by admin | Jun 16, 2015 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
MANILA, June 15 (PIA)–Gipaseguro ni Presidente Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III sa iyang gabinete nga ang mga pondong gigahin kanila magamit gayud kun asa kini angay gamiton.
Kini human gibasura sa Malakanyang ang sugyot ni Sen. Ralph Recto nga gamiton na lamang sa serbisyong panglawas ang mga pondo nga wala nagamit sa gobyerno niining mga niaging panahon.
Giingong maayong kahigayonan kini nga magamit sa gobyerno ang mga wala napalihok nga pondo, atubangan na usab sa nasinating pagkuyanap sa Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (MERS-Cov) diin pipila sa atong mga kababayang Pilipino ang apektado.
Gitumbok ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda nga sa gihimong Cabinet meeting ning bag-o lang, hugot nga gimando ni PNoy sa tanang ahensiya sa gobyerno nga siguradohong magamit gayud sa tukma ug napanahong proyekto alang sa katawhan ang ilang mga budget.
Matud pa ni Lacierda, gipaabot sa Malakanyang nga mas dakung budget ang buhian sa nagkalain-laing ahensiya sa gobyerno alang sa mga public service program sa mosunod nga kwarter ning tuig.
Kahinomduman nga mi-ubos ang economic growth sa nasud sa unang kwarter ning 2015 tungod na usab sa kakulang sa paggasto niini. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Jun 15, 2015 | Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, June 15 (PIA) –Two outstanding local musical groups set the tone for the Second Bohol International Choir Festival Competitions (BICFC) which gathers six international choir groups and 3Philippine Choirs in Bohol from June 16-20, 2015.
Outstanding for being hailed as national winners in the National Arts and Music Competition for Young Artists (NAMCYA) in their respective years, Dimiao Children’s Rondalla and the Alicia Bamboo Ensemble takes the Plaza Rizal kiosk to welcome the foreign and national choir delegates who would be assembling at the Plaza for the grand parade opening the choir festival at 4:00 PM June 16.
The Dimiao Children’s Rondalla, under the baton of conductress Norma Acuram, have been hailed as one of the best children musical groups which picks the string instruments: bajo de arco, bandurria, banjo, tenor, ukulele and the string guitar to play favorite folksongs, Filipino lovesongs and some popular music.
On the other hand, the Alicia Pangkat Kawayan is an all bamboo band which uses the kulintang as its main instruments and uses the bamboo flute, bamboo guitars, gongs and contraption of bamboo tubes which provides the percussions. Organized from Katipunan Alicia Elementary School, the Bamboo ensemble has Ado Salarda as its musical director.
Both groups would be taking turns in entertaining the BICFC delegates from Incheon Seo-gu Choir, Jeonju Happy Choir, Ulsan Jung-ju Female Choir, Ulsan Taehwagang Choir, all from South Korea, the Taipei Alice Choir of Taiwan and the Sol Art Choir of Vietnam.
Both groups would also be entertaining Philippine Choirs participating in the 2nd BICFC organized by the Center for Culture and the Arts Development (CCAD) of Bohol Capitol’s Office of the Governor.
In the list of local choir delegates are Don Bosco Choir, Cebu Singing Ambassadors and University of the Philippine Los Banos.
According to CCAD Head Romulo Tagaan, no Bohol choir is joining the competition in as much as both Bohol Master Singers and Holy Name University Choirs have both won the competitions already.
The world famous Loboc Children’s Choir is also banned from entering the competitions, them being recognized international winners. The choir is now on to a concert abroad: New Zealand and Australia in its efforts to further fatten the fund sources for the rehabilitation and restoration of its church which the earthquake of 2013 damaged.
On June 16 also, Boholanos can have advance previews of the choirs as special concert is set at the BQ Mall Atrium at 2:00 PM. Performing are Vietnam’s Sol Art and Korea’s Jeon-ju Happy Choir. (rac/PIA-7/Bohol)
by admin | Jun 6, 2015 | Local News / Bohol Balita
Kumon K of C announced the list of students in the Advanced Student Honor Roll (ASHR) for the period up to February 2015. Awardees receive bronze, silver or gold medals if they advance ahead of their school level.
Students who are six months ahead of their school level in the Kumon program receive the bronze medal. Kumon students who are ahead at least two years of their school level receive the silver medal while those that are at least three years ahead of their school level receive the gold award.
by admin | Jun 4, 2015 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, June 3, (PIA) –Admitting they lack the capability of fighting credit card scams, Bohol Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) has requested police top authorities to capacitate local police in handling incidents or cases of credit card fraud.
In its previous meeting last month, Bohol Chamber of Commerce and Industry has asked the local police leadership tips on how to handle credit card scams, which may have already victimized high end resorts in Panglao.
Former banker and now resort manager Marietta Gasatan earlier asked the local police on what to do in instances when they could tell that somebody is using a bogus credit card.
Gasatan, who had a long stint as a bank manager is not alien to credit card use.
But, in her experience, customers pre book a room in the resort, arrives and then stays, swiping cards in payment of bills and then leaves before the resort point of sale machine could communicate with the bank about the veracity of the card usage.
Processing the credit card transaction takes time, Gasatan told members of the PPOC in a meeting at the Governor’s Mansion Conference Hall.
Before the bank could tell that there was illegal usage, the customer has checked out leaving a heap of unsettled accounts.
This may not be as serious but since this causes great financial turmoil for a victim of fraud and potentially put him in danger, something must be done.
What is the proper procedure in coordinating with police authorities when a credit card fraudster gets into the establishment? she asked.
Police Superintendent Jeffrey Caballes, on the situation admitted that local Bohol police has no formal training on credit card fraud.
Over this, the PPOC moved to request the Philippine National Police through OIC Director General Leonardo Espina, to capacitate Bohol PNP personnel in handling incidents or cases of credit card fraud.
In the meantime, PSSUpt Dennis Agustin suggested an information drive in the form of a video presentation to be spread via the social network.
The information would be about the precautionary measures that the public should be aware and adopt. (rac/PIA-7/Bohol)
by admin | Jun 4, 2015 | Local News / Bohol Balita
In english, the word simply means caution.
The word however is coined from Bangsamoro Basic Law (BABALA), which to some quarters, is nothing but the hot potato in the widely rejected Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domains (MOA-AD).
For want of exhaustive information, we could hardly tell which is which but with our politicians track record of laziness, we could assume it as a pasted copy of the former.
Like the MOA AD now, the government negotiators, again handpicked by the Administration just assumed Bangsamoro is just Moro Islamic Liberation Front, who speaks for the whole tribes of Mindanao.
In last week’s Senate hearing, we learned that key groups in the proposed Bangsamoro region were never consulted about the peace agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front or BBL that was drafted to implement it.
President Aquino’s handpicked peace negotiators assumed too much. For the pay they get, they thought MILF speaks for the entire region. Without the consent of the sultanates of Mindanao, the local government officials in the affected region and neighboring provinces, the Moro National Liberation Front and the non-Muslim people who live there, including indigenous peoples, the BABALA is a red flag.
Confronted with such a yawning deficiency in its proposed law, the administration has offered no other solution than to plow ahead with what is now clearly an artificial deadline: the SONA.
That is the biggest infirmity and hell, it could kill the BABALA for good. But not, with this President.
Instead, President Aquino reverted to gangster tactics that worked for him in the past: bribing lawmakers with pork like Coronas impeachment, and threatening to prosecute those who cannot be swayed with bribes.
In Bohol, the OPAPP brings its much belated BABALA consultation, after Boholanos have mocked on a sagging presidential popularity. Too late.
After the house committee deliberations, why the consultations now? And it was not even consultation, it was what a mediaman called indoctrination.
OPAPP denies having to do with it, but the reimbursement papers say otherwise.
CODE NGO, a group closely associated with DSWD Dinky Soliman and the HYATT on that day rammed “their version” of the BBL to innocent participants, with much of Boholano innocence and naivety, it could probably pass find.
What did not pass was the readymade manifesto saying Boholanos supporting the BBL. And the pre-printed post cards telling somebody up there that Boholanos support the BBL was documented too. Such treason.
Of the invitees, many were students who could not vote, and were offered money to attend.
Its damning and we hate to believe this.
But of course, with government bankrolling events like this, any signature in the liquidation papers or attendance can be used-traditional politicos style.
That again is another BABALA.
by admin | May 30, 2015 | Local News / Bohol Balita
Kumon K of C, headed by chief instructor Dr. Elva Evasco-Auza, achieves its 1st Math program completer on May 30, 2015. Jeorgieann C. Suaffield, took and passed the Math completer test on the same date at the Kumon Philippines, Inc. Cebu branch.
Suaffield is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Jeorge Suaffield and is a student at the Philippine Science High School in Tagbilaran City this school year. She started her Kumon program a few years ago at the Kumon K of C center located at the K of C Recreation Center. She will also soon complete her Reading program later this year.
Dr. Auza said that this achievement is an important milestone of the Kumon K of C center which started operations in 2011.
“I feel very happy that Jeorgiann received her recognition for completing the Math program, . This is also her personal achievement which she and her parents would be very proud of. I am confident that the Kumon K of C center will produce more completers in both Math and Reading programs in the coming years.”, said Dr. Auza.
A Math completer has completed the worksheets covering high school math topics up to Advanced Differentiation and Integration and Differential Equations. The program also covers Differentiation, Trigonometry, Logarithms, Functions and more.
Jeorgieann C. Suaffield (center) with Kumon K of C Chief Instructor Dr. Elva Evasco-Auza (L) and her mother Mrs. Analyn Suaffield (R) after Suaffield received her certificate of recognition for completing the Kumon Math Program at the Kumon Philippines, Inc. Cebu Branch.
About Kumon:
The Kumon method of learning is individualized. The starting point for each Kumon student is determined individually. Students start with the level where they can attain a perfect score by studying on their own.
The worksheets have been designed in a way that allows students to figure out how to solve problems on their own. If students continue to study at their own pace, they will catch up with their school grade level and eventually advance far beyond it.
Kumon pursues the potential of each individual with an individualized, self-learning method. Based on individualized instruction and study at the “just right” level, Kumon seeks to improve the skills of each child and maximize their potential.
The Kumon K of C center is located at the K of C Recreation Center, Tagbilaran City. The center is open Tuesdays and Saturdays at 9:00AM – 6PM. For inquiries, please contact 09216574802 or 038-5101320.
