by admin | Nov 22, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, November 22 (PIA)–Gipasidan-an sa Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ang publiko sa pagpalit sa pipila ka branded nga mga tambal tungod sa pagkatap sa mga pekeng produkto.
Base sa FDA advisory, apil sa mga nakuha nilang sample nga nadiskobrehang peke nga nikatap sa kamerkadohan mao ang Dolfenal, Tuseran Forte, Diatabs, Alaxan ug Neozep.
Susama ra gayud ang peke sa tinuod nga produkto mao nga lisod alang sa usa ka konsumidor nga mahibaw-an kun tinuod ba o peke ang tambal.
Mao nga tambag sa FDA, mopalit lamang og tambal sa mga botikang otorisado sa ahensiya.
Gi-awhag usab sa FDA ang mga lokal nga kagamhanan nga siguradohong walay counterfeit drugs o pekeng mga tambal ang mabaligya sa mga tindahang naa sa ilang hurisdiksyon.
Matud pa sa FDA nga peligroso ang pag-inom sa mga peke o dili rehistradong tambal tungod kay posibleng wala kini epekto o makasamot pa sa sakit nga gihambin. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Nov 22, 2016 | Headlines, National News
Unemployment continues to be one of the Philippines’ biggest challenges to date. Millions of Filipinos either remain on the loose for a job opportunity to earn their keep or are employed but are dissatisfied with their current pay, role or job fit, categorizing them in the “underemployed” segment.
In the year 2000, unemployment rate was at a record high of 13.9. While unemployment rate steadily decreased over the years at a record low of 5.4 in the third quarter of 2016, it remains a major roadblock in seeing the country’s full potential.
Micro-, small- and medium- enterprises (MSMEs) have contributed largely to this increase in employment. In ASEAN countries, majority of enterprises are MSMEs, reaching up to 99% in some. In the Philippines, there are currently close to a million MSMEs. From 1995 to 2011, the number of people employed by MSMEs has increased from 2.7 million to 3.9 million, and the number only continues to grow, allowing people to slowly rise over the poverty line.
MSMEs encounter difficulty when it comes to funding due to having mostly personal assets. Without acceptable collateral such as real property and with a limited track record, MSMEs, especially the smallest ones, are put at a disadvantage in loaning capital as they cannot meet bank requirements.
With its renewed purpose of seeing a country where businesses flourish, Globe Telecom constantly looks at forging partnerships to grow employment opportunities. In partnership with global crowd-funding source Kiva, the company has revolutionized an avenue to help Filipinos, empower local businesses, and promote economic growth. Globe customers can now help Filipino start-up entrepreneurs realize their dreams by donating or lending funds.
Leveraging on its online facility and a worldwide network of microfinance institutions, Kiva provides loans to people without access to traditional banking systems. The micro-finance institutions, which are called Field Partners, administer the loans in the field, giving people in need a safe and affordable access to fresh capital to further their lives and that of their families. Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation (NWTF), Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI), Center for Community Transformation Credit Cooperative, Gata Daku Multi-purpose Cooperative, Paglaum Multi-purpose Cooperative, Community Economic Ventures, Inc., MILAMDEC Foundation, SEED Center Philippines, Inc. and Bagosphere Ph. Inc. are Kiva’s partner Microfinance Institutions (MFI) in the Philippines. To-date, Kiva has over 1.5 million individual lenders from every country in the world. These lenders have funded loans amounting to over US$890 million to 2.1 million beneficiaries.
As part of its month-long celebration for its loyal and tenured customers in September, Globe enabled its prepaid and postpaid customers to support 917 micro-enterprises through a Kiva gift card worth US$25. The beneficiaries in the agriculture, farming, retail and food industries can, in turn, use the amount to scale their businesses.
To welcome the month-long Yuletide season, Globe customers can still continue making a difference in the lives of others by making a donation via Kiva. There are 3 ways: (1) converting Globe Reward Points into Kiva donations, (2) donating via GCash, or (3) by texting Kiva to 2158-Kiva to avail a Kiva Card, a gift card that can be used to choose a beneficiary.
“The best gift that anyone can give this Christmas is a gift that keeps on giving, and we at Globe are encouraging our customers to create a Globe of good by harnessing our partnership with Kiva. Through their donations, they can empower and boost livelihood and employment opportunities which can have a positive impact to many today and in the future,” says Yoly Crisanto, Chief Sustainability Officer at Globe.
The company’s partnership with Kiva follows its commitment to 9 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, specifically SDG 17: Partnership for the Goals—knowing that sustainability is possible only through collaboration with relevant organizations. Ultimately, this allows Globe to enable Filipino entrepreneurship and instigate job creation, contributing towards SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth.
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by admin | Nov 21, 2016 | Headlines, Health and Medicine, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, November 21 (PIA)–The coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City has been tested positive again for algae that produces the red tide toxin, according to the regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 7 (BFAR-7).
BFAR-7 Regional Director Allan Poquita relayed the advisory to the Bohol media thru BFAR-Bohol Information Officer Nimfa Mesina last Saturday.
The BFAR bulletin issued on Saturday said that the coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City tested for red tide toxin.
The advisory states that gathering and selling shellfish from Dauis and Tagbilaran City sea waters are banned until further notice because they are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison that is beyond the regulatory limit.
It was only in March this year that the longest red tide alert in the province had been lifted by the bueau.
A similar red tide advisory covering Dauis and Tagbilaran areas, ran from June last year to March this year.
However, BFAR-Bohol continued to warn local governments of Dauis and Tagbilaran City to remain vigilant since then, and continue monitoring the coastal areas to make sure any resurgence of red tide toxins would be promptly acted upon.
By mid-October this year, BFAR-7 already warned Bohol consumers of the possible resurgence of red tide.
Red tide is the common term for harmful algal blooms, specifically when colonies of algae grow out of control and produce toxic or harmful effects on shellfish and other marine animals. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Nov 21, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, November 21 (PIA)–Giseguro karon sa Malakanyang nga walay mahitabong “white wash”ug walay panalipdan sa ipahigayong imbestigasyon kalabot sa alegasyon sa nagpakamatay nga si Bids and Awards Committee Chairman Francisco Villa Jr. nga adunay nangahitabong korapsiyon sa Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).
Una nang migawas sa mga taho nga ang gihimong pagpakamatay ni Villa adunay kalabotan sa giingong nahitabong mga anomaliya sa ahensiya.
Gihimo sa Malakanyang ang pagsiguro atubangan sa direktiba mismo ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte nga magpahigayon og imbestigasyon sa giingong panghitabong irigularidad sa ERC.
Gimando na usab sa Presidente ang pagluwat sa pangatungdanan sa mga opisyal sa ahensya.
Matud pa ni Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Kalihim Martin Andanar, walay santohon ug maigo gayud ang bisan kinsang maigo sa ipahigayong imbestigasyon.
Apan sa pagkakaron, gipahayag ni Andanar nga wala pa’y namugnang special body aron modumala sa ipahigayong imbestigasyon taliwala sa nabutyag nga anomaliya sa maong ahensiya. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Nov 21, 2016 | Features, Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, November 21 (PIA)–Giisa na usab sa Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 7 (BFAR-7) niadtong Sabado ang red tide alert sa kabaybayonan sa lungsod sa Dauis ug syudad sa Tagbilaran.
Si BFAR-7 Regional Director Allan Poquita mipadala sa advisory ngadto sa mga sakop sa media pinaagi sa tigpamaba sa BFAR-Bohol nga si Nimfa Mesina aron mapasidan-an ang publiko kabahin niini.
Matud pa sa maong advisory nga gidili ang pagpanguha ug pagbaligya og mga kinhason nga naggikan sa kabaybayonan sa Dauis ug syudad sa Tagbilaran hangtud wala pa’y abiso gikan sa BFAR-7 tungod sa red tide.
Niadto lamang Marso ning tuig diin ang kinatas-ang red tide alert ning lalawigan gilibkas sa BFAR-7.
Susamang red tide advisory usab ang gipagawas sa maong buhatan nga naglakip gihapon sa kabaybayonan sa Dauis ug syudad sa Tagbilaran nga midagan niadtong Hunyo sa niaging tuig taman Marso ning tuiga.
Apan ang BFAR-Bohol nagpadayon og pasidaan sa mga lokal nga kagamhanan sa Dauis ug syudad sa Tagbilaran nga magpabiling magbinantayon sukad kaniadto ug magpadayon sa pag-monitor sa kabaybayonan aron pagsiguro nga ang pagbalik sa red tide toxins maaksiyonan gayud dayon.
Ning tunga-tunga sa Oktubre, ang BFAR-7 nipasidaan na sa mga konsumideor sa lalawigan sa Bohol sa posibleng pagbalik sa red tide.
Ang red tide mosiaw tungod sa pagdagsa sa talagsaong matang sa algae nga makahilo ug kun adunay kalit nga pag-usab sa panahon gikan sa grabeng kainit ngadto sa pag-ulan. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
