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House ups DEDVMH bed capacity to 300
By JUNE S. BLANCO THE Don Emilio del Valle Memorial Hospital (DEDVMH) in Ubay town stands to increase its bed capacity from 50 to 300. This after the House of Representatives approved on final reading the Committee on Health-endorsed bill of Rep. Erico Aristotle Aumentado of Bohol’s 2ndDistrict. The move aims to decongest the hospital that already serves as many as 70 confined patients each day – on top of those attended to in the Out-Patient Department. Aumentado noted that the DEDVMH now also caters to patients from even Bohol’s 3rd and 1st Districts. Parallel to the increase in bed capacity, the hospital is also gearing up for the arrival, installation and operationalization in the next two weeks of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine that is part of the P45-million allocation from the surplus budget of the Department of Health (DoH) that Aumentado bagged during last year’s budget hearing. The machine will be the first to be installed in a national government hospital in the province. A Computed Tomography (CT) scan and five more dialysis machines round up the equipment procured with the P45 million. “There can be no development under a sick constituency,” Aumentado said, hence he is pushing for the upgrading and modernization of the health industry especially in Bohol’s northeastern part. “And the only way to start off and fast track the recovery of patients is to ensure that the hospital has ready and excellent medical services,” he added. Modern equipment, he added, augur well for accurate diagnoses – with no need for referrals to hospitals in Tagbilaran City or even Cebu City.... read moreDTI chief Lopez and Special Envoy Angara engage EU Parliament to keep GSP+ and expand trade relations with PH
Brussels – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez and Special Envoy to the European Union (EU) and former Senate President Edgardo Angara urged the EU Parliament to further engage the Philippines (PH) through the expansion of the General System of Preferences plus (GSP+) in a presentation at the EU Parliament and meetings with various trade institutions and parliament ministers. “We want to follow thru the dialogue on the expansion of the GSP+ and move to a long lasting trade concession via a Free Trade Agreement,” Secretary Lopez said. The trade chief highlighted the good economic relationship between the PH and EU, and the need to continue the mutually beneficial trade concession. EU is the 4th largest export market of PH, with over 6 billion Euros worth of exports and 36% growth in the first two quarters of 2017. In the meeting, Secretary Lopez and Special Envoy Angara assured the parliament and business institutions that Philippines is a strong economic partner and there will be a continuing dialogue to ensure that they get the real and more objective situation in the country. PH is their ally in the ASEAN region and is a gateway through its FTAs with ASEAN and other Asian partners such as Japan, China, and Korea. The special trade preference will benefit many Philippine product exporters, particularly those for processed foods such as canned tuna and sardines. This would help the farmers and fisherfolks especially in the Mindanao region. GSP+ gives zero tariff to 6,247 product lines entering the EU market. EU ministers laud the invitation extended... read more
Bohol awaiting arrival of Brazilian girolando cattle
TAGBILARAN CITY January 6, 2018 (PIA)—The move to make Bohol the country’s dairy capital nears, hooves at a time. This as the Department of Agriculture (DA) through secretary Emmanuel Pinol is set to bring to Bohol the first batch of girolando cattles which the country imports from Brazil. The batch, according to separate sources at the DA said as much as 2,000 heads are expected to arrive in Bohol this year. Governor Edgar Chatto, in his message to Boholanos gathered during the opening of Bohol’s third Dairy Box, a mall stall selling buffalo milk, bared the development even as Sec. Pinol has wanted to know how Boholanos would take the plan to transform the province into udder for the country’s dairy requirements and cut on imported dairy dependence. . Gov Chatto said the government through the DA plans to import about 5,000 heads of Girolando dairy cattle from Brazil to attain the goal. He added that the government is now awaiting the completion of the quarantine of these cattle to make sure that these imported breeds carry no diseases that can affect the native breeds in the province. Bohol, which has been declared free from foot and mouth disease affecting cloven livestock is also particularly cautious about the entry of the disease that can be carried by imported breeds. Bohol has over 3,000 hectares of lands at the Ubay Stock Farm which could be ideal for the target of increasing the local supply to respond to the national requirement. The Philippines hand been largely dependent on imported milk...Bohol Holds ICT Sector Planning
The provincial government of Bohol held the ICT Sector Planning workshop on December 17, 2015 at the Casa Rey Francis Inn and Restaurant. The whole day even was attended by the various stakeholders of the Information and Communications Technology sector. This sector includes the Bohol Investment Promotion Center (BIPC), the academe (HNU, UB, STI, BISU), DOST-ICTO, Bohol ICT Council, the Tagbilaran City government, BEPO, DTI, EDCOM, Bohol ICT Unit, TESDA-Bohol, DepEd-Bohol, Philippine National Police (PNP-Bohol), Bohol Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), Google Educators Group (GEG), PGBH-SEEM, freelancers, TaRSIER117, Techtalks Tagbilaran, Globe Telecom, Philippine Call Center Institute, DTI and other groups interested in the ICT industry. City Mayor Baba Yap, in his inspirational message, said that there are interested parties that are willing to locate their BPO operations in Tagbilaran City and the city government is committed to make the city attractive to investors in this industry. Currently, the Sangguniang Panglungsod is developing the incentives code for this industry. Ms. Lai Biliran, the chairperson of the Bohol ICT Council presented the massigve opportunities for job generation in the ICT sector. Even nurses and other graduates of medical courses can find employment in the BPO industry with the increasing trend of outsourcing the medical records processing to the Philippines. In an online survey conducted by the ICT council a few years ago, Boholanos working in the BPO industry in other cities are willing to relocate back to Bohol if similar job opportunities are available. Ms. Marjoe Narca of HNU facilitated the planning workshop. The ICT industry is currently an US$18B industry in the country and the revenue generated is expected...Local News/ Bohol Balita
‘Saulog Tagbilaran’ kicks off city fiesta
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 29 (PIA)–The City Government of Tagbilaran and the Cathedral Parish of Saint Joseph the Worker has embarked on a collaborative efforts for this year’s celebration of the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker on May 1 dubbed as “Pit Senor San Jose! Viva San Jose! Viva Tagbilaran!”. Starting last Monday, April 22, a daily novena is being held at 4:30 in the afternoon followed by a holy mass at 5:30 p.m. at the Cathedral. A nightly activity at 7:30 p.m. at the Tagbilaran Port is now also ongoing. These activities are aimed at reviving, preserving and promoting the city’s significant tradition and unique cultural heritage, in cognizance with Executive Order No. 2 series of 2013 which created the City Council for Culture and the Arts. Today, April 29, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., the statues of Saint Joseph, Mother Mary and Santo Nino comprising the Holy Family will be featured in a fluvial procession from Manga Port to Sitio Ubos, Poblacion I. Tomorrow, April 30, the first-ever “Saulog Tagbilaran,” a religion-based cultural activity bringing to the fore the life of Saint Joseph, the City’s patron saint, as a loving father and devoted worker and the local devotees’ way of paying homage and thanksgiving will be launched. This street dancing intends to drumbeat the 250th anniversary of the Cathedral Parish of Saint Joseph the Worker in 2017. The 9 contingents are barangays Bool, Booy, Cabawan, Cogon, Manga, Mansasa, Poblacion I, Poblacion 2 and Ubujan. The contingents will assemble along the Old City Hall at 12:00 noon. The street dancing will kick off at 1:00 p.m., turning...Comelec, miseguro nga dili makalusot ang signal jamming sa eleksyon
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 26 (PIA)–Giseguro sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) nga dili makamugna og failure of elections ang mga signal jamming devices sa umaabot nga piniliay sa nasud sa Mayo 13. Sa gipahigayong press conference sa Camp Crame kagahapon sa Comission on Elections (Comelec), Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) ug National Telecommunication Commission (NTC), miingon si Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes nga ang signal jamming devices maka-delay lamang sa transmission sa resulta sa botohan sa matag polling precinct. Matud pa sa poll body chief, hangtud duha ka adlaw nga delay sa pagpagawas sa resulta ang mahimo sa jamming device kun gamiton kini. Nihangyo sa publiko ang Comelec, PNP, AFP, DILG ug NTC nga tabangan silang mapugngan ang posibleng pagsabotahe sa transmission sa resulta sa eleksyon ug ipahibalo dayon kun may mamatikdan o makitang mga signal jamming devices aron dali kining maaksyunan. Base sa memorandum order sa NTC, ang pagpalit, pagbaligya ug importasyon sa GSM jamming device may silot nga 2 hangtud 6 ka tuig nga pagkabilanggo nga walay parole. Mag-atubang usab sa paglapas sa election laws kun gamiton kini sa pagsabotahe sa eleksyon nga may silot nga 8 hangtud 12 ka tuig nga pagkabilanggo. (PIA-Bohol/ecb/i-sjp) Paglagda og kasabotan alang sa malinawon nga piniliay, gitakda sa Mayo 5 TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 26 (PIA)–Gitakda sa Mayo 5 sa St. Joseph Cathedral ang paglagda og kasabotan sa mga kandidato sa lalawigan sa Bohol alang sa malinawon nga piniliay sa umaabot Mayo 13. Kini pagatambongan sa tanang mga kandidato sa provincial level gikan sa gobernador, bise gobernador, kongresista ug mga...Mga election officers sa Bohol, magtigum sa Sabado
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 25 (PIA)–Magtigum ang tanang mga election officers dinhi sa Bohol karong Sabado, Abril 27 aron tukion ang mga pagpangandam sa mga sulirang mahimong masinati sa mga presinto atoll sa adlaw sa piniliay karong Mayo 13.Hanapbuhay Para sa TESDA Especialista, gilusad sa Bohol
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 24 (PIA)–Tungod sa pagkamalampuson sa Jobs Bridging Program sa Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) nga Hanapbuhay Para sa TESDA Especialista didto sa kaulohan, gilusad usab kini sa lalawigan sa Bohol kagahapong adlawa didto sa Bohol Cultural Center. Gipangunahan ang maong kalihokan nilang TESDA Provincial Director Francisca Opog, Regional Director Rosanna Urdaneta, Gob. Edgar Chatto ug Secretary Joel Villanueva. Gilusad usab kini dinhi sa Bohol aron pagpakuyanap sa ilang Jobs Bridging Program aron makatabang og ayuda sa mga yanong kabataang Bol-anon nga gustong makalampos sa ilang pagtuon pinaagi sa pagkuha og mga vocational nga kurso. Gidala sa TESDA dinhi sa Bohol ang ilang programa tungod sa dakung suporta nga nadawat sa ilang buhatan gikan sa kagamhanang probinsiyal ubos sa pagdumala ni Gov. Chatto ug Vice Gob. Conchita Lim. Gidayeg ni Sec. Villanueva ang lalawigan sa Bohol tungod sa pag-angkon og usa ka gobernador nga kugihan ug hugot ang gihimong paningkamot ug pakiglambigit sa TESDA alang sa kaayohan sa katawhan. Tungod niini, nahimong TESDA Kabalikat Awardee si Gob. Chatto. Si Gob. Chatto sa iyang bahin nagpasalamat sa TESDA sa padayon nga pagpalambo sa skills development ug padayon nga pakigtambayayong sa kagamhanang probinsiyal. Atol sa gipahigayong press conference kagahapon, gituki nilang Sec. Villanueva ug Gob. Chatto ang pagkamahinungdanon sa mga technical ug vocational nga kurso nga gitawag og Tech-Voc. Ilang gipasabot nga kini ang mga alternatibong kurso nga mahimong kuhaon sa mga estudyante aron mapalambo ang ilang panginabuhian sa umaabot nga panahon inabagan sa TESDA ug kagamhanang probinsiyal. Gipahigayon usab sa maong kalihokan ang Pre-Employment Seminar (PES) nga gipangunahan sa mga buhatan sa Department of Labor...CSC, mopahigayon na usab og red tape test karong tuiga
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 22 (PIA)–Ipaubos na usab sa Civil Service Commission (CSC) sa Red Tape Test ang 770 ka buhatan sa gobyerno karong tuiga. Gawas niini, ipaubos usab og balik ang 150 ka buhatan nga nahagbong o wala kapasar sa niaging tuig sa maong RTT. Matud pa ni CSC Chairman Francisco Duque III, ang mga dugokon og kliyente nga mga buhatan sa gobyerno ang i-apil sa RTT. “Sesegundahan namin ang report card survey — 599 noong nakaraang taon at 770 ngayon. Ang pinakamataong ahensya pa rin ang isasailalim sa report card survey,” pahayag ni Duque. Bisan hagbong ang usa ka buhatan, giingong may mekanismo ang CSC aron matabangan nga mapa-ayo pa ang performance niini. Apan kun may mahagbong pa gihapon sa ipahigayong red tape test bisan sa pagtabang sa CSC, pasakaan na og kaso ang mahagbong nga buhatan. Samtang gitataw usab ni Duque nga wala nagpasabot nga corrupt ang tibuok ahensya kun mahagbong man kini sa maong test. Dinhi sa lalawigan sa Bohol, tulo sa lima ka nasudnong buhatan sa gobyerno ang bagsak sa gipahigayong RTT sa niaging tuig ug ang maong mga buhatan mao ang Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)-Revenue District Office 84, Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) ug ang Don Emilio del Valle Hospital sa Ubay nga ubos sa pagdumala sa Department of Health (DOH). (PIA-Bohol/ecb/i-gg) Saudi, nipagawas og requirements alang sa mga undocumented OFWs TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 22 (PIA)–Atubangan sa gihimong pagtabang sa gobyerno sa Pilipinas sa mga undocumented Pinoy nga naa sa Riyadh, nagpagawas og requirements ang nasud sa Saudi Arabia. Sa gipagawas nga abiso sa Philippine Embassy sa Riyadh, legal man o...National News
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