by admin | Nov 21, 2014 | Headlines, World
Giya sa pagsul-ob og PPR, gipagawas sa WHO
MANILA, Nov. 20 (PIA)–Nipagawas ang World Health Organization (WHO) Philippines og giya sa pagsul-ob og personal protective equipment (PPE) nga proteksyon sa makamatay nga Ebola virus.
Kini taliwala sa mga pagsaway nga nadawat nila Department of Health (DOH) Acting Secretary Janette Garin ug Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gregorio Catapang sa pagbisita niini sa mga peacekeeper nga naka-quarantine sa Caballo Island nga wala nagsuot og protective gear.
Apil sa gihikyad nga guidance sa WHO Philippines ang mga mosunod:
angay isuot ang PPE kun adunay close contact sa usa ka tawo nga adunay sintomas sa Ebola virus; mahimo lang kining isul-ob sa usa ka tawo nga nipaubos sa pagbansay; limitado ang suplay sa PPE sa tibuok kalibotan ug angay lang kining gamiton kun gikinahanglan na gayud.
Gitataw usab sa WHO nga makatakod lamang ang Ebola kun adunay direct contact sa body fluids sa tawong adunay sintomas na sa maong sakit.
Una nang gi-depensa ni Garin ang wala paggamit sa PPE sa Caballo Island. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Nov 20, 2014 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
Bien Unido opens inter-town basketball tournament Dec 1
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, November 20, (PIA) –In preparation of its foundation days celebration, Bien Unido town invites town basketball teams all over Bohol to try their luck in the town’s most ambitious basketball league.
Mayor Rey Nino Boniel, himself a basketball enthusiast and athlete said the league is a follow-on after the town successfully capped an inter-barangay tournament that showed the best of the best from the town’s barangays.
Set for December 1 to 15, Bien Unido inter-town Basketball tournament is an open-aged but admits only registered voter players of a town only, no imports, stressed Manuel Item, town information officer in an interview.
Bien Unido Foundation Days are on December 15-16.
All interested teams must register before December 1, Item emphasized, noting that a coaches meeting for all participating teams has been set for November 28.
We will be explaining the tournament rules, game regulations and other policies during that meeting, according to him.
This is so that by the tournament opening, a sure game would entertain spectators at the spacious Bien Unido Gymnasium, the equally agile basketball player information officer said.
We do not give so much though, Item humbly admitted, when asked about tournament prizes.
The tournament champion however can take home a grand cash prize of P30,000, and bring home a trophy.
Second and third prize winners get P20,000 and P10,000, both of which carries with it a respectable-sized trophy, Item added.
Fourth prize gets P5,000, he said.
Registration is P300.00, Item added.
Interested town-based teams can seek more information or register by seeing Councilor Ramon Arsenal, of LGU Bien Unido, or call or text Manuel Item at +63 932 713 5616. (RAC /PIABohol)
by admin | Nov 19, 2014 | Headlines, World
Philippines, Turkey sign Air Services Pact
The Philippines and Turkey on Monday signed an Air Services Agreement to boost tourism and spur greater economic activity between the two nations.
President Benigno S. Aquino III and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, who is in the country for a two-day official visit, witnessed the signing of the agreement.
In a press statement, President Aquino said that through the newly signed Air Services Agreement, the Philippines aims to improve trade and tourism opportunities with Turkey, given the increase in the number of citizens visiting both countries.
“For the Philippines, this agreement will help further expand the operations of our own air services, and is part of our efforts to show to the world that we are indeed more open for business,” he said.
The Philippines is also working on a memorandum of understanding on tourism cooperation, which will cover such key areas as the improvement of investments, marketing, and cultural exchanges, according to the President.
“With Turkey as our partner, we look forward to further exploring areas of engagement that will open more doors of opportunity for our respective citizens,” he said.
The Chief Executive said he hopes to convene the inaugural meeting of the Philippines-Turkey Joint Economic Commission in Ankara by next year to outline necessary measures in realizing the two countries’ objective.
For his part, Prime Minister Davutoğlu said that after the signing of the Air Service Agreement, his government will try to upgrade his country’s air transport to avoid difficulties posed by the geographical distance between Turkey and the Philippines.
Currently, approximately 5,000 Philippine citizens are living in Turkey and there are approximately 200 Turkish citizens living in the Philippines.
He further said that his country wants to enhance its relations with the Philippines on critically important sectors, such as trade and tourism.
“The trade volume today is $300 million, around $350 million. We need to reach to $1 billion dollars as early as possible. Therefore, we decided to complete all the agreements and to have this joint economic commission,” he said. (PCOO)
by admin | Nov 19, 2014 | Headlines, National News
Over 200,000 OFWs to benefit from UK’s new minimum wage rates
Over 200,000 OFWs to benefit from UK’s new minimum wage rate
Over 200,000 overseas Filipino workers are to benefit from the new national minimum wage rates the UK’s Low Pay Commission has recommended for workers in the United Kingdom, and which took effect on October 1, 2014, Secretary of Labor and Employment Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz said yesterday.
Baldoz, citing a report of Philippine Labor Attache to the UK Joan Lavilla, said the new minimum wage rates apply to workers 21 years old and above; 18-20 years old; under 18 years old; and apprentices.
For workers 21 years old and above, Lavilla, in her report, said the new minimum wage rate has increased by 19 pence (P13.69), from UK pound 6.31 (P454.70) to UK pound 6.50 per hour (P468.39), or three percent increase.
“This is the new effective adult rate minimum wage in the UK,” Lavilla said.
As recommended by the LPC, the new minimum wage rates for the applicable age brackets are as follows:
- For 18 to 20 year olds, from UK pound 5.03 (P362.46) to UK pound 5.13 per hour (P369.67), or two percent increase;
- For 16 to 17 year olds, from UK pound 3.72 (P268.06) to UK pound 3.79 per hour (P273.11), or two percent increase; and
- For apprentices, from UK pound 2.68 (P193.12) to UK pound 2.73 per hour (P196.72), or two percent increase.
OFWs in the United Kingdom consist of nurses, radiologists, therapists, caregivers, and some household service workers. (DOLE/PCOO)
by admin | Nov 19, 2014 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, Nov. 18 (PIA)–Dili lamang ang mga opisyal sa gobyerno ang angay mangandam sa pag-abot sa mga kalamidad sa nasud.
Tungod niini, nipahigayon og pulong-pulong ang National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council (NDRRMC) dungan sa International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction alang sa mga elderly ug persons with disability kabahin sa kun unsa ang ilang mahimo sa panahon sa kalamidad.
Matud pa ni Regional Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for Asia and the Pacific Sen. Loren Legarda, walay gipiling edad ang kalamidad mao nga angay nga matag miyembro sa pamilya adunay kahibalo kun unsaon pagluwas ang ilang mga kaugalingon.
“Resilience should be an attitude it should be part of our way of life, ang ating paghahanda sa mga natural hazards na nangyayari ay napakahalaga para hindi na mangyari muli ang nangyari sa Ondoy, Sendong, Pablo at Yolanda,” matud pa ni Legarda.
Dugang pa ni Legarda, kulang pa ang kaandam sa matag usa sa panahon sa kalamidad apan dili pa ulahi aron hingosgan kini.
Matud pa usab ni NDRRMC Usec. Alexander Pama nga mahinungdanon ang kahibalo ug kasinatian sa matag usa aron maluwas sa unsa mang kalamidad ang moabot sa nasud.
Matud pa sa NDRRMC, ang Pilipinas vulnerable o dayag sa mga kalamidad diin mokabat sa 20 ka bagyo ang moigo sa nasud matag tuig, gawas pa sa mga dili matagnang linog mao nga angay lamang mahimong andam ang matag usa. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Nov 19, 2014 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, Nov. 18 (PIA)–Gipahayag ni Presidente Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III nga sa pagtinabangay sa tanan, nagbunga na ang mga gipatumang reporma sa administrasyong Aquino.
Gisulti kini ni PNoy sa iyang pagtambong sa ika-75 anibersaryo sa Department of National Defense (DND) kagahapon diin gilusad ang Philippine Defense Transformation Roadmap 2018.
“Ngayon po dumating na tayo sa sandali kung talagang saan may tinatawag tayong virtous cycle. May katahimikan tayo. Nagkakaroon ng pagkakataon ang ating ekonomiyang umusbong at lalo talagang yumabong. Pagdating naman po noong nagkakaroon ng estado, ng dagdag na kakayahang talagang paglingkuran ang ating mga kababayan, lahat ng ginagawa nating pagtutulungang ito ang siyang nagpapamadali na maabot natin ang gusto nating madatnan,” matud pa sa Pangulo.
Gi-ila ni PNoy ang nahimong kontribusyon sa departamento sa Defense sa repormang gipatuman sa administrasyong Aquino.
Nahimong kahigayonan usab ang maong programa aron mahatagan sa Pangulo og mga pasidunggog ang mga miyembro sa Defense department.
10 ka indibidwal ang nakadawat og outstanding achievement medal, Philippine legion of honor nga adunay ranggong officer ug legionnaire.
Sukad Hunyo 2010 hangtud Oktubre 2014, mikabat na sa P41.38 bilyon ang pondong gigahin alang sa AFP Modernization and Capability Upgrade Program.
Uban niini, 46 na ang nakumpletong proyekto apil na ang dugang mga kagamitan sama sa mga barko ug helicopters.
Dungan niini, subling gipahayag sa Pangulo ang gihimong pagpaningkamot sa administrasyong Aquino nga ihatag sa mga sundalo ang mga benepisyong angay kanila sama sa pabalay ug pension. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
