by admin | Feb 27, 2016 | Local News / Bohol Balita, Tech Talk
Why Support Startup Weekend Bohol?
If you’re curious what Startup Weekend Bohol can do for you and your awesome business, well, here’s a list of benefits that you’ll be showered for your kind hearted gesture!
1. Get a Seat in the Spotlight
Startup Weekend Bohol isn’t just an event. It is a BIG event. Last year, we had around (insert number of attendees here) that came all over Bohol and even outside Bohol just to get a taste of entrepreneurship.
Sponsoring Startup Weekend Bohol will give you a chance to expose and market your own startup to early stage companies, entrepreneurs and prospective clients!!!
You don’t only get the word out there about what your company is and who you are but you’ll also have the opportunity to find possible new leads.
2. Find Great Employees
Startup Weekend Bohol attendees are no ordinary people. They’re innovators. They’re hungry. They’re all around awesome. When you put yourself out there, trying to build something, it’s a badge of honor. Not everybody has the guts to start something and that is what separates the average employee and the superstar employee! Startup Weekend attendees are a mixture of developers, designers, sales, admin, content creators and a whole lot more.
Startup Weekend Bohol is a cornucopia of talent just waiting to be tapped!
We don’t know, the employee that will help catapult your business into the clouds might be a Startup Weekend Bohol attendee. You don’t only get brand exposure from sponsoring Startup Weekend Bohol, you’ll also be able to network and connect with a lot of people.
3. Give back, give back and give back!
Sharing is caring.
What better way to give back to your community than supporting local initiatives like Startup Weekend Bohol!
Sponsoring Startup Weekend Bohol will give you great credibility for being awesome and well, just downright awesome.
If you’re still not convinced about the roster of benefits sponsoring Startup Weekend Bohol provides, you can reach out to us at bohol@startupweekend.org or through or rockstart gorgeous Lead Organizer Ashley Uy at 09178080655.
And if you want to participate instead of sponsor, purchase a ticket at www.swb2.eventbrite.com. Early bird rate ends this March 7!!!
by admin | Feb 20, 2016 | Local News / Bohol Balita, Tech Talk
Cebu Educational Development Foundation for Information Technology (CEDF-IT) will conduct its next Phil IT General Certification Examination on February 27 at the Holy Name University on February 27, 2016. The registration is Php250 per examinee. Pre-registration is required at the CEDFIT website at http://cedfit.org/philitgce.php.
The certification is conducted in collaboration with www.itpros.ph, the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), and the European IT Service Center Foundation (EITSC).
The examination is open for all graduating Computer Science, Computer Engineering and IT students.
The PHIL-IT GCE is considered as an overall evaluation of the graduate’s level of cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning as specified in B.S. Computer Science; B.S. Computer Engineering; B.S. Information Technology; and, B.S. Information Management curricula, as well as the graduate’s knowledge, skills, and attitudes pertinent to advanced or latest trends in IT as required by industry.
The PHIL-IT GCE consists of a cluster of “generic examinations” that likewise assesses the graduate’s overall readiness to become a professional in both IT subjects and non-IT subjects. In a way, the PHIL-IT GCE serves as an interim solution for the need for a board examination, testing the IT skills of Filipino would-be professionals, with IT skills set by Filipino IT professionals, yet addressing international industry benchmarks.
by admin | Feb 16, 2016 | Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, February 16, (PIA)—It is 50-50, and half of Bohol’s 48 vice mayors bid for a reelection and a fresh mandate while another half of the remaining towns would be electing new legislative heads, this coming May 9.
Most of the vice mayors of Bohol first district, that is 10 out of 15, gun for reelection while electors from 5 towns would be choosing new second highest official, according to records obtained from the local Commission on Elections (COMELEC).
It is 8 vice mayors of the second district needing a fresher mandate, while the remaining 6 would be known as Boholanos on the district elect for their local legislative heads. Bohol District 3 has 14 towns under it.
With the biggest composition of towns in Bohol’s third District, only 6 of the 19 vice mayoralty seats are contested by incumbents aiming for re-election; the 13 seats left are free-for all the new bets.
For reelection in Bohol’s first district vice mayors are Alburquerque’s Cayetano Doria Jr. (LP), Dauis’ Luciano Bongalos (LP), Panglao’s Pedro Fuertes (LP), Tagbilaran City’s Jose Antonio Veloso (LP), Corella’s Maria Asuncion Daquio (UNA).
While Doria is a sure winner without any opposition in Alburquerque, it is different in Dauis. Bongalos will have to vote-slug it out with Pacifico Branzuela (independent) and Reynaldo Yana (PDP Laban). For Panglaom VM Fuertes meets former mayor Benedicto Alcala (Ind) for the legislative seat, while Tagbilaran City’s VM Veloso will have to prove superiority against Alfred Hontanosas (Ind).
In Corella, VM Daquio will be challenged by independent candidate Nicanor Lumain and Vanessa Macarayan (PDP Laban) as Sikatuna’s Manigo meets Silverio Palgan (UNA). For Balilihan, VM Asilo will struggle against Adonis Roy Olalo (Ind) while Catigbian’s VM Lacea will have former VM Necitas Digaum (Ind) before his reelection.
Tubigon’s VM Virgilio Fortich (LP) meets UNAs Everardeen Flores and Antequera’s Simeon Leo Jadulco (LP) will meet Lanibel Labado (PDP Laban)
Meanwhile in Baclayon, it would be a fresh start duel for both Romulo Balangkig (NP) and Judith Israel (LP), and in Cortes, former mayor Romeo Labor (LP) will face Leo Pabotoy (PMP); Calape will witness a fight between Rolda Damalerio (UNA) and former mayor Sulpicio Yu (LP); Loon to have former mayor Lloyd Peter Lopez (LP) against Wilfredo Caresosa (Ind) abd Maribojoc’s Andread Pohl (NP) meets former mayor Jose Veloso (LP).
For the second district, up for reelection bids are Clarin’s VM Velden Aparicio (LP), Inabanga’s Rodrigo Jumamoy (LP), Buenavista’s Dave Duallo (UNA), Getafe’s Eduardo Torremocha (UNA) and Bien Unido’s Rene Borenada (NPC), Ubay’s Nelson Uy (LP), Dagohoy’s Andres Ampoloquio (LP) and Sagbayan’s Charito Lao (LP).
As Clarin VM Aparicio gets a sure win without any other candidate, Inabanga’s Jumamoy meets David Perejan (UNA) as Buenavista’s VM Duallo has Agustin Estorgio (LP) contesting. Getafe’s VM Torremocha also meets Dennis Torrenueva (LP) while Bien Unido’s VM Borenaga faces off with Bernardino Garcia and former VM Petronilo Justiniane.
In the third district, up for reelection are Candijay’s Jesse Sales (LP), Jagna’s Bonifacio Virtudes Jr., (LP), Garcia Hernandez’ Lito Dajalos (LP), Loboc’s Pablio Sumampong (PDP Laban), and Sevilla’s Maria Elena Dagaang (LP) and Bilar’s Arnold Calamba (LP).
Candijay’s VM Sales meets independent Rober Olaer, Jagna’s VM Virtudes is challenged by Cesario Cagulada (LDP) and Garcia Hernandez VM Dajalos will have Cesar Madelo (PDP Laban), Loboc’s Sumampong has Erwin Baquial (LP), Sevillas VM Dagaang meets Richard Bucag (PDP Laban and Bilar’s VM Calamba meets Ramoncita Cabusao.
Valencia’s Calixta Garcia is a sure vice mayoralty winner without opposition.
Expect a flurry of activities however as Jesha Toque (PDP Laban) Crispina Vergara (LP) battle it out in Mabini’s vice mayoralty seat. or in Gundulman, see how former mayor Maria Fe Piezas (PDP Laban) battles Abigail Marie Gutang (LP), Anda will have newbies PDP Laban’s Nilo Bersabal against Vicente Tinio (LP), Duero’s Emma Bajade (LP) fight Polineito Bernadas (PDP).
Then in Pilar, it will be a match between former VM Wilfredo Bernante (LP) and Eugenio Datahan (PDP Laban) for the towns legislative seat. Also, Dimiao will have a 3 cornered fight among Dennis Magtajas (Ind), Aniceta Ucang (PDP Laban) and Russel Yecyec (LP); while Lila will see former mayor Alfonso Lim (NPC) facing off Arturo Piollo (LP).
In Batuan, battle for the vice mayoralty seat is between Precious Joy Baguio (PDP Laban) and Marcelino Sumampong (LP) as Carmen will have Romeo Bicay (LP) against Danilo Palgan (PDP Laban) and Sierra Bullones sees three-man battle for vice mayor with Mary Jane Aranez (UNA), Rainfredo Buslon (LP) and Nador Jabay (PDP Laban). (rac/PIA-7/Bohol)
by admin | Feb 12, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
The stakeholders for the restoration of the Holy Cross Church of Maribojoc remained undaunted despite the pronouncement of His Excellency Archbishop Barney Auza that it takes years to achieve the project.
He said whatever losses the people suffered, we must thank God they are still alive. He said the people of Maribojoc must rejoice and help each other in rebuilding the colonial church despite the expected substantial toll in time, money and effort.
The Boholano Archbishop who is the Vatican Representative to the United Nations spoke during the turn-over ceremony of a $30,000 grant for the restoration of the main Altar or retablo of the church.
Margaret Lacson Ecarma, Executive Director, Bohol Restoration Group, in Washington DC turnover the check to Dr. Jaime Laya, Chairman, Escuela de Taller de Pilipinas based in Manila.
The amount will be used by Escuela de Taller to train out of school youths of Maribojoc who will be tasked to assist in the restoration of the church. The youths will be trained in masonry, carpentry, sculpture, and metal working, some of the almost forgotten skills of the Filipinos.
According to Director Laya, there are three objectives of Escuela de Taller, first, help preserve tangible cultural heritage, second – provide livelihood to out of school youths and third – contribute to our national pride. Laya said he takes pride being part in the formidable task to recover the lost heritage of Bohol, the most beautiful retablo in this part of the country.
Ecarma on her part said the first and foremost thing which her group can relay to the Maribojocanons is love, a feeling that traverses over the seas, the snow and seemingly unending distance. She urged Maribojocanons to continue the legacy from their ancestors more than two hundred years ago, and persevere for its restoration for future generations.
She said continue the long story of the Maribojocanons which is replete with the spirit of community work, and not political, and let it be etched eternally in the memory, the desire to help each other which certainly would make your ancestors happy while looking upon you.
Deacon Rick Medina, Executive Director, Catholic World Mission, based in Atlanta Georgia who attended the affair said it is very important to rebuild the church because it is the repository of countless memories for Maribojocanons.
He said the church is the center of the community life, such as the place for wedding ceremonies, convergence of the faithfuls during catholic gatherings and other activities of the parishioners.
As a side issue and part of the objectives of the Catholic World Mission, he granted scholarship to all dancers from the St. Vincent Institute who rendered dances such as the invocatory interpretative dance and the cultural dance depicting the romantic courting of boholanos during the program.
Board Member Yul Lopez who represented Gov, Edgar M. Chatto said the Provincial leadership of Bohol joins the Maribojoc faithful to express heartfelt gratitude not only to Escuella de Taller but also to all who in one way or another have contributed their share in the task of restoring of the church. He said such grant will serve as an inspiration to the Maribojocanons because it is considered as a gift from God. Mrs. Lorna Rances, Chairperson of the Heritage Committee of Santa Cruz Parish, thanked all those who attended and witnessed the affair
by admin | Feb 10, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, Feb. 10 (PIA)–Gisugdan na kagahapon dungan sa pormal nga pagsugod sa campaign period alang sa midagan sa nasudnong posisyon sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) dinhi ang pagpanangtang sa mga campaign materials sa mga kandidato nga gipangbutang gawas sa common posting areas.
Gibutyag ni Provincial Election Supervisor Eliseo Labaria nga ang Philippine National Police (PNP) ug Department of Public Works ang Highways (DPWH) ang nipakatap og bahan nga maoy nanangtang sa mga materyales sa mga lokal ug nasudnong kandidato nga gigamit sa pagpangampanya nga gipangbutang gawas sa common posting areas sugod kagahapon.
Kini dungan sa pormal nga pagsugod sa campaign period alang sa midagan sa nasudnong posisyon kagahapon, Peb. 9 samtang ang campaign period alang sa mga lokal nga kandidato magsugod usab sa Marso 26.
Gipahibalo sa Comelec nga sa syudad sa Tagbilaran, ang gitakdang common poster areas mao ang palibot sa mga barangay halls.
Samtang sa mga barangay sa syudad sa Tagbilaran, ang gitakdang common poster areas mao ang mosunod:
Sa Booy (naglakip sa bisinidad sa basketball court); Cogon (naglakip sa public market); Dampas (bisinidad sa health center ug basketball court); Dao (ang bakanteng lote tali sa Dao public market ug Island City Mall, basketball court ug health center).
Sa Mansasa (naglakip sa palibot sa basketball court); Poblacion II (palibot sa City Square); San Isidro (palibot sa health center ug basketball court); Taloto (ang bakanteng lote tapad sa barangay hall ug eskina sa dalan sa Talisay ug sitio Basak); Tiptip (ang lugar atbang sa barangay hall ug palibot sa basketball court); ug sa Ubujan (palibot sa basketball court). (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Feb 5, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, Feb. 05 (PIA)–The Civil Service Commission extends the deadline for the filing of applications for the April 17 Career Service Examination, Paper-and-Pencil Test to February 26, 2016.
The Civil Service Commission CSC said that the filing period, which initially was set until February 25, is extended in light of the declaration of February 25, 2016 as a Special Non-Working Holiday throughout the country in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution.
The Career Service Examination is open to Filipino citizens who are at least 18 years old at the time of filing of application. While applicants may continuously take the examinations regardless of the number of times failed, the CSC stressed that the same level of examination should be taken once in every three months. With this condition, applicants for the April 17, 2016 examinations must not have taken the same level of the examination since January 17, 2016.
Applications must be filed personally at the CSC Bohol Provincial Office located at Dampas District, this city.
The CSC reminds that acceptance of application is on a first-come, first-served basis, adding that it may be closed earlier than February 26 once the allotted number of examinees had been reached.
For the qualifications and complete list and specifications of application requirements, interested applicants may call CSC Office at telephone number 501-7046 or access CSC Examination Announcement No. 07, s. 2015 posted at the CSC website www.csc.gov.ph. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
