by magnolia_eic | Mar 6, 2010 | Local News / Bohol Balita, Tech Talk
Bohol is once again a host to a nationwide gathering of individuals, this time from the IT education sector.
The 12th Philippine Society of IT Educators National Convention was held last February 24-27, 2010 at the Bohol Plaza Resort and Restaurant, Dayo Hill, Mayacabac, Dauis, Bohol. An estimated 250 participants coming from all over Philippines attended the said convention.
A soft opening was held in the evening of February 24, 2010, with a talk from Intel, coupled with dance performances of HNU’s Diwanag Dance Theatre and Cultural Troupe.
The event formally opened in the morning of February 25, 2010 with HNU’s Himig Diwa rendering the invocation, the Lupang Hinirang and Awit sa Bohol. The event was graced with the presence of Atty. Handel Lagunay, the Bohol Provincial Administrator, giving the Welcome Remarks in behalf of Governor Erico Aumentado while the keynote message was given by Mr. Carlo Subido, the Business Development Manager of Intel Philippines.
There were plenary sessions on topics such as Flattening the IT Education Sphere, Addressing ICT Education Gap Through Partnership and Service Science, Management and Engineering (SSME). There was also a presentation on Educating Voters: An ICT Challenge and on the ITE Undergraduate Thesis Project Framework. In between these talks were presentations from the different sponsors of the event. In the evening, the participants were entertained by a serenade from Himig Diwa and dance numbers from Dr. Cecilio Putong National High Sschool’s Bukang Liwayway, headed by Mr. Oscar Real.
The most awaited event was the JEDI (Java Education and Development Initiative) Night, which took place at Flushing Meadows in the evening of February 26, 2010. It has been a yearly activity during national conventions that Sun Microsystems would sponsor one evening filled with fun and surprises. Awards were given to JEDI supporters and to the JEDI Champion.
The convention culminated with a tour on February 27, 2010 to the famous Chocolate Hills and other tourist spots of Bohol, including a Loboc Cruise while taking their lunch.
The event was made possible through the sponsorship of Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, Philippines, Intel Philippines, SAP, UP-ITTC, MacQuarie, EZWare, Globe Business, FastTrack and EC Council to name a few. Locally, Holy Name University, through the College of Computer Science, was the organizing partner of the said event. Special thanks is also extended to the Office of the Governor of Bohol, Bohol Quality Corporation, SLAO Art and Sign, Hangad Art and Design, DTI-Bohol and Auza.net for making the event a success!
by magnolia_eic | Mar 6, 2010 | Local News / Bohol Balita, Tech Talk
Auza.Net has released another free online service called PRCPassers.com (http://www.prcpassers.com), a fast search engine for names of board examinees who passed the PRC exams. It is still in its beta stage which means there are still improvements being done but the site is already usable by the general public. The service is unique compared to all other websites that publish lists of board exam passers because it is a real search engine where you simply type in the last, first or middle name or any combination of these and the results are shown immediately. The user is no longer required to click several links before finding the list of names which can take quite some time.
PRCPassers.com keeps an index of the board exam passers allowing for a very fast search, while providing the user a link to the official results on the PRC website so the results can be verified. In contrast, the other websites that publish the board exam results simply copy the data and republish them.
The search engine is a customized WordPress plugin that includes a very fast search algorithm developed specifically for this type of index. It also performs the indexing everytime a new list of board exam passers are published by the PRC. Even though the plugin performs complicated functions, the development period was relatively short, a total of 5 working days only. This is because the developer only had to develop the functions that are specific to the search engine. All other functions like authentication and database abstraction are already handled by WordPress (http://www.wordpress.org), a very popular content management system.
Click here to visit www.prcpassers.com
by magnolia_eic | Mar 1, 2010 | Local News / Bohol Balita, Tourism
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday said the construction of the P7.54 billion Panglao Bohol International Airport will begin next month, barring any protest on the winning bid.
The major airport project is aligned with the national and Central Visayas regional development framework, which identified Bohol as well within the Central Philippines
super region dedicated to tourism.
To date, the country has eight international airports. The existing airport in Bohol’s
capital city of Tagbilaran is categorized as a domestic airport.
The President said Bohol’s tourism potential will also be bolstered by the decision of foreign cruise ships to begin stopovers in the province starting this May.
These twin announcements on tourism prospects were widely applauded by the students and faculty of Holy Name University (HNU), even as the President shared with her audience her super regions accomplishments, to include those in Central Philippines.
The President praised the Boholanons for their warmth and hospitality that, together with the province’s natural wonders, have been drawing both local and foreign tourists.
The President said her administration has poured in P1 billion in infrastructure investments into Bohol alone over the last nine years, including the construction of the
Bohol Circumferential Road and the Tubigon and Ubay Ports. (PIA-Bohol)
by boholbalita | Mar 1, 2010 | Local News / Bohol Balita
GIANDAM na sa kapulisan ang sumbong nga pagpanglugos batok sa usa ka ulitawo nga gitumbok nga maoy nilugos sa usa ka babaye nga may diperensiya sa pangisip.
Nasayran sa taho nga giandam na sa kapulisan sa Maribojoc ang sumbong nga ipasaka didto sa piskaliya batok sa suspetsado nga si Adelo Acero, 38-anyos, nagpuyo sa barangay San Roque, Maribojoc, Bohol.
Sayo niini, ang biktima nga taguon lamang sa ngalang Trixie, 21-anyos gikatahong gipasakay sa maong suspek sa iyang motorsiklo paingon sa siyudad sa Tagbilaran niadtong Miyerkulis sa gabii.
Matud sa taho nga pagkahuman niini, giuli ang biktima sa suspek sa gipuy-an niini sa usa ka dapit sa Maribojoc apan nakamatikod ang inahan niini nga nabiktima sa pagpanglugos hinungdan nga nagpatabang kini sa mga sakop sa Maribojoc Police Station.
Nasikop ang gitudlo nga suspetsado ug kasamtangang gibilanggo didto sa Maribojoc PNP detention cell. (Andy Nalzaro)
by boholbalita | Mar 1, 2010 | Local News / Bohol Balita
GRABENG naangol ang usa ka 68-anyos nga babaye human aksidenteng nabanggaan og motorsiklo samtang ang biktima nisuway sa pagtabok sa pikas nga bahin sa nasudnon dalan didto sa Poblacion Ondol, Loboc, Bohol kagahapon sa buntag.
Biktima giila nga si Merlita Priete, minyo ug nagpuyo sa barangay Bagumbayan sa maong lungsod. Nakaangkon ang biktima og mga bali sa iyang walang siko ug walang bahin sa iyang gusok ug gioperahan
sa Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Regional Hospital sa dakbayan sa Tagabilaran.
Nahitabo ang insidente pasado alas 8 sa buntag samtang nagdagan ang usa ka motorsiklo nga Honda Bravo nga nagtangag sa plaka numero 8005 GR ug gimanehoan ni Oliver Jala, 22-anyos, ulitawo, usa ka construction worker, taga-Sitio Soso, barangay Villaflor sa samang lungsod padulong sa sentro nga bahin dihang pag-abot sa maong dapit, kalit nga nitabok ang biktima sa karsada paingon sa merkado publiko.
Wala na makapreno ang drayber sa iyang ug iyang napunggitan ang maong biktima.
Nisurender didto sa Loboc Police Station ang maong drayber human sa insidente. (Andy Nalzaro)
by boholbalita | Mar 1, 2010 | Local News / Bohol Balita
USA ka bading nga gidudahan nga tigpayuhot sa ilegal nga drugang shabu nadakpan sa gihimong ronda sa bahan sa Philippine Drug Enforcement Agebcy kun PDEA-Bohol ug Loboc Police Station didto sa pinuy-anan niini sa Poblacion Sawang, Loboc, Bohol niadtong Biyernes sa hapon.
Suspetsado nailhan nga si Romeo Incon, 47-anyos, ulitawo.
Nasayran sa taho nga ang mga sakop sa PDEA pinangoluhan sa hepe niini nga Intelligence Officer 2 Earl Rallos ug Loboc PNP ubos sa hepe niini nga si Senior Inspector Antonio Gujelde nironda sa balay sa suspek pinasikad sa search warrant nga gipirmahan ni Maghuhukom Fernando Fuentes III sa Regional Trial Court Branch 49 nga nakabase sa dakbayan sa Tagbilaran.
Nasakmit gikan sa pinuy-anan ni Incon mao ang usa ka gamay nga sachet nga gituohang dunay shabu residue ug mga shabu papahernalia.
Gikustodiya ang natumbok nga suspetsado didto sa buhatan sa PDEA apan nahibaw-an sa taho gikan sa maong buhatan nga gi-release na kini kagahapon human nakabayad sa piyansa nga mokabat ngadto sa P200,000 didto sa maong hukmanan . (Andy Nalzaro)
