by aimee | Feb 8, 2013 | Headlines, National News
THE government will enforce the law once civilians affected by the ongoing fighting between and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) have been secured, a Palace official said on Friday.
Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office Secretary Ramon Carandang said that aside from removing the civilians from harm’s way the military is also working to contain the conflict in Sulu.
The MNLF, which forged a peace deal with the government in 1996, has to explain later on its recent actions against the Abu Sayyaf, Carandang said.
“Everybody has to follow the law and the law will be enforced but, as I said yesterday, what’s the most important thing right now is for us to ensure the safety of the civilians,” he said in a press briefing in Malacanang on Friday.
Asked by reporters if the MNLF should have coordinated with the military in launching its attack against the Abu Sayyaf, Carandang said, the President didn’t sanction MNLF’s Sulu operations.
“As the President said, that’s not sanctioned. So we just need to wait until the first priority has been dealt with before we deal with other things,” the Palace official said, adding that government’s major concern is the safety of civilians in the conflict area.
The military said it would deploy troops in areas in Sulu to contain the fighting.
Reports said eight MNLF fighters were killed and beheaded by the Abu Sayyaf Group, while 18 of the bandits were confirmed dead in the fighting that started Saturday. (PND)
by aimee | Feb 8, 2013 | National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 08 (PIA)–BISAN gisaulog ang iyang ika-53 nga adlaw’ng natawhan karong adlawa, padayon gihapon sa pagtrabaho si Presidnete Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III.
Ganinang buntag, gi-bisita sa Presidente ang duha ka cancer patients sa Philippine Orthopedic Hospital.
Sa wala pa nag-alas 10:00 ganinang buntag, gi-duaw sa Presidente ang maong tambalanan ug gitubag ang pangandoy sa usa ka binatilyong pasyenteng si Jericho Navarro Rafols, 15-anyos ug cancer of the bone patient sukad pa sa edad nga 13. Ang usa usab ka pasyente mao ang bone cancer osteosarcoma patient nga si Maniego Mario, 47-ayos.
Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, mitambong usab sa usa ka panagpulong ang Presidente ganinang alas 10 sa buntag ug gipangunahan niya ang full cabinet meeting ganinang 1:30 p.m.
“Yes, the president has work today. Ever since 2010, it has always been work over play during his birthday,” pamahayag pa ni Valte sa usa ka pakig-hinabi sa telebisyon ganinang buntag.
Karong gabii, giingong adunay private dinner si Presidente Aquino sa iyang pamilya. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/i-gg)
Brillantes, masaligon nga dili na kinahanglan pang mobalik sa mano-manong eleksyon
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 08 (PIA)–GIPAHAYAG ni Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. nga katapusang paagi na lamang ang pagbalik sa mano-mano nga sistema sa piniliay kun dili gayud madala ang automated election sa umaabot nga buwan sa Mayo.
Bisan giingong andam ang Comelec sa maong sitwasyon, nipahayag pa gihapon og pagsalig ang opisyal nga madayon gayud ang automated elections.
Matud pa ni Brillantes, dili basta-basta mahimong ibalik sa mano-mano ang eleksyon tungod kay gitakda sa Republic Act 9369 nga angay ipahigayon ang eleksyon pinaagi sa automation.
Nakalatid sa Section 1 sa Poll Automation Law nga: “It is policy of the State to ensure free, orderly, honest, peaceful, credible and informed elections… by improving on the election process and adopting systems, which shall involved the use of an automated election system.”
Taliwala sa mga giingong aberya, giseguro sa Comelec nga masulbad ra nila ang mga problema sa dili pa ang eleksyon sa Mayo 13. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/i-gg)
by aimee | Feb 7, 2013 | Business, Features
Vancouver, Canada – February 7, 2013 – Inspired by a host of fellow Vancouver yoga and lifestyle brands such as Lululemon and Karma Wear, KOOSHOO Lifestyle Inc. has recently launched with a new take on the yoga and lifestyle accessories market: to make beautiful yoga clothing and accessories with sustainability and ethics as the company’s number one mandate.
Founded in late 2012 by yoga teachers Rachel Evans and Jesse Schiller, KOOSHOO gained immediate acclaim for the fun and playfulness of their organic yoga clothes and accessories. Originally designed for the yoga studio, their headbands, hair ties and shawls have been a hit both on and off the mat.
KOOSHOO is based in the yoga-hub of Vancouver, though all fabrics are woven in the USA and dyed, cut and sewn in Los Angeles. Every element of the products – from materials to packaging – is organic, natural, recycled or biodegradable. The company uses only materials and processes that will leave no lasting impact on the world. This is evidenced by their choice to create their yoga clothing and accessories exclusively from natural materials such as organic cotton and eucalyptus-derived Tencel.
“There is a grace and elegance in a fabric like organic cotton that grows with you. We like to think of organic cotton as the George Clooney of fabrics as it ages with style and a story” explains Jesse Schiller, co-founder of KOOSHOO. “This is as opposed to synthetics that will look the same in a thousand years,” Jesse continues, “and for us here at KOOSHOO, we’re about making the most beautiful organic yoga clothes with the smallest long term impact on our earth”.
High profile blogs and celebrities seem to agree with KOOSHOO’s responsible business plan. Most recently Gabrielle Bernstein, New York Times bestselling author of May Cause Miracles, remarked in an interview “I am so grateful to KOOSHOO for my beautiful turbans – I love you guys!”
All KOOSHOO yoga headbands, hairiest and shawls are one-size-fits-all, unisex and act as the perfect gift for the eco-fashion lover or yogi in your life. KOOSHOO is currently brightening moods and eliciting smiles online at www.kooshoo.com and through select retail locations in North America.
Press Contact:
Jesse Schiller, Managing Director, KOOSHOO Lifestyle Inc.
Tel 604.340.8246 |Email Jesse@kooshoo.com
High resolution photos available upon request
About KOOSHOO Lifestyle Inc.
KOOSHOO was founded by Rachel Evans and Jesse Schiller, Vancouver-based yoga teachers who believe they can make a positive difference in the world. To do so, they create products to accessorize their lifestyle, making them in the most conscious way they can. KOOSHOO products are fashionable, functional, made of organic and natural materials, packaged using recycled and biodegradable materials and for every product purchased, a yoga class is donated to someone in need. The name KOOSHOO means “feeling good” in Norfolk, a language indigenous to Norfolk Island in the South Pacific.
by aimee | Feb 7, 2013 | Headlines, National News
THE Aquino government is set to launch on Monday a socio-economic initiative dubbed “Sajahatra Bangsamoro” aimed at uplifting the health, education and livelihood conditions of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) communities, a Palace official said.
In line with President Benigno S. Aquino III’s instructions to provide immediate socio-economic interventions for the MILF communities, Cabinet Secretary Jose Rene Almendras said the national government will launch the “Sajahatra Bangsamoro” in partnership with the MILF leadership.
“Sajahatra Bangsamoro, an Arabic-Melayu-Bahasa derivative which means ‘Peace Bangsamoro,’ is the President’s concrete peace initiative and assistance for the MILF communities,” Almendras said at the press briefing in Malacanang on Wednesday.
Almendras noted that the program signifies the partnership between the government and the MILF in working towards peace and development of the Bangsamoro communities as well as the entire country.
The national government will take the lead in the ceremonial launch of the program to be held at the Bangsamoro Leadership and Management Institute compound in Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao.
Almendras said the Sajahatra Bangsamoro will focus on health, education and livelihood services that will be done through an-inter-agency mechanism.
“These will include provision of health insurance by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth); upgrading of community-based health services by the Department of Health (DOH); provision of college scholarships and technical-vocational training by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), respectively; educational assistance to madaris (Islamic schools) and private schools by the Department of Education, needs assessment of selected Bangsamoro communities; Cash for Work Program, through the Department of Social Welfare and Development, among others,” Almendras said. (PCOO)
by aimee | Feb 7, 2013 | Headlines
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 07 (PIA)–MIGAWAS sa usa ka time and motion study nga gipahigayon sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) nga molanat lamang og average nga 10 minutos ang pagbotar.
Base sa pagtuon, miingon si Comelec Executive Director Jose Tolentino nga mokaon lamang ang usa ka botante aron makabotar og lima hangtud 25 minutos isip pinakadugay.
Matag presinto, adunay average nga 600 botante samtang 1,000 usab sa uban.
Sa 10 hangtud 12 ka botante nga ma-proseso sa usa ka presinto nga magdungan, gituhuang igo na ang 12-oras nga voting schedule sa Comelec.
Samatang giseguro usab ni Tolentino sa publiko ug sa mga magbabalaod nga nagpadayon ang preparasyon sa Comelec sa piniliay.
Giingong magsugod na usab ang deployment sa mga election paraphernalia sa Marso 15 ug matapos kini sa Mayo 8 diin gitakda ang final sealing ug testing sa Mayo 6. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/i-gg)
Salvage plan sa USS Guardian, aprubado na ni PNoy
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 07 (PIA)–APRUBADO na ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang salvage plan sa US Navy sa misangad nga USS Guardian sa Tubbataha Reef.
Matud pa ni Rear Admiral Rodolfo Isorena, commandant sa Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) nga nagpahigayon na og prepositioning sa barko nga gipaabot nga molanat og usa o duha ka adlaw.
“Nagpe-preposition pa lang in fact, we just received the approval from our President dun sa salvage plan po.”
Kun maayo ang kahimtang sa panahon, sugdan na ang actual operation diin tunga-tungaon ang barko sa Domingo o Lunes.
Si Isorena nagkanayon nga depende sa kahimtang sa panahon kun unsa kadugay ang pagkuha sa USS Guardian sa Tubbataha.
Una nang nihikyad og lima ka kondisyon ang Tubbataha management sa pagdawat sa salvage operation sa US Navy. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/i-gg)
