by aimee | Sep 30, 2013 | Headlines, National News
Active Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) members who have not yet availed of the one-time educational assistance loan (EAL) may still apply for the Educational Assistance Loan until December 27, 2013, GSIS announced in a statement.
All active members, regardless of salary grade, length of service, and status of agency and member accounts are entitled to avail of the EAL in the amount of P4,000.
Eligible members may file their application for EAL over the counter or through their agency’s liaison officer. Certification from their agency authorized officer or endorsement from their respective agencies is not required.
The loan is payable in five years, with six percent interest per annum. The amortization for 59 months is P20 per month or P240 per year, with the first monthly amortization to start three months from the grant of the assistance.
The GSIS Educational Assistance Program (EAP) was launched in 2012 following the Labor Day speech of President Benigno S. Aquino III, instructing both the GSIS and Social Security System to generate an educational assistance fund for their stakeholders.
GSIS President and General Manager Robert Vergara said that through the EAP, the GSIS has been helping members defray their children’s education expenses. He said over P2.49 billion has been released under the program.
The application form for the EAL may be obtained from any GSIS offices or downloaded from the GSIS website, www.gsis.gov.ph. (GSIS)
by aimee | Sep 27, 2013 | Headlines
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Sept. 27 (PIA)–Magpatuman og liquor ban ang Commission on Election (Comelec) sa dili pa ang mismong adlaw sa barangay elections sa Oktuber 28.
Nakalatid sa Comelec Resolution 9715 nga ipatuman ang liquor ban sa Oktubre 27 hangtud sa mismong adlaw sa piniliay.
Matud pa sa tigpamaba sa Comelec nga si James Jimenez, magsugod na ang election period ugma, Setyembre 28 diin ipatuman na usab sa Philippine National Police (PNP) ang gun ban.
Samtang mahimo nang moduso sa ilang certificate of candidacy ang mga mokandidato sugod sa Oktubre 15.
Gibutyag usab ni Jimenez nga nagsugod na ang pag-imprenta sa mga balota alang sa umaabot nga barangay eleksyon
Sugdan na usab sa Comelec ang pagbansay sa mga magtutudlo nga molingkod isip election inspectors sa sunod semana. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by aimee | Sep 26, 2013 | Headlines, National News
The Palace said it won’t tolerate the alleged looting committed by soldiers at the height of the siege in Zamboanga City against the members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).
“We frown on our own soldiers harming our own civilians in this manner. Looting is not acceptable. They are there to protect the people,” Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said in a press briefing on Wednesday in Malacanang.
“Let me just emphasize: We—the AFP and this government—will not tolerate any looting by our own soldiers. The leadership of AFP has already imposed sanctions on these soldiers who have done those despicable acts,” he added.
It was alleged that four army personnel face accusations of looting after they allegedly ransacked a house in Zamboanga City.
There were reports saying a resident lost valuables in his family’s home when uniformed men earlier stormed the place.
The military issued immediate apologies, acknowledging that the incident was a serious breach of the organization’s ideals. It said the uniformed personnel allegedly involved in the robbery are being held at a stockade pending a military trial.
Meanwhile, reacting to reports saying that the feared Christian vigilante group Ilaga has reorganized to counter attacks by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in North Cotabato and Maguindanao, Lacierda issued an appeal to the public to let the police and the military do their security and law enforcement jobs.
“We would like to call on all these groups, whether you’re a civilian, let the military do its job. Let the law enforcement authorities do their job,” he said.
The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters had reportedly attacked Midsayap, North Cotabato, as well as some towns in Maguindanao this week. (PND)
by aimee | Sep 23, 2013 | Headlines, National News
PRESIDENT Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Simeon Aquino III on Sunday disclosed that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is readying charges against Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding-chairman Nur Misuari and his men, in connection with the standoff that entered its 14th day Sunday.
This, even if Misuari denied and disowned the acts of his trusted aide, Habier Malik, who led hundreds of MNLF rebels in infiltrating this city through the shores of Barangay Rio Hondo and other nearby barangays.
President Aquino disclosed Sunday that the government has witnesses who could testify that Misuari has a hand in the standoff that started last September 9.
The DOJ, on orders of Justice Secretary Leila De Lima, has sent a special team of prosecutors to Zamboanga City to file appropriate criminal cases against the rebels involved in the attack, including Misuari.
President Aquino also revealed that the prosecutors are gathering additional testimonies and evidences to file cases against Misuari and his followers.
Earlier, Local Government Secreary Manuel Roxas II, said that cases to be filed against the rebels will include violation of Republic Act 9851, otherwise known as the International Humanitarian Law (IHL).
Roxas said that R.A. 9851 penalizes people who intentionally direct attacks against civilians, properties and people involved in humanitarian and peace keeping missions. (PNA)
by aimee | Sep 23, 2013 | Headlines, Health and Medicine
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Sept. 23 (PIA)–Nihatag og pasidaan sa publiko ang Food and Drug Administration (FDA) batok sa pag-inom sa powder juice drink nga Green Barley nga gipaila isip ‘total food, powder juice’ nga makaayo sa nagkalain-laing sakit.
“The product is sold at around P275 to 300 per bottle, both in the market and in online shops. It is sold in plastic bottles, and the product is in powder form. Green Barley is making false health and therapeutic claims as shown in its advertisement, both in print and digital media,” matud pa ni FDA head Kenneth Hartigan-Go sa FDA Advisory 2013-037 nga gi-petsahan og Setyembre 20.
Dungan niini, gimanduan sa FDA ang ilang mga field officers nga kumpiskahon ang mga naka-ban nga produkto ug mga wala nakarehistrong food supplements nga gibaligya sa merkado.
Sa gipagawas nga advisory, ang maong produkto sa Health Wealth International Corporation nga gimanipaktura sa Global Partners, Inc. giingong wala na nakarehistro sa FDA tungod kay ni-expire na kini niadto pang 2009.
Gitumbok pa sa FDA nga ang maong produkto adunay “therapeutic claims” batok sa nagkalian-laing sakit apil na ang dengue, cancer, diabetes, leptospirosis, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol, arthritis, rheumatism, gout, rhinitis, impotence, goiter, arterial venous malformation, pre-menstrual tension, menopausal complaints, kanunay nga pag-ihi ug myoma.
“As an unregistered health product, Green Barley also has unapproved health claims that it heals wounds and treat skin diseases like fungal infections by topically applying the powder juice on the skin,” dugang pa sa FDA. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by aimee | Sep 23, 2013 | Headlines
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Sept. 23 (PIA)–Gikatakdang makigpulong ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) sa Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ug Philippine National Police (PNP) kalabot sa pagpatuman sa seguridad sa umaabot nga Barangay elections sa Oktubre 28, 2013.
Matud pa Comelec, hangyuon niini nga makahatag ang AFP ug PNP og update sa seguridad sa tibuok nasud lima ka adlaw sa dili pa magsugod ang campaign period nga magsugod sa Oktubre 18 hangtud Oktubre 26.
Kasamtangang adunay kapin sa 42,000 ka barangay sa tibuok nasud ug gipaabot sa Comelec ang mas hugot ug personal nga kumpitensiya gikan sa mga pulitiko.
Apil sa pagatutokan sa Comelec ang mga probinsiya sa Masbate, Batangas, Cavite, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Cagayan, La Union, Abra, Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan, Western Samar, Misamis Occidental, Maquindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan ug Lanao del Norte isip “areas of concern”. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
