by admin | Sep 9, 2015 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
For whatever reasons, CFO might not accurately pinpoint but when Pilar, Sierra Bullones make it among the Bohol towns with most au pair, influencing friends and neighbors to go abroad might be a good reason why many Boholanos are tagged in the CFO service. (rac/PIA-7/Bohol)
TAGBILARAN CITY, Sept 7 (PIA)–Believe it or not, three towns in Bohol have been tagged by the Commission of Filipinos Overseas (CFO) as having the highest number of “au pair” beneficiaries.
And what is that “au pair”? It is French for, “at par” or equal, and allows a young person to partially work as domestic assistant in a foreign country by taking a share in the host family’s responsibilities, while the other part, is for the person to get to school.
And while au pair has presented to Filipinos a way to study, in exchange for childcare, some light housework, Boholanos from Pilar, Sierra Bullones and Tagbilaran have been most numerous in the CFO list.
Au pairs work but while working light jobs, they take on easy tasks because government regulations allow them to be in the foreign country primarily for reasons of education, said Princess Mayumi Kaye Peralta of the CFO project management division.
So when the name doesn’t ring a bell, it may be because the program, which has been on since 2000, was temporarily suspended owing to the tendency of host families to abuse the good-natured Filipinos, the CFO administrative assistant said.
Then, au pairs who stay in the host families, when they do the laundry, initially offers to include a few until the government realized the candidate was washing all the laundry and has few hours left for studies.
An au pair receives an allowance, and a private room, the usual practice is that au pairs eat with the family most of the time, and join in some of the usual family activities such as outings and trips.
However, host families normally expect to have some private time to themselves, particularly in the evenings, that during this time, au pairs may retire to her room to study, or go out with friends.
To protect their rights, governments impose limits as to how many hours an au pair is allowed to work. Tasks can include taking children to and from school, taking children to after-school activities, cooking, cleaning, ironing, tidying up and babysitting. Each placement varies depending on the host family.
The key operative word is “limited household services”, adds Arthur Joseph Vitasa, emigrant services officer at the CFO.
So, while doing child care to the host family, a Filipino student can study and take on two-year courses, when he is petitioned by the host family to be domestic assistant.
Au pair schemes are subject to government restrictions which specify an age range usually from mid-late teens to mid to late twenties; some countries explicitly limit the scheme to females, according to sources separate from the CFO. (rac/PIA-7Bohol)
by admin | Sep 5, 2015 | Local News / Bohol Balita
Senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino met with the Bohol Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) board of trustees on September 4, 2015 at 9:00AM at the Coralandia Resort for a open agenda meeting. The trustees were led by BCCI President Engr. Al Uy. Bohol Governor Edgar M. Chatto was also present during the meeting.
The senator gave an overview of the Go Negosyo Act (Republic Act No. 10644) which mandates the creation of Pinoy Negosyo Centers, under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in each city and municipality around the country. These Pinoy Negosyo centers are meant to make it easier for entrepreneurs to register and start up their businesses, as well as gain access to sources of financing.
The senator also asked for feedback on some of the programs where his office was involved or have supported.
Among the topics discussed were the proposed tax reforms, tax breaks for startups, and how to enable local manufacturers to compete with established suppliers from outside the province in suppling the tourism industry with various products such as premium soap for hotels. The senator mentioned that our tax law is too complex and the tax brackets are outdated.
The senator also wants to encourage startups which would generate jobs for the country by giving them a tax break for the first two years. Earlier this year, President Benigno
(L-R) BCCI President Engr. Al Uy, Sen. Paolo Benigno Aquino and Bohol Gov. Edgar Chatto during the open agenda meeting with the BCCI.
Aquino signed into law the Youth Entrepreneurship Act or RA10679. The measure creates financial literacy modules in all levels of Philippine education, to inculcate a culture of enterprise development among the Filipino youth.
Also discussed in detail was the matter of the “slow” Internet service in the province and the country in general. Trustee and chairperson of the ICT committee of BCCI Jerome Auza pointed to Senator Aquino that the telcos in the country are committing only to 80% reliability of their services. Auza pointed out that 80% reliability is equivalent to the Internet service being down one day every five days or six days a month. For better service, the reliability commitment must be raised much higher.
BCCI has supported a USAID funded capacity development program to help enable SMEs gain the capability to make funding proposals that will have a good possibility of being approved by funding institutions.
The senator expressed his admiration to Bohol because the province has cultivated a dynamic and productive relationship among the LGUs, government agencies, the private sector, NGOs and religious organizations.
by admin | Aug 20, 2015 | Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, August 20(PIA) –Boholanos who might have developed a multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) may have eased worries soon as the province’s second satellite treatment center would open at the GovCelestinoGallares Memorial Hospital within the month.
The first MDR-TB satellite center outside Cebu was at the Don Emilio del Valle Hospital in eastern Bohol, according to Bohol TB program focal person PolizenaRances.
Speaking at the Kapihansa PIA to commemorate the Lung Month in October, Rances, who is a nurse by profession revealed that MDS-TB patients in Bohol used to come to Cebu for treatment.
She said that bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) can develop resistance to the antimicrobial drugs used to cure the disease.
When the tuberculosis does not respond to most potent anti-TB drugs: isoniazid and rifampicin, then the person hasMDR-TB.
Health authorities have aired their concern over the emerging TB-treatment mismanagement.
While most people with tuberculosis are cured by a strictly followed, six-month drug regimen that is provided to patients with support and supervision, inappropriate or incorrect use of antimicrobial drugs, or ineffective formulations of drugs, self-medication and premature treatment interruption can cause drug resistance, which can then be transmitted, especially in crowded settings such as prisons and hospitals, Rances bared at the Kapihansa PIA Thursday.
Patients under treatment who stop upon noticing that they are getting well already, are more likely to develop MDR-TB and would need an even more potent drugs while treatment becomes increasingly difficult.
When there is treatment available, it is expensive, limited and are not always available. When it is, some patients may also experience adverse effects of the drugs.
As drug resistance can be detected using special laboratory tests, treatment can only be done in special treatment centers, often found in the regional hubs.
To ease treatment for Boholanos, the Del Valle Hospital MDR TB Satellite center opened to serve the side of Bohol farther from Cebu, where the satellite center is located.
Soon however, Boholanos with MDR TB can come to the Gallares Hospital as the MDR TB opens theresoon.
For those who suspect that they might have contracted the disease can immediate4ly come to Rural Health Centers nearest them for possible treatment, Rances said.
To those wondering if they are at risk, symptoms which include cough that is over 2 weeks old, can be immediately referred to a pulmonary expert.
Sometimes, symptoms also include pain in the chest and back, shortness of breathing and expulsion of blood through the mouth, but in rare times, TB can’t be determined because some people do not manifest symptoms. (rac/PIA-7/Bohol)
by admin | Aug 18, 2015 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, August 18 (PIA) –Like the phoenix which rises from the ashes, Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) at the Ubay Stock Farm in Lomangog is now up mooing to serve people and tourists as well with its Bohol carabao dairy outlet.
Now ready with their complete line of dairy of products ranging from carabao milk, cheese, processed dairy products including known Bohol cheesy sweets: torta, pastillas, cheese puto, chocobao, freshmilk, carabao ice cream and many more dairy products, the PCC also recently opened its Milka Krèm Plant and its first Bohol Dairy outlet in Lumangog.
This, according to the PCC is the first step in the plan to put up carabao milk and processed dairy products outlet in the plan to saturate Bohol with carabao milk and its products.
The ultimate dream is to put up Bohol Dairy Outlets in all tourism destinations in Bohol, shares Lenie Fe Libres, PCC information officer.
Libres, a developmental communications graduate at the Leyte State University, told tourism product development team assembled by Japan International Cooperation (JICA) for its eco-tourism Bohol project that very few people see the potential of carabao milk.
Fifteen years ago, Bohol was a non-dairy area until 1982 when the Philippine Carabao Research and Development Center was established and did extensive research on the farm animal.
A decade later, the center, located at the Ubay Stock Farm in Bohol started milking carabaos, a largely rare thing in a province whose idea of a carabao is only as extensive as a beast of burden and a meat source.
Five years after the 1992 successful milking carabaos, PCC started processing chocomilk and freshmilk manually until three years later when the processing plant stood, Libres recalled.
By 2010, PCC research went out of their laboratories when the milk processing reached their farmer adoptors who loaned bulls to improve the native breds.
Now in the towns of Dagohoy, San Miguel Trinidad and some few more towns with the potential for carabao daily development, the PCC also loans bulls to upgrade the local breeds.
The ultimate goal, is to increase the income of farmer adoptors, PCC sources said, who added that the target is to produce bulk dairy to make it commercially viable.
At the PCC, the eco-tourism stop includes a briefing on the PCC and the Bohol Dairy Development, a carabao milk and dairy products refreshments, a chance to watch mechanized milking, manually milk the carabaos, watch calves feed, learn the basics of animal care and a brief glimpse of the paddocks where milking cows freely graze. (rac/PIA-7/Bohol)
by admin | Aug 15, 2015 | Local News / Bohol Balita, Tech Talk
Industry standard data cabinets are now available in Bohol through local IT firm Auza.Net, the exclusive dealer of Vivanco data cabinets and structured cabling accessories in Bohol. The company has partnered with Dflex Strategic Solutions, Inc. for the supply of Vivanco products in Bohol.
Data center, communications room and computer network projects require the use of standard materials and accessories, as well as best practices for structured cabling, in order to achieve high reliability and flexibility of the network.
For inquiries, please contact Auza.Net at info@auza.net or call 038-5107846.
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by admin | Aug 8, 2015 | Local News / Bohol Balita
The Bohol ICT Council met with the City Administrator Leonides Borja on August 6, 2015 at the Bohol Agricultural Promotion Center to discuss upcoming activities related to ICT.
The BICTC was represented by Ms. Lai Biliran, Chairperson, Jerome Auza, Vice-Chairman and Ms. Inday Dominise of the Bohol Investment Promotions Center who is also a trustee of the council. In attendance also was Ms. Rolaine Uy.
Bohol ICT Council and City Administrator Borja
