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Lopez: with Martial Law in effect, prices in Iligan City should remain stable
ILIGAN CITY—In response to a report that prices of goods, specifically rice, have suddenly doubled, reaching almost PhP 5,000.00 per 50 kilograms, National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC) Chair and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez, DTI Undersecretary for Consumer Protection Ted Pascua and DTI-Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau officials immediately conducted ground inspection and price monitoring in Iligan City on Monday (5 June). Sec. Lopez reported that based on the monitoring, prices of goods in Iligan City remain stable. He reiterated that with Mindanao still under Martial Law, any upsurge in prices in the region is considered illegal and therefore violators and profiteers will face appropriate sanctions. According to the initial report, PhP 100.00 per kilo of rice, whose price monitoring is under the Department of Agriculture (DA), is being sold in Marawi City and adjacent areas, amidst the ongoing encounter between state forces and Maute-ISIS group. Sec. Lopez reiterated the importance of consistent price monitoring for both basic and prime goods under DTI and for rice under DA, as well as the sustained flow of supply to prevent price increases in Iligan City. Iligan City instantly cradles refugees from Marawi City. There are reportedly 130,000 Marawi refugees, who currently stay in Iligan City. Sec. Lopez also called on state forces based in Marawi City to urgently report anyone, who intend to take advantage of the situation and sought help for the safe delivery of rice supply. Iligan City Mayor Celso Regencia, meanwhile, called on sectors for help, especially for those directly affected by the crisis situation. DTI coordinates with... read moreAris pushes for energy from waste, biomass
By JUNE S. BLANCO REP. Erico Aristotle Aumentado of Bohol’s 2nd District is looking at more sources of energy to meet the increasing demand of industries, and the population. On top of fossil fuel, geothermal, hydro (water), solar and wind that are currently in use, top on the chair of the House committee on science and technology’s sights are nuclear, waste and biomass power. To allay people’s fears of a repeat of the Chernobyl, Russia and Fukushima, Japan nuclear plant accidents, however, Aumentado, together with Zamboanga del Norte 1st District Rep. Seth Frederick Jalosjos, filed House Bill 3651 seeking to create a nuclear energy regulatory body. Meanwhile, Aumentado the other day talked with an investor keen on producing energy from waste – including plastics – as well as biomass, to meet the power demands of Bohol’s 2nd District. He said the former will cut government spending for the establishment of sanitary landfills. Funds saved from this, he said, can then go to infrastructure and even social projects instead. The solon expressed confidence that the mix of sources now and soon to be available will ultimately meet the growing power demands of the entire district – and even the province – without depending too much on the geothermal power plant in Tongonan, Leyte. An added advantage of biomass power, he explained, is the residuals in the conversion of biomass into power can be utilized as fertilizer – organic at that. The move, Aumentado said, will put his district one step closer to his aspiration of making it Bohol’s first “green”, that is environmentally sound, district. The waste and... read more
CityMalls nationwide launch Go Lokal! in Imus, Cavite
24 November 2017, Manila – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) teams up with listed property developer DoubleDragon Properties Inc. in the development of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the provinces through the Go Lokal stores. Under the partnership, DoubleDragon will operate and manage Go Lokal stores in all CityMalls branches. Go Lokal!@CityMall will be launched nationwide tomorrow, November 25, 2017 in CityMall Imus, Cavite. Registration starts at 11:00 am. Visit Go Lokal! Store outlets @SMKultura Makati, @Rustan’sMakati, @Glorietta@, @Robinson’sPlaceManila, @EnchantedKingdom and @GoLokal!ConceptStore@DTI located at the Groundfloor, Trade and Industry Bldg., 361 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati...Auza.Net Participates in Sandugo Trade Expo 2015
Auza.Net will participate in the Sandugo Trade Expo 2015 to be help at The Block at the Island City Mall on July 22-27, 2015. The company’s booth will be located near the activity center this year instead of its usual location at the block in the previous years. The company will showcase structured cabling solutions manufactured by Vivanco. Data cabinets, network cables and cabling accessories will be displayed at the booth. A 10+1 promo for CAT5e and CAT6 cables will be available for orders during the event. Some items will be sold at promo prices. Auza.Net will also promote its website management service and other online services. The regional expo is organized by the Department of Trade and Industry. Entrepreneurs from Bohol and other Region 7 provinces will showcase their products during the event. Participants from other regions are also expected to join. The trade event will open from 8:00 in the morning to 9:00 in the evening at The Block, Island City Mall, Tagbilaran City...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Bohol gets seven new patrol boats
Tagbilaran City, Bohol, May 18, (PIA) — CALL it a rare stroke of luck, but Central Visayas gets 20 of the 43 new patrol boats the country has acquired to enhance community capabilities to be vigilant of their coastal and marine resources. The turn over also coincided with the celebration of the Ocean Month. The new 20 units of fiber-glass patrol boats were secured under the Food for Peace Act of the United States Government are to patrol the country’s fisheries’ rich waters of the Central Visayas. According to government sources, Cebu and Bohol each get seven of the P1.7 million 24-footer fiberglass patrol boats complete with accessories, radio equipment and a Global Positioning System (GPS). Meanwhile, Negros Oriental gets five and Siquijor gets one. “We would like to tell here that unlike other provinces, there were no significant political interventions involved in Bohol’s getting these patrol boats, said Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional Director Andres Bojos. Bojos, who personally came all the way from Cebu clarified that the patrol boats are part of the Public Law 480 Project, which secured the boats in partnership with US Department of Agriculture and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines. The BFAR director said the patrol boats would be brought to coastal communities to help them enhance and improve their coastal law enforcement capability and boost the coastal resources protection. At the ceremonial turn over of the helms at the Tagbilaran City port, present were Anda Mayor Angelina Simacio, Mabini Mayor Esther Tabigue, Inabanga Mayor Jose Jono Jumamoy, Clarin Mayor Rey Allen Piezas, Tubigon Mayor William Jao,...IA 50th Grand Alumni Homecoming
Ang Immaculate Academy – Duero nagmalampuson sa duha ka adlaw nga kalihukan (Mayo 7-8, 2011). Atol kini sa pagsa-ulog sa ika 50 ka bonding anniversary. Tinambungan kini sa mga batches gikan sa tuig 1961 hangtud karong tuiga 2011. Adunay mga bag-ong opisyales ang IA Alumi: President-Councilor Connie Castino Amparo, Vice President-Engr. Teotimo Baghucan, Secretary-Ms. Emelia Olano, Treasurer-Engr. Hermenilda Gracio ug ang Auditor-Mr. Necitas Escolano. For more Bohol press releases visit...Pagsaka sa bayranan sa koryente Dala sa lain nga supplier sa Bohol
ANG pagsaka sa bayronon sa elektrisidad dala sa pagpatuman sa Cebu Energy Development Corporation (CEDC), matud ni Engr. Rene Tumabang. Si Tumabang, kinsa maoy manager sa Bohol Electric Cooperative (BOHECO) mikompirmar nga sukad mapa- pribado ang National Transmission Corporation ug na-expire na ang kontrata sa pagsupply sa Boheco, mibutyag nga ang coal fired nga planta na sa Sugbo ang nagsupply sa Boheco. Ang CEDC, matud ni Tumabang medyo may taas nga rate sa rate sa 14 megawatts base-load sa adlaw ug 23 mw sa peak loads. Niini, mi-ipekto ang medyo bug-at nga bayranan, alang sa 18 KW/hour naa na sa P 9.25 gikan sa P6.36 alang sa residential o kapin sa P2.80 ang matag kilowatt. Hinuon, gi-himoan na sa Boheco ug mga managsabot tali sa EDC aron makubsan og dyutay ang bayranan pinaagi sa pag-amendar sa kontrata dala sa pagsulod sa Whole-sale Electricity Stock Market sa Visayas niadtong Disyembre. Niining dapita, kadtong mokunsumo og ubos pa sa 17 kilowatts, may medyo ubos nga balayranan, matud ni Tumabang. (Rey Anthony...P17M submarine cable Project for Cabilao on
SO how much does it take for Cabilao island to scour every source to get the development it dreams? For starters, a P17 million power interconnection project that would supply the juice to power the island’s dream of fully immersing into its underwater treasures investments is on, hinted Loon Mayor Lloyd Peter Lopez in a media encounter recently. The island, which boasts of a ring of one of the world’s best dive sites, is the second in a series of islands from mainland Bohol. While the first island; Sandingan is connected to the mainland by Tahang causeway, Cabilao is separated from Sandingan island by a short and deep channel with characteristic strong currents that make it difficult to build a land bridge. This fact also makes it hard for the island’s five villages to get sustainable power supply from the mainland. Host to diveshops that cater to international and local divers, Cabilao’s main power requirement is supplied by a generator set that operates from 6:00 PM to midnight and serves an estimated 6,000 inhabitants in five barangays, said Lopez to the media. With around 12 world-class dive sites ringing the island and frequented by snorkelers and dive enthusiasts, the power is barely enough to jumpstart the tourism activity that locals would want to embark, said a dive operator in a chance talk. On the problem, Lopez said that they already had an informally generated commitment for the local electric cooperative to put in half of the P17M funding requirement to tap the island to the mainland. The island also has the country’s first solar powered internet-station at the Cabilao...Barot explains one-strike policy
SO what happened when some chiefs of police still stand on their town posts despite successful operations by other units in their areas of responsibility? According to the Philippine National Police doctrine of one-strike policy, to weed out non-performing chiefs of police, any officer whose area of responsibility still nets illegal activities as evidenced by a raid by a higher unit, he should be booted out as top cop. “That however, is not always the case,” explains Pssupt. Constantino Barot at the recent Talakayan sa Isyung Pulis (TSIP) hosted by Loon in Cabilao island. While admitting that there have been chiefs of police sacked for their inability to produce results on mandated campaigns against illegal drugs, gambling and other illegal activities, the Bohol police chief said there are police officers who provide the information that resulted in the successful raid in their areas. At the TSIP, the Negrense police officer also implied that there are cases when local police can not mobilize for the reason that criminals are familiar with the men they easily slip out when they smell the presence of local cops. We can not say they were remiss in their jobs because they provided all the information and coordinated with the higher unit to produce positive results. In Bohol, police Director Barot named several of these police chiefs who have retained their posts and were not booted even with the raids conducted by the Camp Dagohoy-based Provincial Public Safety Company comprised mostly of specially trained special weapons and tactic team. Bohol police find themselves challenged by Governor Edgar Chatto to dent on two separate orders: perform...National News
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