by magnolia_eic | Feb 25, 2011 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
Tagbilaran City, Bohol – ANG diwa sa EDSA maoy magsilbi nga gabayan alang sa pagtubag
sa mga nag-unang mga problema sa lalawigan sa Bohol sa pagpa-ngalagad sa gobyerno.
Kini maoy giluwatang pamahayag ni Gobernador Edgar Chatto atol sa gibuksang programa
kaganinang buntag agig pagpahaum sa paghandom sa ika-25 ka tuig nga EDSA People
Power Revolution sa nasud.
Matud pa sa Gobernador nga ang pagtubag nga walay dugo nga gibanaw ingon man usab
ang uban pang mga problema nga giatubang sa nasud sa malinawon nga paagi sama sa
EDSA People Power Revolution mao ang gabayan sa pagpangalagad sa gobyerno aron
motonhay ang lalawigan sa Bohol.
Sumala pa ni Chatto nga daghan pa og mga kausbanan ang angay pang kab-uton og
magamit ang diwa sa EDSA aron atong maabot ang atong mga damgo.
Dugang pa sa Gobernador nga ang diwa sa EDSA sa panaghiusa sa katawhan angayan
lamang kanunay pagahinumdoman sa mga Bol-anon ug mga Pilipinhon kay walay dili nato
mausab kun ang tanang katawhan aduna gayud pagpalabi sa katumanan sa atong mga
damgo.
Angay adunay panaghiusa sa katawhan ug angay aduna usab panaghiusa sa kusog aron
makahatag og nindot nga katumanan sa tinud-anay nga kausbanan.
Nanawagan si Chatto sa tanang Bol-anon, pinangunahan sa mga nag-alagad sa gobyerno
nga mag-una sa paggiya, paghulma ug pag-aghat sa mga katawhan paingon sa usa ka
tingog ug direksiyon gamit ang diwa sa People Power Revolution sa pagbatok sa kakabus.
(ecbPIABohol)
by magnolia_eic | Feb 24, 2011 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
A huge fire consumed a couple of houses at corner JA Clarin and Tamblot St., Tagbilaran City, on the eve of February 24. Initial reports say the incident was caused by faulty electrical wiring, but authorities still have to confirm. Three firetrucks rushed to the site after a couple of minutes to turn down the flames; however, more than half of the houses have already been burned. Electricity was cut for a few minutes to prevent the fire from spreading. There were no reported casualties. (photo by Gerald James Cabal)
by magnolia_eic | Feb 24, 2011 | Headlines, National News
THE government has stopped the deployment of Filipino workers in Libya, Yemen and
Bahrain, Malacañang said yesterday.
Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said the Department of Labor and Employment
(DOLE) has deferred the processing of employment contracts of Filipinos bound for these
countries.
“On the part of DOLE, we are making sure that before we send out any workers abroad, the
places that they are going to will guarantee their safety,” he said.
Lacierda said the government is ready to repatriate Filipinos from these countries if
necessary. “We are preparing for that just in case,“ he said.
“There are contingency protocols in place already as we have experienced in Egypt, so we
are prepared for that.”
Lacierda said protocols are already in place in case the tensions escalate, and that exit points
by land and air, as well as evacuation centers, have already been prepared. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Feb 24, 2011 | Headlines, National News
THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) issued on Monday a travel advisory warning
Filipinos not to travel to Libya, Bahrain and Yemen where anti-government protest actions
have led to killings.
DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Esteban Conejos, Jr. said mandatory
evacuation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Libya, Bahrain and Yemen is not yet
necessary but Filipinos were told to postpone non-essential and non-urgent travel to the three
countries.
Conejos said the Philippine government is ready to evacuate Filipinos if it becomes
necessary.
Filipinos who are planning to travel to these countries were urged to defer their plans until the
security situations have stabilized.
The Philippine embassies in Libya, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, which also covers Yemen,
have been placed on heightened alert but diplomats assured the government that Filipinos in
those countries are safe.
The embassies have also established 24-hour crisis monitoring teams that will keep in close
contact with some 31,000 Filipinos in Bahrain, 1,400 Filipinos in Yemen and around 26,000 in
Libya. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Feb 23, 2011 | Headlines, National News
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III lauded on Tuesday Filipino micro-enterprise consortium
PinoyME for its pioneering efforts at helping government’s poverty-alleviation programs
by providing enterprising Filipinos in poor communities with innovative and cost-effective
opportunities to link up with the mainstream market and thereby uplift their quality of life.
The President congratulated PinoyME for heeding his mother, former President Corazon
Aquino’s call “to continue tapping into the spirit of People Power so that we may create better
lives for our less fortunate countrymen.”
“And I must congratulate PinoyME for doing just that (heeding his mother’s call) through
their continued work toward giving our countrymen more opportunities to defeat poverty
through their own efforts—specifically through microfinance and micro-entrepreneurship,” the
President said.
“These activities of PinoyME have been a significant help in our administration’s efforts
to alleviate poverty. Through your help, less fortunate Filipinos are able to earn additional
income. This reduces their dependency on state subsidies, and strengthens their resistance
to external shocks such as calamities or family emergencies,” he added.
He likewise lauded other microfinance institutions “for taking the lead in promoting a lasting
way of lifting the poor out of poverty.” (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Feb 23, 2011 | Headlines, National News
MALACAÑANG clarified Monday that no concessions were given to China for the latter’s
grant of a reprieve to three overseas Filipino workers facing execution for drug trafficking.
Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said Vice President Jejomar Binay had categorically
denied offering concessions to China after securing postponement of the execution of
Ramon Credo, 42; Sally Ordinario-Villanueva, 32; and Elizabeth Batain, 38. The three were
scheduled for execution this week.
Binay announced the development Friday after meeting with Dai Bongguo, state councilor;
Wang Shengjun, president of the Supreme People’s Court; and Zhang Zhijun, executive vice
minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Esteban Conejos, who was with Binay on his Beijing trip, said
the meeting was not behind closed doors and no concession could have been given without
the public getting the information.
For its part, the Chinese embassy in Manila said China only “gave consideration” to the
Philippines’ request.
Lacierda also downplayed concerns over the possibility of the Philippines becoming hostage
to China as a result of the issue. (PIA)
