by magnolia_eic | Nov 10, 2011 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov. 08 (PIA)–Pormal nang gi-anunsyo karon sa Malacañang ang pagtudlo sa bag-ong Army chief nga si Major Gen. Emmanuel Bautista isip hulip ni Lt. Gen. Arturo Ortiz.
Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, manumpa na si Bautista ugma sa turnover ceremony sa Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.
Si Bautista ang kasamtangang commander sa 3rd Infantry Division sa Philippine Army nga nakabase sa Capiz.
Giingong angay sa maong posisyon si Bautista tungod sa iyang background sa field ug staff operations.
“He shepherded the development of the plan from its conceptualization, development, writing, launching and implementation. He was able to mobilize the participation of different stakeholders in the planning process. The plan involves innovative approaches and paradigm shifts and is now the blueprint of the AFP in winning the peace,” matud pa ni Valte.
Giingong kumpiyansa ang Pangulo nga ipadayon sa heneral ang mga repormang nasugdan ni Ortiz.
Si Bautista miyembro sa Philippine Military Academy Class of 1981 ug nakatapos usab sa Joint & Combined Warfighting Course sa Joint Forces Staff College, Virginia, USA; Grade II Staff and Tactics Course sa New Zealand ug aduna usab siya’y Masters Degree in Business
Administration gikan sa University of the Philippines, Diliman. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by magnolia_eic | Nov 10, 2011 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov. 08 (PIA)–Gipalihok karon ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang Department of Agriculture (DA) nga doble-kayod karon aron mapa-ugmad ang organic farming sa nasud.
Sa organic farming, walay commercial nga pesticides o abono nga gigamit sa mga pananom.
Sa 8th National Organic Agriculture Conference sa Hacienda Luisita sa Tarlac, miingon ang Pangulo nga mahatag sa maong programa ang gikinahanglang pondo niini.
Matud pa sa Pangulo, nagtuo siya nga pinaagi sa organic farming, daku ang potensyal nga masolbad ang kakabos ug kagutom sa nasud.
Giangkon sa Pangulo nga dakung hagit karon ang giatubang sa nasud tungod sa epekto sa climate change.
Apan giingong wala nagpasagad ang iyang administrasyon ug dili siya Juan Tamad nga naghuwat lamang nga mahulog ang bunga sa yuta.
“Sa pagharap naman po sa hamon na ito, hindi yapak ni Juan Tamad ang ating sinunod. Sa halip na humilata at maghintay sa pagbagsak ng bunga, minabuti nating pag-aralan ang problema, at saka nagpunla ng mga plano at inisyatiba upang mapitas at mapakinabangan agad ito,” matud pa ni Pangulong Aquino. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by magnolia_eic | Nov 10, 2011 | Headlines, National News
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III will leave on Friday to attend the 19th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week in Honolulu, Hawaii to be held from November 8 to 13.
President Aquino will be joined by a lean delegation led by Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo and Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima.
During the APEC Leaders meeting, the President together with 20 other APEC leaders will discuss relevant issues, including growth and jobs, regulatory reform and competitiveness, and energy efficiency and security.
APEC 2011 which is hosted by the United States, is working towards the achievement of a “seamless regional economy.”
Prior to the APEC Leader’s Meeting, the President will be attending the APEC CEO Summit, which is scheduled on November 11 to 12.
The President will also participate in the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Dialogue with Leaders.
The dialogue gives ABAC members the opportunity to meet with APEC leaders to discuss the entire year’s ABAC work program and to raise issues of pressing concern to the business community.
ABAC Philippines is represented by Ayala Corporation chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, Jollibee Foods Corporation and CEO Tony Tan Caktiong and A. Magsaysay Inc. president and CEO Doris Magsaysay Ho.
The APEC Leaders’ Week starts on November 8 with the Concluding Senior Officials’ Meeting attended by the APEC Senior Officials from the 21 member economies. (PIA/PCOO)
by ace | Oct 28, 2011 | Headlines, National News
THE governments of Vietnam and the Philippines have expressed willingness to address the recurring problem of unregulated fishing by Vietnamese fishermen in Philippine waters based on existing Fisheries Law in the country, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Wednesday. Del Rosario made the statement as he confirmed the release of 120 Vietnamese fishermen who were caught poaching by Philippine authorities.
He also said that the release by the government of seven fishing vessels that were engaged in the same unregulated activity were in accordance with the willingness of President Benigno S. Aquino III to resolve the issue, “as a manifestation of goodwill” with the government of Vietnam. “We did say that we need to address the fact that we do have a fisheries law and that…there’s a legal process that we must observe if similar incidents are experienced by us in the future,” Del Rosario told reporters in a chance interview at Malacañang’s Reception Hall. Responding to the Philippines government’s stand on the issue, Del Rosario said Vietnam was “acquiesced to the fact that…we are governed by laws and maybe in the future this unregulated fishing will have to be reviewed…by both countries”.
Del Rosario cited President Aquino’s position that despite the generosity extended by the Philippine government to the fishermen of Vietnam, their poaching activities on Philippine waters cannot go on. “I think that was implied when he said that we need to take a good look at this because this unregulated fishing is really subjected to a legal process that we need to inject in future incidents,” Del Rosario said. (pcoo)
by ace | Oct 27, 2011 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Oct. 27 (PIA)–Giseguro sa Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) nga andam silang mosunod sa gitakdang accounting procedures kalabot sa kontrobersiyal nga Bangsamoro Leadership and Management Institute (BLMI) fund. Sa usa ka pakighinabi sa radyo, gitataw sa tigpamaba sa MILF nga si Von Alhaq nga aduna nay nakahikyad nga padungan kun unsaon paggastus ang P5 milyon nga pondo. Gihimo sa opisyal ang pahayag isip reaksyon sa giingon ni presidential peace adviser Teresita Deles nga gipaabot sa gobyerno gikam sa MILF ang accountability sa pondo. Una na usab miingon si Alhaq nga wala pa matandog ang maong pondo ug nakatago lamang kini sa bangko.
“Wala namang problema (accounting). Dahil ito ay ibinigay nila sa MILF. Isa ito sa mga bunga ng negosasyon,” matud pa sa opisyal. Sa parte sa gobyerno, una nang gitataw ni government peace panel chairman Marvic Leonen nga dugay nang commitment sa gobyerno ang maong pondo sa rebeldeng grupo. “It is government’s commitment to help in the development of future Bangsamoro leaders and managers who will utilize their political and socio-economic knowledge and skills to improve the situation in the Bangsamoro homeland,” matud pa ni Leonen. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by ace | Oct 26, 2011 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Oct. 26 (PIA)–Miabot karong adlawa sa nasud si Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang alang sa usa ka state visit. Kini kalabot sa pagsaulog sa ika-35 anibersaryo sa pagkatukod sa bilateral ties tali sa Pilipinas ug Vietnam. Upat ka bilateral agreements ang gipaabot nga pagalagdaan sa pagbisita ni Sang sa nasud. Apil na niini ang action plan on cooperation sa Pilipinas ug Vietnam, tourism plan, memorandum of understanding tali sa armadong pangdagat sa duha ka nasud ug ang paghikyad og komunikasyon tali sa Philippine Coastguard ug Vietnamese Marine Police. Kahinumdoman nga miingon kaniadto si Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III nga hisgotan niya ang isyu sa giilogan’g Spratly Islands sa ilang pulong ni Sang. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
