by anyajulia | Nov 14, 2008 | Headlines, National News
Tungod sa nagkadaghang kaso sa HIV sa Pilipinas, ang grupong Girls, Women, and HIV & AIDS Network (GWHAN) mipalanog sa ilang pagsuporta sa Reproductive Health Bill
Matud pa maong grupo, base sa talaan sa National Epidemiology Center (NEC), hapit mo-triple ang kaso sa HIV sa nasud, ug sa bulan sa Setyembre, adunay 57 ang positibo sa HIV.
Gipakita usab nga 59% ana-a sa gitawag og “reproductive years” nga nagpanu-igong 25 hangtud sa 39 ka tuig; samtang 39% niining positibo sa HIV mga OFW.
Ang mga kaubanan sa GWHAN mohimo ug tigum aron pagpormal sa ilang pagsuporta ug aron ipadali ug pasa ang HB 5043 o Reproductive Health Bill. (PIA/Bohol)
by anyajulia | Nov 13, 2008 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
Provincial lawmakers are now setting in motion a common ordinance that is to be impleented by th three municipalities of the Bohol Marine Triangle, namely Dauis, Panglao and Baclayon. In a meeting of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) committees which tackled on environment and tourism, the memorandum of agreement (MOA) entered by the mayors aforementioned was discussed.
Acting on a letter from the Alona Beach Community Association Inc. (ABCAI) which scored the delay in the joint drafting of a common Marine Environmental User Fee Ordinance to be adopted by the three towns, the two SP committees headed by Board Members Alfonso Damalerio II and Corazon Galbreath urged the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) of said towns to lead in the preparation of the proposed measure as stipulated in the MOA.
Among other responsibilities, the three LGUs will adhere to a policy having a single management system in the BMT area. Each town will fully exercise its police powers to enforce all fisheries and environmental laws within its coast.
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by anyajulia | Nov 13, 2008 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, Tourism
Bohol was featured in the July-August 2008 issue of Jiangxi Pictorial, a popular magazine published by Bohol’s sister province int the People’s Republic of China. The magazine featured the Chocolate Hills, and the festive parade and street dancing during the Bohol-Jiangxi Friendship Day celebration last May 8.
Ambassador Carlos Chan, gave Gov. Erico Aumentado a copy of the magazine in his recent visit here in Bohol.
Aumentado had sought the help of Jiangxi’s 43 million people to help vote for the Chocolate Hills into the worldwide search for the New Seven Wonders of Nature through Internet voting.
For the internet savvy, the Jiangxi netizens were invited to visit www.jxnews.com.cn and vote for the Chocolate Hills.
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by anyajulia | Nov 13, 2008 | Headlines, National News
Philippines will only feel the full impact of the global economic crisis next year, since there’s a time lag in terms of the impact of a global economic slowdown. “This can be in the form of effects in the real economy such as slowdown in the export sector, slowdown in business and economic activity,” Finance Secretary Margarito Teves said.
Teves said Asian countries historically don’t plunge into a recession, unlike the United States. A recession occurs when an economy suffers two consecutive quarters of negative growth.
Asked how the government would address this, Teves said: “A combination of accelerated implementation of infrastructure programs, making sure this time this infrastructure spending is done in a larger way during the first semester of the year to take advantage of the good weather, continued investment in food, agriculture.”
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by anyajulia | Nov 12, 2008 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
The closed drainage outfall was suddenly opened last Thursday (Nov. 6) by the City Engineer’s Office crew regardless of the absence of an official clearance from Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The said drainage was purposely closed due to the existence of some illegally tapped sewerage connections.
Gov. Erico Aumentado who was in the midst of negotiations regarding the drainage controversy was shocked upon learning on the city hall’s decision to open the drainage outfall even as no coordination meeting has been called since the time he had a one-on-one talk with the city mayor. The governor was informed by PENRO Nestor Canda when he checked the situation on the drainage outfall opening while he was in Manila last Thursday.
City Consultant, Engr. Cecil Corloncito who arrived from Australia supervised the opening of the outfall last Thursday while claiming that a laboratory test showed the water content to be safe for release to the seawaters. However, said lab test was not acceptable to DENR since only results from accredited laboratories are being accepted.
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