by magnolia_eic | Nov 27, 2010 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
USA ka media tour ang himoon sa Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) aron pagpasuheto
sa mga sakop sa media sa mga proyekto sa Bohol nga gipundohan niini.
Ang JICA ahensyang tigpundo nga iya sa nasud nga Hapon ug kanunay nang nagtanyag sa hinabang
sa Bohol ilabi na sa mga programang agrikultura ug teknolohiya.
Sa media Tour, makig-uban ang taga JICA sa mga tinugyanan sa Bohol media didto sa isla nga
lungsod sa Carlos P. Garcia o Pitogo aron makig-sulti sa mga benepisaryo sa proyektong gipundohan
sa JICA didto.
Bisitahon sa bahan sa mga sakop sa prensa ang feeder port sa CPG ug makig-sulti ang mga sakop
sa media sa mga tawong nakabanepisyo sa imprastraktura nga gitukod pinaagi sa tabang sa Japan.
(PIABohol)
by magnolia_eic | Nov 27, 2010 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
THE government, through the Department of Energy (DOE) rehabilitated about 50 photovoltaic solar
panels from its other projects to light some 50 poor households in Alumar Island off Getafe town in a
cooperation project by two governments.
The national and local governments of the Philippines and the Japanese Government through the
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) was able to pool some P500K to make the wishes of
the islanders come true.
The government of Japan through JICA put up some P275K while the local government of Bohol and
Getafe put in P150. Member households put up the remaining P75K to complete the costs needed to
install and operationalize the Solar Household Project here, explained DOE information Officer Lou
Artiaga to members of the media.
Beneficiaries in turn get a solar lighting package of 20 or 50 watts good enough for at least two 10
watts fluorescent lights, a 7-watt compact fluorescent light.
Homeowners can also separately plug in a radio cassette and an Liquid Crystal Display television set
for the 50 watt package, said Alan Abear, DOE Cebu senior research assistant.
We have projects like the solar drier that didn’t work well, so we pulled out the solar panels and
rehabilitated them for the Solar Home Projects, which has ignited world attention for its being a
leading eco-solution to the problem of power, Magdaleno Baclay Jr of DOE told the media.
We contributed P2,000 and committed to united and plan for the community’s development so we
can spread the light project to the whole 400 resident households of this island, shared Evangeline
Salabero, one of the 50 project beneficiaries.
We pay about P200 monthly and pool the amount so we can pay for the expansion of the project,
she added.
An island lying on the edges of the inner bank of the double barriered-Danahon Reef, the community
used to be dependent on fishing until the government presented other possible options to lessen the
dependence on fishing the common resource.
Now into seaweed farming, most people of Alumar earn an average of P3,000 a month from dried
seaweeds.
Some families however complement their income by gleaning seashells, or catching crabs for market.
(racPIABohol)
by magnolia_eic | Nov 27, 2010 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
POTABLE water and cold storage facility tops the priorities of Carlos P. Garcia town mayor Tesalonica
Boyboy and she deems it important to get these service utilities soonest.
At the press tour for national and local media organized by Japan International Cooperation Agency
(JICA) to inspect the P19M feeder port that it has partly funded in Pitogo, CPG, Mayor Boyboy said
that getting cheaper potable water services for the town would be a big social service boost in her
town.
Since the opening of the Pitogo ship facility, water, which some islanders source out from the
mainland has gone cheaper but that is not much, residents said.
While the port facility has become a major economic feeder for the town supplemented by the ports
of Popoo and Aguining, potable water has still tide the economic lift-off off the town, Mayor Boyboy
said.
President Carlos P Garcia town is separated from mainland Bohol through the deep Basiao Channel,
has been a key fishing town and livelihood is supplemented by farming and cottage industries.
On this, Mayor Boyboy said that putting up of a municipal waterworks system that complements the
existing three pumping units already in place in barangay San Jose can ease living conditions here.
In the town, potable water is still expensive, in Aguining for example, a 5-gallon container can cost
between P10 to P20, the mayor said.
While it may be cheap for others, in a town listed as one of Bohol’s most deprived, an ease in the
potable water problem could be a sigh of relief to the town’s poor, she stressed.
Aside from the water produced by the three pumps and being sold commercially as purified, other
main source is rain-water which islanders collect in rain water collectors and huge tanks.
Not everybody could build one however, she said.
Asked if the sea intrusion into the local aquifer is a problem, the lady mayor in her second term said
by far, they water dug from the island has been potable without any hint of saltwater intrusion.
To ease the problem, the mayor said they have asked for a P500K funding from Senator Miguel Zubiri
for the installation of a new 1.5 hp water pump. They are still awaiting for positive response form the
senator, she added.
On this, Eloisa Romero of the JICA said she would also explore possibilities on how the Japanese
Government could continue its service to the people of the island. (racPIABohol)
by magnolia_eic | Nov 27, 2010 | Headlines, National News
The Philippine peso will have a new face in time for the celebration of Christmas next month.
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will be launching a new redesigned batch of bank notes in
December that will feature an upgraded design and security features.
This was disclosed by Ms. Fe M. dela Cruz, BSP’s Corporate Affairs Office, on Thursday, during
the presentation of bank notes bearing the signature of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III at
the Presidential Guest House in Malacañang.
Dela Cruz said that the newest batch of notes to be launched include the 20, 50, 100, 200,
500 and 1,000 peso bills, all of which will have the newest design and a much stricter security
features.
Dela Cruz did not give specific details but assured that the BSP has been working hard on the
newest batch of notes adding that it will be appreciated by the public.
She urged the public to take care of the bank notes for it represents the Filipino culture and core
values.
Dela Cruz added that the peso bills with the old design and features remain legal tender until it
will be phased out in three to four years time. (PCOO)
by magnolia_eic | Nov 27, 2010 | Headlines, National News
President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday signed Proclamation No. 75 granting amnesty to
active and former officers and enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),
the Philippine National Police (PNP) and their supporters involved in the three attempts to
overthrow his predecessor.
The new amnesty proclamation takes effect upon the concurrence of the majority of all members
of Congress. It also supersedes Proclamation No. 50, which was issued on October 11, 2010.
Proclamation No. 75 covers crimes punishable under the Revised Penal Code, the Articles of
War and other laws in connection with the July 2003 Oakwood mutiny, the February 2006 Marine
stand-off and the November 2007 Peninsula Manila hotel incident.
The amnesty, however, does not cover “rape, acts of torture, crimes against chastity, and other
crimes committed for personal ends.”
Personnel of the AFP and the PNP and their supporters may apply for the amnesty with the
Department of National Defense (DND) within 90 days after the publication of the proclamation in
newspapers of general circulation.
Enlisted personnel of the AFP with the rank of technical sergeant and below and PNP personnel
with the rank of senior police officer 3 (SP03) and below whose amnesty application will be
approved are entitled to reinstatement or reintegration.
Under the proclamation, however, they are “not entitled to back pay during the time they have
been discharged or suspended from the service or unable to perform their military or police
duties.”
Master sergeants and all commissioned officers of the AFP and all PNP officers with the rank of
SP04 and above are not entitled to reinstatement or reintegration and back pay.
All AFP and PNP personnel who will be granted amnesty but will not be reinstated or reintegrated
will be entitled to retirement and separation benefits if they qualify under existing laws and
regulations at the time of their separation, unless such benefits are forfeited for reasons other
than acts covered by the proclamation.
The new amnesty proclamation includes revisions based on input from legislators involved in
congressional hearings on Proclamation No. 50. (PCOO)
