by admin | Oct 9, 2016 | Opinion
A Discourse
By ASTERIO N. COQUILLA
SB Member, Antequera, Bohol
Much has been said of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Bohol on October 15, 2013 but so far, no clear explanation or much of an analysis has been brought forth as regards the origin, nature and extent of the tectonic activity that resulted to such an erratic earth movement that occurred beneath the central part of Bohol. It seems the Phivolcs itself was puzzled as to the type of earthquake that happened that it could not give a satisfactory description and analysis of the phenomenon. Accordingly, the said earthquake was not of the normally occurring type of earth disturbance that was of tectonic origin. It was a unique type that must have happened only in Bohol. Phivolcs could not even give an accurate analysis because they were puzzled on why such a phenomenon happened which defied accepted standards. Of course they were silent on such a matter to which they could hardly give an explanation.
The experts were surprised why there were many fault lines practically radiating from the Carmen-Sagbayan area going outwards in different directions towards the periphery of the western half of Bohol island. This is not of the usual type where a single fault line would move and only the areas near it or within its range would be affected. Here, it was different, there were highly visible separate lines of destruction coupled with huge, sometimes deep linear ground cracks radiating from the central part of the island towards the coastal towns of the south-western portion. There was a long fault line identified by men from Phivolcs which radiated towards Inabanga-Clarin area. Another line radiated towards San Isidro town and towards Tubigon. Also identified was a line of destruction going towards Loon-Calape area, another fault line was prominently noticed going from Sagbayan towards Catigbi-an, then Balilihan and then Antequera going to Maribojoc via the Abatan bridge area, making its exit to the sea and possibly towards the island of Cebu. There was also another line which traversed through Cortes town and still another through a part of Tagbilaran City. There was also a fault line which had its exit in Loay and Albur area after traversing through Batuan, Bilar and Loboc.
Accordingly, the epicenter of the earthquake was some 8 kms. deep below the Carmen-Sagbayan area and the destruction radiated in different directions towards the periphery of the south western part of the island. This is the Bohol Fault, a unique type of fault which is now the subject of intense study by experts in the field. The Bohol Fault which has its center of origin below the Carmen-Sagbayan area is seemingly like a cobweb which, if its center is disturbed, energy radiates outwards in all directions towards the periphery. It is also similar to what happens when a stone is thrown towards the glass window of a car. From the point of impact, the damage radiates in all directions towards the periphery. However, in the 2013 earthquake, only the western part of Bohol was badly affected while in the 1994 Bohol earthquake, the other half of the island, the eastern part, was the portion severely affected. That’s how unique the Bohol Fault is, as far as this point of view is concerned. Any other analysis is most welcome.
ASTERIO N. COQUILLA
by admin | Oct 8, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, October 7 (PIA)—The bid to get Bohol back into the list of next wave cities (NWC) for prospectors of information technology’s business process management (IT-BPM) starts anew this week as private and public sectors bring Digital Bohol Summit here October 15 and 14.
Set in an auspicious time when an earthquake in Bohol effectively cancelled the supposedly best time for the city and the province to showcase why it is the next best place for a BPM venture in 2013, the ICT summit now would be a chance at redemption for Bohol’s failed dream of showing off its potential as NWC call center hub.
“It is our desire that Tagbilaran City maintains its presence in the ICT/BPM radar and become an investment location for the industry,” Governor Edgar Chatto said.
The government has identified the IT-BPM as the biggest thing for the Philippines, with the potential for jobs and advancement neatly tucked in it.
Organized by the Provincial Government through its Bohol Investment Promotion Center (BIPC) in coordination with Bohol ICT Council, Tagbilaran City and the Bohol Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Summit brings to Bohol key information communication technology big wigs who would be witnessing the launching of the local ICT BPM development roadmap billed as “Digital Bohol Project.”
City Hall through Jeanette Laila Busano said “the summit will introduce and feed a roadmap for “Digital Bohol” — a plan for holistic digital inclusion in Bohol that aims to set the standard for how local leaders can collaborate to harness technology to empower business, government and civil society — the project will start in Tagbilaran City as the pilot and model city.”
Picking “Harnessing ICT, Powering Bohol” as its theme, the two day summit would be having the country’s secretary for the Department of Information Communication and Technology (DICT) Atty Rodolfo Salalima as well as DICT Director Monchito Ibrahim as keynote speaker and the electronic innovations at the DICT.
The launching of Digital Bohol also formally lays the ground plan of bringing Bohol’s competitive advantage to the fore, says BIPC head Maria Fe Dominese.
The launching program also accommodates the oath taking of Digital Bohol Student Councils, Quadripartite technical working group and coordinators while an overview of the Open Collaboration with East Asia New (OCEAN 16) Champions also happen.
City Mayor John Geesnell Yap who is a staunch supporter of digital innovations has committed to financially support the event.
Other than keynote addresses from government, business, and civil society leaders, the Summit also brings out plenary sessions on entrepreneurship and digital contraptions, the Philippines and the global community; interactive brainstorming sessions centered on how to scale emerging, youth-led social solutions; demos of cutting-edge new technologies including drones and 3D application and other relevant topics. (rac/PIA-7/Bohol)
by admin | Oct 7, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, October 7 (PIA)–Gikonsiderar sa Duterte administration ang ilang kampanya batok sa ilegal nga droga ang pinakadakong nahimo ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte sa una niyang 100 ka adlaw sa pangatungdanan.
Matud pa ni Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella, nagbaton og “dramatic and historic” nga progreso sa kampanya diin natala ang kapin sa 700,000 ang nitahan nga mga drug addicts sa nasod.
Dugang pa ni Abella, sa giingong unang tulo ka buwan, natumbok ang kalapad ug kalalom sa problema sa ilegal nga droga diin nasayran nga 97 porsiyento sa mga barangay sa tibuok nasod ang infiltrated o nasudlan na niini.
Giingong apil sa dakong nakab-ot sa hugot nga programa ni Presidente Duterte mao ang “awareness” o kaamgohan sa publiko aron masayran ang kaaway ug unsaon kini pagsumpo.
Base sa pinakaulahing datos sa Philippine National Police (PNP), naa na sa 1,377 drug suspects ang napatay; 732,698 ang nitahan nga mga drug dependents; 22,503 ang nitahan nga mga drug pushers ug kinatibuk-ang 1,634,111 ka panimalay na ang nabisita kalabot sa pagpatuman sa Oplan Tokhang.
Gawas niini, gihinganlan usab ni Presidente Duterte ang mga nalambigit nga polis ug mga opisyal sa gobyerno sa operasyon ug pagpanalipod sa operasyon sa ilegal nga droga.
Sa pagkakaron, nagpadayon pa ang pagdungog sa House Justice Committee kalabot sa Bilibid illegal drugs trade diin niatubang isip testigo ang pipila ka convicted drug lords ug mga kriminal nga naglambigit kang kanhi Department of Justice (DOJ) Kalihim ug karon Senador Leila De Lima. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Oct 7, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, October 7 (PIA)–Akoon na sa gobyerno ang pagpahimo sa drivers’ license ug mga plaka sa sakyanan.
Matud pa ni Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Kalihim Martin Andanar nga sa pagkakaron, gipaabot na lamang nila ang ‘go signal’ gikan sa Department of Transportation (DOTr).
Naglaom si Andanar nga masulbad na sa gobyerno ang problema sa backlog sa driver’s license ug plaka sa mga sakyanan.
Gipasabot ni Andanar nga mahimong government-to-government na ang transaksiyon ug dili na kinahanglan ang pribadong kompanya aron mohimo sa mga plaka ug lisensiya.
Dugang pa sa Kalihim, kayang himuon sa National Printing Office (NPO) ug APO Production Unit Services ang tulo ka milyong backlog sa driver’s license ug lima ka milyong plaka ug gipaabot na lamang ang ilang technical requirements aron masugdan na ang paghimo niini.
Matag adlaw, gidagsa og mga reklamo ug naglagot nga publiko ang LTO tungod kay giabtan na og tuig nga wala pa nahatag nga mga lisensiya ug plaka sa mga nag-renew ug nagpa-rehistro sa ilang mga sakyanan. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Oct 7, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, October 7 (PIA)–Target sa Duterte administration nga mahatagan og serbisyo sa elektrisidad ang tibuok nasod sa paghidangat sa tuig 2020.
Kini ang gipahayag ni Department of Energy (DOE) Kalihim Alfonso Cusi sa iyang pag-atubang sa mga negosyanteng gikan sa Europa sa gipahigayong EU Summit ning bag-o lang.
Gawas sa target nga 100% electrification, giingong tinguha usab sa kasamtangang administrasyon nga hiusahon ang power grid sa Luzon, Visayas ug Mindanao sa paghidangat sa 2022.
Gipasabot ni Cusi nga prayoridad nila nga masiguro nga ayuhon ang serbisyo sa kuryente sa matag panimalay sa tibuok nasod ug pagpakusog sa suplay niini.
Aron mapatuman ang mga proyektong may kalabotan sa enerhiya, giingong dalion usab nila ang proseso sa pagkuha og mga permit ug mga gikinahanglang dokumento.
Giingong angay usab nga mahatagan og mga tukmang insentibo ang mga musolod sa energy sector projects sama sa exemption sa real property tax ug uban pa aron mang-engganyo og mas daghan pang tigpamuhunan. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
