by aimee | Feb 27, 2013 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 27 (PIA)–Gipasalig sa Malakanyang nga walay angay ikahadlok ang gatusan ka mga Pinoy nga nagpuyo sa Sabah, Malaysia human sa standoff tali sa mga tagasuporta ni Sultan Jamalul Kiram III ug Malaysian authorities.
Matud pa sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), gipasiguro ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang kaluwasan sa mga Pinoy didto.
Gawas sa kaluwasan sa mga tagasuporta sa Pamilya Kiram, giingong angay dili kalimtan ang mga Pinoy nga dugay nang nagpuyo didto.
Niadtong Lunes, mibisita didto si DFA Usec. Jose Brillantes aron makiag-alayon sa kagamhanan sa Malaysia alang sa malinawon nga resolusyon sa isyu.
Tua na usab didto ang humanitarian ship nga magamit sa mga residente.
Ni-take over na kagahapon ang National Security Council sa Malaysia aron masulbad ang standoff sa Sabah.
Kini nagpasabot nga dili na basta mga polis ang mogunit sa pakig-negosasyon sa grupo ni Rajah Mudah Agbimuddin Kiram apan mismong gobyerno na sa Malaysia. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/i-sjp)
Legalidad sa kontrata tali sa Comelec ug Smartmatic, gipalig-on sa SC
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 27 (PIA)–Gipalig-on sa Korte Suprema ang kontrata tali sa Commisison on Elections (Comelec) ug Smartmatic-TIM nga maoy mo-supply og compact flash (CF) cards nga gamiton sa May 2013 midterm elections.
Kini human gibasura sa Korte Suprema ang petisyon sa diskwalipikadong CF card bidder nga LDLA Marketing.
Pasabot sa SC Public Information Office, ubos sa Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 (Government Procurement Act) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) angay unta niduso una og motion for reconsideration ang LDLA sa Bids and Awards Committee ug protesta sa Head of the Procuring Entity (HOPE) kun mabasura ang mosyon.
Human niini, diha lang mahimong modulog sa korte ang bidder. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/i-gg)
by aimee | Feb 26, 2013 | National News
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III appealed to Sultan Jamalul Kiram III of Sulu to recall his followers holed up in a portion of Lahad Datu town in the eastern province of Sabah, Malaysia in order to peacefully end the two-week standoff between Malaysian authorities and the Sulu Sultan who has been pressing his people’s claim to said land.
The President aired his appeal in a press conference with the Malacañang Press Corps that was aired over government-run television and radio stations People’s Television (PTV-4) and dzRB Radyo ng Bayan on Tuesday.
“And so this is my appeal to you: These are your people, and it behooves you to recall them. It must be clear to you that this small group of people will not succeed in addressing your grievances, and that there is no way that force can achieve your aims,” the President said.
“You are a leader of your clan, and every leader seeks the well-being of his constituents. These times require you to use your influence to prevail on our countrymen to desist from this hopeless cause,” he added.
According to the President, Philippine and Malaysian authorities have been coordinating efforts to peacefully resolve the situation…and have not ceased.”
“What is clear is that a peaceful resolution of this issue is to everybody’s interest. Even if we assume, for the sake of argument, that there are legitimate grievances, the presence of an armed group in Lahad Datu will only bring us further away from resolving these issues,” the President said.
“From the three extensions of the deadline given by Malaysia, to the constant coordination as events unfolded, our efforts have not ceased,” he stressed.
He pointed out that it was not too late for all parties to sit down and discuss the issues concerned peacefully and according to law.
“The avenue of peaceful and open dialogue is still available to us. Let us therefore sit down as brothers to address your grievances in a peaceful, calm manner according to our laws and according to correct processes when your people arrive home,” the President said.
“Let us ease the tensions first then within two weeks later, then we can sit down with Sultan Jamalul Kiram III and precisely map out their grievances and see the way forward after that,” he concluded. (PND)
by aimee | Feb 26, 2013 | Headlines
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 26 (PIA)–Magbutang ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) og courtesy lane alang sa mga may kakulian sa panglawas o persons with disabilities (PWD) sa adlaw sa eleksyon.
Matud pa ni Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes nga kinahanglang magparehistro sa Comelec ang mga botanteng PWD aron maka-avail sa courtesy lane nga pagabuksan sa ground floor sa mga voting center.
Dili na usab kinahanglan pang mo-linya ang mga PWD aron mobotar.
Kining maong lakang gihimo agig pagtamod sa paglagda ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III sa balaod nga nagmando sa paghatag og accessibility sa mga PWD sa panahon sa eleksyon.
Si Brillantes nagkanayon nga may resolusyon na sila aron ipatuman kini. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/i-gg)
CHED, nipasidaan sa mga tunghaan kalabot sa field trips
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 26 (PIA)–Nipasidaan ang Commission on Higher Education (CHED) batok sa mga eskwelahang pugson ang mga estudyante nga mokuyog sa field trip.
Kini human sa reklamo sa usa ka namatyan sa aksidente sa Tuba, Benguet nga giingong gipugos lang ang iyang asawang nagtungha sa kolehiyo nga mokuyog sa field trip sa Baguio.
Matud pa ni CHED Executive Director Atty. Jun Vitriolo, dili mandatory ang field trip mao nga dili angay pugson ang mga estudyante nga mokuyog niini.
Kun mopahigayan man gani og field trips, bawal usab moadto sa mga lagyong lugar.
Dugang pa ni Vitriolo, “responsibilidad ng paaralan ang safety ng mga estudyante.”
Sa pagkakaron, nimugna na og grupo ang CHED nga motutok sa nahitabong aksidente.
Samtang usa ka magbabalaod usab ang nanawagan sa mga pamunuan sa mga tunghaan nga i-ban na ang pagpugos sa field trip ilabi na sa mga lagyong lugar alang sa kaluwasan sa mga estudyante ug aron dili na usab mogasto pa ang mga ginikanan.
Si Rep. Pedro Romualdo (Lone District, Camiguin) nanawagan niini sa Department of Education (DepEd) ug CHED human sa nahitabong aksidente sa Tuba, Benguet niadtong Huwebes. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/i-hd)
by aimee | Feb 26, 2013 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 26 (PIA)–Gipagawas na kagahapon sa Malakanyang ang natukod nga Transition Commission (TransCom) nga mosulat sa Bangsamoro Basic Law.
Base sa Executive Order No. 120, s. 2013, ang TransCom gilangkoban sa 15 ka miyembro diin pito ang gibutang ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III sa panig sa gobyerno samtang walo sa Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Apil sa miyembro sa Government of the Philippines (GPH) sila Hon. Akmad A. Sakkam; Hon. Johaira C. Wahab; Hon. Talib A. Benito; Hon. Asani S. Tammang; Hon. Pedrito A. Eisma; Hon. Froilyn T. Mendoza ug Hon. Fatmawati T. Salapuddin.
Samtang apil usab sa mga napili sa MILF sila Hon. Mohagher Iqbal nga maoy mobarug isip chairman; Hon. Robert M. Alonto; Hon. Abdulla U. Camlian; Hon. Ibrahim D. Ali; Hon. Raissa H. Jajurie; Hon. Melanio U. Ulama; Hon. Hussein P. Munoz ug Hon. Said M. Shiek.
Matud pa ni Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda, ang appointees sa GPH ni-agi sa makuti nga screening ug evaluation sa TransCom Selection Body nga gilangkoban nilang Justice Secretary Leila M. de Lima, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos-Deles ug ang Secretary of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos nga si Mehol K. Sadain.
“The Selection Body agreed on the following qualification requirements for each appointee: a Bangsamoro, a track record in support of the peace process, and established probity, untainted by any charge or suspicion of corruption or abuse of power, among others,” matud pa ni Lacierda.
P100 milyon ang inisyal nga budget sa gobyerno alang sa pagtukod sa Bangsamoro Basic Law nga iduso sa Kongreso.
Dungan sa pag-anunsyo sa TransCom ang pagsugod sa ika-36 nga round sa peace talks sa Malaysia tali sa GPH-MILF peace panels. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/i-sjp)
by aimee | Feb 25, 2013 | National News
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III signed into law the Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2013 in ceremonies marking the 27th Anniversary of the EDSA People Power held at the EDSA People Power Monument in Quezon City on Monday.
In his speech, the President said the new law recognizes the heroism and sacrifices of Filipinos who were victims of summary execution, torture, enforced or involuntary disappearance and other gross human rights violations committed during the regime of former President Ferdinand Marcos from September 21, 1972 to February 25, 1986.
Under the new law, human rights victims and their heirs are entitled to monetary compensation to be sourced from the P10-billion transferred to the Philippines as adjudged by the Swiss Federal Supreme Court on December 10, 1997 and non-monetary compensation to be provided by the Departments of Social Welfare and Development, Education, CHED and TESDA and other government agencies. (PCOO)
Malacanang bares members of Transition Commission
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III has appointed the 15 members of the Transition Commission that is tasked to draft the Bangsamoro Basic Law.
Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda made the announcement at a press briefing in Malacanang on Monday.
On the part of the Government of the Philippines panel, the seven appointees are: Hon. Akmad A. Sakkam, Hon. Johaira C. Wahab, Hon. Talib A. Benito, Hon. Asani S. Tammang, Hon. Pedrito A. Eisma, Hon. Froilyn T. Mendoza, and Hon. Fatmawati T. Salapuddin.
Those selected by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) are: Hon. Mohagher Iqbal, who is the chairman of the Transition Commission; Hon. Robert M. Alonto, Hon. Abdulla U. Camlian, Hon. Ibrahim D. Ali, Hon. Raissa H. Jajurie, Hon. Melanio U. Ulama, Hon. Hussein P. Munoz and Hon. Said M. Shiek.
Pursuant to Executive Order 120 series of 2013, the Transition Commission is composed of 15 members; seven to be chosen by the President and eight, including the chairman, selected by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
According to Lacierda, the seven appointees of the government panel underwent thorough screening and evaluation by a Transition Commission Selection Body composed of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos-Deles, and the Secretary of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos Mehol Sadain.
Among the qualification requirements considered by the body for each appointee include: a Bangsamoro, a track record in support of the peace process, established probity, and untainted by any charge or suspicion of corruption or abuse of power.
Lacierda said the transition commission has an initial budget allocation of P100 million. (PCOO)
