by admin | Oct 22, 2016 | Headlines
TAGBILARAN CITY, October 17 (PIA)–Bohol’s blessings of wondrous tourism spots and beaches could be its edge in beckoning investors in information communication technology (ICT) and the business process management (BPM).
No less than the President of the Philippine Software Industries Association and another Boholano start-up provider have to pick on this edge of Bohol over other identified next wave cities (NWC).
NWCs are those which have been ranked by industry stakeholders as the next potential expansion sites for call centers and the ICT BPM industries, based on four parameters: availability of talents and skills, pleasant business environment, cost of operations and the presence of critical infrastructure.
But speaking at the recent Kapihan sa PIA, PSIA president Jonathan Lazurriaga bared that many of the prospective investors in the industry have seen the need for the provision of a balance work-life enjoyment for their workers.
Over this, Bohol startup company owned by entrepreneur Roy Bayonas quickly pointed out that the proximity of areas for recreation in Bohol from Tagbilaran is a huge edge over other areas.
BPM and ICT industries usually render tasks in shifts and would be largely using mental processes which tends to be draining, a time for winding down is a huge help, Bayonas explained.
Earlier, Governor Edgar Chatto has revealed a plan to convert the soon to be abandoned Tagbilaran City Airport into an Industrial and Information technology Park, which would only be a couple of kilometers from the heart of the city, and about 15 minutes from the beaches of Panglao.
Even now, Bohol sees an influx of call center workers who would slip out of their Cebu jobs during breaks and long weekends, preferring to hang out in the beaches or wander elsewhere to find their kind of adventure.
Moreover, Bayonas, who owns and operates PrintBit in Bohol said he used to work in a company in Manila which largely uses Boholano information technology specialists.
“IT graduates there are of the same quality with the graduates in Bohol,” he said, supporting Bohol as potential bright spot in BPM.
On the other hand, Tagbilaran has been on top in the Visayas on putting up a pleasant business environment.
The Department of Trade and Industry in Bohol, according to Regional Director Asteria Caberte, is putting up more Go Negosyo Centers: a hub for business consultancy and facilitation, making the prospect of locating in Bohol easier for investors.
Already with regional wage lower than the major cities in the region, Tagbilaran still keeps a low minimum daily rate, cheap power and water cost, affordable housing and cheap food, Bayonas added.
As to infrastructure set-up, telecommunications company PLDT Smart, as well as Globe have both finished putting up a network of fiber optic cables and connected them to Cebu and Cagayan de Oro, affording a faster and more reliable internet connection.
Over all this, Bohol industry stakeholder members of the ICT Council agree with PSIA that the recent president’s order to streamline business processes and for telecommunications companies to provide the necessary connection, that major changes could be coming.
This, according to Ben Skelton, Bohol ICT Council member could be a bright future prospect for Bohol and its ICT industry. (rac/PIA-7/Bohol)
by admin | Oct 22, 2016 | Features, Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, Major Events
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Effective Development Communications Unit
DOH trains municipal health teams for Community Based Drug Rehabilitation Program
“Who will save Bohol? It’s going to be us,”- Gov. Chatto
Municipal teams composed of the chief of police, municipal health officer, social worker, public health nurse, municipal local government operations officers, the president of the league of barangays, representative from the religious sector underwent 3-day training on Community Based Drug Rehabilitation Program from the Department of Health (DOH).
DOH is performing mandate to provide treatment and rehabilitation for drug “surrenderers” as part of commitment toward the “Health for All, All for Health” battle cry under the administration of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte.
The agency maintains drug use and addiction is a health concern. According to DOH, addiction is a disease. It’s a brain disease. It is brought about by imbalance of chemicals in the brain because of chemicals that you put in your body.
Following establishment of the Center for Drug Education and Counseling (CEDEC) at the Oak Brook Building by the Provincial Government in partnership with DOH and the Bohol Island Lions Club, Gov. Edgar Chatto welcomed the training for municipalities.
The CEDEC will be model for centers to be established across municipalities, the teams from each town now having undergone training from the DOH.
“Who will save Bohol? It’s going to be us,” Chatto stated to participants at the training, likening the response to the drug war to the comprehensive and collaborative response to when the earthquake happened in Bohol.
“We receive a lot of help and we thank the people who are helping us. But we are the ones who will take Bohol to greater heights,” the governor added.
Chatto said the community-based program ensures Boholanos owned and won the drug war through active involvement and collaboration.
The program is aimed at strengthening knowledge and better understanding on how they can properly assess the drug dependent/user surrenderers to ensure that proper recommendations can be made for them.
An important aspect is also the proper determination of the level of addiction of a patient so that needed intervention can be classified as needed.
Patients are also assessed according to whether they need to be treated as outpatient, provided with counseling by psychiatrist, or are required to be referred to a mental health institution or facility wherein their condition can be managed.
An aspect also includes assessment for referrals for livelihood or financial assistance.
The program also includes family support group as in some cases, family and financial problems can also be traced as reasons why people are hooked to drug addiction.
Also integrated into the program is the Masa Masid (Mamamayang Ayaw sa Anomalya Mamamayang Ayaw sa Iligal na Droga) program of the DILG, a barangay-based anti-criminality, anti-corruption, and anti-illegal drugs program which encourages multi-sectoral partnership to intensify the spirit of volunteerism at the community level.
The municipalities were divided into two batches in three simultaneous venues. The first batch included teams from Duero, Anda, Ubay, Pres. CPG, Talibon and Buenavista; Catigbian, Bilar, Carmen, Danao, Sikatuna and Lila; and Tagbilaran City, Dauis, Alburquerque, Dimiao, Garcia and Jagna
Batch 2 included Tubigon I, Calape, Loon II, Cortes, Balilihan I, and San Isidro; Candijay, Ubay II, Trinidad, Getafe, Inabanga, Tubigon II, Sierra Bohol Plaza Bullones, and Mabini; Batuan, San Miguel, Sagbayan, Clarin, Bien Unido and Dagohoy; Loon I, Maribojoc, Corella, Balilihan II, Antequera, Loboc, Sevilla and Alicia; and Baclayon, Panglao, Loay, Valencia, Jagna II, Guindulman, and Pilar. (Leah/EDCOM)
by admin | Oct 21, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Effective Development Communications Unit
Gov advances cruise tourism for Bohol
Gov. Edgar Chatto pushed for consideration of Bohol as one of tourist attractions and for its inclusion as on-shore itinerary at the opening of the 32nd ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group Committee Meeting.
Welcoming delegates from ASEAN member countries as well as dialogue partners from China, Germany, India, Japan, and Korea, Chatto boasted of Bohol’s prime tourist spots as well as its culture and people as he encouraged delegates to become ambassadors for Bohol tourism.
Chatto expressed his strong support for the establishment and enhancement of the cruise corrider, as the ASEAN-Japan Cruise Promotion Strategy (AJCPS) was adopted during the 12th ASEAN and Japan trade ministers meeting back in November 2014.
He requested parties of the AJCPS to include Bohol as one of tourist attractions and as an on-shore itinerary as cruise ships have continued to dock in Bohol, the latest on October 10, where M/S Hanseatic, an international cruise ship of Europe-based Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, made a port call in Tagbilaran City, bringing 160 European tourists and 120 crew members and service personnel.
Policy pillars of maritime transport attended the 32nd ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group Committee Meeting, led by Department of Transportation Usec. Philip Judan and MARINA Administrator Marcial Amaro, along with the International Maritime Organization, representatives from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), ASEAN Ports Association, and Federation of ASEAN Shipowners’ Association (FASA).
The governor also highlighted Bohol’s resolve to develop international and domestic seaports to become globally competitive in the ASEAN vision of free flow of goods, services, capital, and investment by the year 2020.
According to Usec. Judan, the ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group Committee Meetings have become starting point of the ASEAN maritime transport strategic plan or Kuala Lumpur Plan.
The framework for cooperation, he said, began with the 1st ASEAN single shipping market.
The discussions during the meeting focused on coordination of maritime objectives of ASEAN member countries, support for which was expressed by Chatto whose vision for Bohol strongly advances both domestic and global connectivity for areas of trade and commerce as well as tourism.
National government support was also expressed by Judan in behalf of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte as connectivity of the Philippines to ASEAN partners in both business and friendship are facilitated through maritime transport. (Leah/EDCOM)
by admin | Oct 21, 2016 | Announcements, Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, October 21 (PIA)–Gimando na sa Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) ang total ban sa mga Samsung Galaxy Note 7 sulod sa mga airports ug biyahe sa mga eroplano sa nasod.
Sa gipagawas nga Memorandum Circular No. 34-16 sa CAAP, nakalatid nga hugot nang gidili ang pagdala o paggamit sa Samsung Galaxy Note 7 sa mga tugpahanan ug sa tanang mga biyahe sa eroplano, bisan sa mga cargo flights.
Ang maong memorandum nga gi-petsahan og Oktubre 13, nagmando sa tanang Philippine carriers nga sakop sa CAAP.
Gi-abisohan usab sa CAAP ang tanang operators nga hingpit nga ipatuman ang maong memorandum circular.
Una nang ni-abiso ang Philippine Airlines ug Cebu Pacific sa tanang mga pasahero nga bawal na ang paggamit ug pagdala sa maong smartphone device sa tanan nilang flights.
Gipatuman kining mando tungod sa nagpadayong mga kaso sa pagkasunog sa Galaxy Note 7 samtang naka-charge kini.
Una niini, nagpagawas og emergency order ang US Department of Transportation (USDOT), Fede¬ral Aviation Administration (FAA) ug ang Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) aron i-bawal ang tanang Samsung Galaxy Note7 smart phone devices nga klasipikadong “forbidden hazardous material” tungod kay mahimo kining magpakayo ug mahimong hinungdan og sunog bisan nakasarado pa kini. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Oct 21, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, Weather Coverage
TAGBILARAN CITY, October 21 (PIA)–Gi-anunsiyo karon sa Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) nga nagpasulod na sa Pilipinas ang panahon sa amihan o gitawag usab isip northeast monsoon sa sunod semana.
Matud pa ni PAGASA forecaster Gener Quitlong, kini ang panahon nga makasinati ang nasod og kabugnaw sa hangin.
Giingong gikan sa kasagarang 25-35 degrees celsius, mo-ubos ang temperatura ngadto sa 18-22 degrees celsius.
Bisan gipaabot kini tungod sa kainit nga nasinati karong panahona, magdala usab kini og mga kabag-ohan sa pagsulod sa mga bagyo.
Kasagaran sa mga dili maayong panahon nga mosulod sa Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) gikan sa Pacific Ocean tig-landfall tungod sa pagtulod sa hanging amihan.
Gibanabanang lima hangtud walo ka bagyo pa ang posibleng mosulod sa PAR sa dili pa matapos ang tuig 2016. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
