by admin | Aug 1, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, August 1 (PIA)–Mipasidaan ang pamunoan sa Philippine National Police (PNP) nga arestohon ang mga prank callers o mga mangilad sa bag-ong emergency hotline 911 sa gobyerno.
Matud pa ni PNP Chief Director Gen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, angay maghinay-hinay ang mga nag-planong mangilad sa maong emergency hotline tungod kay giingong dali kini nilang pangitaon.
Sa pagkakaron, gi-tracked na sa PNP ang 304 ka prank callers nga natala sa National Operation Center (NOC) sukad gibuksan ang maong hotline ganinang alas dose uno sa kadlawon.
Base sa gipahigayong monitoring sa NOC hangtud alas 7 ganinang buntag, nikabat na sa 2,475 ang natalang tawag, apan kadaghan mga dropped calls nga naa sa 1,119, samtang 75 lamang ang legitimate calls.
Pipila sa mga emergencies nga na-respondehan sa PNP, Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) ug Department of Health (DOH) gikan sa mga nadawat nga tawag mao ang pagpadala og ambulansya, aksidente sa kadalanan, nanghasi, harassment, sumbong kalabot sa pagpayohot og ilegal nga droga ug riot.
Ganinang buntag, dungan sa ika-24 ka tuig nga anibersaryo sa PNP-Police Community Relations Group, gilusad ang 911 ug 8888 hotlines. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Aug 1, 2016 | Headlines, National News, Tech Talk
By. JB Sigue
Dagupan, from the word “nandarugapan” or a place where people meet, the trading center of Northern Luzon, now gets a boost as it joins the ranks of information and communications technology (ICT) hubs in the country.
Compos Mentis President Jonathan De Luzurriaga formally turned over a printed copy of the Dagupan City ICT-BPM Roadmap to Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez and Wilson Manalo, vice president of the Dagupan ICT Council, last Friday, July 22, in the presence of all the local stakeholders.
De Luzurriaga, who is also currently the president of the Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA) led stakeholders in a comprehensive study of Dagupan’s potential, strengths, areas for improvement and corresponding relative to its goal to generate ICT-enabled jobs and investments.
Early this year, Dagupan emerged as one of Top 10 Next Wave Cities in ICT-BP! in the Philippines as ranked by the Information Technology Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) and the ICT Office (ICTO) of the Department of Science and Technology, which is not currently a separate department, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
Fernandez, presenting the vision of the city, assured everyone that Dagupan will worked immediately on addressing the concerns and implementing the strategies found in the roadmap, especially on the aspect of creating a information technology (IT) zone, and support facilities, developing talent, and ensuring full government support to the Dagupan ICT Council.
She called on all sectors to support the roadmap, and encourage them to “re-write” the history of Dagupan, by not only being the Bangus (milkfish) Capital of the Philippines but also an ICT-BPM Hub of Luzon.
De Luzuriaga says, “it is time for Dagupan to engage in the exciting progressive ICT industry and replicate the success they have experienced in other industries such as trade and aquaculture.”
The launching was marked by a series of industry talks attended by about 1,300 students from Dagupan and neighboring towns and cities in Pangasinan.
National ICT Confederation of the Philippines (NICP) former president and current trustee Jocelle Batapa-Sigue spoke about the need to create jobs in the countryside in order to uplift the economic condition of communities outside of Metro Manila.
Other speakers who talked about the nature, talent requirement and opportunities in their respective industries include Katheryne Gutierrez of the Healthcare Information Management Association of the Philippines (HIMAP), Miguel Del Rosario and Joie Cruz, President and Deputy Executive Director, respectively, of the Animation Council of the Philippines, Inc. (ACPI), Alvin Juban, President of the Game Developers Association of the Philippines (GDAP), and Nathalie Hunter, Executive Director of PSIA. /BNEFIT
by admin | Aug 1, 2016 | Headlines, National News, Tech Talk
Officials of the National ICT Confederation of the Philippines (NICP) have committed to work for at least 1 million direct jobs and 3 million indirect jobs in information and communications technology (ICT) in the countryside by 2022. The number or more translates to approximately half of the ICT industry jobs targeted by the industry under the new administration.
Officials of the NICP with DICT secretary Rudy Salalima (seated)
The target, as well as the strategies, was presented by NICP officers led by president Wilfredo Sa-a Jr. in their courtesy visit to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) secretary Rodolfo Salalima on Thursday, July 28.
Sa-a stressed that 70 percent of the ICT industry today is found only in Metro Manila, and the rest are spread throughout the country with concentration in the urban areas. NICP said its direction is to help bring more jobs such that half of industry targets are found in the countryside.
Sa-a explained that aside from jobs in the ICT business process management, the group’s thrusts is to create ICT opportunities in tourism, health, agriculture, entrepreneurship, and others related sectors.
Salalima expressed appreciation for the programs of NICP in the countryside since its inception in 2008 and assured the commitment of his office to promote inclusive growth.
He assured NICP that the national broadband plan is not “only going to be about infrastructure, but also many things” including human resource, job generation, and growth of the countryside as he believes that the results and the use of the infrastructure is more important.
Former NICP president Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, chair of the annual NICP eGOV Awards, presented to Salalima the concept of eGOV which addresses the challenge of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) last July 25.
The chief executive challenged all levels of government from the national level, the local government units, down to the barangays to use the computer to hasten government processes for the benefit of the public.
The eGOV awards, which started in 2012, collates and recognizes all LGU best practices in integrating ICT for delivery of public services and improvement of local business ecosystem.
One aspect which also caught the attention of Salalima was the program in rural impact sourcing (RIS) which creates a lot of ICT jobs in the rural areas.
Johny Paul Lagura, former councilor of Kapatagan, Lanao Del Norte and RID advocate, shared with Salalima the upcoming Philippine Impact Sourcing Conference which is first of its kind in Davao in December this year.
Salalima committed to support NICP, especially its annual summit, which has been held for the last eight years. This year, the event will be conducted in Leyte and Tacloban City in November, the first national ICT event after the occurrence of Typhoon Yolanda.
Salalima is expected to present more details of the National Broadband Plan by that time. Hosting the summit this year is the Eastern Visayas Federation for Information Technology (EVFIT) lead by DOST officials Ed Esperancilla and Glen Ocana.
Also joining the courtesy visit and briefing were former NICP presidents Rosemarie Rey, George Sorio, and trustees Willy Tanagon, and Raymund Diaz.
by admin | Jul 29, 2016 | Headlines, Major Events, National News
MANILA, July 29 (PIA)–Human sa iyang panagpulong sa National Security sa Malakanyang, gimanduan usab ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte ang mga lider sa mga lokal nga kagamhanan nga hingusgan ang kampanya batok sa ilegal nga droga.
Human sa panagpulong nila niadtong Miyerkules, gipangunahan usab sa Presidente ang oathtaking ceremonies sa mga opisyal sa League of Cities ug League of Provinces of the Philippines.
Gipasabot sa Presidente sa mga nitambong sa maong okasyon nga kun dili siya molihok batok sa pagkatap sa ilegal nga droga, padayon kining mahimong problema sa mosunod nga mga Presidente sa nasod.
Giingong tungod sa gipasagdang problema sa droga, nawala na ang kahadlok sa mga kriminal nga mohimo og krimen ug manubag sa ilang kasal-anan.
Tungod niini, giingong desidido siyang sumpuon ang ilegal nga droga ug ang korupsyon nga kaanib niini.
Gibalik usab ni Presidente Duterte ang plano niyang himuong mga rehabilitation centers ang mga kampo sa militar ug ang pagpadagan og mga rehab centers sa daghang parte sa nasod aron matabangan nga mag-usab ang mga nagumon sa ilegal nga droga. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Jul 21, 2016 | Headlines, Major Events, National News
MANILA, July 21 (PIA)–Usa ka Task Force ang gimugna sa Department of Inte¬rior and Local Government (DILG) aron mopahigayon og lalom nga imbestigasyon sa mga opisyales sa gobyerno nga nalambigit sa ilegal nga droga.
Ang inter-agency task force nga gitawag og DILG Inter-Government Operations¬ Network Group (DIGONG) gimugna human sa paghingan sa mga high ranking¬ government officials nga giingong nalambigit sa ilegal nga kalihokan sa droga.
Pangunahan kini sa Kalihim sa DILG ug kasamtangang chairman sa National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) nga si Ismael Sueno, samtang si DILG Under¬secretary for Operations, Atty. John Castriciones ang Deputy Chair.
Ang mga miyembro sa “Task Force Digong” mao ang mga re¬pre¬sentanteng maggikan sa Phi¬¬lippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Bu¬reau of Jail Management and Peno¬logy (BJMP), Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC), Local Government Academy (LGA), ug Local Government officials.
Matud pa ni Sueno, ang nag-unang responsibildad sa Task Force mao ang asistehan ang NAPOLCOM ug uban pang ahensiya sa gobyerno nga adunay hurisdik¬syon sa pagsusi sa mga opisyal sa gobyerno nga giingong nalambigit sa ilegal nga droga¬. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Jul 20, 2016 | Headlines, Major Events, National News
MANILA, July 20 (PIA)–Gi-klaro ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte kun nganong dili kaayo hugot ang kampanya sa iyang administrasyon sa ilegal nga sugal.
Sa pagkakaron, nakatutok ang atensiyon sa Presidente sa pagresolba sa nagka-grabeng problema sa ilegal nga droga tungod kay giingong kun gipasugdan pa niya ang pagsumpo sa ilegal nga pasugalan o pagsumpo sa jueteng, dako ang posibilidad nga mag-take over ang organisasyon sa ilegal nga droga.
“Gambling has to stop, but in the meantime that I am focused on the drug menace. Why? Because kapag ka tinanggal mo ‘yan, there is that apparatus of gambling. Iyong mga kumukolekta ng pusta and you suddenly mabakante ‘yan, everybody stops. Ang magte-take over ng organization ‘yan, pakilaman na ‘yan ng droga,” matud pa ni Duterte.
Dugang pa niini, kun padayon nang masumpo ang ilegal nga droga, siguradong mohinay na usab ang ilegal nga sugal tungod kay konektado man ang duha.
Gitataw usab sa Presidente nga gusto niyang ipaubos una sa legal lectures kalabot sa balaod sa saktong pag-aresto kalabot sa ilegal nga pasugalan ang kapolisan.
Nanawagan usab si Duterte sa militar nga tabangan ang kapolisan sa bag-ong kampanya niini batok sa ilegal nga sugal. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
