by aimee | Sep 19, 2012 | Tourism
Rey Anthony Chiu
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol September 19, 2012 (PIA)—Tourism Secretary Ramon R. Jimenez Jr., vows to step into the tense situation, which the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) and the sea commuters and tourists coming to Tagbilaran are in for a seemingly inextricable tangle.
Secretary Jimenez however stressed that the primary concern in resolving the issue is passenger and tourist welfare.
“Tourist and passenger safety, that is how we approach it, he said during a press conference organized at the sidelines of the Visayas Business Conference where Jimenez was guest speaker.
On this, he said he would take everything into consideration when he calls a Department of Tourism Convergence conference to iron out the kinks which have been the meat of the complaints of homing Boholanos and arriving tourists at the city tourist port.
Media representatives brought the issue of passenger complaining about the PPA policy of getting the passengers to walk towards the tricycle stand in a bid to put in order and ban tricycle hawking in the area near the tourism arrival center.
PPA manager Emmanuel Boholano however, in radio interviews said the policy is in response to the messy situation when tricycle and van drivers compete against each other hawking passengers to the detriment of tourists getting a good impression when coming in.
For that, tricycles, except when dropping fares to the pier are banned from going into the area to hawk, but only as the PPA calls those lined at the tricycle stand for their turn to pick up passengers.
Boholano shared that those taking up the line at the tricycle stand are only those who are members of the tricycle drivers accredited at the pier.
The PPA policy then puts passengers without pre-contracted rides lugging on their luggage to the tricycle stand about a few hundred meters from the tourist arrival area.
This then ignited nasty comments from aging passengers who then could pick up tricycles a few steps away from the arrivals area.
by aimee | Sep 18, 2012 | Headlines, Health and Medicine
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Sept. 18 (PIA)–Desidido ang gobyerno nga alisdan na ang small town lottery (STL) human sa mga impormasyong migawas nga nagamit lamang kini isip front o pangtabon lamang sa iligal nga jeuteng.
Sa usa ka ambush interview sa Lucena City, miingon si Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III nga nahuman na ang pag-experiment sa gobyerno sa STL ug gitun-an na sa Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), buhatan ni Executive Secretary Jojo Ochoa, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ug Department of Justice (DOJ) ang mga gipatuman nga kontrata.
Gibutyag usab sa Presidente nga daan nang nipahigayon og komprehensibong plano ang nitaliwan nang si DILG Sec. Jesse Robredo aron aksyunan ang problema sa jueteng.
Giingong apil sa mga gisusi sa kalihim ang kalabot sa kita sa mga STL operators ug nangawalang kita sa gobyerno.
Dugang pa sa Presidente, dili lamang ang jueteng nga gitutokan ni Sec. Robredo kaniadto apan apil na ang uban pang matang sa sugal ang pagatutokan karon sa bag-ong DILG Sec. nga si Mar Roxas.
Samtang gitin-aw usab ni PCSO Chairperson Margie Juico nga sa pagkakaron, may gihipno na sila nga implementing rules and regulations (IRR) sa ‘Loterya ng Bayan’ nga maoy ihulip sa STL. (PIA-Bohol/ECB/I-gg)
Galastohan sa mga miyembong adunay grabeng sakit,
abagahon na sa PhilHealth
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Sept. 18 (PIA)–Abagahon na sa Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) ang tanang galastohan sa ilang miyembro na may grabeng sakit.
Kini human gilagdaan na ang kasabotan tali sa PhilHealth ug pharmacuetical companies nga maghatag og 30 hangtud 80 porsyentong diskwento sa mga tambal nga nasulod sa Package Z sa PhilHealth.
Apil sa mga sakit nga nahisulod sa maong package ang childhood leukemia, breast cancer stage 0 hangtud III-A, prostate cancer low hangtud intermediate risk, end stage kidney disease nga nanginahanglan og transplant.
Matag package adunay tukmang budget human kini gi-gahinan og igong pondo.
Tungod niini, abagahon na sa PhilHealth ang tanang galastuhan sa pasyente kun sila magpatambal sa mga public hospital nga gikontrata sa Philhealth.
Sa ubang mga pangutana, mahimong motawag sa hotline sa PhilHealth o bisitaha ang labing duol nilang buhatan. (PIA-Bohol/ECB/I-hd)
by aimee | Sep 18, 2012 | National News
IN line with the Aquino Administration’s thrust of ensuring just and lasting peace and the rule of law, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) yesterday released P1.42 billion to the Armed Forces of the Philippines-General Headquarters (AFP-GHQ) military camp improvement projects.
The P1.42-billion release will be charged against the remaining balance from a previous release made to the AFP for the AFP-Military Camp Sales Proceeds (MCSPF) Fund 170.
“The improvement of our military camps in the country will ensure better support to our soldiers in the field, whose performance and well-being are naturally affected by the quality of facilities in their respective camps. Our soldiers will likewise benefit from stronger training facilities and services, which will help them prepare better for armed-conflict situations,” Budget and Management Secretary Florencio B. Abad said.
The total fund release will be used to support various military camp upgrade initiatives, including Architectural and Engineering upgrades amounting to P1.14 billion. Included as well in the release is the amount of P282 million for the construction of a Combined Arms Readiness Training Center, as well as P594,000 for Training and Doctrine Command Projects, among others.
Nonetheless, Abad emphasized the importance of resolving armed conflict in high-risk areas, including the ARMM and other regions in Southern Mindanao.
“Our desire to provide a more comprehensive support system for our soldiers is also balanced with the Administration’s peace objectives. This is particularly important, given that we are currently celebrating Peace Month.
“If you recall, one of the Key Result Areas under President Aquino’s Social Contract with the Filipino People is to establish just and lasting peace and the rule of law in the country. An enduring cycle of armed conflict arrests socio-economic growth in communities that are already very poor, and the Administration is already pursuing long-term solutions for resolving conflict in these areas,” Abad said.
Under the Aquino administration, skirmishes between the National Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) dropped to 14 in 2010, eight in 2011, and zero in 2012 as of June this year. These figures are a sharp contrast to the number of armed conflict posted under the previous administration, including the 698 incidents recorded in 2002 and 115 skirmishes in 2009. (DBM)
by aimee | Sep 17, 2012 | Headlines
TO combat cyber crimes in the country, President Benigno S. Aquino III signed last Wednesday Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte announced in a radio interview Saturday over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan.
Among the punishable acts under the new law include offenses against the confidentiality, integrity and availability of computer data system, illegal access, illegal interception, data interference, system interference, and misuse of devices.
These also include computer-related offenses such as computer-related forgery, fraud, and identity theft. These crimes are rampant in the Internet.
Also punishable under the new law are content-related offenses like cybersex, and child pornography, Valte said.
The law also punishes unsolicited commercial communications or cyber squatting, she said. Cyber squatting is the acquisition of a person’s domain name in bad faith to profit, mislead, destroy the reputation and deprive others from registering the same. Republic Act 10175 also punishes libel, Valte said.
The government classified cyber crimes in the Philippines into two categories: Internet Crimes and Commercial Crimes committed with the use of the Internet. Last year, authorities issued a legal advisory on Internet Crimes to protect the public while using the web.
Existing Philippine laws punishing Internet crimes are Republic Act (RA) 9995 (Anti-Photo and Voyeurism Act of 2009); RA 9775 (Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009); and RA 9208 (Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003. (PCOO)
by aimee | Sep 17, 2012 | Headlines
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Sept. 17 (PIA)–Gilagdaan na ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 nga magpahamtang og tukmang silot sa mga nalambigit sa nagkalin-laing krimen sa internet sama sa online theft, fraud ug hacking.
Ang maong balaod nga gipasiugdahan ni Sen. Edgardo Angara gilagdaan ni Presidente Aquino niadtong Setyembre 12, 2012 ubos sa Republic Act 10175.
Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, nahisulod sa maong balaod ang pagtukod sulod sa 30 ka adlaw sa gitawag nga Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) nga naa ubos sa administrative supervision sa Office of the President.
Sigun pa kang Valte, ang CICC pamunuan sa usa ka Executive Director gikan sa DOST, vice chairperson ang director sa NBI samtang miyembro ang chief PNP, justice secretary ug tinugyanan sa private sector ug academe.
Sigun pa sa maong bag-ong balaod, apil sa mapahamtangan og silot ang illegal access, illegal interception, data interference, system interference, misuse of devices.
Apil pa ang ubang computer-related offenses, computer-related forgery, computer-related fraud ug computer-related identity theft.
May tukmang silot na usab ang gitawag nga content-related offenses sama sa cybersex, child pornography, unsolicited commercial communications ug cyber squatting. (PIA-Bohol/ECB/I-gg)
Seguridad sa US diplomats sa nasud, giseguro sa Malakanyang
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Sept. 17 (PIA)–Giseguro sa Malakanyang ang seguridad sa mga diplomat ug empleyado sa United States Embassy sa Manila human sa mga pag-atake sa mga konsulado sa Amerika sa ubang Muslim countries.
Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, gihingosgan na sa gobyerno ang seguridad sa embahada pinaagi sa pagbutang og dugang polis sa maong mga buhatan.
Kahinumdoman nga nagsugod ang sunod-sunod nga pag-atake sa mga Muslim sa mga Amerikano sa lilas nga “Innocence of Muslims” nga giingong nagpakita sa Islam isip “cancer” samtang gipakita usab ang propetang si Mohammed nga natulog kauban ang mga babaye.
Sigun pa kang Valte, wala niya nakita nga makaapekto sa mga Muslim sa Pilipinas ang maong video o mauli usab kini sa kaguliyang.
“The Muslim community here always conduct themselves with good will and sobriety,” matud pa ni Valte. (PIA-Bohol/ECB/I-sjp)
