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Police deny claims of abductions in Bohol
TAGBILARAN CITY, February 28 (PIA)–Camp Dagohoy has categorically denied the claims rounding up social media sites claiming alarm on attempts of kidnapping of school children. Bohol Police Camp Dagohoy, through Police Superintendent Vincent Paul Dumaguing said there is no such reports reaching Camp Dagohoy. At the recent Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) Meeting February 28, the Camp Dagohoy Spokesperson said they are collecting filed reports every 6 AM and 6 PM, and there has been no such thing indicated in reports from police stations in the town. Earlier, reports citing police authorities advising the public about the alleged activities of a group roaming around Bohol onboard a van to kidnap children along roads seeped through the social media. At least a local paper also had the report printed. The news reports cited incidents in Sikatuna, Sierra Bullones, Valencia, Tubigon and Cortes. In a radio interview, Cortes police officer 1 Gregorio Pacot shared that two brothers: 7 and 11 were allegedly walking along the national highway in Loreto, when a black van suddenly blocked their path. As to reports, a bonnet-clad man stepped out of the van and allegedly tried to take the children. According to the Cortes cop, the kids’ parents narrated that the children ran away and escaped, and the alleged kidnappers did not pursue the fleeing children. Also in the report was another case that purportedly happened in Tubigon town, which also accordingly pushed local authorities to dispatch army and police authorities to secure their barangays. At the same meeting, a member of the PPOC privately tried to get a confirmation about another text message of... read moreBohol records 15.78% fewer crimes by first 53 days of ’17
TAGBILARAN CITY, March 1 (PIA)–Take it from the logs, there have been far fewer crimes in Bohol when the anti-drug drive floored it in 2016 compared to the same stretch in 2017. In a report which the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Bohol delivered before the Provincial Peace and Order Council assembled at the People’s Mansion Conference Hall February 28, Bohol police Camp Dagohoy spokesperson PSInspector Vincent Paul Dumaguing revealed that total crimes in the first 53 days of 2016 was 187 incidents higher than the same period in 2017. Within the first 53 days of 2017, Camp Dagohoy police headquarters registered an average monthly crime rate of 37 from 42 last year, or 6 cases variance. For average monthly index crime rates, Camp Dagohoy also noted similar down trend of 13 from 17 recorded in 2016 and or 4 cases variance, Inspector Dumaguing pointed out. As to crime solution efficiency, Bohol police pegged a 45%, solving 528 of 1185 crimes in January to February 2016. In 2017, the crime busters noted a 51% crime solution efficiency solving 511 of 998 crimes in the beginning days of 2017. According to Camp Dagohoy Chief PSSUpt Felipe Natividad, police would consider a crime solved when they have identified the suspect, filed appropriate charges and has arrested the culprit or suspect. And as to its crime clearance efficiency, in 2016, Bohol police lumped a 51% in 2016, a record which improved in 2017 with 60% by clearing 598 of 998 crimes recorded. Cleared crimes are those which police have identified the suspects, and a case has been filed relative to the accusations... read more
Negosyo Center staff undergo small business counseling course on operations management
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in partnership with the Association of Development Facilitation and Enterprise Counselors Incorporated (ADFEC Inc.), conducted a Small Business Counselors’ Course on Operations Management (SBCC104) for DTI’s Negosyo Center business counselors on August 14-19 this year at Dohera Hotel in Mandaue City, Cebu. According to DTI Assistant Regional Director Nelia Navarro, the six-day SBCC training was meant to enable the business counselors to know the intricacies of operations management in order for them to offer relevant information to clients as they counsel new and aspiring entrepreneurs who want to develop their business enterprise. The recently concluded training participated by Negosyo Center business counselors in Central Visayas also included plant visits to expose them to operations of various companies. After the visits, participants were tasked to produce a report on their observations based on the measures given by the facilitators. Dir. Navarro explained that the training of business counselors is one significant step to developing the economy in the countryside. “DTI wants to inspire those living in the provinces to engage in entrepreneurship by having well trained business counselors who can assist them and guide them as they navigate the complex world of business.” ARD Navarro explained. “We really have to capacitate our business counselors because they are DTI’s frontline staff. Moreover, majority of those they assist through our programs are situated in the countryside.” ARD Navarro added. After SBCC 104, Dir. Navarro disclosed that the agency is currently preparing to complete the series of trainings for business counselors. “We hope to finish the remaining two sessions before the year ends.” Negosyo Centers serve...Tech Talk: Samsung unveils iPad competition
Its called the Galaxy Tablet, and its making itself known to the market as the latest competitor to Apple Inc.’s iPad technology. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Tablets represent a new source of revenue for Samsung, which is making up for its lost ground in the intense and competitive world of smart-phone manufacturing. Samsung is relying on its carrier partners to sell the Galaxy, which runs on Google Inc.’s Android Software. The Tab is expected to have its US launch over the next few months, which means, the waiting is still quite long for locals here in the Philippines who wish to buy. The Galaxy Tab is essentially a larger version of Samsung’s Galaxy S Smartphone. It customizes core applications such as email and contacts, offers Wi-Fi capabilities, and provides a hub for reading magazines, books or newspapers. It lacks a removable battery though, and requires a proprietary dock to connect to a PC. While the iPad screen measures at 9.7 inches, the 7-inch screen of the Tab allows for a slimmer profile. Its advantage from the iPad? The Samsung Galaxy Tablet supports the latest version of Adobe Flash, something the iPad can’t do. It also features a camera on both sides of the device as well as a slot for expandable memory. Samsung plans to support the device with two major software updates a year. With trending of technology going high speed towards integration and mobility, its not surprising that some staple gadgets are pretty much going...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Auza.Net Releases PRCPassers.com Beta
Auza.Net has released another free online service called PRCPassers.com (http://www.prcpassers.com), a fast search engine for names of board examinees who passed the PRC exams. It is still in its beta stage which means there are still improvements being done but the site is already usable by the general public. The service is unique compared to all other websites that publish lists of board exam passers because it is a real search engine where you simply type in the last, first or middle name or any combination of these and the results are shown immediately. The user is no longer required to click several links before finding the list of names which can take quite some time. PRCPassers.com keeps an index of the board exam passers allowing for a very fast search, while providing the user a link to the official results on the PRC website so the results can be verified. In contrast, the other websites that publish the board exam results simply copy the data and republish them. The search engine is a customized WordPress plugin that includes a very fast search algorithm developed specifically for this type of index. It also performs the indexing everytime a new list of board exam passers are published by the PRC. Even though the plugin performs complicated functions, the development period was relatively short, a total of 5 working days only. This is because the developer only had to develop the functions that are specific to the search engine. All other functions like authentication and database abstraction are already handled by WordPress (http://www.wordpress.org), a very popular content management system. Click here...Work on P7.5B Bohol international airport starts next month; cruise ships coming soon for stopovers
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday said the construction of the P7.54 billion Panglao Bohol International Airport will begin next month, barring any protest on the winning bid. The major airport project is aligned with the national and Central Visayas regional development framework, which identified Bohol as well within the Central Philippines super region dedicated to tourism. To date, the country has eight international airports. The existing airport in Bohol’s capital city of Tagbilaran is categorized as a domestic airport. The President said Bohol’s tourism potential will also be bolstered by the decision of foreign cruise ships to begin stopovers in the province starting this May. These twin announcements on tourism prospects were widely applauded by the students and faculty of Holy Name University (HNU), even as the President shared with her audience her super regions accomplishments, to include those in Central Philippines. The President praised the Boholanons for their warmth and hospitality that, together with the province’s natural wonders, have been drawing both local and foreign tourists. The President said her administration has poured in P1 billion in infrastructure investments into Bohol alone over the last nine years, including the construction of the Bohol Circumferential Road and the Tubigon and Ubay Ports....Nilugos sa babaye nga may diperensiya sa utok pasakaan og sumbong
GIANDAM na sa kapulisan ang sumbong nga pagpanglugos batok sa usa ka ulitawo nga gitumbok nga maoy nilugos sa usa ka babaye nga may diperensiya sa pangisip. Nasayran sa taho nga giandam na sa kapulisan sa Maribojoc ang sumbong nga ipasaka didto sa piskaliya batok sa suspetsado nga si Adelo Acero, 38-anyos, nagpuyo sa barangay San Roque, Maribojoc, Bohol. Sayo niini, ang biktima nga taguon lamang sa ngalang Trixie, 21-anyos gikatahong gipasakay sa maong suspek sa iyang motorsiklo paingon sa siyudad sa Tagbilaran niadtong Miyerkulis sa gabii. Matud sa taho nga pagkahuman niini, giuli ang biktima sa suspek sa gipuy-an niini sa usa ka dapit sa Maribojoc apan nakamatikod ang inahan niini nga nabiktima sa pagpanglugos hinungdan nga nagpatabang kini sa mga sakop sa Maribojoc Police Station. Nasikop ang gitudlo nga suspetsado ug kasamtangang gibilanggo didto sa Maribojoc PNP detention cell. (Andy...68-anyos nga babaye grabeng naangol human nabanggaan og motorsiklo
GRABENG naangol ang usa ka 68-anyos nga babaye human aksidenteng nabanggaan og motorsiklo samtang ang biktima nisuway sa pagtabok sa pikas nga bahin sa nasudnon dalan didto sa Poblacion Ondol, Loboc, Bohol kagahapon sa buntag. Biktima giila nga si Merlita Priete, minyo ug nagpuyo sa barangay Bagumbayan sa maong lungsod. Nakaangkon ang biktima og mga bali sa iyang walang siko ug walang bahin sa iyang gusok ug gioperahan sa Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Regional Hospital sa dakbayan sa Tagabilaran. Nahitabo ang insidente pasado alas 8 sa buntag samtang nagdagan ang usa ka motorsiklo nga Honda Bravo nga nagtangag sa plaka numero 8005 GR ug gimanehoan ni Oliver Jala, 22-anyos, ulitawo, usa ka construction worker, taga-Sitio Soso, barangay Villaflor sa samang lungsod padulong sa sentro nga bahin dihang pag-abot sa maong dapit, kalit nga nitabok ang biktima sa karsada paingon sa merkado publiko. Wala na makapreno ang drayber sa iyang ug iyang napunggitan ang maong biktima. Nisurender didto sa Loboc Police Station ang maong drayber human sa insidente. (Andy...Bading nga gikatahapang pusher dakpan sa Loboc
USA ka bading nga gidudahan nga tigpayuhot sa ilegal nga drugang shabu nadakpan sa gihimong ronda sa bahan sa Philippine Drug Enforcement Agebcy kun PDEA-Bohol ug Loboc Police Station didto sa pinuy-anan niini sa Poblacion Sawang, Loboc, Bohol niadtong Biyernes sa hapon. Suspetsado nailhan nga si Romeo Incon, 47-anyos, ulitawo. Nasayran sa taho nga ang mga sakop sa PDEA pinangoluhan sa hepe niini nga Intelligence Officer 2 Earl Rallos ug Loboc PNP ubos sa hepe niini nga si Senior Inspector Antonio Gujelde nironda sa balay sa suspek pinasikad sa search warrant nga gipirmahan ni Maghuhukom Fernando Fuentes III sa Regional Trial Court Branch 49 nga nakabase sa dakbayan sa Tagbilaran. Nasakmit gikan sa pinuy-anan ni Incon mao ang usa ka gamay nga sachet nga gituohang dunay shabu residue ug mga shabu papahernalia. Gikustodiya ang natumbok nga suspetsado didto sa buhatan sa PDEA apan nahibaw-an sa taho gikan sa maong buhatan nga gi-release na kini kagahapon human nakabayad sa piyansa nga mokabat ngadto sa P200,000 didto sa maong hukmanan . (Andy...National News
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