by aimee | Jul 10, 2013 | National News
MALACAÑANG said achieving inclusive growth will remain the administration’s goal to address economic inequality but told the public that such a target will not be achieved overnight.
The National Statistical Coordination Board reported on the widening gap between the rich and the poor that may have economic and social implications.
But Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda doubted the NSCB report’s correctness in a press briefing in Malacanang Wednesday.
“There has been a growth even in the lowest levels and if you notice the growth, for instance, there’s a growth of eight percent in the lowest level; four percent in—three-plus in the middle income; and, from the high, it is about 10,” he explained.
“All those growths, if you notice, are above inflation rates. Inflation is 3.2 percent. There’s real growth even in the low level.” But the real challenge for the administration is addressing inclusive growth, he said.
“From the very start of our administration, we have said that we are going to bat for inclusive growth and it’s not going to happen overnight. We are continuously doing it and making sure that no one would be left behind,” he said.
Part of the government thrust is job creation. Producing jobs not only for the unskilled laborers but also for skilled workers, he noted.
For instance, the government eyes to create more jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing sector, he said. It is also ready to grant loans to those who want to venture on entrepreneurship.
The government also wants to make sure that the business environment is conducive for more foreign investments, he said believing the administration is already in that track.
“We are in the right track. In fact, Secretary Arsenio Balisacan has mentioned that we are now in a new growth trajectory,” he said. (PCOO)
by aimee | Jul 9, 2013 | Features
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by aimee | Jul 9, 2013 | National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, July 09 (PIA)–Nipasidaan ang Philippine Overseas and Employment Administration (POEA) sa mga Pinoy nurse sa pagpangita og trabaho tungod sa mga fixer nga nagtanyag og assistance ug facilitation sa posibleng trabaho sa Germany.
Matud pa ni POEA Chief Hans Cacdac, nakadawat sila og impromasyon nga adunay mga fixer nga nisaad sa ilang mga aplikante nga i-apil ang ilang pangalan sa listahang isumite sa Germany bugti sa salaping ibayad.
Dugang pa ni Cacdac, ang mga illegal recruiter, scammer ug fixer kasagarang pahimoslan ang publicized overseas employment opportunities sama sa Employment Permit System sa Korea, JPEPA nurses ug caregivers sa Japan ug karon ang Germany’s Triple Win Program.
Gitataw ni Cacdac nga ang mga aplikante pilion base sa ilang kwalipikasyon ug dili sa salapi.
Giingong ang Federal Employment Agency (BA) pinaagi sa International Placement Services (ZAV), usa ka awtorisadong ahensya nga nag-recruit og mga Pinoy health professionals ubos sa German law, ang katapusang magdesisyon sa pagpili sa mga aplikante.
Ni-abiso usab si Cacdac sa mga nangita og trabaho sa ubang nasud nga mahimong i-report sa ilang buhatan ang mga “fixer” ilabi na kun nahilambigit ang mga empleyado sa POEA.
Mahimong motawag sa mga numerong 722-1144 ug 722-1155, mag-email sa info@poea.gov.ph o motaho sa ilang Facebook: facebook.com/poea.official ug Twitter: twitter.com/poeaNews. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by aimee | Jul 9, 2013 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, July 09 (PIA)–Nanawagan og pakighiusa si Presidente Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III sa Muslim community kalabot sa pag-obserbar sa Ramadan.
Sa iyang mensahe, miingon ang Pangulo nga makonsiderar nga sagrado ang buwan sa Ramadan tungod kay niining panahon mas mapaduol kang Allah ang mga igsuon natong Muslim.
Giingong mahinungdanong parte kini sa kinabuhi sa mga Muslim aron maka-ampo, mangayo og pasaylo ug sundon ang gitudlo sa ilang propeta.
Gi-ampo sa Presidente nga mahimong makahulugan ang panahon sa Ramadan, magbunga og mas hugot nga pagsinabtanay ug pagtinabangay sa uban pang relihiyon ug magdala og kalinaw ug paglambo sa nasud.
Pormal nang magsugod ang Ramadan ugma, Hunyo 10 diin usa ka buwang magpuasa ang mga igsuon natong Muslim. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
Malakanyang: Pagpagawas sa ‘Performance-Based Bonus’, moagi sa proseso
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, July 09 (PIA)–Gitataw sa Malakanyang nga adunay proseso nga gisunod ang pagpagawas sa “performance based bonus” (PBB) sa mga kawani sa gobyerno.
Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, nakabase ang PBB sa compliance sa matag departamento sa mga gikinahanglang requirements sa DBM.
Sa kaso sa Department of Education (DepEd), giingong naa pa kini sa proseso sa pag-validate sa performance o accomplishment reports nga gisumite ug halos naa na kini sa katunga aron mahuman.
Gipaabot nga masumite ang maong requirement sa DBM sa labing daling panahon.
Gi-klaro usab sa Palasyo nga ang paghatag sa PBB nakabase sa performance-based asset nga nahisulod sa Executive Order 80 ug dili ihatag sa usa ka partikular nga panahon sa mga kawani sa gobyerno.
“Two things: the release of the PBB is dependent on a department’s compliance with the documentation requirements. In the case of DepEd, they are in the process of validating the performance/accomplishment reports submitted and are 50% finished. They expect to submit these requirements to DBM as soon as possible. Second, the PBB is not meant to be given during a certain season but is intended to really be performance-based asset out in Executive Order 80,” pasabot ni Valte. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
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by aimee | Jul 9, 2013 | Local News / Bohol Balita, National News
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 through its Protected Area, Wildlife, Coastal Zone and Management Services (PAWCZMS) is set to hold its 1st Central Visayas Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) Summit on July 10-12, 2013 at the Bohol Plaza Resort and Restaurant in Panglao Island, Bohol.
Around 121 representatives from the private sector, non-government organizations, other government agencies and the local government units are expected to participate in this two-day activity.
With the theme, “PA Management Innovations: Towards Sustainable Biodiversity Conservation in Harmony with the Needs of the Host Communities”, the activity aims to discuss status and direction of PA management in the region, present innovative protected area management interventions for the enhancement of biodiversity conservation, and showcase ecotourism potentials of PAs that benefits different communities in the region.
“Central Visayas is home to 24 protected areas and this activity will certainly highlight the significance of these protected areas not only in biodiversity conservation but its worth to the economical and cultural values of the Visayan people,” said DENR 7 Regional Executive Director Dr. Isabelito R. Montejo.
The summit, jointly organized by the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), Foundation for the Philippine Environment (FPE), Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), and the Cebu Uniting for Sustainable Water (CUSW), will also focus on the status of current PAs and its new directions and development given its changing and dynamic environment.
“Our PAs must be preserved, conserved, and developed that would benefit fully the host communities and other stakeholders while we maximize the use of the necessary tools or technologies to improve its preservation efforts,” Montejo added.
Meanwhile, Montejo, RAFI Executive Director Evelyn Castro, DENR Undersecretary for Staff Bureaus Atty. Ernesto Adobo, Jr. and Governor Edgar Chatto are expected to deliver their respective messages.
Also, activities during the summit include enterprise development tour, lessons from technically-assisted special projects, success stories, applied practices and series of workshops to address the identified gaps especially in protected area management. (DENR)
