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Regional team picks TMC as outstanding ROTC in Bohol
TAGBILARAN CITY, March 25, (PIA)–It used to be a spot dominated by the power Reserve Officers’ Training Course (ROTC) units in Bohol. But in the last two years, a newbie has dominated the big boy’s world of army reserve officers training course and appears it is not going to give up the top spot now. Bohol’s largest town owned college, Trinidad Municipal College ROTC claimed the top spot in the recently held Regional Annual Administrative and Tactical Inspection (RAATI) held for all ROTC units in Bohol. Of all activated ROTC schools in Bohol, TMC-ROTC garnered a total of 927.95 points out of 1,000 possible points to stake its claim on the top spot as the best ROTC school in Bohol. The score earned for TMC an Outstanding rating, according to the inspecting team led by Col Nestor Abando. TMC out classed Bohol ROTC training school greats: Bohol Island State University (BISU), University of Bohol (UB), Bohol Institute of Technology International College (BIT-IC) and Holy Name University (HNU). In the score sheet provided by the inspecting team, TMC ROTC score 1.95 points past ROTC Training school giant UB, which only managed 926 points to settle for the second spot. Another superpower, BIT-IC scored 919 points to claim the third spot while BISU settled for the flourth place with its 914 total points. HNU in Tagbilaran could only settle for the fifth place with 246 points. TMC only joined the list of RAATI colleges in 2014-2015, school Administrator Atty Roberto Cajes revealed. But by 2015-2016, its has settled in the top spot for Bohol and picked third in the... read moreGov’t seizes hot lumber, boat, sues Surigaonons
TAGBILARAN CITY, March 24 (PIA)—By operation of law, the government forfeits a motorboat and over a thousand board feet of iron wood, considered among the hardest hardwood in the country, apparently illegally shipped from the only place where these species thrive in Surigao. Environment authorities also filed illegal possession and transport of prime rare hardwood, on an undocumented and motorboat overloaded with the hot lumber. Acting on intelligence reports, elements of the Philippine Coast Guard assigned in Panglao led by Seaman 1 Ralph Barajan intercepted an undocumented motorized banca loaded with 81 pieces of hewn magkono (mancono) Xanthostemon verdugonianus (Naves), March 13, 2016. The lumber is considered by foresters as the hardest of all Philippine hardwoods, considered rare and sparsely distributed, the species can be seen mostly in the so-called “magkono triangle.” This is an area in the country formed by the Dinagat Island in Surigao mainland, Homonhon Island in Eastern Samar, and a very small area in Babatngon, Leyte. The PCG team led by Barajan and comprised of seamen Wilfredo Jubac, Dionevic Flores and Gian Carl Buenaobra boarded the boat, and finding possible illegal cargo, arrested its five crewmembers. The PCG found the crew incapable of showing documents of the shipped lumber, and the boat. The PCG team tagged along a Philippine Navy and Philippine Army back-up. Upon the arrest of boat captain Lolito Tiu (42), Rulie Orcullo (30), Jade Villamor (28), Jundel Dizon (24) and Jerryboy Flores (22), the arresting team escorted the suspects to the local Department of Environment and Natural Resources office in Cortes. In... read more
PH endorses continuing ASEAN-Russia growth story
Highlights areas of bilateral cooperation with Russians VLADIVOSTOK—Following the June visit of President Rodrigo Duterte in Russia, the Philippines (PH) successfully concluded a trade and investment scoping mission in Russia, as well as actively participated in the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) on 6-7 September. “During this mission, we promoted PH trade and investment opportunities to Russian importers and buyers of food products, government representatives of the Primorsky Territory, officials and members of the Primorsky Chamber of Commerce & Industry, officials of the commercial port of Vladivostok, and the Far Eastern Development Corporation,” said Trade and Industry Undersecretary Rowel Barba, who led the PH delegation to Vladivostok. Government and private sector delegates from the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA), the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), the Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s Philippines-Russia Business Council (PRBC), the Philippine-Russian Business Assembly, Inc. (PRBA), and the Mindanao Banana Farmers & Exporters Association (MBFEA) also participated in the mission. Meanwhile, USec. Barba also served as panel speaker during the EEF’s Russia-ASEAN Dialogue, where he underscored the latest developments and business opportunities in PH and ASEAN. He highlighted the MOUs signed during President Duterte’s visit to Russia. PRBA’s Armi Lopez Garcia and PRBC’s Roberto De Venecia were also resource speakers during the session and together with USec. Barba, they promoted the country and the vast economic opportunities and complementation between both countries. Philippine Ambassador to Russia Carlos Sorreta, meanwhile, was a panelist on the topic “Russia-ASEAN 2017: New Horizons for Mutual Cooperation.” Parallel to the PH participation to the EEF was the...Android 5.0 Lollipop Finally Revealed
After weeks of speculation of what the “L” Android 5.0 L means, the secret is finally out. “L” means Lollipop. The latest iteration of the popular operating system for mobile devices features a bold, colorful, and responsive UI design for consistent, intuitive experiences across devices. It also includes new ways to control when and how messages are received and more ways to monitor battery status as well as optimizations to extend battery life. A faster, smoother and more powerful computing experience brought about by a new ART (Android run time) improves application performance and responsiveness. The new version of Android is expected to be featured in upcoming device models. Just recently, Apple also released the new version of their iOS operating...Local News/ Bohol Balita
DTI trains “techies” From SMEs, MSMEs
LET’S face it, stimulating local economies also need that small and medium enterprises (SMES) build roads that connect them to the vast information super-highway to get their products a world-wide exposure. And with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) poring into the aspect of high tech marketing SMEs, Project Training Enhancement for Competitiveness in Harnessing Innovative Entrepreneurs (Project TECHIE) is the immediate government intervention. Conceptualized to help local SMEs and Micro SME’s, the project as implemented by DTI Industry (DTI) and the Philippine National IT Standards (PhilNITS) Foundation, Inc. uses an integrated approach in Information Technology, enabling SMEs and MSMEs by building partnerships, training and giving them access to an efficient support through a project secretariat. “It is in response to the mandate of the present administration that calls for the promotion and development of SMEs and MSMEs as a way of stimulating economic activity in the countryside, admits DTI regional director Asteria Caberte. She adds, the project is “a tool, which can help local SMEs and MSMEs boost productivity and income as they’re taught how to maximize the use of the world wide web and the Internet in their promotion and marketing efforts”. Coming with five levels of training, project TECHIE starts from basic computer literacy to comprehensive web marketing, according to DTI. Implemented since December 2009 to June 30, 2010, the project roots out participants from SMEs and sends them to training courses. The DTI nominates and selects participants to the training conducted by PhilNITS free to SMEs and MSMEs, she revealed. It may be recalled that DTI has been actively promoting IT among local MSMEs...Merkado sa Lungsod sa Batuan nasunog
Mokabat ngadto sa napulo ka mga stalls sa Batuan Public Market ang nasunog gumikan lamang sa faulty electrical wiring niadtong nakalabay nga gabii. Nasayran sa taho nga nagsugod mga alas 11:55 sa gabii niadtong Martes didto sa usa ka Baguio Electrical Supplies nga gipanag-iyahan sa usa ka Dodong Baguio. Si SPO2 Eduardo Ramara sa Batuan Police Station nibutyag nga dali ra ningkatap ang kalayo sa kasikbit nga mga stalls sa atubangan sa merkado nga naglinya padulong sa direksyon sa lungsod sa Bilar. Samtang ang direksyon sa lungsod sa Carmen wala malakip. Matud ni Ramara nga ningkabat pa ngadto sa 20 ka minutos nga nakaabot ang firetruck gikan sa lungsod sa Carmen ug nisunod ang kabomberohan gikan sa Lungsod sa Balilihan, Loay, Trinidad, Ubay, Talibon, Valencia ug Dimiao. Gibana banaang moabot ngadto sa P700mil ang inisyal nga danyos apan gilantaw kini nga modako pa kun matapos ang gihimo nga imbestigasyon. Dugang ni Ramara nga ilang gidudahan nga electrical short-circuit ang hinungdan sa maong sunog. (Andy Nalzaro with reports from Amado-Carmen...Motorsiklo nibangga sa van;drayber patay;backrider naangol
Namatay ang usa ka drayber sa motorsiklo samtang grabeng naangol ang iyang backrider human aksidenteng nibangga ang ilang gisakyang motorsiklo sa usa ka van for hire didto sa national highway sa barangay Upper dela Paz, Cortes, Bohol niadtong nakalabay nga gabii. Biktima nailhan nga si Gerald Rempis, hamtong ang panuigon kinsa gikatahong lumad sa kaulohan ug temporaryong nagpuyo sa Capitol Site, Dakbayan sa Tagbilaran. Nakaangkon ang biktima ug grabeng samad sa ulo ug ubang parte sa kalawasan ug namatay human nadangat sa Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital sa siyudad. Samtang ang kauban sa biktima nailhan lamang nga usa ka Tata kinsa lumad sa dakbayan sa Sugbo gidala usab sa samang tambalanan ug anaa sa malisud nga kahimtang. Nasayran sa taho nga samtang ang mga biktima sakay sa usa ka asul nga Yamaha STX nga motorsiklo na may plaka IJ 5310 nga gimanehuan ni Rempis nagdagan sa nasudnong dalan alas 7 sa gabii sa Dominggo dihang pag-abot sa nahisgutang dapit, ni overtake kini ug osa ka multicab ug nibangga sa usa ka GT Express Van for Hire Adian Topic Van nga may plaka GWM 873 nga gimanehuan ni Reynaldo Chavez, 49, taga – Lag-itan, Doljo, Panglao, Bohol. Gumikan sa kakusog sa bangga, nangalagpot ug nabunal ang mga ulo sa biktima sa maong sakyanan ug nalabay sa kalsada. Nahibaw-an sa mga imbestigador sa Cortes Police Station nga lango sa alak ang duha ka biktima ug walay gisul-ob nga crash helmet atol sa naasoy nga insidente. (Andy...Baclayon’s “kirial” subject in launched heritage book
BACLAYON’s rare sacred manuscripts for choral music formally called Kirial de esta Yglesia de Baclayon Año de 1826 is the subject of a heritage benchmark book launched recently by the Intramuros Administration. Written by UST Professor and Musicologist Maria Alexandra Iñigo-Chua, the book discusses the Kirial, which contains mass cycle compositions used in the liturgical service of the Catholic Church in Baclayon during the late 18th to early 19th century. The rare find, one that remained hidden in the musty cabinets of the 1595 church came out to the open after Inigo-Chua was introduced to it by now Boholano heritage scholar Fr. Milan Ted Torralba sometime in 1997. Intriguingly enough, the music found in the Baclayon choir books was written in a now-obsolete mensural notation using neumes, characteristic of the Gregorian chanting. As such, it had to be translated into contemporary notation, if it were to be rendered comprehensible to the modern musician, she admitted to reporters during the launch. Unfortunately for Chua, she found no reference books to turn to for the task. She had to find her own way of translating the music into a readable score. With persistence and insight, she eventually found a way to translate the pieces and indeed to perform them. First heard again during the 400th jubilee of the church years ago, the Chua notations was sang by the famous Loboc Children’s Choir and was accompanied by a Benedictine priest who has to read the score from another songbook providentially uncovered in the archives of nearby Dimiao church. “Anyone who has felt queasy about singing at Mass the pop version of the...Calls for more school years resound at gab
CALLS to add at least two more years in the country’s basic educational echoed anew during the Commission on Filipinos Overseas sponsored conference here. The call was based on the dire need to put up a system that allows Filipinos students the competitive skills to be at par with their counterparts across the globe. In his keynote address during the CFO’s 9th Philippine Schools Overseas (PSO) Conference at the posh Bohol Beach Club Tuesday, CFO Secretary Dante Ang reiterate the need to uplift educational quality in the advent of sending Filipino skilled workers abroad. While comparing the country’s educational system to leading industrialized countries, the former presidential adviser hinted that a fresh graduate in the country may not fare well in landing a competitive job when standing side by side with his foreign counterpart. Most participants in the conference of key administrators principals and mentors form nine countries where the PSO has established schools for children of Filipino workers abroad agree that additional years in school curriculum is in order. Many have noted that graduates in the country still needs the additional training. Ang cited the Philippine nurses going through the National Council on the Licensure Examinations (NCLEX) for Registered Nurses before getting a job abroad, one that could be equated to the additional years in schools. “Basic education in the United Kingdom and the US are at least 12-13 years, and now the government has realized the need to implement the 12 years basic education program, he said. He issued the call just as the urged teachers and administrators to start convincing parents on the wisdom to change...National News
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