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PCSupt Taliño turns over P4.87 M Cortes station
CORTES, Bohol March 8 (PIA)–Central Visayas regional Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Noli Taliño led police and local government officials in the inauguration and turn-over of the P4.87 million three-storey Cortes Police Station, March 8. Accompanied by Regional Deputy Director for Logistics PSupt. Pedrillo Villlamor Jr, Bohol Police Chief PSSupt Felipe Natividad, Police Regional Chief for engineering PSinspector Jason Gutierrez, regional and provincial office staff, PCSupt. Taliño openly beamed his appreciation for the Cortes local officials led by Mayor Lynn Ivenn Lim for the support. “With the lot donation, the only PNP requirement for the setting up of the fund for the building, we have this to show,” the regional chief said, referring to the iconic blue and white police station building. “This is part of the police transformation program which CPNP General Conrado Lomibao initiated and put in the funds so the PNP can have separate police stations,” Taliño explained. He said the PNP minimum lot donation is 400 square meters, and the donation would not go to the PNP, it still belongs to the town. “We just make sure that it is the PNP which uses the building,” he added. Cortes Parish Priest Roderick Pizarras officiated the blessing which was also attended by local advisory council members and town constituents. Although seemingly getting to be credited by the accomplishment, Cortes mayor Lim also insisted that the success also goes to the past leaders and the Sangguniang Bayan members led by Vice Mayor Leo Pabotoy. He told the crowd that it was during the incumbency of then Mayor Leo Pabotoy when the lot donation happened in 1989.... read morePH’s economic priority deliverables in ASEAN reaffirm inclusive growth agenda
The 31st High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Economic Integration (HLTF-EI) convened on February 15-16 in Manila, gathering high-ranking ASEAN trade officials to discuss the implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint 2025. HLTF-EI Chairperson and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei Darussalam Dato Lim Jock Hoi said that ASEAN needs to remain strong and united as the region navigates and charts its course ahead “collectively as ASEAN.” Representing the Philippines, Undersecretary for Industry Development and Managing Head of the Board of Investment Ceferino Rodolfo laid down the Philippine priority deliverables for 2017, highlighting the country’s agenda on inclusiveness and innovation with a focus on increasing trade and investments, integrating micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the digital economy, and developing an innovation-driven economy. “Inclusiveness should be intrinsic to the ASEAN agenda. The AEC Blueprint 2025 development framework will be most effective if it results from inclusive and open multi-stakeholder participation, one that is informed by the perspectives of people, especially the marginalized,” Undersecretary Rodolfo said. The Philippines is taking the lead in seeking new policy interventions that are practical from the MSME perspective. These are expected to contribute towards helping MSMEs harness the opportunities presented by open and increasingly integrated markets. These initiatives range from free trade and trade facilitation, trade in services, investment, connectivity, and innovation: – Maximizing the benefits of free trade agreements (Self-Certification for MSMEs, and Substantial Conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership [RCEP]); – Fostering a more facilitative and transparent trade in services regime and harnessing the contribution and global... read more
DTI conducts public consultation on the Business Name Law
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will conduct a Public Consultation on the proposed Department Administrative Order (DAO) on the Revised Rules and Regulations Implementing the Business Name Law this coming September 14 from 8:00 to 11:30 in the morning at the Marco Polo Hotel, Nivel Hills, Apas, Cebu City. According to DTI, the said DAO aims to further streamline and simplify procedures on business name registration to make DTI frontline service truly efficient and business-friendly. In view of recent developments, particularly the government’s Ease of Doing Business Program, revision of Rules and Regulations on the Business Name Law has been made to keep it aligned with the said program, by consolidating several DTI issuances relevant to Act No. 3883. A copy of the draft DAO may be downloaded from the DTI (www.dti.gov.ph) and PBR (business.gov.ph) websites for your information. Considering that participation to the public consultation is on a first come-first-serve basis, those interested are encouraged to confirm attendance with Regina Verame at MaReginaVerame@dti.gov.ph or call telephone number (032) 255-0036/ 37 local 302 not later than September 12, 2017.# Attachments...Tech Talk: A HappyTechie Valentines Day
Once upon a time, there was Valentines Day, a day filled with mushy letters and red hearts and flowers; then came computers, Facebook, Skype and Twitter. The “older” generation would often say that communicating thoughts and feelings aren’t given as much value as they did before, and one of their reasons is because almost everything nowadays are done automatically and with very little effort. Love letters have turned into emails or text messages, and valentine gifts have morphed into gadgets and gizmos. Yes, Valentine traditions have already been altered. But on the idea that communicating feelings are given much value, we, the techies, beg to differ. In fact, during these times, the emphasis on communication has grown even stronger. Technology has made us capable of checking on our loved ones abroad, and even to kids who are just in school or at the mall. It has made us capable of communicating feelings that we find difficult to personally say. Thanks to computers, smart phones and the internet, we are able to talk to our loved ones even if they are a thousand miles away from us. Take Skype for example, providing us with free video talking, what more could we ask for? Then we have the ever popular Facebook, I bet everyone who has used it would at one time or another say,”Hey, I found my highschool bestfriend again!” And for Valentines, what could be more romantic for a couple being separated by a vast ocean than an online date? As long as we stick to safety and proper use of technology, there is nothing daunting about it. So...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Ancestral house nasunog sa lungsod sa Panglao
NASUNOG ang usa ka ancestral house gumikan sa faulty electrical wiring didto sa Purok 2, barangay Libaong, panglao, Bohol kagahapon sa buntag. Nasayran sa taho nga ang kalayo nilamoy sa maong balay nga gipanag-iyahan ni Proserfina Maghamil diin hinimo kini sa karaan nga kahoy mga alas 9:30 sa buntag. Nakontrola ang kalayo mga alas 10 sa buntag human nangabot ang firetruck sa Bureau of Fire Protection kun BFP. Kini maoy ikaupat nga insidente sa sunog sa lalawigan sa Bohol sud sa selebrasyon sa Fire Prevention Month. Gisusi pa sa mga fire investigator ang anggulo nga faulty electrical wiring ang malagmit nga hinungdan sa insidente. Walay gikatahong naangol sa tunga sa oras nga sunog samtang wala pa matino ang kinatibuk-ang danyos sa maong hitabo. (Andy...Runner sa suertres nadakpan sa barangay Dao
GIDUDAHANG runner sa ilegal nga sugal nga suertres nadakpan human kini nasakpan sa akto nga nangolekta sa taya sa sugal didto sa Sitio Lanao, barangay Dao, dakbayan sa Tagbilaran niadtong milabay nga gabii. Suspetsado nailhan nga si Eric Gastardo, 38-anyos, ulitawo, taga-barangay Manga ning siyudad. Matud sa taho nga ang suspek nasakpan sa akto sa mga sakop sa Special Operation Group kun SOG sa Bohol Provincial Police Office nga nakabase sa Kampo Dagohoy nga nangolekta og taya nga mga salapi ug tally sheets gikan sa usa ka usher sa naasoy nga ilegal nga sugal. Nabawi gikan sa iyang posisyon mao ang salapi nga mokabat ngadto sa P1, 608 nga gituohang taya, 23 ka tally sheets sa surtres nga penetsahan og Marso 9, 2010 ug uban pang mga paraphernalia. Gikustodiya ang natumbok nga suspetsado sa SOG samtang giandam pa ang tukmang sumbong batok kaniya sa piskaliya. (Andy...8 ka mangingisda dakpan sa lungsod sa Jagna
WALO ka mga mangingisda ang nadakpan sa sa kapulisan human kini nigamit sa ilegal nga pamaagi didto sa kadagatan sa barangay Can-upao ug Cantagay, Jagna, Bohol niadtong Lunes sa buntag. Mga nadakpan nailhan nga sila si Eugenio Calibres, 35-anyos, minyo; Manuel Guidaven, 41, minyo; Jover Abarrientos, 26, ulitawo; Erenio Guidaven, 38, minyo; Ronaldo Ranollo, 27, ulitawo; Neciforo Cuadra, 39, ulitawo; Arnold Cuarteros, 26, ulitawo ug Felipe Galamiton, 28, ulitawo kinsa pulos nagpuyo sa barangay Bunga sa samang lungsod. Sigun sa taho sa kapulisan nga samtang nagpatrolya sa kadagatan sila si Manlalaban Jesus\ Acebes, fish warden sa barangay Pandan kuyog sa mga sakop sa kapulisan mga alas 11 sa buntag dihang nasigpatan ang maong grupo nga nigamit og tangko-tangko nga ginadili sa balaud. Nabawi gikan sa mga suspetsado mao ang duha ka motorsized nga baroto, usa ka pokot, duha ka propeller pole ug uban pang kagamitan sa pagpanagat. (Andy...Gov orders fast tracking Of Cantakoy hydro devt
AMID looming power crisis and the possible power rationing in the Visayas Grid, local officials here are now jump-starting the Cantakoy Falls hydro-power development at the Wahig-Pamacsalan River into Bohol’s newest clean-energy source. Speaking to the local media at the weekly Mansion news engagement, Bohol Governor Erico Aumentado divulged the possibility of the effect of the planned power rationing in the Visayas grid as an effect of the reduced power outputs due to critical water levels to run the country’s hydro-electric plants. This as possible shutdown for 40 days of the country’s major hydro power plans loom, reports said. He hinted that since the Visayas Grid shares a common power source, there is a possibility of making sure that important power requirements of major industrial and commercial centers would be prioritized. That scenario leaves some areas with decreased power, which may result to rotating brown-outs or power rationing. The governor, who revealed his intention to meet Bohol power providers and the officials of the National Grid Corporation (formerly National Power Corporation), said he wants to be assessed of the local situation by the players themselves. He also insists he has made it a policy to come up with consultations to come up with any decision. The governor also revealed he has met Dennis Villareal and Sta. Clara Development Corporation, who has initially shown interest in developing hydro power in Cantakoy Falls. At present, Bohol power requirement is largely coming from the upgraded 138 KV Leyte Bohol Power Interconnection Project. That is also complemented by three Bohol based hydro-electric power plants, each capable of at least 2.5 KV of power,...Guv vows to unhitch BCRIP 3 impediment
GOVERNOR Erico Aumentado vows to unhitch the snag which has kept the Bohol Circumferential Road Improvement Project III ineligible for foreign funding. Aumentado, who bewailed with the failure of Bohol second and third district representatives to legislate for the immediate conversion of the roads in the Anda peninsula from provincial to national property. Representatives Roberto Cajes and Adam Relson Jala, Aumentado told the media, have failed in ironing the kinks in the legal impediment within their terms. International funding for the project can only be used as soon as the subject proposal is converted to a national road and thus becomes eligible for national government funding. The graduating governor and political giant in Bohol also promised he and soon-to-be third district representative Arthur Yap would make the legislation as their first official acts in the next congress. That is, if Aumentado wins over rival and Congressman Roberto Cajes’ wife Judith in Bohol’s second District. Former Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, runs unopposed in Bohol’s third District and is a sure winner. Earlier, provincial government officials have submitted the proposed project for foreign funding. The project entails major road works including the standard Panglao Island Circumferential Road Improvement, Tagbilaran By-pass Road, Baclayon Diversion Road and the Anda Peninsula Road from Candijay-Anda-Mabini-and then off to Ubay. The project would add more standard concrete national roads in Bohol and is expected to facilitate the flow of traffic in the tourism highways. Anda, Bohol’s next in line tourism ace on the sleeve has been identified by the Provincial officials as the next biggest thing to Panglao, Aumentado revealed....National News
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