by aimee | Jan 11, 2013 | Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 11 (PIA)–Gitakdang kasamtangang hulipan si Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Eliseo Labaria sa Enero 21, 2013 hangtud matapos ang election period.
Kini tungod sa na-andan na nga reshuffling sa mga Election Supervisor sa dili pa ipahigayon ang eleksyon, pasabot ni Juvenal Beniga, ang tigpamaba sa Commission on Elections (COMELEC) dinhi atol sa Information Sharing sa mga miyembro sa Association of United Development Information Officers in Bohol (AUDIO-Bohol) nga gipahigayon kagahapon sa Casa Rey Pension House & Restaurant.
Matud pa ni Beniga nga ang reshuffling sa mga election officers sa mga kalungsoran ug election supervisor sa mga lalawigan magsugod na unta gahapon, Enero 10, apan gibalhin sa Enero 21 tungod sa hangyo nga i-oktaba una kini aron mahatagan sila og igong panahon aron pagsinati sa ilang bag-ong tahas.
Ang mohulip kang Labaria mao si Cebu Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Marco Lionel Castillano, samtang giingong sa Siquijor usab kasamtangang ibutang si Labaria.
Samtang hingpit na usab nga ipatuman ang ‘gun ban’ sa nasud sugod sa Enero 13, 2013, isip pagpangandam sa 2013 May elections.
Si Beniga nagkanayon nga ubos sa Comelec gun ban, tanang lisensiya ug Permits to Carry Firearms Outside Residence (PTCFORs) suspendido.
Exempted sa ‘gun ban’ ang Armed Forces of the Philippines chief (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Bureau of Corrections, Bureau of Customs, Bureau of Imigration, Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) ug Presidential Security Group nga naka-uniporme ug naka-duty.
Dungan sa pagpatuman sa gun ban sa Enero 13, gipaabot nga daghang kapolisan ang ipakatap ug hingosgan usab ang mga checkpoints sa Philippine National Police (PNP).
Mopahigayon pa hinuon og meeting ang COMELEC kauban ang AFP ug PNP sa Enero 12 didto sa kaulohan, matud pa ni Beniga. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/I-sjp)
by aimee | Jan 11, 2013 | Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 11 (PIA)–Cebu provincial election supervisor Atty. Lionel Marco Castillano will have to temporarily leave his post as the routinary reshuffling of election supervisors and officers takes effect on January 21.
He will be assigned temporarily here in Bohol while Bohol provincial election supervisor Atty. Eliseo Labaria is just waiting for an order from their central office in Manila according to Commission on Elections (Comelec-Bohol) information officer Juvenal Beniga during yesterday’s general assembly of the members of the Association of United Development Information Officers in Bohol (AUDIO-Bohol).
Beniga said, the Comelec, as a practice reshuffles staff before an election to maintain its neutrality or to meet an operational need such as when another officer is needed in a place or has a relative running for a political position in their area.
A month after the election, the officer or supervisor is returned to his post to continue his regular duties.
The original schedule of the routinary reshuffling was yesterday, January 10, but Comelec moved it to January 21 in response to the request of election officers in the region to be given enough time to adjust to the transition.
Meanwhile, Beniga reminded all the information officers present during this year’s AUDIO-Bohol first general assembly of the election gun ban that will start on January 13.
He said the Comelec, as well as the Philippine National Police (PNP) has been reminding those who have been granted permits to carry firearms outside residence that these permits have been suspended until June 12.
Baniga said that the election gun ban is for all public and private citizens and all others except those law enforcers who are in uniform or on duty including the PNP, the National Bureau of Investigation, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the prosecutors.
The Comelec however is issuing gun ban exemptions to those qualified individuals, especially those who are facing threats.
Beniga said Comelec will have a meeting with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and PNP on Jan. 12, a day before the implementation of election gun ban. (PIA-Boholecb)
by aimee | Jan 11, 2013 | National News
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III said relentless efforts against graft and corruption will continue and government agencies perceived to be corrupt “will get a very severe jolt.”
During the annual Station Managers Conference of the Radio Mindanao Network (RMN) with President Aquino on Thursday in Malacanang, the President said he wants to show that his administration is serious in fighting corruption.
“We are preparing the necessary actions. I cannot go into details right now. Baka mahirapan ang ating prosecutors ‘pag lalo pa nilang naitago ‘yung ebidensya,” the President said referring to corrupt government agencies.
The President also belied reports that the government efforts to fight graft and corruption haven’t trickled down to the lower levels of the bureaucracy.
He cited for instance the Land Transportation Office (LTO), which in the past had so many fixers that victimized the public. He said the LTO is now being praised for its better service in the absence of fixers.
The President also said that a recent ranking by the Transparency International put the Philippines at a better status in terms of diminishing corruption.
This jump in ranking is substantial, the President said as he assured that his administration will work harder to achieve even better results in the future. (PCOO)
by aimee | Jan 9, 2013 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
Each of the 18 day care centres in the 16 barangays of Anda received a welcome surprise this Christmas. A married foreign couple, Robin Gurney and Birgit Naur, who have been living in Anda since October 2012, donated fans, chairs, story books, paper, crayons, toys and other educational materials at the monthly day care centre teachers’ meeting at the Poblacion day care centre in Anda on 28 December 2012.
At the meeting, Anda’s Mayor, Hon. Angelina B. Simiacio presented Robin and Birgit with certificates of appreciation as an expression of gratitude and sincere admiration of their selfless dedication and services rendered for conducting the distribution of priority needs.
“We live in Suba, Anda and we have started a number of projects to help eradicate child poverty in Anda. The first of these is to discover the priority needs of the 18 day care centres and start to fulfil them. We have personally visited all 18 day care centres, even in the most remote mountain barangays, to meet the teachers, take photos and find out exactly what is needed. Improving the day centres’ resources is just the beginning, we hope to be able to do a lot more in the future for all Anda’s children,” states Birgit Naur from Estonia.
Birgit Naur and her English husband, Robin Gurney say they are very happy living in Anda and want to use their skills, contacts, business experience and personal money to improve the facilities available to children of all ages in Anda.
Robin Gurney added that, “One of our most ambitious goals is to create a library & play centre in Anda and planning for that has begun. Also we are helping some of the most disadvantaged families directly with donations of beds, fans, clothes, books and other things. We will be creating a website to support our various child support projects in Anda. Through these we aim to solicit help, moral & financial support and various materials. We also hope to inspire other foreigners living in Bohol to do the same and share some of what they have with Bohol’s children.”
Anda’s day care centres are obviously very happy about these donations and in a combined statement issued on their behalf by MSWDO-designate, Mrs. JosieMarie Arabejo, they said, “Truly this noble work will change the lives of our indigent day care children and will improve the learning and teaching methods of the day care centres of the municipality. Your support will be forever in our hearts.”
For further information and photos please contact:
Josiemarie Arabejo 0917-5046-827 or Birgit Naur birgitnaur@gmail.com
by aimee | Jan 9, 2013 | Headlines, National News
The price of silver on January 1, 2000 was $5.34/oz. Today the price of silver is hovering around $32/oz., which is a gain of over 500% in twelve years! This dramatic increase in silver prices is creating a higher investment demand for silver every year which in turn pushes prices up even higher. So if you are considering buying silver for the first time or simply adding to a precious metals portfolio that you already have you may be asking yourself, why buy silver now, after prices have already risen so much?
There are quite a few reasons to buy silver but they basically fall into three main categories which are price speculation, fear and portfolio diversification. Once you have a strong understanding for why people buy silver then you can make decisions for yourself on what is best for you.
Speculating on Silver Prices
Buying silver now and hoping that the price will rise high enough to turn a decent profit is the main reason that people are buying silver online today. As previously mentioned silver is up over 500% in the past twelve years and we believe that silver prices have much higher still to go. Really smart investors understand trends in the market, and one trend that they are watching very closely is the bull market. Bull markets are not random and they do tend to follow a pattern. Bull markets occur in three phases, accumulation, awareness and panic/speculation phase.
In the first phase most of the buyers are institutional, hedge funds, Wall Street etc. In this phase the general public is not participating on a large scale, in fact the public will not even notice the price is rising. In the second phase the public is becoming aware that prices are rising but most are still not participating. We are currently in the second phase of the bull market for silver. In the third phase the public sees what is going on and rushes into the market and creates a buying frenzy which turns into a bubble and then prices come falling back down to earth. Because most experts put us in the second phase we believe there is still time to buy silver and make money doing it.
With some experts calling for $100 to $300/oz. silver in the future it is easy to see why many people are buying silver to speculate.
Fear Drives Silver Buying
The second major reason why people buy silver, or buy gold online for that matter, is due to fear. Precious metals thrive when there is chaos because people buy it as a hedge. The main drivers of this fear are:
Inflation
Dollar Collapse
Stock Market Drops
Interest Rake Spikes
Commodity Shocks
Banking Crises/Failures
Geopolitical Concerns
When these types of events happen people pile into silver to protect their paper assets from devaluation. Precious metals have long been held as a store of value and with all of the turmoil surrounding the U.S. Dollar these days many people are turning to silver not only as a hedge but also as a way to protect against a currency collapse. As long as our government continues to run deficits and print money to cover them, silver will prosper.
Portfolio Diversification
The last major reason people buy silver is for pure portfolio diversification purposes. Sure these investors are looking to make a profit on silver, but most importantly they are looking to lower the overall risk of their portfolio. Most financial advisors recommend diversification but they tend to focus on stock, bonds and cash while ignoring the fourth asset class, precious metals. Those that have added gold and silver to their portfolio over the last decade have been able to see gains while other areas may have seen losses. This simple principle can add strength and stability to an investment portfolio because precious metals tend to perform well when other asset classes are not. Many experts recommend between 5-20% of your portfolio be in precious metals. To buy gold and silver online and see special offers for gold and silver visit www.goldandsilveronline.com
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