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NIA breaks ground for P725M Cayacay-Mabini irrigation proj
TAGBILARAN CITY, May 26, (PIA)–Former Agriculture Secretary and non Bohol Third District Representative Arthur Yap led local officials in breaking ground and laying the time capsule for the P725 million irrigation facility that would be a new hope for at least 320 poor farmers of Mabini Bohol. With Yap were Mabini Mayor Juanito Jayoma Jr., Alicia Mayor Marnilou Ayuban’s representative Panfilo Olaguir, National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Regional Manager Modesto Membreve, Abaca barangay Captain Silverio Miano, Engr Glen Doloritos for Gov Edgar Chatto, Cabulao Mabini Irrigators Association Vice President Juan Amores, irrigation association presidents Felipe Tutor, Maria Ayuban, and Exequiel Nudalo. “After many years of continuous proposals, the government has now funded the Mabini Cayacay Small Reservoir Irrigation Project (SRIP),” beamed Yap who had pushed for the Mabini-Cayacay agri facility while he was still the Department of Agriculture top official. The project to be completed two years and 2 months from now, benefits farmers of Barangays Abaca, San Roque, Cabidian and Aguipo in Mabini and some barangays in Alicia, according to NIA RM Membreve. Although a facility that would be built using two water sources: Baujanan and Cawasan creeks, the Mabini-Cayacay SRIP would have a catchment area of around 9.5 square kilometers and is designed to store 3.09 million cubic meters, it is also designed for fish culture, flood control and other related projects, according to the published project design. Elated over the development, Yap who also helped increase agricultural production in his district pointed out that with the new irrigation facility, he hopes local production can go from 40-50 cavans to 100-120 cavans per hectare yield. Yap, who has... read moreJapan business org to help PH SMEs
Officials of the Japan Management Association (JMA), a business support organization in Japan, recently met with Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) Executive Director Nestor Palabyab to express interest in helping small and medium enterprises in the food industry. JMA is eyeing partnership with PTTC in training Philippine small and medium enterprises (SMEs) engaged in the processed food industry in further capturing the big market of Japan. Palabyab expressed interest on the training content proposed by JMA pertaining to technical food standards, food safety, packaging and labeling for the Japanese market. PTTC currently assists the food industry to level up the competitiveness of food exporters in the international market through training programs that focus on conformance to international standards. “Philippine trainers need to be updated with the trend,” Palabyab said considering the non-tariff requirements strictly imposed to exporters. PTTC is an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) mandated to design and implement training programs on export marketing and management, entrepreneurial management, quality management and productivity, and trade exhibition management and... read more
DTI-CALABARZON in Canada, US for Outbound Business Mission (OBM)
A delegation led by the Department of Trade and Industry – Calabarzon Office (DTI-Calabarzon) is in Canada and the United States for a trade and business mission to explore joint ventures and market arrangements and to also seek to strengthen business tie-ups and linkages towards business opportunities for Calabarzon enterprises from 12 November 12 to December 02, 2017. DTI Calabarzon Regional Director Marilou Toledo leads the 20-day business mission and is composed of selected micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSME) along with officials and representatives of the municipal government of Alabat, Quezon, Department of Science and Technology (DOST), and DTI Laguna Provincial Office. The group will actively engage in exploratory networking activities for possible future joint ventures and market arrangements and strengthening business tie-ups/network linkages towards business opportunities through the B2B meetings, market outlet visits and business matching sessions. On top of the networking activities, the mission hopes to participate in learning sessions. “I am hopeful that this mission will better equip our MSMEs to help them prosper in business and at the same time provide better opportunities for market linkages, business networking and know market trends and innovative product developments in these lucrative markets,” Toledo said. The Canadian leg coincides with Canadian Executive Service Organization’s (CESO) 50th anniversary celebration with Toledo gracing the event as a distinguished institutional partner in strengthening MSMSEs in the region. “This trip to Canada is built on the long-held strategic partnership with the Canadian Executive Service Organization (CESO), one of Canada’s leading volunteer-based development organizations”, Toledo said. As a strategic partner, the DTI Calabarzon has forged collaboration with CESO to continuously capacitate and equip the Calabarzon MSMEs in their respective business operations. ...DTI Bohol Spearheads Launching of First Innovation Competition
DTI Bohol in partnership with the Information and Communications Technology Office [ICTO] will launch an Innovation Competition July 24, 2015, during the conduct of the first “Maker Fest” in Tagbilaran City. Details of the competition will be announced during the launch together with the schedule of the BootCamp. During the bootcamp, participants will essentially be trained on the innovation process. The bootcamp will be held sometime in August, and as soon as the participants have successfully developed their prototypes. To be qualified to win, participants should be able to come up with a minimum viable...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Diwa sa EDSA People Power Revolution magsilbing gabayan sa gitinguhang paglambo ug kahusay sa lalawigang Bol-anon
Tagbilaran City, Bohol – ANG diwa sa EDSA maoy magsilbi nga gabayan alang sa pagtubag sa mga nag-unang mga problema sa lalawigan sa Bohol sa pagpa-ngalagad sa gobyerno. Kini maoy giluwatang pamahayag ni Gobernador Edgar Chatto atol sa gibuksang programa kaganinang buntag agig pagpahaum sa paghandom sa ika-25 ka tuig nga EDSA People Power Revolution sa nasud. Matud pa sa Gobernador nga ang pagtubag nga walay dugo nga gibanaw ingon man usab ang uban pang mga problema nga giatubang sa nasud sa malinawon nga paagi sama sa EDSA People Power Revolution mao ang gabayan sa pagpangalagad sa gobyerno aron motonhay ang lalawigan sa Bohol. Sumala pa ni Chatto nga daghan pa og mga kausbanan ang angay pang kab-uton og magamit ang diwa sa EDSA aron atong maabot ang atong mga damgo. Dugang pa sa Gobernador nga ang diwa sa EDSA sa panaghiusa sa katawhan angayan lamang kanunay pagahinumdoman sa mga Bol-anon ug mga Pilipinhon kay walay dili nato mausab kun ang tanang katawhan aduna gayud pagpalabi sa katumanan sa atong mga damgo. Angay adunay panaghiusa sa katawhan ug angay aduna usab panaghiusa sa kusog aron makahatag og nindot nga katumanan sa tinud-anay nga kausbanan. Nanawagan si Chatto sa tanang Bol-anon, pinangunahan sa mga nag-alagad sa gobyerno nga mag-una sa paggiya, paghulma ug pag-aghat sa mga katawhan paingon sa usa ka tingog ug direksiyon gamit ang diwa sa People Power Revolution sa pagbatok sa kakabus....Fire swallows houses in corner Tamblot and JA Clarin Street
A huge fire consumed a couple of houses at corner JA Clarin and Tamblot St., Tagbilaran City, on the eve of February 24. Initial reports say the incident was caused by faulty electrical wiring, but authorities still have to confirm. Three firetrucks rushed to the site after a couple of minutes to turn down the flames; however, more than half of the houses have already been burned. Electricity was cut for a few minutes to prevent the fire from spreading. There were no reported casualties. (photo by Gerald James...Gov calls DRRM to inspect Earth movements’ causes
GOVERNOR Edgar Chatto issues calls for all disaster risk reduction managers (DRRM) to inspect and report any earth movements in their respective areas in the wake of land slips happening in a town here. Local officials have reported a land slip, with crack measuring more than a meter wide, in barangays Magsaysay, Dusita and Danicop in Sierra Bullones town. The landslip is the latest of the land movements reported here as disaster authorities pointed to the continuous rains in the past week affecting the integrity of the earth’s base and forcing the movements. Few days ago, similar land slips were noted in barangays Bosongon and Cawayanan of Tubigon, in barangay Tubod Monte of Jagna town and in Barangay Abejilan of Garcia Hernandez. The early land slips however left no human casualty but temporarily cut off crucial road links connecting Tubigon to Catigbian, Sierra Bullones to Jagna and to some barangays of Garcia Hernandez. The latest landslip however prove to be more destructive as the slip caused cracks in the walls of houses and shifts in the soil leaving gaping dangerous fissures, reported Magsaysay barangay chairman Germogenes Tadle in a radio interview Thursday. He also said a house in his barangay has a kitchen slowly separating from the living room, the crack in between creating a void dangerous for its residents. Governor Chatto said he and Mayor Alfredo Gamalo have conducted ocular inspections on the affected areas and met with the families to warn them and assure their safety at evacuation sites. Aside from bringing in relief assistance, the mayor in a radio interview said he has advised residents to...Barot assures… Cops not sleeping on “shared information”
THANKFUL of the huge bulk of positive information from communities about criminals roaming the province, Bohol police chief PSSupt. Constantino Barot indulges people to be more patient as the police would surely act on them. We are assuring the people that we are not sleeping on the information they provided, said Camp Dagohoy- based superintendent Barot, who hinted that the latest scores the law enforcement agents are getting came from community sources. The past few weeks saw police officers conducting lightning raids resulting in almost daily turn-over of suspects, most of the engaged in alarming criminal activities. Over and above these raids, police intensified its Police Integrated Patrol System which puts up mini- lockdowns all over Bohol roads at different times of day netting countess illegal vehicles and motorcycles, erring drivers and criminal personalities resulting in decrease of crime volumes. At our weekly monitoring since the PIPS started, we have noted a huge decrease in criminalities, PSupt. Arcadio Jamora averred at the recent Kapihan sa PIA aired over DyTR. Another officer, PSInsp. Ramoncillo Sawan said that the focus areas for monitoring of street crimes, crimes perpetrated by motorcycle riding criminals and fire-arms control show a down trend. Over this, PSSupt. Barot urged the people to understand that it is their intention to hassle citizens but to assure their safety and allow an environment of peace and development here. At checkpoints, our men manning their posts know what to do and in fact they have a hold of intelligence data which helps them keep watch for criminal elements roaming Bohol streets, Barot added. These checkpoints intelligence data based and are...Cops’ street presence pushed crimes down
CRIME fighting and deterrence has just become scientific in Bohol. A police anti-crime program called the Police Integrated Patrol System (PIPS) intends to maximize the impacts of police pro-active presence despite their being thinly spread, briefly summarizes PSSupt Constantino Barot at the recent Kapihan sa PIA Thursday and aired live over DyTR. Bohol police authorities under PSSUpt Barot are now coordinating efforts to spread an encompassing dragnet to get police officers on their toes against crimes and the opportunity to get one done. Using a system of synchronized checkpoints importing analyzed data from crime statistics in Bohol the past, the PIPS checkpoints are set up in the very times of day when most crimes happen, in areas in Bohol where most crimes happen and on the days of the week or month earlier found to be when crimes usually occur, explains Barot earlier. The setting up of mobile patrols and checkpoints are coordinated with adjoining towns to spread a fine-eyed net that keeps areas crime free or “lock down” areas so criminals can not get in or get out, police operations said. This is not just to set up mandatory checkpoints, but also doubles our efforts to up foot patrols and increase police visibility as a crime deterrent. According to the police provincial commander, the PIPS is intelligence driven activity where every officer manning his post at the checkpoint integrates data gathered from intelligence reports, criminal watchlists, broadcasts and other pro-active data from a wide net of intelligence assets including barangay based anti- crime teams. The PIPS mobile checkpoints also puts forward the police’s Oplan Sita, anti drugs and...National News
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