by admin | Jul 16, 2014 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
Bohol’s TARSIER 117 rescued a family in an SUV that fell from Tagbuane Bridge in Albur, Bohol on July 16, 2014 mid-afternoon. The driver of the black SUV lost control of the vehicle when it passed the bridge which became very slippery after the rain brought about by typhoon Glenda that is currently affecting Luzon.
The driver, his wife and two children and a guardian sustained minor injuries and they were rushed by the emergency response personnel to Borja Medical Clinic in Tagbilaran City.
A passerby took a video of the TARSIER 117 rescue team attempting to recover the SUV from the side of the bridge.
Video courtesy of Chester Impang of Golden Chest Media
by admin | Jun 21, 2014 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
WORLD-RENOWNED operatic tenor and philanthropist, Sal Malaki performs on July 3, 2014 at the Bohol Cultural Center with the special participation of the Bohol Master Singers, a choral ensemble- which will have its first year anniversary of its formation this July- which is composed of both professional(music degree holder) and amateur(non-music degee holder but musically capable) musicians in Bohol, initially gathered and formed by Ma’am Enriquieta Butalid and is currently under the direction of its conductor, Joshibiah de Juan, a Master degree-holder in choral conducting from UP Diliman and Korean National University of Arts, who is also the executive director and owner of the De Juan School of Music and the Arts Recreational Training; and will be accompanied by Mrs. Agape Labuntog, a native of Cagayan de Oro and a graduate from College of Performing Arts, Siliman University, major in Piano. This event is both presented to you by the De Juan School of Music and the Arts Recreational Training led by its president, Joshibiah de Juan and the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary under the leadership Rector Fr. Ramon Oncog.
Sal Malaki who was born in Leyte and studied at the University of the Philippines’ College of Music, major in Flute and Voice is the only Filipino member of two prominent ensembles in the US: the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Los Angeles Opera. He sang with the Philippine Madrigal Singers in Manila before moving to California in the 1990s. As one of the most seasoned artists of the Los Angeles Opera Company, the United States’ 4th largest opera house, Sal Malaki was under the general direction of world-renowned tenor and conductor, Maestro Placido Domingo.
To Sal’s credit, he has performed in virtually every opera masterpiece in almost one hundred opera productions in his 17 consecutive seasons as part of the opera chorus.
He has performed solo roles in La Traviata, Madame Butterfly, La Bohème, Luisa Fernanda, Der Rosenkavalier, La Rondine and Fantastic Mr. Fox.
With the Los Angeles Master Chorale, now in his 20th season, under the baton of Maestro Grant Gershon, Sal Malaki was the tenor soloist in the world premiere of Jeremy Soule’s L’extase; in Bach’s Christmas Cantata Part I; and in Nielsen’s Hymnus Amoris with Maestro Paul Salamunovich in the latter’s farewell concert as music director of Los Angeles Master Chorale.
Here in the Philippines, Sal Malaki did a recording of Spoliarium, the operatic composition of Mr. Ryan Cayabyab and libretto of Ms. Fides Cuyugan-Asensio being the lead role as Juan Luna, telling the story of the hero’s love and life, and the world-class painting Spoliarium.,
As an artist, Sal Malaki is very much involved in philanthropic concerts with invitations from the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand. He performed in Cebu last July 30, 2011 at the Pilgrim Center of the Basilica del Sto. Niño for six (6) beneficiary-groups.
Mr. Malaki has a Boholano blood of the Ampers from Anda, Bohol.
by admin | May 28, 2014 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
An innovative noting application that helps users share fun memories and experiences won the first place in the first ever Bohol Startup Weekend held in the University of Bohol in Tagbilaran City, Bohol.
The Flipnotes app, which bested eight other apps last weekend, allows users to create notes that have pictures in front with the text behind it and which can be flipped using a flip function.
The Bohol Startup Weekend last May 23 to 25 is a local leg of the Startup Weekend, a global movement of active technopreneurs learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures.
“It’s basically a 54-hour gathering of tech developers, designers, marketers, and startup enthusiasts for the purpose of sharing innovative ideas, crafting new products, and launching startups,” said event organizer Benjamin Skelton.
The Bohol Startup Weekend was organized by TechTalks.ph, Department of Science and Technology-Information and Communication Technology Office, Bohol Information and Communication Technology Council, and the Bohol Provincial Government.
Beginning with open mic pitches on Friday, attendees bring their best ideas and inspire others to join their team. Over Saturday and Sunday teams focus on customer development, validating their ideas, and building a minimal viable product before demonstrating their prototypes on Sunday night.
The Flipnotes team was awarded a 3 month virtual incubation by CebuinIT, Geeks on a Beach ticket from TechTalks.ph, Freelancer membership, access to Auza.net OSX development facilities, an iPod from Airbnb, free massage, and Ideaspace mugs and shirts.
The second place went to RentMINE, an app which provides a venue for users who want to rent out their personal items for extra cash. RED App or the Ready for Emergency and Disaster mobile application won third place.
“The real winner is Bohol,” said DOST-ICTO Deputy Executive Director Mon Ibrahim. “The success of Bohol Startup Weekend is a great leap forward for the thriving of tech startups and the growth of the ICT industry in the regions,” said Ibrahim.
TechTalks.ph founder Tina Amper moreover said that the Bohol Startup Weekend helped broadened the horizon for technopreneurship in the country and push local innovative talents to the forefront.
The other Bohol Startup Weekend teams include Talk 2 Doc, an online appointment booking system for doctors; RState, an online marketplace for real estate properties; UNLOCKED Design Services;
#Rent, a private mailbox catering to young working professionals; iBuild, a search app for architectural and structural professionals; and Anda Concepts, a tourism portal dedicated to the Anda area.
The teams were judged by DOST-ICTO Deputy Executive Director Mon Ibrahim, Insights Consulting Owner David Aaron, Ideaspace Associate Director Dustin Masancay, Orange & Bronze Software Labs CEO Calen Legaspi, and Rhett Jones of Synacy.
The Gold sponsors are Ideaspace, Smart, University of Bohol, and Cebu Business Incubator for IT. The Silver sponsors are Dalareich, Islands group, Airbnb, Printbit, Freelancer, and PRworks Inc.while the Bronze sponsors are Live Lingua and Onmutu.
by aimee | Apr 28, 2014 | Headlines, National News
The Philippines and the United States (US) has signed Monday, April 28, a military deal that will give American troops larger presence in the country.
Department of National Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and US Ambassador Philip Goldberg signed the 10-year defense deal at the Armed Forces of the Philippines Officer’s Club in Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
The Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) is designed to promote interoperability, capacity building towards modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), strengthening of the AFP external defense, maritime security, maritime domain awareness, and humanitarian assistance and disaster response.
In his speech, Goldberg gave assurance the US does not intend to set-up military bases in the Philippines and stressed that it will serve to update the security alliance to meet the increasingly complex challenges of the 21st century.
Goldberg added the new defense deal marks a new stage in PH-US relations, and celebrates the American administration’s rebalance to Asia.
Gazmin for his part said the deal reflects a maturing relationship between the two allies.
He added that EDCA is anchored on the principles encapsulated in the MDT and guided by the Visiting Forces Agreement. (DND)
by aimee | Apr 28, 2014 | Headlines
MANILA, April 28, 2014 (PIA)–Gihimakak sa Japanese Embassy sa Pilipinas ang mga balita nga dili na kinahanglanon ang visa ng mga Pinoy nga mobisita sa Japan.
Gitin-aw sa embahada nga may gipatuman pa gihapon nga visa requirement alang sa mga mobisita gikan sa Pilipinas, Indonesia ug Vietnam.
Apan bukas gihapon ang Japan sa multiple-entry visas alang sa mga Pinoy, Indonesian ug Vietnamese sa usa ka partikular nga panahon. (PIA7-Bohol/ECB)
by aimee | Apr 28, 2014 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, April 28, 2014 (PIA)–Gilagdaan na sa Pilipinas ug Estados Unidos ang Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA).
Gilagdaan ang maong kasabotan Lunes sa buntag sa Camp Aguinaldo nilang Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin ug US Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg.
Nahisulod sa EDCA nga sulod sa 10 ka tuig, dugangan ang military presence sa Estados Unidos sa Pilipinas.
Ubos niini, mahatagan og access ang mga tropang Amerikano sa mga military camps sa nasud diin mahimong magbutang ang US og mga fighter jets ug barkong pang-gubat.
Gitataw ni Goldberg nga dili buksan pagbalik ang mga US military bases sa nasud tungod sa EDCA.
Matud pa sa US envoy, tuyo lamang sa EDCA nga hingosgan pa ang defense relation sa duha ka nasud.
Giingong pag-ila kini sa duha ka nasud nga daghan pa ang angay himuon aron hingosgan ang alliance sa Pilipinas ug Estados Unidos.
Matud pa usab ni Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Sonny Coloma, ang maong kasabotan mas magpalapad pa sa kahigayonan nga mapalambo ang katakos sa larangan sa self-defense ug hugot nga maritime security sa nasud dungan sa giingong maritime domain awareness.
Taliwala kini sa nagpadayong global ug rehiyonal nga kamatuoran dungan na usab sa pagpatuman pa og mas epektibong disaster relief ug rehabilitation response.
Giingong ang mahinungdanong elemento sa kasabotan agig pagsunod na usab sa pakighiusa sa international community sa pagpatunhay sa regional peace ug stability.
“The signing of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and the United States affirms the robust and enduring strategic partnership between the two countries”, matud pa ni Coloma. (PIA7-Bohol/ECB)
