by aimee | Sep 18, 2012 | Headlines, Health and Medicine
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Sept. 18 (PIA)–Desidido ang gobyerno nga alisdan na ang small town lottery (STL) human sa mga impormasyong migawas nga nagamit lamang kini isip front o pangtabon lamang sa iligal nga jeuteng.
Sa usa ka ambush interview sa Lucena City, miingon si Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III nga nahuman na ang pag-experiment sa gobyerno sa STL ug gitun-an na sa Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), buhatan ni Executive Secretary Jojo Ochoa, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ug Department of Justice (DOJ) ang mga gipatuman nga kontrata.
Gibutyag usab sa Presidente nga daan nang nipahigayon og komprehensibong plano ang nitaliwan nang si DILG Sec. Jesse Robredo aron aksyunan ang problema sa jueteng.
Giingong apil sa mga gisusi sa kalihim ang kalabot sa kita sa mga STL operators ug nangawalang kita sa gobyerno.
Dugang pa sa Presidente, dili lamang ang jueteng nga gitutokan ni Sec. Robredo kaniadto apan apil na ang uban pang matang sa sugal ang pagatutokan karon sa bag-ong DILG Sec. nga si Mar Roxas.
Samtang gitin-aw usab ni PCSO Chairperson Margie Juico nga sa pagkakaron, may gihipno na sila nga implementing rules and regulations (IRR) sa ‘Loterya ng Bayan’ nga maoy ihulip sa STL. (PIA-Bohol/ECB/I-gg)
Galastohan sa mga miyembong adunay grabeng sakit,
abagahon na sa PhilHealth
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Sept. 18 (PIA)–Abagahon na sa Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) ang tanang galastohan sa ilang miyembro na may grabeng sakit.
Kini human gilagdaan na ang kasabotan tali sa PhilHealth ug pharmacuetical companies nga maghatag og 30 hangtud 80 porsyentong diskwento sa mga tambal nga nasulod sa Package Z sa PhilHealth.
Apil sa mga sakit nga nahisulod sa maong package ang childhood leukemia, breast cancer stage 0 hangtud III-A, prostate cancer low hangtud intermediate risk, end stage kidney disease nga nanginahanglan og transplant.
Matag package adunay tukmang budget human kini gi-gahinan og igong pondo.
Tungod niini, abagahon na sa PhilHealth ang tanang galastuhan sa pasyente kun sila magpatambal sa mga public hospital nga gikontrata sa Philhealth.
Sa ubang mga pangutana, mahimong motawag sa hotline sa PhilHealth o bisitaha ang labing duol nilang buhatan. (PIA-Bohol/ECB/I-hd)
by aimee | Sep 17, 2012 | Headlines
TO combat cyber crimes in the country, President Benigno S. Aquino III signed last Wednesday Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte announced in a radio interview Saturday over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan.
Among the punishable acts under the new law include offenses against the confidentiality, integrity and availability of computer data system, illegal access, illegal interception, data interference, system interference, and misuse of devices.
These also include computer-related offenses such as computer-related forgery, fraud, and identity theft. These crimes are rampant in the Internet.
Also punishable under the new law are content-related offenses like cybersex, and child pornography, Valte said.
The law also punishes unsolicited commercial communications or cyber squatting, she said. Cyber squatting is the acquisition of a person’s domain name in bad faith to profit, mislead, destroy the reputation and deprive others from registering the same. Republic Act 10175 also punishes libel, Valte said.
The government classified cyber crimes in the Philippines into two categories: Internet Crimes and Commercial Crimes committed with the use of the Internet. Last year, authorities issued a legal advisory on Internet Crimes to protect the public while using the web.
Existing Philippine laws punishing Internet crimes are Republic Act (RA) 9995 (Anti-Photo and Voyeurism Act of 2009); RA 9775 (Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009); and RA 9208 (Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003. (PCOO)
by aimee | Sep 17, 2012 | Headlines
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Sept. 17 (PIA)–Gilagdaan na ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 nga magpahamtang og tukmang silot sa mga nalambigit sa nagkalin-laing krimen sa internet sama sa online theft, fraud ug hacking.
Ang maong balaod nga gipasiugdahan ni Sen. Edgardo Angara gilagdaan ni Presidente Aquino niadtong Setyembre 12, 2012 ubos sa Republic Act 10175.
Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, nahisulod sa maong balaod ang pagtukod sulod sa 30 ka adlaw sa gitawag nga Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) nga naa ubos sa administrative supervision sa Office of the President.
Sigun pa kang Valte, ang CICC pamunuan sa usa ka Executive Director gikan sa DOST, vice chairperson ang director sa NBI samtang miyembro ang chief PNP, justice secretary ug tinugyanan sa private sector ug academe.
Sigun pa sa maong bag-ong balaod, apil sa mapahamtangan og silot ang illegal access, illegal interception, data interference, system interference, misuse of devices.
Apil pa ang ubang computer-related offenses, computer-related forgery, computer-related fraud ug computer-related identity theft.
May tukmang silot na usab ang gitawag nga content-related offenses sama sa cybersex, child pornography, unsolicited commercial communications ug cyber squatting. (PIA-Bohol/ECB/I-gg)
Seguridad sa US diplomats sa nasud, giseguro sa Malakanyang
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Sept. 17 (PIA)–Giseguro sa Malakanyang ang seguridad sa mga diplomat ug empleyado sa United States Embassy sa Manila human sa mga pag-atake sa mga konsulado sa Amerika sa ubang Muslim countries.
Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, gihingosgan na sa gobyerno ang seguridad sa embahada pinaagi sa pagbutang og dugang polis sa maong mga buhatan.
Kahinumdoman nga nagsugod ang sunod-sunod nga pag-atake sa mga Muslim sa mga Amerikano sa lilas nga “Innocence of Muslims” nga giingong nagpakita sa Islam isip “cancer” samtang gipakita usab ang propetang si Mohammed nga natulog kauban ang mga babaye.
Sigun pa kang Valte, wala niya nakita nga makaapekto sa mga Muslim sa Pilipinas ang maong video o mauli usab kini sa kaguliyang.
“The Muslim community here always conduct themselves with good will and sobriety,” matud pa ni Valte. (PIA-Bohol/ECB/I-sjp)
by admin | Sep 13, 2012 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
The Department of Science and Technology – Information and Communication Technology Office (DOST-ICTO) holds the ICT Roadshow in Tagbilaran City, Bohol on September 13, 2012. The event is the 3rd leg of the nationwide program of the DOST-ICTO with the theme “ICT Roadshow in the Next Wave Cities: Harnessing ICT for a Smarter Countryside”.
The roadshow is intended to promote ICT career opportunities among Boholanos.
Mr. Monchito B. Ibrahim, Deputy Executive Director of DOST-ICTO presented the government perspective of the ICT Industry and the Next Wave Cities. Ibrahim highlighted the two main capabilities lacking among potential employees in the BPO industry are problem solving and critical thinking. He encouraged the students in the audience to ensure that they have these capabilities when they graduate.
Ms. Genny I. Marcial, Executive Director for External Affairs, Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP) presented the private sector perspective of the industry. Marcial presented a video that highlighted the main requirements of the BPO industry for its employees: critical thinking, communication skills and initiative. She encouraged the students to challenge the status quo and go beyond the minimum requirements.
The ICT-Roadshow in Tagbilaran City, Bohol held on September 13, 2012. About 500 students, teachers, and representatives from various government, private and academe sectores attended the event.
Testimonials from a local BPO startup, two career employee in the a BPO company and a parent of a BPO employee. There was also an Industry Panel Discussion with the following Panelists: Ms. Genny Marcial, Executive Director for External Affers, BPAP, Mr. Michael Kho Lim, Executive Director Animation Council of the Philippines, Mr. Alvin Juban, President of Game Developers Association of the Philippines, Dr. Josefina Lauchangco, Vice President of Healthcare Information Management Outsourcing Association of the Philippines and Ms. Bettina Quimson, Vice President of Philippine Software Industry Association. The testimonial and the industry panel discussion were moderated by Mr. Pip Cimafranca, a Manager at Lexmark in Cebu City.
by aimee | Sep 11, 2012 | Headlines
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III witnessed the signing of a tripartite Memorandum of Agreement between the Departments of Budget and Management (DBM), Education (DepEd) and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) in ceremonies held in Malacañang on Tuesday.
The MoA, signed by Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, Education Secretary Armin Luistro and GSIS president and general manager Robert Vergara, aims to implement a realistic and equitable solution to the “chronic issue” of unpaid premiums by restoring the benefits of nearly 800,000 active and inactive employees of the DepEd since July 1997.
Under the agreement, the DBM will settle P6.92-billion of premium-in-arrears representing the government share and expedite payment by advancing P3.46-billion or half of the total amount. In return, the GSIS, through its Board of Trustees, will condone P14-billion of accrued interest as well as grant a five percent discount on the principal.
GSIS president and general manager Robert Vergara said that with the signing of this MoA, DepEd employees will soon enjoy a proportionate increase in their eligible benefits, higher loanable amounts and potentially, increased retirement benefits.
He added that retired and inactive employees of DepEd may also receive higher pensions as the GSIS will recalculate their benefits and refund any amount that was deducted and will adjust their pensions accordingly.
Joining the President were GSIS chairman Daniel Lacson, Jr., Senator Edgardo Angara, Manila 6th District Representative Rosenda Ocampo, and Alliance of Concerned Teachers Partylist Representative Antonio Tinio, among others.
Also present were Teachers’ Dignity Coalition chairman Benjo Basas, Philippine Public School Teachers Association (PPSTA) president Mario Ramirez, DepEd-NEU national president Atty. Domingo Alidon and Manila Public School Teachers Association (MPSTA) president Benjamin Valbuena. (PCOO/I-hd)
by aimee | Sep 11, 2012 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Sept. 11 (PIA)–Gibarugan karon sa Malacañang nga wala sila’y nakitang malisya sa pagmandu ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino kang DILG Undersecretary Rico Puno nga ikandado ang mga buhatan ni Sec. Jesse Robredo.
Matud pa ni Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma, gusto lamang ni Presidente Aquino nga ma-secure ang mga dokumento nga gikonsiderar nga ‘confidential.’
Sigun pa kang Coloma, wala may nahibalo nga si Puno ang subject sa imbestigasyon ni Robredo mao nga walay sayop kun siya ang gimanduan sa Pangulo.
Dungan niini, gitataw ni Coloma nga ang mandu sa Pangulo kang Puno mao nga ‘to seal’ ang buhatan ni Robredo ug wala mandu-i nga kuhaon o mangita sa bisan unsang dokumento.
Una nang gipahayag si Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda nga dili ‘untouchable’ si Puno o bisan kinsa kanila sa administrasyon. (PIA-Bohol/ECB/I-gg)
DND, planong mopalit og spy plane
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Sept. 11 (PIA)–Isip parte sa modernization program, nangita na ang Department of National Defense og spy plane alang sa Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) partikular na ang Philippine Air Force (PAF) alang sa pagpatrulya sa teritoryo sa nasud.
Matud pa ni Defense Spokesman Dr. Peter Paul Galvez, daku ang matabang sa long –range patrol aircraft sa teritorial defense kalabot sa padayon nga intrusyon sa West Philippine Sea.
Gi-proseso na karon ang negosasyon sa pagpalit og mga spy plane aron dili na manghulam pa ang security forces sa Pilipinas sa nasud sa Estados Unidos.
Gikonsiderar usab sa Defense nga mopalit og surveillance aircraft gikan sa Indonesia ug Europe.
“We’re looking at Indonesian and European. Various manufacturers are being looked into, the most appropriate for our purposes,” matud pa ni Galvez diin matud pa niya nga gitun-an pa ang pagpalit og spy plane.
“That is the work of the long-range patrol aircraft, maritime surveillance, for maritime security,” pasabot pa niini.
Karong tuiga, desedido usab ang Defense department nga itodo ang capability upgrade sa AFP sa nakalinyang 138 ka proyekto niini sa modernisasyon nga mokabat sa P70 bilyon ang kantidad. (PIA-Bohol/ECB/I-sjp)
