by admin | Sep 6, 2014 | Headlines
A suspected drug dealer was killed at C.P.G Avenue in Tagbilaran City as two men riding a motorcycle approached the victim and one shot her in the head. Aliwayway G. Solis or “Mikay” died on the spot with a shot on the head at around 4PM on September 5, 2014.
PCI George Vale of Tagbilaran City Police Station said that Solis has long been on the watch list of the police force and already has an order of battle from the Provincial Intelligence Branch.
Police said that Solis may have been planning to purchase a ticket from a nearby shipping lines office to Butuan City to bring in more drugs to Bohol.
Solis has an identification card showing she is a clerk of the Treasurer at the Butuan City Municipal Hall. Also found in her possession were some jewelry. The body was brought to Holy Name Funeral Homes.
by admin | Aug 30, 2014 | Headlines
The Philippine House of Representatives seem to be more eager to pass the so called “Anti-Selfie” bill rather than the Freedom of Information bill. A much criticized House Bill 4807 or the Protection against Personal Intrusion Act is now up for 3rd reading in plenary.
Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate said, “HB 4807 will create a chilling effect on media and would especially affect citizen journalism. It would punish with civil suit taking photos,video or even audio recording anything claimed as a personal/ family matter even of public officials and personalities.”
Jose Torres Jr., board member of the Photojournalists’ Center of the Philippines (PCP), Inc., said, “It would seem that people from the media and journalists can be targets of the proposed measure. Worthy of being emphasized is the phrase ‘with intent to gain or profit therefrom.’ In case a complaint is filed in court against a photojournalist, can lack of intent to gain be used as defense?
“It must be clearly defined what can be classified for ‘gain’ or ‘profit.’ News outfits – newspapers, magazines, television, online publications, radio, and news wire agencies – are basically for profit organizations. There must be clear provisions that specify that news gathering must be exempted from this section,”
In contrast, the Freedom of Information Bill has been sitting in congress for too long. The FOI bill will help promote transparency in all government transactions but hasn’t gained much traction. Even President Noynoy Aquino seem to be uninterested in getting the FOI bill prioritized.
by admin | Aug 25, 2014 | Headlines
Erico Cabagnot Aumentado, Jr., elder brother of 2nd Bohol District Congressman Aris C. Aumentado and son of the late Bohol governor and 2nd Bohol District congressman Erico B. Aumentado, passed away minutes after 7AM on August 25, 2014 at the Ramiro Community Hospital in Tagbilaran City.
Erico Jr. suffered cardiac arrest at age of 44.
The body of Erico Jr, is now laid at the Aumentado residence at upper Capitol Heights, Cogon, Tagbilaran City.
The Aumentado family are descendants of Melitona Mendez and Mamerto Aumentado of Ubay, Bohol.
by admin | Aug 23, 2014 | Headlines, Tech Talk
Boholano technology enthusiasts attended the Geeks on a Beach technical conference held at Movenpick Hotel, Punta Engano, Mactan, Cebu on August 21-22, 2014. The two day conference was attended by startups, venture capitalists, designers, technology companies, and many more.
The Bohol delegation included Jerome Auza and Dr. Elva Auza of Auza.Net, Ashley Uy of HNU, Ben Skelton and Jay Paul Aying of Yoolk and Arjo Magno of FlipNotes. The Bohol delegation are also members of TechTalks-Tagbilaran. The group was joined by other participants of the Bohol Startup Weekend held last May.
The delegation of technology enthusiasts from Bohol who attended Geeks on a Beach 2: (L-R) Ben Skelton of SproutBooth, Arjo Magno of FlipNotes, Jay Paul Aying of SproutBooth, Ashley Uy of HNU, Joseph of FlipNotes, Jerome Auza and Elva Auza of Auza.Net
The sold out international event included participants and panelists like Dave McClure of 500 Startups, Andrius Neviera of World Startup Wiki, Mon Ibrahim of DOST-ICTO, Jay Fajardo of ProudCloud, Bowei Gai of Word Startup Report, Mike Prasad of VentureLab, Janette Toral of Digital Filipino and many more.
Geeks on a Beach lead organizer Techtalks.ph is a non-profit business organization providing training and networking for Philippine tech entrepreneurs and startups.
TechTalks.ph founder Tina Amper said that almost everyone in the Philippine startup community and tech personalities from Silicon Valley,Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea and other parts of the world flew to Cebu for GOAB. “It’s like the who’s who of the startup world,” she said. Amper hails from Anda, Bohol and used to work in the US in various roles, including the technology sector.
First staged in Boracay last year September, this year’s GOAB promises more select expert-speakers, new activities, and additional networking opportunities in formal discussions as well as laidback and fun parties in line with the event’s ‘work hard, play harder’ motto.
This is the perfect venue for budding startups to brush shoulders with venture capitalists with private executive roundtable sessions as well as the more thrilling speed dating wherein 10 startup teams get to pitchwith investors for 5 minutes each.
This is how the geeks do it at GOAB. Lots of small group ad hoc meetings forming new friendships and collaboration.
A unlikely venue for geeks getting their heads together to make things work.
by admin | Aug 22, 2014 | Headlines
PO1 Michael June Ejoc died of a gunshot wound to the head while three other policemen were wounded in a botched intelligence operation against a known drug personality in Tagbilaran City, Bohol.
A team of six operatives from the Bohol Provincial Police Office was verifying a tip of a pot session in Barangay Poblacion I, Tagbilaran City. They went to a house of a certain Belinda Tesorero in Sitio Ubos at 9:30 a.m.
A drug suspect, who is on the wanted list of BPPO, Artemio “Junjun” Tari Jr. was inside the house and used a .45 pistol suddenly to fire at the victims. He fled the scene on a motorcycle. Tesorero was taken into custody and a search of the house yielded packs of shabu and drug paraphernalia.
by Rose Alviar | Aug 19, 2014 | Headlines
Come August 21 and 22, some of the biggest names of the tech and startup world from Silicon Valley, Singapore, South Korea and other parts of the world will be coming over to Cebu for the Geeks on a Beach (GOAB) tech and startup conference.
First held in Boracay Island September of last year, GOAB is made possible by the efforts of lead organizer TechTalks.ph, a non-profit business organization providing training and networking for Philippine tech entrepreneurs and startups.
TechTalks.ph was founded in November 2010 by Tina Amper, a high tech researcher and marketer who returned to the Philippines after years of experience in Silicon Valley.
Today, the tech group boasts of over a thousand members who are mostly IT professionals, software developers, designers, business people, and even students and academics, with chapters in Cebu, Bohol, Davao, Cagayan de oro, Manila, and total of 9 other cities in the Philippines.
TechTalks.ph has organized several activities from informal meetings over coffee, tech workshops and startup competitions with the aim of sparking more interest in innovation-driven enterprises that are more commonly known as startups.
One of these is the “Startup Weekend” workshop, a 54-hour event where participants brainstorm tech products with the help of local tech and entrepreneurial leaders.
“All these activities are in line with TechTalks.ph’s goal of developing the local scene to become more conducive for startups and at the same time encouraging more people to become skilled professionals in the IT industry,” said TechTalks.ph founder Tina Amper.
In its second year, Geeks on a Beach promises to bring more select expert-speakers, new activities, and additional networking opportunities. Majority of the startup community in the whole country are once again expected to grace this one of a kind international tech conference.
“We will continue to live up to GOAB’s motto trademark motto of ‘work hard, play harder’ with the laidback discussions and fun parties. But we are also making sure that the content won’t be overshadowed by the party atmosphere,” said Amper.
“We will highlight the successes and challenges facing the Philippine startup ecosystem and what we need to do more to further promote more Filipino startup successes,” added Amper.
Dave Overton, founder of Symph, a Cebu-based design and development studio and Co-founder of TechTalks.ph, said that GOAB will help budding startups reach their way to success through skills trainings, mentoring, and networking for resources and access to capital.
“There are an overwhelming number of talented Filipinos but we still need to improve on their knowhow of building their great ideas into successful companies,” said Overton.
TechTalks.ph is optimistic about setting the foundation for the growth of startup communities all over the Philippines. TechTalks.ph events are not about raising awareness but also help cultivate business skills that are needed by tech entrepreneurs to launch successful startups.
Over 300 startup founders, tech entrepreneurs, investors, and industry experts from 17 countries attended last year’s GOAB. The same number of participants is expected to join this year’s event.
GOAB is organized by TechTalks.ph, co-organized by the DOST-ICTO, co-presented by the IdeaSpace, SMART DevNet, and SMART Bro, powered by Sym.ph, branding by HappyGaraje, and PR and event management by PRWorks.
The event is made possible by Official Accommodation Partner Airbnb, Official Sea Travel Partner 2GO Travel, official e-ticketing by Eventbrite, Platinum Sponsors are Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, Gold Sponsor Coins.ph, Silver Sponsors are Island Souvenirs, Infocomm Investments, and Sky Cable, Bronze Sponsors are Kickstart Ventures, Alquemie Partners, Silicon Valley Science & Technology Advisory Council, Ng Khai Dev’t Corp, Arcanys, Freelancer, Caresharing, and ChangeCoin.
It is supported by Plug and Play Tech Center, Mynimo, Crowd Sourcing Week, Kuyi Mobile, Dranix, Prifoods, GT Cosmetics, Balamban Liempo, Cliptec, Pascual Laboratories, and Istorya.net.
The GOAB Institutional Partners are the Philippine Software industry Association, BGn, NICP, Cebu Business Incubator for IT, Cebu Education Dev’t Foundation for IT, Game Developers Association of the Philippines, DCOM, and DevCon.
The media partners are Asian Journal Publications, Balikbayan Magazine, E27, SunStar, Cebu Daily News, TechInAsia, WebGeek, NewsDesk Asia, InnoPub Media, iNew Media, Alcordo Advertising, Third Team Media, Our Awesome Planet, Zero Three Two, Vigattin Radio, TenMinutes.ph, Pinoy Great Deals, Crowdsourcing Week, Everything Cebu, Innovation is Everywhere, Stuff Magazine, and Geeks in Cambodia.
For more information on registration and accommodations, visit www.geeksonabeach.com,follow them on Twitter and Facebook @geeksonabeach.com, or email hello@geeksonabeach.com.
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