by magnolia_eic | Oct 23, 2010 | Headlines, National News
GISIGURO sa Commission on Elections nga dili na i-uswag pa ang campaign period bisan
pa sa pag-postponed sa ba-rangay ug Sangguniang Ka-bataan eleksyon sa Ok-tubre 25 sa
mga lugar nga naapektuhan sa bag-yong Juan.
Matud pa ni Comelec Commissioner Gregorio Larra-zabal, tataw nga nakabutang sa balaod
nga ang mga kandidato gitugotan lamang nga maka-pangam-panya sulod sa 30 ka adlaw.
Ang campaign period nagsugod niadtong Ok-tubre 14 ug mulanat kini hangtud Oktubre 23.
Sa Domingo usab, Oktubre 24 ipatuman ang liquor ban ug matapos kini hangtud sa
paghuman sa piniliay sa Oktubre 25.
Una nang gipahibalo sa Comelec ang pag-postponed sa pamba-ran-gay nga piniliay sa mga
munisipa-lidad sa Divilacan, Palanan ug Ma-co–nacon sa Isabela.
Posible usab nga mabag-o ang oras sa piniliay sa Isabela, Kalinga ug Cagayan. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Oct 23, 2010 | Headlines, National News
President Benigno S. Aquino III said there is no need to import rice this year despite the
recent onslaught of super typhoon Juan.
The President made the announcement during a press conference at the Cauayan airport
after assessing the typhoon damage and spearheading the relief distribution in Barangay
Baligatan in Ilagan, Isabela Thursday morning.
Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala told reporters that damage to rice crops in Isabela, the
second biggest rice producer in Luzon, was minimal as farmers were able to harvest early in
anticipation of Typhoon Juan.
Alcala said the Department of Agriculture (DA) will immediately distribute planting materials
with short gestation period to enable farmers to catch up with the next planting season.
Earlier, the National Food Authority (NFA) said the rice shortfall due to the typhoon in
northern Luzon is manageable and the country still has a rice buffer stock good for 52 days
which is more than the grains agency’s mandate of keeping a 30-day supply of rice.
“So, at this point in time we are not contemplating on any importation,” the President said.
(PCOO)
by magnolia_eic | Oct 23, 2010 | Headlines, National News
President Benigno S. Aquino III’s state visit to Vietnam next week which will coincide with
Association of the South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit will be “simple and less
expensive” similar to the United States visit, Malacanang assured.
“Yes, a lean delegation is a policy of this administration. We are not going to spend any more
of the people’s money than is necessary. So we will have again a lean delegation to the
Vietnam trip,” Presidential Communications Strategy Secretary Ricky Carandang said.
Just like the US trip, Carandang said the President would be joined only by selected Cabinet
secretaries and business delegations.
He stressed that the state visit to Vietnam, including attendance to the ASEAN summit, is a
must for President Aquino.
The President will leave for Vietnam on Monday, Oct. 25 for the 17th ASEAN summit
scheduled in Hanoi, Vietnam from October 28-30, and probably be back on October 30. The
President is also scheduled to meet Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. (PCOO)
by magnolia_eic | Oct 23, 2010 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
Tagbilaran City, Bohol – Mikabat sa 23 ka mga barangay sa Bohol ang gibutang sa Election
Watchlist sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ug sa Philippine National Police (PNP)
tungod sa mga bayolenteng panghitabo sa mga nangaging piniliay.
Matud pa ni Comelec 7 Acting Director Veronico Petalcorin, ang pagbutang sa maong mga
barangay ubos sa watchlist nagpasabot nga dunay dugang ipakatap nga mga tropa aron
pagseguro sa kahapsay ug kalinaw atol sa umaabot nga eleksyon aron manalipod sa mga
katawhan ug sa mga botos niini.
Adunay 33,484 ka mga kandidato ang gitugotan sa Comelec, Bohol nga magpapili sa
umaabot nga barangay ug Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) eleksyon karong Oktubre 25.
Ang 23 ka mga barangay sa Bohol apil sa 209 ka mga barangay sa tibuok Central Visayas
nga gibutang sa Comelec watchlist diin 22 niini ka barangays ang sa Cebu, samtang 157 sa
Negros Oriental ug 7 sa Siquijor. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Oct 23, 2010 | Headlines, National News, Weather Coverage
A potential cyclone that may become as powerful as super typhoon “Juan” may enter
Philippine territory this weekend, a state weather forecaster said.
Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
weather forecaster Mario Palafox said at a press briefing that the potential cyclone is
presently still a low-pressure area (LPA) just outside the Philippine area of responsibility.
He said it is possible the LPA may become a cyclone before it enters Philippine territory
Saturday.
Once the cyclone is inside the Philippine territory, it will be codenamed “Katring.”
Meanwhile, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)
reported that the death toll from super typhoon “Juan” (international name: Megi) has risen to
19 as of Thursday morning. (PIA)
