A employee of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) was gunned down near LTO last week, Tuesday. The victim was Apolinario Reyes.
Police said the victim was about to park an impounded vehicle when a lone gunman approached the victim and shoot a bullet into the head. Police further adds that they suspect personal grudge as one of the motives of the killing. Drivers of all impounded vehicles were interrogated in order to shed light on the identity of the suspect.
PADAYON pa gihapon ang National Food Authority (NFA) sa iyang laraw nga mopalit og 20 million ka sakong humay subay sa laraw sa pagkompta ni Presidente Gloria Macapagal Arroyo aron katabangan ang local nga mga mag-uuma.
Matud ni agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, aron itugbang sa pagsaka sa produksyon sa humay sa unang tulo ka buwan sa tuig, padayonon sa NFA ang procurement volume agig suporta sa mga mag-uuma.
Kini usab aron lapasan pa ang taas na nga produksyon sa milabayng tuig nga naa sa 16.82 milyones metriko tonelada, sumpay ni Yap.
Kini nga lakang usab human milapad ang kampanya sa mga mag-uuma nga ang ilang animaoy unang komprahon sa kagamhanan sa dili pa kini mag-palit sa mga nasud sa gawas.
Butyag usab ni Yap, gipahumutang sa Malacañang ang FIELDS agi ug interbensyon agi og pagpasugod sa trabaho subay sa Comprehensive Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (CLEEP) isip economic stimulus package. (PIA)
HANGTUD padayon ang pagdagsang sa mga turista, may ikapamugas pa gihapon.
Kini maoy paambit ni Demetria Bagoy, tigpamaligyag calamay sa pantalan, ug kon wala didto, may tsansa nga nagluto og ginaling nga pilit sa tono ug kamay sa iyang dapog sa Punong Albur.
Nalambigit sa pagpamaligyag calmay sulod sa halos 50 na ka tuig, nalipay si Mrs. Bagoy nga may mapaabot silang halin sa pagdagsang sa turismo human ikampanya sa kagamhanan aron may mapasugdang daghang trabaho.
Si Nang Demie usa lang sa kapid-an ka Alburanon nga nisalig usab sa dugang kapanginabuhian sa pagpakusog sa turismo ug pagpamalit sa calamay aron igasa gawas sa Bohol.
Karon nangandoy nga kahatagan pag dugang suporta sa calamay sa Albur, dako og kalipay sa mag vendors ang tabang sa Bohol Local Development Foundation sa ilang pangandoy sa display center. (PIA)
25 town mayors, who converted to the NP (Nacionalista Party) recently, swore in back as Lakas-Kampi members before provincial political stalwart Gov. Erico Aumentado.
With the new political somersault – resulting from the Governor’s loyalty check – the Lakas-Kampi’s near party-monolith is back in place. Now the dominant administration party controls 38 of 47 municipal mayors and 12 of the 13 provincial board members.
Of course Gov. Aumentado, Vice-Gov. Julius Herrera and the three congressmen Edgar Chatto, Roberto Cajes and Adam Jala all belong to the administration bloc.
Eyebrows were raised when suddenly 25 mayors took their oaths of allegiance Sunday before NP president and former senate president Manny Villar while the Governor literally turned his back as he left for an official trip to Korea with President Gloria M. Arroyo.
In a random survey conducted by Station DYRD’s “Radyo Merkado” program, 87.5% said “it would be impossible for the mayors to take their oath to Manny Villar’s NP without the knowledge of Gov. Aumentado whose leadership is respected by the Lakas-Kampi mayors.
But Gov. Aumentado was emphatic during the meeting that the administration coalition here is critical because through that, the province can easily access several programs and projects from the national government.
That leaves 9 mayors as outside the coalition who belong to the PDP Laban, the party of former president Erap Estrada and the NPC (Nationalist People’s Coalition.)
Aside from Tagbilaran City Mayor Lim who is identified with the Estrada camp and the NPC, the other non-Lakas mayors are: Maribojoc Mayor Leoncio Evasco, Albur Mayor Cirilo Jalad, Baclayon Mayor Alvin Uy, Loon Mayor Lloyd Lopez, Calape Mayor Simplicio Yu, Tubigon Mayor Luna Piezas, all in the 1st district; Bien Unido Mayor Ninoy
Rey Boniel and Alicia Mayor Pedro Miasco.’
SELLING LIFE, in a nutshell.
This is how 68-year old Demetria Bagoy unwittingly describes her close engagement in Bohol’s calamay industry as a calamay maker in Alburquerque town and a vendor at the city port.
Rain and shine, sweat and tears, dedication and hardwork all packed in neat coconut-shell she offers to tourists and guests. It also describes the industry that has kept people sticking together to pick a new identity as calamay town here.
Almost daily, Demetria, or Demie and her family face stifling heat to stir cook milled glutinous rice in coconut milk and brown sugar solution for a couple of hours over low fire in their cramped kitchen.
All of these to bring out that sweet gluey stuff in spoke-shaved coconut shells banded in red which tourists in Bohol would not go home without.
Rain or shine, hell or high water, as long as the fast crafts come, Demie and other calamay vendors stalk the port and offer the “sweet fruit” of their labor to tourists.
When not selling, Demetria, or Nang Demie also sits as an officer of Alburquerque Calamay Makers’ Association, an organization helping to improve the lot of people intricately stuck in a sticky industry for more than half a century.
Left with little capital, less technical know-how in packaging, Demie and many Alburanons tapped government and non-government help to aggressively promote their product.
When government aggressively pursued tourism for Bohol, calamay makers like her saw the perfect chance.
Now selling briskly to tourists passing by the city port, the family also sources the money for their daily rice and fish.
Demie has sold the product since 1962, has seen rough times but as long as tourists keep coming, selling would always be up, she said.
In the business that demands small financial capital but more hardwork, they have to sell daily and compete with other vendors.
But fully believing in “tourism bringing opportunities” not only for vendors like her, Bagoy and her organization have been religiously coming to the makeshift stall at the port to sell their toil.
Makapamugas man hinuon pod, Nang Demie shared in Cebuano when asked about the income.
Now tying up with Capitol and the Bohol Local Development Foundation for a display center project in their town, Demie and countless other calamay makers have been thankful for government direct and indirect intervention to promote the industry.
As long as tourists come, we are assured of our daily needs, she said.
Along with other stakeholders, the tourism boom in Bohol has opened countless job opportunities for people engaged in tour operations, hotel and restaurant, arts and culture and other support industries including agriculture. (rachiu/PIA)
