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17th Ube Festival, gibuksan
TAGBILARAN CITY, January 19 (PIA)–Gibuksan na karong adlawa ang ika-17 nga Ube Festival nga gipasiugdahan sa Kagamhanang Probinsiyal sa Bohol pinaagi sa Office of the Provincial Agriculturist. Nagdala sa tema nga “Ubing Bol-anon Dugang Palambo-on; Mga Batan-on Ang Pagpananom Buhaton,” modagan gikan karong adlawa, Enero 20 hangtud sa Enero 23, 2017 sa Plaza Rizal ning dakbayan sa Tagbilaran. Gibuksan kini pinaagi sa motorcade nga nagsugod sa alas 12 sa udto nga naggikan sa Camp Bernido, atubangan sa Provincial Health Office (PHO) sa distrito sa Dao paingon sa Bohol Cultural Center diin gipahigayon ang opening program. Sulod sa maong programa, gilusad usab ang International Sustainable Tourism Year 2017 sa pakig-alayon sa Bohol Tourism Office, Bohol Provincial Tourism Council Inc. ug Bohol Association of Hotels, Resorts and Restaurants. Atol sa maong programa, simbolikanhong gihiwa ni Gob. Edgar Chatto ang usa ka ube ug gi- abrihan kini isip paglusad ning tuig 2017 isip United Nations World Tourism Organization International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. Si Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 7 Director Catalino Chan III, ang pinasidunggang dinapit isip representante ni Kalihim Wanda Corazon Teo, nisaad usab nga iapil na ang Ube Festival isip usa sa mga major events sa ilang national tourism calendar. Human sa programa nga gipahigayon sa Bohol Cultural Center, gisunod dayon ang ribbon cutting ug opening of exhibits sa Plaza Rizal. Ang Ubifest, usa ka tinuig nga kapistahan agig pagsaulog sa lagutmon aron pagsugat sa tinuig usab nga ubi harvest. Ang product display nagpakita sa nagkalain-laing ani sa ubi sa mga mag-uuma gikan sa mga nisalmot nga... read moreSHA allowance sa mga magtutudlo, ipagawas na sa DepEd
MANILA, January 19 (PIA)–Madawat na sa mga magtutudlo ang gipaabot nilang Special Hardship Allowance (SHA) gikan sa Department of Education (DepEd). Kini human gi-aprubahan na ni DepEd Kalihim Leonor Briones ang pagpagawas sa pondo alang sa SHA aron pun-an ang kakulang sa mga rehiyonal nga buhatan niini niadtong 2016. Ang maong pondo alang sa kapin 14 ka libong recipient schools nga ang mga magtutudlo nakadestino sa mga hardship posts ug multi-grade classes ug kapin sa duh aka libong school districts ug community learning center nga adunay mobile ug alternative learning system teachers. Una nang nangayo ang DepEd og P977 milyon alang sa SHA niadtong niaging Nobyembre gikan sa Department of Budget (DBM) nga nagpagawas usab og Special Allotment Release Order alang niini niadtong Disyembre 29, 2017. Apil sa mga makadawat sa SHA mao ang mga multigrade, mobile ug ALS teachers gikan sa Rehiyon 1, 2, 3, 4-A, 4-B, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), ug National Capital Region (NCR).... read more
PSA to info-share survey data to Boholanos soon
TAGBILARAN CITY, July 25, (PIA)–Times when wealth of materials that the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has in its disposal and left buried in a drawer somewhere would be gone soon. Seeing that there is so much information that could help Boholanos come up with smarter decisions, PSA Provincial statistician Jessamyne Anne Alcazaren has invited the Philippine Information Agency in Bohol to help them come up with solutions to make these research materials accessible to the community. There, the PIA in Bohol conducted its basic news writing workshop for all the employees and on the job trainees of the PSA, July 24. The workshop, held inside the PSA office Monday had employees submitting drafts which the whole team also edited and corrected to be a mock press release. The writeshop also delved on the treasure trove of data which the PSA in Bohol keeps but has hardly been exposed. The PSA has been as mandated, primarily responsible for all national censuses and surveys, sectoral statistics, the consolidation of selected administrative recording systems and compilations of national accounts. An agency that functions as the central authority in government primary data collection, the office in Bohol deploys enumerators and researchers for the conduct of periodic censuses, according to the PSA website. These include data on population, housing, agriculture, fisheries, business and industry. They also collect and compiles data for analysis to come up with statistical information relating to economics, social, demographic and general condition of the people in communities. But most of the data collected here only gets submitted to Manila and is seldom presented to the people. These surveys also make...Nokia 5630 XpressMusic – the complete entertainment experience
Having difficulty choosing a cellphone to suit your needs? Try the Nokia 5630 XpressMusic. It is a new ultra-slim S60 handset that offers a superior entertainment experience by letting owners quickly and easily play music, videos, games, and shared content as well. Its specifications are: 2.2 inches (240×320 pixels) 150 MB shared memory up to 16GB via microSD (4GB included in package) ARM 11 600 MHz CPU 3G/HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, video, flash front-facing camera for video calls Stereo FM radio with RDS 3.5 mm AV jack The handset is compatible with Nokia Music Store and also features Nokia’s innovative voice-controlled ‘Say and Play’ where owners can merely say the name of a favorite artist/song to automatically play it. It also comes with a complete N-Gage experience. Pictures or videos can be captured and shared via an online community, such as Flickr or Facebook. It has a fairly fast CPU with the ARM 11 600MHz just suitable for the more power-hungry Nokia NGage games. Nokia is also adding phone-charging via USB port. Its estimated retail price will be $260 or Php 12,600. Sources: http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/21373/nokia-5630-xpressmusic/...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Army officer says Anda CAFGUS now investigated
A KEY Army Brigade officer said the government is willing to protect their soldiers or auxiliary army, but only if they commit offenses in the line of duty. 802nd Brigade Civil Military Operations officer Major Eduardo Malig-on said this in reaction to the published reports about abuses allegedly committed by members of the Civilian Armed Forces for Geographical units (CAFGU) in Anda. In a press statement, Major Malig-on said the army has initially found that the subject CAFGU accused of atrocities ranging from attempted rape, drunkenness, indiscriminate firing and stabbing was not on duty at the time. Malig-on added that the army would never tolerate any abuse, especially by their men, and stressed that the army is doing its best to investigate and bring the subjects of the complaints to answer for the allegations....Half-priced drugs now in small drugstores too
CHEAPER medicines are now also available in small town pharmacies across the country. This as the total implementation of the mandatory price cut of some medicines takes effect since September 15, or last Tuesday. The mandatory price cut, now implemented in small drugstores in towns takes effect a month after the law ordered pharmacies with automated ordering systems to implement since August 15. Brought down by the government’s implementation of the Cheaper Medicines Act and the voluntary offer by pharmaceutical companies, the move also makes easy public access to seven categorized drugs. Some of the categorized drugs are anti-hypertensives, anti-cholesterol, anti-thrombotic, anti-diabetics, anti-biotics and anti-cancer drugs. On this, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has directed the Department of Health (DOH) and the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) to monitor the implementation of the law. Bohol Sangguniang Panlalawigan Committee on Health Chair Cesar Tomas Lopez has called everyone in communities to help monitor the implementation of the law in as much as it should help alleviate the concerns of people taking maintenance drugs. Lopez, who is a physician by profession said any drugstore who does not properly implement the law should be reported right away. Included in the price cut are anti-hypertensives Telmisartan’s Micardis, Aprovel, Norvasc, Lipitor and Zithromax, Cytosar-U and Adriblastina. Also in are anti-thrombotics like Plavix and anti-diabetic Diamicron. Antibiotic Tacozin’s Piperazillin, Ciprobay, Flagyl, Augmentin’s are sold at half the price in pharmacies. The rest of the medicines with shaved prices are anti-cancer drugs Blenoxane, Paraplatin, Platinol, Cytoxan, Vepesid, Pirunethol and Zexate....DSWD celebrates National Family Week
This September 21 to 27, 2009, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) spearheads the celebration of the National Family Week. With the theme, “Si Nanay, Matatag sa Lahat ng Bagay”, the celebration highlights the important role that mothers play in strengthening family unity and solidarity. In Central Visayas, the Regional Inter-Agency Committee for the Filipino Family (RIACFF) has lined up several activities to celebrate the family week. Several non-government organizations such as Lihok Filipina, Share-A-Child Movement and Panaghi-usa will schedule seminars and training on family solidarity. The RIACFF will also promote the celebration through radio and TV guestings, forums, and school-based symposia that will be initiated by the DepEd-7. (PIA) Click here for full...Herrera dares congressmen: Publish your funded projects
Vice Governor Julius Caesar Herrera dares representatives to publish their funded projects in the full spirit of transparency. He said every Congressman is entitled to P70 million in pork barrel funds annually, a fact that makes each town in Bohol eligible to at least P5M annually or at least P45M in a full congressman’s term. People have the right to know what these projects are, where they are located, and how the people have benefited from them. Many have not discounted that aside from possible double-funded projects, some money go to bribery, which a recent Transparency International report says, costing the country at least p100M a year. (PIA) Click here for full...CSC Bohol starts accepting prof, sub-prof test applics
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) here is now accepting applications for those taking the pencil and paper examinations for professional and sub-professional categories to join public service. With the examinations set November 15, the deadline for accepting applications would be this September 30. Application forms are available at the CSC Bohol Field Office or are downloadable at the www.csc.gov.ph website. Applicants also need to prepare P350 examination fee. (PIA) Click here for full...National News
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