by anyajulia | Mar 18, 2009 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
The government starts the P86M road works leading to the tourist island and its airport. The project is being supervised by the regional office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
“The projects are set to approximate the timetable for the airport operationalization, pending the ironing of wrinkles in the right of way acquisition for the multi-billion air facility,” explains Engr. Edgar Damalerio of Bohol’s first engineering district.
“It would be a disaster is for tourists and locals wanting to catch a plane but couldn’t squeeze through traffic due to narrow roads and so they miss the flight,” points one construction worker who is now in the frenzy of the construction on sections from.
“The land bridge that connects the island to mainland Bohol must be fortified, widened and paved right so it could carry the main bulk as traffic shifts to the proposed airport” added an engineer who supervises for the in the 900 meter road widening and bridges construction works.
According to DPWH –7 Engr. Rene Ye, the government is putting up some P86M for the construction and repair of the Jacinto Borja Bridge & Vano Bridge in Poblacion Dauis as well as the widening of the causeway sections leading to Dauis.
He also added that a parallel project is about to commence from Tagbilaran City’s Sitio Ubos to Totolan Dauis. (rachiu/PIA)
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by anyajulia | Mar 18, 2009 | Headlines
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is confident that the government’s rationalization will not force the employees to flip over the kettle.
According to the DBM Secretary Rolando Andaya Jr. in relation to the feared rationalization, the arranging of personnel in the needed government positions with the policy of no displacement of workers.
by anyajulia | Mar 17, 2009 | Headlines, National News
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), disclosed that the Philippines through the BSP will be hosting an international research conference on remittances on March 30 to 31 this year.
The two-day conference will bring together not only international and regional policymakers but also central bankers, academics and researchers. The objective of the assembly is to discuss current research on the impact of remittances on the Philippine economy as well as their implications for policymaking, with special focus on the Asian region.
The conference will revolve around the theme “The Macroeconomic Consequences of Remittances: Implications for Monetary and Financial Policies in Asia”. (PIA)
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by anyajulia | Mar 17, 2009 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, National News
Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap breaks ground for the P6M improvement of the Bilar Agricultural College Communal Irrigation System. This was aimed to drastically increase rice harvests while stressing the need for government to spur jobs in the countryside.
For the project, it will maximize 40 hectares of irrigated rice lands by generating 5 more hectares and rehabilitating the 35 hectares of prime beds, states Engr. Olympio Galagala Jr., Bohol irrigation officer.
Using the excess water of Bilar’s Yectin River, the irrigation system improvement is also expected to benefit residents who would be provided river bank protection, upgrade harvests and help 186 farmer beneficiaries of the Zamros Irrigators’ Association, according to the project profile. (rachiu/PIA)
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by anyajulia | Mar 17, 2009 | Headlines, National News
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has announced the conduct of the LSP-MDC for school year 2010-2011, which is set on May 10, 2009. The deadline for filing of applications is this coming March 25, 2009.
Acceptance of applications is on a first-come first-served basis. Though deadline for filing of applications is set, the Commission may, at any time, declare it earlier as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received and accepted.
The LSP-MDC competitive examination consists of two stages: Stage 1 (Written Test) and Stage 2 (Interview). (CSC/PIA)
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