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NSW explores stronger trade, cooperation with PH
Makati – The government of New South Wales (NSW) expressed its confidence in the Philippine (PH) economy and wants to explore strengthened trade and investment cooperation ties between PH and NSW. In a meeting with Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez on 7 December 2017, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian conveyed their government’s intention to enhance their relationship with PH. A state located on the east coast of Australia, NSW imports telecommunication equipment and parts, passenger motor vehicles, medicaments, refined petroleum, and computers. “We welcome Australian investors and businesses that will help us uplift the lives of those at bottom of the pyramid and enable the Philippines to contribute in the global value chain. New South Wales has expressed strong confidence in our economy and the business environment stability under the Duterte Administration and wish to partner with us,” said Sec. Lopez. The trade chief highlighted the growing manufacturing sector and encouraged NSW to partner with PH in research and development. The trade chief also shared the PH government’s initiatives in streamlining and automating services to improve doing business in the country. “We will continue to work on opening areas of investment and increase employment and business opportunities for all Filipinos,” Sec. Lopez added. Meanwhile, Premier Berejiklian shared that many Australian businesses, especially in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, are attracted to PH’s encouraging economic state and enormous potential. Apart from the impressive 6.9% GDP growth, the NSW premier highlighted the good traits of Filipino workforce and the work culture they have. With infrastructure-related construction as one of the priority areas for expansion of NSW,... read moreCases of violence against women, girls decreasing!
TAGBILARAN CITY, December 8 (PIA)–Bohol Police Provincial Office reports a 52% dip in violence against women and children (VAWC) from January to November in 2017. The downtrend is already considered huge accomplishment and records would also show that in 2016, VAWC cases reached 165 cases, according to a report read by Police Senior Inspector Nida Perocho. Perocho, who came to the Kapihan sa PIA bringing a summative report on the vawc cases in Bohol also clarified that the cases in their records at Camp Dagohoy reflect only those getting into town blotters that prospered into legal suits. As to the development, authorities continue to urge women and girls who might be victims of physical, sexual, emotional and psychological or economic abuse to come out where help is available. It would only be when they come out from hiding that they can be helped, emphasizes Inspector Perocho. And coming out may mean getting these cases known by legal suits. One thing good about reporting these cases of abuse is that the perpetrators would have something to think about before committing another atrocity as he can really get to jail, added social worker Desiree Faith Lingo, at the radio forum. By reporting and filing suits however, many women and girls fear they have nowhere to go. A facility called Bohol Crisis Intervention Center here responds exactly to cases like that, volunteers BCIC’s Donna Belle Mante. BCIC is designed as a temporary shelter and safe house for women and children who are victims of violence, where victims get to a support... read more
Bright prospects for Bohol investments in 2018-BIPC
TAGBILARAN CITY, February 6 (PIA)–Investment authorities in Bohol see a shining 2018 as they foresee an investment capitalization soaring well above the predicted figures. No less than the authorities at the Bohol Investment Promotion Center, an attached office of the Office of the Governor, bared this bright prospect at the weekly radio forum Kapihan sa PIA. This too as the BIPC tracked the registered the investment capitalization of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in Bohol topping the P1.5 billion in 2017. While the rise in capitalization has not surpassed the 2011 reported investments capitalization which zoomed from 800 thousand to P1.7 billion, BIPC Bohol head Maria Fe Dominese said investments have spiked again in 2016 on to nearing a full recovery surge in 2017. Speaking at the Kapihan Thursday, February 1, Dominese however believed 2018 would be a huge spike with the completion of the Panglao Airport and the brood of businesses it carries. The BIPC also pointed out that the Philippine Chamber of Commerce (PCC) granted citation in 2017, would be an edge in attracting more and more investments, according to Imma Mylie Alo during the hour-long radio forum aired live over DyTR. The PCC has handed to Bohol, who was then among the 14 provincial finalists in the search for Most Business Friendly LGU in 2017. After PCC deliberations, it conferred to Bohol the Most Business Friendly LGU for Class 1 provinces, an acknowledgement of the ease of doing businesses here. Dominese added that the office has pegged the annual investment capitalization target P1 billion for...Elections: Social Media vs. Traditional Media
By: Jerome Auza The 2016 national elections is developing into an unprecedented event in the country with social media harnessed heavily for campaigns aside from traditional media. In the 2010 and 2013 elections, social media was also used but this year, the difference is that we have one presidential candidate who has limited funds for ads but is doing very well in the surveys. Currently 2nd in a formal survey but almost always 1st in various mock elections and informal surveys nationwide, presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has appealed to supporters to help him with the campaign as he will not be accepting donations from big businessmen. The response is an overwhelming support and a real grassroots initiated campaign for Duterte. In social media websites like Facebook and Twitter, there are hundreds of comments, photos, stories and expression of support for Duterte every day. These help his name recall. Of course, Duterte also has some TV ads but the exposure time pales in comparison to that of most other candidates. Duterte’s campaign has been aided by volunteers who believe in his platform and leadership capability to lead the nation. These volunteers post updates, comments and pictures and graphics to help promote Duterte on their social media accounts. The volume of such posts overwhelm the paid ads and show of support for the other candidates. Outside the digital domain, the volunteer support is also evident. Free T-shirt printing is being provided by supporters. A friend of mine who prints stickers for his business would utilize the waste cutouts of the stickers and print Duterte stickers. Brochures, banners and...Local News/ Bohol Balita
PNoy ngadto sa LGUs: undanga na ang ‘KBL’
PNoy ngadto sa LGUs: undanga na ang ‘KBL’ MANILA, Oct. 03 (PIA)–Gi-awhag ni Presidente Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III ang mga lokal nga opisyal partikular ang mga miyembro sa Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) nga undangon na ang naandan nga paghatag og tabang sa giingong “KBL” o kasal, bunyag ug lubong. Gihimo ni PNoy ang maong pahayag atol sa pagpanumpa sa mga opisyal sa ULAP nga gilangkoban sa mga gobernador ug mga mayor sa lalawigan. Matud pa ni PNoy nga panahon na aron itutok ang pondo sa gobyerno sa mga mahinungdanong proyekto nga mas mapahimoslan sa katawhan. Dugang pa ni PNoy nga imbes manghatag og mga dinaliang tabang sama sa amot o barangay hall, ipahimo o ipatukod na lamang kini og irigasyon, kalsada ug mga lawak-tunghaan. Apan giangkon usab sa Presidente nga dili kini sayon himuon tungod kay naandan naman apan angay sugdan na ang pagpatul-id sa sistema. Gitumbok ni PNoy nga mas maayo nga hatagan og pagtagad ang mga proyektong manganak og benepisyo sama sa edukasyon ug panginabuhian....DoH, gi-uswag ang kampanya sa measles-rubella-polio hangtud Oktubre 10
DoH, gi-uswag ang kampanya sa measles-rubella-polio hangtud Oktubre 10 MANILA, Oct. 03 (PIA)–Gipahibalo sa Department of Health (DOH) kagahapon nga ang mga batang wala pa nakadawat sa supplemental dose sa measles, rubella (MR) ug oral polio vaccine (OPV) mahimo pang moadto sa mga health centers hangtud Oktubre 10, 2014. “We are appealing to parents and caregivers who know that children aged 0-5 years old under their care have not received the vaccines to go to the nearest health center to have them immunized,” matud pa ni Health Secretary Enrique Ona. Niadtong Setyembre 30, ang national coverage status nikabat sa 84% (9.6M) sa 11 milyong angay makadawat sa MR ug 81% (10.9M) sa 13 milyong angay makadawat sa OPV. Ang mga rehiyon nga top achievers sa MR ug OPV vaccinations mao ang Caraga region- 91%, Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula)- 90%, Region 11 (Davao) ug Region 12 (SOCCKSARGEN)-parehong 87% ug Region 5 (Bicol)- 86%. Sa mga probinsiya, ang mga mosunod ang top achievements sa MR: Lanao del Sur – 112%, Agusan del Sur – 100%, Saranggani – 100%, Surigao del Sur – 96%, ug Nueva Vizcaya – 96%. Alang sa OPV: Lanao del Sur – 110%, Agusan del Sur – 98%, Saranggani – 95%, Surigao del Sur – 94% ug Davao Oriental – 93%. Ang mga nag-unang syudad usab sa MR top performers mao ang: Cebu City – 128%, Dapitan City – 119%, Tandag City – 117%, Calamba City – 107%, ug San Fernando City – 103%. Alang sa OPV: Cebu City – 126%, Tandag City – 117%, Dapitan City – 107%, Lapu-lapu City – 102% ug Calamba City – 101%....PNoy says gov’t. addressing human rights
PNoy says gov’t. addressing human rights President Benigno S. Aquino III on Tuesday assured the international community that the Philippine government is addressing human rights complaints and is ready to apply the full force of the law against those who are found guilty of abuses and extra-judicial killings. President Aquino told the Egmont Institute where he delivered a policy speech that his administration has taken steps to uphold human rights in the country and bring to the bar of justice the culprits. “We have instituted a task force whose primary mission is to take cognizance of all of these extrajudicial killings or alleged extrajudicial killings with the end in view of arresting every culprit regardless of whether it was a media individual, an activist, or any other individual,” the President said. “Bottom line is, you commit a crime in our country, there has to be certainty of punishment and that is the focus,” he added, when asked about the state of human rights in the Philippines during the forum. The President also stressed that it is not in the policy of the Aquino administration to encourage any transgressions of the law. “And towards that end, we have been investigating all of these allegations,” he said....Gov’t continues to monitor prices of basic commodities
Gov’t continues to monitor prices of basic commodities The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) continues to monitor the prices of basic commodities, a Palace official assured on Thursday. “Ang Consumer Protector Group ng DTI continues to conduct their monitoring,” Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte told reporters during a press briefing in Malacañang. She was commenting on reports that the price per kilogram of pork is now P200, and the price per kilogram of ginger is P300. “Kapag nakikinig tayo sa radio tuwing umaga, nakikita nating bumababa ang presyo, minsan may tumataas,” she said. Valte noted that the prices of canned sardines have increased, as most manufacturers have switched to the easy-open pull-tab cans. “Some of the increases in the prices of canned sardines are attributed to the fact that most of the manufacturers are shifting to the easy-open cans… So, talagang tumataas daw po,” she said. She however assured that the DTI is not letting up in monitoring the prices of commodities....European Union, gidayeg ang mga OFWs
European Union, gidayeg ang mga OFWs MANILA, Sept. 18 (PIA)–Personal nga gi-ila ug gidayeg kagahapon ni European Commission Pres. Herman Van Rompuy ang mga overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sa Europe. Matud pa ni Rompuy, daku kaayo ang kontribusyon sa mga Filipino migrants sa Europe ilabi na sa pagpalambo sa ilang ekonomiya. Gibutyag niya nga naa sa 2.3 bilyon euros ang remittance nga napadala sa mga OFWs sa Pilipinas ug Europe usab ang pinadakung employer sa Filipino seafarers. Gidayeg usab ni Rompuy si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III sa mga repormang gihikyad sa administrasyon niini ug misaad og dugang suporta pa ang ihatag nila sa adyenda sa administrasyon nga makamugna pa og trabaho, igong enerhiya ug reporma sa hudikatura. Nipagawas og pahayag si Rompuy atol sa European Council human sa pakig-pulong nila ni PNoy niadtong Martes sa buhatan sa European Council ug misaad siya og dugang pang tabang pangkaugmaran sa EU sa Pilipinas sa mosunod nga unom ka tuig. Matud pa ni Rompuy nga tungod sa maayong pagdumala ni Presidente Aquino, mapasigarbo na sa Pilipinas karon nga kini ang may pinaka-paspas nga paglambo sa ekonomya sa Asya. Gitumbok usab niya ang walay pu-as nga pagbatok sa kasamtangang administrasyon sa mga anomaliya nga usa sa mga hinungdan sa kasamtangang kalamposan sa Pilipinas. Gi-dugang usab ni Rompuy nga gihatagan nila og dakung bili ni Presidente Aquino ang kamahinungdanon sa kasabotan sa balikatan ug pagtinabangay nga mas magpalig-on sa pakig-alayon sa nagkalain-laing larangang sama sa migration ug disaster risk...National News
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