by magnolia_eic | Jun 2, 2010 | Local News / Bohol Balita
EVALUATORS from the National Nutrition Council and the Department of Health are currently in Bohol for the next three days to assess the province’s nutrition program, sources from the Provincial Health Office revealed.
According to Provincial Nutrition Coordinator Juliet Manliguez, the team would be visiting at least two towns to pore into their Municipal Nutrition programs as part of Bohol’s over-all rating.
Bohol has been awarded Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition since 2006 and winning another nutrition accolade this year would be the biggest legacy for outgoing Governor Erico Aumentado who goes to Congress to represent Bohol second District beginning July 1.
Last year, it was almost a sweep for Bohol as Tagbilaran City only bowed out to Lapulapu who invested P28M for the program they implemented in their city.
Bohol took the third CROWN while in the town category, Tubigon bagged its second in a row award for towns in the region.
by boholbalita | Jun 2, 2010 | Local News / Bohol Balita
Kanhi masa sa rebeldeng New People’s Army kun NPA ang usa ka sakop sa barangay tanod nga gipatay sa upat ka wala mailhing armadong lalaki didto sa Barangay Puting Bato, Buenavista, Bohol niadtong nakalabay nga adlaw.
Kini maoy gitug-an ni PO3 Emiliano Luga, imbestigador sa Buenavista Police Station dihang gihinabi sa Bohol Balita kagahapon.
Matud ni Luga nga dunay magsak-anan nga sakop sa NPA sa pinuy-anan sa biktima nga si Atenesio Manzo dihang aktibo pang naglihok and maong grupo.
Apan niingon si Luga nga wala pa nila mahibaw-i kun unsa gayud ang nagpaluyo sa pagpatay sa maong biktima gumikan kay padayon pa ang ilang gihimo nga imbestigasyon.
Sayo niini, si Manzo, 48-anyos,minyo, sakop sa barangay tanod sa maong dapit gipusil sa upat ka mga wala mailhing suspetsado samtang ang biktima padung na untang mopauli sa ilang balay mga alas 7 sa buntag niadtong Dominggo gikan naligo sa usa ka suba kuyog sa iyang pamilya.
Naigo ang biktima sa luyong bahin sa iyang ulo diin ang bala nilapos sa iyang agtang, wala ug tuo sa iyang abaga ug sa likod sa iyang lawas nga maoy hinungdan sa iyang kamatayon.
by boholbalita | Jun 1, 2010 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
Si Commission on Elections Commissioner Nicodemo Ferrer nagkanayong nga siya nagplano sa pagpasaka og kaso nga may kalabot sa kalapasan sa Anti-Graft law batok ni Commission on Human Rights Chair Leila de Lima tungod sa pagamit sa iyang posisyon aron pagpanghadlok sa ubang tao.
Kinit tungod sa imbestigasyon sa CHR tungod sa alegasyon sa dili ensaktong tratamentong batok sa duha ka whistleblowers sa niaging semana.
Matod pa ni Commissioner Ferrer, “If you use your office, your official function, to harrass persons, that’s a violation of the anti-graft law.”
Ang Comelec nidapit sa niaging semana ka Arwin Serrano usa ka miyembro sa Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting ug Melchor Magdamo, kanhi election lawyer kinsa nag expose sa alegasyon sa irregularidad sa planong pagpamalit ug P700 milyones nga kantidad ug ballot secrecy folders gikan sa QTC Paper Supply nga nag kantidad ug P380 ang matag buok. Panahon sa tigum, usa ka sininggitay tali ang nahitabo ni Serrano ug ni Ferrer.
Matud pa, si Ferrer nitudlo ngadto kang Serrano ug nitawag niining bakakon. Si Ferrer usab nibawos pag alegar nga matod pa siya gipatiran sa lingkoranan nga iyang gipanghimaka. Siya ang nag ingon nga iyang plano nga mopasaka ug libel cases batok ni Serrano ug posibleng apil niini si de Lima.
Iyang gihagit si de Lima nga mopasakag kaso batok kaniya.
by magnolia_eic | May 31, 2010 | Local News / Bohol Balita
PEACE advocates here found new recruits in the members of half of Inabanga’s 50 barangays as the government and civil society organized human rights (HR) violations watchgroup here.
In its recent efforts to enlarge the peace ripples here, the municipal peace and order council (MPOC) along with barangay captains warmly welcomed the Bohol Local Monitoring Board in launching the local human rights complaint receiving body in the town and its neighboring areas.
The LMB in Bohol was set up to help monitor compliance by the agents of the state and the Communist Party of the Philippines/New People’s Army/National Democratic Front on the Comprehensive Agreements on the Respect for Human Rights and the International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL).
CARHRIHL is one of the key agreements entered into by both conflicting parties in the 35 year old struggle to find peace in the country.
In Inabanga, 25 of its 50 barangays with prevalent cases of human rights violations got into the LMB orientation given by Bohol LMB.
Bohol LMB coordinator Romeo Teruel led the board composed of government and civil society agents in giving the proper orientation to the community.
The orientation cascades the roles and responsibilities of the members of the local LMB, which has been institutionalized by an executive order issued by Governor Erico Aumentado.
By the same executive order, Bohol can now set up around six local LMBs, two per district. Aside from Inabanga, District 2 also has an LMB set up in Talibon while District 1 has Catigbian and Loon and District 3 has Mabini and Carmen.
Mayor Jose Jono Jumamoy said he welcomed the development even as he aggressively campaigns for cottage industries translating to more jobs and better hopes for his people who have shown excellence in crafts over time.
Peace, he said is not just the absence of war but having the capability to make out for their lives and living with the means to cover their basic needs.
Historically the hometown of a local hero Francisco Dagohoy, Inabanga has eloquently shouted that the town is home to freedom and peace fighters. (PIA-Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | May 31, 2010 | Features, Local News / Bohol Balita
WITH raw materials in its handicrafts easily obtainable by China where cheap labor can churn products flooding international niche markets, how would Bohol crafts fare?
The Department of Trade and Industry says the keyword is innovation.
And in its recently formalized their collaboration with the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines’ (EECP) Materials Research and Development Program, a Business Accelerator and Materials Innovation (BAMI) program is now being studied with the raffia weavers of Bohol, particularly in Inabanga and Tubigon.
The Program, which kicked off last January is conceptualized by Materials R&D Project Manager Ingrid Haufe and assisted by freelance designer Doro Barandino, has the key personalities immersed in weaving communities to try on new design patterns and media on locally made crafts, a DTI Bohol source revealed.
“They are currently assisting the raffia weavers in coming up with new design patterns and mixed media applications based on the newest trends,” the source who wishes to remain unnamed said.
By mixed media applications, the weavers are experimenting recycled materials such as newspapers and old plastic twine mixed together with raffia, she shared with the characteristic excitement of a scientist discovering a new product for the market
Other indigenous materials like buri and abaca are also being experimented, she added.
From these hand-wovens, select exporter companies convert them into actual products, and these companies who will have exclusivity on their chosen materials for at least a year.
Other areas of experimentation include the pattern development, and the most recent patterns developed are set for display at the Materials Library at the Cebu Furniture Industries Foundation (CFIF) building.
The first material output will be showcased in Bohol’s raw materials fair in July, while the first products by the companies will be presented in Bijoux Cebu in September and Manila FAME in October. (PIA-Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | May 31, 2010 | Announcements, Local News / Bohol Balita
LET’S face it, stimulating local economies also need that small and medium enterprises (SMES) build roads that connect them to the vast information super-highway to get their products a world-wide exposure.
And with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) poring into the aspect of high tech marketing SMEs, Project Training Enhancement for Competitiveness in Harnessing Innovative Entrepreneurs (Project TECHIE) is the immediate government intervention.
Conceptualized to help local SMEs and Micro SME’s, the project as implemented by DTI Industry (DTI) and the Philippine National IT Standards (PhilNITS) Foundation, Inc. uses an integrated approach in Information Technology, enabling SMEs and MSMEs by building partnerships, training and giving them access to an efficient support through a project secretariat.
“It is in response to the mandate of the present administration that calls for the promotion and development of SMEs and MSMEs as a way of stimulating economic activity in the countryside, admits DTI regional director Asteria Caberte.
She adds, the project is “a tool, which can help local SMEs and MSMEs boost productivity and income as they’re taught how to maximize the use of the world wide web and the Internet in their promotion and marketing efforts”.
Coming with five levels of training, project TECHIE starts from basic computer literacy to comprehensive web marketing, according to DTI.
Implemented since December 2009 to June 30, 2010, the project roots out participants from SMEs and sends them to training courses.
The DTI nominates and selects participants to the training conducted by PhilNITS free to SMEs and MSMEs, she revealed.
It may be recalled that DTI has been actively promoting IT among local MSMEs here in the past three years.
DTI Director Maria Elena Arbon is optimistic that the project will improve the competitiveness of local MSMEs by enhancing their global presence through website promotion of products and services.
Locally, DTI partners with Holy Name University in the implementation of Phase 1, making use of HNUs IT facilities to train Boholano MSMEs on basic computer skills and applications.
Some 25 Boholano SMEs from the crafts and food sectors participated in the first batch of the training which was held last May 27-29 at the HNU Computer Laboratory.
PhilNITS Certified IT Professionals Mr. Hans Bawagan and Ms. Amy Caballo, Dean of HNU Computer Science Department conducted the training. Mr. Karlo Soriano, PhilNITS Cebu Manager also guested the three-day training.
Implemented via a 5-phase training program, each phase progresses into a more technical training with participants gaining exposure in using computer and its different practical applications in the work place.
Aside from learning the basic computer use, the project also aims to equip the SMEs and MSMEs with the knowledge and skills to maximize the benefits of the latest technologies to promote business, increase productivity and efficiency, and consequently improve revenue and profits.
The project’s five phases include Basic Computer Literacy and Applications Training, Promotion and Marketing: Internet-based Marketing, Electronic Brochures Bulletin, E-Commerce Applications and Market Research and Intelligence thru Technology Applications.
The training programs aim to enhance competitiveness through technology enhancement training and programs.
It also hopes to enhance global presence thru website promotion of products and services, provide skills in electronic promotion collaterals preparation and dissemination and facilitate E-Commerce or electronic transactions using Websites and other platforms.
Finally, the training aims to strengthen market promotion and market research through the use of available technology applications and develop regional centers as training providers for IT-enabling of SMEs and MSMEs. (PIA-Bohol)
