by aimee | Apr 25, 2012 | Headlines
A prominent member of the peace negotiating panel of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) bared the sincere commitment of the Aquino administration to end the armed conflict with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) through the crafting of an accord favorable to both parties as he expressed optimism that the long wanted peace will be attained with the signing of an agreement between the two panels soon.
In a teleconference held during a press briefing in Malacanang on Wednesday, GPH chief negotiator Marvic Leonen reiterated that the government remains focused on exerting necessary efforts to end the long-standing conflict with the MILF.
“The GPH, as is our principal, His Excellency President Benigno Simeon Aquino III, remains sincerely committed to working towards a negotiated, comprehensive, political settlement with the MILF to address the Bangsamoro question,” Leonen said.
“Today we move forward with a healthy amount of optimism recognizing the need now, more than ever to be guided by lessons from the past… we look forward to coming weeks of more thorough perhaps more difficult conversations with the MILF and various affected sectors,” he added.
Leonen cited the urgency of formulating a solution as soon as possible to pursue development in the affected areas which will eventually push for more progress within the entire nation.
Leonen together with the other members of the GPH peace negotiating panel are still in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia attending the 27th Formal Exploratory Talks with the MILF.
On Tuesday the government and the MILF made a breakthrough during the talks by identifying preliminary decision points on principles that will be serving as the framework for the eventual signing of the peace pact. (PCOO)
by aimee | Apr 25, 2012 | Announcements, Headlines
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 25 (PIA)–Pormal nang gilusad sa gobyerno ang K to 12 basic education program sa usa ka seremonya sa Malakanyang kagahapon.
Gipangunahan ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino ang ceremonial turnover sa curriculum alang sa Grade 1 ug Grade 7 sa pipila ka piniling estudyante sa elementary ug high school.
Kumbinsido ang Presidente nga mas mahimong competitive na ang mga tinun-an ug mas daling makakita og trabaho tungod sa K to 12 basic education.
Sa K to 12 program, madugangan og duha ka tuig ang basic education o aduna nay Grade 11 ug Grade 12 o senior high school diin andam nang motrabaho ang makahuman sa Grade 12.
Ipatuman na ang bag-ong kurikulum sa tanang publikong elementary ug high school sa tibuok nasud karong school year 2012-2013.
Matud pa ni Department of Education Secretary Armin Luistro nga dili pa perpekto ang bag-ong sistema apan giingong i-monitor sa buhatan ang unang tuig sa implementasyon niini aron makita ang mga angay pang i-improve.
Giingong tungod sa bag-ong teknolohiya, angay mosunod na ang Pilipinas sa pagpalambo sa edukasyon ilabi na nga ang atong nasud na lamang sa Asya ang adunay 10-years basic education.
Giseguro usab ni Luistro nga wala nay kakulangan sa mga libro ug lingkuranan sa mga classroom sa pagbukas sa klase sa Hunyo. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
Gobyerno, adunay igong pondo alang sa ‘just compensation’ – DAR
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 25 (PIA)–Giseguro karon sa Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) nga adunay igong pondo ang gobyerno aron bayaran ang Hacienda Luisita Incorporated, agig pagsunod sa gitakda sa Supreme Court nga just compensation.
Matud pa ni DAR Sec. Virgilio delos Reyes, nahisulod ang pondo ubos sa 2011 ug 2012 national budget.
“There is money that was provided for in the budget of 2011 and 2012. Enough to be able to acquire the land that should be covered under the CARP (Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program).
Kalabot niini, giseguro usab ni Sec. Delos Reyes nga agig pagsunod sa CARP law, giingong makalaum ang mga mag-uuma og “support services” gikan sa gobyerno.
Samtang gipahinumdoman usab sa opisyal nga base sa gitakda sa balaod, dili mahimong ibaligya sa mga farmer-beneficiaries ang madawat nilang bahin sa yuta sulod sa 10 ka tuig. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by aimee | Apr 24, 2012 | Announcements
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III said on Monday that the Philippines will maintain its presence in the Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal).
“The Philippine Coast Guard will maintain its presence. We believe this is our waters, therefore our vessels have the right to be in our waters,” the Chief Executive said during an interview in Malacanang on Monday.
The Chief Executive said Vice Admiral Edmund Tan, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commandant, reported to him that so far there was no untoward incident in the Panatag Shoal.
President Aquino even showed a map to the media to highlight his point that the Panatag Shoal is indeed under the territorial jurisdiction of the Philippines.
As to the military exercise between China and Russia, the President said he believed that it has no bearing in the Panatag Shoal issue.
The Aquino administration remains committed to the ongoing consultations with the People’s Republic of China (PROC) toward a peaceful and diplomatic solution to the Philippine’s Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) situation.
President Aquino expressed hope that the dispute will be settled through peaceful, diplomatic and legal means.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Bajo de Masinloc is an integral part of the Philippine territory and part of the Municipality of Masinloc, Province of Zambales. It is located 124 nautical miles west of Zambales and is within the 200 nautical-mile Exclusive Economic Zone and the Philippine Continental Shelf. (PCOO)
by aimee | Apr 24, 2012 | Announcements
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 24 (PIA)–Nakasulod ang Pilipinas sa Top 3 dive destinations sa tibuok kalibotan, matud pa sa resulta sa survey sa usa ka inila nga diving magazine sa Japan.
Gibotar sa mga subscriber sa Marine Diving Magazine ang Pilipinas, Maldives ug Palau isip world’s top three dive destinations, matud pa sa usa ka pahayag sa Department of Tourism (DOT).
Wala gibutyag sa DOT kun unsa ang eksaktong resulta sa maong survey apan ilang gibutyag nga nakasulod ang Pilipinas sa top five “Best Overseas Destinations” sukad tuig 2006 ug naapil usab sa top 10 “Dream Destinations.”
Nakuha pagbalik sa Blue Coral ang top award isip favorite dive operator sa 2012. Mao kini ang ika-lima nilang sunod-sunod nga pagkadaug niini. Nasulod usab ang Good Dive Shop sa top 10 sa susamang kategorya.
Gipagawas ang resulta sa botohan nga gihimo sa Marine Diving Fair 2012 sa Tokyo, Japan, niadtong Abril 6-8.
Mao kini ang labing dakung diving ug beach resort exhibitions sa Asya. Kapin sa 50,000 ka turista ug 200 ka exhibitors ang nisalmot niini gikan sa 50 ka nasud.
Kahinumdoman nga nasulod usab sa CNNGo ang Tubbataha Reef ug The Canyons sa Puerto Galera isip best dive sites in the world. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
BOC, nimandu sa hugot nga pag-inspeksyon sa mga imported frozen meat sa nasud
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 24 (PIA)–Taliwala sa hulga nga meat holiday sa mga hog ug poultry raisers, gimandu ni Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ruffy Biazon ang hugot nga pagbantay sa mga imported frozen foods sa nasud.
Apil na niini ang pagsusi ug eksaminasyon sa tanang importasyon ug apil na usab ang rekord ug inventory tax sa 10 ka nag-unang mga food importers sa nasud.
Giingong pinaagi niini, makaseguro nga dili molapas sa aprobadong gidaghanon sa frozen meat ang gipasulod sa nasud ug kun adunay permit gikan sa Department of Agriculture (DA).
Kalabot niini, gipalihok usab ni Biazon ang intelligence group sa ahensya, ubos ni Deputy Commissiner Danilo Lim ug sa law enforcement nga ubos usab sa pagdumala ni Deputy Commissioner Horacio Suansing Jr. aron bantayan ang mga kargamento nga naa pa sulod sa mga refrigerated container vans sa maong buhatan. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by aimee | Apr 19, 2012 | Headlines
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III cited four Filipinos for their compassion and dedication to their work as caregivers for choosing to remain and take care of their patients at the height of the nuclear disaster scare following the 9.1 magnitude earthquake that devastated Japan in March 2011.
In his speech at the 2nd Ministerial Meeting of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue held at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza in Pasay City on Thursday, the President hailed the caregivers for showing to the world that “wherever Filipinos have work, they have been a force for good.”
“They (Filipinos) have had a positive effect on their host countries, contributing their caring and nurturing characteristics to their new environments,” the President said.
“One of the examples I can think of is during the height of the tragedy in Fukushima, several brave, compassionate Filipino caregivers and nurses refused to abandon their patients at the height of the crisis,” he added.
The four Filipino caregivers, who have been called the “Fukushima Heroes,” are Gemma Juanay, Juliet Tobay, Sandra Otacan and Mercedes Joie Aquino.
They were working in the institution for the elderly located in Fukushima Prefecture, some distance away from a no-go zone declared by the Japanese government as an aftermath of the East Japan earthquake and the devastation wrought by the tsunami of March 11, 2011.
Despite imminent danger and risk of nuclear radiation, the four caregivers Juanay, Tobay, Otacan and Aquino chose to remain in their jobs and continue to provide care and companionship to their elderly Japanese patients. (PCOO)
