by admin | Jul 7, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
MANILA, July 7 (PIA)–Milagda karong adlawa sa usa ka Memorandum of Agreement ang Department of Health (DOH) pinaagi sa National Center for Mental Health sa Natasha Goulbourn Foundation alang pagmugna sa “Hopeline Project”.
Matud pa ni DOH Kalihim Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial, kining hopeline usa ka phone-based counseling service nga available sulod sa 24/7 alang sa mga indibidwal nga nakasinati og depresyon.
Gidugang pa sa Kalihim nga nag-unang hinungdan sa pagbukas sa Hopeline mao ang pagkabutang sa ikatulong dapit sa mental health sa gitawag nga ‘triple burden disease’.
Matud pa nga napasagdan ang mental health hinungdan nga gi-una kini karon sa administrasyon ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte.
Giseguro ni Ubial nga mga professional ug gibansay ang mga counselor nga modawat og tawag sulod sa 24 oras.
Gawas niini, gipasalig sa Kalihim nga libre alang sa mga kabos ang serbisyo nga ihatag sa mga mental health facilities diin nila i-refer ang mga pasyente.
Magsugod ang operasyon sa Hopeline sa Setyembre ning tuig diin mahimong motawag sa mga mosunod nga numero: 02-804-HOPE (4673), 0917-558-HOPE(4673) ug 2919 nga toll free number alang sa mga globe ug TM subscribers.
Sa pagkakaron, adunay Hopeline sa Sugbo nga gidumala sa tulo ka counselors sulod sa 24 oras. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Jul 7, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, July 7 (PIA)–Nipagawas na ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) sa timeline o target nga mga petsa kalabot sa pagpa-rehistro sa mga botante alang sa nagsingabot nga Barangay ug Sangguniang Kabataan Elections sa Oktubre 31, 2016.
Sa Resolution No. 10148 nga may petsang Hulyo 5, 2016 ug gilagdaan sa mga miyembro sa Commission En Banc, gitakda ang registration period gikan Hulyo 15 hangtud 30, 2016.
Ang pagpatala kinahanglang personal nga adtuon sa Offices of the Election Officer sa matag lungsod ug munisipalidad, alas 8:00 sa buntag hangtud alas 5:00 sa hapon.
Ang pagpa-rehistro mahimo usab himuon bisan sa adlaw sa Sabado ug Domingo ug bisan adlaw sa pista opisyal.
Kalabot niini, gitakda usab sa Comelec sa Agosto 8 ang katapusang adlaw sa pagsang-at og opposition to application for registration, samtang ang pagdungog, pag-apruba ug pagbasura sa aplikasyon gitakda hangtud Agosto 11.
Alang sa SK elections, ang gitogotan nga makabotar mao ang mga may edad 15 anyos ug dili molapas 30 anyos sa pag-abot sa Oktubre 31; ug kinahanglang residente sa barangay diin siya nagparehistro sulod sa dili mo-ubos sa unom ka buwan. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Jul 7, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, July 7 (PIA)–Ang kagamhanang probinsiyal sa Bohol midaog sa Gawad Tugas Awards sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) sa natad sa patent issuance.
Ang kagamhanang probinsiyal ubos ni Gob. Edgar Chatto usa sa 15 ka national government agencies, partner private companies, local government units (LGUs) ug non-government organizations (NGOs) nga gigantihan atol sa 2nd Gawad Tugas Awarding Ceremony nga gipahigayon sa Marcelo B. Fernan Cebu Press Center, Sudlon, Lahug, sa syudad sa Sugbo niadtong Hunyo 30.
Ang Tugas Awards ipasidungog ngadto sa mga LGU, indibidwal, people’s organization ug non-government organization nga nagpasiugda og mga kalihokan sa maayong pagdumala sa kalikopan.
Tumong usab sa pasidungog ang paghimong modelo ug sumbanan sa maayong programa o kalihokan, sumala pa ni DENR Regional 7 Director Isabelo Montejo.
Ang seremonya gipahigayon agi og pagtaok-op sa 2016 Philippine Environment Month sa DENR-7. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Jul 6, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, Major Events
TAGBILARAN CITY, July 6, (PIA)—The world is shrinking literally for drug personalities and their protectors as the government anti illegal drive shifts to high gear, even in Bohol.
This too as the biggest success in police drive gets to Candijay town, where 431 drug personalities composed of 6 pushers and 425 users heeded to the calls to come out and swear in “Oplan Tokhang” to stop of be at the end of “Oplan double barrel.”
Even without Candijay’s success, Bohol has so far reported close to a thousand drug personalities showing up in police stations to stay clear of upcoming police operations aimed at those who still thrive on the illegal trade.
With two of the four exposed police generals allegedly protecting the drug industry in the country assigned sometime in the region, attention shifts here as people start to string the connection between them and identified Bohol and Cebu drug lords.
Observers start to piece through police generals PNP Deputy Director General Marcelo Garbo Jr. (2012 at PRO7) and retired police general Vicente “Vic” Loot (2015 at PRO 7) to Cebu based drug lords Jeffrey “Jaguar” Diaz whose operations stretch to Manila and Rowen “Yawa” Secretaria, who operates both in Bohol and Cebu.
This too as police operatives here increases the heat in the campaign to bring out the drug pushers and users in a bid to issue the last and final warning against the continued drug trade.
Upon the mandates of the newly installed Chief of the Philippine National Police Ronald dela Rosa, Bohol police commanders in the town cascade “Oplan Tokhang.”
A strategy employed by then Davao police chief dela Rosa, Tokhang or “Toktok-Hangyo” employs police officers and anti-drug advocates in the barangays into identifying and knocking on the houses (toktok) of alleged drug personalities to talk to them about permanently stopping (hangyo).
“We implement Oplan Tokhang to identified drug personalities as out effort to combat illegal drugs,” explained Bohol Police chief PSSupt Dennis Agustin.
By not heeding to Tokhang, police have been mandated to implement “Oplan Double Barrel,” explains Candijay town police chief Police Inspector Gerald Luna.
“By double barrel, we go after high value targets and low value targets in intensive police operations and we hope it does not come to that,” Ubay town chief PCInspector Roland Desiree Lavisto said in an interview.
The other day, Ubay police operatives in a buy bust, neutralized Mario Ramos, Philippine Drug Enforcement Administration #9 in the list of drug personalities in Bohol, in a buy-bust operation Purok 3, in Barangay Tapon.
Ramos, accordingly sensed the presence of the police operatives upon consummation of the buy-bust that he drew his gun and fired at the police officer, causing the operatives to fire back.
Ramos suffered three gunshot wounds: two between the ribs exiting the shoulder blades and a stomach shot near the navel, the bullet lodged inside, which may have caused his instantaneous death, according to Dr. Elaine Aurora Castañares of the local Don Emilio del Valle Hospital, who certified the suspect as dead on arrival.
Immediately the following day, Ubay police station posted 58 drug personalities who voluntarily surrendered and availed of the Oplan Tokhang.
Chief Inspector Lavisto, who has just assumed as town police chief since July 1 said, 90% of those who surrendered that day came from Barangay Tapon.
The day earlier, Ubay also reported 58 surrenderees.
In nearby town Candijay, PInspector Luna who expected around 200 drug personalities from its 21 barangays coming out and swearing before Mayor Christopher Tutor, parish priest representing the church and members of the academe in formal ceremonies today.
Inspector Luna said police have rounded up the 21 barangays and knocked on the houses of those in the list which the Barangay Anti Drug Abuse Councils (BADACs) submitted.
The BADAC list is fairly validated list as the council members and not just the barangay chairmen who put in the names.
This list, we also match with the list police from their intelligence operatives keep and classify them according to their degrees of depth in the illegal industry, Luna, who enjoys full LGU support clarified.
We are just lucky, Mayor Tutor is serious about this campaign, dispensing his personal funds to reward police in successful operations, Luna said.
The reward money, he said goes to his operatives as well as boost local capacities to operate in buy-busts, raids mobility and intelligence infiltrations. (rac/PIA-7/Bohol)
by admin | Jul 6, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, Major Events
TAGBILARAN CITY, July 6, (PIA) –Candijay town posts the largest drug personalities who surrendered to authorities and swore to permanently stop today, July 6, or face the consequences.
This as 431 drug personalities, the biggest so far from Bohol towns, surrendered today and took their solemn oaths before town Mayor Christopher Tutor, Rev. Fr. Paulito Amplayo, PInspector Geral Luna and local officials and representatives of the academe.
Local police authorities ushered the surrenderees to the St. Joseph Parish Church, where church and state leaders accordingly received them, reports netizen Jeryl Lacang-Fuentes.
In an interview at his station, PInspector Luna on Tuesday said they were set to finish rounding up the 21 Candijay barangays by late afternoon, the day after he announced the police implementation of Oplan Tokhang.
Of the total number of drug personalities who surrendered, six admitted to pushing while the 425 said they are or were users and several have stopped years back.
Owing to the seriousness of the police campaign initiated by the Chief of the Philippine National Police (CPNP) Ronald dela Rosa himself, Bohol police stepped up its operations and have neutralized top drug personalities.
Several of those in the police list were also shot to death, probably by other drug personalities who were allegedly competing in their turf wars, Camp Dagohoy police officials said.
Of the surrenderees, and based on their affidavits, 49 have stopped using drugs since 2012, 58 stopped since 2013, 79 since 2014 and 103 stopped using drugs since 2015.
Among them were 136 active users who promised to stop using drugs, as attested by their signed affidavits.
Among those who surrendered, Cogtong owns the biggest number of drug personalities with 76, followed by Poblacion at 53, Can-olin at 42 and Boyo-an at 39.
Inspector Luna also revealed that in his town, there are still some barangays who are not drug affected, but they still await for more drug personalities coming out anytime soon.
Other barangays with surrenderees include Lungsodaan 34, Panas 35, Tugas: 30, La Union: 25, Mahangin: 25, Tambongan 16, Abihilan 15, Anoling: 13, Canawa: 11, Tawid: 9, Tubod: 6 and Panadtaran 2.
PInsp Luna also reported that in the past year, Candijay Police implemented 38 buy-bust operations and hailed suspects to court with violations of anti-drug law, specifically section 5.
He also considers his station lucky as the local chief executive himself is personally supporting the drive with cash incentives to police operatives.
As the operations go on, Luna appeals to drug personalities who remain in hiding to surrender or be implemented with “Oplan Double Barrel.”
After Oplan Tokhang, we are to implement Double Barrel and would pursue operations against hard and soft targets, he said.
At the swearing in rites inside the St Joseph Church, Mayor Tutor advised the surrendered personalities to seriously keep their promise.
Even with the sworn statements and affidavits, police operatives bared that any indication of reverting to drugs would be a ground for intense police operations, which might end up not as desired. (rac/PIA-7/Bohol)
by admin | Jul 5, 2016 | Headlines, Major Events, National News
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) regional director Asteria Caberte urges the public to be vigilant when buying portable fire extinguishers.
“This means that the consumer has to look for the Philippine Standard (PS) quality or safety certification license issued to manufacturers,” she said.
Caberte added that consumers should also ensure that the packaging or product has an authentic PS Mark affixed on it.
“To ensure the safety of Filipino consumers and prevent untoward incidents, DTI has put in place measures to monitor compliance by manufacturers and importers,” Caberte said. “These include such measures as the sharing of data of the department’s regulating agency Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) with the DTI field offices to verify licenses it has issued and, when appropriate, sanctions shall be slapped on the offender.”
Director Caberte underscored that the DTI, through the BPS, issues Product Standard Certification licenses to manufacturers but does not endorse any brand or establishment.
She reiterated that “the PS Mark on the product and the Philippine Standard (PS) quality or safety certification license issued to manufacturers shall ensure quality and safety of the product.”
As the National Standards Body of the Philippines, the BPS is tasked to develop/adopt, implement and promote Philippine National Standards (PNS) as mandated in the Republic Act (RA) 4109 Series of 1964.
Under the BPS Product Certification Scheme, fire extinguishers are among products under mandatory certification and must bear the Philippine Standard (PS) mark.
Any retailer or wholesaler found selling uncertified products will be seized of such products and will pay a penalty that can range up to a maximum of P300,000, without prejudice to the filing of criminal or civil actions under applicable laws.
To ensure that only inspected and approved products are found in the market, regular monitoring activities are performed by the DTI Provincial Offices.
For more info on standards and standardization activities, call the DTI-BPS at 751.4730 or visit the Standards and Conformance Portal – www.bps.dti.gov.ph.
