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ARIS Health gives islanders sea ferry, hospital services
By JUNE S. BLANCO IF MOHAMMED won’t come to the mountain, the mountain must come to Mohammed. Rep. Erico Aristotle Aumentado of Bohol’s 2nd District made this resolve when, on his island sorties on inspection trips on the progress of implementation of his infrastructure projects built with counter-parting funds, he noticed several children and pregnant women needing medical attention. This led to the launching on Friday, Sept. 8, of the A.R.I.S. Health or the Active and Responsive Initiative for Sustainable Health. The parents and elders told Aumentado that while they needed treatment, they could not afford the trip to the mainland to seek medical help. This prompted Aumentado to mobilize the sea ambulance procured for the District by his namesake father and immediate congressional predecessor former Governor and Congressman Erico Boyles Aumentado. After ascertaining that the vessel was seaworthy, the solon organized a trip for around 100 mostly children and their mothers from Malingin Island of Bien Unido town to the Don Emilio del Valle Memorial Hospital (DEDVMH) in Ubay town. Aumentado said bringing a team of doctors, medicines and equipment to the island would be personnel and labor intensive. This would also require off-duty staff to render overtime services because on duty staff need to man the hospital at all times. The solon expressed apprehension that the staff who just came off duty and required to render services for the mission will be exhausted when it will be time for their hospital duty again. He said tired staff are prone to human errors that might endanger the lives of hospital patients. The Malingin islanders rode the sea ambulance... read moreNAPOLCOM commends cops in ASG encounter
TAGBILARAN CITY, August 31, 2017 (PIA) –The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) in Region 7 handed out commendations to the Provincial Director and 18 Bohol police officers for taking measures to intercept and stop the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) from sowing terror in Bohol. The awarding of commendations also came during the Regional launching of the National Crime Prevention Week held at the Bohol Cultural Center in Tagbilaran City, August 31. The NAPOLCOM also handed out a post humus commendation to PO2 Rey Anthony Nazareno who rendered a selfless sacrifice when he was killed in action during an encounter against heavily armed terrorists in Inabanga. Aside from a commendation, PO2 Nazareno got a gratuity pay of P203,208 as a one year’s salary equivalent to 16,934 monthly pay, funeral benefits worth over 30,000and special financial assistance from the Philippine National Police. NAPOLCOM 7 Regional Director Atty. Homer Mariano Cabaral along with Governor Edgar Chatto and Assistant Secretary Gerald Anthony Gonzales and City Mayor John Geesnell Yap handed the plaques of commendation to the men and other units who took quantitative measures to intercept and involve themselves in action during the encounter against the heavily armed terrorists belonging to the ASG. It may be recalled that as soon as intelligence reports came about the presence of heavily armed man in Barangay Napo, an inland barangay in Inabanga April 11, Bohol police authorities sent the maneuver groups: the Provincial Public Safety Company (PPSC) and the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) units to confirm. With elements from the local Inabanga Police Station, PSSupt. Felipe Natividad led PSupt. Lorenzo Batuan, PSupt Rene Kyamko, PSInspector Cesar... read more
Argentinian Investments to Expand Sourcing of Local Seaweeds
On the sidelines of the meeting of the 11th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization, DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez discussed with an Argentinian investor how to expand sourcing of local seaweeds. Sec Lopez met with one of the owners of food ingredient-producer Farmesa, which has a plan to set-up a seaweeds processing plant in the Philippines. The Philippines will be their first manufacturing operations outside Argentina, according to Mr. Agustin Perez, Head of Farmesa’s International group. Mr. Perez confided that aside from the big potential of locally sourcing seaweeds, he finds the Philippines business environment stable and the economy very dynamic, which add on to his confidence in pursuing their growth story in the Philippines. He cited the country as one of the fastest growing economies in the world. FARMESA, is an Argentinian family enterprise that specializes in the R&D, production, and exportation of food additives and ingredients to several food companies worldwide. Sec. Lopez reaffirmed that their expansion plans can bring them closer to both the source of their main ingredient seaweeds, as well as the market of their products in the Philippines and Asian region. They recognize as well the potential of harnessing the FTA and GSP trade arrangements that the Philippines have with other countries in the region as well as in US and EU. Secretary Lopez lauded Farmesa for their decision to choose the Philippines ahead of other candidate countries for the company´s expansion. The availability of raw materials plus the strategic location of the country factored highly in the country’s evaluation. They currently had to source seaweeds from several Asian countries and bring it...Apple Shuts Down Beats Music 18 Months After Buying It for $3B
Apple Inc. will shut down the service Beats Music on November 30, 2015 after buying the company for US$3B in May 2014. This was an expected move since Apple has its own music service called Apple Music. Beats Music stopped accepting new signups since June 2015. Beats music subscribers has an option to move into the Apple Music service with all their music preferences and playlists included. The official post on the Beats support page read: “Beats Music ends on November 30. Your subscription will be cancelled, but you can move your picks and preferences over to Apple Music right now. All the pros that curated music for you are still crafting more amazing experiences. Plus, on Apple Music, you’ll get even better recommendations based on music you already listen to and love, 24/7 global radio with Beats 1, exciting material from your favorite artist, and more.” The Beats purchase by Apple is one of the large tech purchases in recent years. Beats also sell products like headphones and speakers and these will still continue to be available after the shutdown of Beats...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Boholana Among Top 10 Passers of Midwife Board Exams for November 2012
Ms. Cheryl B. Tambis, a graduate of the University of Bohol, took the 10th place in the Midwife Board Exams conducted by the Professional Regulation Commission or PRC in November 2012. There were 1,732 out of 3,481 or 49.76% who passed the exams which was held in Manila, Baguio, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga. The list of passers are indexed in PRCPassers.com. The top 10 passers are as follows: 1 MAY ABIGAIL MONDALA MIRANDA VIRGEN MILAGROSA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 88.55 2 PRECIOUS DELA RAGA JAVELLANA SOUTHLAND COLLEGE 88.00 3 LANI CERVANTES SARMIENTO OLIVAREZ COLLEGE-PARAÑAQUE 87.45 4 CHRISTINE UERA MABABA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY-PHILIPPINESCABANATUAN CITY 87.20 JAZMIN KASID PILMEN UNIVERSITY OF THE PHIL. SCHOOL OF HEALTH & SCIENCES-LEYTE 87.20 5 DAISYRIE AIDYL TAN PAMOGAS UNIVERSITY OF THE PHIL. SCHOOL OF HEALTH & SCIENCES-LEYTE 87.15 6 JOVELYN ESCOREAL BANSAGON JOSE RIZAL MEMORIAL STATE UNIVERSITY-DAPITAN 87.10 MA FATIMA DIHAYCO ESTARDO UNIVERSITY OF THE VISAYAS-MANDAUE CITY 87.10 7 DAISERIE JOY BAÑAS DUCO UNIVERSITY OF THE PHIL. SCHOOL OF HEALTH & SCIENCES-LEYTE 87.05 8 RACHEL LONDRES GALOTERA SOUTHLAND COLLEGE 87.00 NAIMAH KARINA CALE NEGAD UNIVERSITY OF THE PHIL. SCHOOL OF HEALTH & SCIENCES-LEYTE 87.00 9 FERLYN RAMOS FLORES GORDON COLLEGE (for.OLONGAPO CITY COLL.) 86.80 10 CHERYL BUÑAO TAMBIS UNIVERSITY OF BOHOL...Vintage Bomb Successfully Detonated at Tagbilaran City, Bohol
A World War 2 vintage bomb was discovered on November 21, 2012 at a construction site of the auto service shop “Boy Duce” near Calceta Street, Tagbilaran City. Elements of the Army bomb disposal unit who arrived at the scene at around 2PM. The bomb was successfully detonated at 3:12PM and was witnessed by residents nearby the shop....Fire breaks out at Bohol Quality Warehouse
At about 10:30PM on October 24, 2012, a fire breaks out at the Bohol Quality warehouse for school supplies in Gallares St, Tagbilaran City. The damage is estimated at Php100,000. The fire was not able to spread out of the concrete building and was put under control shortly by responding firemen. Investigation is on-going to determine the cause of the...NFA assures enough rice despite importation cuts
Rey Anthony Chiu TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, September 20, 2012 (PIA)—There’s is more than enough supply of rice stored at National Food Authority (NFA) bodegas even if the national government decided to cut heavily on import volume, assures Bohol NFA manager Maria Fe Evasco. At the recent Kapihans a PIA, Evasco recalled that the government imported a total of 2.2 million metric tons of rice from the staple producing countries in 2010, one that was drastically cut to 800,000 metric tons by the following year. This year, the government decided to import only about 500,000 metric tons by securing the 120,000 metric tons from Thailand and Vietnam while allowing private sector participation in the importation pegging a quota of 380,000 metric tons, to supply the country’s need for the staple crop, she said. But, while non industry people have started airing concerns of possible shortfall in the supply of rice, Evasco assured that none of such will happen here. She shared that Bohol has a share of the national government procured rice and the supply comes in according to a pre-programmed marketing plan, plus a local procurement program that assures us our bodegas are filled all the time. “Fortunately, we have a big volume, hold-over inventory plus harvests from palay producing provinces,” that should keep us supplied for a time until the next delivery from out bodegas in Cebu arrive, she added. Evasco came with NFA Bohol Operations manager Ramon Banluta and acting information officer Jhoel Lim to the Kapihan sa PIA to announce the National Grains Industry Week as well as the NFA’s Anniversary celebrating its 40th year of...Visayas kick-off for national CFL distribution in Dampas
Rey Anthony Chiu TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, September 21, 2012 (PIA)—Expect a down curve in the power demand from Bohol’s power distributors as hundreds of households make the switch to compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) from the energy sapping incandescent bulbs since yesterday, September 22. This as the Department of Energy (DOE) brings to Bohol the second tranche of the National Residential Lighting Program under the Philippine Energy Efficient Project (PPP), which gives out energy efficient CFLS for the energy zapping and inefficient incandescent lamps in households, according to a communications signed by Director Antonio Labios. According to the DOE, the program also aims to reduce household energy expenditures, which can in turn be used to spend for other priorities. At the Dampas Barangay Hall Complex here in Tagbilaran City, representatives from Bohol’s congressional districts as well as household recipients attending the program kick-off in the Visayas went home with CFLS after the late afternoon activity attended by Dampas barangay officials led by Chairman Fredison Ingles and DOE Central Visayas. Also simultaneous on the same day are similar events held at the National Capital region, Camarines Sur, Baguio and Cagayan de Oro in Mindanao. Funded in part by the Asian development Bank, the activity ultimately seeks to motivate every household in the country to root for the CFLs, which may be a bit costly but usually outlives an ordinary incandescent lamp by almost ten times. According to Mother Nature Network (MNN), if a 13 watt compact fluorescent lamp and its equivalent- 60 watt incandescent bulb – are lit for 8,000 hours, CFL consumes only about a quarter of the energy used...National News
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