by anyajulia | May 19, 2009 | Headlines, National News
The Department of Education (DepEd) has already moved to stop the airing of the “misleading” commercial advertisement in national television aired by a remittance company.
DepEd central office already sent a formal letter to LBC officials and to the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to correct any misunderstanding / misinformation brought about by the airing of the said commercial.
DepEd will ask LBC to review, consequently, terminate the airing of the firm to prevent confusion among school children. They warned that the ad, sends the wrong message and might be misinterpreted by school children watching the ad being aired at TV stations. (PIA)
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by anyajulia | May 19, 2009 | Headlines, National News
Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said the problems rice in terms of high prices and supply is “less serious now than in previous years.” This is nothing compared to the rice crisis the country faced a year or so ago.
Remonde explained that in Cabinet meetings and other sessions, food security is always high on the agenda. He adds that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo keeps on reminding Cabinet members, especially Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, to ensure that the country has always enough rice buffer stock through domestic production and importations. (PIA)
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by anyajulia | May 19, 2009 | Election 2010, Headlines, National News
The Commission on Election’s special committee will now have to spare time to hear pending motions for reconsideration from previous disqualified bidders, despite the emergence of a supplier with the lowest bid.
The Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) found the Smartmatic-Total Information Management consortium’s bid compliant with the commission’s requirements after the committee completed the evaluation of the remaining financial bids.
Smartmatic made a Php 7.2 Billion bid for the automation of the 2010 polls which covers 82,200 automated counting machines. Its close competition, Indra Sistemas, was disqualified because its Php 11-Billion offer is limited to 52,000 machines units. (PIA-MMIO)
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by anyajulia | May 18, 2009 | Headlines, National News
Department of Education Secretary Jesli Lapus assures transparency in the DepEd’s school feeding program.
“The Department of Education is serious about good governance and our track record will show that we have been gaining in our reform efforts in this huge agency,” Lapus says.
DepEd officials earlier submitted documents explaining concerns and questions regarding pricing, product specifications, and bidding procedures to the Senate Committee on Education.
On the overpricing issue, a market price survey of the various leading commercial brands in the targeted 13 food-poor provinces was submitted. The prices also differed in different parts of the country from P8.00 for 55 grams or equivalent to P15.00 for 100 grams to a high of P20.75 at 35 grams or P59.00 for 100 grams. The increase in prices is mainly for shipment to island municipalities and food-poor provinces in Visayas and Mindanao.
Through this program, acknowledged as a successful flagship program in health and nutrition, there had been marked increase in weight among school children, decrease in the number of malnutrition cases and improved school attendance. In 2008, for instance, the incidence of undernutrition dropped from 22 percent to 16 percent. (DepEd)
by anyajulia | May 18, 2009 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
Panglao Mayor Benedicto Alcala is now ready to demolish,by the end of May, structures within the 20-meter salvage zone of the Alona Beach if the resort owners will not voluntarily do so.
The Panglao mayor has already sent the notices sent by registered mail with return card to the 12 resorts owners on the Alona Beach. He has negotiated, cajoled, requested, reminded and directed these owners to demolish these structures but to no avail.
This issue cropped up during the meeting after resort owners aired the complaints of some guests that the trek to the beach through the public access is so cumbersome and circuitous.
Beachfront owners used to provide access through their property but cut this short after passersby abused the privilege – stepping out of the path and onto the grass, loitering around guests’ rooms to the latter’s surprise and fear in some cases, and dropping litter.
Other resorts also have guards, but they do not deny entry but merely remind passersby to stay within the easement zone and not too close to the property.
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