by magnolia_eic | Mar 22, 2011 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
MIPADAYAG nag interes ang Ayala Group of Companies nga makigkurambos sa Sta Clara International Group
alang sa pagtukod sa P1.2 bilyones nga hydro-electric plant sa Danao, Bohol.
Matud ni Congressman Erico Aumentado sa mga taho, nakigtagbo na ang mismo presidente og Chief
Executive Officer nga si Don Jaime Zobel de Ayala sa mga tinugyanan sa Sta Clara ug ni Asisclo Conzaga kinsa
Presidente sa Transco aron tuki-on ang pag-ugmad sa 8 megawatts nga dam sa Catakoy.
Nakigtagbo ang mga tinugyanan sa Ayala ug Sta. Clara ni Cong. Aumentado ug ni Transco president Gonzaga
alang sa panagsabot didto sa Danao niadtong Biyernes diin gisuhid nila ang lugar diiin mahimong itukod ang
planta sa gahum dagitab.
Ang katukoran sa Cantakoy Dam mahimong labing dakong tinubdan unya sa limpyong gahum dagitab sa
Bohol ug magdugang sa kasamtangang panginahanglan sa isla.
Kon matuman, mahimo nga upat na ang dams sa Bohol: ang Tontonan sa Loboc, Ewon sa Sevilla, Hanopol sa
Balilihan u gang Cantakoy. (rac/PIABohol)
by magnolia_eic | Mar 22, 2011 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
GIPANAWAGAN na sa Sangguniang Panlungsod sa Dakbayan sa Tagbilaran ngadto sa Korte Suprema nga
undangon na ang paghimos sa mga lungsod nga mga syudad bisan kon dili kaini makatuman sa rekisitos sa
Batakang balaod ug sa Local Government Code.
Sa usa ka resolusyon nga gipangamahanan ni City Councilor ug abogado nga si Doni Piquero, ang syudad mi-
aghat sa Korte Suprema sa pagpa-tuman sa balaod ug pagtamud sa Batakang balaod.
Butyag sa Konseha, dili sila supak sa pagmugnag mga syudad, apan kinahanglang ang paghimo magasubay sa
mga rekisitos sa Constitution ug sa Local Government Code.
Gipalubad as Konseho nga ang Korte Suprema mibali na sa makatulo ka higayon sa iyang posisyon kabahin
ning hisgutanan.
Matud sa Konseho, ang pagbali-bali sa Korte Suprema karon lamang mahitabo ug makapa-tandog sa mga
legal principles sa pinal ug dili na mausab nga desisyon sa Korte.
Ang desisyon sa Korte Suprema magbukas unya sa mas daghan pang conversions sa dili kwalipekadong
lungsod bisag nagsupak sa mga probisyon sa Constitution ug sa Local Government Code.
Mipahimangno usab ang syudad nga kini unya makalibog ug magpasamok pa hinuon sa mga laraw pag-ugmad
sa mga syudad ug maghikaw na hinuon sa pagpadangat sa swerbisyo sosyal ngadto sa mga katawhan. (rac/
PIABOHOL)
by magnolia_eic | Mar 18, 2011 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
(Tagbilaran City) March 17, 2011 (PIA) —A FLASHFLOOD spawned by rains in the mountain
barangays of Garcia Hernandez town spilled into town and destroyed some P6 million of crops and
public infrastructure.
At least six barangays reported damages in agriculture and waterworks systems as Manaba River and
small creeks overflowed from its banks and breached into nearby rice-fields, residential areas and
temporarily rendering the national highway impassable to light vehicles at least in, reports said.
Mayor Miguelito Galendez said the town planning and agriculture officers have appraised the
damages to crops at P5M and another P1M for public infrastructure, mostly waterworks systems.
In a radio interview, Galendez added that some residents report a lost carabao and calves, believed
to be washed by the floods.
No one however was reported hurt, said local resident Melchor Virador on Facebook.
He named affected barangays as Lungsod-daan, East Canaya-on, West Canayaaon, Candulao,
Manaba, Malinao, Antipolo, Datag, Tabuan and Togbongon.
Rice ripe for harvest were washed out by the unusually huge bulk of water from the mountains
overwhelming creeks and food control dikes, Galendez reported.
Municipal information Officer Lindsey Marie Vismanos shared photos of people treading in waters
flooding the national highway at barangay West Canayaon.
She also said she received reports that waters went as high as neck-deep in some areas.
Mayor Galendez also reported that a barangay road leading to Togbongon from barangay Tabuan has
become impassable due to a cut portion of the road caused by minor landslides.
Along the stretch of national highway to eastern Bohol towns, unconfirmed reports of floodings were
also reported in Dimiao and Guindulman towns.
Meanwhile, landslide prone barangay Mayana of Jagna also had unconfirmed reports of rains
spawned flashfloods. (Rey Anthony Chiu)
by magnolia_eic | Mar 13, 2011 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
In the effort of strengthening the goals of the Provincial Government and the private sector, the local ICT Council has organized and put together The Bohol ICT Summit last March 10, 2011 at the Bohol Tropics Resort. Speakers flew in from different parts of the country in order to share their knowledge and experience on how IT has reshaped their community into something more developed and successful.
The guest speaker was the Hon. Ivan John E. Uy, Secretary for the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT). Also coming in for lectures were Atty. Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, Chair of the National ICT Confederation of the Philippines for the Bacolod experience; Ms. Lizabel “Wit” Holganza on the Davao Experience; Ms. Ana Maria Bongato, Director for Talent and Development from BPAP for a talk on BPO Trends and Opportunities and Ms. Emmy Lou Delfin for a talk on the Scorecards of the different Philippine cities or provinces when it comes to being a BPO destination.
The event was also graced by the Governor himself, Atty. Edgar Chatto. He champions this movement together with the ICT council headed by Ms. Dalia T. Magno, and the rest of the council members. Other key government officials also came to the summit, among them, 3rd District Representative Arthur Yap, Mr. Eduardo Macalandag, City Administrator who came in for Mayor Dan Lim and Atty. Filipina Piollo Asoy representing Vice Governor Concepcion Lim.
The first ever IT summit in Bohol was well attended by participants inculding those from the academe, the business community and the Local Government Units. It was meant to send a message that the province is now ready to be the next wave city for information technology. Tagbilaran and the rest of Bohol with the full support of the governor must pool together its talents and resources so it can begin accepting BPO investors for the “sunrise industry” of information technology.
The guest speaker, Secretary Uy, expressed the potential of Philippines’ BPO industry. As of year 2010, 600,000 workers are already in the BPO industry and have already contributed 9 billion dollars to the Philippine economy, and the country is presently adjudged as the best offshoring destination for manpower.
The viablity of Bohol’s locality in becoming the next big city for IT has already been proven by statistics, as Philippines has now become number one in the BPO industry surpassing India and other countries. Judging from the given speeches of the local officials who were present, Tagbilaran is in itself ready for the infrastructure, and business environment that BPO locators need. Although demands may surpass the actual talent that the schools and universities are producing, Bohol can eventually catch up by providing more trainings to potential talents. Once the BPO companies start pouring in, development will surge in the city and will eventually spill over the neighboring towns. This will result in opening of more business establishments that will cater to the needs of the BPO industry, an industry that never sleeps.
So how did Bohol come to realize this potential? and why only now? For this, and as worded by the governor himself, we have the telephone companies to thank. Before, Bohol was a very difficult and inconvenient place to set up an IT business, and this is because it lacked the infrastructure and communication equipment. Now, these telco giants have set up sites and fiber optics for easier, more efficient communication.
With the advent of IT development here in Bohol, and the enthusiasm of the people involved, there is only one thing left to do, and that is to build the first BPO company, and the rest will follow. However, Bohol and its LGU’s must also take into consideration the negative effects of rapid development and work it out as early as possible so that Bohol is prepared in all aspects for its next giant step in development.
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)
