by aimee | Jan 21, 2013 | Headlines, National News
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III wants a concerted and “proactive” effort between the Philippine Navy and concerned government agencies with its counterparts in the United States in salvaging and extracting the USS Guardian, a U.S. Navy Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship, that ran aground in the Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu sea last Thursday (January 17), Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio “Jun” Aguinaldo Abaya said on Monday.
In a press briefing in Malacanang, Abaya said the President instructed the Task Force to look into the cause of the ship’s grounding to ensure that no more “additional damage” happens to the reef considered as a national treasure.
The Task Force, Abaya said, is composed of representatives from the Coast Guard, the Philippine Navy, the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command and the DOTC.
“The President is mindful of that national treasure that we have – the very asset of the Tubbataha Reef and he wanted to make sure that we be proactive in this: that we minimize damage, that we have close coordination with the Americans, that we should not just allow them to conduct their salvage operations on their own,” Abaya said.
He added that DOTC undersecretary Eduardo Oban, Jr. and Philippine Navy Admiral Jose Luis Alano will soon be meeting with Rear Adm. Thomas Carney, commander of the Logistics Group Western Pacific to discuss salvaging and extracting operations for the USS Guardian.
He said among the steps to be taken to remove the vessel and protect the reef from further damage include, assessing, de-fueling, re-floating and installing oil-spill booms around the area to prevent oil and fuel from spreading. (PCOO/I-gg)
by aimee | Jan 17, 2013 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 17 (PIA)–GIMANDUAN ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ug ang Philippine National Police (PNP) nga siguraduhon ang patas ug limpyo nga eleksiyon sa Mayo.
Sa turnover ceremony sa headquarters sa AFP sa Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, miingon ang Presidente nga katungdanan sa AFP ug PNP nga protektahan ang tingog sa mga tawo.
“Ang hamon ko po sa inyo, ang AFP kasama ang ating kapulisan, ang may obligasyon na siguraduhin ma maidaraos nang mapayapa at may integridad ang darating na halalan…nais nating mangibabaw ang boses ng bayan at hindi ito mabusalan ng armas, takot at karahasan,” matud pa ni Aquino.
“Saligang Batas ang dapat ninyong kilingan. Taong bayan ang dapat ninyong papanigan. Pangalagaan ninyo ang karapatan ng mga mamamayan na malayang makapili ng kanilang mga pinuno. Ang gusto natin tapat, patas at naaayon sa batas ang darating na eleksyon mula sa kampanya hanggang sa proklamasyon ng mga bagong pinuno,” dugang pa sa Presidente.
Samtang gihagit ni Presidente Aquino ang bag-ong AFP chief of staff nga si Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Bautista nga ipadayon ang epektibong paghatag og proteksyon sa Armadong Kusog ngadto sa katawhan taliwala sa kakulang sa gidaghanon sa mga sundalo ug nagkadakung populasyon sa nasud.
Matud pa ni Aquino nga ang kakulang sa mga sundalo masulbad pinaagi sa pagpaubos sa mga sundalo sa mas hingpit nga pagbansay-bansay ug paghatag og saktong pahulay sa mga sundalong kanunay ipadala sa operasyon.
Ang Presidente nagkanayon nga nigahin na ang iyang administrasyon og P75 bilyon alang sa sunod nga lima ka tuig ubos sa AFP modernization program.
Sa Enero 20 pormal nang mosulod sa opisina si Gen. Bautista isip hulip ni Gen. Jesse Dellosa nga mi-alagad isip AFP chief of staff sa milabay nga 13 ka buwan. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/i-gg)
by aimee | Jan 17, 2013 | Headlines
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 17 (PIA)–NAGPAGAWAS na og bag-ong tamdanan ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) kalabot sa gipaabot nga grabeng pagpangampanya sa mga mokandidato sa umaabot nga eleksyon.
Matud pa ni Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes, 120 minuto na lamang ang mahimong i-ere sa telebisyon ug 180 minuto sa radyo ang mga campaign ad sa matag kandidato alang sa mga national positions.
Gi-klaro ni Brillantes nga dili na “per station” ang pag-ihap sa airtime alang sa mga campaign ad ug ang maong gitas-on sa panahon alang sa campaign ads nga napatik sa bag-ong tamdanan sa Fair Elections Act o Republic Act 9006 “aggregate” o usahon na sa pag-ihap.
Samtang 60 minuto lamang sa telebisyon ug 90 minuto lamang sa radyo alang sa mga campaign ads ang tugtan sa Comelec alang sa mga kandidato sa mga lokal nga posisyon.
Si Brillantes nagkanayon nga maapil na sa giingong mga gitugtang gitas-on sa panahon sa campaign ads ang mga TV ug radio guesting sa mga politiko.
Matud pa ni Brillantes nga kinahanglang mohatag ang mga istasyon sa telebisyon og report sa Comelec kalabot sa broadcast advertisement contract niini sa mga politiko.
Katambayayong sa Comelec ang citizen’s arm nga Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) ug National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) sa pag-monitor sa mga pagpangampanya sa telebisyon ug radyo.
Giingong hingpit ang himuon nilang monitoring sa mga campaign ads ug mahimong epektibo lamang ang bag-ong tamdanan sa pagsugod sa campaign period.
Sa unang higayon, bantayan na usab sa Comelec ang pagpangampanya sa Internet, partikular sa social networking sites nga Facebook ug Twitter. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/i-gg)
by aimee | Jan 16, 2013 | Announcements, Headlines
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, please contact:
HAIDEE EMMIE K. PALAPAR DR. JOCELYN B. GERRA
Communications Officer Executive Director
Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. Culture & Heritage unit
Tel. (63 32) 418 7234 loc. 504 Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc.
Email: Haidee.Emmie.Palapar@rafi.org.ph Tel. (63 32) 418 7234 loc. 701
Email: Jocelyn.Gerra@rafi.org.ph
ArtsWork Cebu application extended
Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Culture & Heritage and the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU)-School of Humanities announces the extension of submission of application requirements for the annual Ateneo Arts Workshop Cebu (ArtsWork Cebu) until Jan. 31.
RAFI and AdMU-School of Humanities will hold this year’s ArtsWork Cebu on April 22 to 26 at Casa Gorordo Museum, Cebu City.
The five-day activity is an opportunity for high school students from Cebu to participate in any of the three art workshops: a) Creative Writing: The Literary Essay; b) Theatre Arts: Basic Acting and Stage Performance; and c) Visual Arts: Introduction to Drawing and Painting. Lecturers from AdMu will facilitate the workshops.
Facilitators of the workshops are Martin Villanueva, a two-time Palanca Awardee and coordinator of AdMu’s Creative Writing Program; Laura Cabochan, a young theatre actress and moderator of the Ateneo Blue Repertory; and Jason Moss, a contemporary visual artist and a lecturer for the Industrial Design program at AdMU.
Since 2010, young artists from both private and public high schools have joined the workshops. Its aim is to make the participants discover their artistic potential and develop self-confidence.
A minimal fee of PhP 500 serves as registration fee. The fee will be collected on the first day of the workshop. Application requirements include a filled-out application form; a letter of recommendation from the principal, which states the applicant’s artistic ability, character, leadership skills, and academic standing; and a sample of the student’s artistic work (for Creative Writing and Visual Arts).
Applicants can get a copy of the ArtsWork Cebu 2013 application form and a sample recommendation letter from their school principal or director. The organizers sent copies to over 40 schools in Metro Cebu and key cities in Central Visayas.
The requirements can be sent to Casa Gorordo Museum c/o Maybellane Sanchez, Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), 35 Lopez Jaena Street, Cebu City.
The collaboration between RAFI and AdMU-School of Humanities is based on a shared mission that educating the next generation about the arts and fostering their creative ideas is essential for nation building.
For more information about ArtsWork Cebu, please call 418-7234 local 703 and look for KarI Hegel Damayo, or visit www.rafi.org.ph or www.facebook.com/rafi.org.ph.
by aimee | Jan 16, 2013 | Headlines, National News
MALACAÑANG announced on Tuesday the appointment of Lieutenant General Emmanuel T. Bautista as the new Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines replacing outgoing AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Jessie Dellosa who is set to retire.
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte made the announcement in a statement released by Malacanang.
She said Bautista, who is currently the Commanding General of the Philippine Army and who is a member of the Philippine Military Academy’s “Dimalupig” Class of 1981, will assume his new position on January 20, 2013.
Valte thanked Dellosa “for having served the country and our uniformed personnel with exemplary dedication and commitment.”
Lt. Gen. Bautista is currently the Commanding General of the Philippine Army and prior to his appointment had served as Commander of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army. A graduate of the Philippine Military Academy’s ‘Dimalupig’ Class of 1981, he completed his Masters in Public Administration at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. (PCOO)
Aquino to confer Legion of Honor with the degree of Chief Commander on Dellosa
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III will confer the Presidential Legion of Honor with the degree of Chief Commander and citation on outgoing Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) General Jessie D. Dellosa in ceremonies to be held at the AFP General Headquarters in Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Thursday.
The conferment rites will be simultaneous with Dellosa’s retirement and turnover of command of the AFP to his successor Lieutenant General Emmanuel T. Bautista.
Upon his arrival, the Chief Executive will be accorded full military honors with 21 gun salute.
During the conferment ceremonies, the President will be assisted by Defense Secretary Voltaire T. Gazmin and Dellosa’ s wife Mary Rose. After the presentation of the award to Dellosa, the change of command ceremony will immediately follow.
The President will then deliver his keynote speech before an estimated 600 guests composed of former Presidents, members of the Diplomatic Corps, Cabinet Secretaries, Senators, Congressmen, Supreme Court Justices, Foreign Armed Forces Attaches, former secretaries of the Department of National Defense, former Chiefs of Staff of the AFP, officials of the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy, Philippine Air Force, and Philippine National Police, Quezon City local government officials, veterans, and members of the AFP Affiliated Organizations and the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1979.
Dellosa served as the 43rd Chief of Staff of the AFP following the retirement of General Eduardo Oban, Jr. on December 13, 2011. Dellosa, a former aide-de-camp to the late former President Corazon Aquino, is a member of Philippine Military Academy “Matapat” Class of 1979. (PCOO)
by aimee | Jan 16, 2013 | Headlines
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 16 (PIA)–Nipasidaan ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) kalabot sa giingong gibaligyang pekeng Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) sticker sa helmet.
Matud pa ni DTI Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya, may nadawat silang impormasyon kalabot sa mga ICC sticker nga gibaligya sa kantidad nga P150 alang sa mga motorcycle riders nga wala nakaapas sa deadline sa inspeksyon sa helmet sa ilang buhatan.
Pasidaan pa ni Maglaya, kahibalo ang mga enforcer sa Land Transportation Office (LTO) sa kalahian sa mga tinuod ug pekeng stickers, ug multahan gayud ang mga masakpang motor rider.
Dugang pa niini, pagamultahan usab ang retailers nga mapamatud-ang nagbaligya og mga pekeng stickers o mga helmet nga may pekeng ICC, gawas pa sa kasong paglapas sa Helmet Law.
Tambag sa DTI sa mga motor riders nga walay ICC stickers, mopalit na lamang og de kalidad nga helmet.
Si Maglaya nagkanayon nga may mapalit na karong helmet nga may orihinal nga ICC sa kantidad nga P800 hangtud P1,000. Mas barato pa kini kun itandi sa P1,500 nga multa sa unang paglapas sa Helmet Law kun masakpan sa mga enforcers.
Katapusang pahinumdom ni Maglaya sa mga motorist nga ang pagsul-ob og helmet dili lamang aron dili sila madakpan apan alang sa ilang kaayohan ug proteksyon. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/g-hd)
Bautista, bag-ong AFP chief
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 16 (PIA)–Gitudlo ni Preisdente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III si Lieutenant General Emmanuel T. Bautista isip bag-ong Chief of Staff sa Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
Epektibo kini sa Enero 20, 2013 diin hulipan ni Bautista ang magretiro nang si General Jessie Dellosa.
Si Lt. Gen. Bautista ang kasamtangang Commanding General sa Philippine Army ug kanhi na usab nga Commander sa 3rd Infantry Division sa Philippine Army.
Miyembro siya sa Philippine Military Academy “Dimalupig” Class of 1981 ug nakatapos sa iyang Masters in Public Administration sa University of the Philippines, Diliman. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/p-gg)
