by admin | Mar 25, 2015 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
Tagbilaran City, Bohol, March 24, (PIA) – May bag-o na nga mga opisyales and Bohol Information Communication Technology Council (BICTC), kini human sa piniliay atul usab sa planning workshop nga nahitabo niadtongunang semana sa Marso, didto sa Panda Tea Garden Resort.
Si Delilah Biliran, kinsa representante sa Alturas Group of Companies, maoy natumbok nga tsirman samant si Engr Jerome Auza sa Auza.net maoy napili nga vice-chair.
Si Ashley Uy, kinsa representante sa TechTalks.ph maoy napili nga kalihim samtang si Amie Rosarie Caballo ang napili nga mamahandi.
Auditor usab si Dahlia Melda T. Magno samtang si Romeo Teruel, kinsa representante sa kagamhanang probinsyal, maoy natugyanan isip Public Relations Officer.
Trustees sila Ben Skelton (Taguihon Internet Research), Roy Bayonas (PrintBit), Benjie Jamora (B&J Computer Systems), Santino Paredes (ETC Solutions), Maricel Golosino (Globe Telecommunications), Marlis Badiang (Phil. Call Center Institute), Melvin Soldia (BISU) ug si Dalareich Polot (HCIERRD Web and IT Solutions).
Gawas sa Agricultura ug Industriya nga ubay niini ug sa damgo niini nga mamahimong sentro sa eco-cultural tourism nga mga suroyanan, ang Administrasyon ni Gobernador Edgar Chatto, mitumbok na sa information communication technology isip usa sa mga kasaligang makina nga makapa-ugmad sa Bohol ug sa kapid an ka mga Bol-anon.
Tumong usab sa BICTC, nga subay sa damgo sa Administrasyon, nga makapasugod na sa call center ug business proicess outcourcing dinhi sa Bohol.
Gikan karon, hangtud sa sunod tuig, gilaraw na sa BICTC nga maka-agni og mga mamumuhunan sa BPO aron kapugngan na ang mga bag-ong mitapos sa pagtungha sa pagpanggawas sa Bohol aron adto manimpad sa laing lugar.
Mokabat sa 5,000 ka mga seats ang gihimong target sa BICTC alang sa 2016, kini bisan pa nga padayon pagihapon ang mga lakang sa pagsumpay sa Bohol ngadto sa fiber-optic hubs sa Sugbo ug Cagayan de Oro, butyag ni Delailah Biliran, tsirman.
Ang Bohol, ilabi na ang Tagbilaran, usa na sa mga natumbok nga new-wave cities diin gitagna nga magsugod ang milagrosong negosyo sa BPO. (rac/PIABohol)
by admin | Mar 25, 2015 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
Bohol, Tagbilaran City.The Department of Trade and Industryheightensits monitoring and enforcement activities on the implementation of the Philippine National Standards (PNS) forconstruction materials such as Ply wood, Steel bars and Galvanized Iron (G. I.) sheets.
DTIs enforcement arm, the Fair Trade and Enforcement Bureau (FTEB) in partnership with DTI-VII,conducted monitoring and enforcement activities herelast March 11, 2015. Two enforcement teams composed of technical experts fromFTEB and DTI-7 offices were fielded to do the actual enforcement ofsix randomly selected Business Establishments (BEs).
The activity is part of DTIs move to tighten its inspection activities for construction materials and clean up the market of uncertified and unmarked Plywoods, Steel bars and G. I. sheets.
Director Aster Caberte of DTI Region 7 said that the agency is closely monitoring standards compliance for consumer products and construction materials, especially during this time that Bohol LGUs are currently undergoing reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts after the October 2013 earthquake.Cabertealso cited provisions of Republic Act 7394 or the Consumer Act of the Philippines, which mandates DTI to conduct monitoring and enforcement activities on the proper marking and labelling of consumer products. “We have notified our field offices in the provinces to increase the frequency of their market visits to check on more products, including electrical supplies,”Caberte concluded.
Among the basic markings that consumers can check on Plywood and G. I. sheets prior to their purchase are the company name, trade name and address of the manufacturer; thickness in millimeter (mm); width in mm and the date of manufacture (month and year). G.I. sheet markings must contain the phrase“For Roofing Use” on its face.
The joint enforcement activity resulted inthe issuance of Notice of Violations to six business establishments in Tagbilaran City and Tubigon, where products did not contain propermarkings and labelling requirements as stipulated under R.A 7394, RA 4109 (Standards Law) and DAO 2, series of 2007. Total estimated value of goods seized during the activity is placed at P 258,326.00.(DTIBohol)
by admin | Mar 24, 2015 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
It may be a classic case of history repeats itself. Or, some messed-up attention-hungry slob wants to grab all the credits without using the grey matter men are endowed. Or, there isn’t any grey matter at all to talk about in the first place.
Not a few weeks ago, news spread about a guy nabbed in a buy bust, who suddenly became the suspect of a brutal murder of a radio broadcaster.
Police said they have him in sights for over a week. But they couldn’t get him for murder, they need to desperately tag him for drugs enough to plaster in the public the infamous idea of a case going on to the rails.
Well, suspect was presented to the media and yes, as you must know, the race to a scoop has always animated media men to presume and let the details fall into place later.
The next day’s news was as predictable. What is not, was when a lawyer and a rights group insist the suspect is a fall guy he must be covered or he becomes a guy who falls for good. The rest is yesterday’s news.
Yesterday too, news paper reports the capture of the infamous killer of a barangay kagawad and her teen daughter in Catigbian.
The making of another blooper presents itself here.
As sketchy as the reports, the accused was not bagged for double murder, he was accosted again by, like you guessed, drugs: in a buy bust.
Either the officer who leaked the information to the reporter knows what he is doing. Or he simply knows nothing. Nada.
At least for the Orenia-Lim case, a gun ballistics tested positive connects the two. In the Catigbian bust, the connection the reports claimed, is a vulcanizing shop and all speculations of a crime investigator.
When the PPOC bewails the deplorable score-card Bohol gets against drugs, the way these cases unfold already tells us what the convict is. Alam na.
by admin | Mar 21, 2015 | Local News / Bohol Balita
The Talisay Fishermen’s Association (TAFIAS) got a boost in its capability to better the lives of its members. TAFIAS launched on March 18, 2015 its new line of premium tilapia chips that comes in four flavors: Chocolate, Chilli, Ginger and Garlic. The association is based in Talisay, Anda, Bohol and where assisted by volunteers led by Robin Gurney and Janno Siimar.
Gurney currently resides in Anda and has been doing a lot of volunteer work for the locality. Siimar is a branding and marketing professional who volunteered about three months of his time to help the association in developing the brand TAFIAS. Both Gurney and Siimar hail all the way from Estonia.
During the launch, Ana Mainit, TAFIAS Chairman welcomed the guests and Anda Mayor Dodong Amper spoke about the work done by TAFIAS and many volunteers to help provide sustainable livelihood to the fisherfolk and their families.
The different flavors of TAFIAS Tilapia Chips
by admin | Mar 20, 2015 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, March 17, (PIA)–After months of slouch, crime volume in Bohol registered a slight uptrend of six more cases in February at 724 compared to the previous month which only had 718.
Over the two months too, Bohol crime busters noted a 9 case increase in index crimes while non index crimes decreased by five, according to PCInspector Jeffrey Caballes, reporting for PSSUpt Dennis Agustin.
But in all, Major Caballes reiterates that, unlike what it shows at face value, police pro-active operations significantly increased the crimes.
He also pointed out that, in situations like proactive police, crimes may increase but it does not imply a disturbed society.
In the same report, Camp Dagohoy statisticians pointed out that physical injury, robbery and theft still ranks the three most committed crimes in the police list.
Physical injuries rank first with 40% of the crime pie at 170 cases, followed by theft at 33% or 143 cases while third is robbery at 64 cases getting 15% of the crime pie.
Of the 170 physical injuries cases, Police major Caballes went on to show that 118 of these cases were vehicular accidents.
As PCInspector George Vale, City police chief ascribes the vehicular accidents to the proliferation of motorcycles which can easily be had.
Governor Edgar Chatto also pointed out that the smoother and better roads would lead into faster ride and thus, accident prone.
Himself admitting he is probably the most travelled Boholano now, the governor also noted that he himself see many youngsters in the towns driving motorcycles, and no one seems to mind them.
Apart from illegally driving without licenses and thus proper training on road safety, unlicensed drivers are one of the biggest reasons why physical injuries crime spiked, a PPOC report bared. (rac/PIABohol)
by admin | Mar 20, 2015 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 17, (PIA)–Bohol’s Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) is into studying ways to put a policy on intoxicated minors driving at night and causing accidents, all in aid of legislation.
Board Member Cesar Tomas Lopez, SP Committee on Peace announced to the recent Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) Meeting March 17, that he would ask the SP to study if crafting a legislation to impose regulations on selling alcohol to minors, or a simultaneous alcohol and drug testing for intoxicated drivers involved in drug accidents would be good.
More so, Land Transportation Office (LTO) registrar Erwin Patalinghug added that his office awaits 10 Alcohol Breath Testing (ABT) apparatuses and the trained technical team to handle such to help in keeping drunk drivers off the streets.
This too as the statisticians at Camp Francisco Dagohoy tracked 170 physical injury cases in February, and some 118 of these by vehicular accidents, report by PCInspector Jeffrey Caballes showed.
In these cases of physical injuries, Provincial Administrator Alfonso Damalerio revealed to the council that more and more minors are involved, a good number of them under the influence of liquor.
Meanwhile, City Police Chief PCInspector George Vale confirmed Damalerio’s revelations, adding that more and more motorcycles are getting involved in accidents, them becoming readily available that stores even sell it to customers who could not show licenses.
The problem seems to be compounded as the police could not fully deploy its men on the streets owing to the absence of police traffic deputation by the LTO.
LTO registrar Patalinghug also the LTO holds in abeyance the issuance of Temporary Operator’s Permit (TOP) and thus the deputation for some reasons he could not present.
With no LTO deputation, police officers skip from traffic duty in as much as accosting traffic violators without issuing TRO means hassles for them.
Standard operating procedures for non-deputized police in traffic duty would be to endorse to the LTO any recorded violation within 24 hours or they could be held administratively liable for the failure.
For this, more and more police officers would rather look the other way, they said.
In the absence of deputation, City police Chief Vale noted that police can still do their job and using a local ordinance for the violation.
Even then, the PPOC wants to know if a ban on selling liquor to minors could be done, or if the stores could be exacted liability for drunk driving, if only to help curb these incidents. (rac/PIABohol)
