universities and colleges in Region 7 who will vie for this year’s TOSP awardees. The finalists will represent their respective schools to the TOSP search during its Formation Week on May 15 to 19 in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. The formation week will composed a series of interviews and activities as part of the evaluation of the deser...
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12Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- Over 100 persons have been arrested in Central Visayas since the Comelec gun ban took effect on January 13 until April 8, according to the statistics presented by the Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 during the Police-Cebu Media Dialogue on Elections 2013, Thursday, April 11. “Around 139 persons in the whole region have already been apprehended in violation of the gun ban,” said S/Supt. Erson Digal, chief of the Regional Operations Plans Division of PRO-7. Of t...
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11Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 11 (PIA) -- Milagda og kasabotan ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) ug ang Department of Education (DepEd) alang sa dawatong insurance, kompensasyon ug assistance sa mga magtutudlo nga motabang isip board of election inspectors (BEIs). Mismong si Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes pa ang nanguna sa maong aktibidad, kauban ang mga opisyal sa DepEd. Katuyoan niining masiguro ang tabang sa mga magtutudlo kun adunay mahitabong insidente nga wala damha o kaha mga kas...
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11Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 11 (PIA) -- Giingong mahibaw-an sulod lamang sa duha ka adlaw ang resulta sa ikaduhang nationwide automated elections karong 2013 midterm polls. Kini ang gibutyag ni Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes human sa ilang mga gihimong pagpangandam alang sa maong piniliay. Alang kang Brillantes, kun nakitang dili na igo ang gidaghanon sa botong wala pa naihap ug na-canvass aron pildihon ang mga nag-una nga kandidato, mapadayag na ang mga nidaug. Apan giingong sibo lamang...
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11Apr2013The description "long and winding road" took on a new meaning for me when I covered the Bayani Challenge event in Brgy. San Miguel in the town of San Remigio, Cebu. Several things will actually take on a new meaning for me later on that day. But let's start with the road to San Miguel. San Miguel is a small, upland village spread out in the mountains of San Remigio. To get there, we had to navigate roads that looked more like forgotten trails. Our vehicle kicked up dry, hot dust as it delica...
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11Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 11 (PIA) -- The first round of the Mega Cebu candidates forum wrapped up with four mayoral candidates who showed up to present their platforms of government particularly their vision for economic growth for Mega Cebu. Present during the forum held at the Cebu Cultural Center were mayoral bets for Carcar City, reelectionist Nicepuro Apura and Mariano Alegarbes; San Fernando mayoral candidate Lakambini Reluya; and First District Rep. Eduardo Gullas of Talisay City. Mayor Val C...
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10Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 10 (PIA)--Gipasidunggan ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang mga beterano sa giyera pinaagi sa pagpadayag sa mga dugang benepisyo sa pagsaulog sa ika-71 nga anibersaryo sa Araw ng Kagitingan. "Ngayong Araw ng Kagitingan, isang bansa muli tayong nagtitipon sa makasaysayang pook na ito upang magbaliktanaw at bigyang pugay ang kabayanihan ng mga beteranong Pilipino at Amerikano ng ikalawang digmaang pandaigdig," pahayag ni PNoy. Nagtuo ang Presidente nga...
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10Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 10 (PIA)--Nipasidaan pagbalik ang Department of Health (DOH) sa publiko nga mag-amping atubangan sa nasinating init nga panahon. Gi-monitor na usab sa DOH ang temperatura matag adlaw agig pagbantay sa heat wave. Pasabot ni Dr. Eric Tayag, tigpamaba sa DOH, "Kapag tatlong araw na tumama sa 37 degrees (celsius), magkakaraoon tayo ng heatwave." Mao nga tambag sa DOH, mo-inom og 13 ka baso nga tubig matag adlaw. Giingong dili angay pasagdan nga ang pagkauhaw ang mah...
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09Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 9 (PIA) -- The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has announced that its memorial planholders may convert their plans into cash until August this year. In its press statement, GSIS said, the planholder will get the same amount in the contract price when he/she decides to withdraw. Dubbed 'GSIS Enhanced Optional Exit Mechanism' (EOEM), the program allows planholders to refund their cash payments depending on the type of their memorial plan. The GSIS said EOEM is ...
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09Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 9 (PIA)--Gi-aghat sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ang mga ilegal ug dili dokumentadong overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sa Saudi Arabia sa pagtarong na sa ilang mga dokumento karong gihunong ang crackdown operations sa illegal migrants didto. Matud pa ni DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz, maayong higayon ang gi-anunsyong tulo ka buwan nga lugway sa hari sa Saudi sa paggukod sa mga illegal workers aron tarungon sa mga Pinoy ang ilang mga papeles. Gitamba...
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09Apr2013DUMAGUTE CITY, April 9 (PIA) -- Over 50 volunteers from different parishes in Negros Oriental and Siquijor have undergone trainors training recently on monitoring and safeguarding the May 13 polls. Diocesan Electoral Board (DEB)-led training discussed with volunteers the process of voting, contingency planning which include the testing and sealing of Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines, recruitment of different kinds of volunteers among others. DEB convenor, Rev. Msgr. Julius Heru...
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08Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 8 (PIA) --“Not a debate but clear presentation of stand on issues for Cebu’s development.” This was the clarification made by Cebu Daily News (CDN) pulisher, Eileen Mangubat during the press conference of the Mega Cebu Candidates Fora 2013 which will start its first series this Wednesday April 10. The format to be used in the series of fora is different from the usual election campaign debate, according to Mangubat. “It has a different format; it’s not the conventio...
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08Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 8 (PIA)--Gitataw sa Malakanyang nga igo na ang kantidad isip kompensasyon sa Estados Unidos sa kadaot nga gibilin sa pagkasangad sa USS Guardian sa Tubbataha Reef. Taliwa kini sa panawagang angay dugangan ang $1.4 milyon nga multa ug angay kasuhan usab pinaagi sa diplomatic protest ang Estados Unidos. Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, ang maong kantidad gikan sa Tubbataha Management Office (TMO) sigon sa Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park Act ...
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08Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Abril 8 (PIA)--Taas nga performance rating ang gihatag sa mga Bol-anon ni Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III nga mikabat sa +70. Kini matud pa sa resulta sa survey sa mga panghunahuna sa mga Bol-anon nga gihimo sa Bohol Poll 2013 sa Holy Name University. Ang maong survey nga gi-presentar niadtong Abril 3 didto sa HNU Audio-Visual Hall Main ning syudad nagkanayon nga adunay 78 nga mi-ingon nga kontento sila ug ang laing walo (8) mi-ingon nga wala makontento ni PNoy, mao ng...
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08Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 8 (PIA) -- Around 26,000 farmers await the benefits that the new Rice Processing Complex (RPC) in Pilar, Bohol can offer them. This was revealed by Bohol Gov. Edgar Chatto during the recent inauguration of the RPC which was attended by Korean Ambassador Lee Hyuk, Agriculture Undersecretary Bernadette Puyat, and other high-ranking government officials. A statement from the Department of Agriculture-7 said the RPC targets an area of 30,000 hectares or more. The complex will ...
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17Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 17 (PIA) – A proposal to set up the Provincial Traffic Enforcement Composite Team (ProTECT) in Bohol is badly needed to enforce traffic rules and recommend road safety measures is being pushed by the provincial top police chief amid the surge of physical injuries due to road accidents. Bohol Provincial Police Office (BPPO) Provincial Director S/Supt. Constantino Barot during the recent Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting said the number of physical...
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06Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) held a consultation meeting on its next year’s proposed budget of P588M that was participated in by over 70 civil society organizations (CSOs) in Cebu. DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said, this public consultation dialogue with the various stakeholders is pursued to ensure transparency and accountability in the budget process and implementation of the agency’s budget proposal fo...
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06Apr2013Cebu City April 6 (PIA) -- The National Grid Power Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) issued a notice of a tentative scheduled shutdown of some transmission facilities in Cebu, Bohol and a little portion of Leyte on April 19 from 6 a.m. -6 p.m. This covers along the 138kV Ormoc-Maasin-Ubay transmission lines that will affect the areas of BLCI, BOHECO I and BOHECO II. The maintenance activities along the 69kV Ubay-Alicia transmission line on April 21, 2013, 8a.m. - 5 p.m. will then affect ...
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06Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) has conducted leadership training to 20 victim-survivors of trafficking from Cebu province to organize peer groups to serve as support system of other beneficiaries. DSWD’s focal person on Family and Women Welfare Program Rosemarie Salazar said, since the implemented the program two years ago, they saw the need to organize peer groups among the beneficiaries of the program. Members of the group are identi...
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06Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 6 (PIA) -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) inked an agreement with the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) to help improve the quality of instruction of teachers handling Kindergarten and Grades 1-3 pupils in public schools on March 21 at the Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center. Through the “Certificate Program on Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) for Public School Teachers”, 80 teachers from Cebu province will be given intensive tra...
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06Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 6 (PIA) -- Gipahinumdoman ni Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Kim Henares ang mga negosyante ug mga indibidwal kalabot sa pag-file og income tax returns (ITR) sa saktong oras. Kini tungod kay nagkaduol naman ang gitakdang deadline sa filing nga sa Abril 15, 2013. Gitataw ni Henares nga walay ihatag nga extension ang BIR sa gitakdang petsa sa filing sa ITR. Ang dili maka-file sa tukmang oras magbayad og 25 percent nga surcharge ug 40 percent per annum...
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05Apr2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, Abril 5 (PIA) -- Gi-uswag ngadto sa Abril 16 ang katapusang adlaw pagsumiti sa mga gustong mo salmot sa national search for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools. Ang elementarya ug high school categories mahimong mopadala sa ilang salmot sa DepEd sa ilang mga lugar ug ang college category adto mo sumiti sa regional office sa Environmental Management Bureau (EMB). Ang EMB mi uswag sa adlaw sa pagsumiti sa mga entries Aron mahatagan ug lugway nga panahon pagpangandam ang mga tun...
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05Apr2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, Abril 5 (PIA) -- Ang Dept of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) mopausbaw sa ilang bio-fertilizer production ngadto sa 55 porsiyento sugod Enero hangtud Hunyo karong tuiga aron masiguro nga adunay igong supply nga magamit alang sa National Greening Program. Matud pa sa DENR's Ecosystems Research & Development Bureau (ERDB) gi bana-bana nga mo abot sa syento singkwenta y singko (155) tonelada nga bio-fertilizers ang himoon sa unang semester karong tuiga diin taas kini ug 5...
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05Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 5 (PIA) -- Walay angay ikabalaka ang publiko sa bag-ong bird flu virus nga H7N9 tungod kay wala pay dokumentadong kaso og human-to-human transmission. Mao kini ang gipahayag ni Dr. Lyndon Lee Suy, hepe sa Emerging and Re-emerging diseases sa Department of Health (DOH). Ning bag-o lang, makapatala og tulo ka kumpirmadong kaso sa maong sakit sa China diin duha niini ang unang namatay. Gawas pa sa bag-ong upat nga na-igo sa maong virus nga puro naa sa kritikal ang ko...
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04Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture - Regional Field Unit 7 (DA RFU 7) has awarded top three schools here for the different categories of the Gulayan sa Paaralan. Around 1,100 schools from Cebu City and Cebu province joined the contest, said regional coordinator of the High Value Crops Development Program Nenita Seno. The top three winners for the National High School category are Camotes National High School in Camotes Island, Arcelo Memorial High School of Liloan, an...
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04Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 4 (PIA) -- Candidates running for elected positions in Metro Cebu areas will have the opportunity to present their platforms of government in a series of candidates' fora organized by private and public sectors. "Mega Cebu Candidates Forums" will be held at Cebu Cultural Center on April 10, 19, and 25 divided into morning and afternoon sessions. This is the first of its kind held in Cebu for local electoral bets that will focus on issues rather than debates, said Carol Balles...
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04Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 4 (PIA)--Gilusad sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang programang "Basura-Free Election 2013" nga nagtinguha sa pag-aghat sa publiko nga dili maglabay bisan asa og mga campaign paraphernalia ug motabang sa paghinlo human sa eleksiyon. Ang DENR nakighiusa sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ug sa Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) aron mas mahimong epektibo ang maong kampanya nga may temang "Kalat Ko, Sisinupin Ko". Usa...
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04Apr2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, Abril 4 (PIA) -- Ang dakbayan sa Dumaguete ga-sugod na pagdawat ug mga estudyante nga aplikante para sa Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES). Matud pa ni Socorro Mira, manager sa Public Employment Service Office (PESO) sa dakbayan sa Dumaguete, ang SPES program gipahigayon aron matabangan ang mga kabus nga estudyante nga gustong makapadayon sa ilang pagtungha pinaagi sa paghatag kanila ug trabaho karong summer vacation. Ang lokal nga kagamhanan sa dakbayan sa Duma...
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04Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 4 (PIA)--Nahuman na sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ug National Printing Office (NPO) ang pag-imprenta sa mga balota alang sa May 2013 elections, mga alas-11:00 ganinang buntag, Miyerkules. Gipangunahan ni Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes ang pag-imprenta sa mga katapusang balota. Giingong record-breaking ang nahimong trabaho nila karong tuiga tungod kay nahuman nila sulod lamang sa 57 ka adlaw ang pag-imprenta sa 52,333,801 ka balota. Matud pa ni NPO Assi...
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04Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 4 (PIA) -- Gi-aghat sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang mga Pinoy nga tua sa gawas sa nasud nga mosalmot sa ipahigayon nga overseas absentee voting (OAV) nga magsugod sa Abril 13. Matud pa ni Comelec-OAV committee chairman Lucenito Tagle, daghan usab ang gidaghanon sa mga registered Filipino voters nga tua sa gawas sa nasud nga mahimong maka-apekto sa resulta sa May midterm elections. "Hinihimok ko ang ating mga kababayan na nasa labas ng bansa na lumahok kay...
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04Apr2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, Abril 4 (PIA) -- Kuarentay tres ka estudyante sa high school gikan sa probinsya sa Negros Oriental ang mipasar sa Science & Technology Undergraduate Scholarship nga gitanyag sa Dept. of Science & Technology's Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI). Sa 43 nga nipasar, 40 niini ang ni qualify sa scholarship ubos sa R.A. 7687 ug ang tulo nakakuha sa Merit Program. Ang maong pasulit gihimo kaniadtong November 18, 2012 sa Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) sa Dumaguete City. ...
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03Apr2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, Abril 3 (PIA) -- Si United States Secretary of State John F. Kerry mipasalig kang Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario nga mopadayon pakiglambigit ang Washington sa Pilipinas aron makab-ot niini ang malinawon nga sulbad sa panagbangi mahitungod sa isyu sa West Philippine Sea (WPS) sa ipahigayon nga ASEAN meeting. Sumala pa sa Dept. of Foreign Affairs, si Sec. Kerry mipasalig nga mo suporta sa Pilipinas nga makab-ot ang hapsay nga kasulbaran sa maong panagbang...
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03Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 3 (PIA) -- The Negros Oriental Tourism Council (NOTC) stepped up its preparations for the nightly cultural shows for this year’s Palarong Pambansa which will be hosted by the province on April 21-27 in Dumaguete City. Nick Elman, general events cooridnator of NOTC said 10 nights of shows dubbed as “April Lights and Sounds” will be staged at the Freedom Park. With over 12,000 athlete-delegates expected from 17 regions in the country, Elman said the host province mu...
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03Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 3 (PIA) -- The Police Regional Office-7 initiated a series of Election Security Workshops among law enforcement members here to generate action plans on “unforeseen” events. The workshop was participated by over a hundred policemen from the entire Cebu province and several members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. P/Supt. Clifford Gairanod, PRO7 information officer, said the main purpose of the workshop is to gather information from the police stations on the issues ...
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03Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is seeking help in locating the family of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who died in Lebanon recently. Alma Faburada Mintalar died of cardiac arrest in Beirut, Lebanon on Feb. 23, 2013. Mintalar’s last known address was in Cebu. Her next-of-kin are advised to fill-out a letter of acceptance of remains at the Office of Migrant Workers’ Affairs (OUMWA), 3/F DFA Main Building, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City or at any DFA Regio...
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03Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 3 (PIA) -- The Municipality of Mabinay in Negros Oriental received an award for successfully gathering the biggest number of volunteers nationwide with over 7,000 in the recent Bayani Challenge 2013 held last March 23 to 27. Mabinay was one of the 43 sites from 34 provinces throughout the country that joined the Bayani Challenge event. The army’s 302nd Brigade formed part of the strong army of volunteers that provided 2,000 town residents with free medical and dental ...
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03Apr2013CEBU CITY April 3 (PIA) -- The Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG) is set to implement procedural reforms on some transactions effective May 2013 to grant faster services to the public, These include the use of their Membership Identification (MID) or Registration Tracking Number (RTN) to be indicated upon the submission of the following forms: Members’ Contribution Remittance Form (MCRF); Short Term Loan/Multi-Purpose Loan Applications; and Monthly Remittance Schedule for Multi-Purpose ...
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02Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- In the hope of producing and hiring more “TESDA Specialistas”, the Technical Education Skills and Development Administration (TESDA) is set to strengthen its Job Bridging program for this year. Nila Fidellaga, TESDA-7 Information Officer, said they are pushing for more job bridging this year aside from conducting a mere job fair. This is in compliance to the directive of TESDA Director General Joel Villanueva to produce and hire more than one million TESDA Speci...
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02Apr2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, April 2 (PIA) – Forty-three (43) high school graduates in Negros Oriental passed the nationwide scholarship exams of the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) for June 2013 school year. DOST provincial director Gilbert Arbon announced that the 40 passers are qualified as scholars to science and technology under the RA 7687, a scholarship program for talented and deserving students belonging to economically disadvantaged families, while ...
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02Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 2 (PIA)--The Negros Oriental Electric Cooperative II (Noreco2) will hold district elections for audit and election committees during its annual general membership assembly on April 14 at Pamplona gymnasium, municipality of Pamplona, Negros Oriental. The Noreco2 management advised all electric cooperative members interested to run for the two committees on election and audit to secure and file their certificate of candidacy on or before April 6 at the member services depart...
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02Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 02 (PIA)--Gipasabot sa Malakanyang nga walay diskriminasyon ang pag-veto ni Presidente Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III sa balaodnon aron matangtang ang height requirement sa PNP, BFP ug BJMP. Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, imbes nga makatabang, basin makadaot pa hinuon ang balaod sa mga hingtungdang ahensya. Si Valte nagkanayon nga may pipila ka trabaho lamang nga kinahanglan ang physical attributes. Giseguro usab ni Valte nga dili angay ...
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02Apr2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, Abril 2 (PIA) -- Ang Barangay Liptong Small Farmer's Association sa lungsod sa Valencia, Negros Oriental maoy unang nahatagan sa Decorticating Machine nga nagkantidad ug P760,000.00 gikan sa Dept. of Labor and Employment (DOLE) pinaagi sa farming assistance program nga gilusad kaniadtong Marso 22 didto sa BUSCOFA complex, Liptong, Valencia. Ang DAR pinaagi sa Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer, Benjamin Empig, ang nihimo ug nisumiti sa maong project proposal ngadto sa DOLE aro...
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02Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Abril 2 (PIA)--Gipahayag sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) nga gisaka na ang alert level 1 sa South Korea human sa pagdeklarar og state of war sa North Korea. Matud pa ni DFA Spokesperson Raul Hernandez, padayon silang nakig-alayon sa Embahada sa Pilipinas sa Seoul, United Nations ug Estados Unidos aron susihon ang sitwasyon didto. Gipaseguro nila ang kaluwasan sa mga Pinoy didto nga gibanabanang naa sa 40,000. Gi-alerto ug gitambagan na usab sa DFA ang mga Pinoy ...
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02Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 2 (PIA)--Sa labing unang higayon, nakab-ot sa Pilipinas ang gitinguha nga investment grade gikan sa Fitch Ratings – usa ka ahensyang motumbok sa mga nasud o institusyon nga mahimong mamohunan. Ang mas taas nga rating nga gihatag sa Fitch nga “BBB-“ gikan sa “BB+” giinong mahimong mo-resulta sa pamuhunan og mas daghang investor sa nasud tungod kay giseguro niining maong ratings nga “stable” o maayo na ang pagdumala sa ekonomiya niini. "This rating is ...
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02Apr2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, Abril 2 (PIA) --Ang Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) mibukas ug laing educational loan window sa tuig 2013-2014 alang sa tanan nga mga actibong miyembro niini. Matud pa ni GSIS president ug general manager Robert Vergara ang mga miyembro lamang nga wala makapahimulos sa 2012 Educational Assistance Program ang mahimong mo apply niini. Tungod sa kalisod ug kamahal sa galastohan sa pagpa eskwela sa mga ginikanan sa ilang mga anak, ang GSIS mipahibalo nga andam sila ...
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02Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Regional Office 7 said 3,597 high school students nationwide qualified for the S&T Undergraduate Scholarship. The Science Education Institute's (SEI) 2013 Science and Technology (S&T) Undergraduate Scholarship Examination was held on November 18, 2012 for School Year 2013-2014. The complete list of qualifiers are now posted at the DOST website: http://www.science-scholarships.ph. The number of passers is 7.1 percen...
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02Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 2 (PIA) -- Nipasidaan ang Embahada sa Pilipinas sa Lisbon, Portugal batok sa mga pekeng tanyag nga trabaho sa internet. Matud pa sa embahada, nagkadaghan ang mga nagreklamong Pinoy nga giingong nabiktima sa online scams diin nakadawat sila og tanyag nga trabaho sa e-mail gikan sa mga law firm ug kumpanya sa Portugal. Giingong nagtanyag kini og trabaho ug paspas nga pag-proseso aron makakuha og visa permits hulip sa fees nga ipadala pinaagi sa money transfer. Apil...
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02Apr2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, Abril 2 (PIA) -- Mipasaidaan ang Department of Helath (DOH) paglikay sa unom (6) ka kasagarang mga sakit nga makuha sa panahon sa tag-init nga mahimong maka apekto sa atong maayong panglawas. Mao kini ang sore eyes, sip-on ug ubo, pag suka-suka ug kalibanga, sakit sa panit ug paak sa iro. Ang sore eyes kung dili maatiman dayon mahimong moresulta sa pagkabuta. Gipasidaan ang makanunayon nga paghugas sa kamot aron malikayan ang pagkanap sa kagaw nga mananakod. Likayan u...
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01Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 1 (PIA) -- Over 200 local candidates from different political parties in Negros Oriental have officially signed the peace covenant. The activity was led by the Diocesan Electoral Board (DEB) in Dumaguete City. The signatories represent one-third of the 633 candidates provincewide. The covenant aims to muster support for peaceful, honest and fair elections for this May elections. Some municipalities and cities already conducted its peace covenant led by the local Philipp...
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01Apr2013CEBU, April 1 (PIA) -- The Forest Management Service of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 urged the public and the national government agencies (NGAs) particularly the students for continued support to the National Greening Program (NGP). In a recent Association of Government Information Officers (AGIO) 7 forum, Ambrosio Wenceslao of the Forest Management Services called for maintenance of the trees planted under the NGP. “Dapat ang tawo makasabot unsa ka importa...
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01Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 1 (PIA) -- An African proverb says that it takes a village to raise a child. But for some Filipino families, it took a government program to help them raise their children. Nieves Labrado, 38, of Orlandao, Basay, Cebu found it hard to move on with her life after her husband of 13 years left her for another woman. Nieves was left alone to care for her three children ages 13, 9, and 7 years old. But Nieves did move on, thanks to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilino Program (4Ps), th...
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31Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 31 (PIA) -- Aside from owning new homes, recipients of the recently concluded Bayani Challenge's House Build project in San Remigio town this year will also learn a new livelihood. San Remigio Mayor Jay Olivar told the Philippine Information Agency that he plans to introduce basket weaving as an additional source of livelihood for the 30 families in Brgy. San Miguel who benefited from Bayani Challenge's house build event. San Remigio hosted the Bayani Challenge in Cebu provi...
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30Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 30 (PIA) -- “Sometimes it’s a choice between to have lunch or have a book photocopied," says Churchel Avila of Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental one of the 19 students from the Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in the province that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) granted college level scholarship through its Students Grant-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (SGP-PA). "We do extra research time at the library because we cannot afford an internet...
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31Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, March 31 (PIA) -- One of the five Filipinos continuing Brisbane International Student Ambassadors in Australia, Xavier Villagonzalo, 28, from Negros Oriental was elected as secretary of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Australia-Philippines (CCIAP) Incorporated. After having been appointed twice as Brisbane International Student Ambassador, first by former Lord Mayor (now Queensland Premier) Campell Newman in 2011, then in 2012 by Lord Mayor Graham Quirk, V...
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31Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 31 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has granted decorticating machine worth P760,000 to Barangay Liptong Small Coconut Farmers’ Association (BLISCOFA) which it launched in Valencia town recently. With its farming assistance program, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) also proposed to DOLE a processing machine for mass production of virgin coconut oil (VCO) that the farmer organization can use. DAR Information Officer Gherelene Rafols said DAR ...
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31Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 31 (PIA) -- Deeply inspired by the Bayani Challenge volunteers, San Remigio's local chief executive said he is looking into how the local government can help relocate the town's informal settlers. Currently around 200 homeless families have "settled" along the town's coastlines, said Mayor Jay Olivar. The construction of the Roll On Roll Off port in the town brought on the presence of the informal settlers in San Remigio. "These people are not from here. They traveled here th...
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31Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 31 (PIA) -- Thousands of local and foreign volunteers joined the five-day volunteerism for nation-building event dubbed “Bayani Challenge” in San Remigio, Cebu. As the event drew to a close March 27 a total of 2,018 volunteers took part in the challenge in San Remigio, according to Gawad Kalinga (GK) Cebu. GK is a non-government organization that works with private and public sectors to build communities for free. It is the main organizer behind the Bayani Challenge. Thi...
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31Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 31 (PIA) -- The Department of Health's Center for Health Development-7 (DOH-CHD-7) celebrated World TB Day 2013 Monday, March 25 with the theme “Stop TB-Makialam”. DOH-CHD-7 had a memorandum of agreement signing with 12 local government units in Cebu for the TB Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (TB-DOTS) facility enhancement during a program held at Sarrosa Hotel. The LGUs are: Toledo City, Boljoon, Balamban I & I, Daanbantayan II, Cebu Province, Mabolo & Luz Healt...
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30Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 30 (PIA)--The Diocesan Electoral Board (DEB) has scheduled series of candidates' forums in Negros Oriental from April 5 to May 3 for his year’s synchronized May 13 elections. DEB convenor, Rev Msgr Julius Perpetuo Heruela said the forum aims to provide a non-partisan and free venue for candidates to present their qualifications, platforms or programs of government and give local candidates and residents a chance to discuss the various issues affecting their communities. ...
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27Mar2013CEBU, March 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Resources (DENR-7) recently urged the public to observe a “green” Lenten break by reducing air pollution over the weekend; lower vehicle emissions and a separate trash for biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes. DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo reminds the public to also think of the well-being of the environment by taking measures to protect it as the nation commemorates the special days f...
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27Mar2013CEBU, March 27 (PIA) --- About 700 stakeholders mostly students joined a one-day simultaneous clean-up drive covering six rivers and four creeks in Cebu as part of the celebration of the World Water Day (WWD) on March 23. DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said, this is a DENR's major feature of the Adopt-an-Estero program which encourages the business sector, with the LGUs and the civil society to clean up and maintain a particular estero. The activity was done in the riv...
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27Mar2013CEBU, March 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) urges the public to use national roads and highways properly as it observes many improper practices. In a statement, the DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson said farmers and rice traders should refrain from using the national highways as solar dryers. Farmers take advantage of the good weather, drying up their palay or corn along the national highways and cordoning off road sections that were widened. “We have widened th...
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27Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) in Central Visayas will gather the Municipal Information Officers in Negros Oriental to a seminar workshop for its Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) Project on April 3-4, 2013 in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. The training aims to promote each locality’s communication strategies and look for an effective approach to reduce poverty ...
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27Mar2013CEBU, March 27 (PIA) --Life they say is how we make it. People dream, work, fail. People dream again. Most are happy in working to achieve their dreams but yet, there are some who are happiest in fulfilling the dreams of others. The Bayani Challenge Volunteers are very happy to realize the dreams of some of the less fortunate. Never in the life of Nang Lelita Bueno did she imagine that life will begin for her at the age of 70. Bueno is among the 30 recipients of the houses that t...
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27Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Mar 27 (PIA) -- Gimando ni Presidente Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III ang pag-umol og usa ka balaod nga ihulip sa gibabagan niyang Magna Carta for the Poor. Matud pa ni Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Dinky Soliman, apil siya sa mo-umol sa substitute bill kauban si Socio-Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan. Pasabot pa ni Soliman, katoyuan sa Magna Carta for the Poor nga mahatagan og patas nga katungod ang mga kabus nga Pilipino s...
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27Mar2013
Cebuano news: uzon ug Visayas, gibutang sa heightened alert; Mindanao, gibutang sa full alert sa PNP
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 27 (PIA) -- Giseguro sa polisya nga mahimong luwas ug malinawon ang pagtimaan sa mga Katoliko sa Semana Santa, diin mas gihingosgan pa ang pagpatuman sa seguridad. Epektibo kagahapon, gimando ni Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Police Director General Alan Purisima nga ibutang sa heightened alert status ang tanang PNP units sa Luzon ug Visayas apil na ang mga National support units niini. Samtang ang Mindanao apil ang mga miyembro sa Special Action Force (S... -
27Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 27 (PIA) -- Gipahinomdoman sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang mga kandidato nga itahud ang pagtimaan sa Semana Santa. Matud pa ni Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez, bawal una mangampanya sa Huwebes Santo (Maundy Thursday) ug Biyernes Santo (Good Friday) base sa Section 5 sa Republic Act 7166. Pasabot ni Jimenez, sa Huwebes ug Biyernes Santo daghang Katoliko ang mopahigayon og Station of the Cross ug pabasa mao nga angay lamang nga itahud kini sa mga kandida...
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27Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 27 (PIA)--Giseguro sa Commission on Higher Education (CHED) nga dili nila aprubahan ang mga petition for tuition fee increase nga dili mo-agi sa konsultasyon sa mga stake holders sama sa mga estudyante. Matud pa ni CHED Executive Director Atty. Julito Vitriolo, sa Abril nila i-proseso ang tanang mga aplikasyon ug ipagawas nila ang resulta sa ilang desisyon sa Mayo. Giingong nag-unang gikinahanglan ang sertipikasyon gikan sa mga estudyante aron masiguro kun tinuod...
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27Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Mar. 27 (PIA) -- Gidagsang sa gatusan ka mga boluntaryo ang Barangay Magsaysay, Talibon niadtong Sabado, Marso 23 sa pagsugod sa lima ka adlaw nga Bayani Challenge 2013. Si Talibon Mayor Restituto Auxtero ug Rey Balatayo sa Gawad Kalinga ang nanguna sa mga boluntaryo nga nisalmot sa maong bayanihan challenge nga mahuman sa Marso 27, Miyerkoles Santo. Unang tukoron ang 10 ka duplex nga balay apan kapin sa 60 ka panimalay ang gilantaw nga matukod alang sa mga sakop sa Fe...
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26Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 26 (PIA) -- Labor Assistant Secretary Gloria Tango said much needs to be done to eradicate child labor in the region, even as Central Visayas dropped a notch lower from 4th to 5th rank among regions in the country beset by the problem. “Though it is welcome news that from fourth placer previously, Central Visayas has now been ranked number five among regions with the most number of child laborers, the major problem lies with the volume of child laborers in the country and in ...
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26Mar2013CEBU, March 26 (PIA) -- Some 30 families of San Miguel, a mountaintop barangay of San Remigio, Cebu never in their wildest dreams thought they could own houses for free. San Miguel barangay captain Nichol Almojel was in for a big surprise when he was informed that his barangay was chosen as one of the sites for this year’s Gawad Kalinga Bayani Challenge 2013. “Kinsa gud intawon ang magtuo nga mapilian gyud mi sa Gawad Kalinga, kay layo na bya mi sa highway, unya dili pa gyud sayon kaayo an...
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26Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 26 (PIA) –The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will provide services to help the poorest of the poor families nationwide especially those who are set to graduate this year from government’s conditional cash transfer program, or Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. “The government’s thrust now is to adopt the convergence of services to help poor household-recipients of the government’s poverty alleviation program especially those who are set to graduate from ...
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24Mar2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, March 24 (PIA) -- An estimated 7,000 volunteers believed to be the biggest number in any Bayani Challenge site in the country is here in Mabinay, Negros Oriental. Volunteers from all walks of life, from business sector, ordinary folks, companies, 4Ps beneficiaries, other LGUs, NGOs, families, students, government workers, the military and police personnel, CAFGUs, foreign volunteers and even children as young as 7 and 9 joined this year's Bayani Challenge in Barangay Poblacion...
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25Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 25 (PIA) -- Sen. Loren Legarda recently made a quick audit of women’s programs in Mandaue City. Representatives from the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Education (Deped) and from the local Public Employment Service Office (PESO) and local government unit, were made to attend in a dialogue with over a hundred women at the Mandaue City Public Mar...
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25Mar2013CENTRAL VISAYAS, March 25 (PIA)-- The Metro Cebu Development and Coordinating Board (MCDCB) in its 1st quarter meeting on March 20 approved for endorsement to the Regional Development Council (RDC-7) an Integrated Metro-wide Storm water and Drainage Master Plan for the 13 cities and towns that compose Metropolitan Cebu. MCDCB sub-committee on infrastructure and utilities chair, Engr. Fortunato Sanchez said that based on the Board's studies and discussions, the drainage problem is increasingly...
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24Mar2013CEBU, March 24 (PIA) -- The Metro Cebu Development and Coordinating Board (MCDCB) launched recently the "Mega Cebu Vision 2050" with the catch phrase "Mega Cebu: Making W.A.V.E.S." (Wholesome, Advanced, Vibrant, Equitable, and Sustainable) during its first quarter meeting at the provincial capitol social hall. Cebu acting governor Agnes Magpale, in her opening statement, called on various stakeholders and local government units in Metro Cebu to join the bandwagon of the Mega vision for Cebu. ...
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23Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 23 (PIA) --- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) appealed to the public to switch off not only their lights but also other non-essential electrical appliances for one hour and beyond today, March 23 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. in observance of Earth Hour 2013. DENR-7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said people, businesses and communities from across the globe are urged to turn off their lights for one hour to send a message on taking steps ag...
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23Mar2013SIQUIJOR, March 23 (PIA) -- Through the spirit of collaboration and partnership, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), and the provincial government of Siquijor recently hosted a training on organic farming. The Training-Workshop on Natural and Organic Farming System held at the DAR provincial office in Caipilan, Siquijor, Siquijor was conducted under the Farmers Information and Technology Services (FITS) consortium...
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23Mar2013CEBU, March 23 (PIA) -- Forty-six public elementary and high school students from Naga City, Cebu experienced three-day robotics training through the Dr. Caridad C. Labe (CCL) Education CentrEx Robotics Team that was held on March 7-9 at the Naga National High School. President of CCL Education CentrEx School, Rachel Labe said “we wanted to promote robotics in as many schools as possible not only for students to have a fun way of applying what they learned in the said subjects, but for them t...
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23Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) has urged the public to conserve water and at the same time, protect the rivers and lakes which are the sources of potable water amid fears of a threatening water shortage due to the summer months. DENR-7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said water becomes even more essential and very precious during the hot summer months as the human body is 70 percent water and we should replenish the wat...
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23Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 23 (PIA) -- Cebuanos have an additional holiday for this month as the commemoration of the arrival of the liberation forces in Talisay City has now become a law. The March 26 commemoration of the arrival of the liberation forces in Talisay City, celebrated only by its residents, has recently been made into a law through Republic Act 10359. RA 10359 declared every March 26 of every year as a Special Working Public Holiday in the Province of Cebu to commemorate the historic libe...
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23Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 23 (PIA) --- Dumaguete City is now accepting 160 student-applicants to avail of the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) this year. Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Manager Socorro Mira said the program aims to help poor but deserving students continue their education by employing them during summer vacation. The students will be working with the city government of Dumaguete for a period of 20 days from April 15 to May 14, said Mira. She said the ...
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23Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 23 (PIA) -- Nagpagawas og pay rules ang Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) alang sa pribadong sektor karong Semana Santa. Matud pa sa DOLE, kun mo-trabaho ang usa ka empleyado sa Marso 28, Maundy Thursday ug Marso 9 o Good Friday nga mga regular¬ holidays, bayaran siya og 200% sa iyang suweldo alang sa usa ka adlaw sa unang¬ walo ka oras sa tra¬¬¬baho, apil na usab sa iyang COLA. Kun ang emple¬yado dili mo-trabaho, bayaran pa gihapon siya og 100% sa ...
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23Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 23 (PIA) -- Ipatuman sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang reclustering o kausaban sa mga voting precincts sa 44 ka lalawigan sa nasud. Base sa Comelec Resolution 9624 ug 9562, ipatuman ang reclustering sa mga mosunod nga probinsya: Abra, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Aklan, Antique, Apayao, Basilan, Benguet, Bohol, Bukidnon, Cagayan, Camarines Sur, Capiz, Catanduanes, Cebu, Davao del Sur, Eastern Samar, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Iloilo, Isabela, La...
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22Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 22 (PIA) -- Out of the total 200 college scholarship slots available nationwide, the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has allotted 38 slots this year for Visayas applicants. The 200 scholarship slots are made available in National Capital Region (41 slots), Luzon (76), Visayas (38), and Mindanao (45) for school year 2013 to 2014. The program provides an opportunity for state workers to send their children to colleges and universities that provide quality educati...
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22Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 22 (PIA) -- Dumaguete City received the prestigious "Galing Pook Award" for Environment for its best practices in innovating and implementing the city-wide septage management program in the Philippines. City Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria received the award recently from Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas at the Diosdado Macapagal Hall, Landbank Plaza in Malate, Manila. Of the 122 cities of the country, 16 were initially chosen to present their respective best practices. ...
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22Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 22 (PIA) -- Over 1,000 volunteers will troop to San Remigio, Cebu armed with a big heart to serve the poor communities of the coastal town as the five-day 8th Bayani Challenge 2013 kicks off tomorrow, Saturday, March 23. Bayani Challenge is the biggest volunteerism event in the country, so far with 34 provinces throughout the Philippines joining the simultaneous event from March 23 to 27. This year’s event carries the theme “Isang Bayan, Isang Bayanihan.” Around 100,000...
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22Mar2013CEBU, March 22 (PIA) -- The youths are expected to take a big part in this year’s Earth Hour celebration as experts believe that the youth can do much in propelling environmental advocacy forward. In a local radio program, Roxanne Hernaez, Young Minds Academy (YMA) 5 scholar by Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), dwelt on the fact that battling the effects of climate change and global warming is a task not only for government and experts but also for the general public. “Youth can spark...
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22Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 22 (PIA) -- The national government is urging Filipino businessmen to invest and do business at the bottom of the economic pyramid. “Now is the right time for private businessmen to join us in investing at the base of the pyramid,” said Sec. Jose Rene Almendras during the 25th Visayas Annual Membership Meeting of the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) here. “Base of the pyramid” is an economic term used to refer to the poorest socio-economic group. Alme...
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22Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 22 (PIA) -- Gi-uswag pa karon sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang period of registration sa mga local absentee voting alang sa May 13 midterm elections. Sa pahayag ni Comelec chairman Sixto Brillantes, gikan sa kanhi orihinal nga deadline nga Marso 31, giingong mahimo pang makapatala ang mga botante hangtud Abril 2. “Yung local absentee voting extended up to April 2 yung registration. One expired noong March 15 and the other one will expire on March 31, so ...
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22Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 22 (PIA) -- Giseguro karon ni Presidente Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III nga hatagan sa gikinahanglang legal nga tabang ang walo ka Pinoy nga gikasuhan og terorismo sa Malaysia tungod sa engkuwentro sa Sabah. “Automatic na bibigyan natin ng legal assistance kung sinumang kababayan natin ang humaharap sa pagsasakdal, regardless kung naniniwala tayo doon sa pinaglalaban nila o hindi,” pahayag ni PNoy sa usa ka panayam sa Naga City. Gipangunahan ni PNoy sa Naga ang g...
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21Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol,March 21 (PIA) -- To adapt to climate change, Bohol farmers have sought the climate-smart organic rice variety that will deliver the best harvest for specific types of climates. Dr. Marina Labonite, research for development director at the Bohol Island State University (BISU), said since 1998, farmers and non-government organizations here have bred more than 200 organic rice “accessions” in the search for the most suitable breed fitting the challenges of adaptation. ...
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21Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 21 (PIA) -- Police in Cebu province will augment security forces in Bantayan Island, a well known Lenten destination in Cebu. P/Supt. Glenn Ares, deputy director of the Cebu Provincial Police Office, said during the Talakayan sa Isyung Pulis (TSIP) forum that they are beefing up security in the island in view of the expected influx of visitors for the Holy Week period. Bantayan Island has three municipalities, namely, Bantayan, Sta. Fe, and Madridejos. The island's white b...
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21Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 21 (PIA) --- Crime incidence in Bohol dropped to about a hundred as police efforts to keep the peace in the province continue without relent. From 272 crimes reported in February of last year, police reported only 177 index and non-index crimes for the same period this year, according to Police Chief Inspector George Caña at the recent Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) Meeting held March 13 in Trinidad, Bohol. The drop in figures amount to 35 percent cr...
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21Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 21 (PIA)--About 500 runners in Negros Oriental, including the 57 sprinters from the army’s 302nd Brigade with its operational controlled units, participated in the ‘Run for CHAMP’ recently conducted to raise awareness and promote clean, honest, accurate, meaningful and peaceful May elections this year. Organizing head team Paultom Paras of Negros Oriental Sports Development Program said of the total number of runners which are composed of 15 teams come from the AFP, ...
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21Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 21 (PIA)--The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)-Negros Oriental has conducted partial installation for farmer beneficiaries to the property of Diaz Hermanos estate in Bagtic, Mabinay town. DAR information officer Gherelene Mae Rafols said with 130 beneficiaries to be installed, only three have successfully positioned in their respective farm lots. Rafols said the farmer beneficiaries include Bernie Dario, Gelyn Amot and Sotero Blaza claimed a total of 5.0142 hectares of...
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21Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 21 (PIA) -- Gikumpirmar karon sa Department of Budget and Management (DBM) nga misaka sa 57.7 porsiyento ang infrastructure ug capital spending sa administrasyon. Niadtong 2012, nakagasto ang gobyerno og taman P250.8 bilyon gikan sa kanhi expenditures nga P91.7 bilyon niadtong 2011. Matud pa ni Budget and Management Sec. Florencio Abad, gipakita sa maong mga figures ang pagpursige sa administrasyon aron pondohan ang mga gikinahanglang imprastruktura nga angay supo...
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21Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 21 (PIA) -- Dili pa gihapon mapatuman sa gobyerno ang kontrobersiyal nga Reproductive Health law human nagpagawas ang Korte Suprema kagahapon og "status quo ante" order nga molanat og 120 ka adlaw. Matud pa ni SC Public Information Office chief Theodore Te, sa boto nga 10-5 sa mga mahistrado, nauyonan nga ipagawas ang maong kamanduan aron pugngan ang pagpatuman sa RH law o Republic Act 10354, nga gihimong balaod ni Presidente Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III niadton...
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20Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 20 (PIA) -- The Bohol Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) is looking into how Muslim families now permanently residing in the province can avail of the health benefits under the PhilHealth’s universal coverage program. PPOC Chairman Bohol Gov. Edgar Chatto has earlier directed the Provincial Social Welfare Office (PSWO) to come up with an inventory of all Muslim communities who will be eligible to get the socialized health services. The move was prompted ...
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20Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 20 (PIA) -- More than 600 political candidates seeking for provincial and local seats in the coming May elections are expected to sign the Peace Covenant on March 25 at 2p.m. at the Catherina Cittadini St. Louis gymnasium in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. The Diocesan Electoral Board (DEB) is leading this Monday’s peace covenant signing for all the political candidates in Negros Oriental. DEB convenor Msgr. Julius Heruela cited the event as a significant support to ...
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19Mar2013CORTES, Bohol, March 19 (PIA) -- The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) here has programmed the purchase of advanced x-ray scanning equipment as part of their port security upgrading efforts. The scanning equipment is reportedly capable of detecting the atomic weights of objects. It also has penetrating rays that could get through concealed objects tucked in one’s baggage and measures each suspect object by its atomic weights and chemical components, said Port Police Supt. Norbero Alfaras. ...
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20Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 20 (PIA) -- Bohol’s locally generated revenues increased by 27% in 2012. Local fiscal managers attribute this to streamlined collection, prudent use of resources, and implementing innovations in tax revenue generation. This was disclosed by Provincial Treasurer Eustaquio A. Socorin at a gathering of employees and local government officials at the Capitol Acacia Garden for the weekly Flag Ceremony and Convocation Program. Bohol’s collection of locally gene...
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20Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 20 (PIA) -- Health authorities monitoring the possible spread of rabies here expressed alarm over the apparent failure of dog bite victims to complete their full anti-rabies treatment regimen. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Reymoses Cabagnot voiced the concern of medical practitioners who know that rabies virus can remain dormant for years and would later emerge at a time when the victim is least expecting it. Rabies is a fatal infection caused when a virus, whic...
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20Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 20 (PIA) -- Cebu port authorities are ready for the volume of passengers expected this Lenten Season. In Tuesday morning's Kapihan sa Pantalan, Cebu port authorities formally launched their security preparations dubbed “Oplan Ligtas Byahe: Kwaresma 2013." Director Oscar Lopez, Port Safety and Environment Management Department Manager of the Cebu Port Authority (CPA), said they have already coordinated with other authorities involved in the operations and safety of the port ...
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19Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 19 (PIA) -- The challenge: to build a community of 20 duplex houses for homeless Boholanos in Antequera and Talibon, Bohol within five days. This is the dare of the eighth Bayani Challenge to all Boholanos as it attempts to raise 100,000 volunteers nationwide to manually build houses, repair schools, community centers, farms, and other livelihood support in 37 new housing sites in 33 provinces in the country on March 23-27. In Bohol, Bayani Challenge identified t...
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19Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 19 (PIA) -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Bohol is covering all bases as the fight against drugs and its proliferation goes active and proactive here. PDEA here has shifted to a two-pronged approach, focusing proactive information dissemination on the effects of drug use in addition to supply reduction. This was revealed during the recent Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) Meeting. PDEA is aggressively pursuing pro-active measures esp...
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19Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 19 (PIA) -- A local fire official has cited the need to complement fire trucks with fire hydrants. Bohol Fire Marshall Esmael Codilla in a recent Kapihan sa PIA forum revealed that they were able to convince local government units here to put up the necessary fire-fighting equipment from their own resources. But, beyond that, putting up fire hydrants is among the local government unit’s next steps to fully use their equipment, said Codilla during the forum that...
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19Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 19 (PIA) -- Valencia town topped this year’s performers in real property (RP) tax collection in the province after it posted 162.50 percent efficiency rating, according to the office of the Provincial Treasurer. During the weekly flag ceremony at the Acacia Garden of the Capitol Monday, provincial treasurer Eustaquio Socorin and Governor Edgar Chatto handed to Valencia Treasurer Aquilina Ampit a certificate expressing the provincial government’s appreciation f...
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19Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 19 (PIA) -- Barangay Candau-ay, a flood-prone community in Dumaguete City is trained on camp management recently to become more disaster-resilient. Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) and the Corporate Network for Disaster Response (CNDR) handled the training in a bid to build capacities of flood-prone communities to cope with disasters under Project Noah’s Ark. The barangay was one of those hardest-hit by Typhoon Sendong in 2011 with 911 households displaced by the typh...
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19Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 19 (PIA) -- Around 800 elementary pupils from Candau-ay and Balugo Elementary schools here availed of the free dental services from the dental operating team of the Philippine Army’s 302nd Brigade together with U.S. Pacific Air Force recently. Under Operation Pacific Angel 2013-1, the free dental activity was conducted as part of capacity-building and experience-sharing efforts to provide medical assistance in Negros Oriental. According to the Army's information office...
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19Mar2013DUMAGUTE CITY, Negros Oriental, March 19 (PIA) -- Some 3,000 volunteers for Negros Oriental’s Gawad Kalinga (GK)-Bayani Challenge are expected to join 100,000 strong Army of Hope Builders nationwide signing up to build homes for the homeless on March 23 to 27 this year. Of the 37 sites in 33 provinces, the municipality of Mabinay, Negros Oriental targets to build 35 houses for the displaced victims of Typhoon Pablo that struck in December 2012. In a five-day event, 35 two-storey row houses ...
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19Mar2013CEBU, March 18 (PIA) -- Technical and vocational courses still remain to be one of the vital tool for individuals that seek employment. Technical Coordinator for Basic Education Department of Don Bosco Technology Institute (DBTI), Stephen Ferrer noted that time alone can change the public's perspective on technical vocational education that this is in demand of big industries. "Especially abroad, big industries need technically-skilled laborers," Ferrer said in a radio program, "Pagtuki" over...
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18Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 18 (PIA) -- Officers from the Philippine Mental Health Association (PMHA) Cebu Chapter in a recent Kapihan forum here shared tips on how parents and teachers can deal with cyberbullies and their victims in schools. Bullies focus their attack on the reputation, appearance, and opinion of victims, said Dr. Glenda Basubas, PMHA Cebu Chapter chairperson. The bullies either spread images that have been Photoshopped, are rumor mongering, and spreading private videos primarily thr...
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17Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Negros Oriental installed 487 qualified agrarian reform farmer beneficiaries to the Montenegro Estate in barangay Lapay, Bayawan City, Negros Oriental recently. DAR-provincial agrarian reform officer (PARO) Stephen Leonidas said the estate comprises of 1,089 hectares of land formerly owned by the Montenegro Estate Incorporated will be used for farming by the famer-beneficiaries. Leonidas emphasized in his message that...
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17Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Mar. 17 (PIA) -- Gilagdaan na ni Presidente Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III ang Republic Act 10380 o Local Absentee Voting for Media diin mahimo nang makabotar ang mga mediamen dungan sa Overseas Absentee voters nga mas mauna sa regular elections. Ubos sa gi-aprubahan nga balaodnon, ang mga taga media tugotan nga makabotar bisan gawas sa lugar kun asa sila rehistradong botante kun sila naka-duty sa mismong adlaw sa eleksyon. Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential spokesperson...
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16Mar2013SIQUIJOR, March 16 (PIA)-- The Civil Service Commission (CSC) gave the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)– Siquijor Provincial Office the Seal of Service Excellence Award, Plaque of Recognition and a cash award of P75,000. CSC chairman Francisco Duque III handed the award to DTI-provincial director Nimfa Virtucio at Parklane Hotel, Cebu City recently and said, "this is the first agency to receive the award in the Province of Siquijor." The Service Excellence Award is a program of the CS...
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16Mar2013SIQUIJOR, March 16 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) at Lazi National Agricultural School (LNAS) is now accepting applicants for the 2013 Training for work Scholarship Program (TWSP). In a statement, TESDA-LNAS said there are 265 scholarship slots that are open for interested Siquijorians to avail and enroll in various qualifications/courses offered at LNAS, Lazi, Siquijor. The program is offered to the youth, out of school youth, college drop outs, fres...
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15Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 15 (PIA) -- Women in the Philippines admired by counterparts in the Asia Pacific. This was reiterated yesterday during a session of the 27th Confederation of the Asia Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) entitled Women Entrepreneurship. CACCI-Women Entrepreneurial Council former president Mukta Nandini Jain, told the participants that women in the Philippines are being look up to by the rest of the Asian counterparts. “We are looking up to women in the Philip...
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15Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) conducted a 3-day training of some 100 new staff for a special validation of households in Central Visayas (CV) affected by typhoon “Pablo” last December 2012. The training aims to make them understand and articulate the importance of the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) and to define the roles and functions of the different staff in the actual conduct of the household ...
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15Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 15 (PIA) -- About 377 barangays covering 17 cities and municipalities in Central Visayas are up for a detailed geohazard assessment and mapping in a zoom-in scale of 1:10,000 this year. Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB-7) regional director Loreto Alburao said, this is an ongoing priority program of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) with a budget of P2.65 million that is in line with President Aquino’s Philippine Development Plan (PDP). It aims to i...
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15Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Mar. 13 (PIA) -- Gi-uswag sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang implementasyon sa liquor ban kalabot sa nagsingabot nga 2013 midterm elections. Matud pa ni Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes, gikan sa kaniadto nga duha ka adlaw lamang nga gi-bawal ang ilimnong makahubog, himuon na nila kining lima ka adlaw. Imbes nga sa Mayo 12, sugdan ang pagbawal sa pagbaligya ug pagpalit og mga ilimnong makahubog gikan Mayo 9 hangtud Mayo 13. Karong adlawa gibotaran sa 4-1 sa mga...
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15Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Mar. 14 (PIA) -- Madayon sa sunod semana ang panaghisgot sa kalinaw tali sa gobyerno ug sa Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) bisan sa kagubot karon sa Sabah tali sa puwersa sa Malaysia ug mga sumusunod sa Sultanato sa Sulu. Wala gibutyag ni MILF chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal kun kanus-a ang eksaktong adlaw sa panaghisgot apan giingong gitakda kini sa ikatulong semana sa Marso. “As far as we are concerned, it will resume as scheduled. There is no timeframe (for th...
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15Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Mar. 15 (PIA) -- Gipadangat na sa Malakanyang ang ilang pagtimbaya sa pagkapili ni Pope Francis nga maoy magdala sa mga kabag-ohan sa Simbahang Katolika. Sa usa ka official statement nga gipagawas ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda, nakalatid nga nakig-hiusa sa mga Katoliko sa tibuok kalibotan si Presidente Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III sa pagsugat sa bag-ong Santo Papa. "The President, along with the Filipino people, joins all the Catholic faithful as they r...
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14Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 14 (PIA) -- Parents are told to be on watch for “bullying” trends among children. Whether it is cyber or physical bullying, the Philippine Mental Health Association (PMHA) Cebu Chapter calls on parents to be on alert for signs of children being bullied or bullies themselves. PMHA officials and the academe were the recent guests of this week’s Kapihan sa PIA Cebu discussing about “Cyber Bullying.” Dr. Glenda Basubas, chairman of PMHA-Cebu, said that cases of bully...
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13Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 13 (PIA) -- Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMES) are targeted to adopt green initiatives in order to be globally competitive as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 7 and the GIZ launched today the Promotion for Green Economic Development (ProGED) Project in Cebu and Bohol. The ProGED Projecton is aimed at promoting green economic development as a driver for competitiveness, innovation, new markets and jobs that will eventually contribute to inclusive growth and p...
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13Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 13 (PIA) -- Sa kasaulogan sa International Women's Day, ang Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) masigarbohong mipahibalo nga ang Pilipinas usa sa napili nga maayong lugar alang sa kababayen-an Sumala pa sa talaan sa 2012 Gender Gap Index (GGI) base sa survey nga gihimo sa World Economic Forum. Ang GGI naghimo ug pagsusi sa lat-ang sa kababayen-an ug kalalakin-an base sa upat ka kategoriya nga: participation & opportunity, educational attainment, health & survival ug pol...
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13Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 13 (PIA) -- The National Irrigation Administration in Region 7(NIA-7) has proposed a budget of almost P2 billion for inclusion in the 2014 budget to fund its priority irrigation projects in Central Visayas. During the recent first quarterly meeting of the Infrastructure Development Committee (IDC) of the Regional Development Council-7 (RDC-7), NIA-7 presented its proposed budget for 2014 funding allocation. In its presentation, NIA-7 said they will be focusing in four priori...
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13Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Marso 13 (PIA)--Gitataw karon sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) nga gikan sa una nilang gi-anunsyong pagsugod sa local campaign period nga Marso 29, gisibog na kini sa Marso 30, 2013. Matud pa ni Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes, base sa ilang berepikasyon, natunong ang ika-29 nga adlaw sa Marso sa Biyernes Santo nga usa ka holiday mao nga gisibog nila ang kampanya sa local level og usa ka adlaw. Tungod niini, mahimo lamang sugdan sa mga nidagang kongresista hangtud...
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13Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Marso 13 (PIA)--Giseguro karon ni Presidente Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III sa mga investors nga dili sila magmahay kun dalhon ang ilang mga negosyo sa Pilipinas. Gihimo sa Presidente ang maong pahayag sa gipahigayon nga Euromoney-Philippine Investment Forum 2013 sa syudad sa Makati. Matud pa sa Presidente, namatikdan na karon sa tibuok kalibotan ang mga natalang reporma diin mas milambo pa ang ekonomiya sa nasud. Masaligon ang Presidente nga magpadayon ang uptrend sa...
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13Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Marso 13 (PIA)--Buksan na alang sa mga Filipino nurses ang nasud sa Germany. Matud pa sa taho sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), nakighinabi na si Philippine Ambassador to Germany Maria Cleofe Natividad sa mga opisyal sa Federal Employment Agency ug International Placement Services (ZAV) sa Bonn alang sa deployment sa mga Pinoy nurses ug ang gipaabot nga pagbisita dinhi sa nasud ni German Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Ursula von der Leyen. Gitakda nga moa...
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12Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 13 (PIA) --- The Lapu-Lapu city government was the recipient of sets of hospital and educational facilities from the Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. Lapu-Lapu received 17 hospital beds, 17 bassinets, and 13 ceiling fans which have been installed in the newly-refurbished Pedia and OB-Gyne wards. The new wards were inaugurated Tuesday. Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. financed the renovation of the two wards. A memorandum of agreement was recently inked between the Lapu-Lapu City governme...
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12Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 12 (PIA) -- Department of Agrarian Reform in Region 7 (DAR-7) director Rodolfo Inson, during the year-end assessment and budget planning held Feb. 1 in Cebu City, commended his officials and employees at all levels for their efforts made for having achieved 121 perent of Region 7 target. DAR-7 met its targets in processing agricultural lands under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) for 2012. DAR-7 reported processing 5,954 hectares (ha) of agricultural land, e...
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11Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 11 (PIA) -- This year’s Gawad Kalinga Bayani Challenge targets 39 provinces in the country including Mabinay, Negros Oriental to simultaneously build houses for the homeless on March 23 to 27. The gathering of thousands of volunteers in different provinces nationwide expects to build houses and expected to finish the construction in five days. Anchored on the theme “Isang Bayan, Isang Bayanihan” is the biggest volunteer event of the year with a test of courage , end...
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11Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 11 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Fire and Protection (BFP) in Negros Oriental joins the rest of the country in observing Fire Prevention Month with intensified fire safety education drive, fire safety inspection of residential and commercial establishments and enforcement of Fire Code of the Philippines. In a Kapihan sa PIA forum recently, Dumaguete City Fire Marshal Arnulfo Sayson said the BFP’s continuing activities remind the public to be vigilant to reduce the risk of fire ...
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11Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 11 (PIA) -- It’s an all systems go for the holding of the 27th Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) in Cebu on March 14,15 at Radisson Blu hotel, Cebu City. In a statement, event host Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) said almost a hundred participants are expected to attend in the two day event. The CCCI said the event is loaded with helpful topics for all types of entrepreneurs as well as opportunities for networking and lin...
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11Mar2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, Marso 11 (PIA) -- Ang program sa gobyerno kontra sa kapobrehon malamposon nga nakatabang sa Pag - uswag sa kahimtang sa mga kabus nga pamilyang naka benepisyo niini bisan pa sa hamubo nga panahon nga na implementar kini. Sumala pa ni Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, ang mga pamilyang nakapahimulos sa programang Pantawid Pamilya o conditional cash transfer mas dasig ug agresibong nagtuman sa mga programa sa edukasyon ug maayong panglawas Kung itandi sa wala n...
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11Mar2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, Marso 11 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) pinaagi sa pondo gikan sa Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity & Economic Support Services (ARCCESS) mi hatag ug mga kagamitan sa panguma sa probinsya sa Negros Oriental bag-ohay pa lamang. Ang benepisyari nini nga proyekto mao ang Bayawan United Farmers Irrigators Association (BUFIA) sa Bayawan City nga modawat ug condensed harvester, thresher ug sprayer nga nagkantidad sa P1.370M. Mao kini ang unang proyekto nga...
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11Mar2013CEBU, March 11 (PIA) – The German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) chose Cebu and Bohol as its pilot areas for Phase 2 of the ‘green tourism’ project. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-7) regional director Asteria Caberte said that it is probably because of the successful implementation of the Promotion for Green Economic Development (ProGED) strategies in Cebu and Bohol that made these provinces suited for the ‘green tourism’ project. Recently Bohol’s champions of g...
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11Mar2013BOHOL, March 11 (PIA) -- The Philippine Group of Law Librarians (PGLL) in cooperation with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) – National Committee on Library and Information Services (NCLIS) will hold a three-day seminar dubbed “Information Power: Building Partnership” on April 3-5, 2013 at the Bohol Tropics Resort in Graham Avenue, Tagbilaran City. The seminar aims to equip the participants on the available legal collections and resources, both digital and non-digita...
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11Mar2013SIQUIJOR, March 11 (PIA) -- In celebration of the Women’s Month, the provincial social welfare and development (PSWD) office in Siquijo will conduct capability building and skills training to selected women beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program including the PSWD’s casual employees. PSWD officer Tom Villarubia said that apart from the regular Family Development Session (FDS) appropriate capability and skills are needed to empower them to contribute for a better society....
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11Mar2013SIQUIJOR, March 11 (PIA)--The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) and the Bureau of Fire Protection in Siquijor province joined the whole nation in celebrating once again the Fire Prevention Month. This year anchored on the theme: “Sunog at Sakuna ay Paghandaan, Kalikasan ay Pangalagaan ng Matamasa ang Pag-unlad ng Bayan.” The opening of event was a fun walk and parade last Friday (March 1) at 5:30 am. Another activity was the Poster Making Contest this a...
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11Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 11 (PIA) -- Sa padayon nga pagpanglimbasug aron kabatukan ang pagdagsang sa rabies dinhi sa Bohol, mipadayag sa kahingawa ang Provincial Health Office (PHO) sa posibilidad nga may mga kaso sa rabies nga nagpabiling dormant sa mga biktima’ng napaakan sa iro. Atol sa awarding ceremonies sa Best Performing Municipal Rabies Councils sa Bohol, gibutyag ni Dr. Reymoses Cabagnot nga sa milabay nga tuig, 4,018 ka kasong pagpaak sa iro ang natala sa ilang buhatan. Nii...
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11Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 11 (PIA) --Padayon karon nga gi-tun-an ang pagbukas sa bag-ong matang sa turismo dinhi sa Bohol nga mahimong hangpon usab sa mga turistang nag-panalipod sa kalikopan. Gisugdan na ang mga pagtuki sa mga batid sa agrikultura ug panguma ang posibilidad sa Kapanulundang Panguma o “Agricultural Heritage Tourism” sa Bohol isip bag-ong subayonon sa mga turista. Daan na nga nailhang lalawigang nanguma, ang Bohol usa usab sa mga nailhan nga lugar diin gipasubay ang o...
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11Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 11 (PIA) -- Gihatagan sa pasidungog ang napulo ka mga mamahandi sa mga lungsod sa Bohol tungod sa ilang positibo nga pagpanguna sa kampanya sa pagpangulekta sa buhisan sa propyedad real sa ilang tagsatagsa ka kalungsuran. Sa tuig 2012, mikabat sa 162% ang nakuha nga pagtaas sa buhisan nga nakolekta sa Valencia sa mga real property ug tungod niini, gitunol sa Kapitolyo Probinsyal ngadto ni Aquilina Ampit, mamahandi sa lungsod and ganti sa labing hawod nga mamahandi...
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11Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol March 11 (PIA) -- Lumba sa bugsay ug lahotay ang gipangandaman sa mga teams nga mosalmot sa Inato – First Bohol Dragon Boat Club Crew Challenge nga salmotan sa 12 ka tawo sa matag team. Kini maoy giluwatan nga kasayuran ni Charlie Holganza, executive Director sa Bohol Philippine DragonBoat Federation International Crew Challenge nga mahitabo sa Bohol sa Abril. Ang INATO maoy ginagmay nga pasiuna sa dakong nga apilan unya sa 22 ka mamugsayay nga mahitabo sa April 26-30...
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11Mar2013SIQUIJOR, March 11 (PIA) -- Around 60 practitioners of the Philippine-American Medical Association of Georgia (Pamag), in coordination with the provincial government of Siquijor, conducted a five-day medical-surgical mission from February 25 to March 1, 2013 at the Siquijor Provincial Hospital. The team is composed of surgeons, opthalmologist, anesthesiologist, nurses and other medical practitioners. The association has been in the mission for 22 years, according to Pamag chair Dr. Romulo Par...
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11Mar2013SIQUIJOR, March 11 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Siquijor announces its offering of a training program on Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machine Tool Programming and Operation under its DOST-Grant-in-Aid. Assistant Provincial Science and Technology Director Roland Padayhag said the training course is one of the DOST’s human resource intervention for the “Sustainable Growth, Productivity and Competitiveness of the Metals & Engineering Sector." He said, m...
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11Mar2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, March 11 (PIA) --Napirmahan na ni Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo ug DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro ang memorandum of agreement sa Palarong Pambansa karong umaabot April 21-27 nga ipahigayon dinhi sa probinsya sa Negros Orienlal. Ang MOA naglatid sa mga kinahanglanon isip tagdumala sa usa ka national sporting event Aron masiguro nga magmalamposon ang pagpahigayon niini. Ang probinsya sa Negros Oriental migahin ug P25M nga tugbang alang sa pagpangandam sa umaabot nga nati...
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11Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Mar. 11 (PIA) -- Gilagdaan na kagahapon ni Presidente Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III ang Republic Act 10374 o Common Carriers Tax Act, ang balaod alang sa tax relief ug exemptions sa mga international carriers. Mao kini ang hiniusang bersyon sa House Bill No. 6022 ug Senate Bill No. 3343 nga gi-ilang An Act Recognizing the Principle of Reciprocity as Basis for the Grant of Income Tax Exemptions to International Carriers and Rationalizing Other Taxes Imposed Thereon by Amen...
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11Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 11 (PIA) -- Ang anti-poverty program sa gobyerno malamposon nga nakatabang Pag - uswag sa kahimtang sa mga pamilyang kabus nga naka benepisyo niini bisan pa sa hamubo nga panahon Pag implementar niini Sumala pa ni Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan, ang mga pamilyang nakapahimulos sa programang Pantawid Pamilya o conditional cash transfer madasigon nga nagtuman sa mga programa sa edukasyon ug maayong panglawas Kung itandi sa wala naka benepisyo niini. D...
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08Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol March 8 (PIA) – In less than a month, expect the beating of drums, not the rumble and roll, but a steady booming as tempo for the methodical and fluid movements of paddlers breaking water in the first tune-up races for the Bohol Philippine Dragon Boat Festival International Crew Challenge in April. The tune up races set on March 22-23 will gather the paddlers who have been into training with international paddler and dragonboat coach Annabell Tario, said Charlie Holga...
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08Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, February 28 (PIA) – The municipality of Garcia-Hernandez in Bohol topped this year’s Best Performing Municipal Rabies Prevention and Elimination Councils (MRPECS) besting 17 other nominees in the province. Garcia-Hernandez Mayor Miguelito Galendez, said he did not expect his town to win considering that they did not even qualify as finalist in last year’s search. Galendez said their vision of a rabies-free town pushed them to register all dogs so there would be ...
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08Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 8 (PIA)--- “Pursue your targets, no matter how unpopular tax collectors are.” This was the message of Civil Service Commission (CSC) Head Francisco Duque III in the recent Tax Campaign 2013 Kickoff of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in Cebu, recently. Duque said the unpopularity of the tax collectors is something that they have to sympathize with the BIR. “But I tell you, no matter how unpopular this government program may be, this is the most important program be...
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08Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 8 (PIA) -- Bohol farmers have interbred local upland rice with other local breeds to produce locally-organic rice resistant to climate change to gain more productive harvests. Dr. Marina Labonite, research for development director at the Bohol Island State University (BISU), disclosed that since 1998, farmers and non-government organizations here have bred more than 200 organic rice “accessions” in the search for the most suitable breed fitting the challenges o...
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08Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Marso 8 (PIA)--Gipagawas na sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang ilang patakaran sa pagpahigayon og source code review alang sa nagsingabot nga midterm elections. Ang source code mao ang programa o sistema sa makinang gamiton sa Mayo 13, 2013 nga piniliay. Base sa upat ka pahinang Comelec Resolution 9651, ang mga political party lamang nga accredited sa poll body, indibidwal nga midagan sa national post ug adunay igong technical capability sa pagpahigayon og source...
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08Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 8 (PIA) -- Gi-aprubahan na sa Department of Budget and Management ang pagpagawas sa P10 bilyong budget alang sa pagpahimo og mga lawak-tunghaan. Matud pa ni Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, pagtuman kini sa Presidente sa iyang saad nga sulbaron ang classroom gap ning tuiga. Sa maong kantidad, igahin ang P1.7 bilyon sa pagpahimo og dugang mga classrooms sa National Capital Region, P1.2 bilyon sa Region IV-A, kapin P800 milyon sa Region 8 ug P600 milyon ang igahin s...
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08Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 8 (PIA) -- Pormal nang gitudlo ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III silang Macabangkit Lanto ug Atty. Bernadette Sardillo isip bag-ong commissioner sa Commission on Elections (Comelec). Matud pa sa Presidente, gipadala na niini ang appointment papers sa Kongreso alang sa ilang kumpirmasyon. Sa wala pa natudlong poll commissioner si Lanto, ni alagad kini isip kongresista, undersecretary sa Department of Justice (DOJ) ug Department of Tourism (DOT) ug kanhi...
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08Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 8 (PIA) -- Mga babaye nga nakasinati ug emosyonal nga pagpangabuso maoy nag-una sa tala sa mga nangayo ug tabang sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 7. Mao kini ang gipahibalo ni Jaybee Binghay, ang rehiyonal Information Officer sa DSWD-7, sa bag-ong gipahigayong Kapihan sa PIA sa buhatan sa PIA-Cebu. Gipahibalo ni Binghay nga ang mga kaso sa mga kababayen-an hilabina nga anaa sa malisod nga kahimtang nga miadto sa ilang buhatan aron sa pagpangayo ug ...
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07Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD) Region7 announced the start of the implementation of the P134 million worth of community projects under the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) this March in Negros Oriental. DSWD 7 Social Marketing Officer Simeon Remata III said 56 Kalahi projects in the province are identified through a bottom-up planning process which involves the barangay...
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07Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 7 (PIA) -- Three countries are now replicating the Bohol Rabies Prevention and Eradication Program (BRPEP) and using it in addressing rising rabies cases in their respective homelands. Bohol Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Stella Marie Lapiz said an international non-stock non-profit organization called Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) is currently generating more funds to help implement the BRPEP in Morogoro, Tanzania; Chad, South Africa; and Nias, Indonesia....
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07Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 7 (PIA) -- The new leadership of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) is expected to continue the chamber’s mission of enhancing private-public partnerships (PPP). Prudencia Gesta, CCCI immediate past president, is enthusiastic that the new set of officers will continue to promote PPP in Cebu. Gesta, in a statement, also said that he is confident that the new leadership will pursue “trade development and economic advocacy for the welfare of Cebu’s business ...
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06Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 6 (PIA) --- Anytime soon, authorities will be on the streets to tear down illegally installed billboards within public road right of ways including political advertisements. Marie Nillama, information officer of the Department of Public Works and Highways 7 (DPWH), said that their officials and staff all over the region will launch an operation against billboards, commercial and advertising signs including campaign materials that are placed within the road right of ways of nati...
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06Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 6 (PIA) -- Nanawagan ang Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sa Malaysian government nga maggpatuman og maximum tolerance sa pag-atubang sa mga nahabilin pang Pinoy nga nalambigit sa tensyon sa Sabah. Mao kini ang gipahayag ni DFA spokesperson Raul Hernandez sa gipahigayong press conference karong adlawa. Kini human sa nagkalapad na nga tensyon hangtud sa duol nga lungsod sa Lahad Datu, ang Semporna. "The Philippine government requests the Malaysian authorities t...
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06Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 6 (PIA) -- Gitataw sa Malakanyang nga wala gibasura ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang posibilidad nga pag-angkon sa Sabah sukwahi sa pagtuo sa kadaghanan sa dihang gi-ingnan niini ang Sultan sa Sulu sa pag-surrender na. Sa usa ka press conference niadtong Sabado, miingon si Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda nga wala gayud talikdi sa Presidente ang hisgotanan kalabot sa Sabah. "May nag-aaral po ng problema tungkol sa Sabah claim. They are a...
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06Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 6 (PIA) -- Mahimo nang makabalik og trabaho ang mga overseas Filipino workers (OFW) sa Iraq ug Yemen. Kini human gibutyag ni Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz nga gi-libkas na nila ang deployment ban sa Iraq ug Yemen. Matud pa ni Baldoz, kini tungod usab sa pagtangtang na sa Department of Foreign Affairs sa alert level human nahimong malinawon na ang grabeng kagubot kaniadto sa maong mga nasud. Apan bisan pa niini, giingong k...
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06Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 6 (PIA) -- Masaligon ang Malakanyang nga ma-upgrade na ang aviation safety sa Pilipinas human ang positibong report sa Coordinated Validation Mission sa International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Kahinumdoman nga gipadala sa ICAO ang validation mission aron susihon ang gipahigayong lakang sa Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) aron makasunod sa international aviation safety standards ug tubagon ang significant safety concerns (SSC) nga gitumbo...
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05Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 5 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is undertaking the Compostela Substation Expansion Project in Cebu. This is to keep up with the rapid growth of power demand in Visayas, said Elmer Cruz, NGCP Visayas Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Officer. Under said project, a 150-megavolt ampere (MVA) transformer, power circuit breakers, and accessories will be installed at the Compostela substation. The expansion project is pegged to cost P221...
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05Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 5 (PIA) -- Around 6,000 disaster victims in Negros Oriental will benefit from the joint humanitarian mission of the US Pacific Air Force and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) dubbed "Operation Pacific Angel" that started Monday, March 4 until March 9. OPA Mission Commander Ltc Alvin Alana in a press conference said the humanitarian mission of PAF and US military will provide medical health services to 500 patients a day for six days or from March 4 to 9 in two sites -...
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05Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 5 (PIA) -- Eighteen military men and 15 police personnel in Negros Oriental took part in a civil disturbance management (CDM) exercise with the United States (US) Air Force Pacific Command at the Sibulan Police headquarters. The subject matter expert exchanges (SMEES) exercise is part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)-US joint and combined humanitarian civic action or civil military operation dubbed “Pacific Angel 13-1.” The activity is being conducte...
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04Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has intensified its monitoring activities on manufacturers, importers, retailers, and establishments distributing and selling motorcycle helmets. This is to ensure that only certified protective motorcycle helmets with the Philippine Standard (PS) or Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) mark will be sold in the market. Motorcycle helmet inspection and sticker marking ended last December 29, 2012. However, in a monitoring and ...
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03Mar2013CENTRAL VISAYAS, March 3 (PIA) --The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-7) and Comelec agreed to strictly ban and remove all unlawful election materials posted and or hung in public area and infrastructure facilities. In a memorandum from DPWH secretary Rogelio Singson, it directed all its engineering units in the country to strictly remove and tear down all kinds of campaign materials posted in areas that are not officially Comelec-designated. Singson’s memorandum also instruct...
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03Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 3 (PIA)--With the upcoming final examinations, a reminder is out to schools not to implement the "No Permit, No Exam Policy". In a statement sent to the Philippine Information Agency the National Youth Commission reiterates its call to schools to comply with the ‘No Permit, No Exam’ Policy a directive from the Commission on Higher Education i.e. "students should not, at any point, be barred from taking their exams owing to their inability to pay at the time of exams." ...
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03Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 03 (PIA) -- The Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center (EJACC) of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) cited some facts as to how the implementation of the Sin Tax Reform Law (RA-. 10351) can be significant to prevent cancer. EJACC program coordinator, Ronald delos Reyes said that liver cancer and lung cancer are the leading cancers in Metro Cebu. “Lung cancer ranks first not just in terms of incidence but also in mortality cases,” Reyes noted. In a radio program “Pagtuki,...
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03Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 3 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO-7) calls on all Filipino households and establishments in agriculture and fisheries to support the ongoing conduct of the 2012 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF). NSO-7 Regional Director Engr. Ariel Florendo said, CAF is a government undertaking that hopes to collect and compile basic information on the agriculture and fishery sectors in the country. The collected data will serve as bases for policy formulation and implemen...
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03Mar2013BOHOL, March 3(PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) officially uses the hash tag ‘SumbongKo (#SumbongKo) on twitter as its call for voters’ vigilance for fair and clean election campaigns. In a Kapihan sa PIA recently, Bohol Comelec Officer in charge Atty. Leonil Marco Castillano said well-meaning citizens can now inform Comelec of violation campaigns of candidates such as posting streamers anywhere; premature campaigning and other rules and guidelines. Castillano added, that a...
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03Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Mar. 3 (PIA) -- Nipasidaan ang Department of Health (DOH) nga magbantay sa mga sakit nga mahimong makuha karong ting-init sama sa sore eyes ug heat stroke. Matud pa ni Health Assistant Secretary Paulyn Ubial, ang common illness o sakit nga makuha kun init ang panahon mao ang sore eyes ug heat stroke. Sigun pa kang Ubial, pipila sa mga senyales sa heat stroke ang grabe nga pagka-uhaw, pagpamugnaw ug pagkalipong. Kun dili kini madali og tagad, giingong mahimong mag-hallu...
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03Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Mar. 3 (PIA) -- Nagka-uyon kagahapon ang Government of the Philippines (GPH) ug Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) panels sa Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia sa usa ka mahinungdanong annex sa Bangsamoro Framework Agreement. Ang gitawag nga Annex on Transitional Arrangements and Modalities (TAM) nagdetalye sa padulngang mapa (road map) alang sa pagmugna og usa ka Bangsamoro region. Hulipan sa Bangsamoro region ang Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) nga giingong usa ka ...
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03Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Marso 3 (PIA) -- Gi-uswag sa Civil Service Commission (CSC) ang aplikasyon alang sa Career Service Professional and Sub-Professional written examinations ngadto sa Marso 5 (Martes). Petsa 28 sa Pebrero unta matapos ang pagsumitir sa aplikasyon alang sa Abril 14 nga pasulit apan gi-uswag kini aron mas daghan pa ang makakuha og eksaminasyon nga gikinahanglan kun mosulod sa gobyerno. Apil sa mga requirements ang mga mosunod: Application Form (CS Form No. 100, Revised 2012...
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03Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 3 (PIA)--Nisaka ngadto sa 11.27 porsyento ang nakolektang buhis sa Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) niadtong buwan sa Enero. Sa kinatibuk-an, naka-kolekta ang BIR og P94.74 bilyon diin P89.03 bilyon niini gikan sa BIR operations samtang P5.71 bilyon ang gikan sa non-BIR operations. Mas taas kini kun itandi sa P85.15 bilyong nakolekta niadtong Enero 2012. Ang BIR nagtinguha nga maka-kolekta og P232.67 bilyon sa unang kwarter sa 2013, mas taas gamay sa P229.04 bi...
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03Mar2013CEBU, March 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environment Management Bureau (DENR7-EMB) through the Regional Inter-Agency Steering Committee on Environmental Education (RIASCEE-7) in Central Visayas plans to initiate an advocacy campaign on how to secure sustainability of safe water and air in the region. DENR 7 regional executive director Isabelo Montejo said the EMB-7 and the RIASCEE-7 are tasked to develop strategies and action implementation plans integratin...
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02Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 02 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) urges the public to observe Women’s Month celebration on March 2013. This year’s theme is “Kababaihan: Gabay sa Pagtahak sa Tuwid na Daan” underscores the need to accelerate women’s participation in governance and enhance gender perspective in upholding good governance . This theme further highlights the importance of strengthening the mechanisms and institutions that support women and to widen t...
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01Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 1 (PIA) -- Applications are now open for the 2014 Australia Awards, a bilateral scholarship program of the Australian government. The Australia Awards scholarship is open to Filipinos from the public and private sectors for post-graduate studies (Masters and PhD). Applications are open from Feb. 1 to April 30, 2013. Programs of study available under the scholarship cover 12 areas, including Basic Education, Climate Change Adaptation, Foreign Relations, Disaster Risk Reducti...
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28Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 28 (PIA) --- The Cebu Provincial Government inaugurated today its new Provincial Information Office, two months after the media department ran by suspended Governor Gwendolyn Garcia was put to a stop. Provincial Board Member Arleigh Sitoy, PIO administrator, said the office is a realization of a dream that went as far back as 1960 when no less than his father, Cordova Mayor Adelino Sito,y was appointed as the Information Officer of Governor Jose Briones. “Wala gyud ta magtoo n...
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28Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 28 (PIA) -- The local government unit of Dumaguete City joins the rest of the country in celebrating Women’s Month in March with a series of activities spearheaded by the Kalipunan ng Liping Pilipina (KALIPI), a women's group organized by the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) The celebration kicks off tomorrow, March 1 with a Mass to be followed by a parade and a short program at 4 p.m. at the Quezon Park, with Dumaguete City Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria to d...
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28Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 28 (PIA) -- More than 50 tourism stakeholders in Negros Oriental participated in the tourism value chain forum and workshop recently held in Dumaguete City. In order to develop the local tourism industry in Negros Oriental become more competitive and dynamic, a two-day activity organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in partnership with the German International Cooperation (GIZ) and local tourism units in the province was organized. The activity also aimed t...
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28Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 28 (PIA) -- Renting a power barge unit to address the power shortage in Siquijor Province is being eyed as a viable option amid the daily brownouts being experienced by residents of the island. In a recent meeting of the Regional Development Council (RDC) 7 Sub-Committee on Power, Edmund Veloso of the National Power Corporation - Small Power Utilities Group (NPC-SPUG) said two of the three power barges in the Siquijor island have been badly damaged by Typhoon Pablo in December l...
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28Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 28 (PIA) --- Student leaders from Cebu universities gathered at the University of San Carlos (USC) for a summit on good governance dubbed "Young Public Managers and Developers Summit for Good Governance." The two-day summit that started yesterday aims to engage the youths and future leaders and demonstrate how their collective efforts can positively contribute to governance and development. One of the guest speakers, Philippine Information Agency Jose Mari Oquinena, in his spee...
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28Feb2013BOHOL, Feb 28 (PIA) -- Aside from marvelous white beaches, old churches and ancestral houses, there are a-thousand-and-one other reasons to visit Bohol. Bohol now has a new adventure theme park that offers captivating attractions for everyone. It is called Zoocolate Thrills! The theme park is located in Barangay Gotozon in Loboc, Bohol operated by Zoomanity Group under the Yupangco Group of Companies. Zoomanity Group operates other parks like the amazing Zoobic Safari in Subic Bay; Zoocob...
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28Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 28 (PIA)--About 80 US military and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel and local non-government organization representatives are scheduled to kick off 'Operation Pacific Angel 2013' on March 4 in Negros Oriental. This humanitarian assistance mission will include medical, dental, optometry, and engineering programs as well as various subject-matter expert exchanges. A press statement from the US Embassy said doctors and engineers from the AFP will work alongsid...
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28Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 28 (PIA)--Gipalig-on sa Korte Suprema ang kontrata tali sa Commisison on Elections (Comelec) ug Smartmatic-TIM nga maoy mo-supply og compact flash (CF) cards nga gamiton sa May 2013 midterm elections. Kini human gibasura sa Korte Suprema ang petisyon sa diskwalipikadong CF card bidder nga LDLA Marketing. Pasabot sa SC Public Information Office, angay unta niduso una og motion for reconsideration ang LDLA sa Bids and Awards Committee ug protesta sa Head of the Pro...
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27Feb2013MANDAUE CITY, CEBU, Feb 27 (PIA) -- Commission on Elections here has asked city and municipal officers to help in disseminating procedural changes on the conduct of this year’s national and local elections. Mandaue Election Officer Atty. Ann Flor Grujilde said the information officers play a vital role in spreading some changes related to the May elections. Grujilde represented Cebu Provincial Election Commissioner Atty. Eddie Aba as main guest for the first gathering this year of the Cebu...
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27Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 27 (PIA) -- The search is on for modern day Jose Rizals in the country. In an advisory sent to the Philippine Information Agency 7 (PIA), the Regional Development Council 7 (RDC) announced the start for this year’s search for “Mga Bagong Rizal: Pag-asa ng Bayan.” The RDC was tasked to facilitate the regional searches beginning January to April 1. Short listing of nominees is until Easter Monday, April 15. There will be 35 young people from all over the Philippines who...
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27Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Feb 27 (PIA) -- Five fish sanctuaries in Bohol got at least 20 brood stocks of giant clams each area to enhance their biodiversity. According to the Bohol Environment Management Office (BEMO) coastal resource management coordinator, Adelfa Salutan, the clam seeding aims to improve and sustain marine protected area (MPA)) management. “It also opens up alternative livelihood in the overall goal of reducing poverty incidence by securing food security for Bohol communities,”...
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26Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 25 (PIA) -- The economy of Central Visayas continues to be one of the fastest in the country today backed by statistical data of its Gross Regional Domestic Product (GDRP) in the past two years. In 2010, the GDRP was the highest in the country at 12.5 percent while in 2011, Central Visayas posted a growth of 7.9 percent states a report from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) 7; these were higher than that of the national GDP average at 3.6 percent and 7.6 perc...
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27Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 27 (PIA)--Magbutang ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) og courtesy lane alang sa mga may kakulian sa panglawas o persons with disabilities (PWD) sa adlaw sa eleksyon. Matud pa ni Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes nga kinahanglang magparehistro sa Comelec ang mga botanteng PWD aron maka-avail sa courtesy lane nga pagabuksan sa ground floor sa mga voting center. Dili na usab kinahanglan pang mo-linya ang mga PWD aron mobotar. Kining maong lakang gihimo agig pagtam...
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27Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Peb 27 (PIA)--Nipasidaan ang Commission on Higher Education (CHED) batok sa mga eskwelahang pugson ang mga estudyante nga mokuyog sa field trip. Kini human sa reklamo sa usa ka namatyan sa aksidente sa Tuba, Benguet nga giingong gipugos lang ang iyang asawang nagtungha sa kolehiyo nga mokuyog sa field trip sa Baguio. Matud pa ni CHED Executive Director Atty. Jun Vitriolo, dili mandatory ang field trip mao nga dili angay pugson ang mga estudyante nga mokuyog niini. Kun...
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26Feb2013Cebu City, Feb. 26 (PIA) --- The national government’s poverty reduction program has earned the admiration of the seven Developing Member Countries (DMC). Representatives from Bangladesh, Cambodia, the Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Timor-Lester, and Vietnam early this month praised the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) for being effective in empowering the beneficiary-communities into becoming active pa...
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26Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 26 (PIA) -- The Army’s 302nd Infantry Brigade has handed over free wheelchairs to 10 indigent recipients in a program held at Camp Leon Kilat, Tanjay City in Negros Oriental. Capt. Anacito Naz, army’s information officer said the identified beneficiaries with disabilities come from the hinterland barangays of the municipalities of Sta. Catalina, Siaton and Valencia and Guihulngan City. The One World Institute, a U.S. based non-profit organization through the effort of t...
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26Feb2013BOHOL, Feb 26 (PIA)—The Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) in Bohol wants to propose some amendments to the Juvenile Justice Law (JJL) which has become a problem for law enforcers. In a special meeting of the PPOC on February 19, Bohol governor Edgar Chatto said, “in principle, the PPOC is in a unanimous position for the amendment, but we have not gone to the specifics and the nitty-gritty of the proposals.” With many unresolved issues packed in the juvenile justice law, the PPOC-...
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26Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 26 (PIA) -- The Zoomanity Group has invested some P50 million in a theme park called Zoocolate Thrills in Gotozon, Loboc, Bohol. Zoomanity is the same group that operates the Zoobic Safari in Subic, Zoocobia Fun Zoo in Clark, Residence Inn and Parasizoo in Tagaytay City. Zoomanity business development head Engr. Grace Bondad Nicolas said the investment would be set in a five-hectare lot along the famous Bohol Countryside Tour Circuit. The planned theme park is an ...
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26Feb2013BOHOL, Feb 26 (PIA) – The Police in Central Visayas has declared a ‘no-nonsense’ drive against illegal gambling in towns and cities of the region. In a Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC-7) meeting held at the Bohol Tropics recently, the Bohol Provincial Police Office declared 33 of the 47 towns of Bohol as cleared against “swertres,” an illegal number game that has become a vice among the town folks. In its saturation drive against illegal gambling in the province, the Police R...
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26Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Feb 26 (PIA) — The head coach of the national dragon boat team with Boholano paddlers start training sessions for establishments, schools and interested groups eager join the local dragon boat competitions in Bohol to pave the way for the international event in April this year. Bohol Philippine Dragon Boat Federation (PBDF) International Crew Challenge executive officer, Charlie Holganza said the Bohol Paddlers Association (BPA) and PDBF head coach and drummer Anabelle Tario...
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26Feb2013BOHOL, Feb 26 (PIA) -- This early, there are already 10 teams that signified their intent to join the International Dragon Boat race on April 27-30, 2013 at the Tagbilaran Strait, right between Tagbilaran and Dauis in Bohol. The following teams/groups include the-renowned Philippine Army Dragon Boat Club; Lake Lanao Sarimanok Paddlers; Triton Women DragonBoat Racing Team; Navy, FSUU (Father Saturnino Urios University, Butuan City); Dragon Boat Team and SJM (OFWS based in Macau); Maharlika Drako...
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26Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 26 (PIA) --- Motorists in Cebu taking the Mandaue-Mactan Bridge are urged to follow traffic signs as repairs on said bridge kicked off yesterday. Signages and notices guiding motorists on which lanes to take have already been put up by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in line with their rehabilitation of the Mactan-Mandaue Bridge and Marcelo Fernan Bridge for a target period of 70 days. The two bridges connect the cities of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu. Phase 1 of t...
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26Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 26 (PIA)--Gikumpirmar sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) nga may barko nang gipadala aron mopahigayon og "humanitarian mission" aron kuhaon ang mga Pinoy nga tua sa Lahad Datu sa Sabah, Malaysia. Matud pa ni DFA spokesman Raul Hernandez, gipahibalo na nila ang gobyerno sa Malaysia sa maong lakang sa Pilipinas aron kuhaon ang mga Pinoy ilabi na ang mga kababayen-an, bata ug ang napabalita nga kapin 20 ka mga armado. Gigamit sa gobyerno ang Navy ship nga AT 296 ...
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26Feb2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, Feb 26 (PIA) -- Ang buhatan sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) dinhi sa rehiyon pinaagi sa programa nga National Household Targetting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) mopahigayon ug special validation alang sa mga pamilyang na biktima sa bagyo'ng Pablo karong bulan sa Marso 2013. Sumala pa ni DSWD-7 regional director Mercedita Jabagat, nikuha sila ug dugang 93 ka mga trabahante nga mohimo ug pag-susi sa mga pamilya sa Cental Visayas nga magpamatu-od ...
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26Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- Gipagawas na kagahapon sa Malakanyang ang natukod nga Transition Commission (TransCom) nga mosulat sa Bangsamoro Basic Law. Base sa Executive Order No. 120, s. 2013, ang TransCom gilangkuban sa 15 ka mga miyembro diin pito ang gibutang ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III sa panig sa gobyerno samtang walo usab sa Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Apil sa miyembro sa Government of the Philippines (GPH) sila Hon. Akmad A. Sakkam; Hon. Johair...
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25Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 25 (PIA) -- Usa ka tig-apod-apod ug elektrisidad sa Cebu mihangyo sa mga tinun-an ug mga lumulopyo sa nagkalain-laing dapit dinhi sa Sugbo sa paglikay ug dula sa tabanog duol sa mga mga linya sa kuryente. “Usa kini nga paagi nga ang katawhan makatabang sa pagsiugro nga dunay igo ug lig-ong suplay sa panahon sa eleksiyonb’” ingon ni Theresa Sederiosa, ang communications manager sa Visayan Electric Co (VECO). Segun sa tala sa VECO, daghan sa mga ‘power outages’ nga dang...
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25Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 25 (PIA)--The Negros Oriental Electric Cooperative II (NORECO 2) in coordination with the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has conducted preventive maintenance operations to avoid unnecessary power outages in preparations for the national and local May 13 elections. In a briefing to the members of the Association of Negros Oriental Public Information Officer (ANOPIO) held recently at the PIA, Noreco 2 institutional services manager Leovegildo Elmaco said t...
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25Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 25 (PIA)--Katambayayong na karon sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) sa pagmonitor sa mga gastos sa kampanya sa mga politiko. Kini human nipagawas ang BIR og memorandum circular nga nag-obligar sa mga national ug local candidates apil na ang ilang political parties nga mo-sumiter og mga resibo sa matag kontribusyon nga ilang madawat. Lahi usab kini sa ipadala sa BIR nga mga nagastos sa kinatibuk-ang panahon nga 90 ka adlaw nga ...
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25Feb2013SIQUIJOR, Feb 25 (PIA) -- The Provincial Organic Agriculture Board (POAB) and the Technical Working Committee (TWC) of the six municipalities in Siquijor appeal to the local government units and schools to adopt organic agriculture as a way of farming lifestyle in the island. "It can be difficult at first, but let’s start now,” says San Juan municipal agriculturist Arnold Manginsay as he appealed to the local legislators for the adoption of RA 10068 known as Agriculture Act. In one of the ...
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25Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 25 (PIA) -- Ang dakbayan sa Dumaguete motukod ug publikong tambalanan aron makatabang sa kasamtangang nag punsisok nga kahimtang sa Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital. Ang maong proyekto panguluhan ug tukod sa Dept. of Publc Works & Highways nga adunay pasiunang pondo nga duha ka milyon (2M) ka pesos. Matud pa ni Dumaguete City mayor Manuel Sagarbarria, ang maong kalamboan natuman pinaagi sa pagtinabangay sa Negros Oriental Hospital Health Services Coop., Inc ug sa Dumagu...
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25Feb2013SIQUIJOR. Feb 25 (PIA)—The Provincial Organic Agriculture Board (POAB) with its Technical Working Committee (TWC) is conducting a series of forums and information caravans to all municipalities and schools in Siquijor Island. This is to effectively implement and give more priority to the mandate of RA 10068, also known as Organic Agriculture Act, says the POAB. The POAB headed by provincial agriculturist Arturo Pacatang saw the need to bring the law to the municipal and school levels. The ...
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25Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 25 (PIA)--The Tourism Educators Council of Negros Oriental and Siquijor (Tecnos) will hold a series of cultural events to promote the province by hosting famous and top rating television and movie personalities and artists. Tecnos president Rafael Duhaylungsod said the council, in cooperation with the local government, will hold on March 3 a concert dubbed “Vice Ganda, Unkabogable concert tour” at the Governor Mariano Perdices Memorial Coliseum. Duhaylungsod said, “Wi...
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25Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 25 (PIA)--The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Negros Oriental has officially transferred the Small Enterprises Technology Upgrading (Setup) equipment ownership to Sans Rival Food Development, Inc.. DOST assistant provincial director Roslyn Tambago said the Setup funding of P850,000 primarily for the acquisition of the equipment that include one unit of cooking mixer, an industrial nut chopper, a walk-in freezer and an upright stainless steel freezer. The tran...
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25Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 25 (PIA)--Gipirmahan na ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang gipaabot nga Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2013. Kini ang nahimong highlights sa selebrasyon sa 27th EDSA People Power Revolution sa People Power Monument, Quezon City. Gitambongan sa kapin 100 ka biktima sa Martial Law nga giapilan sa kanhi human rights victim ug karon Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chairperson Etta Rosales ang paglagda sa bag-ong balaod. Nahisulo...
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25Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 25 (PIA )-- Summer is around the bend and already families, friends and work colleagues are planning their outdoor adventures for summer. The Kool Adventure Camp (KAC) of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) includes outdoor-related activities and events such as camping, backpacking, river trekking, kayaking, caving, and hiking. Fun and experience might be the first thing that comes to your mind when you head outdoors to swim on waters, climb up the mountains, sleep at the woo...
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25Feb2013BOHOL, Feb 25 (PIA) --The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Bohol warned the public on the proliferation of gift cards allegedly from the Golden ABC Stores Inc. that turned out to be fakes. DTI Bohol provincial director Elena Arbon also urged the public to be on guard for transactions involving these gift cards that look almost real, or any of similar modus. According to Arbon Golden ABC is a brand developer and marketing consultancy firm which has been involved in developing the brand...
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23Feb2013CEBU, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-7) assures the public of a smooth traffic flow of vehicles going to the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) despite its repair and maintenance activities to start on February 25. DPWH- Cebu 6th Engineering District Chief Maintenance Section , Engr. Eda de Guzman told the media in a presscon recently at PIA-7 that the repair and rehabilitation of the first Mandaue-Lapulapu Bridge is set to start on February 25 and imm...
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23Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- Gi-sugdan na sa buhatan ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang pagtapok sa mga gikinahanglang dokumento kalabot sa posisyon sa Pilipinas sa Sabah, Malaysia. Matud pa sa Presidente, apil na niini ang 1878 agreement nga daghang amendments ug clarification nga maoy nakapagubot sa nahisulod nga kasabotan. Si Aquino nagkanayon nga pipila sa gikoptan nilang kopya ang naa sa bersyong French, English ug Tausug. Dugang pa sa Presidente, mahinungdanon...
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23Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- Nagpagawas na usab og sumbanan ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) kalabot sa nagkadaghang political advertisement sa mga social networking sites. Gawas pa kini sa hugot nga aggregated airtime limits nga gipatuman sa radyo ug telebisyon. Matud pa ni Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez, gitugotan ang usa ka kandidato og tulo ka online advertisement matag semana sa usa ka website. Gi-angkon sa poll body nga naglisud sila og monitor sa tanang mga online ad...
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23Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- Walay klase sa mga tunghaan sa tibuok nasud sa umaabot nga Lunes, Pebrero 25, alang sa ika-27 ka tuig nga anibersaryo sa EDSA-1 People Power uprising. Kini base sa gilagdaan ni Presidente Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III nga Proclamation 459 diin nakapatik nga "special holiday for schools" ang Pebrero 25. Sa maong proklamasyon, nakabutang nga, "EDSA-1 revolt had restored and ushered political, social and economic reforms" sa Pilipinas ug "serves as an inspir...
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22Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, February 22 (PIA)— The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Bohol suspended fire-arms license renewals in the province for Cebu processing over allegations of irregularity in exacting “payments” from license holders. Over the hassle of gun-owners having to renew their licenses in Cebu, PNP officials hope that fire-arms licensing can be restored in Bohol. According to Bohol Police Senior Superintendent Constantino Barot, the PNP gathered complaints that Camp Dagoho...
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22Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 22 (PIA)--IPAHIGAYON sa lungsod sa Trinidad ang ika-15 nga HEAT Bohol Caravan sa umaabot Marso 13, 2013. Sa coordination meeting nga gipatawag kagahapon sa kagamhanang probinsiyal, nagpasalamat og daku ang first lady sa lungsod sa Trinidad nga si Judith Cajes nga ang ilang lungsod na usab ang usa sa maka benepisyo sa mga serbisyo nga idalit sa HEAT Caravan. Matud pa ni Cajes, dugay na nila kining gipangandoy apan nagpaulahi lang ang lungsod sa Trinidad tungod kay ...
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22Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 22 (PIA) -- Around 1,000 voters and candidates are expected to attend a gathering tomorrow to address election issues in Cebu. The Cebu Archdiocese is initiating the Summit on Credible Cebu Elections to propose concrete actions for electoral reforms, said Msgr. Rommel Kintanar during a press conference held at the Philippine Information Agency Cebu. Kintanar said the Archdiocese is holding the event at the Cebu Mariners’ Court in coordination with the Commission on Elections (...
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22Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 22 (PIA) -- As Bohol hosts the second Philippine Dragon Boat Festival (PDBF) International Club Crew Challenge 2013 in April, tourism stakeholders and local officials jointly see it as tourism driver. During the project presentation weeks ago, tourism stakeholders, sports enthusiasts, and local officials said the Dragon Boat Festival allows them an opportunity to showcase the best of Bohol to an international crowd. Hosting the event in Bohol can attract hordes of...
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22Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 22 (PIA) -- Sec. Corazon “Dinky” Soliman of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is expected to lead the launching of the department’s “Bawal ang Epal” campaign on Feb. 23, 2013 in Carcar, this city. The campaign aims to protect the government’s poverty reduction program, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), and its beneficiaries from being used by politicians for their personal and political gains for the May 13 polls. An advisory from ...
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21Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 14 (PIA) -- The town of Jagna proved quite clearly that there is money in garbage, and a bigger promise for keeping its people responsible for whatever wastes they dispose irresponsibly. A port town sitting next to a largely bio-diverse marine highway, Jagna leaders insist that their wastes must not go to the sea which could harm marine mammals and their rare marine treasures. By putting up a recycling program and instilling in their kids an ingenious way of conv...
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21Feb2013CEBU CITY, February 21 (PIA) -- Over 500 youths from all over the Visayas Region will gather on Tuesday, February 26 in Cebu for the ‘Greeneration Summit-Visayas.’ The event is a gathering for youth empowerment that aims to raise the consciousness of today’s generation on the causes and impact of climate change. Sec. Lucille Sering of the Climate Change Commission (CCC) will lead the one-day event and will brief the youths on ‘Understanding Climate Change and Its Impact on the Youth....
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21Feb2013BOHOL, Feb 21 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Bohol reported a slight increase in crime volume for January 2013 in Bohol. However, Bohol PNP PSSupt Constantino Barot downplayed the report and attributed the crime increase to a more proactive police work as attested by increase in non index crimes. Barot explained that when non-index crimes increase, it means that police exerted more efforts in crime prevention than just waiting for crimes to happen. Non Index crimes, accord...
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21Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Vice Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Alan R Luga will grace the seeding of giant clams in Dauis town in Bohol, today. A report from Bohol’s information arm, Effective Development Communication Unit (EDCom), the 200 giant clams are intended for seeding in selected Marine Protected Areas (MPA) of the province which have recorded a higher level of management than other MPAs. Locally known as “taclobos”, these giant clams were tran...
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21Feb2013CEBU, Feb 21 (PIA) -- The good governance exhibited by the Aquino administration has drawn more investors into the country, said a top official of a leading real estate company in the Philippines. Megaworld Chairman and CEO, Andrew L. Tan, in his speech at the inauguration of The Mactan Newtown in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu lauded Aquino's economic gains. “More and more Japanese investors have come to invest here in the country because of their confidence to the sound economy policies and good gov...
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21Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 21 (PIA) -- In order to ensure that all persons with disabilities (PWDs) are not deprived of their political rights especially the right to vote, a non-government organization (NGO) is launching a talent competition for them in Bohol. Ronald Gutierrez, executive director of Upholding Life and Nature (ULAN), disclosed that the talent contest billed, “K Factor: Lahat Tayo May K” is set sometime in April. The underlying theme is,“Everyone, including PWDs have th...
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21Feb2013By Leandria P. Pagunsan NEGROS ORIENTAL, Feb 21 (PIA) -- An Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) mipahibalo sa mga trabaho nga daku o taas ug sweldo, mi-awhag sa mga estudyante pag-pili sa mga in-demand nga mga kurso. Si Dept of Labor & Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz mi pahibalo sa mga klase sa trabaho nga adunay taas o daku ug sweldo ug miaghat sa mga estudyante sa Pagkuha sa mga Kurso nga gikinahanglan sa natad sa pamuo. Dili angayan nga mopili ang atong mga estudyant...
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21Feb2013By Leandria P. Pagunsan DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 21 (PIA) -- Ang Jollibee nga nabantog nga usa sa pinaka daku nga fast food sa nasud, mi suporta sa TESDA sa Pag pamuhat ug mga lingkoranan para sa mga ubos ug kahimtang nga mga tunghaan sa nasud Nihatag ug duha ka milyon ka pesos (P2M) ang Jolibee Group Foundation Inc. isip hinabang sa paghimo ug mga armchairs nga hinimo gikan sa mga troso nga nasakmit sa buhaton sa DENR. Ang panagtambayayong sa Jollibee ug TESDA sa paghimo ug mga armchairs sa ling...
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21Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 21 (PIA) -- Gihagit ang mga Bol-anon nga dunay kasibot sa paghatag og libreng serbisyo alang sa isigkatawo sa pagpalista sa Bayani Challenge 2013. Himoon dinhi sa duha ka lugar sa Bohol ang Bayani Challenge diin may dungan nga boluntaryong buhat aron magtukod og mga panimalay sa 42 kalugar sa nasud, duha niini sa Bohol. Dinhi sa Bohol, himoon ang Bayani Challenge sa Bantolinao Antequera ug sa Magsaysay Talibon. Matud ni Gob. Edgar Chatto, ang Bayani Challenge kahig...
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21Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 21 (PIA) --- President Benigno S. Aquino III highlighted the skills of the Cebuano workforce in his speech at the launching yesterday, Wednesday, of a sprawling township development area in Lapu-Lapu City. The President was guest of honor during the unveiling of Megaworld Corporation’s flagship project in Cebu, The Mactan Newtown. In his speech, Aquino told Megaworld Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Tan that their company made the right choice in picking Cebu to de...
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21Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- The local government of Bohol entered into an agreement with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) formalizing Bohol’s hosting of this year’s four-day celebration of creative ingenuity of Asians in the field of cultural community theater work. Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto representing the province signed the memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Deputy Executive Director Marlene Ruth Sanchez signing for the NCCA. With the MOA, Bohol is...
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21Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 21 (PIA) -- Gitan-aw sa mga tigpasi-ugda sa Bohol Dragonboat International Crew Challenge 2013 nga maghipos ug pundo gikan sa malikom sa kalihukan aron sa pagpahiuli sa mga katunggan nga nabuhi sa Bohol Strait sa tunga-tunga sa Tagbilaran ug Dauis. Kini tungod kay mituo usab ang bahan nga nagdala sa international nga lumba sa bugsay dinhi, nga kinahanglan nga may maghibilin gayud nga corporate social responsibility (CSR) project ang dragonboat sa iyang unang pagdung...
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20Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 20 (PIA)-- Bohol Gov. Edgar Chatto urged volunteers to participate in a five-day showcase of love of country and bayanihan spirit in Bayani Challenge 2013 on March 23 to 27 in the towns of Antequerra and Talibon. Chatto in his weekly 'Kita ug ang Gobernador' told Boholanos to join this opportunity to help build communities here. Under the Bayani Challenge event, volunteers are engaged into building homes, repairing schools, participating in health missions, joini...
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20Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 20 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III led the big launch of the Mactan Newton in Lapulapu City this morning as he lauded that such undertaking will help fuel the country’s economic growth. Aquino, together with Megaworld Chairman and CEO Andrew Tan, unveiled the ceremonial marker inside the showroom. In his speech before top Megaworld officials, Japanese investors, local officials and other invited guests, the President said that the project is an indicator that “we ha...
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20Feb2013SIQUIJOR, Feb 20 -- It's all systems go for the May 13 national and local elections, said Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto S. Brillantes Jr. In a statement, Brillantes said that for the past two years, the Comelec has not only been engaged in instituting vital administrative and electoral reforms but also in preparing for the success of the 2013 polls. Major preparations made by the Comelec included “exercising the option to purchase the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) mac...
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20Feb2013SIQUIJOR, Feb 20 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released a two-minute video advertisement entitled “Boy Bawal” on campaign practices prohibited in the May 13 elections. The video lists “campaign don’ts” such as putting up oversized posters, posting campaign materials in public vehicles, trees and public structures, and vote buying, among others. At the end of the video, Comelec Chairman Sixto S. Brillantes Jr exhorted the public: "Umpisa na ang kampanya. Kapag may nakit...
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20Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 20 (PIA)--GISUGDAN na karong adlawa sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang pagpadala sa kopya sa ballot image sa ilang mga buhatan sa tibuok Pilipinas, partikular na sa mga lagyong probinsya. Gituyo kini aron mahimong pamilyar ang publiko sa mahimong hitsura sa balotang gamiton sa May 13, 2013 midterm elections. Nahisulod sa kasamtangang ballot sheet ang 33 ka senatorial candidates, 136 ka partylist groups ug mga local nga kandidato. Bisan ang numero sa ilang mga...
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20Feb2013SIQUIJOR, Feb 20 (PIA)—Mipagawas ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) ug duha-ka-minutong video isip kampanya batok sa mga posibleng panglapas kalabot sa umabot nga piniliay karong Mayo 13. Ang “Boy Bawal” nga gihimo sa Education and Information Department sa maong buhatan, naglakip sa mga gidili sa pagkampanya sama sa pagposte sa mga dagkong posters ug uban pang mga gamit pagkampanya sa mga pampublikong sakyanan, mga kahoy ug uban pang publikong istraktura, ingon man pagpamalit ug bot...
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20Feb2013SIQUIJOR, Feb 20 (PIA)—Gipasidan-an sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang mga kandidato sa umabot nga piniliay kabahin sa mga balaodnon ug sumbanan sa komon nga dapit alang sa ilang mga posters kon common poster areas (CPAs). Sa usa ka press release sa Comelec, ang Resolution No. 9615 mihan-ay sa mga implementing rules and regulations sa Republic Act 9006 nga gitawag ug Fair Elections Act. Kini nag-ingon nga ang partido ug mga kandidato nga mga independente mahimong mogamit sa common pos...
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20Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 20 (PIA)--Gipagawas na karon sa Malakanyang ang Administrative Order No. 37 nga nagmugna sa Task Force on Bangsamoro Development. Nahisulod sa maong AO ang nasugdan nang gipatuman sa gipahigayong Bangsamoro Sajahatra diin nanghatag og health cards, scholarship certificates ug uban pang social services ang gobyerno sa Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao niadtong Pebrero 11, 2013. Pangulohan sa Office of the Cabinet Secretary ang task force samtang miyembro ang mga kalihim s...
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19Feb2013Sumala pa ni Political Management Expert, Malou Tiquia ang mga kandidato nga magpapili pag-usab unya mapilde kini tungod Kay ang maong kandidato napakyas ug pahibalo sa katawhan sa ilang mga maayong nabuhat. Dili maayo alang sa usa ka kandidato nga mopakita ug imahe sukwahi sa iyang tinood nga pagkatawo tungod Kay limbong kini sa mga katawhan nga positbo ug pagtanaw kaniya. Kini maoy usa ka diskusyon pinaagi sa usa ka programa sa PTV nga "Hatol Ng Bayan." Importante alang sa usa ka kandidat...
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19Feb2013CEBU CITY, Peb 19 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ug Jollibee nagkahi-usa pinaagi sa pag pirma ug Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) nga maghimo ug mga programa nga mag palambo sa Pamilyang Pilipino. Subay usab sa gitawag nga public-private partnership, ang DSWD ug Jollibee nagkahiusa pag suporta sa mga kalihukan nga nag sentro paghatag ug kahulugan sa matag Pamilyang Pilipino. Sumala pa ni DSWD Secretary Dinky Soliman, ubos sa maong MOU ang DSWD mo suporta sa ...
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19Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 19 (PIA)--Gilagdaan na ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang Republic Act 10365 o “An Act Further Strengthening the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001”, ang balaod nga mopalig-on sa AMLA. Matud pa ni Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte nga gilagdaan kini sa Presidente niadtong Biyernes. Sa paglagda sa R.A. 10365, 34 na gikan sa kanhi 14 ka predicate crimes ang nahisulod niini nga nag-apil na usab karon sa environmental crimes, human traff...
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19Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 19 (PIA) -- Gi-alerto sa Department of Health (DOH) ang tanang tambalanan sa tibuok nasud batok sa giingong usa ka matang sa virus nga susama sa Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Kini human sa labing bag-ong nakumpirmang impeksyon nga Novel Coronavirus (NCOV) sa United Kingdom. Matud pa ni DOH Spokesperson Assistant Secretary Dr. Eric Tayag, gimanduan na nila ang tanang tambalanan sa tibuok nasud nga i-report dayon ang mga grabeng kaso sa pneumonia nga nag-n...
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19Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 19 (PIA) -- Gipagawas sa Department of Education (DepEd) ang DepEd Order Number 9 Series of 2013 sa tanang pampublikong tunghaan sa tibuok nasud agig pagpahinumdom nga bawal maningil og bisan unsang graduation fee. Kini nagpasabot nga dili mahimong mangolekta ang school administrator, mga magtutudlo ug non-teaching personnel og bisan unsang kontribusyon alang niini. Apan mahimong mohatag og donasyon in cash o in kind ang Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) nga gamit...
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19Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 19 (PIA) -- Madawat na dayon sa mga magtutudlo nga mo-alagad isip board of election inspectors (BEIs) sa nagsingabot nga piniliay ang ilang honorarium. Matud pa ni Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr., pagkahuman sa trabaho sa mga magtutudlo human sa piniliay, ihatag nila dayon ang bayad pinaagi sa cash cards o mahimo usab nilang i-withdraw sa mga ATM outlets. Kaniadto, cash ang ginabayad sa Comelec sa mga BEIs nga gina-distribute sa election officers diin may mga ...
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19Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- Bad weather prevented the President to visit Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental for the inauguration of Qualfon Call Center and meeting with local leaders. The President was expected to lead the unveiling of the commemorative marker of the Qualfon Bldg., Link Sy IT Park this morning. In his stead, Senator Franklin Drilon read his speech during the inauguration and also led the unveiling of the commemorative marker at the stage with the Sy family members, Qualfon e...
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19Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 19 (PIA) -- President Benigno Aquino’s visit to Dumaguete City today was cancelled due to typhoon Crising. Aquino was supposed to inaugurate the Qualfon Building that houses more than 800 call center agents in 256 workstations at the Link Sy IT Park, Dumaguete City. Senator Franklin Drilon delivered the President’s speech at the inauguration. The President is also expected to join the Liberal Party senatorial candidates rally at 2:30 p.m. at the Lamberto Macias Sports ...
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19Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 19 (PIA) -- Ang Departament of Energy (DOE) mipayahag atol sa gihimong Kapihan sa PIA sa bag-o lang nga ang Visayas rehiyon may igong suplay sa kuryente sa ikaduhang automated eleksiyon sa nasod, matod ni DOE-Visayas Field Office (VFO) Regional Director Antonio Labios. Sulti ni Labios nga may 300 megawatts (MW) ngadto sa 400MW nga reserbang elektrisidad pagka-karon ug mapun-an pa ni sa adlaw sa eleksiyon tungod walay trabaho ang maong adlaw ug dili kaayo dako ang panginahanglan...
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19Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III will grace two events in Cebu province today,Tuesday, and tomorrow. utomorrow. The President will kick-off his two-day visit here by meeting with local leaders and the community in Talisay City at around 6:30 p.m. today. A crowd of around 5,000 is expected to gather at the site in Talisay City near the city hall. Senatorial and local bets of the Liberal Party will attend said event. This is the second time Aquino met with local le...
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18Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 18 (PIA) -- As the biggest volunteer event in the country draws near, Cebuanos are encouraged to respond to the annual call for nation-building by the Gawad Kalinga (GK). GK Executive Director and newly-installed Philippine Information Agency Director General Jose Mari Oquiñena invited his fellow Cebuanos to join the Bayani Challenge from March 23 to 27. “I encourage everybody to take part in the challenge to discover the hero in us and to connect with other heroes. For five...
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17Feb2013SIQUIJOR, Feb 17 (PIA)—Assistance from the private and public sector continue to pour for the victims of typhoon Pablo that hit Siquijor island in December 2012. The Mercury Drug Foundation, Inc. donated 100 bags of 10kg. rice per bag for the Siquijor resident. “We have been monitoring the situation in areas affected by the recent typhoon and have decided to make donations of rice to the provinces declared under a state of calamity by the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Cou...
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17Feb2013LARENA, Siquijor, Feb 17 (PIA) -- The Philippine Army (PA) calls on young Siquijor residents to join the army and register for the examinations on March 2 at 8 a.m. at the Siquijor Capital Square, Siquijor, Siquijor. Army Recruitment Office-Visayas, Sgt. Wenceslao Cainglet, said this is the first time that the PA comes to Siquijor to offer the exam because it saw in the past, young residents had been coming to Manila to take the exam. "We want to help interested individuals from spending much f...
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17Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 17 (PIA)—Nipasidaan ang opisyal sa Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) sa publiko batok sa mga gitanyag nga trabaho sa Estados Unidos pinaagi sa electronic mail o e-mail. Matud pa ni POEA Administrator Hans Cacdac, nakadawat sila og impormasyon gikan kang Luzviminda Padilla, Philippine Labor Attaché to Washington D.C., kalabot sa maong pagpangilad. Giingong nasakpan ang operasyon sa sindikato sa dihang nangayo og tabang sa Philippine Overseas Lab...
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17Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 17 (PIA)--PADAYON nga naka-monitor ang Malakanyang sa mga kalamboan kalabot sa pagkasikop sa 100 ka taga-Sulu sa Sabah, Malaysia. Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, nakatutok sa insidente ang Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ug nakig-alayon na sila sa ilang Malaysian counterparts. Si Valte nagkanayon nga isip general rule, otomatikong hatagan og legal assistance ang mga nasikop natong kababayan. Apan giingong dili pa sila makahatag og dug...
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15Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 15 (PIA) -- Wala nay ipahigayon nga mock polls human migawas ang report sa Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) nga nag-ingong kuntento sila sa mock polls nga gipahigayon niadtong Pebrero 2. Matud pa ni Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes, Jr., kuntento ang TEC sa gipahigayong mock elections ug naayo na usab ang tanang minor glitches o mga gagmay’ng aberya nga nahitabo kaniadto. Ang TEC gilangkoban sa mga eksperto gikan sa Department of Science and Technology (DOST...
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15Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 15 (PIA) -- Gi-aprubahan na sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang resolusyon nga nagtugot sa media absentee vo¬ting nga ipahigayon sulod sa tulo ka adlaw. Base sa Comelec Resolution 9637, mahimo nang mobotar ang mga miyembro sa media sa regional election office kun sila nakabase sa National Capital Region (NCR), sa office of the city election officer kun naa sa highly-urbanized ug independent cities, ug sa provincial election office kun sa mga taga-lalawigan. Na...
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15Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- Subay sa pagdawat sa Bohol sa Philippine Dragon Boat Federation (PDBF) ang ikaduhang International Club Crew Challenge, natagik usab ang damgo nga himoon ang Bohol nga Dragonboat Capital sa nasud. Matud ni Charlie Holganza didto sa labing bag-ong coordination meeting tali sa mga tigpasiugda sa lumba sa dragonboat ug sa lalawigan sa Bohol, gitumbok sa bag-o lamang namugna nga Bohol Paddlers Association (BPA) nga ilang ambisyosong tumong ang paghimong Dra...
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14Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 14 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) said the Visayas region will have stable power supply during the second automated elections in the country. DOE Visayas Regional Director Antonio Labios said the current power reserve in Visayas is between 300 MW to 400 MW. "Mapun-an pa ni siya during elections kay dili kaayo dako ang demand sa electricity basta holiday (This will be augmented during elections because the demand for electricity during holidays is not that high)," said L...
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14Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 14 (PIA) -- The local celebration of a global campaign to end violence against women culminates today, Feb. 14, in Cebu City at the Ayala Center Cebu Terraces. This ends the 15th anniversary of the "One Billion Rising" campaign which will start at 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. It will be an afternoon of video presentations, songs, solidarity messages, and a dance where participants and the public are expected to join. One Billion Rising is a global activist movement which began as a cal...
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14Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- A power distribution utility in Cebu is appealing to students and residents in their coverage areas to avoid flying kites near electric lines. "This is one way how the public can help us ensure that there will be stable power supply during the Election Day," said Theresa Sederiosa, communications manager of Visayan Electric Company (VECO). Based on VECO's records, most power outages that occur in their area are caused by kites getting entangled in power lines. "Be...
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14Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 14(PIA) -- As Bohol hosts the 2nd Philippine Dragon Boat Festival (PDBF) International Club Crew Challenge 2013 in April, tourism stakeholders and local officials here see it as a vehicle for the local tourism industry to grow further. In a recent coordination meeting following the project presentation of the event weeks back, tourism stakeholders, sports enthusiasts as well as local officials agreed the PDBF will be a window of opportunity to showcase the best of B...
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14Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 14,(PIA) --The province of Bohol has been identified as one of the best local government units implementing the community-drive development (CDD) in the country. A statement from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Bohol recently received a national citation from DSWD for being the best LGU in the social welfare delivery. This is the reason why out of the many Kalahi-CIDSS areas in the Philippines, the Asian delegates chose the Bohol province as the des...
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14Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- The Young Minds Academy (YMA) in Cebu is calling on interested youth leaders aged 12 to 20 to apply for their leadership and citizenship development training program. Interested applicants must form a team of five members under one of the following categories: Generation A (17–20 years old) or Generation B (12-16 years old). The list of requirements and application forms may be downloaded at www.rafi.org.ph/leadership-citizenship/young-minds-academy. Deadline ...
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14Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 14 (PIA) -- Magpadayon ang implementasyon sa airtime limit rule human wala ni-isyu og temporary restraining order ang Korte Suprema batok niini. Gimanduan sa SC—sa ilang en banc session—ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) nga tubagon sulod sa 10 ka adlaw ang mga alegasyong nakalatid sa manag-lahing petisyo nga giduso sa GMA Network Corp. ug ABC Broadcasting Corp. (TV5). Sa usa ka pahayag, miingon si Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. nga ilang gi-konsiderar...
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14Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, February 14 (PIA) -- Milaum ang kapolisan sa Bohol nga mahibalik na nganhi ang pagproseso sa mga papeles sa pagpalisensya sa mga armas nga moboto. Kini human nakita sa mga tinugyanan sa Kampo Dagohoy ang kahasol nga nasinati sa mga tag-iyahag armas nga lisensyado nga magkinahanglan pang moadto sa Sugbo aron sa pagrenew sa ilang rehistro. Nahadlok ang Kampo Dagohoy nga kini unya nga kahasol maoy magpatay sa kasibot sa mga tag-iyahag armas sa pagrenew hinungdan sa pagdag...
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14Feb2013BOHOL, Feb 14 (PIA) -- A non-governmental organization (NGO) in this province is currently undertaking a project to urge persons with disabilities (PWDs) to exercise their right of suffrage. The project, billed as “K Factor: Lahat Tayo May K”, is a talent competition being launched by Upholding Life and Nature (ULAN) in Bohol with the ultimate goal of engaging the PWDs into participating in the 2013 mid-term elections. According to ULAN Executive Director Ronald Gutierrez, the PWDs have be...
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13Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- Representatives from selected Developing Member Countries (DMC) has visited Bohol province to study the Philippine’s implementation of the community-driven development (CDD) strategy in poverty alleviation. The visit done from February 5 to 7 was a result of collaboration between the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to study the principles and practices of CDD implementation from participants coming from Bang...
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13Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 13 (PIA) --- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 7 Nutritionist-Dietician wins "Best Technical Staff – Professional Category” during the recent awarding ceremony held in DSWD Central Office. Melinda Cañares, a wife and a full time mother of two boys, bested all other regional nominees’ nationwide and declared winner as the Best Technical Staff. Being an exceptional worker and has the highest degree of professionalism that provided appropriate interven...
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13Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- Sa pagpanguna sa Department of Agriculture - 7 (DA-7), uban sa suporta sa mga mag-uuma, mga magpapatigayon ug pribadong institusyon sa lalawigan sa Bohol, sa paglusad og mga programa nga may labot sa kaugmaran sa produksyon sa ubi, gipanghingusgan sa kagamhanan nga suportahan ang dugang pang kalamboan sa produksyon sa Ubi sa Bohol. Sa usa ka programa nga dunay kalabot sa Ubi Festival nga gipahigayon didto sa Bohol Cultural C...
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13Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 13 (PIA) -- Dungan sa pagsugod sa kampanya karong adlawa alang sa mga kandidato sa national posts, gilusad gahapon sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang bag-ong ilis nilang website nga mahimong bisitahon sa publiko aron isumbong ang mga kandidatong molapas sa campaign rules. Matud pa sa tigpamaba sa Comelec nga si Atty. James Jimenez, kun kaniadto mga social networking sites lamang ang gigamit aron magpaabot sa mga reklamo, karon giingong may web page na nga mahi...
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13Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 13 (PIA) -- Gipahayag ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III nga posibleng mapirmahan na ang 'comprehensive peace agreement' tali sa gobyerno ug Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) sa umaabot nga Marso. Gipakita sa Presidente nga seryoso kining tapuson na ang rebelyon sa Mindanao sa iyang pagduaw sa labing unang higayon sa kampo sa MILF sa Sultan Kudarat kagahapon. Sa usa ka interbiyu human gilusad kagahapon ang Sajahatra Bangsamoro sa Sultan Kudarat, Maguin...
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13Feb2013SIQUIJOR, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- “Responsible rice consumption.” This is the call of the year as the country launches the National Year of Rice, a campaign that aims to help achieve rice self sufficiency, promote better health and improve the income of farmers. President Benigno S. Aquino III in his declaration of 2013 as the National Year of Rice hopes to attain a hundred percent rice self-sufficiency before the year ends as it underlines the government’s intensified focus on strengthening foo...
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08Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- Will Bohol generate the 15,000 runners for the national fun run for the Philippine Red Cross? Both Bohol Red Cross Chapter Administrator Nenita Briones and Governor Edgar Chatto have engaged Boholanos from all walks of life to support the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) volunteer programs for humanitarian purposes by joining the nationwide Million Volunteer Run (MVR) year 2. In December 4, 2011, around 750 Boholano volunteers participated in the MVR year 1, ...
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12Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 13 (PIA) -- Masaligon ang Malakanyang nga makab-ot sa gobyerno ang target nga pito ka milyong trabaho sa turismo nga gitakda sa Department of Tourism sa paghuman sa termino ni Presidente Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III sa 2016. Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, apil sa gisaligan sa gobyerno ang sektor sa turismo ug agribusiness aron makamugna og mga dugang trabaho sa nasud. "Ang turismo ug agribusiness mao ang duha sa mga sektors sa ekonomiya n...
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12Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 12 (PIA) -- Human sa pipila ka tuig nga ang mga mag-uuma nag-agwanta sa 2.4 toneladas nga ani sa usa ka ektarya, nakab-ot na gayud sa Bohol ang 3.08 toneladas sa matag ektarya nga luna. Matud ni Larry Pamugas, hepe sa Provincial Agriculture Office, pinaagi sa mekanisasyon, pagsubay sa tamdanan sa saktong pagpananum ug sa paggamit sa tukmang teknolohiya, namatikdan nilang misaka na ang ani sa matag ektaryang luna karon. Gipasabot usab ni Sergio Cuaco sa Crops Divi...
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12Feb2013CEBU CITY, Peb. 12 (PIA) -- Ang Departamento sa Agrikultura kon DA sa rehiyon subling nipasidaan sa publiko sa pagdaginot sa bugas-humay nga maoy nag-unang kalan-on sa tawo. Mao kini ang gipalanog ni Regional Executive Director Angel Enriquez sa DA-7 atol sa pormal nga pag-abli sa National Year of Rice (NYR) bag-o lang didto sa Bohol Cultural Center sa syudad sa Tagbiliran, lalawigan sa Bohol. Gitambongan kini sa dul-ang 400 ka mga mag-uuma sa giingong lalawigan ug...
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12Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 12 (PIA) --Parehas nga miuli bitbit ang tulo ka mga pasidungog gikan sa Provincial Nutrition Council (PNC) Awards Pebrero 7 didto sa JJs Seafoods, ang mga taga Trinidad ug Alicia. Parehas usab ang Trinidad ug Alicia nga nasulod sa Top 10 Outstanding Municipal Nutrition Councils (MNC) sa 43 ka kalungsurang miapil sa indigay sa 2012, segun sa natala nga taho sa team leader sa PNC evaluation team nga milibot sa kabarangayan sa Bohol. Sa duha usab ka distrito nga i...
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12Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 12, (PIA) --Namunga gayud ang tukmang pag-dupa sa mga local nga lideres sa Bohol aron luwason ang nangalawos ug nangliki na nga basakan sa Bohol niadtong Julyo ngadto sa Septembre sa miaging tuig. Kini tungod kay, matud pa, kon nalangan pa ang interbensyon sa mga opisyales sa Bohol ug sa Bureau of Soils and Water Management sa Departamento sa Agrikultura, hayan lakip ang Bohol mosinati sa kunhod nga ani. Kahinumduman nga ang huwaw niadtong Julyo-Septembre sa 2012...
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12Feb2013CEBU, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- Ang katukoran sa “women’s vote” o boto sa mga kababayen-an dinhi sa nasud makatukmod sa Kongreso pagmugna og dugang mga balaodnon pabor sa mga kababayen-an. Atol sa ikaduhang episode sa Paghahanda Para Sa Hatol ng Bayan sa People's Television Network bag-ohay lang, gitataw ni Aida Santos Maranan, co-founder sa women's organization WeDPro nga wala gihapo’y 'women's vote' dinhi sa nasud bisan pa man sa kadaghan sa mga babaye nga botante.( “There is no 'women's v...
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12Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Negros Oriental gathered local governments and civil society organizations (CSOs) in the province recently to draw priority projects dubbed, “Bottom-up Planning and Budgeting (BuPB)." DILG-NegOr OIC provincial director Farah Gentuya said the assemblies are an offshoot of the regional orientation of BuPB participated in by 25 field officers of the province in Iloilo City. Initially, during the assembly in ...
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12Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- A sawmill processing plant with a proposed P1 million budget will soon rise in Bindoy, Negrs Oriental. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) Dr. Isabelo R. Montejo and Bindoy Mayor Valente Yap recently led the ground breaking rites for the proposed sawmill project which is considered the first to be installed in the first district of Negros Oriental. In a message during the ceremony, Montejo said the project aims to empower the local government ...
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12Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) -7 celebrates the month of February as Civil Registration Month with services intended to bring closer to the public. With the theme “Civil Registration: Bringing Public Service Closer to the People” civil registration month has set aside activities for the public intended for the whole of February to highlight the free registration service and free giving of affidavits and certificates. Other services include hanging of inf...
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12Feb2013CEBU, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- Local filmmakers in Cebu show optimism that the rapid increase of the Cebuano film will lead to a vibrant film industry here. An award-winning Cebuano director, Remton Zuasola envisions that there will be a Cebuano film industry. "We continue to produce quality films; we don’t lose hope because we know we’ll reach that goal. At present, its Cebuano film scene only, we can’t call it industry yet. It’s still a community of filmmakers,” he said. Zuasola, exp...
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12Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 12 (PIA) -- The municipality of Jagna has the best nutrition program as it topped the Provincial Search for the Best Nutrition Programs of 2012; its second consecutive achievement that could lead to a citation as among Nutrition Honor Awardees. Jagna Mayor Fortunato Abrenilla and town nutrition officer Anita Ocmeja received the plaque and cash award during the Nutrition Awarding ceremonies at the Jjs Seafoods Restaurant last February 7. Bohol Provincial Nutrition ...
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12Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 12 (PIA) -- It’s triple celebrations for Trinidad and Alicia towns, as its nutrition-related programs down to the barangays got the attention of evaluators of Bohol’s best nutrition programs. Trinidad was adjudged fifth among 10 outstanding town nutrition councils, while Alicia ranked sixth. Barangay Guinobatan in Trinidad town was Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Council for Bohol’s Second District while Alicia’s Barangay Cayacay is Third District’s Outs...
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12Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 12 (PIA) --The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has announced the need to hire information technology specialists to operate the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines in Negros Oriental for the May 13 elections. Dumaguete City Acting Election Officer, Atty. Jerome Brillantes of Comelec said during the Kapihan sa PIA recently that the teachers from the Department of Education (DepEd) or the Board of Elections Inspectors in 2010 election are not enough to serve as PCOS...
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12Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced that 91 elementary pupil-examinees in Central Visayas qualify for the scholarships in the Philippine Science High School (PSHS-DOST). DOST Negros Oriental assistant provincial director Roslyn Tambago said of the 91 passers, 11 students from Negros Oriental are qualified to be admitted as freshmen in the PSHS-DOST scholars for school year 2013-2014. The pupils now will be accepted at the Philippine Scie...
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12Feb2013LARENA, Siquijor, Feb 11 (PIA) -- President Aquino declared 2013 National Year of Rice under Proclamation No. 494 and it was launched throughout the country on January 28, 2013. In the province of Siquijor, among the highlights, said Gay Therese Bucol of the Department of Agriculture, was the signing of commitment by all stakeholders and program implementers and the joint recitation of the rice pledge. The National Year of Rice dubbed as NYR2013 aims to achieve rice self-sufficiency and minim...
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12Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 11 (PIA) -- The local government of Trinidad recently conducted a three-day leadership and water governance-training-seminar to members of its Water and Sanitation Technical Working Group February 4-6. The seminar was aimed at enhancing the basic leadership skills and capacity building of the members of the 16 Barangay Water Service Associations (Bawasa) according to Peolito G. Orioque, municipal engineer and co-facilitator. Trinidad town is one of the recipients...
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12Feb2013Siquijor, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- Culture, heritage, tradition and environment. These make Siquijor. Capturing Siquijor color and Siquijor feel for tourists to see and experience is a perfect design strategy to sell the island, says design consultant and amateur photography-hobbyist Rey Luciano Soliven during the Product Development Program of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for Siquijor recently. Soliven likened the island to a pizza pie but with a unique shape, divided into six slices ...
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12Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- The national government through the Department of Agriculture is encouraging Bohol local leaders to enhance the volume and quality of ubi production. This was disclosed by Department of Agriculture-7 (DA-7) Officer in Charge Regional Executive Director Angel Enriquez during the recent celebration of the Ubi Festival held at the Bohol Cultural Center in Tagbilaran City. Enriquez said the local leaders in the municipalities and the barangays are more accessible to th...
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12Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 12 (PIA) -- Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala recently designated Joel Elumba, a native of Surigao, as new officer-in-charge regional technical director (OIC-RTD), in Central Visayas. lumba is responsible for the Research and Regulatory services of DA-7 and the regional livestock coordinator. The RTD rose from the ranks and has an extensive experience in livestock program management. Elumba has served as a livestock inspector, artificial insemination (AI) technician, and a...
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12Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 12 (PIA) -- Migawas sa usa ka time and motion study nga gipahigayon sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) nga molanat lamang og average nga 10 minutos ang pagbotar. Base sa pagtuon, miingon si Comelec Executive Director Jose Tolentino nga mokaon lamang ang usa ka botante aron makabotar og lima hangtud 25 minutos isip pinakadugay. Matag presinto, adunay average nga 600 botante samtang 1,000 usab sa uban. Sa 10 hangtud 12 ka botante nga ma-proseso sa usa ka presinto n...
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12Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- Only the province of Bohol posted a significant increase in rice production in Central Visayas as it now supplies 70 percent of the rice requirement in the entire region. Data from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics in Bohol showed that the yield increased from 231,569 metric tons (MT) in 2011 to 237,836 MT in 2012. Larry Pamugas, assistant provincial agriculturist, said that if you compare the yield increment from 2010 of 191,000 MT to 2012, it post...
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11Feb2013LARENA, Feb 11 (PIA) -- Nakadawat ang probinsya sa Siquijor ug mga 350 ka sakong bugas ug lain pang mga kaayohan kon relief goods gikan sa Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) dili pa lamang dugay isip hinabang niadtong mga biktima sa bagyong Pablo nga mihapak sa lalawigan niadtong Disyembre sa milabayng tuig. Matud sa taho, gitunol mismo ni Siquijor branch manager Joferdine Cui ang donasyon nga tag 50 ka sakong bugas matag munisipyo. Ang LBP, sumala sa taho, nakatigom ug mosuma sa 12 milyones ...
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11Feb2013SIQUIJOR, Feb 11 (PIA) -- Migahin ang lalawigan sa Siquijor ug labaw sa P16 milyones nga pondo karong tuiga alang sa pagpangandam sa kalamidad. Sa maong kantidad, 30 porsyento kon P4,809,340.35 gamiton alang sa quick response activities, samtang ang 70 porsyento kon P11,221,794.15 gigahin alang sa disaster preparedness and mitigation, kini sumala pa ni Arturo Pacatang, executive officer sa Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Council (PDRRMC), sa milabayng panagtigom. Ang mga pagpangandam nga ...
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12Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 12 (PIA)--The Diocesan Electoral Board (DEB) has called on the civic-minded individuals specially the youth sector to volunteer as poll watchers for the more than 3,000 precincts in Oriental Negros in the forthcoming national and local elections on May 13. DEB Convenor Reverend Monsignor Julius Heruela said, 5,000 volunteers are needed for various precinct assignments in the province while 1,500 poll watchers for more than 600 precincts in Siquijor province. A volunteer sho...
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11Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 11 (PIA)--Sa labing unang higayon, nitaak sa kampo sa Bangsamoro Leadership and Maguindanao Institute (BLMI) Compound sa Sultan Kudarat ang Presidente sa Pilipinas ganinang buntag. Kini aron ilusad ang "Sajahatra Bangsamoro," usa ka socio-economic initiative sa gobyerno aron mapasaka ang kalidad sa kahimsog, edukasyon ug panginabuhian sa mga Bangsamoro. Sa iyang speech, gihulagway ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang dili sayon nga proseso sa panaghis...
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11Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 11 (PIA) -- For the first-time ever, Bohol’s average palay farm yield has breached the 3 tons-per-hectare, according to the data from the Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) here. Provincial Assistant Agriculturist Larry Pamugas disclosed the positive rice production as a feat considering that half of Bohol’s rice lands are upland and rain-fed areas where plants are dependent on rainfall and mechanization is almost nil. Pamugas based his pronouncements on the ...
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11Feb2013SIQUIJOR, Feb 11 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Siquijor through the Provincial Organic Agriculture Board (POAB) urged its six municipalities to adopt Republic Act 10068 otherwise known as Organic Agriculture Act. This is in line with the provincial government’s thrust to boost ‘agri-eco-tourism’ and its farmers’ productivity and income, according to the POAB. Members of POAB and its technical working committee said as they unanimously agreed to request all municipalities to ...
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08Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 8 (PIA)--Gipahayag ni Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. nga katapusang paagi na lamang ang pagbalik sa mano-mano nga sistema sa piniliay kun dili gayud madala ang automated election sa umaabot nga buwan sa Mayo. Bisan giingong andam ang Comelec sa maong sitwasyon, nipahayag pa gihapon og pagsalig ang opisyal nga madayon gayud ang automated elections. Matud pa ni Brillantes, dili basta-basta mahimong ibalik sa mano-mano ang eleksyon tun...
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08Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 8 (PIA)--Bisan gisaulog ang iyang ika-53 nga adlaw’ng natawhan karong adlawa, padayon gihapon sa pagtrabaho si Presidnete Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. Ganinang buntag, gi-bisita sa Presidente ang duha ka cancer patients sa Philippine Orthopedic Hospital. Sa wala pa nag-alas 10:00 ganinang buntag, gi-duaw sa Presidente ang maong tambalanan ug gitubag ang pangandoy sa usa ka binatilyong pasyenteng si Jericho Navarro Rafols, 15-anyos ug cancer of the bone patien...
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07Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 07 (PIA)--Aprubado na ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang salvage plan sa US Navy sa misangad nga USS Guardian sa Tubbataha Reef. Matud pa ni Rear Admiral Rodolfo Isorena, commandant sa Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) nga nagpahigayon na og prepositioning sa barko nga gipaabot nga molanat og usa o duha ka adlaw. "Nagpe-preposition pa lang in fact, we just received the approval from our President dun sa salvage plan po." Kun maayo ang kahimtang sa panah...
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07Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 7 (PIA) --Mismong si Presidente Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III ug Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chairman Al Haj Murad ang molusad sa Lunes, Pebrero 11 sa "Sajahatra Bangsamoro" sa mismong compound sa Bangsamoro Leadership and Management Institute (BLMI) sa Sultan Kudarat. Sa usa ka press briefing sa Malakanyang, gibutyag ni Cabinet Sec. Jose Rene Almendras nga kini ang labing unang higayon nga mobisita sa kampo sa MILF sa Maguindanao ang Presidente sa Pilipinas....
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07Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 7 (PIA) -- Cebuanos are invited to join the “Million Volunteer Run 2” organized by Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Cebu Chapter on Feb. 10, 5 a.m. at Sumilon Road, Cebu Business Park. On its second stint this year, the run aims to raise funds to finance the major services of PRC chapters while creating a culture of volunteerism in the country. In Cebu province, there are two PRC chapters, namely Cebu Chapter and Lapu-Lapu Chapter. To date, there are still less than a thousand...
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07Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 7 (PIA) -- A non-government organization in Cebu is appealing to local candidates to provide vital information that will help voters vote wisely during the May national and local elections. Dilaab Foundation Inc. urged candidates to answer a questionnaire called the LASER Test, or the Lifestyle, Action, Supporters, Election Conduct, Reputation Test, and send this back to the group for posting on its website. LASER Test is a tool developed by Dilaab Foundation Executive Dire...
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07Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 7 (PIA)--Gikan sa kanhi "sick man of Asia," usa na karong "rising tiger" ang Pilipinas. Kini, matud pa sa pahayag ni World Bank country director Motoo Konishi sa Philippine Development Forum nga gitambongan usab ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III sa Davao City kagahapon. Gidayeg ni Konishi ang macroeconomic stability sa nasud, ang padayon nga pagnindot sa piskal nga kahimtang sa nasud ug ang padayon nga pagbatok sa korapsyon dungan sa pagpatuman og tra...
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06Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- Senatorial candidates for the May 2013 synchronized national and local elections are welcome to attend the one-day “Discernment Recollection” activity initiated by two Church-based organizations in Cebu City. Dilaab Foundation, Inc. and the Couples for Christ have earlier teamed up to hold a one-day gathering for May 2013 candidates, election stakeholders, and voters on Feb. 15 at the Convention Hall of Sacred Heart Center, this city. Manila Archbishop Jose Anto...
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06Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- About 5,000 multi-sectoral representatives and students participated in a light up for peace formation recently held at the Perdices Memorial Coliseum in Dumaguete City to attain and be the largest Human Peace Sign for the Guinness Book of World Records. Philippine Army’s 302nd Brigade Information Officer, Capt. Anacito Naz, said the mass movement for peace promotion centers on the formation of a human peace sign to help raise awareness and empathy for peace i...
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06Feb2013LARENA, Feb 6 (PIA) -- At least 350 bags of rice and relief goods were distributed by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) to Siquijor province recently as calamity assistance to the victims of typhoon Pablo that hit the province early December last year. In a report, Siquijor branch manager Joferdine Y. Cui turned over the donation of 50 bags of rice for each municipality. The LBP, according to its report, has raised a total P12 million in assistance fund. The P2 million comes from the bank...
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06Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 6 (PIA) -- Gi-libkas na sa Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) ang gipagawas nga tsunami alert level 1 ganinang alas-12:15 sa udto. Kalabot kini sa magnitude 8.0 nga linog nga mi-igo sa Solomon Islands ganinang alas-9:12 sa buntag. Matud pa ni Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum, bisan dihay tsunami sa lugar nga gi-linog, wala na’y tyansang moabot pa kini sa Pilipinas mao nga wala na’y angay kahadlokan ang mga residente partikular sa coast...
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06Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform in Region 7 (DAR-7) reported that it has exceeded its mandated target in resolving agrarian reform-related cases in 2012. Through its DAR-Reform Adjudication Board (Darab), DAR disclosed that it resolved 2,284 agrarian reform-related cases in 2012, exceeding its mandated target of 1,311, said DAR-7 regional agrarian reform adjudicator Atty. Rosalio Kintanar in a press statement. Of its total target, DAR-7 was to dispose 270 cases, ...
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06Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region 7 (DSWD - 7) recently welcomed a new regional director. Mercedita P. Jabagat assumed office replacing Ma. Evelyn Macapobre who is now assigned in DSWD 6 in Iloilo City. Jabagat is a native of Isabela City, Basilan but currently a resident in Davao City. She is a graduate of Bachelor in Social Work at the Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) Batch ’76. Jabagat, who first met with the DSWD-7 personnel...
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06Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 6 (PIA) -- Six alleged trans-national traffickers face charges of qualified trafficking in persons at the Lapu-lapu City Prosecutor’s Office Friday after three girl-victims were able to escape to Negros Oriental. Visayas Coordinator of Visayan Forum Inc, (VFI) Romulado Seneres said his office assisted the victims in filing human trafficking case against the traffickers. One of the victims, illegally recruited in Davao City, led the other girls to flee to Negros Oriental...
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06Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 7 (DENR - 7) with the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) 7 recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Mabuhay Filcement Inc. (MFI) for the establishment of a contingent liability and rehabilitation fund (CLRF). The Fund will guarantee the company’s compliance with its environmental commitments, assured MGB-7 regional director Loreto Alburo. The CLRF is divided into monitoring trust fund (MTF) wh...
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06Feb2013CORTES, Bohol, Peb 6 (PIA) –Paminawon sa nga sakop sa Coastal Law Enforcement Council (CLEC I) ang mga kalampusan sa matag lungsod nga sakop niini kalabut sa kampanya sa pagpanalipud sa kadagatan ug sa mga katunggan. Didto sa tigum sa CLEC I, Pebrero 5, 2013 sa Hayahay Hall, Municipal Annex Building sa Loon, itaho usab sa mga tinugyanan sa Police Environment Desk Office (PEDO) sa matag lungsod ang ilang mga kasinatian sa kampanya. Gawas niana, magbayloay usab sa mga kasayuran ang matag lung...
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06Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- The agriculture department is appealing to the public to stop wasting rice, a major staple food for most Filipinos. Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas Regional Field Unit-7 (DA RFU 7) Regional Executive Director Angel C. Enriquez made the appeal during the recent launching of the National Year of Rice (NYR) in Bohol Province at the Cultural Center in Tagbilaran City. Around 400 farmers from the different towns in Bohol along with agriculture students from ...
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06Feb2013CORTES, Bohol, Feb 6 (PIA) -- Pormal nga giduso ni Aristotle Aumentado ang Certificate of Nomination and Acceptance (CONA) nga giluwatan sa Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) alang sa iyang pormal nga pagpuli sa iyang namatay nga amahang incumbent Congressman. Si Aris Aumentado, miduso sa iyang mga papeles ngadto kang Bohol Election Supervisor Eliseo RZB Labaria pasado alas 10:00 sa buntag Pebrero 4, human ang usa ka santos nga misa ug motorcade nga giapilan sa gatusan ka tiguporta subay s...
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06Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 6 (PIA) -- Gi-uswag pa sa Supreme Court (SC) ang temporary restraining order (TRO) batok sa implementasyon sa Republic Act 10175 o Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. Matud pa ni Atty. Gleo Guerra ang tigpamaba sa SC, magdugay ang bag-ong TRO hangtud walay bag-ong kamanduan ang ipakanaug. Ikaduhang higayon na kining gi-uswag sa SC. Kahinumdoman nga karong adlawa unta matapos ang 120-day TRO sa SC batok sa Cybercrime Law nga gipakanaug sa Korte Suprema niadtong Oktub...
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06Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 6 (PIA) -- Hapsay, matud pa sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang mock elections nga gihimo niadtong sa Pebrero 2 sa napulo ka pili nga dapit sa nasud aron mapakita sa katawhan ang posibleng dagan sa piniliay sa Mayo 13, 2012 pohon. Kini maoy kasayuran nga gibutyag sa Comelec sa dili pa lamang dugay. Pinaagi sa twitter account ni Komisionado Sixto Brilliantes sa Comelec, iyang gipadayag nga way nahitabong suliran sa mock elections. Ang mock elections nga mahit...
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05Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 5 (PIA) – A military official in Bohol has warned that communist insurgents operating in Central Visayas are negotiating for alliances with politicians seeking office in 2013. Col. Dino Dolina of the Task Group SugBohol (TGSugbohol), Philippine Army warned politicians against going into alliances with the communists as these may extend beyond the May 2013 elections. Dolina said this tactical alliance strategy is part of the communist movement’s goal of achievi...
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06Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 6 (PIA)-- Gitin-aw sa National Printing Office (NPO) nga walay nahitabong aberya sa unang gabii sa pag-imprenta sa mga balota alang sa midterm elections sa Mayo 13. Matud pa ni NPO Printing Committee Chairman Dulce Sagle, gitinguha nila nga mas mahimong klaro ang pag-imprenta sa logo sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) mao nga nahunong kadali ang operasyon kagabii, apan nipadayon ra ang pag-imprenta sa tulo ka bag-ong makina sa ahensya. Kumpiyansa usab ang NPO nga...
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05Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- International artists from at least four countries in Asia will be in Bohol on February 26-30, to take part in the Likha Asya, a highlight of the National Arts Month (NAM) 2013. National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Chair of the Drama Committee and Bohol Festival chairman Lutgardo Labad said that Bohol would host at least four major national and international events in line with the NAM in February. Labad, during the first coordination me...
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05Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 5 (PIA) -- Since the insurgency problem in Bohol has been minimized, military authorities here said there is no reason why candidates for the upcoming May 2013 polls should give in to the demands for permit to campaign (PTC) or permit to win (PTW) by rebels. “In general, we have solved the (insurgency) problem, but we have to admit that there could be unscrupulous elements that would use their being known personalities in the underground movement and bank on it to ...
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05Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 5 (PIA) -- Gov. Edgar Chatto is pushing the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) into seeking areas for cooperation to firm up a regional inter-agency Anti-Drug Enforcement Group. The move is consistent with reports from Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Bohol which pointed to the lack of coordination among government enforcement agencies and allies in their anti-drug operations. According to police operatives, their roles in anti-drug operations ar...
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05Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 5 (PIA) --Pangandaman sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang mga nagtinguhang pugngan o babagan ang pag-transmit sa mga boto sa umaabot nga 2013 midterm elections. Matud pa ni Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr., nakig-alayon na ang ilang komisyon sa National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ug sa mga kumpanyang Smart Telecommunications ug Globe Communications aron masiguro nga dili makalusot ang mga nagplanong mag-jam sa mga automated elections. "Che-check...
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05Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 5 (PIA) -- May natudlo nang bag-ong National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) executive director si Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III human niluwat sa pangatungdanan si Benito Ramos niadtong Enero 11. Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, pirmado na ang appointment papers ni Ret. Maj. Gen. Eduardo del Rosario isip acting administrator sa Office of the Civil Defense (OCD). Si Del Rosario ang namuno kaniadto sa Ta...
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05Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 5 (PIA) -- A vision of what Metro Cebu could be in 2050 and how this could be achieved through long-term development planning was presented by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to local chief executives of Metro Cebu and other stakeholders recently. JICA consultant Shigehisa Matsamura outlined the importance of a future vision which highly-urbanized metropolis such as Yokohama City of Japan and Singapore had. “Yokohama City 6 Projects was conceptualized in 1965...
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05Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- The Technical Education Skills Development Authority (Tesda) recently launched two projects in Cebu aimed at helping alleviate poverty. Said projects are Coke-Tesda Sari-Sari Store Training and Access to Resources (S3TAR) and Tesda-DSWD Cash for Training (C4TP). Tesda Director General, Sec. Joel Villanueva, led the launching of the two programs at the Convention Hall of JCenter Mall in Mandaue City, Cebu on January 30. The S3TAR aims to empower 1,000 women retaile...
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05Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 5 (PIA) --- Two Church-based organizations in Cebu have teamed up to hold a "Discernment Recollection" session for candidates running for May 13 elections. The Dilaab Foundation Inc. in partnership with the Couples for Christ (CFC) here have invited electoral candidates and election stakeholders in the province and in the region for a gathering on February 15 (Friday) from 8 am to 5 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Center, D. Jakosalem St., this city. The gathering, dubbed ”Discernme...
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03Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 3 (PIA) -- Employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Negros Oriental will receive their refund premium in arrears previously deducted from the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) starting this February. The state pension fund GSIS in its press release announced that more than 73,000 employees of DepEd in the country are expected to be refunded. GSIS Dumaguete Branch Manager, Atty. Mercedes Enriquez, said the initial refund of P363 million is made possible ...
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03Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 3 (PIA) - -Nagpasalamt ang gobyerno sa Pilipinas sa pagtubag sa Saudi Arabia sa 2.3 milyon Saudi Riyal nga kulang nga blood money alang sa overseas Filipino worker (OFW) nga si Rodelio "Dondon" Lanuza. Sa gipagawas nga statement sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), nagpasalamat usab si Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario kang Vice President ug Presidential Adviser on OFW Concern Jejomar Binay alang sa natigom nga 700,000 Saudi Riyals sa pamilya ni Lanuza...
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03Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 3 (PIA)--Nagtuo ang Malakanyang nga dakung kontribusyon sa ekonomiya na nasud ning tuig ang mga galastuhon sa mga kandidato sa nagsingabot nga eleksyon. Karong tuig, naa sa 6 hangtud 7 percent ang target nga paglambo sa ekonomiya tungod sa nasinating momentum. Matud pa ni Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda, mosulod ang dakung kwarta gikan sa campaign expenditures nga magamit sa nagkalain-laing proyekto. Si Lacierda nagkanayon nga naglaum silang sama sa niaging ...
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03Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) will be issuing around 19,950 patents covering 9,944 hectares by November 30 this year. This is the untitled public alienable and disposable (A and D) agricultural lands under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) Extension program in Central Visayas. Based on a report released by the Land Management Services (LMS), Bohol has the biggest target of 13,750 titles to cover about 6,862 hectares; Cebu ...
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03Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) allocated P9.501-million budget to further stabilize banks and streams of nine identified watershed areas in Central Visayas in 2013. The nine pre-determined watersheds which are up for bank stabilization are those from Buhisan, Argao, Asturias, and Luyang in Carmen in Cebu province. It also includes the Wahig and Acar Watersheds in Carmen, Bohol province; Hilabagan and Bayawan Watersheds in Negros Oriental ...
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01Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 1 (PIA) -- The business one-stop shop (BOSS) of Dumaguete City has been extended until February 15 to accommodate more business permit renewals. Dumaguete City Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria said the extension of BOSS gives enough time to accommodate business companies who failed to renew their business permit as many business owners, especially those who are personally processing the documents, have not much time to register. The mayor said he requested the Sannguniang Panlungs...
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02Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) has urged the public to recycle electronic gadgets and appliances or dispose them properly instead of throwing them away. DENR-7 regional director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said electronics products or devices have certain toxic chemicals, such as lead, chromium, nickel, zinc and mercury that when mix with other harmful substances in dump sites or sanitary landfills may even pose a graver danger. This electroni...
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01Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 1 (PIA/CEBU) -- There is only one holiday for February. February 25, a Monday is the only special holiday declared for this year 2013. A special holiday is observed by all schools declaring no classes in all levels. According to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), February 25 is an ordinary work day and no premium is required to be paid for work on said day. “On the other hand, employees in private schools, whether academic or administrative personnel, shall be pa...
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01Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 1 (PIA) -- “Bike for Champ,” an event to raise the level of awareness and broaden the voters and candidates’ contribution to election peace process, will be held on February 16 at 3 p.m. at Silliman University Football Field and proceed biking around Dumaguete City. More than 150 bikers are expected to pedal their way as part of the Diocesan Electoral Board’s (DEB) commitment to advance a clean, honest, accurate, meaningful and peaceful (champ) election on May 13....
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01Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 1 (PIA) -- Gitumbok ni Presidente Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III nga may limitasyon ang matag katungod sa tawo sama sa freedom of speech. Atubangan kini sa gipahamtang nga ‘guilty’ kang Carlos Celdran nga may silot nga duha ka buwan nga pagkabilanggo tungod sa pag-rally sulod mismo sa simbahan. Matud pa ni Presidente Aquino, angay ikonsiderar ang angay isulti ug kun unsaon kini pagpadayag kalabot sa usa ka hisgotanan. Dugang pa sa Presidente, nakisimpatiya siya sa...
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01Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 1 (PIA) -- Nipasidaan ang Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) sa publiko batok sa mga pekeng ahente sa ilang ahensya nga motawag sa publiko aron maningil. Kini human sa sunod-sunod nga tawag nga nadawat sa BIR nga nagreklamo kun nganong gi-singil sila sa kulang nga gibayad nga buhis. Gibutyag ni Deputy Commissioner Nelson Aspe sa BIR Operations Group ang modus nga nagpaluyo niining bag-ong scam. Matud pa nga tawagan sa mga suspek ang usa ka tawo ug ingnon nga naay pr...
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01Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 1 (PIA) -- NIPASIDAAN ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) batok sa giingong pagkuyanap sa mga pekeng gun ban exemption permits nga mapalit sa kantidad nga P1,200. Matud pa ni Comelec Commissionner Elias Yusoph, chairman sa Committee on the Ban on Firearms and Security Personnel, may niabot sa iyang impormasyon kalabot sa exemption permits nga nagdala sa iyang lagda. Gitataw niini nga sa orihinal nga permit, dili lamang siya ang nakalagda, apan apil na silang Chief...
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01Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- Suportado sa pipila ka magbabalaod sa Estados Unidos ang lakang sa Pilipinas nga ipasaka sa United Nations ang pagresolba sa territorial issues tali sa China ug parte sa West Philippine Sea. Ang U.S. Congressional Delegation (CODEL) nga gipangulohan ni House committee on Foreign Affairs ug California Rep. Ed Royce mipadayag sa ilang suporta sa argumentong gihikyad sa Pilipinas kalabot sa baruganan niini sa gi-ilogang teritoryo atol sa ilang courtesy call ...
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01Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- Nakatala og 6.6 percent nga paglambo ang ekonomiya sa niaging tuig, mas taas sa target sa merkado, lending institutions ug bisan sa gobyerno. Matud pa ni National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) chief Jose Ramon Albert, sa katapusang quarter sa tuig 2012, natala nila ang 6.8 percent output gikan sa services, trade, real estate ug construction sectors. Tungod niini, natala ang full-year gross domestic product (GDP) nga mas taas sa 5 to 6 percent gro...
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01Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) Negros Oriental is now ready with its 818 enumerators and 360 team supervisors to conduct the survey for the Census of Agriculture and Fishery (CAF). NSO Negros Oriental statistician officer, Ariel Fortuito said the survey will start on February 25 and end on April 13 in 557 barangays in the province. Fortuito met the different agencies involved to gather commitment and request farmer associations to inform their member-...
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01Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 1 (PIA) -- A total of 4,588 individuals recently received free medical and dental civic action program (MEDCAP) services in five local government units in Negros Oriental. Capt Anacito Naz, Philippine Army's information officer here said the 302nd Infantry Brigade in collaboration with the Aba Child Ministries of Tunga Dauin, Kindness in Action Emmanuel Foundation of Edmonton, Alberta in Canada and the 79th and 11th Infantry Battalion conducted the MEDCAP on January 21 to 2...
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31Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 31 (PIA) -- Police Regional Office-7 (PRO7) recorded 27 firearms confiscated and 27 persons arrested for the whole month of January since the start of its implementation. P/Supt. Armando Radoc, head of the Police Community Relations Office PRO7, said 18 days after the full implementation of the election gun ban last January 13, there were 27 firearms confiscated and 27 persons arrested in the entire Central Visayas. According to the data provided by PSinsp. Sandley Sabang from t...
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31Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- Gidawat sa lungsod sa Catigbian ang usa ka ambulansya gikan sa kagamhanan, kini maoy posibleng usa sa mga katapusang kabilin ni Mayor Roberto Salinas. Gitunol ni Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office assistant corporate planning manager Dr. Elisa Baroque and susi sa usa ka fully loaded Foton nga ambulansya niadtong Enero 16 ngadto kang Mayor Salinas ug sa tigmaneho sa ekipo sa iyang pagkadestino sa Bohol. Ang ambulansya maoy ika tulo nga medical mobil...
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01Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Peb 1 (PIA) -- Subay sa paningkamot sa Department of Social Welfare and Development aron panalipdan ang integridad sa ilang mga programang sosyal ilabi na sa pagpapas sa kawad-on nga Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipno Program, ilang gilusad ang kampanya sa BAWAL ANG EPAL. Ang kampanyang Bawal ang Epal gilusad tungod sa namatikdan ug nataho nga paggamit sa mga politico ug mga partido sa pagpanghulga sa mga benepisaryo aron pili-on sila sa umaabot nga eleksyon. Ang programa mag...
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31Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 31 (PIA) – The national government will adopt a community-driven approach in its poverty alleviation efforts in 2013. This after the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) chaired by Pres. Benigno Simeon Aquino III gave a green light on the National Community-Driven Development Program (NCDDP) during its meeting last January 18. The NCDDP will use the anti-poverty approach developed through Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan- Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of ...
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31Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 31 (PIA) -- The Philippines remains to be both a source and trans-shipment area in coastal and wildlife trafficking. Atty. Crisgel Ryan Ang Cruz, senior officer of the Asean Wildlife Enforcement Network (WEN) said in a recently-held forum in Cebu that the Philippines is both a transshipment area and a source of trafficked coastal and wildlife species. Cruz, who was one of the speakers of the forum on Wildlife and Fishery Intelligence and Investigation, said that wildlife items f...
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31Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announces that the search for the 2013 Outstanding Public Officials and Employees is now open. CSC is inviting all government agencies and instrumentalities to produce and post the 2013 Search tarpaulins in their offices’ façade to help raise awareness on the search. Government offices are also encouraged to nominate deserving public officials and employees in their agencies. There is no limit to the number of nominees. The...
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30Jan2013SIQUIJOR, Jan 30 (PIA) --The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), with the Siquijor Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (SCCII) conducted a Product Development Program for tourism stakeholders in the province Wednesday, January 30 to 31. The project aims to make use of what is innate in the residents of Siquijor and what the island is all about, said Nimfa Virtucio, DTI-Siquijor provincial director. It also aims to develop more small and medium enterprises (SMEs) producing crafts and ot...
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30Jan2013What is Alopecia areata? Is it a disease or just a plain hair-fall condition leaving bald patches in the scalp? Top tableya (chocolate tablet) entrepreneur Dalareich Polot who is suffering from alopecia areata said there is a need for the public to understand about this auto-immune disease as she goes out on a mission to form a support group for persons with similar condition. Polot said forming a support group for people with Alopecia areata will help people understand and to make it easier f...
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30Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan 30 (PIA) -- To protect the integrity of the various social protection programs specifically the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) has launched the 'Bawal ang Epal' Campaign in Central Visayas. The 4Ps has helped 3.5 million poor households nationwide through its conditional cash grants making it vulnerable to politicking for the upcoming campaign period, DSWD information officer Aileen Lariba said. Some polit...
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30Jan2013CORTES, Bohol, Jan 30 (PIA) -- The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in Bohol said it badly needs a blood components’ separator to address dengue cases. A blood separator is a laboratory equipment that separates white blood cells from the whole blood pack. Doctors agreed the most common first aid for dengue cases is the infusion of blood components particularly white blood cells, which can be obtained from separating these from the whole blood pack said Jacinto Quimson, A blood separator, also call...
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30Jan2013SIQUIJOR, Jan 30 (PIA)—Siquijor province has allocated over P16 milliion for its disaster fund this year. Of these sum, 30% (or P4,809,340.35) will be used for quick response activities, while the 70% (or P11,221,794.15) was allocated for disaster preparedness and mitigation, said Arturo Pacatang, executive officer of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Council (PDRRMC), in a recent meeting. Preparedness activities include trainings on Water Search and Rescue (WaSAR), mountain search a...
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30Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Enero 30 (PIA)--Hugot ang pasidaan sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) batok sa mga gitawag nga ‘epal’ nga kandidato nga midagan alang sa 2013 midterm elections ilabi na sa nagsingabot nga campaign period alang sa national level. Matud pa ni Commissioner Christian Robert Lim, plano nilang mopahigayon og "test case" batok sa mga epal nga politiko aron mapakita nilang seryoso ang Comelec batok sa mga badlongon nga kandidato. Ubos sa Comelec Resolution No. 9615, napa...
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30Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Enero 30 (PIA)--Nanawagan ang Malakanyang sa pamunuan sa mga mall sa nasud nga hugtan pa ang ilang seguridad human sa nahitabong tulis sa SM Megamall niadtong Sabado. Matud pa ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda, kinahanglang repasuhon ang pagpatuman og seguridad sa mga mall aron maseguro nga walay makalusot nga pusil o bisan unsang klase sa armas ilabi na nga gipatuman karon ang election gun ban. "I think the SM management should take stock of the security meas...
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30Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 29 (PIA)--GIBUTANG na sa red alert status sa National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) ang tanang disaster operation centers (DOCs) tungod sa ikatulong satellite launch sa South Korea. Target sa South Korea nga buhian ang ikatulo niining Science and Technology Satellite-2 (STSAT-2) gikan sa Naro Space Center sa Goheung, Jeollanam-do ugma, Miyerkules, Enero 30 hangtud Pebrero 8. Base sa taho sa NDRRMC, gikan ang impormasyon sa Office of Asian...
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29Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, January 22, 2013 (PIA) – Bohol Police Provincial Director Constantino Barot said the fragmentation grenade found under a parked bus in Clarin town in the early morning of January 17 was not done by rebels. He said business competition may be the reason behind the threat. The bus, belonging to the Southern Star Bus (SSB), a sister Company of Ceres bus line and operated by Vallacar Transit have received several threats and complaints upon their entry to Bohol. The fragme...
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29Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan 29 (PIA) – Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Regional Director in Central Visayas Minerva Newman recently oriented PIA 7 employees and staff about the government’s incentive program for well-performing workers. The orientation was done during the PIA 7 Management and Staff Conference Work and Financial Plan Workshop at the Plaza Maria Luisa in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. Newman said she hopes the PIA in the region can submit and nominate exemplary performance amon...
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29Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan 29 (PIA) – Three resorts in Panglao Island in Bohol made it to the prestigious Travelers Choice Awards in the top 20 small hotels in the Philippines for 2013, as summed by TripAdvisor. These three resorts are the Amarela Resort in Libaong, Panglao which landed 10th spot among the top 20, the hip Eskaya Beach Resort and Spa at 12th spot while charming Ananyana Beach Resort and Spa is on the 18th in the list, the tripadvisor website declared. The awards, gathered fr...
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29Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan 28, 2013 (PIA) – Bohol has reported a high survival rating for Molave, (vitex parviflora), that sturdy and tough hardwood locally known as "tugas" which was believed to be naturally grown. Bohol has been successful in growing molave from seedlings, according to Leonilo Lafuente, chief of the Bohol Environment Management Office, which is the administrative caretaker of the Bohol Biodiversity Complex. Bohol Biodiversity Complex is a local government-run facility tha...
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29Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 29 (PIA) -- The city of Talisay in Cebu and the towns of Tubigon in Bohol and Pilar in Cebu has received the Presidential Awards as Child-Friendly City and Municipalities in Central Visayas for 2012. This award is conferred in recognition to the vital role of the Local Government Units (LGUs) in the promotion, protection and participation as well as child friendly governance. Its objective is to institutionalize a child friendly environment in the country. This Presidential...
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29Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 29 (PIA) -- Cebuanos can now access the official list of candidates for the Province of Cebu at the website of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec Provincial Director Lionel Castillano said voters can now access the full list of candidates from the provincial contenders down to the Municipal Councilors. Castillano said one only need to log on to www.comelec.gov.ph and click on the List of Candidates icon found at the upper left side of the page. A voter or a candidat...
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29Jan2013CLARIN, Bohol, Jan 29 (PIA) -- Crime volume in Bohol has dropped by 12 percent to 2,429 last year from 2,762 in 2011. Police crime statistics record also showed a downward trend in crimes in the last three years, said Bohol Police Director Constantino Barot during a recent meeting of the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC). The PPOC meeting was held in preparation for the Bohol HEAT Caravan. HEAT stands for Health and Sanitation, Education and Technology, Agriculture and Food Security,...
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29Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan 29 (PIA) -- Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto pushed anew the implementation of the phase II of the Catagbacan Cruise Ship Port in Loon town in order to further preposition Bohol in the international tourism map. In the weekly media interaction at the Capitol dubbed ‘Kita ug ang Gobernador,’ Chatto said there is a need to complete the Catagbacan Port as the Tagbilaran City Port is too congested preventing international cruise ships fro staying in Bohol for long. The ...
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29Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan 29 (PIA) -- Bohol Peace Council is set to explore ways to implement a localized system of accounting for loose guns. The aim is to curb criminality and keep residents safe. In an out-of-town meeting in Clarin town on January 21, the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) approved a resolution tasking a special committee to study ways of implementing a localized “Balik Baril” program. The motion came just as the PPOC agreed that a localized program for firearms not ...
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29Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan 29 (PIA) -- The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Bohol is conducting a five-day Basic Water Safety and Rescue Lifeguard Training starting Monday, January 28 until February 1 at the Crystal-E College in Tawala, Panglao Island. The training course is open to all aspiring lifeguards and water rescuers but that swimming is needed as a basic requirement. Candidates must be physically fit and must have undergone the standard first aid and basic life support certificates from the...
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29Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan 29 (PIA) -- Gibutyag ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III nga sa Pilipinas ipahigayon ang East Asia Summit sa World Economic Forum (WEF) sa 2014. Wala una mohatag ang Presidente og komento kun makatambong pa sa sunod tuig ang Pilipinas sa tinuig nga WEF nga ginapahigayon sa Davos, Switzerland matag katapusang semana sa buwan sa Enero. Nagtuo ang Pangulo nga daku ang makuhang benepisyo sa Pilipinas kun dinhi ipahigayon ang East Asia Summit. Matud pa nga n...
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29Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan 29 (PIA)--NAABOT na si Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III gikan sa gipahigayon nga World Economic Forum sa Davos, Switzerland. Sakay sa Philippine Airlines flight 001, miabot ang Presidente sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) mga alas-2:30 sa hapon kagahapon nga gisundan og press conference. Sa iyang arrival statement, gipasigarbo ni PNoy ang pagsaka sa imahe sa nasud sa international community. "Katangi-tanging pagkakataon po ito upang ipaliwanag ...
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29Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan 29 (PIA) -- Milagda ang gobyerno sa Pilipinas ug Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) sa mga termino kalabot sa pagtukod og ika-tulong partido nga mag-monitor sa implementasyon sa Bangsamoro Framework agreement. Matud pa ni government chief negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, usa kini sa pinakamahinungdanong nakab-ot sa pagtapos sa 35th round sa formal exploratory talks nga gipahigayon sa Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dugang pa ni Ferrer, siguradohon sa maong third party ...
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29Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 29 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Region 7 (DENR-7) has put aside P136.566 million for the production of 12.9 million seedlings of various native and endemic species this year for the national greening program (NGP) in Central Visayas. Dr. Isabelo Montejo, DENR-7 regional executive director, said this is to meet DENR 7’s target on reforesting 24,461 hectares of identified forest land and NGP sites in the four provinces here in the region. As i...
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28Jan2013BOHOL, Jan 28 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in several en banc sessions trimmed down the list of senatorial aspirants from 85 to 32 after three months of legal screening. Among those whose names were stricken off the list were Boholano senatorial aspirant from Nahawan, Clarin and 53 others who wanted to try their luck for a senate bid but was nipped in the bud by the Comelec move. Bohol Election Supervisor Atty. Eliseo Labaria said that everyone underwent due process before ...
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27Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 27 (PIA)--Hingpit nang balaod ang Kasambahay Bill nga maghatag og proteksyon ug benepisyo sa mga household helpers human gilagdaan ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang Republic Act 10361 o “An Act Instituting Policies for the Protection and Welfare of Domestic Workers”. Ang Kasambahay Bill nga kaniadto pang Disyembre 2012 napasar sa Kongreso, gilagdaan sa Presidente niadtong Enero 18. Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abegail Valte...
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27Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 27 (PIA) --Nakadawat og "very good reception" ang speech ni Presidente Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III atubangan sa mga global leaders ug mga nag-unang financial executives sa tibuok kalibotan. Nasentro ang speech sa Presidente sa World Economic Forum (WEF) sa kasinatian sa Pilipinas sa pagbatok sa kurapsyon ubos sa tema nga "Partnering Against Corruption Initiative" Matud pa ni Communications Sec. Ricky Carandang, mikabat sa 10 minutos ang speech sa Presidente diin se...
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26Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan 26 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently launched the “Bawal Ang Epal” campaign to protect the integrity of the government’s anti-poverty program -- Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. DSWD7 Information Officer Aileen Lariba said the anti-epal campaign was due to reports that various politicians and groups are using the government's anti-poverty program to threaten beneficiaries and take advantage of their votes in the upcoming elec...
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26Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan 26 (PIA) -- The Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) and the Probe Media Foundation, Inc. (PMFI) announced the extension of the deadline for the nationwide search for Journalists of the Year (JOY) nominations until February 28, this year. In a press statement, PMFI said the nominations are open to everyone of legal age while self-nominations are also allowed. Nominees may be endorsed by their current supervisor, superior or editor, provided that the endorser is attached to a...
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26Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan 26 (PIA) -- The signing into law of the Kasambahay Bill by President Benigno S. Aquino III last week was hailed by the Visayan Forum Foundation Incorporated (VFFI) in Negros Oriental. As part of the measures to achieve inclusive growth in the country, VFI Visayas Coordinator Romualdo Seneres II said this landmark legislation dubbed Domestic Workers’ Act or Republic Act 10361 will protect the rights and welfare of the domestic helpers. Batas Kasambahay requires both emplo...
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26Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) -- The Commission on Election (Comelec) is set to conduct mock elections in four barangays in Negros Oriental, today, January 26, in preparation for the conduct of the May 13 national and local polls. In a recent Diocesan Electoral Board meeting, Comelec election supervisor Atty. Eddie Aba said the mock polls will be held in barangays Camanjac and Poblacion 1, Dumaguete City ; barangays Kabulacan and Poblacion 1 in Sta. Catalina town, Negros Oriental. Atty. Aba sa...
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25Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, January 25 (PIA) -- The deadline for the nomination of the annual search for outstanding journalists in the country was extended until February. The Metrobank Foundation Inc (MFI) has announced the extension of the deadline for the submission of Journalist of the Year (Joy) from January 30 to February 28. The search, which started in October last year, is extended for one month to give ample time for those who still wanted to submit nominations. The contest will pick as winner...
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24Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan 24 (PIA) -- Gitudlo ni Preisdente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III si Lieutenant General Emmanuel T. Bautista isip bag-ong Chief of Staff sa Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Epektibo kini sa Enero 20, 2013 diin hulipan ni Bautista ang magretiro nang si General Jessie Dellosa. Si Lt. Gen. Bautista ang kasamtangang Commanding General sa Philippine Army ug kanhi na usab nga Commander sa 3rd Infantry Division sa Philippine Army. Miyembro siya sa Philippine Mili...
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24Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 22 (PIA)--Gitakda sa Pebrero 17-23, 2013 ang labing dakung surgical mission ning tuiga dinhi sa lalawigan sa Bohol. Kini pagadumalaon sa 30-man surgical team gikan sa Association of Filipino Physicians of Southern Illinois (AFPSI) nga pangunahan ni Dr. Renato Rivera. Ang US surgical team moabot dinhi sa Pebrero 16 sakay sa Philippine Airlines (PAL). Ang mga miyembro sa maong surgical team naglangkob sa mga ekspertong American surgeons, experienced nurses gikan sa...
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24Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan 24 (PIA) -- Dili angay mo kumpiyansa ang publiko sa pagkuyanap sa influenza o flu sa nasud, atubangan sa taas nga kaso niini sa Estados Unidos tungod sa bugnaw nga panahon o cold season. Kini ang pasidaan ni Health Secretary Enrique Ona diin miingon kini nga bisan dili angay kahadlokan ang influenza, dili usab angay mo kumpiyansa tungod kay posibleng ikamatay kini ilabi na kun mapasagdan ug ang mga biktimang naigo niini adunay underlying illnesses o mga buntis ug mga...
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24Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 24 (PIA)--Cebu Comelec provincial election supervisor Atty. Lionel Marco Castillano will temporarily leave his post as the routinary reshuffling of election supervisors and officers takes effect on January 21. He is assigned temporarily in Bohol while Bohol provincial election supervisor Atty. Eliseo Labaria is assigned in Siquijor province, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec-Bohol) information officer Juvenal Beniga during a recent general assembly of th...
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24Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 23 (PIA) --The 7th biggest surgical mission from the 30-man surgical team of the Association of Filipino Physicians of Southern Illinois (AFPSI) is set on February 17-23, 2013. This is the biggest surgical mission in the province all through these years led by Dr. Renato Rivera who is set to arrive on February 16 for this event. A Philippine team will also join the mission. Its members are expert American surgeons and experienced nurses from Southern Illinois and ...
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24Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 24 (PIA)-- Gitakdang hulipan ang Bohol Provincial Election Supervisor nga si Atty. Eliseo Labaria sa Enero 21, 2013 hangtud matapos ang election. Kini tungod sa na-andan na nga reshuffling sa mga Election Supervisors sa dili pa ipahigayon ang eleksyon, pasabot ni Juvenal Beniga, ang tigpamaba sa Commission on Elections (COMELEC) atol sa Information Sharing sa mga miyembro sa Association of United Development Information Officers in Bohol (AUDIO-Bohol) nga gipahigayo...
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24Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan 24 (PIA) -- Kasamtangang mobarug isip caretaker sa ikaduhang distrito sa Bohol si House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. Kini human nitaliwan na sa laing kalibotan niadtong Disyembre 25, 2012, si 2nd district Rep. Erico Aumentado tungod sa sakit nga pneumonia. Giingong nagpasabot lamang kini nga direktang si Belmonte ang makipag-alayon sa mga staff sa nitaliwan nang kongresista kalabot sa mga operasyon niini ug kalabot na usab sa panginahanglan sa mga constituent ni...
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24Jan2013CEBU CITY, Enero 24 (PIA) -- Ang pagpanumpa sa katungdanan dili na kinahanglan aron makalingkod si Provincial Board Member Julian Daan isip kasamtangang Bise Gobernador. Ang Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG-7) mipadala og tubag sa kasamtanganag Gobernador nga si Agnes Magpale agig tubag sa pipila niini ka pangutanan kabahin sa mga legalidad sa pag-asumir og mga guimbuhaton. Lakip sa pangutana ni Magpale, kabahin sa pagduha duha ni Daan sa pag asumer isip kasamtangang Bise G...
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24Jan2013CEBU, Enero 8 (PIA) -- Ang mga Filipinos nihangop sa tuig 2013 pinaagi sa paglaum og kamasaligon sigon sa gipakita sa ulahing survey sa duha ka mga pampublikong opinion pollsters ang Social Weather Stations (SWS) ug Pulse Asia. Ang SWS non commissioned survey nga gipagawas niadtong Disyembre 28 nagpakita nga 92 porsiyento o siyam sa 10 ka mga Pilipino nihangop sa Bag-ong Tuig nga malaumon. Ang mga Pilipinos kasagaran malaumon gayud sa bag-ong tuig sigon sa gipadayag sa mga nangagi nga mga surv...
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24Jan2013SIQUIJOR, Jan 24 (PIA) – Mipahimangno ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sa lalawigan sa Siquijor batok niadtong mga drayber ug pasahero sa motorsiklo ingon man sa mga mamaligyaay ug helmet sa dili paggamit, paghimo kon pagbaligya sa mga ‘substandard helmets’ nga wala nagdala sa Philippine Standard (PS) mark kon Imported Commodity Clearance (ICC) seal. Ang mosupak niini pagasilotan ubos sa Republic Act 10054 or the Motorcycle Helmet Act. Uban sa istriktong pagpatuman sa maong ...
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24Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan 24 (PIA) -- Gi-aghat sa Philippine National Police (PNP) ang publiko nga magbinantayon ug isumbong dayon ang mga kadudahang checkpoint sa awtoridad. Atubangan kini sa pagsugod sa election period kagahapon ug pagpatuman na usab sa election gun ban sa tibuok nasud. Kahinumdoman nga usa sa mga gihikyad sa PNP ang pagpahigayon og mga checkpoint aron masakmit ang mga loose firearm ug madakpan ang mga molapas sa gun ban. Apan matud pa sa PNP, dili angay kahadlokan ang...
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21Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 21 (PIA) -- Out-of-towners bagged the top prize in the recently-concluded Sinulog Grand Parade 2013. The Sinanduloy Cultural Troupe from Tangub City of Misamis Occidental were declared champions for the Sinulog-Based category, and also in Best in Costume, Best Musicality, and Best in Streetdancing, according to the The Sinulog Foundation Inc (SFI). The Tribu Lingganay of Alang-Alang Leyte bagged the first prize award of the Free Interpretation Category. Both groups received...
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21Jan2013CEBU CITY, Enero 21 (PIA)---Mipagawas ang kapolisan og mga tamdanan alang sa pagsanta sa kriminalidad alang sa kapistahan ni Senor Santo Nino karong Sabado og Domingo. Ang Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) kasamtangang pinanguluhan ni Supt. Mariano Natuel mipagawas og usa ka tamdanan alang sa kadtong mga musaksi unya og muyukbo sa Balaang Bata sa bisperas og kasumaran sa iyang kapistahan karong Enero 19 og 20. Gibana bana nga mokabat og kuatro milyones ka mga deboto og mga turista ang mudagsa u...
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21Jan2013CORTES, Bohol, Jan 21 (PIA) –Sama ka paspas sa ilang pagsaka, ingon usab ka paspas ang pagti-urok sa ilang mga damgo nga mag-senador. Sa labing bag-ong kasayuran gikan sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) napadyutay na ngadto sa 32 na lang ka opisyal nga kandidato ang pilian sa pagka senador sa 2013. Kini samtang nahukman na sa Comelec nga ang laing 52 ka mga kandidato, pulos mga nuisance o pangsamok lamang, apil na ang Bol-anong si Severo Maluenda. Kini nagpasabot nga 12 ang pillion gika...
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21Jan2013The Philippines being the only and oldest Christian country in Asia is rife with religious activities that also serve as economic avenues for the residents and traders. In Cebu, the feast of the city’s patron Sr. Sto. Nino paved the creation of a grand festival, the Sinulog, where crowds have been growing annually in attendance. But long before the Sinulog became the Mother of all Festivals in the Philippines, people from all over the province and nearby islands were already devotees of the ...
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18Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 18 (PIA) -- The Cebu City Police Office has issued guidelines to devotees and revelers for the safe celebration of the Sinulog weekend on January 19 and 20. The CCPO has issued a special set of guidelines to be observed by participants, devotees and revelers of the festival and the religious celebrations for them not to become victims of crimes. This, as the City expects a crowd of over four million this Saturday for the Solemn Grand Procession and on Sunday during the Grand Si...
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18Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 18 (PIA) -- Cebu City is bracing for a four million crowd to celebrate Sinulog 2013. It's all systems go for this weekend’s climax of the two-week celebration of the feast of the Holy Child, the Senor Santo Nino de Cebu. Fr. Jonas Mejares, over-all rector of the religious Sinulog activities, said they are expecting more participants for this Saturday’s Grand Solemn Procession. The procession follows the fluvial parade of the Sto. Nino within the Mactan Channel from Manda...
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20Jan2013SIQUIJOR, Jan 20 (PIA) -- Usa ka magpapatigayon ug organic farming practitioner sa Negros Occidental kusganong midasig karon sa 'farm tourism' sa Siquijor. “Adunay dakong katakus ang Siquijor alang sa turismo apan sa kasamtangan dili kini food-sufficient,” sumala pa ni Ramon Peñalosa samtang iyang gipasabot nga ang probinsya, susama sa ubang mga isla sa nasud, wala migamit sa gitawag ug "island-economy concept" diin ang katakus sa maaong lugar ug sa iyang katawhan hingpit nga mapuslan. D...
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20Jan2013DUMAUETE CITY, Jan 20 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Negros Oriental has secured a P.5 million for the construction of infirmary jail facilities in the province. Due to the increase of tuberculosis cases in district jails, Jail Chief Inspector Rosalina Malahay, provincial jail administrator of BJMP, said her agency was able to secure funding assistance from the Department of Health (DOH) to put up TB jail facilities. Of the P500,000 for construction of infirmary...
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20Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan 20 (PIA) -- Election officers in Negros Oriental will be reassigned to other areas in Central Visayas starting tomorrow, January 21. Atty. Eddie Aba, the current provincial election supervisor of the Commission on Election (Comelec) here said the reshuffling is necessary as part of the preparations for ensuring a clean and fair May 2013 elections. “Just like other government agencies such as the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Comelec has also a mandatory re-assig...
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20Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan 20 (PIA) -- The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has reminded the police force to uphold human rights in the conduct of checkpoint operations during the election period. CHR special investigator Jesus Canete said policemen manning the checkpoints should take extra careful on the proper conduct and behavior in checking motorists. Canete said the checkpoints is legitimate and necessary to maintain peace and order and to ensure public safety in line with the midterm election...
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18Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 18 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 7 (DENR-7) and the Lapulapu City government have formation of a multipartite monitoring team (MMT) for the Mactan North Reclamation Development Project (MNRDP) in Lapulapu City. Dr. Isabelo R. Montejo, DENR 7 regional executive director, said the MMT should primarily oversee the compliance of the proponent (Lapulapu City government) with the environmental management and monitoring plan (EMMP), other commitm...
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18Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 18 (PIA) -- President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III greeted all Cebuanos “Pit Senor” as they celebrate the biggest celebration of the province, the feast of the Sto. Nino, this Sunday. Aquino, during his first presidential visit to Cebu, said that the Sinulog is not only celebrated by Cebuanos and Filipinos in the country but also Filipinos in other parts of the world. “Bagamat walang nag imbita sa akin, Viva Pit Senyor!” the President jokingly said adding that the in...
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18Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan 18 (PIA) -- Customers under the coverage of Negros Oriental II Electric Cooperative (Noreco2) will now benefit from lower rates in their monthly billing this January. Noreco 2 General Manager Eunora Sameon said the member-customer-owners (MCOs) of Noreco2 will enjoy a decrease in the generation charge of P0.0737 per kilowatt hour. Sameon said that instead of P5.9661 per-kilowatt-hour rate, the cooperative is passing on a generation charge of P5.8924 per kilowatt hour that ...
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18Jan2013CORTES, Bohol, Jan 18 (PIA) -- A Boholano is among the 83 candidates who have thrown their hats to the senatorial race. Severo Maluenda Jr, born in Loon and presently residing in Nahawan, Clarin, according to records from the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Maluenda is an agriculturist. He was born on January 22, 1936 and is married to Germilina Maluenda. Comelec records revealed that of the 85 senatoriables, 16 are women, including former senators, representatives and politicians. Am...
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17Jan2013CEBU CITY Jan. 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH-7) ensures public health during the Sinulog celebration throught its medical assistance support team that was set up at the Basilica Minore del Sto. Nino, and in nearby corners and streets. DOH-7 HEMS coordinator, Dr. Expidito Medalla informed the media during the AGIO-7 forum that since the start of the nine-day novena of the Cebu Patron Senor Sto. Nino the agency has already established its medical assistance unit to augment other medic...
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17Jan2013CORTES, Bohol, Enero 17 (PIA) -- Dako ang kakuwangon sa dugo nga angay unta nga mapundo sa Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Office sa Bohol, kini maoy sumbong ni Nenita Briones, administrador sa buhatan. Si Briones mibutyag nga tumong sa PRC nga magpundo ug labing menos usa ka porsyento sa kinatibuk-ang populasyon sa usa ka lugar. Sanglit dul-an na sa 1.3 milyones ang populasyon sa Bohol, agan na unta nga may 13,000 ka units nga dugo ang tinuig nga mapundo sa PRC. Apan, matud ni Jacinto Quimson, ...
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17Jan2013CORTES, Bohol, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- Usa ka Bol-anon ang apil sa kawaloan og tulo (83) ka mga kandidato ang manggi-ilog sa 12 ka mga pwesto sa pagkasenador sa piniliay sa Mayo 13, 2013. Kini base sa datus nga makit-an sa Commission on Elections Website www.comelec.gov.ph. Ang Bol-anon nga si Severo Maluenda Jr., natawo sa Loon ug kasamtangang nanimuyo sa Nahawan Clarin, mipasa sa iyang Certificate of Candidacy isip independente niadtong Oktubre 5 sa may alas 3:12 sa palis. Si Maluenda, kinsa mia...
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17Jan2013CEBU, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- A top-ranking official of an Australian-based global defence prime contractor has recognized the vital contribution of Filipino skilled workers in building world-class ships. Austal Philippines Shipyard Operations President and General Manager Joey Turano commended the effort, skills and abilities of Filipino shipbuilders during the visit of Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III Wednesday at Austal's shipyard facility in Balamban, Cebu. Austal is a global company that designs, c...
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17Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- The Silliman University National Writers Workshop extended its deadline for applications to the 52nd National Writers Workshop to January 25. Entries postmarked on that date will still be accepted. The workshop will be held on May 6 to 24 at the Silliman University Rose Lamb Sobrepeña Writers Village. Rosales Casocot, workshop coordinator said the activity offers 12 fellowships to promising writers in the Philippines and three fellowships to promising writer...
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17Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 16 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III called on Cebuanos to support the administration’s senatorial slate to continue the economic gains steadily achieved under his administration. Aquino, who spoke before over 5,000 crowd at the Mandaue City Sports Complex noontime today, said that in two years and six months time since he was installed into office, Philippine stock exchange index rose to its highest, resulting to increased investors’ confidence. Other programs of his...
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17Jan2013CORTES, Bohol, Jan 17 (PIA) -- Crooked officials who believe the start of the election period makes them immune from suits and suspensions, should think again. Although January 13 signals the beginning of the election period for the May 13, 2013 polls, local officials accused of “graft and corruption” can still be suspended. This means that contrary to the prohibition of suspension of elective officials from the province, city, municipal and barangay governments, if the suspension is con...
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17Jan2013SIQUIJOR, Jan 17 (PIA) -- An established entrepreneur and organic farming practitioner from Negros Occidental strongly encouraged 'farm tourism' in Siquijor. “Siquijor is a big tourism potential but it is presently not food sufficient,” Ramon Peñalosa said noting that the province, like many other islands in the country, are not making use of the ‘island-economy concept ‘ where the potentials of the place and it’s locals are fully utilized. Siquijor does not have to be a food-...
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16Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 16 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III will be in Cebu, Wednesday to grace the grand opening of the Austal Philippine Shipyard inside the West Cebu Industrial Park in Balamban, Cebu. On hand to receive the President at the shipyard at 10 a.m. will be Joselito B. Turano, president and general manager of Austal Philippine Shipyard operations. Upon arrival, the President will opt to conduct a tour and inspection at the assembly area of the fabrication workshop. Turano on the...
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16Jan2013By Ferliza C . Contratista CEBU CITY, Jan 16 (PIA) --- President Aquino today downplayed the so-called "political crisis" in Cebu, saying there is no such thing as a “standoff” at the Provincial Capitol. Aquino, in his first visit to the province of Cebu this year, said that everything is functioning normally at the Provincial Capitol under the leadership of acting Governor Agnes Magpale. Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has refused to vacate her office at the executive building of the Capitol ...
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16Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 16 (PIA) -- The opening of the shipyard operations of a global defence prime contractor in Balamban town, Cebu today highlighted the growing reputation of Filipino workers as world-class ship builders. President Benigno S. Aquino III, who graced the grand opening of Austal Philippines’ shipyard facility in Brgy. Arpili, Balamban, said the Philippines is now the fourth largest shipbuilding country in the world. “In 2011, our ship exports reached $638 million,” said Aquin...
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16Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 16 (PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) deferred the premium increase which would have taken effect this year for the employed sector and some individually-paying members. Instead of implementing a monthly premium contribution of 3 percent of an employee’s basic monthly pay, PhilHealth retained the premium at 2.5 percent for 2013. However, the agency adjusted its contribution schedule’s lowest and highest salary base. PhilHealth raised the lo...
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16Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 16 (PIA) --- The Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) will gather employers in Cebu for a one-day seminar on the Employees Compensation Program (ECP). Around 150 employers and human resource officers from the private and public sectors are expected to attend the free seminar on Jan. 24 at the Waterfront Hotel, said Ingrid Zafra Yumang of the ECC in Cebu. This activity will also be attended by union representatives, added Yumang. The gathering is in line with ECC’s goal o...
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15Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- This year’s search for the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP) in Central Visayas has officially started. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) can now nominate graduating students who are outstanding in leadership, social responsibility, and academics, Rolando Villamero Jr, regional representative of the TOSP, said. Colleges and universities should send their nominations on or before April 1 to the following designated offices: For Negros O...
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15Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has urged the local government units (LGUs) and business establishments to provide waste receptacles in their offices' vicinity. DENR issued the call in view of thousands of people expected to join the grand procession of the Sinulog Festival on Jan. 20 in the city. Dr. Isabelo Montejo said, DENR-7 regional executive director, said the feast of the Santo Niño is a well-cherished and treasured tradition a...
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15Jan2013“The environment is a gift, let’s put our minds together and we can still save it.” This is the direct message of the song composed by a Cebuano priest, his offering to the patron of Cebu, Sr. Sto. Nino. For so long and even in his homilies, Rev. Father Charles Louis Jayme has always been passionate in encouraging the public to act on the urgency of the call of nature. And there is no other opportune time than to make the call by means of a song in time for the Holy Child’s - the Sto. ...
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15Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 7 is set to distribute the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) Regional Profile of the Poor Booklet. This booklet highlights the relevance and importance of understanding the poor household’s status and subsequently recommends social interventions that will respond to poverty covering the four island provinces of Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor. The booklet contains...
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14Jan2013CEBU CITY, Enero 14 (PIA) -- Nagpasalamat sa mga sakop sa media dinhi sa Central Visayas ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) regional director Ma. Evelyn Macapobre ug dako ang iyang pagdayeg kanila . Si Macapobre nipasalamat sa media gumikan sa ilang inasyatibo sa paghatod ngadto sa publiko pinaagi sa ilang pagpakatap sa kasayuran kabahin sa mga programa ug serbisyo sa DSWD dinhi sa rehiyon. Gibutyag niya nga sa tanan nga mga katuigan nga nanglabay ang mga tigbalita nah...
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11Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 11 (PIA) -- Provincial Board Member Julian Daan can assume as acting vice governor of Cebu without the need of an oath- taking ceremony. This was the clarification given by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG-7) to one of the issues raised by Cebu acting Governor Agnes Magpale. Magpale has sought clarification from DILG-7 on the failure of Daan to take his oath as acting vice governor of Cebu after she vacated the position and assumed as acting governor. Anan...
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11Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan 11 (PIA) -- A total of 277 elective positions in Negros Oriental are up for grabs with more than 633 candidates vying for local public posts in the upcoming May 13 polls. In preparation for the May 13 polls, the Diocesan Electoral Board (DEB) will conduct voters education campaign in and outside college campuses, training of poll watchers, peace covenant signing, and candidates forum, among others. DEB convenor, Monsignor Julius Heruela of the Diocese of Dumaguete said th...
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11Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 11 (PIA) -- The local government unit of Dumaguete City now opens its Business One-Stop-Shop (BOSS) to more than 4,000 companies in the city. Dumaguete City Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria said, BOSS is a system in which all government agencies involved in the processing of business permits are gathered in one area inside the city hall. Business owner-operators will then have an easy time processing their business permit applications or renewals because they need not go to the ...
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11Jan2013CORTES, Bohol, Jan 11 (PIA) -- The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in Bohol is urging local government units to help in convincing healthy individuals donate their blood to have ready ample supply of blood stocks in the province. Bohol’s local blood bank is clearly depleted while the voluntary blood donation program is now anemic, authorities of the local PRC here said. PRC only collected 1,570 blood units instead of the 13,000 bags which is supposedly the standard collection goal for Bohol. In ...
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11Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 11 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) niaghat sa pampubliko ug pribado nga tunghaan, mga unibersidad ug kolehiyo dinhi sa tunga-tungang Kabisay-an sa pagmugna og “plant nursery facility” sa mga lokal nga binhi sa kahoy sulod sa ilang tagsa-tagsa ka mga kampus isip lakang aron pagpausbaw sa "National Greening Program” o NGP. Si DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo niagni sa mga tunghaan pagsalmot niining nasudnong kampany...
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11Jan2013CEBU CITY Jan. 11 (PIA) -- Cebu Bloggers Society (CBS) organized the first World Blogathon wherein participating organizations from Cebu in the offline event include Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), Island Rescue Organization (IRO), AIESEC, MIND7, Love Yourself, World Vision, and “Dok Buboy”. The said activity held last December intended to promote social advocacies through the digital media as representatives from each organization introduced their respective advocacies. RAFI commu...
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10Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan 10 (PIA) -- The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has called on public and private transport operators to test the roadworthiness of their vehicles before it is registered and renew their driver’s license. LTO district officer Roland Ramos said dilapidated and defective utility vehicles including motorcycles for hire will be impounded or banned from running their routes. This campaign is aimed at ensuring road worthiness of vehicles and safety of the riders which starts w...
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10Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 10 (PIA) -- Expect a grander and more competitive Sinulog sa Kabataan this year. Sinulog Foundation Incorporated (SFI) Executive Director Ricky Ballesteros said spectators are in for a show not only during the Grand Parade on the 20th but starting this weekend during the competitions for both Sinulog sa Kabataan Lalawigan and Dakbayan. Ballesteros, during the first Kapihan sa PIA forum this year held at the Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission building, said he can see mor...
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10Jan2013CEBU CITY, January 10 (PIA) -- Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) - 7 Regional Director Ma. Evelyn Macapobre expressed her gratitude and commendation to media practitioners in Central Visayas. Macapobre thanked the media for their initiative in reaching out to the public through their information dissemination of the department’s social welfare programs and services. “All the past years, the media was very instrumental in achieving successful implementation and delivery ...
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09Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has come up with a regional vision and mission after a two-day management conference held in December last year. The roadmap will be used to pursue various environmental programs and projects in the region. The vision reads: “A region that ensures sustainable development of the environment and natural resources through good governance in partnership with empowered communities. With excellence, we lead i...
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10Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) urges public and private schools, universities and colleges in Central Visayas to establish a plant nursery facility of native tree species within their respective campuses in a move to boost the “greening” campaign. DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo encourages school institutions to join in the national greening program (NGP) as key area in the Philippine Development Plan (PDP). ...
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10Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has filed a total of 28 forestry cases to identified forest law violators in Central Visayas in 2012. Based on the annual report released by the Forestry Management Services (FMS), 10 out of the 28 forestry cases were from Cebu province, 11 from Bohol, and seven cases from Negros Oriental, said DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo. This is in response to the call of the DENR Secretary Ra...
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10Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-7 received donations from various government offices for the victims of typhoon Pablo that hit the southern part of the country on December 4. Central Visayas offices of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) extended their assistance to typhoon-stricken provinces , Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental. ...
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10Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 10 (PIA) -- Almost 334 barangays in Central Visayas were assessed by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) 7 using a 1:10,000-scale geohazard mapping covering 12 cities and municipalities. This represents a 100 percent accomplishment targeted in 2012, according to MGB 7 regional director Loreto Alburo in a press statement. He said the MGB has given to local government units (LGUs) geohazard maps with a scale of 1:50,000 and other information, education and communication (IEC)...
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09Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 9 (PIA) -- The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board 7 (LTFRB-7) will issue special permits to 40 buses to enter the city during the celebration of the Sinulog 2013 festival. LTFRB 7 Regional Director Ahmed Cuizon said they will be allowing buses from northern and southern part of the province to load and unload near the Cebu City Sports Complex. LTFRB has held a consolidating meeting with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the City Transport Operations and ...
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09Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 9 (PIA) -- The Land Transportation Office (LTO) stepped up arresting helmet law violators as it apprehended nine government vehicles and 99 motorcycles in a five-day campaign in Negros Oriental since the implementation of the National Helmet Law on January 3. In a provincial peace and order council meeting recently, Land Transportation Office (LTO) district chief Roland Ramos said the agency is strictly enforcing the law with the 23 deputized Philippine National Police p...
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09Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 9 (PIA) -- With the 2013 midterm elections a few months away, organizers of the Sinulog 2013 Festival warned politicians to “behave” during the Sinulog festivities. The Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI) have received calls from several politicians, especially from the national level, requesting to be invited during the celebration. “This is understandable since it’s now election season,” said SFI Executive Director Ricky Ballesteros during a Kapihan forum held by the Phi...
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09Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 9 (PIA) -- Duha ka mga barangay sa Ayungon, Negros Oriental ug dul-an 600 ka mga panimalay nga mga mag-uuma matugyanan na unya sa farm-to-market road (FMR) nga mga proyekto pinaagi sa Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Development Social Services o KALAHI-CIDSS nga programa sa kagamhanan. Barangays Amdos ug Manogtong sa Ayungon makapahimulos sa nahisgutan nga proyekto. Ang komunidad sa Amdos nakadawat og ayuda nga mokabat ngadto sa P3.2 milyones...
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09Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 09 (PIA) -- Nihangyo ang Malakanyang sa publiko nga dili unhan si Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III kalabot sa panawagang ‘total gun ban’ human ang shooting rampage sa Kawit, Cavite. Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, angay tun-an una og mayo sa Presidente ang unsa mang balaodnon sa dili pa kini mohatag sa iyang posisyon. Dugang pa ni Valte, daghang higayon nga gipakita sa Presidente ang iyang independent opinion nga sayop nga ...
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09Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 09 (PIA) -- Probinsya sa Bohol nakadawat na usab og ikaduhang pasidungog--ang Gawad Bayanihan award nga nagikan sa Armadong Kusog sa Pilipinas sa pag-ila sa "Purok Power" nga maayong pamaagi alang sa kalinaw ug kalamboan. Atol sa ika-77 nga anibersaryo sa AFP didto sa kauluhan si Liza Quirog, hepe sa Socio-Economic and Environmental Management Office ubos sa buhatan sa gobernador maoy usa sa mga gipasidunggan isip tagamugna sa mga Prosperity Team ubos sa Countrysid...
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08Jan2013CEBU CITY, Enero 8 (PIA) -- Nagpadayon ang pag awhag karon sa mga pribadong mga grupo alang sa pagpahigayon sa Modified Conditional Cash Transfer o nailhan na nga 4 P’s (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program) karong tuiga. Ang Department of Social Welfare and Development dinhi sa rehiyon padayon nga nag-awhag sa mga pribadong grupo, civil society groups og non-government organizations aron nga mahimo kining kaabag sa mas gipalapad nga conditional cash transfer. Matod ni Nemia Antipala, ang ass...
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08Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 8 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development in CV (DSWD-7) reiterated its call for civil society organizations (CSO’s) to participate in government's poverty reduction programs. The department needs more groups who will help in the implementation of the modified version of the conditional cash transfer popularly known as the 4 P’s “Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program,” Nemia Antipala , DSWD-7 assistant regional director, said during a program briefing for...
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08Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan 8 (PIA) -- The Highway Patrol Group (HPG) in Negros Oriental said 26 motorcycles were reported missing in the province from April to November of 2012. During a peace and order council meeting, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agent Dominador Cimafranca expressed his concern over the increased number of lost motorcycles in Dumaguete City. Cimafranca reported that eight motorcycles were already missing in the middle of December last year. Cimafranca said both the HPG...
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08Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 8 (PIA) -- Two hinterland barangays in the municipality of Ayungon in Negros Oriental with about 600 households particularly farmers will soon be granted farm-to-market road (FMR) projects. Barangays Amdos and Manogtong in Ayungon are recipients of the road projects under the government’s Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Development Social Services or KALAHI-CIDSS program. The community of Amdos has received assistance of about P3.2 million f...
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08Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan 8 (PIA) -- Buksan na usab ang ika-13 nga Ubi Festival karong Enero 23 ug molanat kini hangtud sa Enero 25, 2013 agig pagsaulog sa lagutmon nga nahimo nang parte sa kabilin sa mga Bol-anon. Sa Kapihan sa PIA kagahapon, gibutyag ni Eleno Evangelista, ang Promotion Section Head sa Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) nga ang kasaulogan karong tuig nagdala sa tema nga: “Ubi: Gasa sa Kinaiyahan, Latas sa Katuigan sa Katawhang Bol-anon Gi-ugmad ug Gi-ampingan.”...
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08Jan2013SIQUIJOR, Jan. 8 (PIA) --The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Siquijor conducted a two-day training on “Sustainable Energy Management and Assessment /Identification of Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) or Energy Management Opportunities (EMOs)” recently. The training, according to provincial director Mario E. de la Pena, is aimed at providing basic concepts , effective tools for evaluation and to understand the methodologies of energy management system. Participants are al...
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08Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan 8 (PIA) -- Gitangtang sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) sa listahan sa balota ang 13 ka bag-ong party-list groups nga naapil sa gipahigayong raffle niadtong Enero 4. Matud pa ni Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes, naapil sa listahan ang mga grupo sa raffle alang sa ballot slot human kining makakuha og status quo ante (SQA) order gikan sa Korte Suprema. Apan human ang panagpulong sa mga Comelec officials ganinang buntag, nagdesisyon ang mga opisyal nga tangtangon a...
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08Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan 8 (PIA) -- Nagpabilin ang baruganan ni Presidente Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III batok sa pagbuhi sa "death penalty." Kahinumdoman nga nabanhaw ang maong panawagan tungod sa sunod-sunod nga mga krimen diin labing ulahi ang masaker sa Cavite. Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, wala nausab ang baruganan sa Presidente ug dili gayud kini uyon sa silot nga kamatayon. Dugang pa ni Valte, nagtuo si Presidente Aquino nga ang pinaka-maayong solusyon m...
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08Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan 8 (PIA) -- Welcome development sa Malakanyang ang gihimong re-extension sa ceasefire sa Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) hangtud Enero 15, 2013. Matud pa ni Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda, maka-ayo ang pagpa-uswag sa ceasefire alang sa mga sundalo ug rebelde aron makauban nila og dugay ang ilang pamilya ug mga mahal sa kinabuhi. Kalabot niini, magpabiling positibo ug committed ang administrasyon aron madayon ang peace process sa NDF. Una niini, nadis...
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08Jan2013SIQUIJOR, Jan 8 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Agricutlure (DA) ug Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) sa rehiyon 7 midasig sa katawhan sa Siquijor pagpadaghan sa tanom nga Kolo kon “breadfruit” isip hulip sa bugas aron mouswag ang “food staple sufficiency level” sa isla. Ang kolo usa ka kahoy nga lumad sa Siquijor kansang bunga gihimong kalan-on sa mga Siquihodnon susama’g bili sa bugas sukad pa sa mga katigulangan. Kinii motubo ug maayo sa isla ug makaplagan sa tanang kalungsuran bas...
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07Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 8 (PIA) --- Mayor Michael Rama has pledged his support for the new enrolment scheme launched by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). PhilHealth, in November 2012, launched PhilHealth MOVES or Mobile Orientation, Validation, and Enrolment Scheme, a project that is seen to revolutionize the delivery of key messages on the government insurance member rights and privileges. Mayor Rama, in a statement, said he is supporting the program as it will help thousands of C...
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07Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 7 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) dinhi sa rehiyon mopunting sa ilang pag monitor sa mga mamaligyaay og helmets aron pagsiguro nga magmalampuson ang implementasyon sa Republic Act 10054 o ang Motorcycle Helmet Act. Gibutyag ni DTI-7 Regional Director Asteria Caberte nga ilang buhatan nahuman na sa ilang tulamanon sa pagpahimangno sa publiko kabahin sa implementasyon sa maong balaod sugod karong buwana. Gawas sa pagpakatap og mga kasayuran, aduna usa’y gip...
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07Jan2013SIQUIJOR, Jan 7 (PIA) —The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has conducted a two-day training on “Sustainable Energy Management and Assessment /Identification of Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) or Energy Management Opportunities (EMOs).” The training, according to provincial director Mario E. de la Pena, was aimed at providing basic concepts , effective tools for evaluation and to understand the methodologies of energy management system. Participants were expected to learn...
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05Jan2013SIQUIJOR, Jan. 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Siquijor Provincial Office has issued a warning to motorcycle drivers, riders, dealers, sellers or retailers who use, produce or sell substandard helmets not bearing the Philippine Standard (PS) mark or Imported Commodity Clearance (ICC) seal that they will be penalized under Republic Act 10054 or the Motorcycle Helmet Act. With the the strict enforcement of the law starting January 1 this year, DTI-Siquijor Provincial Direct...
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04Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- The Boholanos' love for ubi will once again be demonstrated through its 13th Annual Ubi Festival set on January 23-25, 2013 at the Plaza Rizal and Acacia Garden, Provincial Capitol Grounds in Tagbilaran City with the theme, “Ubi: Gasa sa Kinaiyahan, Latas sa Katuigan sa Katawhang Bol-anon Gi-ugmad ug Gi-ampingan.” The 'Ubifest' is an annual festival celebrating the rootcrop that has become a permanent part of Boholano heritage, in time to meet the ye...
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03Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- Alang sa hapsay og legal nga pagpahigayon, miipagawas na og lagda alang sa mga foreign surgical and medical missions (Guidelines on Foreign Surgical and Medical Missions, FMMS) ang Department of Health (DOH). Sa dili pa natapos ang tuig 2012, gipirmahan ni DOH Secretary Enrique T. Ona ang Administrative Order 2012-0030 alang sa pagpahigayon sa foreign surgical and medical missions kini isip dakong tipak sa kalamposan sa kasamtangang programa sa ahensya alang sa kalibu...
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03Jan2013CEBU CITY, Enero 3 (PIA) -- Ang Kalihim sa Department of Public Works & Highways nga si Rogelio L. Singson mimando sa hugot nga pagdili sa pagsunog sa mga ligid diha sa karsadahan. Naobserbahan kini sa mga nangaging tuig nga ang mga tao magsunog ug ligid o magdaob ug bisan unsa nga materyalkes diha sa mga karsadahan. Si Singson miingon nga angay nga papatas-on ang kahimuslanon sa atong mga karsada ug ang pagdaob diha hilabina sa mga aspalto niini lagmit nga makakusbat sa karsada, makabalda sa...
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03Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- Ang PhilHealth nipatin-aw nga ang tanan nga mga agalon gimanduan sa pag sumiter sa ilang binuwan nga remittance report (RF-1) gamit ang Electronic Premium Reporting System (EPRS). Pinaagi sa Circular No. 25-2012 and 45-2012, ang EPRS usa ka aplikasyon pinaagi sa internet ug gidesenyo alang sa hamugaway nga preparasyon ug pagsumiter sa RF-1 diin bag-ohay lang nga gipausbaw ngadto sa EPRS Version 2.1 sukad niadtong Oktubre sa miaging tuig. Sumala pa sa buhatan sa Phil...
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03Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- Upat ka long weekends ang nagpaabot karong 2013 base sa listahan sa mga holidays nga gipagawas ni Presidente Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III. Apil sa mga regular holiday nga napatik sa Proclamation No. 459 ang mga mosunod: New Year's Day - January 1 Maundy Thursday - March 28 Good Friday - March 29 Araw ng Kagitingan - April 9 Labor Day - May 1 Independence Day - June 12 National Heroes Day - August 26 Bonifacio Day - November 30 Christmas Day - Decembe...
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03Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-7) hugtanon na nga niimplementar sa Republic Act 10054 o Motorcyle Helmet Act karong adlawa diin subli usab nga gipahimangnuan ug gibaharan niini ang mga mamaligyaay og mga helmets nga minos ang kalidad. Ang DTI nihatag og kamanduan ngadto sa tanan nga mga mamaligyaay og motorcycle helmets nga adto lamang mokuha og stocks o supply sa mga manufacturers ug importers nga natagaan na og Philippine Standard (PS) license and/or Imp...
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03Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- Hingpit nang ipatuman ang ‘gun ban’ sa nasud sugod sa Enero 13, 2013, isip pagpangandam sa 2013 May elections. Ang maong gun ban base sa gipatuman nga Resolution 9561 sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) agig pagtamod sa Sections 32 ug 33 sa Omnibus Elections Code. Sa ‘gun ban’, kanselado ang Permit to Carry, Mission Orders ug Acknowledgement Receipts sa mga armas. Hingpit usab nga gi-dili ang pagpagawas og armas sa mga balay ug ang pagkuha og m...
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03Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here will now focus on the monitoring of retailers and sellers of helmets to ensure the successful implementation of Republic Act 10054 or the Motorcycle Helmet Act. DTI-7 Regional Director Asteria Caberte said her office has done its part in informing the public about the full implementation of the law starting this month. Apart from the information dissemination, there was also an inspection of helmets for the marking o...
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30Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec 30 (PIA) -- Sugod karon hangtud sa Enero 13, magpabilin nga selyado ang mga sumbohan sa mga armas sa kapolisan sa tibuok Bohol. Kini human ipadayag ni Bohol Police Senior Superintendent Constantino Barot nga ilang selyohan ang mga sumbohan sa mga armas nga gi-isyu sa mga polis aron masayran kon gigamit ba kini sa illegal nga pagpabuto sa panahon sa Pasko ug Bag-ong Tuig. Ang lakang sa kapolisan aron mapakita sa katawhan ang maayong ehemplo sa dili paggamit sa mga p...
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30Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 30 (PIA) -- PhilHealth emphasizes that all employers are mandated to submit their monthly remittance reports (RF-1) using the Electronic Premium Reporting System (EPRS). Through Circular No. 25-2012 and 45-2012, EPRS is a web-based application designed for a more convenient preparation and submission of the RF-1, which has been recently enhanced into EPRS Version 2.1 effective October 2012. According to PhilHealth-7 the new version has added features such as the Preliminary Emp...
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30Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 30 (PIA) -- The Collection Section of PhilHealth Regional Office-7 enjoins employers who have not yet adopted the Electronic Premium Reporting System (EPRS) in submitting their monthly remittance reports (RF-1) to attend the orientations set in 2013. In a telephone interview with the Philippine Information Agency-Cebu, PhilHealth Collection Section staff Ronillie Vidad said the orientations on EPRS are set on January 11, 18, 25, 30; February 1, 8, 22, 28; March 8,15, and 22 at ...
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30Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 30 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-7) strictly enforces Republic Act 10054 or the Motorcyle Helmet Act and reiterates its warning to sellers of substandard motorcycle helmets. The DTI enjoins all sellers of motorcycle helmets to get their stocks or supply from manufacturers and importers that have been given the Philippine Standard (PS) license and/or Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) Certificate. Effective January 2, 2013, motorcycle drivers caught driving w...
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29Dec2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec. 29 (PIA) -- Ang Philippine Army’s 302nd Brigade sa Negros Oriental gipasidunggan sa Central Command, Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) nga pinakamaayo sa tanang mga pundok sa army gikan sa rehiyon 6 ug 7 dinhi sa Kabisay-an. Gibutyag kini ni Captain Anacito Naz, Army information officer nga ang nahisgutang pasidungog gidawat ni brigade commander Francisco Patrimonio atol sa kasaulogan sa 11th Central Command Founding Anniversary karong semanaha uban ni AFP Chief o...
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29Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 29 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) allocated nearly P370 million for the national greening program (NGP) in 2013. DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said this amount is intended for the region to reforest around 24,461 hectares of identified forest land up by 230 percent of this year’s 10,623-hectare target. As indicated in the physical and financial plan (PFP) for 2013 released by the Planning Management Division (P...
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29Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dis. 29 (PIA) --- Ang Sinulog 2013 saulogon sa ikatulong Dominggo sa Enero ug dili kini manginahanglan ug ‘gun ban’ sulti ni Sr. Supt Louie Oppus, ang Police Regional Office (PRO)-7 Director for Operations. Sumala pa ni Oppus, sa Enero 13 pa lang sugdan na ang election gun ban ug matapos sa Hunyo 17. Maapil niini ang mga petsa sulod sa kasa-ulogan sa Sinulog. Ang mga unipormadong pulis nga adunay duty ug kadtong anaa sa lista nga ginganlan sa Comelec Resolution 956, mao lamang ...
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29Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 29 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) granted some 20,486 free patents covering 9,443.1269 hectares of untitled public alienable and disposable (A and D) agricultural lands under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) Extension program as of December 26 this year in Central Visayas. DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said, “this is the biggest accomplishment thus far in the region and even in the entire country ...
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29Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 29 (PIA) –- November 2012 finds 77 less crimes in Bohol compared to the same period in 2011 reflecting the continuing down-slide of crimes this year. Bohol Police chief Senior Superintendent Constantino Barot in his presentation at the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting at the Mansion on December 13, showed that crime stats in last three months from September to November, drastically slid to lower levels with 178 in September, 172 in October and 14...
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29Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 29 (PIA) -- Gilaoman nga momenos unya ang mga makalas nga kinabuhi sa mga aksidente sa motorsiko human ipatuman sa hingpit ang Motorcyle Helmet Act karong Enero 2013. Kini bisan sa panglantaw sa mga awtoridad nga aduna unyay masinati nga gamayng kagubot sa pag implementar niini sunod semana. Sa gipahigayon nga “final briefing” alang sa mga enforcers sa Republic Act 10054, si Land Transportation Office 7 (LTO) regional director Raul Aguilos nagkanayon nga malaumon sila nga ...
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28Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- Kasamtangang giputol sa mga kongresista ang ilang bakasyon karong holiday season aron motambong sa necrological service alang sa mipanaw nga si Bohol 2nd District Rep. Erico Aumentado. Si Aumentado mipanaw niadtong mismong adlaw sa Pasko sa edad nga 72 tungod sa komplikasyong sa pneumonia. Ang Bohol solon ang chairman sa House committee on ethics ug kanhi na usab nigunit sa nagkalain-laing posisyon sa lalawigan sa Bohol. Mitambong sa necrological servi...
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28Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 28 (PIA)--Gitun-an sa Department of Health (DOH) ang pagduso sa total ban sa paggamit sa mga paboto bisan mikunhod kini og 33 porsiyento karong tuig kun itandi sa niaging tuig. Matud pa ni Health Secretary Enrique Ona, gikonsiderar sa DOH ang pag-ban sa individual use sa mga fireworks/firecrackers ug iduso nila ang pagbaton na lamang og community display sa mga fireworks aron padayong makuhaan ang gidaghanon sa mga biktima sa paboto. Migawas nga gikan Disyembre 21-...
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28Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 28 (PIA) -- Deaths and injuries caused by motorcycle accidents are expected to lessen with the full implementation of the Motorcycle Helmet Act come January 2013. This, after implementing authorities expects a rougher time on the first day of implementation, January 1, Tuesday next week. In the final briefing for enforcers on Republic Act 10054 or the helmet law, Land Transportation Office 7 (LTO) Regional Director Raul Aguilos said they expect that the number of deaths and seri...
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27Dec2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec 27 (PIA) -- The Philippine Army’s 302nd Brigade in Negros Oriental was awarded as the Central Command, Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) best brigade for 2012 among the army units in Regions 6 and 7 in the Visayas. Captain Anacito Naz, Army information officer, said the award was received by brigade commander Francisco Patrimonio during the 11th Central Command Founding Anniversary this week with AFP Chief of Staff General Jessie Dellosa, as the guest of honor at th...
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27Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 is urging local chief executives (LCEs) to designate common areas where fireworks can be lighted for the forthcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations to lessen the harmful effects on the people’s health and the environment. DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said, “by trying to identify a communal place for setting off fireworks and other pyrotechnics displays, this would put off ...
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27Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 27 (PIA) -- Government is embarking in another immediate measure to augment the lives of the Filipino families, this time to those that are in need of protection. Recently, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) forged a memorandum of agreement for the implementation of the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer (MCCT), this time covering families-in-need not covered by the original Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT). According to DSWD, there will be over 3,000 famil...
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27Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 27 (PIA) -- The Land Transportation Office - Region 7 (LTO - 7) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI - 7) will hold a final briefing for enforcers on Republic Act 10054 or the Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009 at the Sacred Heart Center tomorrow, December 27. This was disclosed by DTI-7 Information Officer, Jojesilia Villamor, in an interview with Philippine Information Agency- Cebu. Congress promulgated Republic Act 10054 or the Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009 requires mot...
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27Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 27 (PIA) -- For convenience, Cebu City announced the holding of business permits renewals next year at SM Mall. In a notice signed by Cebu City treasurer officer in charge Emma Villarete, it was disclosed that business permit renewals for next year will be held in a bigger venue to accommodate the influx of applicants. For 2013, renewal of business permits will be done at SM Trade Hall 1, SM City Cebu at the North Reclamation Area starting January 2 until the 25th of the same mo...
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27Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec 27 (PIA) -- Hingpit nang usa ka balaod ang Sin Tax bill nga tawagon na karong Sin Tax Reform Act. Gilagdaan ni Presidente Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III ganinang buntag ang balaodnon human sa ratipikasyon sa duha ka kapulungan sa Kongreso niadtong Disyembre 11. Sa iyang mensahe, gipasalamatan ni PNoy ang Senado ug Kamara sa pagpasar sa maong balaodnon human kining gi-sertipikahan og urgent. Partikular nga gipasalamatan sa Presidente si Senador Franklin Drilon nga maoy...
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27Dec2012CEBU CITY, December 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has urged motorists to consider leaving their cars at home for a day in each week and use public transportation and bikes in a bid to trim down carbon emissions and conserve energy resources. DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo encouraged the use of alternative means such as cycling, walking or taking public transportation for a cleaner and healthier environment even though using a pr...
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27Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec 27 (PIA) -- Kawalo-an og siyam ka bag-ong pulis nga gikan sa Regional Police Office ang nahidangat na sa Bohol agi og pag-suporta sa mga estasyonan sa kapolisan sa tibuok lalawigan. Atul sa usa ka seremonyas didto sa Kampo Dagohoy Disyembre 19, ang 89 ka mga bag-ong pulis, mipagawas usab sa ilang mga armas nga gi-isyu dungan usab sa isyu sa mga organic personnel sa Kampo aron selyohan ang mga sumbohan niini. Magpabilin nga selyado ang armas sa 89 ka bag-ong pulis u...
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27Dec2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) have issued a warning to the public against suspected pyramiding scheme companies in Negros Oriental. DTI provincial director Javier Fortunato said his office has received complaints about a business firm allegedly soliciting shares from the locals. The DTI is coordinating with Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to check the record of the company under the Anti-Money Launde...
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27Dec2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec 26 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has announced that its office is in need of more than 500 jail officers in the country. Jail Inspector Rosalina Malahay of BJMP Negros Oriental said her office is now accepting applications for additional jail officers to fill up the vacancies in the BJMP. Applicants must have the following qualifications: he/she must be a college graduate with civil service and penology exam officer eligible, must be at least 5...
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26Dec2012CEBU, Dec 26 (PIA) --- Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) -7 regional director Ahmed Cuizon revealed in a local radio interview this morning that bus operators in the northern part of Cebu have conducted constant monitoring on the operation of their respective buses amidst occurrence of typhoon Quinta as northern part of Cebu is placed under signal no.2 . ”Bus operators also notified that their drivers of the buses operating since yesterday afternoon and early mornin...
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26Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 26 (PIA) -- Bohol Representative Erico Aumentado passed away on Christmas Day, December 25, at 8:37 p.m. at St. Luke's Medical Center -Global City. He died from complications related to pneumonia. He was 72 years old. His remains lie in state at the Funeraria Paz Araneta, Quezon City today. Tomorrow, Thursday, the House of Representatives will hold a necrological service. His body will be brought to his home province of Bohol thereafter. Interment schedule in Boh...
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23Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 23 (PIA) -- As the province garnered the country’s most innovative award in anti-rabies program, “getting complacent is the last thing on our list,” says Bohol Rabies Prevention and Elimination Program (BRPEP) action officer Dr. Maria Stella D. Lapiz. Now fast becoming a benchmarking destination for its successful implementation of the national law on rabies rabies prevention and elimination, Bohol is also basking in the local government limelight, after it e...
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24Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec 24 (PIA) -- Acting on reports that about 18 individuals were hurt by celebratory gunfire in the country this year, Bohol Police said they would not allow similar events to happen again. Police Senior Superintendent Constantino Barot led his men, Camp Dagohoy officers and organic staff issued with firearms, in a ceremonial muzzle-taping on December 19 to assure the public that police are concerned for the Boholanos' safety especially during the holidays. PSSupt. Ba...
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24Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol Dec. 24 (PIA) -- Around 89 police officers from the Central Visayas police regional office arrived here in Bohol to beef up the security in the province for the holiday season. The new police officers comprised of both men and women will soon be assigned to complement town stations but as of now, are temporarily stationed at Camp Dagohoy for their unit briefings, according to PSSupt Constantino Barot last Thursday. These new police officers would be briefed of all the...
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23Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 23 (PIA) --Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) authorities who noticed a rising trend of motorcyclists seeking standard helmet validation in the past weeks fear a sudden surge of sticker-seeking motorcyclists lining up at the local office which may cause a huge inconvenience. DTI Consumer Division Chief Jose Hibaya said only very few motorists have successfully acquired standard helmet validation through stickers as January 2013 draws near. The DTI has valid...
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22Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 22 (PIA) -- A young teacher from Bohol who is a cast of Bohol’s official entry to the 4th National Theater Festival (NTF) at the Cultural Center of the Philippines was hailed among the best featured musical actress and stars in the theater circuit in 2012. At the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s Bravo, Best of the Theater 2012 Awards, singer Geraldine Pancho, who is now teaching in Legazpi City was cited among the Honorable Mentions Best Featured Actress in Musica...
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23Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 23 (PIA) -- Acting Cebu Governor Agnes Magpale this morning convened the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) at the Legislative Building inside the Provincial Capitol premises. Over 20 representatives of national government agencies, non-government organizations and the private sector as well as some local officials joined the meeting despite the short notice last night. “Though PAGASA has already declared the dissipation of the typhoon at 8:00 ...
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23Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 23(PIA) --Christmas lights embellish many household lawns to spread the Christmas cheer, but how safe are these? According to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), as long as these products pass through the country’s standards bureau and are used properly, there is less chance of getting accidents. The government stresses consumer protection against substandard products flooding the market. "Always read the labels when buying electrical products," reminded ...
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23Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 23 (PIA) --By winning in the regional search, Bohol vies for “Pamana ng Lahi” National Award. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Information Officer Jose Jeffrey Bernasor bared this information at the weekly Kapihan sa PIA, which was aired live over DyTR on Thursday. Bernasor shared that Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto received the regional award publicly acknowledging Bohol’s a-one performance in governance last week, during a DILG gathering in ...
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22Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 22 (PIA) -- The Bohol Provincial Police Office (BPPO) reported that for November 2012, there were 77 less crimes in Bohol compared to the same period last year, a record that reflects the continuing decrease of crimes in the province this year. At the recent Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting at the Mansion on December 13, Bohol Police chief Senior Superintendent Constantino Barot showed the recorded crimes in the last three months before December of...
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21Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 21 (PIA)--Nagsunod nga long weekends ang nagpaabot karong holiday season. Base sa Proclamation Number 361 nga gipagawas sa Malakanyang, special non-working holiday sa Lunes, Disyembre 24, 2012. Nagsunod niini ang Disyembre 25, adlaw sa Pasko nga usa ka regular holiday sa nasud. Regular Holiday usab ang Disyembre 30, 2012 isip pagtimaan sa Rizal Day. Una nang gideklarar nga special non-working holiday ang Disyembre 31, 2012 agig pagsunod sa Proclamation Number ...
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20Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 20 (PIA) --- To avoid disruption of public service amidst tension in the Capitol here, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) issued an advisory declaring Vice Governor Agnes Magpale as the acting governor of Cebu. The advisory signed by DILG-7 Regional Director Ananias Villacorta was sent Wednesday to government offices, banks, and law enforcement agencies in the province. In the advisory, Villacorta said that Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia was meted a penalty of six-m...
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20Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 20 (PIA) -- To avoid disruption of public service amidst tension in the Capitol here, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) issued an advisory declaring Vice Governor Agnes Magpale as acting governor of Cebu. The advisory signed by DILG-7 Regional Director Ananias Villacorta was sent Wednesday to government offices, banks, and law enforcement agencies in the province. Villacorta, in the advisory, said that Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia was meted a suspension of six-mo...
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20Dec2012CEBU, December 20 (PIA) -- Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas appealed for calm following the suspension order served on Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia early Wednesday. “Maging mahinahon po tayo lalo na ngayong panahon ng Pasko (Let’s all remain calm especially since it’s Christmas season),” said Roxas during an interview over DYRC, a local radio station in Cebu. At around 8:20 am on Dec. 19, DILG-7 Regional Director Ananias Villacorta arrived at the Capitol...
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20Dec2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec 20 (PIA) -- Two students from the Ramon Teves Pastor Memorial Dumaguete Science High School (DSHS) emerged as the champion in the Philippine National Science Quiz (PNSQ) held recently at the Nido Fortified Science Discovery Center, SM Mall of Asia, Metro Manila. Alec Benjamin Ramirez and Hannah Jael Cadusale, senior and junior students respectively of DSHS, bested other teams from 20 secondary schools all over the country, Provincial Director Gilber Arbon of the Department ...
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20Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 20 (PIA) -- Over 120 government information officers nationwide converged recently to seek ways on how best to effectively communicate government’s initiatives to reduce poverty incidence during the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) Dialogue Series for Government Information Officers (GIOs). The activity held December 17-18 in Tagaytay City was an initiative of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Communication and Advocacy Program-Support Project of the Deve...
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20Dec2012SIQUIJOR, Dec. 20 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Siquijor will address gaps in the implementation of the anti-violence against women and children (VAW-C) laws in the province. This came on the heels of an information caravan on the Magna Carta of Women (MCW) or RA 9710. The caravan aimed to encourage dialogue among anti-violence against women (VAW) service providers toward unifying guidelines in responding to cases of violence or abuses against women and children. Among the service pro...
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20Dec2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec 20 (PIA) -- More than 1,300 service firearms of police personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Negros Oriental are simultaneously fastened with tape on the muzzles in a ceremonial sealing today. Police Supt Alet Virtucio, deputy provincial director for operations of the PNP said each local government unit-police station provincewide has done its procedural sealing. Virtucio said that in the provincial headquarters, over 100 issued handguns and rifles were als...
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19Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 19 (PIA) -- Overpricing of Noche Buena products will be dealt with accordingly, warned the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as it advised buyers to carefully check labels of Christmas food products. DTI recently released a Holiday Supplement dated Dec. 4, 2012 bearing suggested retail prices of popular food products served during the traditional Noche Buena. These include prices of hams and ingredients for pastas and salads. For hams, one kilo of all types of hams ranged...
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19Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 19 (PIA) -- Stakeholders from different sectors in Cebu City will gather for a Mega Cebu Communications Planning Workshop headed by the Metro Cebu Development and Coordinating Board (MCDCB) Research Program and Organizations Development (RPOD) with the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI). The activity is designed to formulate and realize the vision, brand and planning process of making Mega Cebu a smart, inclusive and sustainable city. The workshop will be held on December 21,...
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18Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 18 (PIA) -- Ang labing taas nga opisyal sa Pag-IBIG Fund-Visayas mipasiguro sa 1.2 milyones ka mga miyembro niini nga wala sila'y plano nga mopasaka sa tampo nilang P100 matag bulan tunga sa pagpataas sa SSS ug Philhealth. Ang Bise-Presidente sa Pag-IBIG Fund-Visayas nga si Victoria de la Peña mipahibalo niini sa bag-o lang gihimo nga PIA Kapihan diin mi-highlight sa pagsaulog sa ilang ika-32 nga anibersaryo. “Bag-ohay ra nga ang SSS ug ang PhilHealth mipasaka sa tampo sa ...
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19Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 19 (PIA) – Ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) mipahinudom sa mga motorista nag ipabalido na ang ilang mga helmet nga gipapitlan sa Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) ngadto sa ilang buhatan karong semana aron malikayan ang pagdali-dali sa tagal. Ang hepe sa regulatory didisyon sa DTI Cebu, Zaide Bation, mi-awhag sa mga Sugbuanon nga ipabalido na sa DTI karong semana ang ilang mga helmet nga may ICC nga papilit tungod sa Enero sunod tuig ipatuman na ang hugot nga implem...
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18Dec2012CEBU CITY, December 17 (PIA) -- The province of Bohol walked away with the plum award 'Most Outstanding Province' during the recent Gawad Pamana ng Lahi 2012 conducted by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 7. Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto received, in behalf of the province, the plaque of recognition and a cash award of P3 million during the DILG 7 Evaluation Conference and Awarding Ceremony held Dec. 14, 2012 at the Cebu Grand Hotel, Cebu City. The Gawad Pamana ng L...
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17Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 18 (PIA) -- Ang mga miyembro sa Pag-IBIG nga dunay amoroso sa pagbayad sa ilang propedad, gi-awhag nga pahimuslan ang programang ’Non-Performing Asset Resolution Program (NPARP)’ aron masalbar ilang kabtangan mga maimbargo. ”Himusli ang NPARP aron masalbar inyong propedad nga maimbargo”, apelar ni Rio Teves, Pag-IBIG manager, sa gipahigayon nga Kapihan sa PIA sa bag-o lang. Gipahibalo ni Teves nga ang programa nga NPARP misugod niadto pang Hulyo 2 ning tuig ug matapos ...
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17Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 18 (PIA) -- Motorcycle riders here are advised to have their helmets validated with the Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) sticker at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) this week to avoid the deadline rush. Zaide Bation, chief of the regulatory division of DTI here, urged Cebuanos to have their helmets validated already with the ICC stickers considering that there are only less than two weeks prior to the full implementation of the Motorcycle Helmet Act. In the next two w...
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17Dec2012CENTRAL VISAYAS, Dec 17 (PIA) -- A cabinet official challenged all local government units (LGUs) to play an important role in the country's economic growth and development specifically in the countryside and to sustain this growth and make it inclusive. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Francisco "Bimbo" Fernandez issued this challenge in his keynote message during the DILG-7 evaluation and conference and awarding ceremonies for the Toboy 2012, Lupong Tagapamayap...
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17Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 17 (PIA) --- Pag-IBIG members are urged to avail of the fund’s Non-Performing Asset Resolution Program (NPARP) to save their property from foreclosure. “Please avail of the NPARP to save your property from foreclosure,” appealed Rio Teves, Pag-IBIG manager, during a recent Kapihan sa PIA. Teves said that the NPARP program started six months ago on July 2, 2012 and will expire on January 31, 2013. NPARP was crafted to help highly delinquent borrowers maintain possession ...
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17Dec2012SIQUIJOR, Dec 17 (PIA) -- Siquijor has been one of the strongest supporters of marine management and the first island in the Philippines to create and implement a marine protected area network, Coastal Conservation and Education Foundation Inc. (CCEF) board secretary and co-founder Evangeline White reported during the inauguration of the Provincial Coastal Resource Management (CRM) learning in center in Larena, Siquijor recently. White said that with her husband CCEF president, Dr. Allan White,...
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17Dec2012SIQUIJOR, Dec 17 (PIA) -- Typhoon Pablo that also hit Siquijor province on December 4 this year resulted in over P50 million in damages to the province’s crops, livestock, houses, and other infrastructure, a report obtained from the provincial and municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Centers (DRRMCs) said. Of the six towns in the province, Siquijor was reported to be severely affected with a total estimated cost of damage at P19,482,697 including the almost 1,000 households wrecked ...
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16Dec2012CENTRAL VISAYAS, Dec. 16 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council (RDC-7) in Central Visayas asked concerned government agencies, public and private utilities to undertake road repairs and installation works in the metro Cebu's major thoroughfares at night so as not to cause traffic jams and accidents. RDC-7 chair Cebu City mayor Michael Rama told the full council in a meeting on December 14 at the Cebu City Sports Club that traffic congestion in major streets in Metro Cebu are noticeably wors...
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17Dec2012CENTRAL VISAYAS, Dec. 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG-7) in Central Visayas gave recognition to outstanding local government units and barangay officials in the region during the awarding ceremonies for ‘The Outstanding Barangay Officials of the Year’ (TOBOY), Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives awards (LTIA) and Gawad Pamana Ng Lahi awards on December 14 at Cebu Grand hotel, Cebu City. Bohol Province received P3M and trophy for winning the ‘Pamana ng Lahi...
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15Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 15 (PIA) -- Fisherfolks in Central Visayas whose houses have been devastated by Typhoon Pablo can expect assistance from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 7. BFAR 7 Regional Director Andres Bojos said their agency will provide housing materials such as marine plywood to fishermen in the region whose homes have been destroyed by the typhoon. The provinces of Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor as well as southern Cebu have been placed under signal number thre...
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15Dec2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec 15 (PIA) -- The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) will hold its writers festival and sayaw Pinoy early next year in Dumaguete City. According to St. Paul University-Dumaguete (SPUD) director of external affairs Raffy Arbon Duhaylungsod, the SPUD is one of the primary venues of the Taboan: The Philippine Writers Festival slated on February 7- 9 in Dumaguete, a project of the National Committee on Literary Arts, and the Sayaw Pinoy of the National Committee o...
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14Dec2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec 14 (PIA) -- The Aboitiz Group, led by the Aboitiz Foundation, is now accepting donations for typhoon victims, particularly in devastated Mindanao, most badly hit by typhoon Pablo. Thousands of families in several areas of Mindanao including New Bataan, Compostela Valley, Bukidnon, Iligan and Davao, as well as in Negros Oriental and Dumaguete City in the Visayas, are still in need of help, according to Aboitiz Branding and Communication Specialist Yhol Colegado. For the dona...
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13Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- The Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) will celebrate its 32nd anniversary nationwide tomorrow, December 14. This was bared by Victoria dela Peña, Pag-IBIG Fund Visayas Group Vice President, in a Kapihan sa PIA forum held at the Pag-IBIG Fund-WT Corporate Tower in Cebu City yesterday. Dela Peña said a Mass will kick-off their celebration at the Cebu North and South branches. The Pag-IBIG official also reported that they conducted on December 7 the first...
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14Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 14 (PIA) – Passing the ‘Kasambahay’ Bill will put more pressure to employers have their household helpers become members of Pag-IBIG Fund. Victoria De la Peña, vice president for Pag-Ibig Visayas said requiring employers to make their household help become members of the Fund remains a challenge. “As of now, I have to admit that it is hard as we pegged the membership of household help to only less than one percent,” said De la Peña. The top official of the Fund in...
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14Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 14 (PIA) – The top official of Pag-Ibig Fund – Visayas has assured its 1.2 million members that their agency has no plans of hiking membership contributions amid the increase in SSS and PhilHealth membership contributions. Pag-Ibig Vice President for Visayas Victoria de la Peña said this during the recent PIA Kapihan that highlighted the 32nd year anniversary celebration of the Fund. “Just recently, the SSS and PhilHealth increased their fees for membership contributions....
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14Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 14 (PIA)---The transport sector has joined in the campaign against trafficking of women and children. The Regional Interagency Committee on Anti-Trafficking (Riacat) and personnel from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) have tapped the transport sector because of its greater access to the public. The RIACAT team posted printed materials at the two major terminals in the city, the North and the South Bus Terminals. It also distributed stickers and posters ...
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14Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec 14 (PIA) -- Si Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Sec. Sonny Coloma mi-agda sa mga public information officers (PIOs) sa paglantaw sa website sa Philippine Information Agency (PIA) diin makita ang geohazard maps nga nagpakita sa mga lugar nga kuyaw sa pagdahili sa yuta ug pagbaha matag rehiyon hangtud na sa mga lalawigan. Sa paglantaw sa geohazard maps, ang mga PIOs makatabang gayud og daku sa pag-edukar sa katawhan ilabi na kadtong mga nagpuyo sa...
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14Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 14 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno Aquino III nagkanayon nga ang kinabuhi ug pagkasantos ni Calungsod nagpadayag sa garbo sa mga Filipino ug dakong pasalamat ug pagsalig sa tinuohan nga Katoliko ug ngadto sa Ginoo. Ang Presidente atol sa gipahigayon nga National Thanksgiving Mass alang ni San Pedro Calungsod sa SRP Cebu miingon nga ang balaan nga batan-on usa gayud ka matuod nga Filipino nga naggikan sa mga kaliwat nga mga bisaya dinhi sa Sugbo. Dugang pa sa Presidente nga anga...
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14Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dis 13 (PIA) -- Ang Home Development Mutual Fund kon Pag-IBIG Fund nagsaulog sa ika-32 nga anibersaryo inig ka Disyembre 14. Mao kini ang gipahibalo ni Victoria dela Peña, ang bise-presidente sa Pag-IBIG Fund Visayas Group sa Kapihan sa PIA nga gipahigayon niadtong Disiembre 12 sa ilang opisina. Si dela Pena miingon nga ika-32 nga anibersaryo pagasaulogon sa tibuok nasod ug dinhi usab sa Cebu nga pagasugdan kini ug usa ka Misa. Gipahibalo usab ni dela Peña nga gisubhan ang ilang ...
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14Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec 14 (PIA) -- Gikumpirmar kagahapon sa Department of Budget and Management (DBM) nga magsugod na sa Disyembre 14 ang pagpanghatag sa P5,000 isip Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI) sa mga kawani sa gobyerno. Matud pa ni Budget Sec. Florencio "Butch" Abad, tanang kawani, sa bisan unsang ranggo o katungdanan makadawat sa maong bonus. Dugang pa ni Abad, apil sa mga eligible sa PEI ang mga civilian personnel nga nagtrabaho isip regular, contractual o casual positions...
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14Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec 14 (PIA) -- Makusganong gikondenar sa gobyerno ang pagpalupad og rocket sa North Korea ganinang buntag. Sa opisyal nga pahayag sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), giingong nisupak ang Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) sa United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolutions 1695 (2006), 1874 (2009) ug 1718 (2006) nga nagdili sa paggamit o pagpalupad og bisan unsang matang sa ballistic missile technology. Kalabot niini, gi-aghat sa gobyerno ang NoKor nga ...
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14Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec 14 (PIA) -- Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III mipirma na sa Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Act. Gipalapdan niini ang bag-ong 15 ka tuig nga proyektong modernisasyon sa AFP gamit ang P75 bilyon sa unang lima ka tuig. Tungod niini, makapalit na ang Armadong Kusog sa nasud og mga bag-ong kagamitan sama sa mga eroplano ug helikopter alang sa Air Force, mga moderno ug de-kalidad nga barko alang sa Navy, mas paspas nga mga tangke ug sakyanan alang sa ...
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14Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 14 (PIA) -- Si Presidential Communications Operations Office Sec Herminio “Sonny" Coloma" miagni sa mga sakop sa media nga mamahimong kaabag sa kagamhanan alang sa kalambuan. Si Coloma nagpadayag sa iyang pag aghat sa mga miyembro sa media dinhi sa nasud nga motabang sa gobyerno sa pagpausbaw sa maayong mga kasayoran alang sa kalambuan. Dugang pa niya ang media maoy maayo nga kaabag sa gobyerno sa pagtuman sa mga prinsipyo, ug mga tumong sa pagsubay sa “Matuwid na Daan.”...
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14Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 14 (PIA) -- Ang Lapulapu City government mipahigayon og sagonson og kinalit nga inspeksyon sa mga pabrika sa pabuto sa dakbayan aron makasiguro sa kaluwasan niini. Karon nga nag angat na ang Pasko, Si Lapulapu City Mayor Paz Radaza mihatag og kamandoan sa mga opisyales ilabi na ang mga taga Bureau of Fire and Protection sa paglusad og sagonson nga inspeksyon sa mga pabrika sa paboto didto sa barangay Babag. Ang dakbayan sa Lapulapu nailhan na nga “Firecracker Capital of Cebu...
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14Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 14 (PIA)-KAPIN sa P11M ang gitakdang maapod apod sa mga organisasyon sa mga mag-uuma sa lalawigan sa Sugbo sunod tuig. Aron pagsiguro nga malamposon ang programa sa agraryong reporma, mi anunsyo ang Department of Agrarian Reform 7, nga ilang gipanghingosgan ang paghatag sa klase klaseng assistance ubos sa Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity and Economic Support Services Program (ARCESS). Matod ni Atty. Jonathan Sinco, Assistant Regional Director for Operations, miaprobar na a...
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13Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 7 (DSWD FO-7) is preparing its visually impaired masseurs and masseuse for an upcoming massage therapy licensure examination on January 2013. The ongoing rigorous review and training is initiated by the Area Vocational Rehabilitation Center II (AVRC II) maintained and operated by DSWD-7. Recently accredited by the Department of Health (DOH) as a Training Institution for Massage Therapy, AVRC II is in line...
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13Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- Over P11 million worth of farming equipment will be distributed in 2013 to farmer-beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) in Cebu. Atty. Jonathan Sinco, Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Assistant Regional Director for Operations, said DAR already approved the funding for Cebu under the Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity and Economic Support Services Program (ARCESS). Sinco said there are 2,149 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARB’s)...
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12Dec2012CEBU CITY Dec 12 (PIA) -- A book featuring the results of a research on urban form of governance in Cebu City from early 1990s to mid-2010 will be launched on December 12, 4:30 p.m. at Ayala Activity Center, Ayala Mall, Cebu Business Park. The book entitled: "People Participation in Urban Governance in Cebu: A Reader" is authored by Prof. Felisa U. Etemadi, a college professor from the University of the Philippines. It is published by Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) and reviewed by Dr....
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12Dec2012LUNGSOD NG TAGBILARAN, Bohol, Dec 12 (PIA) -- Gilagdaan na kagahapon nilang Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Joseph Emilio Aguinaldo Abaya ug Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Gregory L. Domingo ang DOTC-DTI Joint Administrative Order (JAO) No. 1, Series of 2012 o mas gi-ila sa Air Passenger Bill of Rights. Gi-aprubahan ang maong kamanduan human ang tulo ka public hearings nga gipahigayon sa duha ka ahensya. Gitambungan kini sa mga tinugyanan sa p...
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12Dec2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec 12 (PIA)--Information and communications technology (ICT) stakeholders in the Visayas regions have signed a manifesto of commitment to actively work together to sustain and improve the readiness and competitiveness in ICT during the 1st Visasyas ICT Organization (Victor) Conference in Iloilo City recently. ICT Association of Dumaguete and Negros Oriental executive director Dannah Fortunato said ICT stakeholders agreed to collaborate and participate in the national and local...
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12Dec2012CEBU CITY, December 12 (PIA) ---To ensure safety among firecracker manufacturers in the area, the Lapu-Lapu city government is will inspect operations of pyrotechnics suppliers. With Christmas season around the bend, Lapulapu City Mayor Paz Radaza directed the Bureau of Fire to inspect the firecracker manufacturers particularly in Barangay Babag. Babag in Lapulapu City is known to be the “firecracker capital” of Cebu province. Mayor Radaza said that as early as October she already issue...
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12Dec2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec 12 (PIA) -- The City Government of Dumaguete has won top prize in the regional level Gawad Pamana ng Lahi (GPL) Awards-City of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). Dumaguete City emerged as the champion after a series of validation from the regional GPL team composed of representatives from the different national agencies, said City Information Officer Syril Repe. The Gawad Pamana ng Lahi Award is among the good governance program of the Aquino governmen...
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12Dec2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec. 12 (PIA) -- Some 16 military personnel of the 302nd Brigade and members of the Civilian Auxiliary Force Geographical Units (CAFGU) has donated some 7,200 centiliters (cc) of different blood types to the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) based in Dumaguete City. Capt Anacito Naz, army’s information officer said the bloodletting activity is in line with the celebration of the 77th Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) anniversary on December 21, this year. The celebrati...
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12Dec2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec 12 (PIA) -- Typhoon Pablo claimed two casualties in Tanjay City, Negros Oriental and one in Siquijor, a report by the local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said. Prior to the typhoon's landfall, hundreds of families from Dumaguete City and other flood-prone areas in Negros Oriental were already evacuated to safer grounds. Reports from the PDRRMC revealed that 100 families near the Tabianan River in Basay town were evacuated along with another 100 families in...
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11Dec2012CEBU CITY, December 11 (PIA) --- Presidential Communications Operations Office Sec. Herminio “Sonny" Coloma" encouraged the media to be the government’s partner for development. “We encourage the media practitioners in the country to be the government's allies in promulgating the good news for development,” Coloma said. He added that media could be the best partner of the government in fulfilling the principle, aim and goal in practicing “Matuwid na Daan.” Coloma said that ...
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11Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 11 (PIA)--Gisaka na sa Social Security System (SSS) ang maximum amount nga mahimong hulamon sa mga miyembro niini. Gikan sa kanhi P24,000 nga maximum loanable amount, mahimo nang mohulam og hangtud P30,000 ang mga SSS member. Nahimong epektibo ang bag-ong lending guidelines niadtong Disyembre 1. Matud pa ni SSS President ug Chief Executive Officer Emilio de Quiros, Jr., bisan gisaka na ang kantidad nga mahimong hulamon sa mga miyembro niini, magpabiling ubos gih...
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11Dec2012CEBU CITY, December 11 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has installed 18 voice over internet protocol (VOIP) facilities as part of the ongoing modernization of information and communication technology (ICT) equipment in the region. This is in line with the goal to transform all DENR office equipment nationwide for accessibility of its various projects, initiatives and program updates as advocated by DENR Secretary Ramon JP Paje. DENR 7 regional executive di...
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11Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, December 10 (PIA) –They are definitely back. Thought to be critically endangered and rarely sighted in Bohol seas after these meek sea giants were almost hunted to extinction, whale sharks (butandings) have returned to Bohol seas. According to Kristina Pahang, a researcher marine biologist who joined an international group of researchers documenting the butandings in Bohol seas, more than 105 butandings have been identified when sighted in Bohol seas just this year. Pahang...
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11Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec 11 (PIA) -- Gipaubos ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang nasud sa state of national calamity tungod sa kadaut nga gibilin sa Bagyong Pablo. Kini human ang rekomendasyon sa National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) ug ang gihimong pagbisita sa Presidente sa mga lugar nga naapektuhan ni Pablo sa Compostela Valley ug Davao Oriental. Gilagdaan sa Presidente niadtong Biyernes ang Proklamasyon 522 nga nagbutang sa nasud sa state of na...
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11Dec2012CENTRAL VISAYAS, December 10 (PIA) -- The Philippine Information Agency (PIA-7) in Central Visayas bestowed awards to its in-house information officers including that of the "Infocen Manager of the Year" during the Visayas Cluster general assembly and awards on December 6-7 at the Nature's Village Resort and Restaurant, Talisay City, Negros Occidental. PIA-NegOr provincial information center manager Jennifer Tilos got the "Infocen Manager of the Year" award in recognition of her valuable contr...
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11Dec2012CEBU CITY, December 10 (PIA) --- Information Officers were told to “learn public relations” during a recent gathering of government and non-government communicators in the Visayas. Communications Consultant Laarni T. Aguilar, addressing information officers of Regions 6 and 7, said they should go an extra mile by being good public relations managers. Aguilar was a resource speaker in the recently-held Information Officers Yearend Assembly of Central and Western Visayas. She said that g...
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10Dec2012CEBU CITY, December 10 (PIA) – Secretary Sonny Coloma of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) urged public information officers (PIOs) to access the website of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) where the geohazard maps containing areas highly vulnerable to landslides and flooding per region to province are found. By accessing the ‘geohazard maps,’ Coloma said the PIOs can significantly help in educating the people especially those living in danger zones what to d...
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10Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-Field Office 7) has formally turned over the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) data sets to the Provincial Government of Bohol at Bohol Tropics Resort in Tagbilaran City on November 29, 2012. Bohol governor Edgardo Chatto received the electronic copy of the NHTS-PR Proxy Means Test (PMT) results and statistics covering the selected demographic profile of poor households in the Pr...
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10Dec2012TALISAY CITY, Negros Occidental, Dec 10 (PIA) -- “Information plays a crucial role in disaster mitigation,” said Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Sonny Coloma during the government information officers year-end assembly attended by information officers from regions 6 and 7. Coloma, who was the event’s keynote speaker, said the recent disastrous event brought by typhoon Pablo in the country was a valuable lesson on information and being informed. Compostela Valle...
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10Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 10 (PIA) -- Local government units (LGUs) of Cebu province especially from the southern part frequented by typhoons intensified its precautionary measures in the wake of the recent typhoon when southern Cebu was placed under signal number three. As early as 6 a.m. of December 4, the day typhoon Pablo was to hit the area, the Municipal Risk Reduction Management Council (MDRRMC) from the towns of Ginatilan, Asturias, Argao, and Dalaguete in the southern and northwestern part of Ceb...
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10Dec2012BOHOL, Dec 10 (PIA) -- Bohol is the first province to receive the first electronic copy data sets from the information management system which government uses as basis to reach out to the country’s poor. DSWD-7 information officer Kerwin Macopia said Bohol governor Edgar Chatto was elated to get the first copy among the 96 local government units in the Central Visayas whose local chief executives signified their intent to share the information management system in the National Household Targe...
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10Dec2012CEBU CITY, Nov 30 (PIA) -- “Cebu is a no free zone.” With this statement, President Benigno S. Aquino III yesterday boosted the morale of members of the ruling political party in Cebu as the Liberal Party (LP) will support its candidates there during the 2013 polls. “Bakit naman may free-zone, nakita nyo naman ang mga katabi ko ngayon, mga LP candidates (Why would there be a free zone, you can see right now the LP candidates are beside me),” the President said during a short press con...
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10Dec2012CEBU CITY December 10 (PIA) -- President Benigno Aquino III said the life and sainthood of Calungsod embodies the Filipino pride and great gratitude to the Catholic faith and to God. "The sacred youth is really a Fiipino being raised in the Visayas Island specifically here in Cebu," Aquino said during the National Thanksgiving Mass for Saint Pedro Calungsod at SRP Cebu. The President said Filipinos should also offer gratitude to God for the canonization of the second Filipino Saint serving a...
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09Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 9 (PIA) -- Presidential Communications and Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Sonny Coloma says that media are stakeholders in national development with a corresponding duty to also propagate the good news happening in the country. Coloma spoke before reporters of Bacolod City during a recent visit to rally for media support in delivering the good news specifically the achievements of government in the economic front. The country has been receiving good reviews internationally e...
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05Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Field Office-7 has deployed social workers to assess the situation of the passengers stranded at Pier 3 in Cebu City after vessels from Cebu ports cancelled their trips to Bohol, Leyte, Ormoc, Camotes island, Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo, Masbate and Nasipit on orders of the Philippine Coast Guard Cebu Station. Social Worker and Unit Head of the DSWD’s Crisis Intervention Unit (CIU), Eppie Partosa, revealed tha...
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05Dec2012SIQUIJOR, Dec. 5 (PIA) -- The Prevention/Mitigation Committee of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) here joined hands in rendering assistance to the constituents in coping with Typhoon Pablo. The provincial office of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) served as its communication center as it has internet connections even during power outages. Committee chair and DOST provincial director Engr. Mario de la Pena monitored the PAGASA Weather Bulletin th...
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05Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 5 (PIA) -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) 7 will conduct a post-assessmenthis week to determine the extent of damages wrought by Typhoon ‘Pablo’ . RDRRMC 7 Chair Minda Morante earlier created the Rapid Assessment Team (RAT) for post-disaster assessment. Critical areas to be given focus are damages to infrastructures including roads, bridges and buildings, crops and livestock for agriculture, irrigation facilities, school buildings and p...
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03Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 3 (PIA) -- Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama declared a suspension of all classes in all levels from elementary to tertiary in the city tomorrow as Cebu is placed under typhoon signal number one by the latest PAGASA advisory. Rama who also chairs the Regional Development Council (RDC) 7 called for a meeting early this afternoon to find out what preparations have been done by all regional line agencies as Typhoon ‘Pablo’ is expected to hit the hardest in the southern part of the p...
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04Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Dec. 4 (PIA) -- Two media luminaries from Central Visayas provided tips to weed out the “hao shiao,” or illegitimate media from the legitimate media ranks in a bid to pave the way for a more “responsible media” in the country. At the regional convention of the Regional Association of Development Information Officers (RADIO) held at the Bohol Tropics recently, media icons Leo Lastimosa and Marlon Baula, KBP president, spoke before government information disseminators o...
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04Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Dec 4 (PIA) – Tough times call for desperate solutions. This was the message of Philippine Information Agency regional director Minerva Newman in her lecture before information officers from all over Central Visayas who attended the 20th Regional Association of Development Information Officers (RADIO) consultative forum held at the Bohol Tropics last week. Newman talked about an end-to-end early-warning communication system, even as she challenged information officers from ...
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04Dec2012CEBU CITY, December 4 (PIA) – Members of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) 7 are prepared and have mapped out the necessary measures as Typhoon Pablo is due to hit Central Visayas tonight. RDRRMC 7 Chair and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) 7 Regional Director Minda Morante said they have activated the command control center based at the Media Conference Room of the Police Regional Office 7 in Cebu City. Morante who presided over the media briefing on disaster...
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04Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 4 (PIA) -- The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) 7 has issued anew advisories to nearly 20 local chief executives in region 7 on the possibility of landslides and flooding as a result of Typhoon Pablo. MGB-7 regional director Loreto Alburo made the warning amidst reports by the weather bureau of heavier rains which has an estimated rainfall amount from 15 to 30 millimeters or heavy to intense within the 600-kilometer radius. “It is highly important that our local officials ...
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04Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Dec 4 (PIA) – The family of a woman who walked from her home in Panadtaran Mabini, and has not returned since December 17, 2011 are still keeping the hope that some kind-hearted Boholanos have kept and fed Janine Morin until now. “Janine [Morin] is new to the place in Panadtaran, having transferred to the place from Cebu, when her father bought a piece of land and lived with their family,” said Jill Morin, Janine’s sister. A woman in her 40’s, stands 5’3, is chubby...
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04Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 4 (PIA) -- Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia firmly reminded mayors here to use their calamity funds and open their credit with the National Food Authority (NFA) as part of their disaster preparations as strong typhoon "Pablo" is expected to hit the southern part of the province Wednesday evening. “The Capitol is ready to help local government units anytime but they are the first line of responders so we will just augment their needs," according to Garcia during a meeting with members of ...
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04Dec2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec 4 (PIA) -- The Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) of Negros Oriental intensifies alert and prepares with its incident plan to lessen the impact of typhoon Pablo. The disaster operation center located at the Aqua Center is now open 24-hour and will receive reports from the fields and dispatch advisories for immediate response, said Arnel Francisco,provincial administrator, in an emergency meeting. As host province of the on-going Central Visayas Regional Ath...
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04Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 4 (PIA) -- The Mines and Geosciences Bureau - Region 7 (MGB-7) is calling on local officials to revisit the geohazard maps to see where landslides and flooding advisories are color coded in relation to the heavy rains that come with typhoon "Pablo." MGB-7 regional director Loreto Alburo made the appeal following a warning from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) that an Ondoy-like rain with a gustiness of typhoon Ruping is exp...
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04Dec2012CENTRAL VISAYAS, Dec. 4 (PIA) -- Dumaguete City mayor Manuel Sagarbarria declared suspension of classes and work in government offices in the City today, December 4 after Pag-asa placed Negros Oriental under signal no. 2, Monday. Sagarbarria earlier led a team from the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council in going around the 30 barangays in the city especially the coastal areas to inspect the barangay halls which will be used as evacuation centers. In the advent of the Central Visa...
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04Dec2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec. 4 (PIA) -- Barangay halls and churches in Dumaguete City will be utilized as evacuation centers for residents who will be affected by the typhoon Pablo that is expected to hit Dumaguete on today or Wednesday morning. The city disaster risk reduction management council (CDRRMC) in an emergency meeting Monday agreed to utilize the churches and barangay halls as the designated evacuation centers since the schools are being used by athletes and coaches for the Central Visayas ...
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04Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec 4 (PIA) -- Gawas sa mga dagkong opisyal sa simbahan, gitambongan usab sa mga dagkong opisyales sa kagamhanan nga gipangulohan ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang National Thanksgiving Mass niadtong milabay’ng biyernes. Gibanabanang miabot og kapin usa ka milyon ang gidaghanon sa mga nitambong sa maong National Thanksgiving Mass nga gipahigayon sa Templete ni San Pedro Calungsod sa South Road Properties sa dakbayan sa Sugbo. Sa iyang hamubong mensahe ...
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04Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 4 (PIA) -- Six hundred nineteen passengers were stranded in various ports in Central Visayas following the suspension of sea vessels by the Philippine Coast Guard in Region 7(PCG-7) due to typhoon "Pablo" which will hit all four provinces of Region 7 tonight. Out of the 619 stranded passengers, 446 passengers were in Cebu; 153 in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental; and 11 at the Bohol port said PCG 7 Deputy Commander Capt. Anelito Gabisan, during the media briefing of the disaster c...
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04Dec2012CEBU CITY, December 4 (PIA) -- President Benigno Aquino III visited Cebu on November 30 concurrent to the celebration of the National Thanksgiving Mass for the Visayan Saint Pedro Calungsod, not just to grace the celebration but to personally know some problems the province faces. Aquino said that since he was not able to attend the canonization rites of the Visayan and second Filipino Saint San Pedro Calungsod in Rome, he really found time and effort to accept the invitation of Emeritus Cardi...
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03Dec2012CENTRAL VISAYAS, Dec 3 (PIA) – The Regional Development Council (RDC-7) Task Force will hold an emergency meeting at 2 p.m. today to map out preparations for the expected landfall of typhoon “Pablo” within the next 48 hours in Central Visayas. The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC-7) also called for an emergency meeting on Sunday, December 2 to advise its members and the local government units within the region to take appropriate actions and further intensify th...
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03Dec2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec 3 (PIA) -- The local government units (LGUs) of Negros Oriental and the German Development Corporation (GIZ) recently signed a memorandum of agreement for the establishment of Local Flood Early Warning System (LFEWS). In a ceremonial MOA signing, Environment and Natural Resources Division Chief Mercy Teves said the three LGUs participated in the LFEWS project are those badly hit by typhoon Sendong in December 2011 include Dumaguete City, the municipalities of Valencia and Si...
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03Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, December 3 (PIA)-- Twenty-four town mayors and their representatives in Central Visayas signed a memorandum of agreement with the DSWD-7 as co-partners in the implementation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Set 6,at the Bohol Tropics Resort in Bohol, November 29. Of the 24 local chief executives, 17 of them are from Bohol towns, five from Cebu and two from Siquijor. The MOA cites the responsibilities of both the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), an...
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03Dec2012BOHOL, Dis 3 (PIA) -- Madayon na ang satellite launch sa South Korea sa Nobyembre 29, Huwebes human ang pipila ka higayon nga wala kini gipadayon. Base sa gipagawas nga advisory sa National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), miingon si Executive Director Benito Ramos nga alas-3:00 sa hapon sa Pilipinas gipaabot nga buhian ang satellite. Base sa kalkulasyon, mohagsa ang unang rocket booster sa satellite sa gilay-ong 450 nautical miles sa Palanan, Isabela. Mohagsa usab sa ...
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03Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 3 (PIA)--Nilambo ang Gross Domestic Product (GDP) sa nasud sa ikatulong quarter ning tuig, matud pa sa National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) karong adlawa. Gikan Hunyo hangtud Setyembre, nilambo ang ekonomiya sa nasud og 7.1 porsiyento, labaw sa gi-target sa gobyerno nga 5 hangtud 6 porsiyento. "We are on our way to exceeding our target of 5-6 percent," matud pa ni Socioeconomic Planning Sec. Arsenio Balisacan. Gitumbok usab sa NSCB nga nakatabang ug dak...
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03Dec2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec. 3 (PIA) -- With the super typhoon Pablo (international name “Bopha) expected to hit Dumaguete City on Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning, the city disaster risk reduction management council in Dumaguete has now put in motion its pre-disaster measures as it braces for the onslaught of the typhoon. In an emergency meeting held this morning, Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria said the city session hall now serves as the command center for disaster operations. The mayor instructed...
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03Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 3 (PIA) -- As part of the precautionary measures on the possible damaging effects of typhoon Pablo that is expected to make a landfall within the next 48 hours in Central Visayas, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has urged the communities to conduct pruning or trimming down of branches on trees. This developed after a warning from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) that an Ondoy-like rain with a g...
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03Dec2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec 3 (PIA) -- The Ten Outstanding Persons With Disabilities of Negros Oriental Alumni Community (TOPWD-AC) will hold the recognition rites to award the finalists and winners of the Search for ‘BEST in Dumaguete City: First Stretch’ on December 10 at Robinsons Place, Dumaguete City. Dubbed Search for Barrier-FrEe ESTablishment in Dumaguete City (BEST), Interim Committee Chair Philip Vilos of TOPWD said “the activity aims to recognize efforts made by those who comply with...
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03Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Dec. 3 (PIA) -- The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) clarified that the P12 port access fee that was collected beginning December 1 is the trike drivers' responsibility and not the passengers. PPA manager Manuel Boholano said "we are only implementing PPA administrative order 04-2009 to regulate port access." The December 1 implementation has stirred concern among the riding public and the tricycle drivers who may have to pay an additional P12.00 for every entry at the po...
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03Dec2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec 3 (PIA) -- More than 300 job applicants participated in the career expo recently organized by the Philippine Call Center Institute (PCCI) in partnership with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda). Business development officer Victor Evangelista of PCCI said some 50 job applicants were hired on the spot. The expo was the first-anniversary celebration of PCCI participated in by business processing outsourcing (BPOs), the Transcom, Sitel, Qualfon, ...
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03Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Dec, 03 (PIA) -- Wanting to intensify tourism promotions for Bohol, Governor Edgar Chatto urges government and private companies in the provinnce to use the tagline "Bohol: heart of the islands." Chatto signed Executive Order 38, that detailed the need to adopt and use a slogan and logo for a quicker memory recall as well as easy branding for Bohol. The tagline, which Bohol launched in Manila in the presence of Department of Tourism officials last May, is Bohol: Heart of t...
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03Dec2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec 3 (PIA) -- The Visayan Forum Foundation Incorporated in Negros Oriental announces the recent passage of Batas Kasambahay for the welfare of domestic helpers. Romualdo Señeres II of the Visayan Forum said the civil society groups, trade unions, and domestic workers commended the decision of the leadership of the Philippine Senate and the House of Representatives which approved a consolidated version of the Domestic Workers Act of 2012. Señeres who witnessed the ratificatio...
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03Dec2012BOHOL, Dec 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) brought to Bohol its Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign on the country's 2012-2030 Philippine Energy Plan (PEP) on November 15 at the Flushing Meadows Resort & Playground in Panglao, Bohol. DOE-Energy Policy and Planning Bureau director Jesus Tamang said the government recognizes the long gestation periods of energy projects and investments that leads the DOE to formulate a long term energy plan that addresses relevant i...
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03Dec2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec 3 (PIA) --- Despite the looming threat of typhoon Pablo (international codename "Bopha") all sports events scheduled today at the Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association meet pushed through. Department of Education (DepEd) Regional Director Carmelita Dulangon said the events went on as scheduled as the weather continues to be sunny. “We will continue to pray that if ever Pablo comes, it will only 'shade' our athletes,” Dulangon said. However, she also assured ...
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01Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 1 (PIA) --President Benigno S. Aquino III wants the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Cebu perfected prior to its implementation. The President in an interview during his lunch with allies of the Liberal Party (LP) in Cebu, said the BRT’s approval was deferred by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to give time to iron out issues. He said the government cannot experiment on the project which is estimated to cost P10 billion. “Medyo may kulang. There is...
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29Nov2012CEBU CITY, November 29 (PIA) -- Around 1,595 police personnel will be deployed tomorrow within the vicinity of the South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu City where the National Thanksgiving Mass of the second Filipino Saint San Pedro Calungsod will be held. P/Supt. Arnel Banzon of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) during the recent monthly ‘Talakayuan sa Isyung Pulis’ (TSIP) Forum said the number of security personnel does not include the augmentation from the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
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29Nov2012CEBU CITY, Nov 29 (PIA) --- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas personally led the final ground preparations, Wednesday, for the Thanksgiving Mass for San Pedro Calungsod to ensure a “safe, secure, and solemn” event for the thousands of devotees expected to flock South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu. Roxas presided over the final briefing at the event site to ensure that all security preparations and contingencies are in place for the Friday afternoon Thanksgiving Mass which wi...
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28Nov2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov. 28 (PIA)--Gimandu kagahapon ni Presidente Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III ang pagtukod og special teams aron mohimo og imbestigasyon kalabot sa human rights abuses sa mga puwersa sa gobyerno ug pribadong armadong grupo. Giingong katuyuan niining magbaton og focus sa imbestigasyon ug mahimong paspas ang resolusyon sa mga bag-o ug daang kaso. Matud pa ni Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, ang mga special teams mahimong parte sa inter-agency committee (IAC) nga gitukod sa...
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28Nov2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov. 28 (PIA)--Naglaum ang administrasyong Aquino nga mahimong kugihan ug mosaka ang moral sa mga empleyado sa gobyerno human nilang ipatuman ang Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) sugod karong tuig. Gipasabot ni Budget Secretary Florencio 'Butch' Abad nga gipatuman sa administrasyon ang PBB aron mahatagan og reward ang mga empleyado nga matinud-anon sa pag-alagad sa gobyerno. Ang PBB nagkantidad gikan P5,000 hangtud P35,000, diin lahi pa kini sa madawat nga Christmas bonus ...
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28Nov2012SIQUIJOR, Nov 28 (PIA) -- Milagda ang Department of Science and Technology (DOST)ug ang University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) ug usa ka kasabutan kon memorandum of agreement (MOA) paghatag ug hinabang pinansyal ug teknikal alang sa Farmer Scientist Training Program. Gitawag ug “Urban and Rural Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Farm Products developed by FSTP-Trained Farmers in Region 7 (Phase 1),” ang maong proyekto nagtumong pagsustenar ug pagdani sa daghan pang mga FS...
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28Nov2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov. 28 (PIA)--Gipasidungan na ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III og posthumous Quezon Service Cross si kanhi Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, 100 ka adlaw human ang kamatayon niini. Matud pa kang Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, ang Quezon Service Cross ang labing taas nga pasidungog nga gihatag sa katawhan ug si Robredo ang ika-limang nahatagan niini. Mismong ang biyuda ni Robredo nga si Atty. Leni, kauban ang iyang tulo ka anak, ang midawat sa maong pasidu...
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28Nov2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol Nov 28 (PIA) -- Kinahanglang ang kaayohan sa turismo matagamtam sa kadaghanan aron kini mogaya. Kini maoy gipaambit nga nakat-onan sa mga sakop sa media sa Naga City sa Camarines Sur, kinsa naghimo og benchmarking tour dinhi sa Bohol si dili pa lang duday. Kini usab maoy ilang nakita sa ilang paglibot sa Bohol aron motabang sa pag-bandilyo sa mga lugar suroyanan dinhi sa mga taga Camarines Sur. Mismong si Gobernador Edgar Chatto ang mipadayag sa mga bisitang Bikolano n...
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27Nov2012CEBU CITY Nov. 27 (PIA) -- The first Regional Forum on Migration held outside Metro Manila was conducted in Cebu on Nov. 23, 2012 at the Pag-Ibig Auditorium with the theme: “Reintegration and Development: Partnership and Challenges." The forum marked the celebration of the Month of Overseas Filipinos and International Migrants Day with the nationwide theme “Strengthening the Partnership between Overseas Filipinos and LGUs Towards Sustainable Development of Communities.” The same forum ...
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27Nov2012CEBU CITY, Nov. 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 recently signed another memorandum of agreement (MOA) with eight private companies and corporations under its “adopt-an estero or waterbody” program to clean up seven rivers, creeks and esteros in the region. DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said with the concerted efforts of the DENR and the private sector, the agency intends to institutionalize proper waste management practices s...
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27Nov2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Nov. 27 (PIA) -- The provincial government here joined the national observance of "Araw ng Pagbasa” (Reading Day), the official culminating activity of the National Reading Month this November, in a program held today at the Negros Oriental Convention Center. Gov. Roel Degamo led a storytelling session with around 20 Grade 3 pupils from public schools in the province as he read from a book about the history of Siaton town, the birthplace of the governor. Nearly 600 school h...
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27Nov2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov 26 (PIA) -- Opposition to coal as a fuel to source out the much needed energy to address the country’s growing power needs can rest easy as recent use of clean technology makes emissions no longer hazardous. In a recent media tour to the Toledo Power Plant of the Cebu Energy Development Corporation (CEDC), media were briefed on the plant’s generation capacity of 246 megawatts of power through a new technology called Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) coal-fired pow...
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27Nov2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov 27 (PIA) -- The government’s ultimate plan is to develop renewable energy (RE) sources to address the increasing demand for power in the country and lessen dependence on imported fuel, disclosed a top official of the Department of Energy (DOE) Visayas. Eduardo Amante, engineer and chief of the Energy Renewable Development and Utilization Division of DOE Visayas said the recent increase in the commissioning of coal-fired power plants in the country is not an indica...
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26Nov2012CEBU CITY, Nov 26 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas will have a consultation dialogue on its National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) program on Nov. 27-28 at the Cityscape Hotel, Mandaue City. DSWD-7 regional director Ma. Evelyn Macapobre said the dialogue will be attended by city and municipal executives, social welfare officers and planning development coordinators. The participants will hear updates on the NHTS-PR databa...
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26Nov2012CEBU CITY, Nov 26 (PIA) -- Poor households in Central Visayas are exposed to dangers and have been victims of natural disasters, a study by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) revealed. The National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) study showed that the poor households in the region live in houses made from light materials, and have no access to safe water and electricity. Data showed that more than half of the poor households, numbering 181,775 i...
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26Nov2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov. 26 (PIA)--Lusot na sa bicameral conference committee ang Domestic Workers Act o mas gi-ila nga "Kasambahay" bill nga nagtinguhang mapalapdan ang proteksyon ug benepisyo sa mga katabang. Ipasaka ug balik sa Senado ug Kamara ang maong balaodnon aron ma-ratipika sa dili pa kini lagdaan ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III aron hingpit na kining mahimong balaod. Kini human na-plantsa na ang magka-atbang nga probisyon sa maong balaodnon, particular na ang hisg...
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26Nov2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov 26 (PIA) -- Gitudlo sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) isip opisyal nga citizens' arm niini alang sa 2013 midterm elections. Base sa Resolusyon SPP No. 12-197 nga gilagdaan ni Commissioner Rene Sarmiento, miingon ang komisyon nga napamatud-an na sa PPCRV ang rekord niini isip usa sa pinakalig-on ug matinud-anon nga kaabag sa Comelec, nga nagtinguhang magbaton og limpyo, hapsay, malinawon ug matinud-anong e...
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26Nov2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov 26 (PIA) -- Nagpatabang na ang Commission on Higher Education (CHED) sa National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) sa pagpangita sa mga estudyanteng nakapahimos sa Study Now, Pay Later Plan (SNPLP) diin nawad-an ang gobyerno og P98,202,800.24 alang sa calendar year 2011. Sa 2011 report sa Commission on Audit (COA), miingon ang CHED nga iduso niini sa NBI ang listahan sa mga delingkuwenteng estudyante nga wala nituman sa kasabotan ubos sa maong programa. Ang SNPLP parte ...
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26Nov2012CEBU CITY, November 26 (PIA) -- A five-year tree improvement program for indigenous and endangered species in Central Visayas is being implemented by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-7, through its Ecosystems Research and Development Service (ERDS). DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said this aims to establish sustainable sources of superior seeds and vegetative materials of indigenous and endangered species. The program will also promote seedling...
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26Nov2012CEBU CITY, Nov 26 (PIA) -- All eyes will be on Cebu as a religious historic event takes place on Friday, November 30 with over 500 tri-media accredited for the sacred occasion and graced by President Benigno S. Aquino III. Msgr. Trinidad G. Silva Jr., chairman of the Commission on Social Communications (CSC) for the National Thanksgiving Mass of San Pedro Calungsod on Friday in a recent media briefing said the number of media wanting to get accreditation is growing. “We have already issued ...
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24Nov2012SIQUIJOR, Nov 24 (PIA)--The National Statistics Office (NSO) is calling for support in its upcoming Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF) in February next year. NSO-Siquijor officer-in-charge Leopoldo Alfantra said the accuracy and success of the census lies on the truthfulness of the information provided by the respondents themselves. Survey respondents are the farm operators or those who grow crops, raise livestock or poultry, fishing operators and operators of fishponds, f...
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24Nov2012SIQUIJOR, Nov 24 (PIA) —The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) have signed a mmorandum of agreement (MOA) to provide financial and technical assistance to the Farmer Scientist Training Program. "The project Urban and Rural Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Farm Products developed by FSTP-Trained Farmers in Region 7 (Phase 1) aims to sustain and inspire more of our FSTP-trained farmers to expand their business operation...
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23Nov2012CEBU CITY, Nov 23 (PIA) – The 1st Gawad Kalinga (GK) Cebu Run dubbed ‘Takbo Ng Mga Bayani” is set this Sunday, November 25 at Park Mall in Mandaue City. There are four categories for the run --- 3K, 6K, 12K and 21K. The activity is in line with honoring ordinary heroes who will help change Cebu and our country by running. All proceeds of the run will go to the general fund of GK Cebu for its different projects including our Sibol schools, health and productivity among others Those who...
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23Nov2012SIQUIJOR, Nov 23 (PIA) —The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) in Region 7 are pushing for the production of breadfruit in the island as substitute to rice to increase Siquijor province’s food staple sufficiency level. A training course on breadfruit production with emphasis on asexual propagation was held recently at the Provincial Agriculturist Office Training Hall in Larena, Siquijor in support to the Food Staple Sufficiency Program (FSSP) of the...
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24Nov2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Nov. 24 (PIA) -- The provincial government here has urged the Provincial Mining and Regulatory Board (PMRB) to strengthen its campaign to crack down on illegal quarry operations in the province. Gov. Roel Degamo said his office still receives reports of continued illegal quarry activities in the province. The provincial government earlier asked the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) to conduct an inspection of quarry areas in the province twice a month, said Capitol Informati...
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23Nov2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov. 23 (PIA)--Nanumpa na kagahapon atubangan ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III sa Malacañang si government panel chief negotiator Marvic Mari Victor F. Leonen isip bag-ong Associate Justice sa Supreme Court (SC). Siya ang nipule sa gibakanteng pwesto ni SC Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno. Si Leonen ang labing-batang mahistrado sa SC sa edad nga 49, gihimugso kini niadtong Disyembre 29, 1962. Gipadangat dayon ni Atty. Tony Lavina, media consultant ni Chi...
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23Nov2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Nov. 23 (PIA) -- The construction of the Out-Patient Department building at the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital (NOPH) will be completed before the year ends to serve a greater number of clients in the province. This was revealed by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Dante Domingo in a report to Gov. Roel Degamo. The construction is currently on the final phase with the installation of fixtures like aircon, water, and drainage system, said Adrian Sedillo, capitol information o...
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23Nov2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov 15 (PIA)— Amateur performer members of some cultural collectives from Bohol successfully conquered the hallowed grounds of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in Manila, when they staged a “documentary play” during the 4th National Theater Festival (NTF) November 7-10, 2012. Stepping into the spotlights of the hallowed stages at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) has been a dream of countless stage performers in the country. But for members ...
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23Nov2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Nov. 23 (PIA) -- A team of more than 15 doctors from Manila will visit Negros Oriental for a series of activities to mark the provincial celebration of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) Day. The team of medical doctors and physical therapists are from the Philippine Orthopedics Center, Philippine Orthopedic Pastoral Care and the Physicians for Peace. The team is led by Rev. Fr. Arnold Abelardo, chaplain of the Philippine Orthopedics Center, and Dr. Josephine Robredo-Bondoc. ...
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22Nov2012CEBU CITY, Nov 22 (PIA) --Eating fast foods and taking herbal supplements, among other unhealthy lifestyle practices, contribute if not aggravate, the development of kidney dysfunction, said private nephrologist, Dr. John Li. Li who underwent training in the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI), said the Filipinos’ penchant in adopting the western lifestyle such as eating fast foods is a major factor in the developing kidney diseases. “Diet is very important in maintaining good ...
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22Nov2012CEBU CITY, November 22 (PIA) --- The Area Vocational Rehabilitation Center II (AVRC II), a vocational training center by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VII (DSWD FO-VII) recently received its Certificate of Accreditation as a Training Institution for Massage Therapy from the Department of Health (DOH). The accreditation was given after the Committee of Examiners for Massage Therapy (CEMT) from DOH Head Office in Manila assessed the facilities, modules and pertinen...
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22Nov2012CEBU CITY, November 21(PIA) --- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has ordered the cancellation of 15 cadastral survey projects in three provinces in Central Visayas. This after an inventory made by DENR 7 showed the following results: certain contractors and geodetic engineers abandoned necessary activities and left them unfinished after the period stipulated in the contract; botched to correct survey defects within a prescribed period; and failed to return survey pro...
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22Nov2012CEBU CITY November 21 (PIA) ---- The Cebu Energy Development Corp (CEDC) and the Toledo Power Company (TPC), subsidiaries of Global Business Power Corporation (GBPC) in Toledo City, committed to engage the community in their programs and projects. Coal-fired plants CEDC and TPC pledged to focus in implementing projects that would benefit their host city and other neighboring areas within the Cebu province. Under their Community Social Responsibility (CSR), the GBPC with its subsidiaries CEDC...
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22Nov2012CEBU CITY, Nov 22 (PIA) -- Incidence of kidney diseases in Central Visayas is rising as nephrologist Dr. John Li advised that annual urinalysis is recommended to prevent the development of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Li, who trained under the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI), said 72 percent of Filipinos suffer from chronic kidney disease. “Most often, one does not feel anything. Usually, kidney dysfunction is felt during severe stage already or when symptoms appear,” sai...
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22Nov2012CEBU CITY, November 22 (PIA) --- The regional inter-agency steering committee on environmental education (RIASCEE) recently convened here to reconstitute and identify possibilities and opportunities to generate collaborative interagency and multi-sectoral effort in trying to implement the national environmental education action plan. This activity was initiated by the of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 led by regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo. Carrying the intention to...
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21Nov2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Nov 21 (PIA) -- Department of Education (DepEd) officials have met with Gov. Roel Degamo and provincial government department heads to discuss preparations for next year’s Palarong Pambansa. Among the points tackled were sports and billeting facilities that need to be augmented as raised during the evaluation phase by a Paralong Pambansa. The facilities that are needed include air-conditioned billeting quarters for athletes and coaches, showers in the bathrooms, additional ...
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21Nov2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Nov. 21 (PIA) -- The Metrobank Foundation has launched the Search for Journalists of the Year (JOY) to recognize excellence in Philippine Journalism. Metrobank partnered with Probe Media Foundation (PMFI) to celebrate and honor distinctive Filipino journalists from print, television, radio, and online media “whose excellent storytelling has contributed to the development of the nation.” Founded in 2001, it was then known as the Search for Outstanding Journalists. Among the...
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21Nov2012CEBU, Nov 21(PIA) -- Gipadayag sa mga tinugyanan sa Department of Energy (DOE)-Visayas Field Office nga sa kasamtangang pagkabutang, ang mga mamumuhunan sa coal-fired power plants mas paspas ug dali sa ilang pagpatuman ug pagtubag sa panginahanglan sa kakulangan sa enerhiya dinhi sa Pilipinas. Agi'g pagpatin-aw, si Engr. Eduardo Amante, hepe sa Energy Resource Development and Utilization Division sa DOE miingon nga sayop ang persepsyon sa kadaghanan nga mi-panig ang ahensya ngadto sa “mga p...
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20Nov2012CEBU CITY, November 20 (PIA) -- Residents in the Visayas are assured of stable power supply for now as the Department of Energy (DOE) - Visayas Field Office reported that there is 429 MW actual power reserve. Engr. Rey Maleza, supervisor of the Energy Industrial Management Division of the DOE-Visayas, said peak demand for power in Regions 6,7 and 8 comprising is 1,489 MW. “The peak demand was recorded last August 16 while the minimum demand is 1,044 MW which was recorded in April 6,” said M...
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20Nov2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Nov. 20 (PIA) -- A round-table discussion (RTD) on the Bantay Bayanihan project will be held on Nov. 27, 2012 at Bethel Guesthouse, Dumaguete City as part of the project’s series of dialogues to solicit feedback on how it will affect communities. The dialogue will be attended by representatives of civil society organizations, Philippine National Police (PNP) and units of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) involving operations, intelligence, civil military, human rights, ed...
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17Nov2012SIQUIJOR, Nov 17 (PIA) -- The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program released P50,245,000 cash grant to over 3,000 household-beneficiaries in Siquijor province from 2010 to 2012, said a report from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) during Secretary Corazon “Dinky