by admin | May 13, 2016 | Headlines, Major Events, National News
MANILA, May 13 (PIA)–Giisa karong adlawa sa Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) ang La Niña Watch agi og pag-awhag sa mga ahensiya sa gobyerno sa pagpangandam sa nagsingabot nga climate pattern nga binali sa nasinati nato karong El Niño.
Sa ilang pinakaulahiang advisory, ang PAGASA miingon nga ang El Niño padayong nagkahinay sa tropical Pacific, samtang adunay posibilidad sa nagsingabot nga La Niña nga matud pa hinay-hinay nga masinati sa tunga-tunga sa ikaduhang semester sa 2016.
Gipaabot nga masinati kini sa mga buwan sa Hunyo, Hulyo ug Agosto.
“It is better for the national government to prepare for another extreme weather event,” matud pa ni Anthony Lucero, Chief sa Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section sa PAGASA.
Giingong mahimong mosobra sa normal ang ulan sa daghang parte sa nasod sa mga mosunod nga buwan ug mas mokusog pa kini sa buwan sa Disyembre.
Human sa dautang epekto sa El Niño, giingong mosunod niini ang La Niña nga usa ka abnormal nga kondisyon sa panahon tungod sa global warming nga magdala og kusog nga ulan ug bagyo.
Ang La Nina magdala og sobrang pagbobo sa ulan nga hinungdan sa pagbaha. Daghang bagyo ang masinati niining panahona. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | May 13, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, Major Events, National News
BOHOL, May 13 (PIA)–Hugot pa gihapong gipatuman ang Commission on Election (Comelec) gun ban sa tibuok nasod.
Kini ang gipahinumdom sa mga Bol-anon ni Police Superintendent Ricky Deliles, Public Information Officer sa Bohol Provincial Police Office (BPPO).
Matud pa ni Deliles, epektibo gihapon ang gun ban taman Hunyo 8, 2016, 30 ka adlaw human sa eleksyon o pagtapos sa election period nga nagsugod niadtong Enero 10, 2016.
Bisan natapos na ang piniliay niadtong Mayo 9, bawal gihapon ang pagdala ug pag-byahe sa mga pusil ug uban pang maka-patay nga mga armas sa mga pampublikong lugar, lisensyado man o dili.
Posibleng mabilanggo sa dili mo-ubos sa usa ka tuig apan dili molapas sa unom ka tuig ang dili mosunod sa election gun ban.
May pagsaka sa gidaghanon sa mga milapas sa gun ban ang natala sa kapolisan dinhi sa lalawigan diin kasagarang na-aresto nalambigit sa pagpamaligya ug pagpayuhot sa ilegal nga droga. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | May 13, 2016 | Headlines, Major Events, National News
The startling efforts that the Aquino Administration devoted to deny the eventual election of Rodrigo Duterte is embellished with shameless lousiness creditable only to a study body government.
Amateurish, blatant and foolishly trademarked, the demolition charges emblazon the seal of the incompetent, if these were any complement at all.
And it would possibly take an idiot with an oversized degree in illogic not to make the connection every time the hand from the residence beside the river.
Not that the conduct of the automated elections was any question at all.
In fact, the talks about cheating, another student body fixture, vanished with the massive throng of crowd frequenting Duterte’s rallies.
For who would, in the right frame of mind, mess with the the brewing discontent of the crowd that has launched a barrage of fire drawing blood and ire defending their mayor.
So cheating the mayor was courting disaster. And yet, somebody has to be in the house when the cleaning starts or else the skeletons in the closet just tumble out.
Talks of Plan B slithered out because beating the mayor by any as venomous as getting bitten by the scourge of a nation.
So when the counting of votes started and the chosen one started to lag, everyone knew she dragged a luggage as heavy as a band of crocs in a yellow cabbie.
And then, by some eagle eyes tracking the turn-out, something just looks and acts funny.
Beginning at 8:00, the lady with a baggage started to amass a uniform number of votes; 40 thousand for every percent of vote returns to be precise.
Had there been no talks about plan B, we’d have settled for it. But like, the gradual lead narrowed every minute that the only possible explanation was a programmed command.
And when somebody pointed out that the lead would end with around 200 thousand, that was it.
Yesterday, the Commission on Elections admitted somebody messed with the harsh codes. Incidentally, after tweaking with the program, the votes started coming.
When talks of a recount surface today, that is because people want to know. And people have the right to know.
If, by a recount, the issue of cheating which has become a burden of the administration gets settled, what is the problem with that?
Oh, well, there indeed is that first sign that somewhere, a recount would expose a cheat.
Maybe that is why they’d use all their strength to stop a recount and be caught with a slip again.
Because when that happens, Aquino would rather wish a coup de etat did him than a coup de grace like cheating.
by admin | May 12, 2016 | Headlines, National News
The Department of Trade and Industry’s Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) recently held a series of seminars on Doing Business with the United States (US) for Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) in Manila, Cebu City, and Davao City as part of its Doing Business in Free Trade Areas (DBFTA) program.
Participants including exporters, would-be exporters, businessmen, government agencies, local government units, students and faculty members, and media men, discussed the US market, benefits of the US Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program, and the mainstream US market.
Currently, Philippines is among the 122 beneficiary countries and territories of the US GSP program. The program eliminates duties on about 5,000 types of products when exported to the US. It will allow more local exporters including the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to expand their exports products to the US.
Rose Marie Castillo, Division Chief of EMB-Food and Agri-Marine Division (FAMD), emphasized the competitiveness of Filipino products especially in the areas of electronics, fresh and processed food, design-driven products, garments, personal care products, and information technology (IT)-enabled services.
“To keep up with the demands of the US market, one must know the trends that affect consumer choices. At present, Americans are very cautious of their health. They tend to opt for healthier and organic snacks which are convenient and readily available,” she said.
Nicholas Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Asia Etc., a marketing company specializing in sourcing producers and manufacturers of food products in Asia and introducing them in the US marketplace, discussed the various market opportunities in the US for FMCGs. Stressing on the importance of knowing the US market, he advised exporters to invest in improving product packaging, consider online selling or retailing like Amazon or Kroger, ensure product standards and safety.
“Nobody starts out big. You just have to work hard and concentrate on it and perhaps spend some amount of money and it will be all worth it,” he said.
Existing and prospective participants had a one-on-one consultation with Johnson right after the info session where they were given specific pieces of advice on exporting to the US.
DBFTA is EMB’s initiative to increase the awareness of Filipinos regarding the benefits of free trade agreements (FTAs) and generalized schemes of preferences (GSPs).
For more information on the services of the DTI, log-on to http://www.dti.gov.ph
by admin | May 11, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, May 11 (PIA)–Gi-andam na karon ang transition team ni Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte nga makig-alayon sa transition team sa Malakanyang.
Gikompirma kini sa mayor sa lungsod sa Maribojoc nga campaign manager ni Duterte nga si Leoncio “Jun” Evasco Jr. nga gitahasan sila karong adlawa, Mayo 11, nga makamugna na og committee.
Motabang ang transition committee sa pagpili sa mga mahimong cabinet members sa Duterte government.
Apil na usab ang pagrekomenda sa komite sa mga appointment ug preparasyon sa inagurasyon sa Hunyo 30.
Pipila usab sa pangandaman ang paghimo og programa ug mga kinahanglanong requirements sa inagurasyon.
Samtang miingon ang tigpamaba ni Duterte nga si Peter La Vina nga magmugna na usab sila karong sayo pa og komite nga moatiman sa pag-imbitar ug makig-alayon sa mga foreign governments, embassies, civil society groups, judiciary ug uban pa.
Sa pagkakaron, giingong may napiling lima ka pangalan na si Duterte apan dili una kini ibutyag sa publiko hangtud wala pay appointment papers. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | May 11, 2016 | Headlines, National News
Independent senatorial aspirant Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday graciously thanked the electorate for giving him a fresh mandate to serve in the Senate.
“We are very grateful for the trust voters have bestowed. We will work indefatigably in the Senate, so we can promptly craft measures meant to forcefully create jobs and new opportunities for Filipino families to achieve a higher standard of living,” Zubiri, who ran under the brand ‘Trabahador ng Senado,’ said.
Zubiri expressed gratitude especially to the people of Mindanao, where he emerged as the frontrunner in the senatorial race. He garnered the highest number of votes in Northern Mindanao, Southern Mindanao and Caraga among all Senate hopefuls.
As of Wednesday morning, Zubiri ranked No. 6 overall in the race for 12 seats in the Senate, with the votes from 96 percent of precincts already in.
“Filipinos voted for strong action, not politics as usual, in Monday’s elections,” Zubiri said in a statement.
“Our people clearly want government, including the Senate, to get more work done faster – toward enabling every Filipino family to enjoy a superior quality of life,” he said.
Zubiri, meanwhile, acknowledged that the whole of southern Philippines is thrilled that for the first time in history, a Mindanaoan will preside over the country.
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has claimed victory in the hotly contested presidential elections following the withdrawal of his rivals.
“Politics aside, this is a proud and emotional moment for all of Mindanao,” Zubiri said.
Zubiri ran as an independent but was nonetheless embraced by Duterte as one of his guest senatorial candidates.
In the election campaign, Zubiri had vowed to push for big cuts in individual income taxes to boost household disposable income, rev up consumer spending, multiply the demand for goods and services, energize domestic industries and produce jobs.
He had also promised to work for the rebuilding of the country’s aging infrastructure via new legislation that would consolidate all public works and transportation projects for the next 10 years, with a view to frontloading them in just three years.
“We have high hopes that members of the next Senate can set aside partisan politics, and work together to solve the country’s pressing challenges, especially the lack of gainful employment,” Zubiri said.
Despite economic growth, the Philippines’ 5.8-percent unemployment rate as of January remains the highest among the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), according to the International Labor Organization (ILO).
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About Juan Miguel ‘Migz’ F. Zubiri
Juan Miguel ‘Migz’ Zubiri, 48, previously served as a member of the Senate for four years, and as a member of the House of Representatives for nine years, representing the third congressional district of Bukidnon. He posted perfect attendance records in Senate and House sessions. He also earned the reputation as the “first in, last out senator” — the first to report to work and the last to leave work most days.
As Senate Majority Leader, Zubiri directed the legislative business of the Senate, which passed more than 650 bills, many of which have helped to create badly needed jobs.
Zubiri is author of the Cooperative Code, the Renewable Energy Act, the Biofuels Act, the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act, the Magna Carta for Homeowners and Homeowners’ Associations Act, among other laws.
Zubiri is married to newspaper lifestyle columnist Audrey Tan-Zubiri. They have three children.
