by admin | Oct 24, 2016 | Features, Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, Major Events
Two former Japanese volunteers under the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) Program of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in partnership with teachers of the Tagbilaran City Central School Special Education Center established recently a support center for children and youth with special needs in Bohol.
Called the Babita House, the center aims to support children and young adults with disabilities by providing them vocational skills trainings that can help integrate them in the society.
Present during the opening of the support center were JICA Chief Representative in the Philippines Susumu Ito, and officials from the Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, local governments of Tagbilaran City and Municipality of Dauis and representatives from the Department of Trade and Industry and Bohol Investment Promotion Center.
Japanese volunteers Akiko Sugiyama and Ruiko Wada were formerly dispatched in Tagbilaran City Central School SPED Center (October 2012-March 2015) and Department of Education (DepEd) – Tagbilaran City Schools Division (July 2013-June 2015) respectively.
“The support center reflects the commitment of JICA and the JOCVs in giving hope and opportunities to everyone,” said JICA Chief Representative in the Philippines Susumu Ito. “Through the activities of our Japanese volunteers, we hope to contribute to the Philippines’ thrust of building an inclusive society where a life of dignity is enjoyed by everyone.”
The Babita House, located in the Municipality of Dauis in Bohol, is a one-storey building that also houses dormitories for special children and young adults.
Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that of the number of people with disabilities in the Philippines, the number was higher for those in the ages 5 to 19 years old.
“We are happy to provide education to children with special needs and we hope that they will be able to enjoy a life without discrimination,” shared Japanese volunteer Akiko Sugiyama.
Sugiyama was among the many Japanese volunteers who returned to the Philippines to pursue advocacy work. This year, the Ramon Magsaysay Award, the equivalent of Asia’s Nobel Prize, recognized the JOCVs for their selfless work in building solidarity with the rest of the world.
In all, there were more than 1,500 Japanese volunteers dispatched to the Philippines under JICA’s JOCV Program to support various development areas.
Former Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer (JOCV) Akiko Sugiyama (second to the right, in kimono) opens the Babita House in Dauis, Bohol, a support center for children and young adults with special needs. Officials from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, local governments of Tagbilaran City and Municipality of Dauis, and representatives from the Department of Trade and Industry and Bohol Investment Promotion Center attended the opening of the center.
by admin | Oct 22, 2016 | Features, Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, Major Events
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Effective Development Communications Unit
DOH trains municipal health teams for Community Based Drug Rehabilitation Program
“Who will save Bohol? It’s going to be us,”- Gov. Chatto
Municipal teams composed of the chief of police, municipal health officer, social worker, public health nurse, municipal local government operations officers, the president of the league of barangays, representative from the religious sector underwent 3-day training on Community Based Drug Rehabilitation Program from the Department of Health (DOH).
DOH is performing mandate to provide treatment and rehabilitation for drug “surrenderers” as part of commitment toward the “Health for All, All for Health” battle cry under the administration of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte.
The agency maintains drug use and addiction is a health concern. According to DOH, addiction is a disease. It’s a brain disease. It is brought about by imbalance of chemicals in the brain because of chemicals that you put in your body.
Following establishment of the Center for Drug Education and Counseling (CEDEC) at the Oak Brook Building by the Provincial Government in partnership with DOH and the Bohol Island Lions Club, Gov. Edgar Chatto welcomed the training for municipalities.
The CEDEC will be model for centers to be established across municipalities, the teams from each town now having undergone training from the DOH.
“Who will save Bohol? It’s going to be us,” Chatto stated to participants at the training, likening the response to the drug war to the comprehensive and collaborative response to when the earthquake happened in Bohol.
“We receive a lot of help and we thank the people who are helping us. But we are the ones who will take Bohol to greater heights,” the governor added.
Chatto said the community-based program ensures Boholanos owned and won the drug war through active involvement and collaboration.
The program is aimed at strengthening knowledge and better understanding on how they can properly assess the drug dependent/user surrenderers to ensure that proper recommendations can be made for them.
An important aspect is also the proper determination of the level of addiction of a patient so that needed intervention can be classified as needed.
Patients are also assessed according to whether they need to be treated as outpatient, provided with counseling by psychiatrist, or are required to be referred to a mental health institution or facility wherein their condition can be managed.
An aspect also includes assessment for referrals for livelihood or financial assistance.
The program also includes family support group as in some cases, family and financial problems can also be traced as reasons why people are hooked to drug addiction.
Also integrated into the program is the Masa Masid (Mamamayang Ayaw sa Anomalya Mamamayang Ayaw sa Iligal na Droga) program of the DILG, a barangay-based anti-criminality, anti-corruption, and anti-illegal drugs program which encourages multi-sectoral partnership to intensify the spirit of volunteerism at the community level.
The municipalities were divided into two batches in three simultaneous venues. The first batch included teams from Duero, Anda, Ubay, Pres. CPG, Talibon and Buenavista; Catigbian, Bilar, Carmen, Danao, Sikatuna and Lila; and Tagbilaran City, Dauis, Alburquerque, Dimiao, Garcia and Jagna
Batch 2 included Tubigon I, Calape, Loon II, Cortes, Balilihan I, and San Isidro; Candijay, Ubay II, Trinidad, Getafe, Inabanga, Tubigon II, Sierra Bohol Plaza Bullones, and Mabini; Batuan, San Miguel, Sagbayan, Clarin, Bien Unido and Dagohoy; Loon I, Maribojoc, Corella, Balilihan II, Antequera, Loboc, Sevilla and Alicia; and Baclayon, Panglao, Loay, Valencia, Jagna II, Guindulman, and Pilar. (Leah/EDCOM)
by admin | Oct 21, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Effective Development Communications Unit
Gov advances cruise tourism for Bohol
Gov. Edgar Chatto pushed for consideration of Bohol as one of tourist attractions and for its inclusion as on-shore itinerary at the opening of the 32nd ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group Committee Meeting.
Welcoming delegates from ASEAN member countries as well as dialogue partners from China, Germany, India, Japan, and Korea, Chatto boasted of Bohol’s prime tourist spots as well as its culture and people as he encouraged delegates to become ambassadors for Bohol tourism.
Chatto expressed his strong support for the establishment and enhancement of the cruise corrider, as the ASEAN-Japan Cruise Promotion Strategy (AJCPS) was adopted during the 12th ASEAN and Japan trade ministers meeting back in November 2014.
He requested parties of the AJCPS to include Bohol as one of tourist attractions and as an on-shore itinerary as cruise ships have continued to dock in Bohol, the latest on October 10, where M/S Hanseatic, an international cruise ship of Europe-based Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, made a port call in Tagbilaran City, bringing 160 European tourists and 120 crew members and service personnel.
Policy pillars of maritime transport attended the 32nd ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group Committee Meeting, led by Department of Transportation Usec. Philip Judan and MARINA Administrator Marcial Amaro, along with the International Maritime Organization, representatives from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), ASEAN Ports Association, and Federation of ASEAN Shipowners’ Association (FASA).
The governor also highlighted Bohol’s resolve to develop international and domestic seaports to become globally competitive in the ASEAN vision of free flow of goods, services, capital, and investment by the year 2020.
According to Usec. Judan, the ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group Committee Meetings have become starting point of the ASEAN maritime transport strategic plan or Kuala Lumpur Plan.
The framework for cooperation, he said, began with the 1st ASEAN single shipping market.
The discussions during the meeting focused on coordination of maritime objectives of ASEAN member countries, support for which was expressed by Chatto whose vision for Bohol strongly advances both domestic and global connectivity for areas of trade and commerce as well as tourism.
National government support was also expressed by Judan in behalf of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte as connectivity of the Philippines to ASEAN partners in both business and friendship are facilitated through maritime transport. (Leah/EDCOM)
by admin | Oct 21, 2016 | Announcements, Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, October 21 (PIA)–Gimando na sa Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) ang total ban sa mga Samsung Galaxy Note 7 sulod sa mga airports ug biyahe sa mga eroplano sa nasod.
Sa gipagawas nga Memorandum Circular No. 34-16 sa CAAP, nakalatid nga hugot nang gidili ang pagdala o paggamit sa Samsung Galaxy Note 7 sa mga tugpahanan ug sa tanang mga biyahe sa eroplano, bisan sa mga cargo flights.
Ang maong memorandum nga gi-petsahan og Oktubre 13, nagmando sa tanang Philippine carriers nga sakop sa CAAP.
Gi-abisohan usab sa CAAP ang tanang operators nga hingpit nga ipatuman ang maong memorandum circular.
Una nang ni-abiso ang Philippine Airlines ug Cebu Pacific sa tanang mga pasahero nga bawal na ang paggamit ug pagdala sa maong smartphone device sa tanan nilang flights.
Gipatuman kining mando tungod sa nagpadayong mga kaso sa pagkasunog sa Galaxy Note 7 samtang naka-charge kini.
Una niini, nagpagawas og emergency order ang US Department of Transportation (USDOT), Fede¬ral Aviation Administration (FAA) ug ang Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) aron i-bawal ang tanang Samsung Galaxy Note7 smart phone devices nga klasipikadong “forbidden hazardous material” tungod kay mahimo kining magpakayo ug mahimong hinungdan og sunog bisan nakasarado pa kini. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Oct 21, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, Weather Coverage
TAGBILARAN CITY, October 21 (PIA)–Gi-anunsiyo karon sa Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) nga nagpasulod na sa Pilipinas ang panahon sa amihan o gitawag usab isip northeast monsoon sa sunod semana.
Matud pa ni PAGASA forecaster Gener Quitlong, kini ang panahon nga makasinati ang nasod og kabugnaw sa hangin.
Giingong gikan sa kasagarang 25-35 degrees celsius, mo-ubos ang temperatura ngadto sa 18-22 degrees celsius.
Bisan gipaabot kini tungod sa kainit nga nasinati karong panahona, magdala usab kini og mga kabag-ohan sa pagsulod sa mga bagyo.
Kasagaran sa mga dili maayong panahon nga mosulod sa Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) gikan sa Pacific Ocean tig-landfall tungod sa pagtulod sa hanging amihan.
Gibanabanang lima hangtud walo ka bagyo pa ang posibleng mosulod sa PAR sa dili pa matapos ang tuig 2016. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Oct 21, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, October 21 (PIA)–Gitakdang ilusad sa kagamhanang syudad sa Tagbilaran sa Enero sunod tuig ang Enhanced Tax Revenue Assessment and Collection System (e-TRACS), usa ka software nga gamiton aron mag-computerize ug magdumala sa buhis ug kinitaan sa syudad.
Kini ang gipa-ambit sa tigpamaba sa syudad sa Tagbilaran nga si Fiel Angeli Araoarao Gabin atol sa information sharing sa gipahigayong panagtapok sa mga miyembro sa Association of United Development Information Officers in Bohol (AUDIO-Bohol) kagahapon didto sa New Farmer’s Hall sa NIA Bohol Irrigation Project Site sa lungsod sa Pilar, ning lalawigan.
Matud pa ni Gabin, kining sistema gilaraw aron mapadali ang transaksiyon sa City Hall diin gitakdang ilusad kini sa Enero 2017, nga panahon sa pag-renew og business ug mayor’s permits.
Kalabot niini, may gipahigayon ang syudad nga upat ka adlaw nga pagbansay-bansay sa mga kawani sa City Hall alang niining bag-ong sistema.
Ang maong pagbansay-bansay gipangunahan ni Linda Paredes, Coordinator sa USAID-SURGE (United States Agency for International Development Aid-Strengthening Urban Resilience for Growth with Equity) project.
Matud pa nga kun mapahimotang na kining bag-ong sistema, ang kanhi 14 ka lakang nga proseso nga naglakip sa pagsumiter sa personal documents sa pagkuha og business permits, mahimo na lang nga 3 ka lakang nga proseso.
Kahinumdoman nga si Tagbilaran City Mayor John Geesnell Yap milagda sa Executive Order No. 19 niadtong Setyembre 1 nga nagmugna sa Interim Information and Communication Technology Office (ICT) sa syudad.
Isip ICT arm sa syudad, ang Tagbilaran Information and Communication Technology Office (TICTO) gitahasan sa pagpanguna sa computerization sa nagkalain-laing strategic operations sa syudad kalabot sa revenue generation, fiscal management, supply and property management, development planning and personnel ug records management. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
