by anyajulia | Aug 6, 2009 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) has advised Boholano parents not to force their children into marrying foreigners for the sake of a “secure future.”
These arranged marriages do not give our women ample time to know their soon to be husbands and they do not have the time to know the culture of their soon to be husband’s country. These often lead to uncomfortable life of the wives who either turn beaten, abused or would be helpless in a foreign land, said Ivy Miravalles of the CFO.
These acts may also start huge problems in the future, she added, reiterating that being alone in the midst of strangers in a foreign land would be too much to bear.
The CFO had their Community Education program here to campaign for awareness among Boholanos on the issues of international migration and intermarriages.
Bohol and Guimaras this year are the country’s provinces which top in migration. (PIA)
by anyajulia | Aug 6, 2009 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
THE government is letting loose P500M from the road safety tax to be lent to transport cooperatives all over the country.
Presidential Management Chief Hermogenes Esperon bared this during a press conference in Panglao two weeks ago.
The fund, which can be used to help drivers switch their engines to liquefied petroleum gas is a government move to slowly shake off from heavy dependence on imported oil amidst the unpredictable price of oil in the global markets.
He said even Bohol transport groups can avail of such fund if only to initiate the switch here.
Esperon, who was then the Armed Forces Chief said the programmed switch to LPG is also in line with the government’s policy on cleaner energy use to mitigate the effects of climate change. (PIA)
by anyajulia | Aug 6, 2009 | Headlines, National News
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal Arroyo told CNBC news that the country’s embarking on a spending spree on vital human and physical infrastructures would soon position the country to an accelerated growth when the world economy rebounds.
She said the country is working without let-up to secure food, fuel, energy, rice self-sufficiency, education and in human and physical infrastructure to accelerate growth, “ the President said.
She said the government’s painful economic reforms in the expanded value added tax (EVAT), allows the country to do that.
EVAT has been heralded as the single biggest act that led to the surge in revenue collection.
Moreover, she said the national attrition law pushed revenue collecting agencies to work doubly hard and the tobacco excise tax according, also greatly contributed to the record breaking tax collections.
The President said that aside from shielding the country from the adverse effects of the global meltdown, the economic reforms have also propped up the image of the Philippines as a very viable investment site. (PIA)
by anyajulia | Aug 6, 2009 | Headlines, National News
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will focus investments on the three Es — education, economy and environment.
In an interview over CNBC, President Arroyo said there are so many things that still need to be done despite the short period left on her term.
“We still have the global economic crisis upon us. So, we still have to address that and not be complacent. A lot of challenges still lie ahead, a lot of work still has to be done within the next year,” she added.
Asked on the issue of her stepping down when her term ends, the President said: “I’ve said it over and over again. My term ends in 2010 but until the last day I’m going to continue to work hard for our economy, our environment and our education. (PIA)
by anyajulia | Aug 6, 2009 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
For the benefit of the displaced workers, both domestic and overseas, Central Visayas has created its first Integrated regional livelihood and employment center.
Executive Order 783, issued by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, calls for government agencies to consolidate their respective livelihood programs into a ‘one-stop-shop’ by creating an Integrated Regional Program Office at all regional centers in the country.
These centers shall provide for employment intervention to save and create jobs as part of the country’s economic resiliency plan. They shall also support the micro-enterprises and self-employment, including livelihood programs.
RDC-7 resolution # 13 recommends to adopt the ‘One-Cebu Employment Action Center’ (OCEAC) as the Integrated Regional Livelihood Program Office for Central Visayas and enjoins the other provinces of Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor. (PIA/MBCN)
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