by admin | Jan 9, 2017 | Headlines, Kontra Terorismo, Malakanyang Updates, National News
MANILA, January 9 (PIA)–Subling gitumbok ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte ang iyang kampanya batok sa korapsiyon ug tinguhang tapuson na ang mga teroristang Abu Sayyaf sa gipangunahang command conference sa mga lider sa Philippine National Police (PNP) ug Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ning bag-o lang.
Ang command conference mao ang tinuig nga panagtapok sa mga security officials sa nasod kauban ang Presidente nga mao ang commander-in-chief.
Apil sa nitambong sa command conference sa Malakanyang sila AFP Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eduardo Año, PNP chief Dir. Gen. Ronald Dela Rosa ug mga nagkalain-laing commanders sa AFP ug PNP units.
Matud pa ni Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella, sa maong command conference nahatagan og security update ang Presidente kalabot sa kasamtangang national security situation ug law enforcement activities sa PNP.
Dugang pa ni Abella, nisunod niini ang guidance ni Presidente Duterte kalabot sa pagbatok sa korapsiyon, apil na usab ang pagbatok sa ilegal nga droga ug terorismo.
Gibalik usab sa commander-in-chief ang iyang tinguha nga mahunong na ang pagpanghasi nga gipanghimo sa Abu Sayyaf. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Jan 8, 2017 | Boheco Updates, Electricity, Headlines
By JUNE S. BLANCO
JANUARY 7 will forever be etched in the minds of the over 700 households in the three-barangay island of Mahanay off Getafe and Talibon towns.
This after Rep. Erico Aristotle Aumentado (Bohol, 2nd District) yesterday powered on the ceremonial switch for the P30-million energization project for the island. Engr. Eugene Tan, manager of the Bohol II Electric Cooperative Inc. (Boheco II) assisted him.
In his switch-on message, Aumentado waxed sentimental as he declared the fulfillment of the promise his namesake father and immediate congressional predecessor, former Gov. Erico Boyles Aumentado, made to the islanders.
Patterned after the Leyte-Bohol Interconnection project, Mahanay taps power from mainland Bohol through submarine cables.
The National Electrification Administration (NEA through then Administrator Edita Bueno downloaded the amount to Boheco II that undertook the bidding process for the cable and installed it, along with the electric poles, power main and lateral lines. Boheco II will manage the power distribution to the households as well.
The elder Aumentado had broached the energization plan for the 2nd District’s 35 islands and islets to Bueno. With the technology already available, it did not take him long to convince her.
However, death overtook him on Christmas Day of 2012, and in the midst of his campaign for reelection as congressman. He was into his first term on his second stint. Before that, he completed an unprecedented three terms as governor of Bohol. Prior to that, he was congressman also for three terms.
Aumentado, the son, picked up the pieces where his father left off. In 2015, his own first term as congressman, he brought to Mahanay the members of the board of Boheco II to answer questions on the technical side from the islanders.
“I promised them that i will give my best to bring in more hope in life by giving the light that will improve the standard of living of my constituents in the island,” he said.
“I would also like to thank Administrator Bueno for the support and for understanding the burning desire of the more than 700 households who are beneficiaries of the energization project,” he added.
He said the islanders will finally experience the “normal life” experienced and even taken for granted by mainland residents – lights at night, ice cold water and beverages, television, electric fan, and above all, refrigerators and ice to keep their fish catch fresh.
To note, islanders used to sell their catch cheap. With no cold storage, refrigerators or at least ice, their fish are vulnerable to spoilage. Cooking them all in one batch is impractical. The only other option is salting and/or drying them – which cannot be done in rainy, even stormy weather.
He thanked the Almighty for making him an instrument to uplift the lives of the needy, and Getafe Mayor Casey Shaun Camacho and Talibon Mayor Restituto Auxtero for the support.
As was in the elder Aumentado’s plan, top in NEA’s and Boheco’s list after Mahanay is Banacon island – through overhead towers. Six other island barangays are in the energization list soon, with solar power.
NEA has inventoried the powerless islands. Those not yet up for sub-marine cables or solar power like Pandanon island will be enrolled in the Small Power Utilities Group (SPUG) that will provide a generator that will run for limited periods, like four to six hours only each night.
Energization of the islands and islets adds the latest rider to the family brand or tagline – Basta Aumentado, isla “siga”-rado (With Aumentado, islands are alight).
by admin | Jan 6, 2017 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, January 6 (PIA)–Opisyal nga ilusad sa gobyerno ang ASEAN Summit 2017 sa syudad sa Davao sa Enero 15 aron ipasabwag ang kaamogan kalabot sa pag-host ug ang mga benepisyo nga makuha sa atong nasod niini.
Matud pa ni Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Kalihim Martin Andanar, opisyal nga ilusad ang ASEAN Summit 2017 sa Davao SMX Convention Center ug ang PCOO nakigkumbuya sa nagkalain-laing ahensiya sa gobyerno nga gipangunahan sa Department of Tourism (DOT) aron magmugna og mga halandomong kalihokan.
Gidugang usab sa Kalihim nga ang PCOO ang lead committee sa media affairs and communications nga mopasabwag sa kasayoran ug edukar sa publiko kalabot sa ASEAN.
Ang tema karong tuig sa ASEAN 2017 mao ang: “Partnering for Change, Engaging the World.”
Gibutyag usab ni Andanar nga mahimong i-summarize ang mga benepisyo nga atong makuha sa unom ka agenda sa pagpulong sa mga ASEAN leaders.
Una na niini ang paghimong “people oriented and people-centered” sa ASEAN diin himuong prayoridad ang kahimsog ug nutrisyon sa mga lumulupyo sa ASEAN ug ang social protection sa mga kababayen-an ug mga senior citizens.
Apil usab nga hisgotan ang “regional peace stability” diin tanang miyembro sa ASEAN magtinabangay aron mapatunhay ang kalinaw ug mahunong ang pagkatap sa mga ilegal nga droga ug terorismo.
Parte usab sa ASEAN meeting ang isyu sa “Maritime Security and Cooperation” diin hisgotan ang territorial dispute sa West Philippine Sea.
Apil usab sa hisgotan ang paghimong inclusive sa ASEAN alang sa sektor sa ekonomiya ug seguridad; “resilient ASEAN” o ang pagpakusog sa rehiyon batok sa mga kalamidad ug Climate Change. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)***Jan. 5 PCO release
by admin | Jan 6, 2017 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, January 6 (PIA)–Giseguro sa Malakanyang nga walay sayangon nga sentimo ang Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) aron makaabot sa pinakasuok nga parte sa nasod ang kamahinongdanon sa pagpahigayon sa ASEAN Summit 2017 dinhi sa nasod.
Matud pa ni PCOO Kalihim Martin Andanar, gamiton sa iyang buhatan ang Philippine Information Agency (PIA) aron mahatod sa grassroot level ang kasayoran kalabot sa ASEAN aron mapasabot kini sa matag Pilipino.
Dugang pa ni Andanar, mogamit ang PIA og mga komiks ug uban pang reading materials o basahon sama sa pampleta o mga pamphlets ug leaflets nga ipangapud-apod sa mga barangay aron masabtan sa matag Pilipino ang ASEAN 2017 ug kun unsa ang matabang niini sa nasod.
Gikumpirmar ni Andanar nga daghan pang lugar sa nasod ang dili maabot sa telebisyon, radyo, pamantalaan ug ilabi na ang social media o internet.
Ipahigayon ang kickoff sa Chairmanship sa Pilipinas sa ASEAN 2017 sa Enero 15 sa SMX sa syudad sa Davao samtang ipahigayon ang roadshow sa PCOO sa Enero 14 nga parte gihapon sa awareness program kalabot niini. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)***
by admin | Jan 6, 2017 | Headlines, Malakanyang Updates, National News
A Palace official on Thursday, January 5, welcomed the Japan Times article carrying the CNN story stating Asia’s Best Year goes to President Rodrigo Duterte.
“It’s heartening to know that certain media agencies are able to notice the good things the President is doing,” Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said.
Japan Times is the most widely read English language newspaper in Japan.
It will be recalled that CNN had named President Duterte as “Asia’s Big Winner” in 2016.
“For now, the Philippine leader’s unconventional moves seem a harbinger of things to come. This is no pivot to China, but a disruption of the old normal,” the article read.
“Rodrigo Duterte ended 2016 seeking to rebalance his nation’s ties, improve the life of the average Filipino and make the Philippines — a one-time economic and trade powerhouse — great again. And for that Asia’s Best Year goes to Duterte,” it added.
Just very recently, President Duterte was also named Person of the Year for 2016 by the Chinese Magazine Yazhou Zhoukan, the equivalent of Time magazine in the Chinese-speaking world.
Meanwhile, at the same press briefing, Abella said several government agencies would be working together to secure the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene on January 9.
The government agencies that would work to ensure a successful and secured holding of the Feast of the Black Nazarene include the Philippine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Coast Guard, Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Health and the Manila City Department of Public Services.
The Feast of the Black Nazarene of Quiapo is among the biggest and oldest Catholic religious celebrations in the country.
Every January, the statue of the Black Nazarene laid on a carriage, is pulled around the streets of Quiapo by devotees, many who swear to the fulfillment of miracles or personal wishes.
The event’s growing popularity continues to attract more believers and devotees. It is estimated that this year’s event would be attended by millions of devotees.
Interior Secretary Ismael Sueno, in the same briefing, added that the concerned government agencies have laid out their plans to keep the devotees of the black Nazarene safe from harm.
“We will try our best to really keep our people safe. This is why we have the PNP, the military, and the other armed groups in our government to really maintain peace and order and keep our people safe,” Sueno said.###PND
