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CLERGY SUPPORTS CRIME WAR.
CLERGY SUPPORTS CRIME WAR. Seriously taking on issues on Bohol’s peace and security situation, members of the Special Action Committee (SAC), which is under the umbrella of the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC), meet with Gov. Edgar M. Chatto and Bishops Alberto Uy and Patrick Parcon, of the Dioceses of Tagbilaran... read moreARTS MONTH culminates on a magical Abatan backdrop
FEBRUARY IS NOT only the Love Month but it also is the time of year when Filipinos can have their fill of our rich culture and feast their eyes on colorful events and activities. This is because the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has chosen February as the country’s National Arts Month (NAM). NCCA is the country’s prime agency for arts and culture and is leading the whole nation in celebrating artistry, creativity and a whole lot of imagination, led by National Artist Virgilio Almario as Chair, and OIC-Executive Director Marichu G. Tellano. The NAM had its opening salvo last February 5 at the Rizal Park, followed by a month-long celebration with an impressive line-up of activities and events all over the country. NCCA’s Sub-Commission on the Arts (SCA) led by Teddy Co has come up with this year’s theme as “Malikhain. Mapagbago. Filipino.” The SCA comprises the national committees on architecture, cinema, dance, literature, music, theater and the visual arts. Here in Bohol, the Provincial Government led by Gov. Edgar M. Chatto celebrated the NAM with a string of activities like an exhibit on industrial design and visual arts, a theater festival, drama workshops, an art fair, printmaking workshop, a film screening and forum, and a musical tertulla. The opening celebration at the Bohol Cultural Center last February 7 was followed by a “Drama Explosion of Creative Transformative Filipinos,” “Visual Arts and Literary Explosion of Creative Transformative Art Works,” “Cinema Explosion of Creative Transformative Filipino Films,” and eventually, the culmination and closing program, an expo/explosion of Boholano creativity, innovation and transformation. The closing program consequently... read more
Former OFW uplifts Cordillera farmers into exporters
GDME Fruits and Vegetables leads PH highland farmers to global market The province of Benguet has been making a mark in the international market as a sourcing hub for premium agricultural products, such as fruits, vegetables, coffee, and other highland crops. With more than half of its residents or 100,000 farmers toiling on more than 30,000-hectare farms scattered in vegetable-producing towns, Benguet is living up to its moniker as the “Salad Bowl of the Philippines.” But the farmers from the province, including most areas in the Cordillera, has yet to realize their full market potential in the lucrative export industry. This difficulty contributes to the economic disadvantage of Cordilleran farmers as the region’s agriculture sector records the least contribution to their economy, despite employing 46 percent of the labor force or 348,000 of its total 766,000 abled bodies. “The lack of drive from our farmers to export much of it has got to do with their local and limited mindset,” said Maricel Hernaez. “Many of our farmers in the Cordillera are producing crops with the idea of harvesting it only either for their own household consumption or for selling at the local vegetable trading post.” Taking Philippine fruits and vegetables from highlands to overseas A former overseas filipino worker (OFW), Hernaez came back to the Philippines with a dream: to abolish the domestic-centric mindset of the Cordillera farmers and help them penetrate the international market. Born and raised in a farming family in Cordillera, her life-mission sprung during her service as a domestic helper for five years in Singapore, where she has keenly followed the sky-rocketing prices and...TechTalks.PH – Tagbilaran to Host Technopreneur Bootcamp
Volunteers from Techtalks.ph – Tagbilaran are working with IdeaSpace to host a Technoperneur Bootcamp on September 29, 2014 in Tagbilaran City. Techtalks.ph – Tagbilaran is a group of technology enthusiasts in Tagbilaran City who are passionate about startup events in Bohol. Ideaspace is a non-profit organization that runs an incubator program to support science and technology entrepreneurs. Ideaspace will hold a regional leg of their #Technopreneur Bootcamp for students and young alumni in Bohol. The #Technopreneur Bootcamp series is a vehicle for IdeaSpace to bring down to the grassroots level the advocacy for successful technopreneurship, collaborative participation and innovation. The event is dubbed as ‘IdeaSpace: #Technopreneur Bootcamp@Bohol’ and will be held at JJ’s Seafood Village, K of C Drive, Tagbilaran. Registration starts at 8am. Bohol based colleges and universities are invited to send students or fresh graduates in order to participate and listen to success stories from start-up mavericks and industry experts. Also, there’ll be a hand-in-hand workshop from startup experts to the groups and a pitching competition in the afternoon wherein teams will have to showcase their ideas and pitch to judges. The free event includes lunch and giveaways, as well as the chance to compete for investment and mentoring. It is the first time IdeaSpace has visited Bohol. As many as a hundred teams can be accommodated with each team having 2 to 3 members. To register as a team, download the PDF Application Form at http://bit.ly/1qdNBqv. Describe the idea and business plan in the Form. Professors may be instrumental in getting this right! Email the completed pdf to dave@ideaspacefoundation.org on or before September 27th, 2014. Selected...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Police nakigpinusilay sa 3 ka tulisan – 1 naigo, 2 nadakpan
Usa sa mga nadakpan maoy suspek sa pag pusil sa usa ka mag-uuma didto sa Buenasuerte, Pilar Nasulbad sa usa ka sakop sa kapulisan sa siyudad ang hitabong tulis dihang nakig pinusilay kini sa tulo ka armadong suspetsado nga ni resulta sa pagkaigo sa usa niini ug pagkasikop sa laing duha didto ssa dalang J. Borja korner Visarra, dakbayan sa Tagbilaran ngadtong ika-9 niining bulan. Giila ang nasamdan nga si Edison Roberto, 19-anyos, ulitawo, nagpuyo sa barangay Poblacion, Pilar, Bohol kinsa naigo sa tuong bahin sa paa ug gidala sa Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Regional Hospital. Samtang ang nadakpan nailhan nga sila si Ronni Rezaldo, alias Longlong, 27-anyos, ulitawo ug taga barangay Villa Garcia, Sierra Bullones, Bohol ug Juan Ramirez, 23-anyos taga Poblacion, Pilar, Bohol. Nasayran sa taho nga samtang si PO2 Cresencio Pantinople sa Tagbilaran City Police Station nagmaneho sa iyang motorsiklo kauban ni Ringo Canete ug padung na untang mopauli mga ala-una sa kabuntagon dihang iyang nasigpatan ang mga suspetsado nga nagsakay sa usa ka itom na Honda XRM nga walay plaka diin ang duha niini nikanaog ug gitiunan ang biktima nga nailhan nga sila Kay Caesar Penales, 18-anyos,ulitawo ug tinun-an diha sa Holy Name University sa kursong nursing ug taga dalan Penaflor ning siyudad ug si Peter Von Kenneth Tongco, 18,ulitawo, taga Poblacion, Anda, Bohol. Nipaila si Pantinople nga usa ka polis ug iyang gisita ang mga suspetsado apan usa niini nipusil ngadto kaniya apan wala kini makaigo hinungdan nga nibalus ang maong pulis sa pagpusil ug naigo ang usa niini nga si Roberto. Nakadagan ang duha apan nadakpan sa mga ni responding mga sakop sa...“Adopted” Boholano gets Order of Sikatuna award
ADOPTED Boholano and Korean ambassador to the Philippines now bows out after rendering exemplary diplomatic service to the country but waves a presidential citation handed by no less than President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo early this week as he leaves. South Korean Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Choi Joong-Kyung, also the brains behind the multi-industry-cluster (MIC) set for implementation in northeastern Bohol gets the Order of Sikatuna and a presidential citation as he is set to rise as Senior Economic Adviser to the Korean President. The Order of Sikatuna is conferred upon diplomats, officials, and foreign nationals who have rendered significant services in fostering, developing, and strengthening relations between their country and the Philippines, reports revealed. The Silver Distinction, Order of Datu Sikatuna award to Choi was in recognition of his significant and outstanding contribution to the enhancement of Philippine and South Korean relations especially on the advancement of bilateral relations between the two countries as highlighted by the successful state visit of President Arroyo to...Bohol forum to bare RH issues to voters
INFORMATION on the correlation of population, health and environment (PHE) in its naked essence gets exposed at a forum to be held at the Governor’s Mansion Thursday. The forum, billed as Puso, Puson, Pananampalataya at Pulitika gathers key resource persons to present reproductive health (RH) issues and how its multi-facets affect the Filipino society, says NGO representative and convenor Emilia Roslinda. The forum brings to one place RH advocates (puso), politicians (Pulitika), church authorities people and common people including those who profess the faith and those who swear in good conscience, but are about to make crucial informed decisions. It also becomes relevant at this time when we are choosing national and local candidates whom we could bank on in bringing voices to the larger legislative plenum especially in our beliefs in issues affecting us, Roslinda added....Panaghoy Foundation Meets Computer Donor
Panaghoy Children’s Foundation founder and gubernatorial candidate Cesar Montano, met with potential donors of computers at a luncheon meeting and press conference at the Bohol Tropics resort Wednesday. Some 3,000 computers have been offered to be donated by a company called Loral. These computers will be initially handed to a Foundation called Direct Effect, who will in turn, give the donated desk top computers to Panaghoy Children’s Foundation for distribution among the different schools in the province, particularly to those who could not afford to provide their students of such facility. Among the personalities present during the meeting was Mr. Pablito Yra, representative of Loral, Mr. Joe Ofamen, head of Direct Effect Foundation, and Cesar Montano’s wife, Ms. Sunshine Cruz. Despite the potential positive result of such proposal, Yra stressed that although he may want to donate all computers to the province, the approval of the officials in his company is still needed so that the project can push through. Yra also added that the computers have been used by the satellite engineers of his company for about 3 years, but are still in good condition and are high end. Meanwhile, Montano has assured everyone that if the project pushes through, he will be distributing the computers to institutions who deserve and need...Computers for Php170,000 by Chatto
A complete computer set donated to 114 public schools is worth 170,000 each? Scandalous! These were the questions Boholanos asked when an advertisement was published at a local paper using documents from the Department of Education that 114 computers donated by Cong. Edgar Chatto to 114 public schools showed an extremely overpriced computers totalling 19,380,000. Even computer store owners shook their heads in disbelief when confronted with the advertisement which showed an overly priced computers that are not in fact loaded with all the expensive perks. According to some owners, even the latest models of computers accessorized with the latest gadgets do not fetch such scandalous price. Read the complete story here from Bohol Times...National News
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