by admin | Jul 7, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, July 7 (PIA)–Ang kagamhanang probinsiyal sa Bohol midaog sa Gawad Tugas Awards sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) sa natad sa patent issuance.
Ang kagamhanang probinsiyal ubos ni Gob. Edgar Chatto usa sa 15 ka national government agencies, partner private companies, local government units (LGUs) ug non-government organizations (NGOs) nga gigantihan atol sa 2nd Gawad Tugas Awarding Ceremony nga gipahigayon sa Marcelo B. Fernan Cebu Press Center, Sudlon, Lahug, sa syudad sa Sugbo niadtong Hunyo 30.
Ang Tugas Awards ipasidungog ngadto sa mga LGU, indibidwal, people’s organization ug non-government organization nga nagpasiugda og mga kalihokan sa maayong pagdumala sa kalikopan.
Tumong usab sa pasidungog ang paghimong modelo ug sumbanan sa maayong programa o kalihokan, sumala pa ni DENR Regional 7 Director Isabelo Montejo.
Ang seremonya gipahigayon agi og pagtaok-op sa 2016 Philippine Environment Month sa DENR-7. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Jul 6, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, Major Events
TAGBILARAN CITY, July 6, (PIA)—The world is shrinking literally for drug personalities and their protectors as the government anti illegal drive shifts to high gear, even in Bohol.
This too as the biggest success in police drive gets to Candijay town, where 431 drug personalities composed of 6 pushers and 425 users heeded to the calls to come out and swear in “Oplan Tokhang” to stop of be at the end of “Oplan double barrel.”
Even without Candijay’s success, Bohol has so far reported close to a thousand drug personalities showing up in police stations to stay clear of upcoming police operations aimed at those who still thrive on the illegal trade.
With two of the four exposed police generals allegedly protecting the drug industry in the country assigned sometime in the region, attention shifts here as people start to string the connection between them and identified Bohol and Cebu drug lords.
Observers start to piece through police generals PNP Deputy Director General Marcelo Garbo Jr. (2012 at PRO7) and retired police general Vicente “Vic” Loot (2015 at PRO 7) to Cebu based drug lords Jeffrey “Jaguar” Diaz whose operations stretch to Manila and Rowen “Yawa” Secretaria, who operates both in Bohol and Cebu.
This too as police operatives here increases the heat in the campaign to bring out the drug pushers and users in a bid to issue the last and final warning against the continued drug trade.
Upon the mandates of the newly installed Chief of the Philippine National Police Ronald dela Rosa, Bohol police commanders in the town cascade “Oplan Tokhang.”
A strategy employed by then Davao police chief dela Rosa, Tokhang or “Toktok-Hangyo” employs police officers and anti-drug advocates in the barangays into identifying and knocking on the houses (toktok) of alleged drug personalities to talk to them about permanently stopping (hangyo).
“We implement Oplan Tokhang to identified drug personalities as out effort to combat illegal drugs,” explained Bohol Police chief PSSupt Dennis Agustin.
By not heeding to Tokhang, police have been mandated to implement “Oplan Double Barrel,” explains Candijay town police chief Police Inspector Gerald Luna.
“By double barrel, we go after high value targets and low value targets in intensive police operations and we hope it does not come to that,” Ubay town chief PCInspector Roland Desiree Lavisto said in an interview.
The other day, Ubay police operatives in a buy bust, neutralized Mario Ramos, Philippine Drug Enforcement Administration #9 in the list of drug personalities in Bohol, in a buy-bust operation Purok 3, in Barangay Tapon.
Ramos, accordingly sensed the presence of the police operatives upon consummation of the buy-bust that he drew his gun and fired at the police officer, causing the operatives to fire back.
Ramos suffered three gunshot wounds: two between the ribs exiting the shoulder blades and a stomach shot near the navel, the bullet lodged inside, which may have caused his instantaneous death, according to Dr. Elaine Aurora Castañares of the local Don Emilio del Valle Hospital, who certified the suspect as dead on arrival.
Immediately the following day, Ubay police station posted 58 drug personalities who voluntarily surrendered and availed of the Oplan Tokhang.
Chief Inspector Lavisto, who has just assumed as town police chief since July 1 said, 90% of those who surrendered that day came from Barangay Tapon.
The day earlier, Ubay also reported 58 surrenderees.
In nearby town Candijay, PInspector Luna who expected around 200 drug personalities from its 21 barangays coming out and swearing before Mayor Christopher Tutor, parish priest representing the church and members of the academe in formal ceremonies today.
Inspector Luna said police have rounded up the 21 barangays and knocked on the houses of those in the list which the Barangay Anti Drug Abuse Councils (BADACs) submitted.
The BADAC list is fairly validated list as the council members and not just the barangay chairmen who put in the names.
This list, we also match with the list police from their intelligence operatives keep and classify them according to their degrees of depth in the illegal industry, Luna, who enjoys full LGU support clarified.
We are just lucky, Mayor Tutor is serious about this campaign, dispensing his personal funds to reward police in successful operations, Luna said.
The reward money, he said goes to his operatives as well as boost local capacities to operate in buy-busts, raids mobility and intelligence infiltrations. (rac/PIA-7/Bohol)
by admin | Jul 6, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, Major Events
TAGBILARAN CITY, July 6, (PIA) –Candijay town posts the largest drug personalities who surrendered to authorities and swore to permanently stop today, July 6, or face the consequences.
This as 431 drug personalities, the biggest so far from Bohol towns, surrendered today and took their solemn oaths before town Mayor Christopher Tutor, Rev. Fr. Paulito Amplayo, PInspector Geral Luna and local officials and representatives of the academe.
Local police authorities ushered the surrenderees to the St. Joseph Parish Church, where church and state leaders accordingly received them, reports netizen Jeryl Lacang-Fuentes.
In an interview at his station, PInspector Luna on Tuesday said they were set to finish rounding up the 21 Candijay barangays by late afternoon, the day after he announced the police implementation of Oplan Tokhang.
Of the total number of drug personalities who surrendered, six admitted to pushing while the 425 said they are or were users and several have stopped years back.
Owing to the seriousness of the police campaign initiated by the Chief of the Philippine National Police (CPNP) Ronald dela Rosa himself, Bohol police stepped up its operations and have neutralized top drug personalities.
Several of those in the police list were also shot to death, probably by other drug personalities who were allegedly competing in their turf wars, Camp Dagohoy police officials said.
Of the surrenderees, and based on their affidavits, 49 have stopped using drugs since 2012, 58 stopped since 2013, 79 since 2014 and 103 stopped using drugs since 2015.
Among them were 136 active users who promised to stop using drugs, as attested by their signed affidavits.
Among those who surrendered, Cogtong owns the biggest number of drug personalities with 76, followed by Poblacion at 53, Can-olin at 42 and Boyo-an at 39.
Inspector Luna also revealed that in his town, there are still some barangays who are not drug affected, but they still await for more drug personalities coming out anytime soon.
Other barangays with surrenderees include Lungsodaan 34, Panas 35, Tugas: 30, La Union: 25, Mahangin: 25, Tambongan 16, Abihilan 15, Anoling: 13, Canawa: 11, Tawid: 9, Tubod: 6 and Panadtaran 2.
PInsp Luna also reported that in the past year, Candijay Police implemented 38 buy-bust operations and hailed suspects to court with violations of anti-drug law, specifically section 5.
He also considers his station lucky as the local chief executive himself is personally supporting the drive with cash incentives to police operatives.
As the operations go on, Luna appeals to drug personalities who remain in hiding to surrender or be implemented with “Oplan Double Barrel.”
After Oplan Tokhang, we are to implement Double Barrel and would pursue operations against hard and soft targets, he said.
At the swearing in rites inside the St Joseph Church, Mayor Tutor advised the surrendered personalities to seriously keep their promise.
Even with the sworn statements and affidavits, police operatives bared that any indication of reverting to drugs would be a ground for intense police operations, which might end up not as desired. (rac/PIA-7/Bohol)
by admin | Jul 5, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, June 1 (PIA)–Malacañang declared July 6 (Wednesday) as a regular holiday in celebration of Eid’l Ftr, which marks the end of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan.
President Rodrigo Duterte issued Proclamation No. 6 today declaring July 6 as a national non-working holiday in observance of the end of Ramadan fasting.
“The entire Filipino nation should have the full opportunity to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in peace and harmony in the observance and celebration of Eid’l Fitr,” the proclamation read.
“In order to bring the religious and cultural significance of the Eid’l Firt to the fore of national consciousness, it is necessary to declare Wednesday, 6 July 2016, as a regular holiday throughout the country,” it added.
Eid al-Fitr is celebrated by the Muslim world for three days after the end of the month of fasting.
In accordance to Republic Act 9177, only the Office of the President can announce the final date for this religious holiday, upon the recommendation of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Jul 5, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, July 5 (PIA)–Sugod sa paglingkod sa katungdanan ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte, nikabat na sa 579 ka mga nalambigit sa ilegal nga droga ang nitahan sa kapolisan sa unom ka mga lungsod ug syudad sa Tagbilaran.
Sukad gahapon, Hulyo 4, ang lungsod sa Guindulman ang may pinakadaghang natala nga mitahan nga nikabat na sa 281 hangtod gahapon sa may alas 10 sa buntag.
Kini agi og tubag sa nagpadayong pagpatuman sa Oplan Tokhang (Toktok-Hangyo).sa Bohol Provincial Police Office (BPPO).
Sa lungsod sa Jagna, ang kapolisan nakatala na og 102 nga nalambigit sa droga nga nitahan niadtong Domingo ug Lunes.
Sa lungsod sa Loay, 4 ka mga drug personalities ang nitahan sa buhatan sa mayor sa may alas 3 sa hapon kagahapon.
Samtang sa lungsod sa Maribojoc, nikabat sa 20 ka drug personalities ang nitahan diin 6 kanila ang nitahan niadtong Biyernes samtang 14 kagahapon.
Sa syudad sa Tagbilaran, nikabat na sa 64 ka mga drug personalities ang nitahan, diin 2 niini ang may pending warrant of arrest sa kapolisan kalabot sa comprehensive dangerous drugs act of 2002 ug gibalhog na karon sa presohan sa Kampo Dagohoy.
Sa unang adlaw sa paglingkod ni Presidente Duterte, 94 ka mga nalambigit sa kalihokan sa ilegal nga droga ang nitahan sa ilang kaugalingon ngadto sa kapolisan sa lungsod sa Panglao.
Niadtong adlawa usab, nikabat sa 16 ka drug users sa lungsod sa Alicia ang nisanong sa panawagan sa kapolisan sa pag-surrender.
Una nang nanawagan ang BPPO sa mga tigpayohot ug tiggamitan og ilegal nga droga sa pagtahan na lamang sa ilang kaugalingon o kun dili man gani, mohawa na lamang dinhi sa lalawigan aron dili magmahay sa ulahi. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Jul 4, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, Major Events
TAGBILARAN CITY, July 4, (PIA)—Be honest in responding to the questionaires, pleaded Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Bohol Statistician Jessamyne Anne Alcazaren during the recent Kapihan sa PIA.
This as the PSA embarks sometime between July 11 to August 2, the Labor Force Survey-Annual Poverty Indicator Survey (LFS-APIS) with trained enumerators extracting the data from heads of families or their spouses as respondents.
“No one in the household is more knowledgeable in the family’s spending patterns,” she explained.
The PSA is primarily responsible for the implementation of the provisions of R.A. 10625, especially in planning, developing, prescribing, disseminating and enforcing policies, rules and regulations and coordinate government-wide programs governing the production of official statistics, general-purpose statistics, and civil registration services, the PSA website states.
At that, it is primarily responsible for all national censuses and surveys, sectoral statistics, consolidation of selected administrative recording systems and compilation of national accounts.
The APIS is a nationwide sample survey designed to provide information on the different indicators related to poverty.
“APIS aims to provide inputs to the development of an integrated poverty indicator and monitoring system which would enhance timely, accurate and consistent production of poverty-related data that can be used at the national levels,” the website states.
APIS supplements identification of the poor families through the use of non-income indicators, providing information on the socio-economic profile of families and other information relating to their living conditions.
According to the PSA, the data from the survey are demographic and economic characteristics, health status and education of the family members; awareness and use of family planning methods; housing, water and sanitation condition of the families; availment of credit to finance the family business or enterprise; and income and expenditures of the family.
In survey enumerations like the APIS, PSA knows that many respondents find it inconvenient to respond to the questions thinking it entails income and expenditures.
“It is not for taxation purposes,” assures PSA Bohol, shutting respondent’s fears about taxation.
In fact, the PSA chief assured that their enumerators would treat survey responses with a high degree of confidentiality.
“This treatment also puts enumerators in the risk of imprisonment should they be proven to have shared vital information,” Alcazaren advanced the information.
“These people are bound by law to maintain strict confidentiality,” she said as she presses on the right information to generate useful data. (rac/PIA-7/Bohol)
