by admin | Jan 31, 2015 | Local News / Bohol Balita, Major Events
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Effective Development Communications Unit
NEW BOHOL AIRPORT, A MODEL AIRPORT – NEDA
Gov. Chatto Presides PIEC Meeting
The New Bohol Airport in Panglao will be seen as a model for infrastructure and environmental sustainability. National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) region 7 director Efren Carreon revealed on Tuesday during the 2nd Plenary Meeting of the Panglao Island Executive Committee (PIEC).
One of few Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) infrastructure projects that has incorporated environmental sustainability, Carreon said valuable lessons can be learned from the New Bohol Airport Project as NEDA works closely with the Provincial Government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Presided by Gov. Edgar Chatto, along with co-chairpersons Dauis Mayor Miriam Sumaylo and Panglao Mayor Nila Montero, the 2nd plenary meeting of the PIEC welcomed the presence of JICA Deputy Director Toru Yoshida.
The JICA official who flew from Japan for the meeting is convinced the environmental sustainability component of the project has been successful in its activities to put in place policies on tourism and conservation as well as waste management.
The more crucial part of the project is materializing the outcomes as the construction of the airport will start soon, he said, encouraging local government units to level up efforts to commit to the purpose of the project component, which is to craft a road map to ensure that the necessary measures and steps will be taken to safeguard Panglao Island’s natural resources from adverse effects once there is increased tourist traffic.
Both local lady chief executives of Dauis and Panglao reiterated commitment to strengthen local laws on environmental protection and management, backing legislative measures of their respective Sangguniang Bayans, and committing to enforce legislations.
In initial reports of the technical working group on tourism and conservation, standards for carrying capacities have been determined for specific and popular tourism activities such as diving, caving, and snorkeling, among others.
In waste management, the technical working group visited several wastewater treatment facilities in the Visayas to benchmark for the proposed wastewater treatment facility in Panglao Island.
Chatto, for his part, expressed full support to the PIEC as it strives to put in place the mechanisms to safeguard the environment as he revealed that the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is finalizing its documentation process and should be able to facilitate the signing of contracts this month for the much-awaited airport project. (Leah/EDCOM)
by aimee | Oct 17, 2013 | Headlines, Major Events
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Oct. 17 (PIA)–Mikabat na sa 1,337 aftershocks ang natala ganinang buntag sa lalawigan sa Bohol human nitay-og ang magnitude 7.2 nga linog dinhi niadtong Martes, Oktubre 15.
Matud pa ni Karen Garcia, Data Management sa Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), natala ang pinakakusog nga pagtay-og sa magnitude 5.5 nga linog ganinang alas 7:37 sa buntag.
Dugang pa ni Garcia, human sa maong pagtay-og, natala usab ang magnitude 4.5 nga linog sa Tagbilaran City ganinang alas 1:46 sa hapon.
Gibutyag usab sa opisyal sa PHIVOLCS nga upat pa ka nagsunod nga kusog nga aftershocks sa syudad sa Tagbilaran ang natala sukad kagahapon sa buntag.
Giingong makasinati pa og mga aftershocks ang mga Bol-anon sulod sa usa ka buwan apan magkahinay na kini.
Samtang gitin-aw usab sa PHIVOLCS nga walay bulkan sa isla sa Bohol sukwahi sa nikatap nga mga balita nga adunay aktibo nga bulkan sa Bohol nga maoy hinungdan sa kusog nga pagtay-og sa linog niadtong Martes.
Gipasabot usab sa PHIVOLCS nga ang giingong nanggawas nga kolor yellow nga tubig sa dagat sa lungsod sa Loon gitawag nga liquefaction og kasagarang manggawas human sa kusog nga linog susama sa nitay-og sa lalawigan sa Bohol niadtong Martes. (PIA7-Bohol/ECB)
by admin | Oct 16, 2013 | Local News / Bohol Balita, Major Events
Plaza Marcela in Cogon and Sundry Shop at MetroCentre Hotel are open again to the relief of Boholanos who badly needed to buy supplies. Unfortunately, many towns are still isolated, most notably, Loon. Supplies routes to Loon are all unpassable. Fortunately relief operations from the national government is already in action there.
BDO and ChinaBank ATMs are also functional as reported by people on Facebook. Many other ATMs are possibly online already since telephone and Internet access has been restored in most areas in Tagbilaran City.
by admin | Oct 15, 2013 | Local News / Bohol Balita, Major Events
The Tagbilaran City Hall sustained sever damage on its facade after the powerful earthquake that hit Bohol on October 15, 2013. The earthquake was measured at 7.2 magnitude and hit the province at around 8:12AM. Fortunately for the Boholanos, it was a holiday and most of kids and office workers are at home.
by magnolia_eic | Aug 23, 2011 | Headlines, Major Events, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Aug. 23 (PIA)– MIPAHIGAYON og usa ka Buddhist ceremony ang mga paryente sa Manila hostage victims ug survivor sa mismong nahitaboan sa insidente atubangan sa Quirino Grandstand, Luneta, Manila.
Apil sa mga mitambong sa ritwal silang Lee Ying Chuen, survivor; James To Kun Sun, legislative councilor; Tse Chi Kin, Tse Chi Hang, igsuon sa tour guide nga si Masa Tse; Lee Mei-Chun, inahan ni Masa; Man Ho Ching, abogado sa mga biktima ug ang mga Budhist monks
nga nakabase sa Pilipinas.
Sa maong programa, mihalad sila og mga buwak, pagkaon ug ilimnon. Nagtuo man gud ang mga mihalad nga manginahanglan ang mga namatay og pagkaon alang sa ilang pagtaliwan sa laing kinabuhi.
Miabot usab sa Rizal Park si Tourism Sec. Alberto Lim ug uban pang opisyal sa DoT.
Sa Camp Crame, gipasigarbo usab sa Philippine National Police (PNP) ang nahimong rebisyon ug pagbag-ong nahimo sa ilang pundok human sa dugo-ong Agosto 23 nga hostage crisis.
Matud pa ni PNP chief Gen. Raul Bacalzo, nahimo na sa gobyerno ang ilang katungdanan ilabi na sa mga pulis nga angay makasuhan nga nagresulta sa pagkamatay sa walo ka Hong Kong tourists mao nga giingong dili tinuod ang mga gibuhiang pahayag sa mga paryente sa mga biktima.
Gipahayag ni Bacalzo nga apil sa nahimong rebisyon sa PNP ang critical incident policies partikular na ang pagpagawas sa hostage negotiation handbook sa hostage negotiator, pag- usab sa 1996 manual on crisis management, pagpa-ubos sa refresher course sa PNP SWAT team ug ang pagmugna og PNP Crisis Action Force (CAF), interim elite unit nga gilangkoban sa 11 ka opisyal ug 143 ka non-officers gikan sa SAF, aviation security group ug maritime group alang sa epektibong paggunit sa hostage crisis.
Mihalad usab og misa sa Camp Crame alang sa mga biktima sa insidente nga gipangunahan ni Bishop Leopoldo Tumulak nga gitambongan sa mga dagkung opisyal sama nilang DILG Sec. Jesse Robredo, Gen. Bacalzo ug Mr. Tan Ching, ang presidente sa Philippine Chinese Federations. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by magnolia_eic | Mar 29, 2011 | Headlines, Major Events, National News
The Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) reported on Monday that radioactive
particles from the earthquake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan
have reached the country but the amount is not harmful to humans.
“Environmental radiation monitoring all over the world, including the Philippines, has detected
very tiny amounts of radioactive isotopes which appeared to be coming from the Fukushima
nuclear power plant and which pose no human health hazards,” the PNRI said in a bulletin.
It said latest radiation level check at PNRI grounds in Quezon City as of 9 a.m. Monday
remained “normal” at 93 to 115 nanosieverts per hour (nSv).
The PNRI said it continues to monitor the situation at the nuclear power plant.
“The condition in the (Japanese) plant remains very serious but is not worsening,” the agency
said.
It said high level of radiation remains inside the nuclear power plant but poses danger only to
the emergency workers.
Very small amounts of radiation from the nuclear plant have also reached the US West Coast
but federal and state officials said they posed no health risks.
