by anyajulia | May 5, 2009 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
Five companies will be the suppliers for the new fleet of heavy equipment purchase of the provincial government. The equipment will all amount to a total of P163,391,000.
The winning bidders are : Civic Merchandizing Inc., RDAK Transport Equipment Inc., Pasajero Motors Corporation, JVF Commercial & Project Development Support Service and Isuzu Cebu Inc.
Civic Merchandizing will be supplying the provincial government four units of road rollers/vibratory compactors worth P14,352,000, two units of backhoe excavators worth P16,176,000 and one unit fuel tanker with pump amounting P4,578,000.
RDAK will supply two units of bulldozers with ripper worth P36,360,000 and two units of payloaders worth P17,130,000.
Ten units of dumptrucks will be supplied by Pasajero Motors which amounts to P37,900,000.
JVF Commercial will supply four units of articulated motor road graders with a total bid price of P32,795,000.
And Isuzu will supply a water truck with pump for P4.1 million.
Based on documents submitted by BAC chair Engr. Rosalinda Yu, the overall actual bid price of the five winning bidders would amount to P163,391,000. This is lower by P4,905,000 from the approved budget of the contract (ABC) of P168,296,000.
The purchase of the new fleet of heavy equipment was deemed an immediate necessity by the governor for the rehabilitation of provincial roads.
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by anyajulia | May 5, 2009 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
The city mayor went on a witch-hunting expedition last Saturday, when he questioned why the radio station received a grant amounting to P300,000. The mayor attempted to explode what “he thought” was a controversial issue between the Church and radio station dyRD.
The P320,110 grant was part of the P1.8 million upgrading program of the station while the bigger portion of P1.47 million was shouldered by the Bohol Chronicle Radio Corp. as its commitment to improve the quality reception and scope of its coverage area.
dyRD General Manager Peter Dejaresco answered back that “the mayor was in such a desperate mood of trying to discredit the station as if it got funding through questionable means.”
dyRD is a member station of the Catholic Media Network (CMN) and is entitled to avail of grants to be used for the upgrading of radio facilities as part of reaching out to a greater audience in the Church evangelization program through the media.
DYRD, which is now on its 48th year of broadcasting activities has consistently aired church-based programs, including live coverage of church events and the regular airing of Sunday masses live from the St. Joseph Cathedral.
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by anyajulia | May 5, 2009 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
“In time for the annual Katigbawan Festival next month, local leaders spearhead ‘Tanda Kaliwat Catigbianon 09’ as a venue where the locally prioritized projects up for collaborative development is showcased,” revealed Mayor Roberto Salinas recently.
The Tanda Kaliwat was initially a venue for raising the town funds for its scholarship program for its poor and yet deserving students. But now, it also could be an appropriate venue to celebrate a grand diamond homecoming of Catigbianons from all over the world.
Municipal scribe Ardissa Estavilla hopes the activity could provide them with a baseline information of Catigbianons within the country or abroad whom they can possibly tap for establishing investment promotion networks and additional employment opportunities for the town’s people.
The activity, set as a highlight of the Katigbawan happens on June l6, a day after the town opens its three day merrymaking to celebrate its native festival.
A festival to celebrate the town’s unique identity in the “katigbi” grass, tigbaw (caves) and Kabawan for its agelong livestock auction, Katigbawan comes out as an annual showcase of the things the town can boast of. Katigbawan has also earned the distinction of a unique agro-industrial fair as well as providing a venue for government’s one-stop service delivery. (rachiu/PIA)
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by anyajulia | May 5, 2009 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
“Eating pork remains to be safe as long as it is cooked properly,” asserts Dr. Stella Marie Lapiz.
The month of May here is considered the fiesta season here with every day promising a fiesta being celebrated somewhere. Moreover, fiestas in Bohol showcase pork, an ever present preparation for Boholano table.
Raising fears brought about by the endemic swine flu, the provincial veterinarian said hog flu virus does not usually survive in heat or when exposed to preservatives.
That also means processed swine products are safe, Dr. Lapiz bared during the recent Kapihan sa PIA Thursday, April 30. Correct hand washing, covering mouth while coughing or sneezing, and proper pet handling can easily contain the viral spread. (rachiu/PIA)
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by anyajulia | May 4, 2009 | Foreign Exchange, Headlines, Major Events
The Philippines will chair a health ministers’ meeting next week in Bangkok, Thailand. This will be attended by the the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) health ministers who will craft the region’s collective response to the H1N1 influenza A strain (A/H1N1) or the swine influenza virus (SIV). The ASEAN health ministers’ meeting will be held on May 8 (Friday).
The ASEAN’s “Plus Three” dialogue partners — China, Japan, and South Korea — have also been invited to the meeting.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said, “The Philippines, led by Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III, will preside over the meeting as the current chair of the ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting framework.”
The DFA said that a Coordinating Center has been established by the ASEAN Secretariat “to monitor developments related to A/H1N1 in the region.” The center “is tasked to monitor and collate information on situational updates and precautionary measures taken by the ASEAN member states.”
While no swine flu cases have been reported in Southeast Asia, measures have been put in place in the 10 ASEAN member countries “such as screening of arrivals from affected countries using thermal scanners and health declaration forms,” according to the DFA. (PIA)
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