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Top-to-bottom lifestyle check, ipatuman sa mga buhatan sa DOF
MANILA, November 3 (PIA)–Magpatuman og top-to-bottom lifestyle check si Department of Finance (DOF) Kalihim Carlos Dominguez sa mga ahensiyang sakop sa iyang buhatan ilabi na sa Bureau of Customs (BoC). Sa gipahigayong pulong balitaan sa Malakanyang kagahapon, partikular nga ipalili ni Dominguez ang bank accounts sa mga kawani sa BoC. Giingong kinahanglan usab masusi ang mga balay, sakyanan ug uban pang kabtangan sa mga kawani sa maong ahensiya. Dugang pa ni Dominguez nga sa legislative agenda nga ilang giduso, gusto unta nilang ipatangtang ang privacy provisions nga nahisulod sa bank secrecy law. Kini aron magbaton og otoridad ang gobyerno nga masusi ang bank records sa mga indibidwal nga gidudahang adunay gihimong anomaliya o nalambigit sa korapsiyon kauban na ang tax evasion. Tuyo sa ilang ahensiya nga masumpo ang korapsiyon sa gobyerno apil na ang mga hiwing kawani sa gobyerno.... read moreDOLE ngadto sa pribadong sektor: ihatag og sayo ang 13th month pay
MANILA, November 3 (PIA)–Gipahinumdoman sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ang mga pribadong kumpanya nga angay ihatag og sayo ug dili molapas sa Disyembre 24 ang paghatag sa 13th month pay sa ilang mga kawani. Kini ang gipahayag ni DOLE Kalihim Silvestre Bello III tungod kay giingong ang paghatag sa 13th month pay nahisubay man sa Labor Code of the Philippines ug ang mga patakaran ug regulasyon sa pagpatuman niini. “Ang 13th month pay ay ang pamantayan sa batas-paggawa na hindi ikokompromiso ng DOLE ang pagbabayad nito. Nakasaad sa batas na dapat iulat ng mga employer sa pribadong sektor ang kanilang pagtupad sa benepisyo ng manggagawa,” matud pa ni Bello. Ubos sa Labor Code, ang tanang sakop nga employer angay magsumiter og taho sa pagtuman sa balaod sa pinakaduol nga DOLE regional office nga dili molapas sa Enero 15 matag tuig. Ang 13th month pay kapareho sa 1/12 nga basic salary sa trabahante sa usa ka tuig. Kauban sa basic salary ang tanang bayad o kita nga gibayad sa employer sa empleyado alang sa serbisyong gihatag, apan mahimong dili apil ang cost-of-living allowances (COLA), profit-sharing payments, cash equivalents sa wala nagamit nga vacation ug sick leave credits, overtime pay, premium pay, night shift differential pay, holiday pay, ug tanang allowance ug monetary benefits nga gikonsiderar nga dili parte o kauban sa regular o basic salary sa empleyado.... read more
DTI set to launch int’l food expo
The Department of Trade and Industry’s Center for International Trade Exposition and Missions (CITEM) is set to launch the 11th edition of the International Food Exhibition (IFEX) – Philippines, the biggest international food trade exhibition which will compose of over 700 exhibitors showcasing ethnic and specialty food from various Asian countries. High on this year’s food exhibition is the promotion of the historical, geographical and cultural influences behind the best of Southeast Asia’s distinct cuisines through “TASTE ASEAN,” that is set on 19-21 May at the World Trade Center (WTC) and at the Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) in Pasay City. “Philippines is among the top exporters of food worldwide. We hope that with this year’s IFEX, we could target sales of up to $118 million,” said DTI Trade and Investments Promotion Group Undersecretary Nora K. Terrado. On 6 May, during the IFEX Al Fresco event with the media, CITEM Executive Director Clayton Tugonon announced that with IFEX success in recent years, it should be held annually. “IFEX helps not just uplift the Philippine brand, but also allow our exhibitors to introduce their products to a whole new market globally,” Tugonon added. Past years, the Philippines would hold IFEX after every other year. “ASEAN is home for so many delicacies and food brands that are truly world-class. We hope to make these brands widely known to our local and foreign buyers,” explained Undersecretary Terrado. Tropical fruits, vegetables, fresh and processed seafood, sauces and condiments, and other food products that make up the food industry worldwide will be up for selling during the exposition. Exhibitors, aside from the ASEAN member...No Results Found
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City budget ‘railroaded’ : Rama sees fund for 2010 polls
The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) majority bloc was not stopped in approving the P337,052,121 city budget for 2009, despite protests by opposition lawmakers. City Vice Mayor Jose Antonio Veloso and minority councilors Rama, Oppus and Inting cast doubts on the “unjustified increase” of this year’s fund, which is 31% higher than last year’s budget. The minority accused their colleagues of railroading the budget approval even when there were still pending questions raised on some items that needed clarifications. Veloso adds that the approval breezed through SP deliberations in record-breaking time of just two regular sessions. He says that he could not recall any other meetings where the 2009 city budget was exhaustively discussed and scrutinized. With the 2010 elections just around the corner, Rama pointed out that the “unjustified” increases in the budget could be used to woo votes. While fellow opposition lawmaker, Kag. Oppus disclosed that the discretionary funds appropriated for the Office of the City Mayor surpassed the allowable cap specified by law. Based on COA certified statements of income and expenditures of the city government, it has been observed that the city government is not spending what has been budgeted for. In 2007, the city only spent 83% of total revenues (as budgeted) or only P259 million (based on actual obligations in 2007) against the P310-million in total revenues. As indicated by the 2007 COA Report, the city had P187 million unused funds and are idle in various low-yielding deposits lodged in favored banks. Click here for full...TBTK 2009: A Call for All Boholanos Abroad to be Home
The apartment unit that our family occupies here in Albuquerque, New Mexico is facing the state’s famous landmark – the Sandia Peak. With an elevation of about 10,300 feet, it is indeed an imposing natural wonder and can be seen from afar. Providing clue to the weary travelers that you are already in New Mexico’s borders. It is more than a thousand feet taller than the Philippines’ Mount Apo, its close counterpart. To the many who aren’t mountain climbers, the Sandia Peak is installed with a tramway cable car. So that those who want to reach its peak with relative ease , all you have to do is pay the $15.00 ticket ride and in a matter of minutes you will be there transported to the top of the world. Have a first hand observation what it is to be there close to heaven. To appreciate the beauty of nature and the greatness of God’s creation. Personally, as far as this writer and his family is concern, such location scenery of the Sandia Peak reminds us daily of our home so far away. Where it is also surrounded by hills and mountains – that in Maribojoc far north, Cebu.s topography northwest, the Banat-I Hill somewhere east and the Dayo Hill in nearby Panglao island. There in the city by the bay – Tagbilaran, where we saw the light of day. Where our world got used to be confined within the island province of Bohol. Until fate beckoned us to travel across the Pacific Ocean, live in the United States of America, then go on through such an adventure. To...Judge Melicor sets Agora case hearing
Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 4 Presiding Judge Achilles Melicor is taking on the Agora case hearing. The hearing will be tomorrow. Melicor will be the fourth RTC judge to be assigned the controversial case after it was re-raffled on Monday. Atty. Victor dela Serna and Atty Alexander Lim declined to issue their comments as of presstime on whether they will file a motion for inhibition against Melicor. The case has gone into a merry-go-round at the RTC since it was filed early December last year. Click for full...100 Chinese children to tour Bohol
A 100 Chinese students together with their 20 teachers of Sichuan, China will visit he country and tour Bohol in the following days. The delegation from China confirmed the invitation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo after she saw the destruction in the province caused by the earthquake last May 2008. The visit is included in the psychological regress of the children after the experience after the earthquake. Click here, for vernacular...Lawmakers surprised on P78M hike in ’09 budget
City lawmakers identified, together with the minority bloc, questioned the P78.8 million increase in this year’s budget of the city government. From last year’s obligated expenditure of P258,238,389.00, the proposed budget for this year skyrocketed to P337,052,121.00 or a P78 M increase for 2009. A big surprise since 2008’s budget was even reduced from P343 million in 2007 down to P295 million in 2008. City Vice Mayor Jose Antonio Veloso questioned what projects are in the pipeline for this year to be funded by such considerable increase in the budget. City Budget officer Rose Palma of the Sangguniang Panlungsod could only mention of a P20-million appropriations allotted for vacant positions. Palma was then requested to bring during the next session, the list of projects to as to justify the P78M budget increase. Veloso says that as elected officials, they are accountable to the public for every centavo spent through projects and services. Click for full...National News
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