by aimee | Sep 25, 2012 | Announcements, Headlines
Sa panahon ng tag-ulan, asahan na natin ang mga
pagbaha lalo na sa Kalakhang Maynila at ilang karatig
na probinsya. Kaya naman, marapat na maging alerto
at handa anumang oras. Narito ang ilang paalala
sa oras ng baha:
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Iba na ang may alam. Mahalagang laging updated
sa lagay ng panahon lalo na kung bahain ang lugar
na tinitirhan. Palagiang makinig sa radyo o manood
sa telebisyon ukol sa mga ulat sa panahon.
Maaari ring bisitahin ang website ng Philippine
Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical
Services Administration o PAGASA
sa www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph.
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Iba na ang laging handa. Kung sakaling abutin
ng tubig, maghanda nang lumikas. Alamin din
kung saan ang pinakamalapit na evacuation center
sa inyong lugar. Ihanda ang mga gamot at ilang
panlaban sa ulan at lamig. Huwag ding kaligtaan
ang cellphone at flashlight. Siguraduhin namang
puno ang kargang baterya ng mga ito at may
pamalit kung sakaling maubos.
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Iba na ang maingat. Isarado ang lahat ng main
switches, valves, at iba pang dinadaluyan
ng kuryente sa inyong bahay. Itaas ang mga
appliances upang di abutin ng baha at tanggalin
sa saksak ang mga ito.
•
Huwag pakalat-kalat. Kung may second floor,
manatili na lamang dito at huwag nang subuking
lumusong sa baha upang maiwasan ang mga sakit
na dulot nito
Humanap ng mga alternatibong daanan. Kung nasa
biyahe, iwasang dumaan sa mga bahaing lugar.
Kung inabot naman ng tubig ang sasakyan,
huwag nang manatili sa loob nito at iparada
na lamang sa lugar na hindi makakaabala sa iba.
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Huwag pasaway. Laging isaalang-alang
ang kaligtasan sa lahat ng oras. Kung stranded
sa opisina, huwag magpumilit na umuwi lalo
na kung wala namang ibang aalalahanin sa bahay.
Kung sa daanan naman, humanap ng mataas
na gusali at doon muna panandaliang makisilong.
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Iba pa rin ang nakikibalita. Alamin ang mga
updates sa baha at makinig sa payo ng mga
eksperto. Dapat updated din sa presyo ng mga
bilihin upang hindi mapagsamantalahan sa oras
ng kalamidad. Kung may sumbong sa mga
mapagsamantalang tindero at tindera, maaaring
tumawag sa Department of Trade and Industry
o D-T-I sa 751.3330 o 0917.834.3330. Maaari
ring mag-download ng Price Monitoring and Update
sa www.dti.gov.ph.
Source: DTI Radiobits – September 2012 Issue
by aimee | Sep 25, 2012 | Announcements, Headlines
Sa tuwing may ipakikilalang bagong produkto
sa merkado, mahirap para sa isang negosyante
na tantyahin kung tatangkilikin ba ito ng mga
mamimili. Narito ang ilang mahahalagang paalala
na dapat tandaan:
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Huwag agad magbigay ng konklusyon. Mag-set
ng goals at sukatan para masuri ang bagong
produktong ilalabas lalo na kung wala pang
nailalabas na tulad nito sa merkado. Subukin
ding magtanong sa mga regular na kostumer
kung ano ba ang hinahanap nila sa bagong
produkto o kung ano pa ang kailangan nila.
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Gumawa ng survey. Mahalagang malaman
ang opinyon ng mga nakasubok na sa bagong
labas na produkto. Hingan sila ng ideya
kung paano mapauunlad ang kalidad ng bagong
produkto. Kumuha ng mga notes at masusi
itong pag-aralan upang higit na mapabuti
ang gagawing improvements.
•
Huwag padalus-dalos. Hindi lahat ng maisip
na desisyon ay dapat agarang ipatupad.
Hangga’t maaari, isangguni muna ito sa mga
eksperto at pag-isipan ang isang desisyon bago
isagawa. Humingi ng payo mula sa mga kakilala,
pamilya, empleyado, at kostumer.
Source: DTI Radiobits – September 2012 Issue
by aimee | Sep 22, 2012 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
Rey Anthony Chiu
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, September 20, 2012 (PIA)—There’s is more than enough supply of rice stored at National Food Authority (NFA) bodegas even if the national government decided to cut heavily on import volume, assures Bohol NFA manager Maria Fe Evasco.
At the recent Kapihans a PIA, Evasco recalled that the government imported a total of 2.2 million metric tons of rice from the staple producing countries in 2010, one that was drastically cut to 800,000 metric tons by the following year.
This year, the government decided to import only about 500,000 metric tons by securing the 120,000 metric tons from Thailand and Vietnam while allowing private sector participation in the importation pegging a quota of 380,000 metric tons, to supply the country’s need for the staple crop, she said.
But, while non industry people have started airing concerns of possible shortfall in the supply of rice, Evasco assured that none of such will happen here.
She shared that Bohol has a share of the national government procured rice and the supply comes in according to a pre-programmed marketing plan, plus a local procurement program that assures us our bodegas are filled all the time.
“Fortunately, we have a big volume, hold-over inventory plus harvests from palay producing provinces,” that should keep us supplied for a time until the next delivery from out bodegas in Cebu arrive, she added.
Evasco came with NFA Bohol Operations manager Ramon Banluta and acting information officer Jhoel Lim to the Kapihan sa PIA to announce the National Grains Industry Week as well as the NFA’s Anniversary celebrating its 40th year of assuring food security.
To galvanize on the assurance, Banluta used the stir to catapult a plea for Boholano farmers to se their harvests to NFA, which buys their palay at P17.00 or at P17.70 per kilo with premiums for delivered, dried and cooperative member farmer sellers.
The palays also end up milled and stocked at NFA store houses to form part of the local inventory. The same could be mixed with iron fortificants as the government has been into iron supplementation relative to existing laws, according to Jhoel Lim.
These become part of the NFA rice fortification program where the mineral requirement of Filipinos is responded by the I-Rice (Iron fortified), he explained.
The iron fortified rice displays some yellow rice streaks in the pack, please do not sort the yellowish grains out, these are the iron fortified rice that enhances the mineral in your cooked rice, Lim suggests.
Some people might think these are dirty, these yellow colored grains are the ones that are strewn in a bag to increase its iron content, according to Evasco. (30/hd)
by aimee | Sep 22, 2012 | Local News / Bohol Balita
Rey Anthony Chiu
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, September 21, 2012 (PIA)—Expect a down curve in the power demand from Bohol’s power distributors as hundreds of households make the switch to compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) from the energy sapping incandescent bulbs since yesterday, September 22.
This as the Department of Energy (DOE) brings to Bohol the second tranche of the National Residential Lighting Program under the Philippine Energy Efficient Project (PPP), which gives out energy efficient CFLS for the energy zapping and inefficient incandescent lamps in households, according to a communications signed by Director Antonio Labios.
According to the DOE, the program also aims to reduce household energy expenditures, which can in turn be used to spend for other priorities.
At the Dampas Barangay Hall Complex here in Tagbilaran City, representatives from Bohol’s congressional districts as well as household recipients attending the program kick-off in the Visayas went home with CFLS after the late afternoon activity attended by Dampas barangay officials led by Chairman Fredison Ingles and DOE Central Visayas.
Also simultaneous on the same day are similar events held at the National Capital region, Camarines Sur, Baguio and Cagayan de Oro in Mindanao.
Funded in part by the Asian development Bank, the activity ultimately seeks to motivate every household in the country to root for the CFLs, which may be a bit costly but usually outlives an ordinary incandescent lamp by almost ten times.
According to Mother Nature Network (MNN), if a 13 watt compact fluorescent lamp and its equivalent- 60 watt incandescent bulb – are lit for 8,000 hours, CFL consumes only about a quarter of the energy used to light the 60 watt incandescent.
The same study used by MNN also shows that it would only need some 104 kilowatts to light the CFL for 8,000 hours while the incandescent lamp would have used 480 kilowatts.
That is also not considering that an incandescent lamp may not last that long, pointing to a fact that CFLs outlast them by about ten times.
The same comparative study by MNN showed that even if every US home replaces one bulb to CFL, the energy savings would be enough to light more than three million homes.
On the other hand, one incandescent bulb in every US home produce enough greenhouse gasses equivaent to 800,000 cars.
Incandescent bulbs’ downside generally is its using only 10% of the energy for lighting while wasting the rest of the 90% in heat which they use to burn atoms and photons, research showed.
This then means that when paying for your bills, a huge part of it is paying for the heat which your appliances emit to operate, one than can be eliminated with the right technology, DOE sources said.
With households and industries continuing to zap power from overly burdened power grids especially by simply picking the incandescent bulbs, the government is now motivating people to simply make the switch and adopt more energy efficient technologies, like the CFL, to save energy enough to stretch the available supply until more power sources are put up. (30/CC)
by aimee | Sep 21, 2012 | Local News / Bohol Balita
Rey Anthony Chiu
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, September 21, 2012 (PIA) –The Provincial Peace and Order Council resolves to urge the Philippine National Police to reconsider the imminent transfer of Bohol police chief after a relatively successful two year tour of duty here.
At its meeting September 18 held at the Crab House, Local Monitoring Board coordinator Romeo Teruel brought up the string of successes the police in Bohol attained under the leadership of Negros Oriental son and Bohol Police Senior Superintendent Constantino Barot.
Teruel cited that continued decrease in crimes in Bohol under Barot watch, which peaked when Philippine National Police Chief Nicanor Bartolome pinned on Barot’s breast the Medalya ng Kagalingan for police officers.
According to the PNP website, the Medalya ng Kagalingan (Merit medal) is often awarded to PNP members who attained heroic achievements for single act of heroism in a duty responsibility.
It may be recalled that under Barot’s watch, Bohol was declared insurgency free, and his top achievements include the neutralization of criminal elements, accounting of wanted persons and the recovery of fire-arms and huge volumes of dangerous drugs.
Medalya ng Kagitingan is one of the eight Administrative citations that the PNP issues to its officers which includes medal of valor, distinguished conduct, bravery, heroism, outstanding conduct, commendation and wounded personnel medals.
As most of the awards indicate a succeeding promotion, Teruel said he could sense that an imminent transfer for Barot was in the offing.
Moreover, Barot, who said begging for assignment retention is not encouraged in the police, added that he has prepared for the eventual transfer after successfully completing two years of tour of duty in Bohol.
On this, Governor Edgar Chatto, PPOC Chairman also explained that while it may sound unethical for police officers to seek retention of assignments, it may also be proper for the council to deliberately inform the chief PNP of the desire to keep Barot here.
Acting on this, Teruel moved for the resolution which was also seconded en masse, the content of which was to request the CPNP Bartolome to reconsider and have Barot retained here as chief. (30/hd)
