by aimee | Jan 21, 2013 | Headlines, National News
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III wants a concerted and “proactive” effort between the Philippine Navy and concerned government agencies with its counterparts in the United States in salvaging and extracting the USS Guardian, a U.S. Navy Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship, that ran aground in the Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu sea last Thursday (January 17), Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio “Jun” Aguinaldo Abaya said on Monday.
In a press briefing in Malacanang, Abaya said the President instructed the Task Force to look into the cause of the ship’s grounding to ensure that no more “additional damage” happens to the reef considered as a national treasure.
The Task Force, Abaya said, is composed of representatives from the Coast Guard, the Philippine Navy, the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command and the DOTC.
“The President is mindful of that national treasure that we have – the very asset of the Tubbataha Reef and he wanted to make sure that we be proactive in this: that we minimize damage, that we have close coordination with the Americans, that we should not just allow them to conduct their salvage operations on their own,” Abaya said.
He added that DOTC undersecretary Eduardo Oban, Jr. and Philippine Navy Admiral Jose Luis Alano will soon be meeting with Rear Adm. Thomas Carney, commander of the Logistics Group Western Pacific to discuss salvaging and extracting operations for the USS Guardian.
He said among the steps to be taken to remove the vessel and protect the reef from further damage include, assessing, de-fueling, re-floating and installing oil-spill booms around the area to prevent oil and fuel from spreading. (PCOO/I-gg)
by aimee | Jan 21, 2013 | National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 21 (PIA)–GITAKDANG motambong sa World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013 si Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III nga ipahigayon sa Davos-Klosters, Switzerland karong Enero 23 hangtud 27.
Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, gawas sa pagtambong sa forum, adunay 10 pang engagements ang Presidente sa iyang pag-adto sa Davos ug Zurich, Germany.
Apan giingong dili pa sigurado kun may tsansa ang Presidente nga makahinabi ang ubang world leader tungod kay kadaghanan sa tambongan niini mao ang events sa WEF.
Kapin sa 40 ka tuig nang natukod ang WEF nga naghisgot sa pagtinabangay ug pagpalig-on sa estado sa mga nasud.
“The Annual Meeting remains the foremost creative force for engaging leaders in collaborative activities focused on shaping the global, regional and industry agendas,” matud pa sa site sa WEF.
Sa pagtambong sa Presidente sa maong forum, mahatagan kini og kahigayonan nga ipasigarbo sa nagkalain-laing head of state ug mga business leader sa tibuok kalibotan ang ‘economic achievements’ sa Pilipinas. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/i-gg)
Gobyerno sa PH, manguna ug in-charge sa USS Guardian salvaging
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 21 (PIA)–GISEGURO karon sa Malakanyang nga gobyerno sa Pilipinas ang manguna ug in-charge sa salvage operations sa US ship nga misangad sa Tubbataha Reef sa Sulu Sea.
Matud pa ni Transportation Sec. Jun Abaya, adunay sakop sa Philippine Coast Guard, mga puwersa sa Pilipinas ang motimon ug magpatuman og plano sa US Navy.
Si Abaya nagkanayon nga gawas sa mga barko sa Philippine Coast Guard ug Philippine Navy, naa na usab sa palibot ang uban pang barko sa Estados Unidos sama sa missile guided destroyer, command and patrol ship sa Palawan ug reserve naval ship.
Sa pagkakaron, giingong prayoridad sa gobyerno nga makuha ang USS Guardian sa dili pa ipahigayon ang imbestigasyon kun nganong nahitabo ang pagkasangad niini.
“There are two civilian tugboats commissioned by the US government to assist in the area; a guided missile destroyer. Basically, the command-and-control ship of the US Navy is likewise in the Palawan area. There is a naval reserve ship also in the area to provide assistance and a naval reserve ship about to arrive on the 24th which is basically the reserve ship whose function is for salvaging other ships of the US Navy,” matud pa ni Abaya. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/i-gg)
by aimee | Jan 17, 2013 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 17 (PIA)–GIMANDUAN ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ug ang Philippine National Police (PNP) nga siguraduhon ang patas ug limpyo nga eleksiyon sa Mayo.
Sa turnover ceremony sa headquarters sa AFP sa Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, miingon ang Presidente nga katungdanan sa AFP ug PNP nga protektahan ang tingog sa mga tawo.
“Ang hamon ko po sa inyo, ang AFP kasama ang ating kapulisan, ang may obligasyon na siguraduhin ma maidaraos nang mapayapa at may integridad ang darating na halalan…nais nating mangibabaw ang boses ng bayan at hindi ito mabusalan ng armas, takot at karahasan,” matud pa ni Aquino.
“Saligang Batas ang dapat ninyong kilingan. Taong bayan ang dapat ninyong papanigan. Pangalagaan ninyo ang karapatan ng mga mamamayan na malayang makapili ng kanilang mga pinuno. Ang gusto natin tapat, patas at naaayon sa batas ang darating na eleksyon mula sa kampanya hanggang sa proklamasyon ng mga bagong pinuno,” dugang pa sa Presidente.
Samtang gihagit ni Presidente Aquino ang bag-ong AFP chief of staff nga si Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Bautista nga ipadayon ang epektibong paghatag og proteksyon sa Armadong Kusog ngadto sa katawhan taliwala sa kakulang sa gidaghanon sa mga sundalo ug nagkadakung populasyon sa nasud.
Matud pa ni Aquino nga ang kakulang sa mga sundalo masulbad pinaagi sa pagpaubos sa mga sundalo sa mas hingpit nga pagbansay-bansay ug paghatag og saktong pahulay sa mga sundalong kanunay ipadala sa operasyon.
Ang Presidente nagkanayon nga nigahin na ang iyang administrasyon og P75 bilyon alang sa sunod nga lima ka tuig ubos sa AFP modernization program.
Sa Enero 20 pormal nang mosulod sa opisina si Gen. Bautista isip hulip ni Gen. Jesse Dellosa nga mi-alagad isip AFP chief of staff sa milabay nga 13 ka buwan. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/i-gg)
by aimee | Jan 16, 2013 | Headlines, National News
MALACAÑANG announced on Tuesday the appointment of Lieutenant General Emmanuel T. Bautista as the new Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines replacing outgoing AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Jessie Dellosa who is set to retire.
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte made the announcement in a statement released by Malacanang.
She said Bautista, who is currently the Commanding General of the Philippine Army and who is a member of the Philippine Military Academy’s “Dimalupig” Class of 1981, will assume his new position on January 20, 2013.
Valte thanked Dellosa “for having served the country and our uniformed personnel with exemplary dedication and commitment.”
Lt. Gen. Bautista is currently the Commanding General of the Philippine Army and prior to his appointment had served as Commander of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army. A graduate of the Philippine Military Academy’s ‘Dimalupig’ Class of 1981, he completed his Masters in Public Administration at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. (PCOO)
Aquino to confer Legion of Honor with the degree of Chief Commander on Dellosa
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III will confer the Presidential Legion of Honor with the degree of Chief Commander and citation on outgoing Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) General Jessie D. Dellosa in ceremonies to be held at the AFP General Headquarters in Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Thursday.
The conferment rites will be simultaneous with Dellosa’s retirement and turnover of command of the AFP to his successor Lieutenant General Emmanuel T. Bautista.
Upon his arrival, the Chief Executive will be accorded full military honors with 21 gun salute.
During the conferment ceremonies, the President will be assisted by Defense Secretary Voltaire T. Gazmin and Dellosa’ s wife Mary Rose. After the presentation of the award to Dellosa, the change of command ceremony will immediately follow.
The President will then deliver his keynote speech before an estimated 600 guests composed of former Presidents, members of the Diplomatic Corps, Cabinet Secretaries, Senators, Congressmen, Supreme Court Justices, Foreign Armed Forces Attaches, former secretaries of the Department of National Defense, former Chiefs of Staff of the AFP, officials of the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy, Philippine Air Force, and Philippine National Police, Quezon City local government officials, veterans, and members of the AFP Affiliated Organizations and the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1979.
Dellosa served as the 43rd Chief of Staff of the AFP following the retirement of General Eduardo Oban, Jr. on December 13, 2011. Dellosa, a former aide-de-camp to the late former President Corazon Aquino, is a member of Philippine Military Academy “Matapat” Class of 1979. (PCOO)
by aimee | Jan 15, 2013 | National News
THE Aquino administration expressed elation over the reported success of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in enhancing the services extended by Phil-Job Net in providing at least 100,000 job vacancies at any given time, a Palace official said on Tuesday.
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said during the regular press briefing in Malacanang that the administration is looking forward to the continuing development of the Phil-Job Net website to be able to give assistance to the job seekers.
“We are pleased to share the report of Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz to the President regarding Phil-Job Net (www.phil-job.net), the official job portal of the Philippine Government,” Valte said.
“For the first time in its history, the number of vacancies on the website has outpaced the number of applicants. As of today, there have been more than 264,000 vacancies posted by employers compared to a little over 117,000 applicants. The number of vacancies is also at an all-time high compared to only an average of 40,000 a month as of July 2010,” Valte said.
Since Secretary Baldoz took over the helm of the DOLE, Valte said she enhanced the services provided by Phil-Job Net to include job postings from skilled workers as well as legitimate employers.
Under Baldoz’s stewardship, Valte said the DOLE has also expanded the website’s coverage to provide at least 100,000 job vacancies at any given time.
“We look forward to their continuing development of the Phil-Job Net website into an even more responsive and inclusive tool for both job seekers and job matching, which redounds to the benefit of our countrymen,” she said. (PCOO)
by aimee | Jan 14, 2013 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 14 (PIA)–Gi-aghat sa Philippine National Police (PNP) ang publiko nga magbinantayon ug isumbong dayon ang mga kadudahang checkpoint sa awtoridad.
Atubangan kini sa pagsugod sa election period kagahapon ug pagpatuman na usab sa election gun ban sa tibuok nasud.
Kahinumdoman nga usa sa mga gihikyad sa PNP ang pagpahigayon og mga checkpoint aron masakmit ang mga loose firearm ug madakpan ang mga molapas sa gun ban.
Apan matud pa sa PNP, dili angay kahadlokan ang mga checkpoint.
Tungod niini, gipagawas sa kapolisan ang mga sumbanan sa pagpahigayon og checkpoint nga mao ang mosunod:
Layo pa lang ang motorista, kinahanglang kabalo siya nga may checkpoint tungod kay
may signage.
Kinahanglang nakasol-ob og uniforms ang mga polis. Dili mahimo ang camouflage o combat uniform.
Kinahanglang adunay naka-park nga marked police vehicle sa checkpoint.
Kinahanglang dili sa ngitngit nga lugar naka-pwesto ang checkpoint.
Dili mahimong magpakanaug og tawo sa sakyanan o ablihan ang glove compartment o ang likod sa sakyanan.
Matud pa ni PNP spokesperson Chief Supt. Generoso Cerbo, dili awtorisado ang mga polis nga naa sa checkpoint nga mopahigayon og physical ug body search, gawas kun may timbre kini gikan sa ubang polis sama sa higayon nga adunay tulisan nga gipangita sa maong lugar.
Giingong visual check lamang ang angay ipatuman kun “walay reasonable doubt o reasonable ground.” (PIA-Bohol/ecb/I-sjp)
