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ASEAN, FTA partners meet for RCEP in Manila
MANILA—Trade officials from 10 ASEAN Members States (AMS) and six free trade agreement (FTA) partners China, Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and India are all set for the 18th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Trade Negotiating Committee (TNC) Meeting and Related Meetings from 8 to 12 May 2017. “RCEP should be able to demonstrate that we continue to underscore the developmental function of international trade that benefits ultimately the broader base of the economy,” said Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez, who also serves as chairperson of the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Meetings 2017. To keep the momentum going, it becomes all the more important that the overall RCEP package will suit the developmental needs of the RCEP Parties. “For the Philippines, RCEP should translate to more jobs and more business opportunities leading to higher incomes for many Filipinos,” the trade chief added. Deeper ‘integration’ through RCEP The ASEAN-centric and ASEAN-led RCEP is considered the new tailwind for global growth as it heads towards a more substantive phase following 17 rounds. The Manila Round will entail redoubling of efforts in order to deliver the broader and deeper commitments being called for goods, services and investment liberalization given the mandate of Leaders to substantially conclude RCEP this year. RCEP aims to achieve a modern, comprehensive, high-quality and mutually beneficial economic partnership agreement. Once concluded, this will further contribute in deepening ASEAN’s economic integration and heighten its role in global trade and investment. RCEP is poised to boost global growth by expanding the ASEAN consumer base of 620 million to 3.5 billion, integrating the major economic player markets,... read more6th 263 kms Bohol Unity ride pedals off Saturday
TAGBILARAN CITY, May 8, (PIA)–Bike enthusiasts: mountain bikers and roadies including those with tri-aero bikes gather as much energy this week in preparation for the 263 kilometers 2017 Unity Bike Ride for Peace, Environment and Anti drugs, set May 13-14. An event organizers, TriBohol said the ride needs no Lycra, no training, no racing, is just an easy fun. Bohol’s 2017 Unity Ride is on its 6th year of taking the entire belt road of the island, Bohol Circumferential Road, in a two-day fun ride that unites all bike enthusiasts and the bike clubs all over the province. Taking the Tagbilaran to Talibon route on day 1, the Unity riders, would meet up at the Plaza Rizal in Tagbilaran from 3:30 AM May 13. They would then set off via the eastern belt to Jagna where the ride breakfast would happen as riders check in between 8:00 to 9:00. Then the bikers would take the road again to Ubay some 53.3 kilometers for lunch and the noon break. While the organizers have assured the hot summer ride would have both emergency medical support and police escorts, rests have been declared to riders, between 11 to 2 PM. The ride picks up again in the afternoon to the long flat highway to Talibon, about 38.2 kilometers away. In Talibon, riders would relax with a unity rider program and solidarity night of games, raffles and dinner, before preparing for the next morning’s ride. By May 14, the group would be leaving Talibon at 4:30 and is expected to be in Tubigon around 8:00 for the breakfast, before heading off again back... read more
DTI cites winners of Startup World Cup Philippines Regional Finals
In the recently concluded Slingshot ASEAN led by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), winners for the Startup World Cup – Philippines Regional were announced to represent the Philippines and compete with the rest of the world in the upcoming Startup World Cup Grand Finale in Silicon Valley on May 2018. Storm Technologies topped the ten finalists as it bagged the grand prize, which includes an all-expense paid trip to San Francisco and a chance to win $1,000,000 by competing in the Startup World Cup Global Finale. Storm Technologies is the largest flexible benefits and incentives firm in the Philippines. It serves over 100,000 employees across different industries. Meanwhile, runners-up include Beam and Go as 4th runner-up; Zennya, 3rd runner-up; Qwikwire, 2nd runner-up; and Ayannah, 1st runner-up. All runners-up will be attending Startup World Cup Finale in Silicon Valley. Startup World Cup Philippines Regional grand finals is a collaboration between DTI, Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development(DOST-PCIEERD), DENTSU X Philippines, Fenox Venture Capital Southeast Asia and Brainsparks. Startup World Cup on the other hand, is a global conference and competition that brings together the top startups, venture capitalists (VCs), entrepreneurs and world-class technology executives. Organized by the Department of Trade and Industry, Slingshot ASEAN is one of the official events lined up by the ASEAN Committee on Business and Investment Promotion (ASEAN-CBIP) being chaired by DTI Undersecretary for Trade and Investments Promotion Group Nora K....Using data outlets for connecting devices on the wired network
Structured Cabling System Series By: Jerome Auza We are all familiar with the electrical outlets that are normally found on the walls around our houses and offices. Because of the lethal effects of touching a live electrical wire, we literally have no choice but to wire our electrical outlets properly and using outlets fixed on the walls. Data outlets that are fixed on walls or tables should be used when implementing a computer network. But unlike electrical outlets, there is no danger of users being electrocuted. Rather, the reason for using data outlets is to ensure that the part of the network from the rack to the data outlet is fixed on the building structure. This offers long term reliability of the network. The user will just need to use a patch cord to connect the computer or other devices to the data outlet. Untrained installers sometimes just connect computers directly to the network switches using a long patch cord. This is bad practice since it can easily lead to “spaghetti” network where the cables become so organized as the number of network connections increase. In office environments, some users may need to have both telephone and a computer network connection. Fortunately, cabling for computer networks will work for telephone connections also so two data outlets per user is ideal. The user will have flexibility of using one of the network ports for the computer. The other is for telephone or another device to be connected to the network such as VOIP phones to connect to IP-PBX systems. Data outlets may be installed in 1-gang, 2-gang, 4-gang or 6-gang...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Kolektor sa lending gitulis sa 2 ka armado sa S-Bullones
KOLEKTOR sa usa ka kompaniya sa lending gitulis sa duha ka wala mailhing armadong lalaki didto sa barangay Bugsok, Sierra-Bullones, Bohol kagahapon sa ala-una sa hapon. Biktima nailhan nga si Noel Isiang, 22, ulitawo, taga-Poblacion, Tubigon, Bohol ug kolektor sa RT Lending nga nakabase didto sa lungsod sa Guindulman. Sigun sa asoy sa biktima nga samtang siya nagsakay sa iyang serbis nga motorsiklo gikan sa maong dapit dihang kalit lamang gibabagan sa duha ka mga lalaki nga armado og usa ka shotgun ug usa ka kalibre .45 nga pistola. Matud sa taho nga ang lalaki nga nagbitbit og kalibre .45 nga pistola nga walay maskara nition kaniya ug nideklarar og tulis ug gihulgang pagapatyon kun magpakita sa iyang pagsukol. Gikuha gikan sa maong biktima mao ang iyang koleksiyon nga mokabat ngadto sa P12,000 lakip na ang iyang Nokia cellphone nga mobalor og P5,000. Pagkahuman niini, gikuha usab sa mga tulisan ang Honda Wave 100 kolor asul nga motorsiklo nga may plaka OF-7482 gikan sa biktima ug gisakyan sa mga suspek kinsa nisutoy paingon sa nasudnong dalan sa maong lungsod. Dugang sa taho nga narikober sa mga niresponding kapulisan ang maong sakyanan nga gibiyaan didto sa nasudnong dalan sa barangay San Juan sa samang lungsod.(Andy...Bohol convenes the country’s 1st multi-sector health summit
THE country’s first provincial government convened Health Summit happened here in Tagbilaran Thursday, October 7, 2010. The health summit gathered Bohol’s health sector representatives including chief of government hospitals, devolved health facilities, rural health unit heads, health sector representatives, government sector, media and non-government organization representatives to map out plans to make the still usually “hard to access” affordable health and medical services for the poor. Health assistant Secretary Pauline Jean Ubial, who came in leiu of Secretary Enrique Ona, heaped praises for the Bohol initiative. She admitted that similar health summits were conducted on the national and regional levels but these were convened by the national government through the Department of Health. “This is the first time that I heard of a health summit called by a province, and his is truly a first in the country”, Asec Ubial said. Governor Edgar M. Chatto said the move to promote effective and comprehensive health care systems for Boholanos has been one of his main priorities since he assumed powed in June. In his message, he shared that somehow Bohol’s poor have asked why it has not been as easy and affordable for them to access medical care services. On the first day of the summit, a pandoras box of health sector issues tumbled open as Boholano sectors poured in a multitude of problems and proposed solutions in focused discussions and group workshops. Some of the issues involved the incapacity of the District hospitals to respond to the poor’s medical service needs, the lack of manpower, financial assistance to indigent patients and the seemingly politicized access to government ambulance services....Anti rabies program hits 2-years sans rabies mark
TWO years and counting. Bohol anti-rabies advocates and Boholanos has a reason to pick October 8, 2010 as a day of celebration: the day completes a two year mark when health authorities have not found any rabies case in human or canines involved in bite cases all over the province’s 47 towns and a city. The last reported canines rabie case was in October 8, 2008, or exactly two years ago, shared Bohol veterinarian Dr. Stella Marie Lapiz during the recent Kapihan sa PIA. At the weekly forum aired live over DyTR and broadcast from the PIA at K of C Drive in this city, Dr. Lapiz said that while Bohol may be declared as the next rabies free province in the country if the zero rabies case is sustained for three years, floating in the horizon however is a bigger goal, to be declared internationally as a model for its community based efforts against rabies. According to the Department of Health, absence of human and canine rabies occurrence in a place for three consecutive years merits a declaration as rabies free. To date, the island province of Siquijor has kept its citation as rabies free. For Dr. Lapiz, while Bohol has been using international standards in its moritoring and evaluation for its rabies program, snagging an international recognition may not be that distant goal. Keeping her hands close to her chest, Dr Lapiz said all of the achievements so far, she credits to the man Boholano barangay volunteers, communities and the international and national donors whose funding support has kept the program yapping. Bohol used to be ranked...Ganti, pasidungog sa rabies Itunol atul sa Health Summit
ITUNOL na sa Bohol Rabies Prevention and Eradication Council (BRPEC) ang mga pasidungog ug ganti ngadto sa mga mananaug sa labing maayo nga Bantay Rabies sa Barangay ug Municipal Rabies Councils atul sa usa ka kalihukan sa Huwebes adto sa Bohol Tropics. Dungan sa pagsaulog sa Provincial Health Summit, itunol sa mga tinugyanan sa BRPEC ang Governor’s Awards nga naglakip sa ganting salapi ug pasidungog gadto sa nga barangay ug lungosd sa Bohol nga may labing mayo nga programa batok sa rabies. Ang pag-ganti sa mga local nga kagamhanan nga mipatuman sa programa batok sa rabies maoy inisyatiba sa konseho nga nagpadagan sa tumong nga himoon ang lalawigan sa Bohol nga luwas sa gikaintapang rabies. Gikan sa usa sa labing gikahadlokang dapit sa Pilipinas tungod sa pagdagsang sa rabies dala sa pinaakan sa mananap, ang Bohol mipadagan sa programa nga naglutos sa rabies sukad pa sa tuig...Inspector Abalde gipiling most outstanding chief of police sa probinsiya sa Bohol, gi-nominate sa regional level
SI Police Inspector Noel Colipano Abalde, kasamtangang hepe sa Panglao Police Station sa lungsod sa Panglao kinsa maoy nangulo sa pagkasikop sa unom ka gidudahang tulisan didto sa lungsod sa Loon maoy napiling most outstanding chief of police sa probinsiya sa Bohol. Nasayran sa Bohol Balita nga si Abalde maoy gi-nominate sa Administration Division sa Bohol Provincial Police Office ubos ni Supt. Jeffrey Caballes nga maoy mopresentar sa Bohol PNP alang sa Second Lead PNP Awards sa Rehiyon 7. Si Abalde, 27-anyos natawo sa dakbayan sa Toledo, probinsiya sa Sugbu ug nigraduwar sa Philippine National Police Academy niadtong 2007. Sukad niadtong 2008 nisilbi siya isip hepe sa tulo ka police station sa lungsod sa Getafe, Balilihan ug Panglao. Sa pagdestino niya sa Getafe, atol sa iyang paglingkod, nakasulbad siya og usa ka kaso sa pagpatay sa wa pa moabot ang 24 oras gikan sa pagkahitabo sa krimen diin ilang nadakpan ang suspetsado didto sa barangay Cabasakan. Lakip nga iyang nasikop mao ang kaso sa sexual abuse, kawat, ilegal nga druga, illegal possession of firearm, illegal fishing, illegal cutting of trees ug uban pa. Gipatuman usab niya ang “No Plate, No Travel Policy diin nakasikop sila og daghang mga sakyanan nga walay plaka ug gi-impound sa police station. Dihang nadestino siya didto sa lungsod sa Balilihan, nakasulbad usab siya sa kasong homicide gumikan sa rekless imprudence, mga kasong robbery ug pagkaugkat sa patay’ng lawas sa usa ka bata nga na-missing sa usa ka suba sa utlanan sa Balilihan ug Antequera. Lakip nga iyang nahimo mao ang pagkasikop sa mga tawo nakahimo og salaud sa illegal fishing ug illegal logging ug...National News
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