by admin | Dec 10, 2015 | National News
MANILA, Dec. 10 (PIA)–Gilagdaan na ni Presidente Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III ang Republic Act 10708 o ang Tax Incentive Management and Transparency Act o TIMTA.
Tuyo niining iduso ang transparency ug accountability sa paghatag ug pagdumala sa tax incentives sa mga negosyo, indibidwal ug korporasyon.
Matud pa ni Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Kalihim Herminio Coloma, makatabang kini aron mapalambo pa ang target income sa gobyerno sa larangan sa pagbuhis.
Giingong pinaagi niini, magbaton og kahigayonan ang gobyerno nga ma-monitor, ma-review ug ma-analyze ang epekto niini sa ekonomiya apil na ang mapa-paspas ang paghatag og serbisyo sa publiko.
Gusto maseguro sa balaod nga pahimoslan gayud sa katawhan ang nahisgotang prebilihiyo.
“This law seeks to “promote fiscal accountability and transparency in the grant and management of tax incentives by developing means to measure the government’s fiscal exposure on these grants and to enable the government to monitor, review and analyze the economic impact thereof and thereby optimize the social benefit of such incentives,” matud pa ni Coloma. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Dec 10, 2015 | Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN, Dec. 10 (PIA)–Sugod karong adlawa (Disyembre 10), ipanghatag na sa Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) ang cash gifts sa 235,180 nila ka pensioners.
Naggahin og kinatibuk-ang P2.6 bilyon ang ahensiya aron ipanghatag isip cash gift sa mga retiradong kawani sa pampublikong sektor alang ning tuiga.
Matud pa sa Presidente ug General Manager sa GSIS nga si Robert G. Vergara, ang maong kantidad mas taas og 8 porsiyento kun itandi sa pondong gigahin sa niaging tuig.
Tungod sa gidugang sa pondo, ang mga pensiyonado nga nakadawat og kapin sa P10,000 kaniadto makadawat na og dili molapas sa P12,600 nga bonus alang ning buwan sa Disyembre.
Samtang ang mga nakadawat usab og P10,000 o mas ubos pa niini niadtong 2014, makadawat og dili molapas sa susamang kantidad karong 2015. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Dec 9, 2015 | Local News / Bohol Balita
By: Ben Emata
It is surprising but so many people around the world now are getting insane, crazy or diving into the world of stupidity. Imagine them hurling explosives, mass shootings, fighting, bickering, ambushes, and many kinds of deadly skirmishes that never happened some years ago. Wholesale killings, I mean murder by the dozens are ordinary happenings now and it seems nobody is worried much less horrified bout it. They don’t happen just in foreign lands but right in our own soil specially in Mindanao.
Something must be wrong somewhere that needs world and local leaders to discuss about. Everyone around the world must get involved too for safety. I am so concerned because as I read news report, it looks everyday is just another day of massive killings. I look at it as foolish and unnecessary – – a thing that we must stop. From European countries, to the Americas, Asian and everywhere are bloody encounters that result to chaos and confusions. Why are these happening? Is peace so elusive now that it flies far and vanish into thin air?
What is happening to the intelligence of people that it seems there is failure of understanding by one another? Have we returned to those era or moments when we truly belonged to the kingdom of the animals and we fight at first sight? Or this is God’s way of controlling over population worldwide. We know for a fact that because of modern medical science, technology and skills, man lives longer than ever. Comparing to the olden days when people die of simple infections, today heart, kidneys and other vital organs could be replaced and patients get off from the hospital in a few days. Many people used to die with dog bites but ironically now in some places, man bites a dog and even eats it.
I urge people to be aware of what is happening around the globe, Be ready and avoid places where explosions or activities of terrorism may strike. If we noticed, the favorite areas for the terrorists to strike are the crowded ones, the places where a lot of people converge or any place where wholesale murders can take place. Let us be alert. We can combat terrors in our own way. We don’t have to rely on our soldiers to protect us because they are not around most of the time. We must defend ourselves by our own method, initiative and style. We must remember that lightnings strike when we we do not think of it.
If terrorism around have joined us as part of our lives, then let it be but we have to learn how to take care of our lives and survive from its danger and effects. We can adjust to our environment and emerge smiling. Caring for ourselves must be given emphasis everyday for safety specially our young ones who sometimes are careless and ignorant about survival. We can preserve life. Above all, let us ask our Almighty God for guidance and protection all the time. He is supreme and loving and no one else. BEN EMATA Bennex News Service.
by admin | Dec 5, 2015 | Editorial
Election heats up this early and the journalists take on the mission of information nevertheless.
In fact, journalist watch groups said the Philippines is the world’s third most dangerous place for media practitioners.
In its “Killing the Messenger” report, the London-based International News Safety Institute (INSI) said 14 journalists were killed in the Philippines last year. This is next to Syria with 20 journalists killed and Iraq with 16.
Also late last year, bullets effectively silenced three radio commentators in Mindanao within two weeks. Not one killer has been apprehended. In the Philippines, particularly here in Bohol, newspaper reporters as well as radio commentators are never immune to the death threats; three Boholano journalists have been proof of that.
In fact, this is still this persistent belief that broadcaster Chairman Mao Lim died because a hitman did him in following his attacks against drug protectors.
In a place where anyone can buy radio time and where part-time commentators attack or malign their enemies on air with no one organization to police them, the probability of death soars high.
With people still too juvenile to see that newspaper writers are just messengers. Those slighted by these perceived attacks, often resort to hiring professional killers to “silence” the commentator or news reporter, which is never really resolved.
The National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP) said that killing of journalists in the Philippines has remained unabated even during the present administration. “The apparent apathy of the government toward killings and attacks against press freedom emboldens attackers to inflict harm as they go unpunished,” the NUJP said in its Facebook page.
Now this hypes up a huge bit with elections looming.
For certain, politicians now want nothing but good image to go with their names. The same is true with governments.
Unfortunately however, journalists who still keep a high regard for their ideals keep the mission, as the loyalty to the public is never diminished by the flurry of campaigns.
Of course, with government fast becoming a cabal of dirty men whose inadequacies often see print or getting broadcasted, silencing these journalists become the first order of the day.
The silencing however comes in phases, depending in the gravity of the situation.
More so often, it starts with the critic ganged up by hacks whose ideals are paid by a few hundred pesos.
And the more crooked journalists are not into the pay; the media ID is as potent as a gun.
When journalists also gallivant into other sources of income, they often end up lumped in a baying bark team.
Then there is always that threat of libel. For governments, it is pressure in the weirdest form of threat.
Journalists especially news writers are, by job rules, never allowed to opine. The least they could do is quote a source, them being messengers of truth. So, a paper, or a broadcaster always relies on a source.
When a libel is cast over a journalist or a news organization, it is always a red flag.
This would always be seen as threatening the public’s access to information.
by admin | Dec 3, 2015 | National News
The latest edition of ISO 9001, ISO’s flagship quality management systems (QMS) standard, has just been published.
This concludes over three years of revision work by experts from nearly 95 participating and observing countries to bring the standard up to date with modern needs, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) says.
With over 1.1 million certificates issued worldwide, ISO 9001 helps organizations demonstrate to customers that they can offer products and services of consistently good quality, declares ISO, adding that it also acts as a tool to streamline their processes and make them more efficient at what they do.
Acting ISO Secretary-General Kevin McKinley explains: “ISO 9001 allows organizations to adapt to a changing world. It enhances an organization’s ability to satisfy its customers and provides a coherent foundation for growth and sustained success.”
The 2015 edition features important changes, which Nigel Croft, Chair of the ISO subcommittee that developed and revised the standard, refers to as an “evolutionary rather than a revolutionary” process. “We are just bringing ISO 9001 firmly into the 21st century. The earlier versions of ISO 9001 were quite prescriptive, with many requirements for documented procedures and records. In the 2000 and 2008 editions, we focused more on managing processes, and less on documentation.”
“We have now gone a step further, and ISO 9001:2015 is even less prescriptive than its predecessor, focusing instead on performance. We have achieved this by combining the process approach with risk-based thinking, and employing the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle at all levels in the organization.”
“Knowing that today’s organizations will have several management standards in place, we have designed the 2015 version to be easily integrated with other management systems. The new version also provides a solid base for sector-quality standards (automotive, aerospace, medical industries, etc.), and takes into account the needs of regulators,” Croft elucidates.
As the much anticipated standard comes into being, Kevin McKinley concludes, “The world has changed, and this revision was needed to reflect this. Technology is driving increased expectations from customers and businesses. Barriers to trade have dropped due to lower tariffs, but also because of strategic instruments like International Standards. We are seeing a trend towards more complex global supply chains that demand integrated action. So organizations need to perform in new ways, and our quality management standards need to keep up with these expectations. I am confident that the 2015 edition of ISO 9001 can help them achieve this.”
The standard was developed by ISO/TC 176/SC 2, whose secretariat is held by BSI, ISO member for the UK. “This is a very important committee for ISO,” says Kevin McKinley, “one that has led the way in terms of global relevance, impact and utilization. I thank the experts for their hard effort.”
ISO 9001:2015 replaces previous editions and certification bodies will have up to three years to migrate certificates to the new version.
ISO 9000, which lays down the concepts and language used throughout the ISO 9000 family of standards, has also been revised and a new edition is available.
The Philippines is a member to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) through the Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Philippine Standards as the country’s National Standards Body.
For more information on the BPS functions and services, visit www.bps.dti.gov.ph. For more information on the ISO, visit http://www.iso.org/
