by admin | Dec 12, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, December 12 (PIA)–Estriktongipatumansa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang registration hours aronmasiguronga mas daghangkwalipikadongbotanteangmakaparehistrosagipahigayong voters registration alangsa Barangay ugSangguniangKabataan Elections (BSKE) ngagitakdangipahigayonsaNobyembre 23, 2017.
Matud pa niElection and Barangay Affairs Department (EBAD) Director TeopistoElnas, Jr., angayngaestriktongmasunodanggitakdangorasngagikan alas-otsosabuntaghangtudalas-singkosahaponnga re¬gistration hours.
Gawasniini, magpagihayonoghalapadngainformation dissemination hangtudsa barangay level aron ma-awhagangmgakuwalipikadong re¬gistrants ngamagparehistrodayonugdilinamaghulatsakatapusangadlawsaregistration period.
Gisugdannaang voters registration niadtongNobyembre 7, 2016 uggipaabotngamolanatkinitamanAbril 29, 2017, gikanLuneshangtudSabadoapilang holiday gawasnalamangsaDis¬yembre 24 ug 25, ngaadlawsaPaskougAbril 13 ug 14 ngaMahalngaAdlaw.
Padayonusabngagi-awhagsaComelecangpublikongapahimoslanangChristmas break aronmakaparehistro.(PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by admin | Dec 12, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, December 12 (PIA)–Gitumboksa Department of Education (DepEd) ngamagpahigayon pa silaogmakutingpagtuonsaplanosa Department of Health (DOH) ngamangapod-apodog condom samgapampublikongtunghaansasunodtuig.
Matud pa saDepEd, magpahigayon pa silaogusakalawomugmaampingonngasultihaykalabotniininghisgotananaronusabmatimbang kun mahinungdanonbagayudngamanghatagog condom samgatinun-an aronmapugnganangpagdaghansakasosa Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome(HIV-AIDS) samgakabataangPinoy.
GitumboksaDepEdngaangaymatotokan kun makataronganbaangmaonglakangarondilimakumpromisoangresponsibilidadsamgaginikanansapagtudloog sex education sailangmgaanak.
SamtanggisaanusabsaDepEdngahingosganpa nilaang sex education nganahisulodsa frameworks sahuman rights, apilnaangkahilwasansamgaestudyantepinaagisa age-appropriate ugdevelopmental reproductive health education ngasugdandayonsa Grade 1.
Angmaongplanosa DOH ngamanghatagoglibreng condom samgatinun-an samgapampublikongtunghaansunodtuig, gisalikwaysaduhakadagkongopisyalsalalawigansa Bohol.
Plano niiningmagpagawasogopisyalngaprotestasamaonglakangsa DOH human saipahigayongpanagtapoksa provincial school board.(ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Dec 10, 2016 | Headlines, National News
The 66th year of the International Human Rights Day will be commemorated in the Philippines by calls for justice for the victims of the US-supported Marcos dictatorship and for the Filipino people to persevere in the struggle against state fascism.
Now, more than ever, there is great need for organized resistance against the political rehabilitation of the Marcoses and the continuing gross violations of people’s democratic rights. There is a need to be vigilant and to thwart the authoritarian tendencies of the Duterte administration. Now, more than ever, there is great need for the Filipino people to work for a just and lasting peace.
While hero’s honors were given to the dictator Ferdinand Marcos, martial law victims are still crying out for justice. The Marcoses have yet to return much of the billions which they looted from the nation’s coffers. The martial law victims still need to be indemnified.
Political prisoners, a vivid imprint of martial law, exist to this day despite commitments and agreements in the GRP-NDFP peace process (There are fiveBoholano political prisoners, namely: Alberto Pancho & Cristuto Lastomen presently detained in Bohol Dist. Jail, Pedro Lumantas & Calixto Vistal both currently serving sentences in the Nat’l Bilibid Prison, and the ailing Exuperio “Exam” Lloren, former Mayor of Jagna town). The GRP’s use of their release as a gambit in the peace process to exact a bilateral ceasefire makes worse the injustice they have suffered for defending people’s democratic rights.
Extrajudicial killings of activists and civilians continue under Oplan Bayanihan and in line with the Duterte government’s war against drugs. The poor peasants, indigenous and Moro people, workers, women and the youth remain to be the majority of the victims in brutal military and police operations.
Despite a unilateral ceasefire declaration from the Duterte government, there has been no let-up in combat operations in rural communities characterized by bombings, indiscriminate firing, threats, harassment, and encampment in homes and schools (In Bohol, relentless military operations of 47th IB in the guise of civil-military operations continue according to Humabol-KMP. Personnel of said army unit are also encamped in several barangay halls). Shocking is the recent appointment of the notorious human rights violator Gen. Eduardo Ano as AFP Chief of Staff who is being held responsible by human rights defenders for the enforced disappearance of Jonas Burgos. Ano is expected to adhere to the same counter-insurgency framework that results in more human rights violations.
Also worrisome are the threat of the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus and the imposition of martial law; the revival of the notorious Philippine Constabulary; and attempts to re-legislate the death penalty.
Even with the ouster of the US-backed Marcos dictatorship, succeeding regimes maintained the status quo, enjoying the benefits of bureaucrat capitalism, fascism and US puppetry, always hiding under the cloak of ‘democracy’.
Hunger and poverty worsen as neoliberal policies ravage the domestic economy. Land to the tillers, decent jobs and living wages for the workers, and democratic access to social services remain to be distant realities. While Duterte has proclaimed that he is cutting military and political ties with the US government, he has yet to abrogate the unequal treaties and agreements between the US and the Philippines. State violence continues to be felt, even as the Duterte government has resumed formal peace talks with the NDFP and Moro revolutionary movements.
We urge Pres. Duterte to pursue with vigor the positive commitments he has made like ending contractualization, shifting to an independent foreign policy, negotiating for just and lasting peace, battling corruption in the bureaucracy, and the likes.
We call on the President to categorically order the military, police and para-military units to stop the killings. We urge him to immediately abide by his commitment to release all political prisoners. He must put an end to Oplan Bayanihan which perpetrates state terrorism on civilian communities. And he should stop coddling the Marcoses who are inching their way back to Malacanang.
Now, more than ever, we reaffirm our commitment to fight for people’s rights and against all forms of fascist attacks against the Filipino people.
For reference: Cristina Palabay, Karapatan Secretary General (0917-3162831)
by admin | Dec 6, 2016 | DTI Updates, Headlines
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have already surpassed its target of 150 Negosyo Centers for 2016 after continuously launching centers nationwide – with the centers now totaling at 403.
For 2016, there have been 203 Negosyo Centers launched after the Department set a supposed target of 150.
DTI Regional Operations Group Supervising Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya said that the launching of these Negosyo Centers is in line with the Republic Act No. 10644 or the Go Negosyo Act.
Maglaya said MSMEs or entrepreneurs can visit these centers for access to information, business name registration, access to finance, access to market and access to training.
“We are proud that we have established more Negosyo Centers more than what we have expected to establish. We did not expect to surpass our target of 150 centers for 2016 but we did to support the growth of MSMEs in the country,” Maglaya said, adding that NCs will help in achieving job generation and inclusive growth.
The Republic Act No. 10644 or the Go Negosyo Act aims to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), promote ease of doing business, facilitate access to grants and other forms of financial assistance, Shared Service Facilities (SSF) and other equipment, and other support for MSMEs through national government agencies (NGAs), ensure management guidance, assistance and improvement of the working conditions of MSMEs; and facilitate market access and linkaging services for entrepreneurs.
Meanwhile, the DTI – National Capital Regional Office will launch its eight (8th) Negosyo Center in the metropolis, and first Negosyo Center in the City of Malabon on December 6, 2016. Thus, hiking the number of Negosyo Centers to 403.
The center is located at Malabon City Hall Annex Building F. Sevilla Boulevard, San Agustin in Malabon City.
The presence of the Negosyo Center in cities, municipalities and provinces aims to provide better access and more efficient services to MSMEs.
As of December 2, 2016, there are 403 Negosyo Centers nationwide since its inception in 2014. Of the total number of centers, 225 are located in Luzon, while Visayas and Mindanao have 90 and 88 Negosyo Centers, respectively.
With the Negosyo Centers, the Department has assisted a total of 483, 711 clients and conducted a total 6,002 seminars for MSMEs and potential entrepreneurs nationwide.
Meanwhile, a special lane is open to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) at Negosyo Centers to help OFWs who want to stay in the country for good and start a business, with DTI noting the current situation of OFWs, especially those who were repatriated from Saudi Arabia.
Maglaya said these special desks will help OFWs and their families start a business and have the option to either pursue it and remain in the country for good or continue working abroad and leaving the business to their families or relatives
by admin | Dec 2, 2016 | DTI Updates, Headlines, National News
envisions 7.5 million jobs by 2022
TAGUIG CITY — A new government blueprint for decent job creation through employment and entrepreneurship from 2017 to 2022 was adopted at the conclusion of the two-day Trabaho, Negosyo at Kabuhayan (TNK)-Employment and Livelihood Summit on 2 December.
Signed by Secretaries Ramon Lopez of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Silvestre Bello III of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the “Trabaho, Negosyo at Kabuhayan: A Blueprint for Decent Employment and Entrepreneurship 2017-2022” prioritizes decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, formalization and growth of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), youth unemployment reduction, education and training.
“By 2022, we want to achieve full employment at 5% unemployment rate by creating 7.5 million jobs, mainly in key employment generating sectors (KEGS) such as manufacturing including food processing, construction, tourism, Information Technology-Business Process Management (IT-BPM), transportation and logistics, and retail trade,” Sec. Lopez said.
The commitment is in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly Goals 8 and 9, on the provision of decent work and economic growth, and on building resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation, respectively.
The 2017-2022 livelihood agenda envisions the transition of informal and economic units to the formal economy with full respect to fundamental rights and principles at work. It also reiterates the implementation of the Comprehensive National Industrial Strategy to upgrade selected industries that generate employment, integrate manufacturing, agriculture and services, address supply chain gaps, and deepen industry participation in global value chains.
The TNK Summit, participated in by the public and private sectors and some members of the academe wrapped up policy recommendations from previously held sectoral summits to chart a new employment agenda, in line with the administration’s development path.
Sec. Lopez strongly encouraged Summit participants to invest in the Industry and Services sector, as well as in the country’s human capital to help address the perennial problem of skills mismatch and to sustain the growth of Philippines industries.
Policy recommendations from sectoral summits on MSME, manufacturing, construction and IT-BPM fed into the TNK Summit, which carried the theme, “Malasakit at Pagbabago Tungo sa Kaunlaran at Katiwasayan,” preparing the workforce for the industry’s current and future needs.
by admin | Dec 1, 2016 | DTI Updates, Headlines, National News
TAGUIG CITY—Following the meeting between President Rodrigo Duterte and Coca-Cola FEMSA Director General and CEO John A. Santa Maria at the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting held in Lima in November (left photo), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez met with CEO Santa Maria at the sidelines of the Trabaho, Negosyo at Kabuhayan-Employment and Livelihood Summit (1 December) (right photo). The meetings resulted in a commitment from Coca-Cola FEMSA, a Mexico-based company, to invest USD 1 billion over the next five years in its Philippine operations. This is in addition to the approximately USD 1 billion, which has already been invested by Coca-Cola FEMSA in the country since 2013. Gearing towards long-term investment and placing strong investor confidence in the Duterte administration, Coca-Cola FEMSA’s capital infusion will go towards expanding and strengthening the company’s supply chain and commercial footprint throughout the country, therefore generating substantial employment and creating more micro-business opportunities. Objectives of this new commitment are in line with the government’s poverty alleviation and inclusive growth agenda.
