by aimee | Sep 21, 2012 | Local News / Bohol Balita
Rey Anthony Chiu
BILAR, Bohol, September 20, 2012 (PIA) – Believing that a pen is mightier than the sword, or the gun, army special forces here picked their writing skills to train for their new tasks: as information advocates to the villages.
Assigned in a place where restored peace made combat tactics inconsequential, soldier members of the army’s elite Special Forces battalion here draw the battle plans in winning another ground in the fight: the determining factor of winning the community’s hearts through information dissemination.
For this, they train in news writing and photo-journalism in a bid to equip them with the bring out the good news happening in communities to the mainstream, said Tiara Lourdes Torero Bulilan of Capitol’s socio economic and environment management (SEEM) cluster.
Torero, along with mediaman Ric Obedencio and the Philippine Information Agency in Bohol handled the newswriting and basic photojournalism courses for the SF at their camp at Riverside in Bilar August 22 and September 20.
The trained SF members team up with police officers and Bohol community organizers as part of the Prosperity Teams organizing the Countryside Development Program (CDP) Purok Power Movement (PPM) in Bohol’s villages, said SF Civil Military Operations officer Captain Jason Que.
When assigned to organize communities and galvanize them against possible incursions by radical elements exploiting social issues to instigate people to turn against the government, the PRO team members morph into developmental communicators from their usual warrior image, Liza Quirog, Capitol Seem Cluster and PRO Teams coordinator explains.
by aimee | Sep 21, 2012 | Local News / Bohol Balita
Rey Anthony Chiu
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, September 22, 2012 (PIA)—Bohol information officers from local and national government agencies are in the heat of preparations for the upcoming Regional Association of Development Information Officers (RADIO) Convention to be hosted here October 24-26, 2012.
In fact, September 19 was like no ordinary meeting of the Association of United Development Information Officers (AUDIO) of Bohol, hosts of the conference.
The gathering aspires to bring to Bohol Central Visayas-wide network of information officers from local governments and national government agencies of Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor at the Bohol Tropics to discuss on the use of the new media in the gargantuan challenge of development information dissemination.
Also slated to attend the conference as speaker is Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) chief Sonny Coloma, whose office will handle a raging topic on the Trends in the New Media.
“Other interesting topics for the gab include Internet broadcasting, video streaming and the social media, including its effective use and the popularity of information boards as strategic launch pads for disaster and developmental communications,” said Elvira Bongosia, of the Philippine Information Agency and convention secretariat.
The conference, which adopts “Information Officers and the New Media,” is a perfect opportunity to engage information officers to a network of information disseminators which take on the technology, not as a threat but an opportunity to advance government information agenda, according to Capitol’s Augustus Escobia.
Escobia sits as AUDIO head and presides over a network of information officers from 47 towns and city as well as national government agencies with their offices in Bohol.
With AUDIO in next month’s convention is Association of Negros Oriental Public Information Officers (ANOPIO), Siquijor Association of Information Disseminators (SAID), Association of Government Information Officers (AGIO) and Cebu Association of City and Municipal Public Information Officers (CAOCAMPIO).
Last year, the RADIO convention was held in Dumaguete City and took on Energy Conservation issues and with the Department of Energy speakers engaging Visayas information officers in the national campaign for energy conservation and cleaner and greener energy sources. (30/gg)
by aimee | Sep 21, 2012 | Local News / Bohol Balita
Rey Anthony Chiu
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, September 21, 2012 (PIA)—Crimes in Bohol increased by 17 more from July 12 to August 12, according to police reports at the recent Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting held at the Crabhouse, September 18.
Bohol police chief Senior Superintendent Constantino Barot however added that total crime volume this year is still lower by 31.7% compared to last year when total crimes here in the island province registered a high 274 over this year’s 187.
At 187 crimes recorded until August 12 from July 12, the record breaks the trending decrease in crimes here recorded since the continued downslide sustained its momentum from March 12, 2012 until last month.
Police noted Bohol crimes peaking at the period of February 12 to March 12 when 288 crimes got into police blotters.
The monthly tally of crimes then dropped from 288 to 209 (April), 209 (May), 193 (June) and 170 (July) before picking up again at 187 this month.
This month’s 187 crimes comprise of 75 non-index and 122 index crimes, according to PSSupt Barot in his PPOC report.
Earlier, Camp Dagohoy authorities explained that a high crime volume can also be telling of how the local police are getting pro-active against criminality.
Central Visayas Police Assistant Regional Director for Operations Louie Oppus explained that even with a high crime volume recorded in a locality, if the high volume is brought about by a high non-index crimes, it means that the police are getting more proactive by initiating operations on their own, against crimes punishable by special laws.
In Bohol, outgoing police director Barot credits the effective implementation of the Police Integrated Patrol System (PIPS), which helped a grossly undermanned and ill-equipped police force getting over crimes and making criminals thinking twice before committing their malignant plans.
The victory however is not sweeping as Camp Dagohoy reports theft and robbery still soars high over police concerns.
by aimee | Sep 21, 2012 | National News
MALACAÑANG expressed confidence that it can iron out some issues raised by a mining stakeholder in the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the new mining policy of the Aquino administration.
In a press conference in Malacanang on Thursday, Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office Secretary Ramon Carandang said they are closely looking at the concerns raised by the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines that Section 9 of the IRR is illegal and might impact on future projected investments in the industry.
The Chamber of Mines has warned that the government might miss its P16-billion investment target for the mining industry because of some provisions in the new mining order.
Explaining the government side on the issue, Carandang said, “Once these issues are ironed out, we believe that we will have a clear set of rules with little ambiguity that will encourage mining companies to come in.”
“We’re aware of the concerns and we’re discussing it in the MICC Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) as to whether or not those concerns may have some basis.”
The Palace official said the reason why investments have not come into the mining sector is because of uncertain rules and policies in the mining sector.
Carandang said the government tries to create a set of general principles and rules under Executive Order 79, which will allow more productive and responsible mining operations in the country, adding that the IRR will refine what is contained in the EO 79.
Carandang also said that the Chamber of Mines has been appraised by members of the MICC and that the lines of communication remain open.
“So I don’t see any need for the MICC as a whole to meet with the Chamber of Mines at this point. Give us time to look over the concerns that they have expressed and we will do what we can to address them,” he said.
Bringing the issue to court will also be counter productive, Carandang noted, adding that the best way to move forward as quick as possible is to avoid litigation. (PCOO)
by aimee | Sep 21, 2012 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Sept. 21 (PIA)–Magbaton na og service firearm ang matag usa sa 147,000 ka puwersa sa Philippine National Police (PNP) human gilagdaan na ni PNP Chief Director General Nicanor Bartolome ang procurement contract alang sa P1.98 bilyong gun deal.
Gahapon gilagdaan ni Bartolome ang kontrata sa ahensya sa kumpanyang Trust Trade/Glock Asia sa pagpalit og kapin sa 60,000 ka glock pistol sa kapulisan.
Moabot ang unang batch sa mga armas sa Pebrero 2013 nga sundan usab human molabay ang matag 120 calendars days.
Gikonsiderar nga pinakadakung procurement sa kasaysayan sa PNP ang maong gun deal.
Nasayran nga ang Trust Trade/Glock Asia ang ikaduhang may pinaka-ubos og presyo sa mga armas sa mga nag-bidding nga supplier nga mokabat lamang sa P16,659.94 matag usa ka Glock 17 pistol diin nakapasar usab kini sa 20,000 rounds endurance test aron masiguro nga lig-on ang maong armas alang sa mga pulis.
Samtang gipahayag usab sa PNP Chief nga i-iskedyul na ang pagpahigayon og bidding alang sa tag-as nga armas nga magamit usab sa maneuver force sa PNP o ang Special Action Force (SAF).
Giingong gikonsulta una ni Bartolome ang PNP Legal Service kalabot niining maong transaksyon sa wala pa kini pirmahi. Kini human sa mga kontrobersyang gilambigitan sa kumpanya ug sa transaksyon. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/I-gg)
Comelec, may pahinumdom sa mga mokandidato sa 2013 elections
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Sept. 21 (PIA)–Nanawagan si Commision on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. sa mga mokandidato sa 2013 nga basahon ug tubagon og iksakto ang ilang certificate of candidacy (COC).
Kini tungod kay bag-o na ang format sa COC kun itandi niadtong 2010 elections.
Giingong labing importante sa mga tubagon sa COC ang pagpili sa gamitong pangalan sa kandidato nga isuwat sa balota.
