by magnolia_eic | Jun 2, 2010 | Headlines, National News
MALACAÑANG is confident that private sector workers will soon get their much-awaited increases in daily wage, saying that efforts of the tripartite boards looking at the wage structure could bear results “within the week.”
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Rogelio C. Peyuan said the likely wage hike will be the welcome news to the labor sector , particularly the minimum wage earners.
Last May 1 during the Labor Day celebration, Peyuan said President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had ordered the various Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards to hasten the process of resolving the P75 across-the-board wage increase petition from the private labor sector.
For government workers, the President had announced that they will continue to have yearly salary increases until 2012 pursuant to the salary standardization law.
Upon the President’s directive, the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) said the wage board in Metro Manila is deliberating on the pending wage petition and is expected to come out with a decision this week. (PIA-Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | Jun 2, 2010 | Headlines
THOUSANDS of students and pupils in Bohol’s public and private schools are expected to troop back when schools open on June 15.
This too as the government revs on its Balik Eskwela campaign to keep all school-age children in schools and make the teaching venues conducive to learners.
The day, June 15 would be after the country breaks for the Independence Day holiday, which is reset on the nearest Monday after June 12, shared Bohol division office representative Auxilio Cruspero during the recent Kapihan sa PIA Thursday.
While there were initial rumors about classes opening on the 14th the Department of Education corrected the opening dates while citing an amendment of its order no. 26 series of 2010.
Paragraph 2 of the Department order no. 26 series of 2010 from the education department earlier pegged the beginning of the school year on Monday, June 14, 2010.
However, based on Presidential proclamation Number 1841, June 14 has been previously declared regular holiday being the Monday nearest June 12.
By this, the DepEd order number 69 series of 2010 came to correct the error.
DepEd Secretary Mona Valisno also affirmed that the school year 2010-2011 shall begin on Tuesday June 15, 2010 and shall end on April 8, 2011.
Over this, “there would be 202 school days inclusive of the 5 days INSET Break and the parent-teacher conference that shall be held on Saturdays following the week after the administration of the quarterly examinations,” the order reads.
According to the education authorities, the number of school days is compulsory to public elementary and secondary schools.
As to the private schools, Sec. Valisno said they may opt to deviate from the DepED school calendar but they shall not start their classes earlier than the first Monday of June and not later than the last day of August as provided in Republic Act 7797. (PIA-Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | Jun 2, 2010 | Headlines, National News
FEW more days and the 1265 National Census on Population and Housing enumerators would be wrapping up the 2010 census data.
But National Census Office authorities here in Bohol said the data may not yet be available on June 11 but later or by the end of the year.
To this, Jessamyn Anne Alcazaren requests local leaders not to press the enumerators to share the raw data as this would have to be forwarded yet to Manila.
Please spare the census enumerators if they could not share the data yet, these would still have to be validated, Alcazaren said.
Besides, the enumerators are instructed to keep the information confidential, she explained just as the data shared by respondents are kept in privacy.
by magnolia_eic | Jun 2, 2010 | Local News / Bohol Balita
EVALUATORS from the National Nutrition Council and the Department of Health are currently in Bohol for the next three days to assess the province’s nutrition program, sources from the Provincial Health Office revealed.
According to Provincial Nutrition Coordinator Juliet Manliguez, the team would be visiting at least two towns to pore into their Municipal Nutrition programs as part of Bohol’s over-all rating.
Bohol has been awarded Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition since 2006 and winning another nutrition accolade this year would be the biggest legacy for outgoing Governor Erico Aumentado who goes to Congress to represent Bohol second District beginning July 1.
Last year, it was almost a sweep for Bohol as Tagbilaran City only bowed out to Lapulapu who invested P28M for the program they implemented in their city.
Bohol took the third CROWN while in the town category, Tubigon bagged its second in a row award for towns in the region.
by magnolia_eic | May 31, 2010 | Headlines, National News
WORLD Health Organization (WHO) selects “Gender and tobacco with an emphasis on marketing to women” as the theme for this year’s “World No Tobacco Day”, May 31, 2010.
In an internet site, WHO said “Controlling the epidemic of tobacco among women is an important part of any comprehensive tobacco control strategy”.
World No Tobacco Day 2010 will draw particular attention to the need to protect women and girls from the harmful effects of tobacco marketing and smoke in accordance with WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
WHO accused tobacco companies of spending heavily on alluring marketing campaigns that target women knowing that women are gaining spending power and independence, so they are more able to afford tobacco and feel freer to use it.
Tobacco companies are also investing heavily in the low-income and middle-income countries, where most potential new female users live, and the problem is compounded as many countries do not do enough to protect their people from second-hand smoke.
WHO also said many women do not know about the harm done by second-hand smoke, or feel as if they have no right to complain. (PIA-Bohol)
