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“Go after vehicle owners” Dads tell traffic enforcers
TAGBILARAN CITY, January 21 (PIA)—If the push carries on, traffic enforcers and deputies may have one more thing against minor drivers, or those operating vehicles without licenses. At the recent Provincial Peace and Order Council Meeting at the Governor’s Mansion, no less than Prosecutor Macario Delusa reminded traffic enforcers and road deputized agents that they still have one ace in keeping traffic in control. Already feeling the pangs of traffic congestion with the influx of cheap cars and easy to own motorcycles, traffic deputies in the city have their hands full in keeping the streets passable. Add to that the rising number of motorists on the road, the easing up economy and the loose implementation of traffic regulations and the problem worsens. In November for example, crime statisticians at Camp Dagohoy, Bohol’s police headquarters bared that there were 8 recorded homicides, reads PSuperintendent Lorenzo Batuan. Delivering his report for PSSupt. Felipe Natividad, Supt Batuan also added that during the month, they noted 44 cases where traffic incidents caused damage to property and a staggering 123 cases of traffic related physical injuries. Camp Dagohoy police noted that of the total 175 crimes, a huge portion of it involved drivers without licenses, minors and unregistered vehicles. Even PPOC Chairman and Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto also noted that in his sorties all over the province, he witnessed young drivers who sometimes are not tall enough to tap the motorcycle gears. Severely undermanned and still embroiled in fixing controversy at their local offices, Land Transportation Office authorities represented by Florencio Balazuela admits they can only do their best in making their... read moreRains bring full capacity To major dams in Bohol
Tagbilaran City–Bane or boon, the heavy downpour which caused massive hassle in Bohol in the past days have filled Bohol’s major dams. When the excessive amount of water swelled rivers and creeks and submerged crops and recefields, it also managed to fill all four major irrigation reservoirs in Bohol. Already in their spilling levels, the water in Malinao Dam in Pilar, Bayongan Dam in San Miguel, Capayas Dam in Ubay and Zamora Dam in Talibon indicate a good start for a cropping year, according to National Irrigation Administration (NIA) 7 Regional Manager Engr. Modesto Membreve. In fact, Bayongan Dam in San Miguel, Bohol which has not seen so much water, spilled at about 3:00PM, January 16, and Engr Membreve was there on site to personally observe the situation, shared NIA-7 Information Officer Tony Alonzo. “I am observing the current situation closely to able to decide whatever action is necessary to make on this rainy condition, and use it to our advantage.” RM Membreve was quoted saying. Although Bayongan Dam rarely reaches its spilling level, NIA Management is confident that it has held up well to its purpose and design since the start of its operation. Project critics have doubted the feasibility of the mega dam, but situation like this is one of the many justifications for this project, Alonzo pointed out. Since the completion of the Bohol Irrigation Project Phase II in 2009, which was highlighted by the construction of the 35.50 meters high Bayongan Dam, it was only after three years, or in 2012, that the dam’s reservoir reached... read more
Sandugo expo caps 5 day sale with P 12 M
TAGBILARAN CITY, July 28, (PIA)–The five day Sandugo regional products showcase better known now as Sandugo Trade Expo closed off Sunday capping a total sales of P12,278,357.00 in five days of selling by some 94 small and medium enterprises from at least six regions. First started as Bohol Products Trade Fair, the event which has drawn national and international buyers has now gathered the best showcase of the regions which include processed foods, homestyle gifts and toys, furniture, fashion accessories and other crafted products, according to Department of Trade and Industry trade and industry development specialist Blair Panong. The trade expo coincides with the annual celebration of Boholano brand of friendship celebrated in the July Sandugo Festival which commemorates the historic blood compact between Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and Boholano chieftain Sikatuna. Romping out as topsellers during the trade expo exhibited at the Island City Mall between July 19 to 23, were Cebu’s Maexel Chi-cha bites and Snack Food with P271,530 in cash sales for processed foods, Cebu’s GTH Foundation Inc., OTOP Store and Tindahang Pinoy with P797,000 in cash and under negotiations sales. For furniture, Region 8’s Naty’s Antique Furniture closed some P829,000.00 in cash and under negotiations sales upon the exhibit’s egress Sunday. With the Trade expo adopting green economic development themes since three years ago, organizers also handed a special Green Product Award to TAGBTIC. TAGBITIC is a Tagbilaran City based garbage up-cycling group composed of women groups from Cogon and whose products include recycled plastic and dried leaf materials crafted into home items and accessories...MSI launches its latest from the XSeries line: MSI Xslim X340
On May 7, 2009, MSI Philippines officially launched the MSI XSlim X340. The X340 is the thinnest notebook coming out of its XSeries line. To strike a balance between performance and battery life, MSI chose an Intel ULV proccessor instead of an Atom. The following are its specifications: * Intel Core 2 Solo ULV SU3500 @ 1.4GHz * 13.4″ TFT LCD (1366×768 pixels) * GMA 4500MDH * 250GB/320GB/500GB SATA HDD * 2GB DDR2 RAM * 1.3MP webcam * WiFi 802.11 b/g/n * 2-in-1 card reader * an external DVD Super-Multi drive * Bluetooth 2.0 * 2 x USB 2.0 ports * 1 D-Sub (VGA) * 4 or 8 cell battery * weighs 1.3kg (2.87 lbs) * an optional WiMax 802.16e wireless Reports earlier says, the X340 will be priced at Php49,999. Sources: http://www.yugatech.com/blog/personal-computing/msi-xslim-x340-launched-and-priced/...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Panglao Bohol International Airport finally to commence in December (Update)
The much delayed not awaited Panglao Bohol International Airport with its proposed plan looks astonishing. Panglao Bohol International Airport FINALLY TO soon COMMENCE and will kick off the ground work for the runway and navigational facilities by December this year. However, this terminal building (in the perspective) will come later as the government decided to let the private sector undertake the project under a build-operate-transfer BOT scheme. Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo issued marching orders that the construction of the said airport should start its construction Christmas this year. The presidential green light was pushed during the crucial meeting with the President which was held five days earlier of its original date at the Pangarap Executive House in...Provincial SP Chairman opposes Bohol promoted as agricultural basket of Central Visayas.
Bohol should be self-sufficient in agriculture particularly in vegetable supply, according to the chairman of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. Vice Gov. Julius Caesar Herrera pointed out that available figures show the province produces only about 37% of its vegetable consumption. He added that the province had been promoted as the agricultural basket of Central Visayas but is not even self-sufficient in vegetable supply. Herrera has embarked on a massive information campaign urging people to plant vegetables in their backyard. The vice-governor also regularly distributes seedlings to different barangays in the province for this purpose. Herrera has aggressively lobbied with municipal and barangay councils to pass resolutions banning the sale of vegetables in public markets so people would be forced to plant them. Herrera stressed that unless Boholanos do their share of planting at home and increasing production, prices will go higher from less supply for high demands in agricultural...SP to make geo-hazard maps available to LGUs
WITH geo-hazard maps may be available to some Municipal Planning and Development Officers, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) wants it available to all local government units here. According to Vice Governor Julius Caesar Herrera, the move is crucial so as to allow local governments to be aware of hazard prone areas in their responsibility and base their land use plans on the inputs. He added that the legislative body acknowledges the urgency of allowing the information to seep into every community to better prepare the people of any hazard coming their way. On the alleged poor government reaction to the flash floods that caught Metro Manila residents by surprise last week, Herrera said people must know what are the risks coming to them. In a resolution introduced by Herrera and approved en masse, the legislative body directs the at least three local government agencies to make the geo hazard maps available to all local government units in Bohol. The Philippine Institute of Vulcanology and Seismology (PhiVolcs) and the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) with Bohol Disaster and Coordinating Council jointly undertook the Ready project in 1997. The project allowed Bohol towns to have geo-hazard maps and even trained local government officials in emergency responses to disasters. The hazard maps however are confined only at the municipal planning and development offices in some towns, revealed PDCC Action Officer Lt. Col Raul Mendez in an interview. Over this, the SP asks the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the local Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA) and the PhiVolcs to institute joint efforts to urgently produce the geo-hazard maps...Bohol READY for disasters?
PINPOINTING danger zones may be something new for government agencies and units as President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo asked them to better prepare, but its nothing new for Bohol. Since 1997, Bohol through the Capitol has had the READY project implemented under the Philippine Vulcanology and Seismology (PhiVolcs). READY Project is basically hazard mapping and assessment for effective community based disaster risk management, explains Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC) Action Officer Lt. Col. Raul Mendez. Speaking at the weekly Kapihan sa PIA, Col. Mendez reiterated that with the Ready Project, towns have been capacitated to know which areas in their responsibilities are prone to disaster. This allows them to plan well ahead and so local government can also appraise people about the risks involved in insisting to develop areas within the hazard zones. The project also puts in place specific responses and evacuation plans to keep people save from disasters, Col. Mendez bared. The presidential directive also came on the heels of disasters hitting Metro Manila and brought about by storm Ondoy. “Somebody must be in charge of designating the areas,” the President stressed at the Cabinet meeting held at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. In Bohol, the PDCC has broken the usual reactive approach to disasters with the hazard maps now in place. With Capitol, the local governments here have received trainings on Rapid Earthquake Damage Assessment System, a computer-software born out of the hazard maps, he continued. Using the concept of simulation, Philvolcs geoscientists and now local governments who see the software as useful in their land use planning can now generate seismic and hazard maps for emergency response....Small drugstores in Central Visayas found reluctant to comply with Cheaper Medicines Act
Small drugstores in Region 7 are still reluctant to comply with the Cheaper Medicines Act. Only 401 out of 1,277 small and medium-sized drugstores have complied with the implementation of the CMA. Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD-7) Head Monina Coyoca said that those who have not complied do not necessarily mean they refused to heed the government’s order but that they are still in the process of doing their inventory and making the necessary adjustments before slashing prices of identified drugs. The BFAD-7 official however warned that non-compliance to the law after the deadline will face stiff penalties such as payment of fines and revocation of their license. (PIA/FCR) Click here for full...National News
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