by aimee | Sep 21, 2012 | Local News / Bohol Balita
Rey Anthony Chiu
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, September 21, 2012 (PIA) –The Provincial Peace and Order Council resolves to urge the Philippine National Police to reconsider the imminent transfer of Bohol police chief after a relatively successful two year tour of duty here.
At its meeting September 18 held at the Crab House, Local Monitoring Board coordinator Romeo Teruel brought up the string of successes the police in Bohol attained under the leadership of Negros Oriental son and Bohol Police Senior Superintendent Constantino Barot.
Teruel cited that continued decrease in crimes in Bohol under Barot watch, which peaked when Philippine National Police Chief Nicanor Bartolome pinned on Barot’s breast the Medalya ng Kagalingan for police officers.
According to the PNP website, the Medalya ng Kagalingan (Merit medal) is often awarded to PNP members who attained heroic achievements for single act of heroism in a duty responsibility.
It may be recalled that under Barot’s watch, Bohol was declared insurgency free, and his top achievements include the neutralization of criminal elements, accounting of wanted persons and the recovery of fire-arms and huge volumes of dangerous drugs.
Medalya ng Kagitingan is one of the eight Administrative citations that the PNP issues to its officers which includes medal of valor, distinguished conduct, bravery, heroism, outstanding conduct, commendation and wounded personnel medals.
As most of the awards indicate a succeeding promotion, Teruel said he could sense that an imminent transfer for Barot was in the offing.
Moreover, Barot, who said begging for assignment retention is not encouraged in the police, added that he has prepared for the eventual transfer after successfully completing two years of tour of duty in Bohol.
On this, Governor Edgar Chatto, PPOC Chairman also explained that while it may sound unethical for police officers to seek retention of assignments, it may also be proper for the council to deliberately inform the chief PNP of the desire to keep Barot here.
Acting on this, Teruel moved for the resolution which was also seconded en masse, the content of which was to request the CPNP Bartolome to reconsider and have Barot retained here as chief. (30/hd)
by aimee | Sep 21, 2012 | Local News / Bohol Balita
Rey Anthony Chiu
BILAR, Bohol, September 20, 2012 (PIA) – Believing that a pen is mightier than the sword, or the gun, army special forces here picked their writing skills to train for their new tasks: as information advocates to the villages.
Assigned in a place where restored peace made combat tactics inconsequential, soldier members of the army’s elite Special Forces battalion here draw the battle plans in winning another ground in the fight: the determining factor of winning the community’s hearts through information dissemination.
For this, they train in news writing and photo-journalism in a bid to equip them with the bring out the good news happening in communities to the mainstream, said Tiara Lourdes Torero Bulilan of Capitol’s socio economic and environment management (SEEM) cluster.
Torero, along with mediaman Ric Obedencio and the Philippine Information Agency in Bohol handled the newswriting and basic photojournalism courses for the SF at their camp at Riverside in Bilar August 22 and September 20.
The trained SF members team up with police officers and Bohol community organizers as part of the Prosperity Teams organizing the Countryside Development Program (CDP) Purok Power Movement (PPM) in Bohol’s villages, said SF Civil Military Operations officer Captain Jason Que.
When assigned to organize communities and galvanize them against possible incursions by radical elements exploiting social issues to instigate people to turn against the government, the PRO team members morph into developmental communicators from their usual warrior image, Liza Quirog, Capitol Seem Cluster and PRO Teams coordinator explains.
by aimee | Sep 21, 2012 | Local News / Bohol Balita
Rey Anthony Chiu
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, September 22, 2012 (PIA)—Bohol information officers from local and national government agencies are in the heat of preparations for the upcoming Regional Association of Development Information Officers (RADIO) Convention to be hosted here October 24-26, 2012.
In fact, September 19 was like no ordinary meeting of the Association of United Development Information Officers (AUDIO) of Bohol, hosts of the conference.
The gathering aspires to bring to Bohol Central Visayas-wide network of information officers from local governments and national government agencies of Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor at the Bohol Tropics to discuss on the use of the new media in the gargantuan challenge of development information dissemination.
Also slated to attend the conference as speaker is Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) chief Sonny Coloma, whose office will handle a raging topic on the Trends in the New Media.
“Other interesting topics for the gab include Internet broadcasting, video streaming and the social media, including its effective use and the popularity of information boards as strategic launch pads for disaster and developmental communications,” said Elvira Bongosia, of the Philippine Information Agency and convention secretariat.
The conference, which adopts “Information Officers and the New Media,” is a perfect opportunity to engage information officers to a network of information disseminators which take on the technology, not as a threat but an opportunity to advance government information agenda, according to Capitol’s Augustus Escobia.
Escobia sits as AUDIO head and presides over a network of information officers from 47 towns and city as well as national government agencies with their offices in Bohol.
With AUDIO in next month’s convention is Association of Negros Oriental Public Information Officers (ANOPIO), Siquijor Association of Information Disseminators (SAID), Association of Government Information Officers (AGIO) and Cebu Association of City and Municipal Public Information Officers (CAOCAMPIO).
Last year, the RADIO convention was held in Dumaguete City and took on Energy Conservation issues and with the Department of Energy speakers engaging Visayas information officers in the national campaign for energy conservation and cleaner and greener energy sources. (30/gg)
by aimee | Sep 21, 2012 | Local News / Bohol Balita
Rey Anthony Chiu
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, September 21, 2012 (PIA)—Crimes in Bohol increased by 17 more from July 12 to August 12, according to police reports at the recent Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting held at the Crabhouse, September 18.
Bohol police chief Senior Superintendent Constantino Barot however added that total crime volume this year is still lower by 31.7% compared to last year when total crimes here in the island province registered a high 274 over this year’s 187.
At 187 crimes recorded until August 12 from July 12, the record breaks the trending decrease in crimes here recorded since the continued downslide sustained its momentum from March 12, 2012 until last month.
Police noted Bohol crimes peaking at the period of February 12 to March 12 when 288 crimes got into police blotters.
The monthly tally of crimes then dropped from 288 to 209 (April), 209 (May), 193 (June) and 170 (July) before picking up again at 187 this month.
This month’s 187 crimes comprise of 75 non-index and 122 index crimes, according to PSSupt Barot in his PPOC report.
Earlier, Camp Dagohoy authorities explained that a high crime volume can also be telling of how the local police are getting pro-active against criminality.
Central Visayas Police Assistant Regional Director for Operations Louie Oppus explained that even with a high crime volume recorded in a locality, if the high volume is brought about by a high non-index crimes, it means that the police are getting more proactive by initiating operations on their own, against crimes punishable by special laws.
In Bohol, outgoing police director Barot credits the effective implementation of the Police Integrated Patrol System (PIPS), which helped a grossly undermanned and ill-equipped police force getting over crimes and making criminals thinking twice before committing their malignant plans.
The victory however is not sweeping as Camp Dagohoy reports theft and robbery still soars high over police concerns.
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 admin | Aug 31, 2012 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
The Philippines and Indonesia are issued a Tsunami Alert following a 7.6 Magnitude Earthquake centered off the east coast, 91 miles (146 km) off the town of Guiuan in Samar province at a depth of about 20 miles (32 km), the U.S. Geological Survey said. The earthquake was felt around 9PM and lasted for a few minutes.
In Bohol, the earthquake was felt with more intensity in the northern towns of Talibon, Trinidad and Ubay being the towns in Bohol nearest to the epicenter. In Tagbilaran City, the intensity was mild but strong enough to be felt even at the ground level. Some residents evacuated their homes during the quake and some parents in Cadre Heights, Dampas District seen carrying sleeping children.
Residents in coastal areas are advised to seek higher ground due to the possibility of a tsunami.
