by Misael | May 16, 2008 | Headlines
Tagbilaran City (16 May) — Population in Loon from 2000 to 2007 fell by at least 2,274, marking Bohol’s greatest reduction by town population, a recent national survey revealed.
Mayor Lloyd Peter Lopez, in a phone interview Friday said he has yet to see the survey results.
Moreover, he is to write to the NSO for possible enlightenment as to how the survey was done. Nevertheless, he also admitted that it may be true stating that Loon has less arable lands fit for agriculture and it could force his people to displace.
According to him, the census may spoil their bid to become a second-class town.
With Loon, coastal towns of Anda, Garcia Hernandez and Mabini enjoyed significant reduction in their populations, busting a familiar myth that coastal towns generally have high population increase rates over rural areas.
Anda “lost” 1,247 residents, 120 residents could not be accounted in Garcia Hernandez while Sikatuna decreased by 33.
Of Bohol’s interior towns, only Sikatuna achieved.095% growth rate, meaning from 6,602 in 2000, there are now officially 6,335 residents in the town.
Highest population gainers in Bohol are Dauis in Panglao island, with 1.368% annual population increase, or from 26,415, population soared up to 36.139 and island town President Garcia (Pitogo) with some 4,374 added to its residents in 7 years.
Baclayon also gained 3,019 residents in the same span with now 18,015 from 14,996 in 2000 while Alicia also rose to 23,422 from 21,605 or a 1.313% increase.
The data came during the recent Kapihan sa PIA and was aired live over DyTR Thursday, May 15, 2008.
The PIA forum had Jessame Anne Alcazaren and Emmanuel Galab of the local National Statistics Office, who tackled on the August 2007 census on population and other concerns.
The survey, last year’s round of the NSO run census of population had also one bright thing for Bohol.
In 2000, Bohol posted an average annual population growth rate of 2.95%, one which scared the wits out of local planners.
But by some reasons yet to be known, average annual population growth went as low as 1.06% shaving off some 1.86 from 2.59% with barely any impacting birth control programs. (PIA-Bohol by Rey Anthony Chiu)
by Misael | May 16, 2008 | Features
Tagbilaran City (16 May) — While the Philippines scored low in investing in people, Bohol proposes one project that is to raise the country’s MCC rating and that is investing in internet connectivity for its public high schools.
Early this week, the national government sent to Bohol an entourage of key Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) officials to Bohol to let them pore through Bohol program framework for poverty reduction.
MCC, a subsidiary corporation of the United States Government has been granting multi-year agreements in funding programs aimed at reducing poverty and stimulating economic growth for low income countries across the globe.
Bohol, like many provincial governments and like many poor nations, vies for MCC funds when the Philippines has become eligible for the US help.
The country’s MCC eligibility was attained after the government instituted anti-corruption measures which gained a high MCC rating. Putting up anti corruption measures is a key country performance indicator before it becomes eligible for MCC funding.
The Philippine anti-corruption measure was accepted despite a low rating on investing in people.
Not to be left out this time, Bohol attempts to allow its 231,976 public school enrollees to widen their classroom knowledge by connecting them to the vast information superhighway accessible in the world-wide web.
The Bohol project, which would also be co-shared by local governments concerned proposed for equipment procurement, information management system set-up, training, support services and studies as well as program implementation, says Provincial Planning and Development Officer John Titus Vistal during an MCC interaction at the Capitol recently.
Consistent with the local governments 10 point agenda, other Bohol projects for MCC funding include the Rice Accelerated Emergency Response (RACER) for rice sufficiency, Livestock Integration for Food and Family Enhancement (LIFFE) an innovative livestock dispersal project, Skills Trainings Advocating Reliance and Self-Employment (STAR) a barangay based job generation project and Bohol Employment Placement Office job generation agenda.
Also proposed are environment protection projects in the Private Sector Assistance in Land Management (PSALM) and mari-culture zones establishment.
For the health programs, Bohol proposes for hospital laboratory equipment upgrading and flagship hospital projects as well as its province-wide anti-rabies campaigns. (PIA-Bohol by Rey Anthony Chiu)
by Misael | May 14, 2008 | Headlines
SAMTANG gimandu na sa Malakanyang ang pagpadali sa mga proyektong imprastraktura nga napailawom super regions, gipalanog usab sa dyutay nga pundok sa mga Bol-anon ang ilang tinguha nga ipatin-aw una ang laraw alang sa Panglao International Airport (PIA) sa dili pa kini himoan og seremonyas sa Mayo 20.
Mismo si Presidente Gloria Macagapal-Arroyo ang mangunay ug lubong sa time capsule nga mag-unod sa planong pangkaugmaran sa Panglao Island Tourism Estate sa iyang ikaduhang pagbisita sa Bohol ning tuiga.
Kini kay mituo ang Presidente nga ang Panglao Airport nga sakop sa planong super regions makatabang sa pagpatunhay sa kaugmaran nga karon gigastohan sa kita sa nasud sa export ug sa remittances gikan sa overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
Aron kini matuman, gimandu na ni Arroyo ngadto sa Budget department aron sa pagpakigsabot tali sa mga ahensya nga natungdan aron mapadali ang pagpagawas sa pundo alang niini.
Kini samtang usa ka Pro-Performance System ug Procurement Transparency group ang nahulma na aron magmonitor, magpagawas ug mga advisories ug magahimo ug lakang aron solbaron ang mga ginagmayng suliran nag ikahibalag sa pagpatuman sa super regions.
Usa ka Administrative Order No. 206 ang giluwatan sa Pangulo ngadto sa gitawag ug Super Region Champions aron hingusgan nila ang pagminitor sa ipahimutang nga imprastraktura aron mapadali ang pagpabarug niini.
Dinhi sa Bohol, ilawom sa landong sa Boholanos for Truth Accountability and Reforms, mipasilong ang Boholanos against Corruption, oppression and Social Harrassment ug pipila ka mga relihiyoso nga nangutana kon unsa gayud ang buhaton sa usa ka international airport sa gamay nga isla sa Panglao.
Sa usa ka forum sa Tagbilaran, gibungat ni professor Ernesto Pernia nga ang pagwaldas sa P4.2B nga international airport alang sa Panglao wala magtan-aw sa kalisud nga naghari pa sa 2 sa matag lima ka Bol-anon.
Sa laing bahin, sa susamang posisyon nga iyang gihuptan sa dihang gisugdan niyag pangutana ang kalantip sa desisyon sa airport, si Agustin Cloribel miingon nga ang Airport sa Panglao magkinahanglan og 12 ka flights matag adlaw aron makabawi, butang nga maghimo ug suliran sa carrying capacity sa isla.
Hinuon, si Gob. Erico Aumentado mibutyag na nga andam na ang tanan alang sa pag-abot sa Presidente ug wala nay bisan kinsa pa nga makapugong sa laraw sa tugpahanan alang sa Panglao Bohol. (rachiu/PIA)
by Misael | May 14, 2008 | Headlines
DILI tinuod ang gipakatap nga text message nga may linog nga mahitabo sa Pilipinas karong gabii.
Kini maoy pahayag ni Philippine Seismology and Volcanology (PhiVolcs) Director Renato Solidum sa usa ka pinirmahang pamahayag nga gibasa sa local nga tinugyanan dinhi sa Bohol.
Una na nga mipadayag si Engr. Eucil Talisic sa local nga PhiVolcs nga may mga nadawat sila nga text messages nga may linog nga 6.8 magnitude ang moigo sa mga plates sa Pilipinas karong gabii.
Kini mga text una nga namatikdang gipakatap human sa 7.9 magnitude nga linug nga miigo sa Tsina sa miaging mga adlaw.
Dungan sa paghimakak ning text message, si Solidum miingon nga hangtud karon, wala pay organisasyon o buhatan sa tibuok kalibutan nga makahimo ug ingon niana ka tukma nga tagna sa linog.
Mahimo nga may linog nga mahitabo apan kon kini magtakin ug gikusgon sa magnitude scale, kadudahan kini kay wala pa gyuy tukmang himan nga una nga makatagna niini, matud sa PhiVolcs.
Ang text message nga gipakatap nagdala usab sa ngalang Hawaii Sate Emergency Preparedness Office og sa US Geological Society.
Matud sa PhiVolcs nga may ahensyang US Geological Survey apan kini walay gahum nga mohatag og ingon niana nga warning gawas sa teritoryo sa US.
Tungd niini, ang PhiVolcs miawhag hinuon sa katawhan nga magpabiling andam sa bisan unsa nga katalagman nga mahidangat sama nga ang pagpangandam ilabi na sa linog mao pay labing maayong lakang subay niini. (rachiu/PIA)
by Misael | May 14, 2008 | Headlines
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) to send a Philippine medical team to China.
This is in order to help the victims of the strong earthquake that has killed some 10,000 people in central China.
According to Deputy Spokesperson Anthony Golez, the lead agency in the medical mission would be the Department of Health (DOH), who will coordinate with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
The immediate dispatch by the Philippines of a medical team is “one way to reciprocate their generosity and kindness to the Filipino people, who would always come to our aid whenever we too have similar concerns”, Golez said.
The RP medical team “will leave ASAP (as soon as possible) depende sa sasabihin ng Chinese Embassy kung saan kailangan yung team natin,” stressed Golez. (PIA/Bohol)
