by anyajulia | Feb 14, 2009 | Features, Headlines
The tourism boom in Bohol is going fast & popular and last week it was visited by the renowned & popular healing priest Fr. Fernando Suarez, Companions of the Cross Healing Ministry & the Oratory of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Monte Maria – Batangas City together with Canadian priest Fr. Shannon – blew into town last February 3 -5, 2009 to relax and enjoy in one of the best resorts in the province and celebrate his birthday ( February 7 ). Johnny Enerio – GM of Jet About Tours ( Bohol ) & Chairman of the 1565 Treaty – the Bohol Blood Compact , Hinawanan Bay Loay, personally handled the vacation / tour of Fr. Suarez. Fr. Suarez also called on Fr. Jeff Malanog at the St. Joseph Cathedral.
It can be recalled that in 1995, shortly after Fr. Fernando Suarez had a vision of many poor children coming to him seeking his help, Mary Mother of the Poor Foundation began – today it is feeding thousands of children , building homes, & deve;oping livelihood projects to respond to the cry of the poor – our late Holy Father , Pope John Paul 11, in the 1995 World Youth Day said, ” the Philippines, the only Catholic country in Asia will play an important role in evangelization of the East , with God’s grace the MonteMaria will be Mary Mother of the Poor”s ( MMP ) response to our Holy Father’s Vision.
Fr. Suarez loved & even even said – ‘ Magnificent Bohol ‘ and enjoyed the 3 days stay and promised to come back to Bohol and have a a Mass for all Boholanos. Indeed , Bohol is blesses and among the few who met & Prayed over by Fr. Suarez, in the likes of PAL Manager Emma Relampagos, Congressional Lady Pureza Chatto , Airport Manager Edgar Solis , Aproniania’s souvenirs owner Connie, Maj. Ebora of Tagbilaran PPA were more than glad to wlecome Fr. Suarez and in his forthcoming visit to Bohol.
Fr. Fernando Suarez with Fr. Shannon together with Mrs. Glory Galia Enerio , Jennifer Enerio Pabotoy & Jet About GM Johnny Enerio played host for a merienda at the Enerio residence before going back to Manila last February 6, 2009. Fr. Suarez had promised to come bnack to Bohol and have his Ministry witnessed & experience by Boholanos. ( jetaboutbohol.com / 412-2588 )
by anyajulia | Feb 13, 2009 | Headlines, National News
Police Director General Jesus Verzosa has ordered the resolution of the pending administrative cases involving PNP personnel who were found guilty of using illegal drugs.
Verzosa has already instructed Police Director Raul M Bacalzo, Director of the Investigation and Detective Management (DIDM) and Commander of the Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Force (AIDSOTF), to oversee the resolution of said cases.
Verzosa has also assured the public that proper sanctions will be given. Records of the DIDM show that there are still 79 pending cases involving PNP personnel guilty of using illegal drugs. (PIA)
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by anyajulia | Feb 13, 2009 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
Jatropha is the best alternative for Bohol, especially in those farmlands sloping by above 12 degrees and marginal soils where food crops hardly grow.
The Jatropha Propagation Project targets to make at least 16,000 hectares productive.
Governor Erico Aumentado assured there will be no conversion of food farms to Jatropha plantations, as he had already ordered segregation of agricultural lands for food crops from those for industrial crops.
According to studies, “Jatropha curcas grows best on well drained soils preferably with pH of 6-9 with good aeration but is well adapted to marginal soils with low nutrient content” which food crops can hardly grow.
Through the trans-esterification process, crude Jatropha oil has been used as component of high quality paper, energy pellets, soap, cosmetics, toothpaste, embalming fluid, pipe joint cement, cough medicine and as a moistening agent in tobacco.
Moreover, Jatropha seed cake, a waste by-product of the bio-diesel trans-esterification process has been used as rich organic fertilizer in other countries. Also based on JCP research, about 600 liters of bio-diesel can be extracted from a thousand kilos of Jatropha curcas seeds.
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by anyajulia | Feb 13, 2009 | Headlines, National News
The Department of Health(DOH) is set to launch the Healthy Lifestyle to the Max on February 16 in line with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s Executive Order No. 958 declaring 2005 – 2015 as the Decade of Healthy Lifestyle.
EO 958 was issued in December of 2005 and directs the Department of Health (DOH) to organize all concerned sectors of the government and civil society to conduct activities that would promote healthy lifestyle. The executive order is part of President Arroyo’s commitment for the prevention and control of cardiovascular and other related diseases.
The campaign for healthy lifestyle is also in time for the Heart Month celebration which is February, with the theme: ‘Mabuhay Ka Pusong Pinay’.
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by anyajulia | Feb 13, 2009 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
Government supervision and control is being sought in the operations of the “habal-habal”. Instead of a total ban the habal-habal, the call to regulate it has become a common sentiment among its drivers and the riding public.
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) regional office was scheduled to suppress erring motorists and to stop habal-habal operation across the province since yesterday. However, the plight of habal-habal drivers caught public attention.
Alfredo Gutierrez, Jr., president of the Tagbilaran Private Motor Service Association (TPMSA) – a group of habal-habal drivers in the city, that are willing to comply with the transportation code such as the mandatory wearing of helmets and limiting their passenger to one.
The safety of backriders on single motorcycles for hire has been the major concern of authorities pushing to outlaw habal-habal operations.
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