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 3, 2010 | Announcements, Headlines
Manila, Philippines — In observance of the end of Muslim’s holiday month of fasting, Malacanang has declared September 10, a non-working holiday.
The month of fasting for Muslim’s is called Ramadan, while the celebration at the end of it is called Eid ul-Fitr.
Click here to confirm from Philippine Star
by magnolia_eic | Aug 19, 2010 | Announcements, Headlines
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 1,597 out of 2,300 passed the Physician (Complete and Finals with Prelims) Licensure Examination given by the Board of Medicine in the cities of Manila, Cebu and Davao this August 2010. No one passed in the 19 examinees who took the Preliminary Examinations.
Results are now indexed in PRCPassers.com
Top 10:
1 CHITRA DEEPAK PUNJABI UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 89.42
2 PERCY GUANZON BALDERIA UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 89.00
3 NIKKI DOREEN SO ANGBUE TE UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 88.33
4 GWENALYN GAIL CAPISTRANO GARCIA UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST RAMON MAGSAYSAY MEM MEDICAL CTR. 88.17
5 JAMES PHILIP GARCES ESTEBAN UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 87.92
6 MICHAEL CONRAD LUZ TONGOL UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 87.83
7 PAUL VINCENT TIO CO CEBU INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE 87.75
8 KAREN DE VILLA HERNANDEZ UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 87.67
9 KRISTIANNE EMMANUELLE RAYO BAGAOISAN UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 87.50
10 ROZELLE JADE RAMIREZ JAVIER UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 87.42
Click here to view more passers @ www.prcpassers.com
by magnolia_eic | Jun 19, 2010 | Announcements, Headlines
MALACAÑANG issued Proclamation No. 2085 on Thursday declaring June 30, 2010 a special non-working holiday to enable Filipinos to witness the inaugural ceremonies for President-elect Benigno Aquino III.
The oath taking and inaugural address of Aquino, the 15th Philippine president, will be held at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park (formerly Luneta) in Manila is expected to be simple, but star-studded. A celebration later on in the day will be held at the Quezon City Memorial Circle.
Aquino is slated to fetch Arroyo from Malacañang. When they arrive at the Quirino Grandstand, Arroyo will be given arrival honors.
The 2 presidents will shake hands and then Arroyo will make her exit.
According to inaugural spokesperson Manolo Quezon, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and House Speaker Prospero Nograles will read the proclamation.
Vice President-elect Jejomar “Jojo” Binay will then take his oath, followed by Aquino.
A 21-gun salute to the new commander-in-chief will follow and then he will deliver his inaugural address. (PIA-Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | Jun 7, 2010 | Announcements, Headlines, Weather Coverage
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Sunday said that the rainy season of 2010 has started in the Philippines due to several factors that brought rain in past days.
“The development of a series of low pressure systems, also known as heat lows, in the southern part of mainland Asia that linked with the low pressure area near Northern Luzon has generated and sustained the southwesterly winds in the country which brought rains for several days especially in the western section of the country,” PAGASA said in a statement posted on its website.
This development signals the onset of the rainy season on the first week of June in areas under Type 1 climate, which covers the western parts of Luzon and Visayas.
The rainy season, which is associated with the southwest monsoon, is expected to last until end of September.
However, PAGASA said monsoon breaks or periods of no rain for a few weeks are expected during the season.
Residents in low-lying areas are advised to watch out for above-normal rainfall due to the La Niña phenomenon in the third quarter. (PIA-Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | May 31, 2010 | Announcements, Local News / Bohol Balita
LET’S face it, stimulating local economies also need that small and medium enterprises (SMES) build roads that connect them to the vast information super-highway to get their products a world-wide exposure.
And with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) poring into the aspect of high tech marketing SMEs, Project Training Enhancement for Competitiveness in Harnessing Innovative Entrepreneurs (Project TECHIE) is the immediate government intervention.
Conceptualized to help local SMEs and Micro SME’s, the project as implemented by DTI Industry (DTI) and the Philippine National IT Standards (PhilNITS) Foundation, Inc. uses an integrated approach in Information Technology, enabling SMEs and MSMEs by building partnerships, training and giving them access to an efficient support through a project secretariat.
“It is in response to the mandate of the present administration that calls for the promotion and development of SMEs and MSMEs as a way of stimulating economic activity in the countryside, admits DTI regional director Asteria Caberte.
She adds, the project is “a tool, which can help local SMEs and MSMEs boost productivity and income as they’re taught how to maximize the use of the world wide web and the Internet in their promotion and marketing efforts”.
Coming with five levels of training, project TECHIE starts from basic computer literacy to comprehensive web marketing, according to DTI.
Implemented since December 2009 to June 30, 2010, the project roots out participants from SMEs and sends them to training courses.
The DTI nominates and selects participants to the training conducted by PhilNITS free to SMEs and MSMEs, she revealed.
It may be recalled that DTI has been actively promoting IT among local MSMEs here in the past three years.
DTI Director Maria Elena Arbon is optimistic that the project will improve the competitiveness of local MSMEs by enhancing their global presence through website promotion of products and services.
Locally, DTI partners with Holy Name University in the implementation of Phase 1, making use of HNUs IT facilities to train Boholano MSMEs on basic computer skills and applications.
Some 25 Boholano SMEs from the crafts and food sectors participated in the first batch of the training which was held last May 27-29 at the HNU Computer Laboratory.
PhilNITS Certified IT Professionals Mr. Hans Bawagan and Ms. Amy Caballo, Dean of HNU Computer Science Department conducted the training. Mr. Karlo Soriano, PhilNITS Cebu Manager also guested the three-day training.
Implemented via a 5-phase training program, each phase progresses into a more technical training with participants gaining exposure in using computer and its different practical applications in the work place.
Aside from learning the basic computer use, the project also aims to equip the SMEs and MSMEs with the knowledge and skills to maximize the benefits of the latest technologies to promote business, increase productivity and efficiency, and consequently improve revenue and profits.
The project’s five phases include Basic Computer Literacy and Applications Training, Promotion and Marketing: Internet-based Marketing, Electronic Brochures Bulletin, E-Commerce Applications and Market Research and Intelligence thru Technology Applications.
The training programs aim to enhance competitiveness through technology enhancement training and programs.
It also hopes to enhance global presence thru website promotion of products and services, provide skills in electronic promotion collaterals preparation and dissemination and facilitate E-Commerce or electronic transactions using Websites and other platforms.
Finally, the training aims to strengthen market promotion and market research through the use of available technology applications and develop regional centers as training providers for IT-enabling of SMEs and MSMEs. (PIA-Bohol)
