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Mahanay energized, more islands to follow
By JUNE S. BLANCO JANUARY 7 will forever be etched in the minds of the over 700 households in the three-barangay island of Mahanay off Getafe and Talibon towns. This after Rep. Erico Aristotle Aumentado (Bohol, 2nd District) yesterday powered on the ceremonial switch for the P30-million energization project for the island. Engr. Eugene Tan, manager of the Bohol II Electric Cooperative Inc. (Boheco II) assisted him. In his switch-on message, Aumentado waxed sentimental as he declared the fulfillment of the promise his namesake father and immediate congressional predecessor, former Gov. Erico Boyles Aumentado, made to the islanders. Patterned after the Leyte-Bohol Interconnection project, Mahanay taps power from mainland Bohol through submarine cables. The National Electrification Administration (NEA through then Administrator Edita Bueno downloaded the amount to Boheco II that undertook the bidding process for the cable and installed it, along with the electric poles, power main and lateral lines. Boheco II will manage the power distribution to the households as well. The elder Aumentado had broached the energization plan for the 2nd District’s 35 islands and islets to Bueno. With the technology already available, it did not take him long to convince her. However, death overtook him on Christmas Day of 2012, and in the midst of his campaign for reelection as congressman. He was into his first term on his second stint. Before that, he completed an unprecedented three terms as governor of Bohol. Prior to that, he was congressman also for three terms. Aumentado, the son, picked up the pieces where his father left off. In 2015, his own first term as congressman, he brought to... read moreASEAN 2017 hosting, ilusad sa Davao City sunod semana
MANILA, January 6 (PIA)–Opisyal nga ilusad sa gobyerno ang ASEAN Summit 2017 sa syudad sa Davao sa Enero 15 aron ipasabwag ang kaamogan kalabot sa pag-host ug ang mga benepisyo nga makuha sa atong nasod niini. Matud pa ni Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Kalihim Martin Andanar, opisyal nga ilusad ang ASEAN Summit 2017 sa Davao SMX Convention Center ug ang PCOO nakigkumbuya sa nagkalain-laing ahensiya sa gobyerno nga gipangunahan sa Department of Tourism (DOT) aron magmugna og mga halandomong kalihokan. Gidugang usab sa Kalihim nga ang PCOO ang lead committee sa media affairs and communications nga mopasabwag sa kasayoran ug edukar sa publiko kalabot sa ASEAN. Ang tema karong tuig sa ASEAN 2017 mao ang: “Partnering for Change, Engaging the World.” Gibutyag usab ni Andanar nga mahimong i-summarize ang mga benepisyo nga atong makuha sa unom ka agenda sa pagpulong sa mga ASEAN leaders. Una na niini ang paghimong “people oriented and people-centered” sa ASEAN diin himuong prayoridad ang kahimsog ug nutrisyon sa mga lumulupyo sa ASEAN ug ang social protection sa mga kababayen-an ug mga senior citizens. Apil usab nga hisgotan ang “regional peace stability” diin tanang miyembro sa ASEAN magtinabangay aron mapatunhay ang kalinaw ug mahunong ang pagkatap sa mga ilegal nga droga ug terorismo. Parte usab sa ASEAN meeting ang isyu sa “Maritime Security and Cooperation” diin hisgotan ang territorial dispute sa West Philippine Sea. Apil usab sa hisgotan ang paghimong inclusive sa ASEAN alang sa sektor sa ekonomiya ug seguridad; “resilient ASEAN” o ang pagpakusog sa rehiyon batok sa mga kalamidad ug Climate Change. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)***Jan. 5 PCO... read more
PH cites benefits of WTO Information Technology Agreement
The Philippines, through Department of Trade and Industry’s Board of Investments (BOI) Governor Lucita Reyes, Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines (SEIPI) President Danilo Lachica and Ionics Vice-President for Operations Mr. Jay Chavez, recently participated at the celebration of World Trade Organization’s 20th Information Technology Agreement (ITA) Symposium held on 27-28 June in Geneva, Switzerland. According to Magnolia Uy, DTI Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Geneva (PTIC-Geneva), the event allowed for the member countries to highlight ITA’s role of providing households and domestic businesses access to more affordable and higher-quality Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) through tariffs elimination on hundreds of ICT products. The Philippines, as one of the 82 signatories of ITA, has benefited from the initial ITA signed in 1996 and its expansion of list in 2015. According to the Philippines’ chief ITA negotiator and Board of Investment Governor Lucita Reyes, the country’s ITA membership helped lower prices for key ICT hardware inputs that the BPO industry depends upon. At present, the country’s ICT services exports account for roughly 70% of total services exports while the ICT goods exports account for more than 35% of total exported goods. In terms of ICT goods exports, Lachica added that the Philippine semiconductor and electronics industry continues to grow at a steady rate, ranking as the 17th largest exporter of ICT products in the world valued at approximately USD 24 billion (out of USD 29 billion total electronics exports). However, according to Ionics Vice-President for Operations Jay Chavez, to sustain the demand of ICT services enterprises for ICT products, it is imperative for the Philippines to move...Dell Vostro A840 and A860 now available in the Philippines
Dell has now expanded its Vostro series of computing devices, announced during a live webcast in Beijing, China. The latest in the series is the Vostro A840 and A860, which are designed for home and business users who are looking for a cost effective mobile solution. The specifications for the A840 and A860 almost share the same specifications. They are: Choice of Intel Celeron up to Core 2 Duo, up to 1GB of RAM, a built-in integrated network modem WiFi optional Bluetooth DVD/CD combo drive (or DVD-RW with write capability) integrated PC Card slot either Ubuntu Linux or Microsoft Genuine Windows Vista operating systems They only differ in the following: for the A840 14.1-inch WXGA LCD screen with anti-glare coating 120GB HDD Weighs at 2.3 kilograms for the A860 15.6-inch HD LCD display with anti-glare coating 160GB HDD weighs at 2.6 kilograms The laptops are available already here in the Philippines since August 26. And it will cost from Php30,000 to 36,000 and...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Tourism in CV not affected by crisis
NOT really spared from the adverse effects of the global financial crisis, the Central Visayas economic performance slowed down following a holding back stance until the economy starts to bounce. But according to the Regional Development Council in its Full Council Meeting held Friday at the posh Bohol Tropics Resort here, tourism, one of Visayas’ major economic drivers remained vibrant. The vibrant status can be gleaned from visitor arrival data in the fourth quarter of 2008 which exceeded last year’s level by 9.6%, the RDC briefing notes reveal. The continued influx of foreign travelers coming to the region despite the recession in the United States and other major economies has been the main reason why the region squeezed a double digit increase in foreign visitor arrivals. In fact, observers have noted that a large bulk of foreign arrivals visiting the region were balikbayan homing for the holidays and the festivals in the region in the first quarter of the new year. For foreign travelers, Koreans still remain to be on top comprising more than one-fourth of the total foreign visitors in the region. Japanese ranked next with about 18%. Chinese tourists, perhaps owing to the travel campaigns made by local officials to China have doubled their arrivals since fourth quarter of 2007. In domestic travel, the market showed a slow-down from its previous year’s high double-digit performance of 12.5% in the fourth quarter of 2007 to 8.1% in 2008. In Bohol, from 54,915 tourists in 2006, it went up to 62.033 in 2007 and then rose to 71,366 to an annual...12 Boholanos pick STARS from PGMA
TWELVE young Boholanos receive training certificates for special skills from President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in ceremonies in time for the 155th celebration of the Bohol Day at the Bohol Cultural Center, July 22. The 12 training beneficiaries who were not formally employed as yet, represents the 12 employable workers of each barangay in Bohol who benefits from the Skills Trainings Advocating Reliance and Self-employment (STARS). STARS is a project of the local government of Bohol, the Bohol Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), Bohol’s congressional representatives and the President through her social funds. The project has a funding requirement of P26M in funds, and as agreed, 25% of it would be shouldered by the Capitol, another 25T sources our from the three Bohol Congressional Representatives while the President, through her social fund has pitched in the remaining 50% of the funding requirement, explains Governor Erico Aumentado earlier. The 12 beneficiaries, or 24 special skilled workers after the second year of the project get free trainings from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and would hopefully be unemployed, explains Vice Governor Julius Caesar Herrera in an interview. The project is mainly a part of the government’s bid to put up emergency employment and livelihood opportunities to keep people above water in this time of economic turn-down, he stressed. The project, as conceptualized by the Bohol Chamber of Commerce and Industry aims to generate as much as 26,616 jobs in two years also would hopefully start some P204M income opportunities for Bohol, explains past president Norris Joseph Oculam. Lucky training beneficiaries are...POEA-7 registers increase in deployment of workers abroad for 1st semester’09
Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA-7) records revealed that there are 15,702 employment contracts that have been processed from January to June, this year. POEA-7 Legal Officer Atty. Imelda Lerida bared these over 15T people are the new batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), being their first time to work beyond our shores, that will be helping the country’s national economy through their dollar remittances. Lerida said their agency also processed 14,064 returning OFWs under their ‘Balik Manggagawa’ Program in the first six months this year. In-demand jobs abroad are skilled workers such as construction workers and welders, medical professionals such as nurses, caregivers and domestic helpers. (PIA/FCR) Click here for full...PGMA: Bohol emerges as a promising province
Bohol has now become a middle class province that continues to develop to perhaps becoming one of the richest provinces nationwide. It is now hailed as the model province for peace and tourism growth. A far cry in 2001 when it was identified as one of the top 10 poorest provinces in the country. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said this during Bohol’s 155th Foundation Day celebration where she was the guest of honor. Arroyo said when she first came into power in 2001, Bohol was one of the top 10 poorest provinces nationwide primarily due to the problem of insurgency that has prevented the province from making economic headway. The President then cited Gov. Erico Aumentado’s efforts to ensure that basic services trickle down to the grassroots level in order to cut the chain of poverty and rebellion that have haunted the province for decades. In 2005, the province of Bohol has been freed from the problem of insurgency and peace followed immediately after that led to the steady growth of progress which up to now continues to spread, according to Pres. Arroyo. The President also said Bohol is the role model of peace and development as programs implemented by the Kalayaan Barangay Programs (KBP) in conflict areas is patterned after the peace advocacy programs of Bohol. (PIA/FCR) Click here for full...DOST calls for entries to Visayas Island Invention Festival-Contest
The 2009 Visayas Island Invention Festival/Contest will be held on October 2-4. This was the announcement from the Department of Science and Technology – Technology Application Institute (DOST-TAPI). The Visayas Cluster Invention Contest features the following categories, namely: Outstanding Invention (Tuklas Award), Outstanding Utility Model, Outstanding Industrial Design, Outstanding Creative Research (Likha Award) and the Outstanding Student Creative Research (Sibol Award). Entry forms and rules and criteria for invention contest can be downloaded from the website at http://www.dost.gov.ph. Deadline for entries is on September 15, 2009 not later than 5:00pm, at the DOST Regional Office No. 7, Gov. M. Cuenco Avenue, Banilad, Cebu City. (PIA) Click here for full...National News
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