Hulyo 22, holiday, way trabaho, eskwela kay 154th Bohol Day

ESPESYAL nga holiday sa Bohol karong umaabot nga Martes, Hulyo 22, kanus-a saulogon ang ika 154 nga Bohol Day.

Tungod niini, walay trabaho alang sa mga trabahante ug walay klase sa tanang ang-ang sa pagtuon.

Kahinumduman na sa Hulyo 22, 1854, nakabaton ug kaugaling-nan ang Bohol kauban ang Siquijor dihang gibuwag kini sa lalawigan sa Sugbo,

Sukad niini, gi-isip na ang Bohol sa kanhi kagamhanang Katsila nga lahi nga lalawigan ug misanong usab ang misunod nga rehimen sa mga Amerikano.

Pinaagi usab sa Akta Republika 7683, gideklara na sa Kongreso nga espesyal nga holiday sa tibuok Bohol ug syudad sa Tagbilaran ang Hulyo 22.

Sa laing bahin, giandam na sa Kapitolyo ang mga kalihukan nga subay sa pagsaulog niini.

Sumala sa memorandum ni Acting Governor Julius Caesar Herrea, human sa alas 7:30 nga pagpataas sa bandila ug pagtukas sa marker sa water treatment facility sa Kapitolyo didto sa Plaza Rizal, mosunod ang santos nga misa ug commemorative program didto sa Bohol Cultural Center.

Gipaabot nga ika-uban sa mga Bol-anon si Vise Presidente Noli de Castro isip Guest of Honor ug mamumulong sa maong adlaw.

Itanyag usab alang sa mga pinili nga dinapit ang Datu Sikatuna Awards alang sa outstanding nga mga tawo ug institusyon.

Sa ika ala una sa hapon, ang kalihukan mobalhin ngadto sa Tagbilaran City Hall alang sa Bull Ride Fun ug mga kulturanhong pasundayag inig ka gabii. (rachiu/PIA)

City Vice Mayor questioned approved funds in his absence

An unexpected tension over ruled last week’s Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) session after Vice Mayor Jose Veloso questioned five items approved by the law makers in his absence. Without the Vice Mayor, supposed Chair of the SP, the session date was changed. More so, made Veloso felt by-passed by his comrades in the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

During the Vice Mayor’s tour in Australia, a supplemental budget of P15.2 M, payment of P200,000 for consultants services, donations amounting P600,000, maintenance and operating expenses of P3M, land purchase of P7M and intelligence fund P1.5M. were approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

 

Veloso questioned the approval of the P7 million for land acquisition. He said the fund allocation is not included in the annual investment plan of the city.

 

According to the Vice Mayor, any request of funding should be discussed through argument before its passage for approval. Veloso added that the approval of the five items was hastily decided and was not referred to the committee on appropriations

 

Masigasig Magazine Features Tagbilaran City and Auza.Net

Masigasig Magazine, a supplementary publication to the Enterprenuer Magazine by Summit Media featured Tagbilaran City and Auza.Net in its July 2008 issue. Masigasig described the city as a gateway to Bohol and narrated on various reasons why it is a potential location for investement in IT enabled businesses. One of the reasons stated is the presence of SMITEs or Small and Medium IT Enterprises in Bohol already doing IT enabled services. Auza.Net was featured as one of these SMITEs and the DYRD-AM worldwide broadcast website www.dyrdam.com was given as an example of the company’s successful ventures.

City to release Tricycles’ Franchise

The city Permits and licensing office will finally release franchises to Tricycles plying in the city of Tagbilaran. Tricycle operators, bared by city hall officials, can now secure franchises next month. The delayed in issuance was caused by an amendment of a city ordinance stating an unacceptable increase for operators in acquiring tricycle franchises. The Licensing and Permits department of the city hall said that new applicants will have to pay P12,000 while existing tricycle franchise holders will settle only p6,000 in a period of 3 years as under a new ordinance approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

Pinoy sa Norway, Denmark Midunar og P.5 M sa mga biktima sa bagyo

Ang grupo sa mga Pilipino ug ilang mga higala sa Norway ug Denmark midunar og P565,840 sa mga biktima sa nilabay nga Bagyong Frank.

Si Ambassador Victoria S. Bataclan, nga mao ang mi-awhag sa mga Pilipino didto nga tabangan ang mga nanga-angol sa bagyo, mao usab ang midawat sa tseke sa ika 9th Filipino Community Leaders nga tigum didto sa Embahada sa Pilipinas sa Oslo niadtong Hunyo 30, 2008.

Sa ilang gi-donar sa nasud pina-agi sa National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC), and komunidad sa mga Pilipino didto mi-sponsor usab paghimo og usa ka silid-tulunghaan sa Sara National High School sa iIloilo ubos sa Classroom Galing sa Mamamayang Pilipino Abroad (CGMA) nga programa sa nasudnong kagamahan sa Pilipinas. (PIA/Bohol)

The #1 station DYRD AM turns 1 year today on its Global Broadcast serving Boholanos

The DYRD AM global broadcast through www.dyrdam.com marks its 1st year anniversary today, Tuesday. On July 8, 2007 DYRD AM was brought to the entire world through the facilities from Auza.Net on the Internet. The station’s worldwide broadcast initiated the latest webcasting-technology innovation in the province of Bohol that garnered an unprecedented listenership of 138,076 registered for the month of June 2008. More so, that it added an awesome number of listeners making DYRD AM #1 in the latest HNU Poll Survey.

The station’s global broadcast agreement was entered into a signing of contract between the General Manager of DYRD AM Peter Dejaresco and Jerome Auza the owner of Auza.net during a launching program in 2007 at the Prawn Farm of the Island City Mall. The maiden broadcast gained listenership, continuously, from Boholanos in all corners of the world particularly in the United States, Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Hong Kong and in various provinces in the country. The internet broadcast agreement was renewed for another year of service to the Boholanos worldwide.