by admin | Feb 1, 2017 | Headlines, Kita ug ang Gobernador, Kontra Droga, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, February 1 (PIA)–Gilagdaan ganinang buntag ni Gob. Edgar Chatto ang usa ka memorandum alang sa mga mayor ug kapitan sa barangay ning lalawigan sa Bohol nga nagmando sa pagtutok sa Community Based Drug Rehabilitation pinaagi sa pagpalig-on sa mga municipal center alang sa Drug Education ug Counseling ug ang Rehabilitation and Treatment Without Walls aron pagseguro nga luwas ug drug free ang Bohol.
Kini, bisan pa sa pagpahunong sa Oplan Tokhang ug Project Double Barrel sa Philippine National Police (PNP) apan magpadayon gihapon ang pakigbugno batok sa ilegal nga droga sa lalawigan sa Bohol.
Kalabot niini, gi-presentar ni Chatto kang Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Kalihim Ismael Sueno ganinang buntag ang nag-unang inisyatiba sa Bohol sa kalinaw ug kahusay, apil na ang anti-illegal drug war pinaagi sa Provincial Peace and Order Council, emergency response ug management pinaagi sa TaRSIER117, ang Countryside Development Program Purok Power Movement, ang Center for Drug Education and Counseling, ug ang Community Based Drug Rehabilitation Program.
Si Sueno ania sa Bohol karong adlawa isip pinasiduggang dinapit sa Provincial Congress sa Liga ng mga Barangay ng Pilipinas-Bohol Chapter nga gipangunahan ni Provincial Board Member Romulo Cepedoza.
Samtang karong adlawa usab, labaw sa 1,000 ka kapitan sa baragay ug 48 ka mayor ning lalawigan sa Bohol ang nagtapok ug pormal nga gi-selyohan ang ilang drug rehabilitation program.
Dinhi, gi-presentar sa mga lokal nga opisyal sa Bohol kang Sueno ang Community Based Drug Rehabilitation Program Without Walls diin ang desinyo sa padetalye niini opisyal nga gi-aprobahan kagahapon atol sa joint meeting sa Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) ug sa Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council diin si Chatto ang chairman. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Jan 31, 2017 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, January 31 (PIA)–Ang kagamhanang lokal sa Panglao nimugna ning bag-o lang sa Panglao Resorts Security Officers (PARSO) agi og pagmintinar sa kahusay ug paghugot sa seguridad ilabi na sa mga dugokon nga lugar ug destinasyon sa mga turista sa maong lungsod.
Matud pa ni Mayor Leonila Montero, ilang gihangyo ang tabang sa kapolisan, opisyal sa mga barangay ug hotel ug resort management sa pag-apil sa PARSO nga maoy mopahigayon og security operations sa tibuok adlaw ug gabii.
Ang maong grupo usab ang gitahasan sa pag-monitor sa kadagatan sa Panglao aron pagseguro sa kahilwasan sa daghang turista nga mobisita sa maong lungsod.
Gimugna usab ang PARSO aron itukpaw ang seguridad sa mga delegado sa Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit nga gitakdang mobisita sa maong lungsod nga maoy usa sa mga lugar sa nasod diin ipagihayon ang ASEAN meetings.
Ipahigayon sa usa sa mga resort sa maong lungsod ang 10th Meeting sa AHKTA sa buwan sa Abril ning tuig diin gibanabanang dul-an 300 ka delegado ang motambong sa tulo ka adlaw nga kalihokan sa ASEAN Summit.
Ang Pilipinas ang host sa ASEAN Summit 2017 meetings karong tuig diin ang ubang meetings magsugod sa Davao karong buwan ug sa Abril, ipahigayon sa lalawigan sa Cebu ug Bohol.
Ang ASEAN Summit 2017 natunong sa ika-50 nga anibersaryo sa 10-bloc nga nasyon.
Dugang pa ni Montero nga ipadayon gihapon ang PARSO human sa kalihokan sa ASEAN Summit agi usab og pagpangandam sa dagkong aktibidad sa lungsod diin nahimutang ang lokasyon sa New Bohol Airport. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Jan 31, 2017 | Business, Local News / Bohol Balita, Tourism
The wallets, fans, and key holder samples were created by Rowena, Telyz, and Angelita — all members of a women’s group in Barangay Cogon in Tagbilaran, Bohol.
The souvenir items were made from used plastic shopping bags and snack wrappers.
The women were trained by a 27-year old Japanese volunteer Chisato Kanno dispatched under the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s (JICA) Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) Program.
“Bohol has a thriving tourism industry, but waste management is a challenge. I am introducing a system to the community on recycling plastic, and creating products that they can sell for income,” said Kanno.
With help from JICA, Bohol’s local government, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Education (DepEd), and barangay Cogon, an upcycling facility project was launched in Tagbilaran, the first of its kind in the Philippines to use digital fabrication equipment.
“Upcyling” is converting unwanted objects like plastics into usable ones without degrading its quality.
In Tagbilaran City, about 10 tons of waste materials, particularly plastic shopping bags are discarded on average.
Through upcycling, waste materials like plastic are collected then washed and cleaned. The plastic materials are cut and pressed using a machine to form new plastic sheets that are then transformed into new products.
The heat press machine was designed by another Japanese volunteer dispatched in Bohol’s Department of Trade and Industry, Shiro Takaki. Takaki assembled the upcycling equipment using a previous JICA-assisted project and the country’s first fabrication laboratory in Bohol.
Through the project, women of Barangay Cogon saw how trash could be redesigned to become someone else’s treasure, while helping low-income families.
“My husband has no fixed salary so I’m happy to help support our household by being part of this project,” said Rowena, 37 years old.
“My role is to link the city hall, provincial government, barangays, and other institutions to support these women in sustaining the project and marketing the products,” added Kanno.
Kanno, who graduated from a cross cultural communication degree in Senshu University in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, said, “Japan and the Philippines are different in lifestyle and in the way we work, but we can overcome the cultural differences by working together as one.”
“The women in the barangay participate in the design process and they are proud to create something new that can also help uplift their lives,” she said.
by admin | Jan 28, 2017 | Local News / Bohol Balita, Tech Talk
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The company already has been providing the service in previous years but only formally offered the service this month. Currently the company is creating a digital archive for a local government agency. The documents date as far back as the 90’s and most of these documents exist without known copies. The agency intends to use the archive as a backup as well as an online reference.
Currently the agency staff physically go through the documents in storage if they are looking for a reference. When the digital archive is brought online, they can perform the search on the transcribed metadata and will be able to quickly find the documents they need. In addition to their own use, the digital archive will also be accessible to the public. This will help lessen the queue of requests to search for the documents at their office.
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by admin | Jan 22, 2017 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, Tech Talk
By JUNE S. BLANCO
FORTY national government agencies in one-stop shops in Ubay and Talibon towns?
Rep. Erico Aristotle Aumentado (Bohol, 2nd District), chair of the House Committee on Science and Technology said the idea is not far-fetched.
This after Bohol in the Visayas, Naga in Luzon and Davao in Mindanao will be piloted for the first ever satellite-based internet connectivity project.
Aumentado said the project augurs well for a stable connection so that Ubay and Talibon as well as their counterpart towns in Luzon and Mindanao may soon set up these one-stop shops initially with
These will spell savings for residents in these and nearby towns as they may just go to these shops to secure clearances and transact businesses with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Department of Trade and Industry, Social Security System and the like – for an initial 20 agencies.
Aumentado said Ubay and Talibon still has poor connectivity hence he pushed for the inclusion of these towns as project pilots.
Ubay and Talibon, he said, are the most populous towns in Bohol. Both have seaports while Ubay has an airport.
This spells booming business for both towns although at times, he said, the connectivity is poor.
“That is why Ubay and Talibon should get the first crack at better connectivity,” he explained.
This will give Bohol a competitive edge in the wake of the Asean integration, he said.
It is about time that Ubay should level up its business climate. With reliable internet, suppliers can find clients and buyers can find suppliers. Since both parties are working from their respective offices, time lost due to travel can be cut, he explained.
by admin | Jan 21, 2017 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, Traffic Advisory
TAGBILARAN CITY, January 21 (PIA)—If the push carries on, traffic enforcers and deputies may have one more thing against minor drivers, or those operating vehicles without licenses.
At the recent Provincial Peace and Order Council Meeting at the Governor’s Mansion, no less than Prosecutor Macario Delusa reminded traffic enforcers and road deputized agents that they still have one ace in keeping traffic in control.
Already feeling the pangs of traffic congestion with the influx of cheap cars and easy to own motorcycles, traffic deputies in the city have their hands full in keeping the streets passable.
Add to that the rising number of motorists on the road, the easing up economy and the loose implementation of traffic regulations and the problem worsens.
In November for example, crime statisticians at Camp Dagohoy, Bohol’s police headquarters bared that there were 8 recorded homicides, reads PSuperintendent Lorenzo Batuan.
Delivering his report for PSSupt. Felipe Natividad, Supt Batuan also added that during the month, they noted 44 cases where traffic incidents caused damage to property and a staggering 123 cases of traffic related physical injuries.
Camp Dagohoy police noted that of the total 175 crimes, a huge portion of it involved drivers without licenses, minors and unregistered vehicles.
Even PPOC Chairman and Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto also noted that in his sorties all over the province, he witnessed young drivers who sometimes are not tall enough to tap the motorcycle gears.
Severely undermanned and still embroiled in fixing controversy at their local offices, Land Transportation Office authorities represented by Florencio Balazuela admits they can only do their best in making their presence on the streets effective.
While the LTO admits they can only do as much, police officers deputized traffic as agents said they have been apprehending minors without driver’s licenses but, being minors, they can’t be booked.
On this, fiscal Delusa suggested they still apprehend these illegal drivers, be they minors of adults without licenses, but instead of getting to them the pressure, vent it instead on the owners upon whose names the vehicles are registered.
Citing the Traffic Code of the Philippines and the penal code, Delusa, said they authorities can go for the vehicle owners for allowing unlicensed individuals to get on their vehicles.
Delus, who also agreed with the observation that more and more drivers are illegally driving despite absence of licenses, hinted that reducing traffic bulk may dent on traffic related accidents that has been raising a constant alarm during PPOC meetings. (rac/PIA-7/Bohol)
