by aimee | Jun 22, 2012 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, June 22 (PIA)–Mi-ani og pagdayeg si Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III dili lamang sa katawhan dinhi sa atong nasud, apan bisan sa international community usab tungod sa padayon nga kampanya sa gobyerno sa pagkab-ot sa kalinaw ug seguridad sa nasud.
Kini ang gipahayag ni Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Teresita Quintos Deles kagahapon base sa milabay nga pagtuon sa Institute for Economics and Peace ug sa Ulat ng Bayan sa Pulse Asia kalabot sa gihingusgan nga peace efforts sa administrasyong Aquino karon.
Base sa 2012 Global Peace Index sa Institute for Economics and Peace, nabutang sa top five ang Pilipinas sa hut-ong sa mga nasud nga gi-ila nga adunay pinaka-dakung kausaban sa pagbaton og kalinaw sa nasud.
Sa resulta usab sa survey sa Pulse Asia’s Ulat ng Bayan, mi-ani og high approval ratings ang administrasyong Aquino sa gihimo niining mga programa aron makab-ot ang kalinaw sa nasud.
Ang Pulse Asia’s Ulat ng Bayan National Survey gipahigayon niadtong Mayo 20-26, 2012 nga nagpakita nga 50 porsyento sa mga respondents niini ang miingon nga kampante ug aprubado nila ang gihimong lakang ni Presidente Aquino sa paningkamot niining makab-ot ang kalinaw sa nasud.
“Similar to other governance reforms being implemented under this administration, President Aquino’s continuing efforts on peace and security are already being felt and recognized not just by our people, but also by the international community,” pamahayag ni Deles.
“These will further raise the public’s hopes for a just and lasting peace,” dugang pa niini.
Nakab-ot sa Pilipinas ang taas nga score sa 2012 Global Peace Index base sa resulta sa natala nga pagkunhod sa homicide rate, gidaghanon sa namatay gikan sa internal conflict, likelihood og violent demonstrations, ug mga insidente sa terrorist acts. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by magnolia_eic | Jun 22, 2012 | Headlines, National News
THE United States (US) State Department’s 12th Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report which kept the Philippines in the Tier 2 Category is a recognition of the Aquino administration’s multi-pronged and aggressive initiatives to curb human trafficking in the
country, a Palace official said on Thursday.
Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda issued the statement following the release of the US State Department’s 12th Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report which underscored several key achievements of the Philippine government in its drive to eliminate human trafficking.
“We will continue to improve our efforts and we would like to be taken out from Tier 2,” Lacierda said.
He said the government is currently tightening the noose against illegal traffickers and recruiter who prey on our hapless countrymen.
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking in Persons (IACAT) formulated programs to ensure that human trafficking across the country is put to a stop.
Other gains cited in the 12th Annual Trafficking in Persons Report include the apprehension and filing of criminal and administrative charges against government personnel suspected of conniving with human trafficking syndicates or aiding their operations.
The TIP report also highlighted the continuing accomplishment of the government in the prosecution and conviction of trafficking offenders as well as in helping victims.
The US State Department also lauded the importance placed by the Philippine government in training public officials, particularly in establishing human trafficking indicators, with reference to Filipino migrant workers’ pre-deployment overseas.
The report also cited the cross-border efforts of the government to secure the interests and rights of overseas workers through bilateral agreements, particularly labor-related accessions with foreign countries.
A total of US$ 1.5 million or about P65 million was appropriated by the Philippine government to support its operations against human trafficking, prosecution of offenders, and for the protection of the public from this global menace, according to the report.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said the Tier 2 status officially recognizes a country’s significant efforts to adhere to the benchmarks prescribed by the US State Department to meet the minimum standards.
Tier 1 countries fully comply with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) minimum standards while Tier 2 countries do not fully comply, but are making significant efforts.
(PCOO)
by aimee | Jun 21, 2012 | National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, June 21 (PIA)–Posibleng ugma (Biyernes), pirmahan na ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang Executive Order (EO) sa bag-ong mining policy sa nasud.
Matud pa sa Presidente nga misaad si Executive Sec. Jojo Ochoa nga sa katapusan sa semana matubag na nila ang iyang mga pangutana.
Matud pa sa Pangulo, kinahanglan’g mabalanse ang kitaon sa pagmina ug epekto usab niini sa kalikopan.
Giingong gilauman usab niini ang mas hugot nga regulasyon sa mga small scale miners nga kasagaran nga gibasol kun adunay landslide sa ilang lugar.
Partikular usab nga gipatun-an sa Presidente ang sharing sa kitaon tungod kay sa pagkakaron, naa sa 2 percent lamang ang nakolektang buhis sa gobyerno gikan sa mga mining companies.
Giingong angay masiguro nga dili alkansi ang gobyerno ug igo ang salape nga masingil niini bugti sa perhuwisyo tungod sa pagmina sa kalikopan. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
PH aircraft, mopahigayon og aerial survey sa Scarborough Shoal
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, June 21 (PIA)–Gi-anunsyo ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III nga mopahigayon og aerial survey ang aircraft sa Pilipinas sa Scarborough Shoal.
Kini aron mahibaw-an kun kinahanglan pa bang magpadala og mga barko sa gi-ilogan nga teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea.
Matud pa sa Presidente, kun mogawas sa aerial survey nga wala nay barkong naka-deploy didto ang ubang nasud, dili na usab magpadala og barko ang Pilipinas.
Pasabot pa sa Presidente, imposibleng magbutang og mga permanenteng barko nga magbantay sa Scarborough Shoal tungod kay limitado usab ang pasilidad sa Philippine Coast Guard.
Ipahigayon unta ang misyon sa milabay nga Martes, Hunyo 19 apan wala gipadayon tungod sa dili maayong panahon. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by aimee | Jun 21, 2012 | Headlines, National News
THE United States (US) State Department’s 12th Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report which kept the Philippines in the Tier 2 Category is a recognition of the Aquino administration’s multi-pronged and aggressive initiatives to curb human trafficking in the country, a Palace official said on Thursday.
Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda issued the statement following the release of the US State Department’s 12th Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report which underscored several key achievements of the Philippine government in its drive to eliminate human trafficking.
“We will continue to improve our efforts and we would like to be taken out from Tier 2,” Lacierda said.
He said the government is currently tightening the noose against illegal traffickers and recruiter who prey on our hapless countrymen.
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking in Persons (IACAT) formulated programs to ensure that human trafficking across the country is put to a stop.
Other gains cited in the 12th Annual Trafficking in Persons Report include the apprehension and filing of criminal and administrative charges against government personnel suspected of conniving with human trafficking syndicates or aiding their operations.
The TIP report also highlighted the continuing accomplishment of the government in the prosecution and conviction of trafficking offenders as well as in helping victims.
The US State Department also lauded the importance placed by the Philippine government in training public officials, particularly in establishing human trafficking indicators, with reference to Filipino migrant workers’ pre-deployment overseas.
The report also cited the cross-border efforts of the government to secure the interests and rights of overseas workers through bilateral agreements, particularly labor-related accessions with foreign countries.
A total of US$ 1.5 million or about P65 million was appropriated by the Philippine government to support its operations against human trafficking, prosecution of offenders, and for the protection of the public from this global menace, according to the report.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said the Tier 2 status officially recognizes a country’s significant efforts to adhere to the benchmarks prescribed by the US State Department to meet the minimum standards.
Tier 1 countries fully comply with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) minimum standards while Tier 2 countries do not fully comply, but are making significant efforts. (PCOO)
by aimee | Jun 20, 2012 | National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, June 20 (PIA)–Makusganon ang pasidaan ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III sa mga wala mi-seryoso sa gipatuman nga logging ban sa nasud ug padayon sa pagguba sa kalikopan.
Dungan sa kasaulogan sa ika-25 nga anibersaryo sa DENR kagahapon, makusganon ang direktiba sa Presidente sa Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Justice (DOJ) ug Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) sa pagmugna og mga mekanismo aron mapalapdan pa ang kampanya batok sa illegal logging operations sa nasud.
Giingong gipangandaman na usab sa Bureau of Corrections ang pagdawat sa mga madakpan ug manubag sa balaod kalabot sa pagguba sa kalikopan.
“Magsisiksikan ang mga ito sa loob ng kulungan kung babalewalain ang aking atas na proteksyunan ang kalikasan” matud pa sa Presidente.
Samtang gibutyag sa Presidente ang paggahin og dugang P5-M nga pondo sa Environmental Heroes Foundation ug pinaagi sa Green Program sa gobyerno, mahimo kining tamnan og mga bag-ong punoan ang pito ka milyong ektaryang kalasangan nga naupaw na tungod sa illegal logging. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
US, gi-ila ang kampanya sa PH batok sa human trafficking
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, June 20 (PIA)–Nagpabilin sa Tier 2 category ang Pilipinas kalabot sa pagbatok sa human trafficking base sa tinuig nga Trafficking in Persons report sa Estados Unidos.
Matud pa ni Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, usa kini ka mahinungdanong pag-ila sa agresibong inisyatiba ug programa sa gobyerno aron padayon nang mapapas ang human trafficking.
Nasulod sa Tier 2 category ang pagpursige sa gobyerno nga makasunod o makatuman sa mga gitakdang sumbanan sa Estados Unidos sa pagbatok sa human trafficking.
Gitumbok usab sa maong taho ang mas daku nga pondo ang gigahin sa gobyerno aron masulbad ang problema pinaagi sa Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking o IACAT.
Dugang pa ni De Lima nga mokabat sa $1.5 milyon o naa sa P65 milyon ang gigahin sa gobyerno aron suportaan ang operasyon batok sa human trafficking.
“The report recognized our government’s increased funding for its effort in curbing the problem through its primary anti-human trafficking outfit, the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking o IACAT,” matud pa ni De Lima. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by aimee | Jun 19, 2012 | Headlines, National News
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III has signed two bills into law to enhance transparency and accountability, a Palace official announced on Monday.
In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Edwn Lacierda said the Chief Executive signed the bills into law entitled “An Act To Further Strengthen The Anti-Money Laundering Law” and “The Terrorism Financing Prevention And Suppression Act of 2012.”
“Both will strengthen the capability of government to identify and prevent financial transactions related to illegal activities and those that undermine global security,” Lacierda said.
“These qualify as two out of three reforms needed for the country’s compliance with the international standards set by the Financial Action Task Force of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development,” he continued.
Lacierda, likewise, said the signing of the measures is an affirmation of the administration’s commitment to accountability and transparency which is a cornerstone of President Aquino’s governance. (PCOO)
Beware of agency that recruits Filipino DHs in Singapore for deployment to Chile
THE Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) advised Filipino household workers against accepting offers of jobs in Chile from a Singapore-based agency.
Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac said he received reports that Caregiver and Manpower International Services (CMIS) with business address at Lucky Plaza, Orchard Road, Singapore, and owned by a certain Noel Muyco Aguilar has been illegally recruiting Filipino DHs in Singapore who would like to transfer to Chile.
In his report to POEA, Labor Attache Vicente M. Cabe said CMIS is neither registered nor accredited by Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM).
Cacdac also said CMIS is not in the list of POEA’s licensed recruitment agencies and accredited foreign employers and principals.
The Philippine Ambassador in Santiago has confirmed that CMIS has two Chilean employment agencies as partners and has already deployed eight Filipino household workers with another four DHs to arrive soon.
CMIS collects US$35,000 as placement fee from the workers but does not issue receipts. The Singapore agency also charges the applicants payment for a one-way plane ticket even though it was already paid for by the Chilean employer. (POEA)
