by magnolia_eic | Sep 19, 2010 | Announcements, Headlines
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 5 Professional Electrical Engineers; 913 out of 2,686 Registered Electrical Engineers; and 529 out of 1,456 Registered Master Electricians successfully passed the Electrical Engineer Licensure Examinations given by the Board of Electrical Engineering in Manila, Baguio, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi and Zamboanga this September 2010.
Top 10 examinees for Electrical Engineer:
1 JONATHAN BUENAVENTURA DE LA VIÃ UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- LOS BANOS 89.45
2 SWEETHEART KELLY AZUCENA ABRATIQUE UNIVERSITY OF BATANGAS 87.60
3 MICHAEL VINCENT SANTOS DELA CRUZ SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY 86.85
WOHLER BRYAN CRUZ GUIAO UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- LOS BANOS 86.85
4 RANDELL IVAN CANONOY AGUBA UNIVERSITY OF BATANGAS 86.75
5 ALENA MAE PICART FLORA SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY 86.55
6 SHERWIN BLANCO RIVERA MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY- MARAWI CITY 86.25
7 GREG SERASPI RASCO GARCIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY 86.10
8 JOEL ASUGUI JUEGO MARINDUQUE STATE COLLEGE- BOAC 85.70
9 DONDON ABDURAKMAN DON NOTRE DAME OF DADIANGAS COLLEGE 85.55
10 RONEL MELITANTE MAAMO MINDANAO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 85.40
MEL CARY RUAZA MULA CEBU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 85.40
Top 10 for Master Electrician
1 PIERRE DELMONTE ESPENA BICOL UNIVERSITY-LEGAZPI 86.50
JIMMY COREA SAMONTE CAMARINES NORTE STATE COLLEGE-DAET 86.50
2 JERIC PRIEL PRIANES BICOL UNIVERSITY-LEGAZPI 86.00
3 JOSE DAENDELS ESCARTIN CABILLA BOHOL ISLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (FOR.CVSCAFT)-TAGBILARAN 85.50
4 RICHARD JACOB RAMORES CAMARINES NORTE STATE COLLEGE-DAET 85.00
5 OLIVER CRAEL APOSTOL PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITYQUEZON 84.50
ROWEL ROSARIO FRIAS PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY-CALASIAO 84.50
ALMEL ESTIDOLA HUBILLA BICOL UNIVERSITY IND’L TECH.(BUCIT)-LEGAZPI 84.50
6 JOVEN NITO INOFINADA HIBAYA BOHOL ISLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (FOR.CVSCAFT)-TAGBILARAN 84.00
FRANCIS BERNARD BALAGWIS LUNA UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES-CATARMAN 84.00
KIRVEN SALVALEON NALU BOHOL ISLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (FOR.CVSCAFT)-TAGBILARAN 84.00
JAYSON DAGOS PAGADUAN TECHNICAL SCHOOL 84.00
7 LINDON DUMANIG CUA BOHOL ISLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (FOR.CVSCAFT)-CALAPE 83.50
MARK PHIL PELEO DOLOR CAMARINES NORTE STATE COLLEGE-DAET 83.50
RODOLFO CASAMA QUIAPO JR ADAMSON UNIVERSITY 83.50 NEIL FRANCIS MERCADO
SAMIANO DON BOSCO COLLEGE SEMINARYLAGUNA 83.50
MICHAEL ENRIQUEZ SOLIS PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY-CALASIAO 83.50
MICHEL FRUTO VIO WESTERN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 83.50
8 ALEJO ENTRINA BUHIAN JR BOHOL ISLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (FOR.CVSCAFT)-TAGBILARAN 83.00
NOLLY DELA CRUZ GUARDACASA TECHNICAL SCHOOL 83.00
9 ERNEE CRISTOBAL CAJURAO BICOL UNIVERSITY-LEGAZPI 82.50
DENDEI CASTRO CAMAONGAY UNIVERSITY OF THE VISAYASCEBU CITY 82.50
SANDY BRIOLA CAMU BICOL UNIVERSITY-LEGAZPI 82.50
RODOLFO ARIG CARREOS JR BOHOL ISLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (FOR.CVSCAFT)-TAGBILARAN 82.50
ROBERT SOMBRADO LADEZA BOHOL ISLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (FOR.CVSCAFT)-TAGBILARAN 82.50
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by magnolia_eic | Sep 19, 2010 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, Tech Talk
Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto told attendees to the ICT Council Meeting that Bohol’s Information and Communications Technology or ICT industry will be the next major source of jobs for Boholanos. The meeting was held at the Governor’s mansion on September 17, 2010 and was attended by the representatives from PLDT and Globe Telecom, DepEd, BLCI, BWUI, BOHECO, DTI, Bankers Association, academe and the various ICT industry players.
Ms. Emmelou Versoza-Delfin from the Commision on Information and Communications Technology reported that the top 10 New Wave Cities or cities that are potential locations for call centers and other business process outsourcing does not include Bohol yet. In the scorecard maintained by the CICT, Bohol scored 100% on cost of operations, but has a very poor 46% on manpower criteria.
Surprisingly, Bohol scored on the high 70s for infrastructure and business activity and this was due to the presence of airport, seaports and the active business community represented by the Bohol Chamber of Commerce and the ICT Council.
In the past years, government officials were not optimistic about the ICT industry due to the perceived requirement of a fiber optic connection from Bohol to Cebu. However, the officers from PLDT and Globe Telecom explained that the method of data transport is irrelevant because the telco companies will deliver the specifications based on the service level agreement or SLA and capacity using whatever data transport technology is used.
The two telcos presented their current capabilities in Bohol. PLDT showed their multiple microwave links to Cebu and Dumaguete as well as their newly implemented ‘fiber in the loop’ interconnecting the various cell sites in Tagbilaran. Globe showed their newly commissioned submarine fiber optic connection to Talisay, Cebu and Maasin Leyte.
Gov. Chatto had a small group meeting with Ms. Delfin, DTI Regional Director Asteria Caberte, Provincial Director Maria Elena Arbon, Ms. Inday Dominise of BIPC, Bohol ICT Council President Ms. Leah T. Magno and Bohol ICT Vice-president Jerome Auza and planned to send a delegation from Bohol to various E-Services and BPO conventions. The governor expressed his excitement to see Bohol ICT industry grow just as the tourism industry has grown over the years.
On the other hand, plans to improve Bohol’s manpower pool by industry-academe linkage, improvement of curriculum and improvement of access to the Internet for public secondary schools is high on BICTC’s priorities for the next few years.
by magnolia_eic | Sep 18, 2010 | Announcements, Headlines, National News
Philippine officials in Israel reiterated early this week that there are no job openings for
hospital workers in Israel, and job applicants must particularly beware of a fictitious hospital
used as decoy by illegal recruiters.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a release citing a report from the Philippine
Embassy in Israel that “this announcement is being issued in response to reports and
queries from prospective applicants verifying job opportunities offered to them by certain
unscrupulous recruiters to work in various capacities for a ‘Jordan Valley Medical Center in
Israel.”
The Embassy confirmed that the “Jordan Valley Medical Center” is “fictitious and no such
hospital exists in Israel,” the DFA said.
It reiterated there are no job openings in Israel for hospital workers such as doctors, nurses,
medical technicians, ambulance crew, or drivers, that are available to Filipino applicants.
It also reminded that Filipinos are recruited for Israel as caregivers for home care and not in
hospitals. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Sep 18, 2010 | Headlines, National News
President Benigno S. Aquino III bared on Thursday that two additional funding sources to
increase the coverage of the government’s poverty alleviation program, the Kapit Bisig Laban
sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-Cidss) to include
1.3-million more Filipino families.
The President said the new funding sources are part of the administration’s renewed drive to
garner more funding sources through public-private partnerships.
Without specifying an amount, the President said the World Bank had agreed to provide
fresh funds for the Kalahi-Cidss program, one of three poverty alleviation measures the
government is implementing through the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
The other two programs are the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) which allocates
conditional cash grants to qualified families provided certain requirements concerning
maternal health and the education and health of their children, are met; and the Self
Employment Assistance-Kabayan (SEA-K) – a sustainable livelihood project that aims to
enhance the socio-economic skills of qualified Filipino families.
The President pointed out that the number of additional Filipino families who will get the
chance to improve their lives through the anti-poverty program is still far from his target of
4.6-million families.
President Aquino added that the Millennium Challenge Corporation, an innovative and
independent U.S. foreign aid agency that is helping lead the fight against global poverty will
give a total of P5-billion for the Kalahi-Cidss program. (PCOO/PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Sep 18, 2010 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
HOW do we make sports champions of Boholanos?
Definitely not with the current sports programs that engage athletes only a month before the
competitions.
Apparently fed up with Bohol’s dismal showing in sports competitions as its athletes often are made
to be content occupying the less loftier heights in sports dais, Governor Edgar Chatto said the new
Capitol administration wants a comprehensive sports program for the youth.
Sharing his thoughts during the weekly “Kita ug ang Gobernador” at the People’s Mansion, Chatto
said a year-round sports activities ending with an annual meet that enough and would want to get its
money where its mouth is.
Governor Chatto revealed Friday that Capitol is now embarking on a no-nonsense sports program
that would make a comprehensive province-wide sports program that is destined to bring out the
champions in Bohol.
He said that aside from the regular Congressional, Provincial and the Regional Meets handled by the
Department of Education, continuous sports development activities would be run.
“After the [athletic] meets, the kids will find an arena in further developing [their sports]”, he added.
“We must be able to get the most outstanding players through a sustainable sports program,” he
stressed.
We have to make sure that, instead of doing drugs, we can push their energies into positive values of
discipline and teamwork, by giving them alternative activities other than helping work in the family,
Chatto explained.
Consistent with this and assuring that Capitol puts its money where the mouth is, the provincial
government is reportedly increasing its financial assistance, along with the district representatives to
the different athletic meets.
Chatto revealed that they have increased to P400,000 financial aid to district meets, P600,00
to provincial and P3,000,000 to the Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association meets.
In Bohol, Catigbian town embarked on a no-nonsense sports development program and the effect
was a stunning show of sports prowess from trained athletes.
“How can you expect consistently winning athletes when you only train them for a week?” asked
Mayor Roberto Salinas in an interview.
For his town’s sports development, Catigbian earmarks a sizable amount for trainors, equipment and
training programs for the whole year, after showing a significant record of stunning successes after a
year of sports development program implementation. (racPIABohol)
