by aimee | Jan 16, 2013 | Announcements, Headlines
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, please contact:
HAIDEE EMMIE K. PALAPAR DR. JOCELYN B. GERRA
Communications Officer Executive Director
Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. Culture & Heritage unit
Tel. (63 32) 418 7234 loc. 504 Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc.
Email: Haidee.Emmie.Palapar@rafi.org.ph Tel. (63 32) 418 7234 loc. 701
Email: Jocelyn.Gerra@rafi.org.ph
ArtsWork Cebu application extended
Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Culture & Heritage and the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU)-School of Humanities announces the extension of submission of application requirements for the annual Ateneo Arts Workshop Cebu (ArtsWork Cebu) until Jan. 31.
RAFI and AdMU-School of Humanities will hold this year’s ArtsWork Cebu on April 22 to 26 at Casa Gorordo Museum, Cebu City.
The five-day activity is an opportunity for high school students from Cebu to participate in any of the three art workshops: a) Creative Writing: The Literary Essay; b) Theatre Arts: Basic Acting and Stage Performance; and c) Visual Arts: Introduction to Drawing and Painting. Lecturers from AdMu will facilitate the workshops.
Facilitators of the workshops are Martin Villanueva, a two-time Palanca Awardee and coordinator of AdMu’s Creative Writing Program; Laura Cabochan, a young theatre actress and moderator of the Ateneo Blue Repertory; and Jason Moss, a contemporary visual artist and a lecturer for the Industrial Design program at AdMU.
Since 2010, young artists from both private and public high schools have joined the workshops. Its aim is to make the participants discover their artistic potential and develop self-confidence.
A minimal fee of PhP 500 serves as registration fee. The fee will be collected on the first day of the workshop. Application requirements include a filled-out application form; a letter of recommendation from the principal, which states the applicant’s artistic ability, character, leadership skills, and academic standing; and a sample of the student’s artistic work (for Creative Writing and Visual Arts).
Applicants can get a copy of the ArtsWork Cebu 2013 application form and a sample recommendation letter from their school principal or director. The organizers sent copies to over 40 schools in Metro Cebu and key cities in Central Visayas.
The requirements can be sent to Casa Gorordo Museum c/o Maybellane Sanchez, Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), 35 Lopez Jaena Street, Cebu City.
The collaboration between RAFI and AdMU-School of Humanities is based on a shared mission that educating the next generation about the arts and fostering their creative ideas is essential for nation building.
For more information about ArtsWork Cebu, please call 418-7234 local 703 and look for KarI Hegel Damayo, or visit www.rafi.org.ph or www.facebook.com/rafi.org.ph.
by aimee | Jan 16, 2013 | Headlines, National News
MALACAÑANG announced on Tuesday the appointment of Lieutenant General Emmanuel T. Bautista as the new Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines replacing outgoing AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Jessie Dellosa who is set to retire.
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte made the announcement in a statement released by Malacanang.
She said Bautista, who is currently the Commanding General of the Philippine Army and who is a member of the Philippine Military Academy’s “Dimalupig” Class of 1981, will assume his new position on January 20, 2013.
Valte thanked Dellosa “for having served the country and our uniformed personnel with exemplary dedication and commitment.”
Lt. Gen. Bautista is currently the Commanding General of the Philippine Army and prior to his appointment had served as Commander of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army. A graduate of the Philippine Military Academy’s ‘Dimalupig’ Class of 1981, he completed his Masters in Public Administration at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. (PCOO)
Aquino to confer Legion of Honor with the degree of Chief Commander on Dellosa
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III will confer the Presidential Legion of Honor with the degree of Chief Commander and citation on outgoing Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) General Jessie D. Dellosa in ceremonies to be held at the AFP General Headquarters in Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Thursday.
The conferment rites will be simultaneous with Dellosa’s retirement and turnover of command of the AFP to his successor Lieutenant General Emmanuel T. Bautista.
Upon his arrival, the Chief Executive will be accorded full military honors with 21 gun salute.
During the conferment ceremonies, the President will be assisted by Defense Secretary Voltaire T. Gazmin and Dellosa’ s wife Mary Rose. After the presentation of the award to Dellosa, the change of command ceremony will immediately follow.
The President will then deliver his keynote speech before an estimated 600 guests composed of former Presidents, members of the Diplomatic Corps, Cabinet Secretaries, Senators, Congressmen, Supreme Court Justices, Foreign Armed Forces Attaches, former secretaries of the Department of National Defense, former Chiefs of Staff of the AFP, officials of the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy, Philippine Air Force, and Philippine National Police, Quezon City local government officials, veterans, and members of the AFP Affiliated Organizations and the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1979.
Dellosa served as the 43rd Chief of Staff of the AFP following the retirement of General Eduardo Oban, Jr. on December 13, 2011. Dellosa, a former aide-de-camp to the late former President Corazon Aquino, is a member of Philippine Military Academy “Matapat” Class of 1979. (PCOO)
by aimee | Jan 16, 2013 | Headlines
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 16 (PIA)–Nipasidaan ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) kalabot sa giingong gibaligyang pekeng Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) sticker sa helmet.
Matud pa ni DTI Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya, may nadawat silang impormasyon kalabot sa mga ICC sticker nga gibaligya sa kantidad nga P150 alang sa mga motorcycle riders nga wala nakaapas sa deadline sa inspeksyon sa helmet sa ilang buhatan.
Pasidaan pa ni Maglaya, kahibalo ang mga enforcer sa Land Transportation Office (LTO) sa kalahian sa mga tinuod ug pekeng stickers, ug multahan gayud ang mga masakpang motor rider.
Dugang pa niini, pagamultahan usab ang retailers nga mapamatud-ang nagbaligya og mga pekeng stickers o mga helmet nga may pekeng ICC, gawas pa sa kasong paglapas sa Helmet Law.
Tambag sa DTI sa mga motor riders nga walay ICC stickers, mopalit na lamang og de kalidad nga helmet.
Si Maglaya nagkanayon nga may mapalit na karong helmet nga may orihinal nga ICC sa kantidad nga P800 hangtud P1,000. Mas barato pa kini kun itandi sa P1,500 nga multa sa unang paglapas sa Helmet Law kun masakpan sa mga enforcers.
Katapusang pahinumdom ni Maglaya sa mga motorist nga ang pagsul-ob og helmet dili lamang aron dili sila madakpan apan alang sa ilang kaayohan ug proteksyon. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/g-hd)
Bautista, bag-ong AFP chief
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 16 (PIA)–Gitudlo ni Preisdente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III si Lieutenant General Emmanuel T. Bautista isip bag-ong Chief of Staff sa Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
Epektibo kini sa Enero 20, 2013 diin hulipan ni Bautista ang magretiro nang si General Jessie Dellosa.
Si Lt. Gen. Bautista ang kasamtangang Commanding General sa Philippine Army ug kanhi na usab nga Commander sa 3rd Infantry Division sa Philippine Army.
Miyembro siya sa Philippine Military Academy “Dimalupig” Class of 1981 ug nakatapos sa iyang Masters in Public Administration sa University of the Philippines, Diliman. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/p-gg)
by aimee | Jan 16, 2013 | Headlines, Health and Medicine
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 16 (PIA)–DILI angay mo kumpiyansa ang publiko sa pagkuyanap sa influenza o flu sa nasud, atubangan sa taas nga kaso niini sa Estados Unidos tungod sa bugnaw nga panahon o cold season.
Kini ang pasidaan ni Health Secretary Enrique Ona diin miingon kini nga bisan dili angay kahadlokan ang influenza, dili usab angay mo kumpiyansa tungod kay posibleng ikamatay kini ilabi na kun mapasagdan ug ang mga biktimang naigo niini adunay underlying illnesses o mga buntis ug mga bata.
Pipila sa angay nga bantayan ang hilanat nga may kaubang sore throat ug ubo.
Ang Influenza usa ka viral illness nga mahimong mokuyanap ug makatakod sa uban pinaagi sa droplets kun adunay gi-ubo o bisan nakig-estorya lamang og duol kaayo.
Matud pa ni Ona nga kuyaw gayud ang influenza sa mga bata, buntis, tigulang ug adunay mga sakit nga sama sa heart, kidney, o lung disease tungod kay mas mohinay ang ilang resistensya nga mahimong maule sa pneumonia complications
Apan gibutyag ni Ona nga makatabang ang flu vaccine ilabi na sa mga indibidwal nga may hinay nga immune system. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/i-hd)
Belmonte, kasamtangang caretaker sa 2nd Dist. sa Bohol
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 16 (PIA)–Kasamtangang mobarug isip caretaker sa ikaduhang distrito sa Bohol si House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr.
Kini human nitaliwan na sa laing kalibotan niadtong Disyembre 25, 2012, si 2nd district Rep. Erico Aumentado tungod sa sakit nga pneumonia.
Giingong nagpasabot lamang kini nga direktang si Belmonte ang makipag-alayon sa mga staff sa nitaliwan nang kongresista kalabot sa mga operasyon niini ug kalabot na usab sa panginahanglan sa mga constituent niini.
Pasabot pa sa lider sa Kamara, wala nay ipahigayon pa nga special elections sa maong distrito tungod kay duol naman ang election sa Mayo.
Giingong ubos sa Republic Act 7166 o ang Synchronized National and Local Elections, sa higayong adunay permanenteng bakante sa Senado o Kamara usa ka tuig sa dili pa mahuman ang termino niini, mahimong magpatawag o magpahigayon og special election alang sa nabakanteng pwesto. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/p-gg)
by aimee | Jan 15, 2013 | National News
THE Aquino administration expressed elation over the reported success of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in enhancing the services extended by Phil-Job Net in providing at least 100,000 job vacancies at any given time, a Palace official said on Tuesday.
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said during the regular press briefing in Malacanang that the administration is looking forward to the continuing development of the Phil-Job Net website to be able to give assistance to the job seekers.
“We are pleased to share the report of Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz to the President regarding Phil-Job Net (www.phil-job.net), the official job portal of the Philippine Government,” Valte said.
“For the first time in its history, the number of vacancies on the website has outpaced the number of applicants. As of today, there have been more than 264,000 vacancies posted by employers compared to a little over 117,000 applicants. The number of vacancies is also at an all-time high compared to only an average of 40,000 a month as of July 2010,” Valte said.
Since Secretary Baldoz took over the helm of the DOLE, Valte said she enhanced the services provided by Phil-Job Net to include job postings from skilled workers as well as legitimate employers.
Under Baldoz’s stewardship, Valte said the DOLE has also expanded the website’s coverage to provide at least 100,000 job vacancies at any given time.
“We look forward to their continuing development of the Phil-Job Net website into an even more responsive and inclusive tool for both job seekers and job matching, which redounds to the benefit of our countrymen,” she said. (PCOO)
