by aimee | Feb 12, 2014 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, Feb. 12 (PIA)–Karong bulan sa Pebrero, gawas sa pagsaulog sa Valentine’s Day sa tibuok kalibotan, isaulog usab ang National Arts Month sa nasud.
Sa panguna ni National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), ang Philippine Arts Festival karong tuig adunay tema nga: “Art on the Edge.”
Nagtinguhang i-highlight karong tuig ang kamaayo sa mga Pinoy sa nagkalain-laing larangan sa arte ug kultura sama sa architecture, cinema, dance, literature, music, theater ug visual arts.
Sa pakig-tambayayong sa nagkalain-laing pribadong sektor ug buhatan sa gobyerno, daghang nakaandam nga mga workshops, exhibits, forums, mga pasundayag ug uban pa sama na lamang sa gipaabot nga Second Likha Asya Festival and Conference.
Gikan sa kaulohan, ipasundayag na ang mga programa sa NCCA Philippine Arts Festival sa nagkalain-laing dapit sa Pilipinas.
Gani, gipahigayon ang opening ceremony niini niadtong katapusang adlaw sa Enero sa syudad sa Roxas, sa Capiz.
Gihatagan og pasidungog ang mga Filipino artists nga nakadawat usab og pag-ila sa mga international awards sa gipahigayong Ani ng Dangal awarding ceremony niadtong Pebrero 2.
Alang sa kumpletong detalye ug petsa sa mga pasundayag sa Philippine Arts Festival 2014, mahimong bisitahon lamang ang ilang website sa www.ncca.gov.ph.
Sa pagpakita og pagbaton og maayong abilidad sa mga Pinoy sa arte ug kultura, mahimo kining usa ka dalan aron makab-ot ang tinguhang mapasaka pa ang industriya sa turismo sa atong nasud. (PIA7-Bohol/ECB)
by aimee | Feb 11, 2014 | National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 11 (PIA)–Nimugna si Presidente Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III og “Blood Money committee” nga maoy mohatag og rekomendasyon kun unsaon pagtubag sa gobyerno ang mga problema sa mga OFW’s nga naa sa death row nga gipangayuan og blood money.
Apil sa maong komite ang Office of the Vice President (OVP), Executive Secretary, Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ug Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Matud pa ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda, buot sa Presidente nga magbaton og tin-aw nga patakaran sa hisgotanan sa blood money.
Gihatagan og usa ka bulan ang komite aron tun-an ang mga himuong basehan sa paghatag niini ug sayran ang mga kasong maapil dinhi. (PIA7-Bohol/ECB)
by aimee | Feb 11, 2014 | National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 11 (PIA)–Giseguro sa Malakanyang nga padayon ang gobyerno sa paghimo og mga lakang aron makamugna og daghang trabaho alang sa mga Pilipino dinhi sa nasud aron makab-ot ang inclusive growth.
Taliwala kini sa gipagawas nga taho sa Social Weather Stations (SWS) nga nag-ingong nagpabiling taas ang gidaghanon sa mga Pilipinong walay trabaho base sa survey nga ilang gipahigayon sa ika-upat nga kwarter sa 2013 diin nigawas nga halos naa sa 27.5% o kapin 12 milyong indibidwal ang walay trabaho.
Sa gipahigayong press briefing sa Malakanyang kagahapon, miingon si Presidential Spokesperson Sec. Edwin Lacierda nga nisaka ngadto sa 6 ka puntos kun itandi sa niagi ang resulta sa maong survey.
Kini tungod na usab sa kadaot nga nahiagoman sa nasud sa mga milabay nga kalamidad ilabi na sa pagpanghasi sa bagyong Yolanda sa Kabisay-an.
Dugang pa sa tigpamaba sa Presidente, tungod na usab kini sa mga nangagubang establisyemento nga naka-ingon sa pagtak-op sa mga negosyo nga ni resulta sa daghang nawad-an og trabaho.
Apan bisan pa niini, dungan sa pagmando ni Presidente Aquino sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), giseguro sa gobyerno nga may igong programa kini aron tabangan ang mga walay trabaho sa nasud sama sa cash-for-work program ug paggahin og mga bag-ong trabaho sa mga nakalampos ubos sa mga job fairs aron matubag ang panginahanglan sa matag pamilya. (PIA7-Bohol/ECB)
by aimee | Feb 11, 2014 | National News
President Benigno S. Aquino III has formed a permanent committee to map out guidelines on how to deal with the cases of Filipinos facing execution abroad – including whether to raise blood money for them.
Vice President and presidential adviser on OFW concerns Jejomar Binay heads a list of ranking officials who will form the body, presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said at a media briefing on Monday.
“The President stressed the need for a clear policy for blood money. We know our OFWs have contributed a lot to our country and there are situations where for one reason or another a crime is committed and blood money is required, especially in the Middle East nations,” Lacierda said.
He added the President formed the permanent committee to “review each and every case” and to come up with clear guidelines on how government “should deal with cases that involve blood money.”
Also, he said the government needs to make sure it is focused not only on the issue of blood money but “also to provide a support system for our overseas contract workers.”
Other than Binay, the permanent committee’s members include: Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, Health Secretary Enrique Ona, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz, and Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman.
Once the committee maps out answers to the issue of blood money, President Aquino “will call for another meeting and we will hopefully come up with a clear set of guidelines for blood money,” Lacierda said. (PND)
by aimee | Feb 10, 2014 | Local News / Bohol Balita, National News
President Benigno S. Aquino III encouraged all government agencies and instrumentalities to extend their support and participate in the “KABISIG Philippine Expo and Trade Fair 2014.″
The directive was issued by virtue of Memorandum Circular No. 62 signed by Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. on Janauary 29.
The KABISIG People’s Movement (KABISIG) Program was created by virtue of Proclamation No. 650 (s. 1990) in order to facilitate, coordinate and monitor the implementation of government programs and projects, as well as to provide linkages between and among the private sector groups and the government agencies.
In pursuit of the mandate, KABISIG is conducting the “KABISIG Philippine Government Expo and Trade Fair 2014″ which has for its theme “Matuwid na Daan, Susi sa Tagumpay at Kaunlaran.”
The project aims to bring together in one venue all government agencies and instrumentalities, including Government-owned or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs) and Local Government Units (LGUs), to feature their profiles, service facilities, programs, projects, products, and accomplishments. It is also an opportunity that will allow the government to promote public awareness and participation in national government.
“All heads of departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the national government, including GOCCs and LGUs, are hereby encouraged to extend support and participate in the said expo and trade fair, subject to the availability of funds and usual accounting and auditing rules,” the President said.
The Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately. (PND)
by aimee | Feb 7, 2014 | Headlines, National News
President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III has named Major General Hernando Iriberri to head the 80,000-strong Philippine Army.
Iriberri is currently the commander of the Army’s 7th Infantry Division.
At this morning’s turnover, the new Army chief vowed to continue modernizing the Army’s facilities and giving better benefits for soldiers.
The President also praised Coballes for his contributions in improving the Philippine Army and hopes that the new Army chief will capitalize on this momentum.
A member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) “Matikas” Class of 1983, he beat other officers more senior than him.
The other two senior officers in the shortlist were Lieutenant General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. of the Northern Luzon Command, a member of PMA Class of 1981 and Major General John Bonafos of Central Command, a member or PMA Class of 1982.
Iriberri succeeds Lt. Gen. Noel Coballes.
