by admin | Feb 18, 2017 | Tech Talk
This year the major Information and Communications Technology conference for the Visayas will be hosted in Bohol on March 2. This is brought to us by the Provincial Government of Bohol through the Bohol Investment Promotion Center (BIPC), City of Tagbilaran, DICT, NICP, and VICTOR.
The VICTOR (Visayas ICT Cluster Organisation) Conference brings together the leaders of industry, government the regional tech councils. This is something that should not be missed especially by the leaders and faculty of the educational institutions of Bohol, and local industry leaders.
Under normal circumstances attendees would be primarily from the Visayas, yet this year there are many coming from across the country, perhaps attracted by the natural beauty of our province.
The objective is for decision makers to share best practices and better prepare for the opportunities in the new tech-enabled economy. Attendees will get the latest about the exciting tech developments happening across the country.
A major aim is to bring benefits to Bohol, hence the conference will showcase the opportunities for industry to bring high value jobs here. Visiting experts will mentor to fill gaps such as talent availablity and development.
The following day, the CreaCon will be held, a conference for creatives. The exciting yet demanding digital creative fields of writing, art, animation, graphic design, entertainment and games will be presented and discussed by national experts. Whereas the prior VICTOR day will cater for the established leaders, this day will assist the up and coming players.
Leaders in Education: please register for March 2 VICTOR
Creative Professionals: please register for March 3 CreaCon
Contact Bohol Investment Promotion Center for tickets on 501-8063.
by admin | Feb 3, 2017 | Announcements, Features
Republic of the Philippines
Province of Bohol
MUNICIPALITY OF CALAPE
OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION OFFICER
Press Release
Nick P. Sendrijas
09353087663
Inspired by the holding of the Miss Universe Pageant in the Philippines, the Calape Executive Committee has decided to hold the Miss Calape 2017 this coming fiesta celebration of the municipality’s Patron, Saint Vincent Ferrer on May 10, 2017.
According to Mayor Nelson N. Yu, the beauty pageant is open to Calapeños even those living abroad as long as they have roots from Calape and are still Filipino citizens.
This year’s beauty contest chairperson is Engr. Nicefora Yu, the wife of Mayor Yu.
Mrs. Yu said Candidates must be between 16 and 24 years old, at least 5’2” in highest, single never been married and has not given birth.
The minimum educational attainment must be high second level, with good moral reputation as attested by the Punong Barangay.
Mrs. Yu also said it is necessary that a photocopy of the candidate’s birth certificate is also filed, consent of parents for those below 18 years old, parent/guardian waiver, and a whole body photograph in a dress.
The team of Rene Gatal of Tagbilaran City will manage the whole beauty contest which has a prize of P20,000 for the Miss Calape and consulation prizes for all participants who would qualify in the final selection.
The pageant organizes will provide the official shoes, swim suits, evening gowns and production number outfits for the candidates. To complete the pageants preparation, hair and make up services will be provided by the a team of artists.
She said all candidates must prepare a talent to be performed during the talent night and it shall be performed not more than five minutes.
The candidates sponsoring entities will provide for their candidate’s talent show requirements.
Mrs. Yu has also announced that the Committee will start accepting applications on Wednesday February 15, 2017 and the deadline will be on February 28, 2017.
Should the number of potential candidates exceeds 12, the applicants will undergo the screenings in March.
For interested parties, kindly call or see Ms. Tata Yu, at 09171102382.
by admin | Feb 1, 2017 | Kontra Droga, Major Events, Malakanyang Updates
MANILA, February 1 (PIA)–Gitun-an na sa Malakanyang ang pagmugna og special task force sa Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) nga motabang sa Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) sa anti-illegal drugs campaign.
Human kini sa direktiba ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte sa Philippine National Police (PNP) nga ihunong na ang operasyon batok sa ilegal nga droga ug pagtutok sa internal cleansing batok sa mga police scalawags.
Sa pagpanumpa sa mga bag-ong na-promote nga military generals ug flag officers kagahapon sa Malakanyang nga gipangunahan ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte, gipalutaw niini ang kamahinungdanon sa papel sa militar sa kalamboan sa nasod sa pagseguro sa kalinaw ug seguridad.
Sa maong oath-taking rites sa Malakanyang, gisukot sa Presidente ang mga bag-ong opisyal sa militar sa pagbantay sa kaayohan sa nasod ug sa pagtabang sa pag-implementar sa reporma sa gobyerno.
“As we endeavor to carry out reforms in all government agencies, I wish that you remain to be the kind of officers who put the welfare of the organization, the nation, and its people above your personal considerations,” matud pa ni Duterte.
Gibalik usab sa Presidente ang iyang panawagan sa militar sa pagpabiling loyal sa bandila ug sa konstitusyon.
Una nang miingon ang Presidente nga iya usab tahasan ang mga sundalo aron arestuhon ang mga badlongon nga polis. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Feb 1, 2017 | Kontra Droga, Malakanyang Updates, National News
MANILA, February 1 (PIA)–Mi-apelar ang Malakanyang nga angay mosalig sa Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) ug National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) sa ilang anti-illegal drugs operations.
Kini human gipahunong ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte ang Oplan Tokhang sa mga polis tungod kay nagamit kini sa mga police scalawags.
Matud pa ni Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella, mas maayo nga saligan na lamang ang proseso ug lakang sa PDEA ug NBI.
Samtang plano usab sa Malakanyang nga banhawon ang Philippine Constabulary (PC).
Mismong si Presidente Duterte ang nisugyot sa maong posibilidad sa gipahigayong command conference niadtong niaging semana.
Matud pa ni Abella nga sa pagkakaron, wala pa’y opisyal nga polisiya alang sa maong sugyot sa Presidente.
Apan giseguro ni Abella nga usa kini sa mahimong item sa balaodnong iduso sa administrasyon.
Gipasabot ni Abella nga banhawon ang P.C tungod kay gusto sa Presidente nga magbaton og mas masaligang ahensiya nga ang magpadagan mao ang militar ug dili “civilian in nature” sama sa PNP. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Jan 31, 2017 | Kontra Droga, Major Events, Police Reports
TAGBILARAN CITY, January 31 (PIA)–Gi-anunsiyo ni Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Dir. Gen. Ronald Dela Rosa kagahapon nga ihunong una ang Oplan Tokhang ug Project Double Barrel sa PNP sa tibuok nasod.
Kini human gipabungkag ni Dela Rosa ang tanang anti-illegal drugs unit sa PNP agi og pagsunod sa mando ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte.
Matud pa ni Dela Rosa nga gitangtang na sa Presidente ang gahom sa PNP sa pag-operate nga adunay kalabotan sa ilegal nga droga ug sa pagkakaron, “war on scalawags policemen” na ang tutokan sa nasudnong polisya.
Nagpasabot kini nga nakatutok na sila sa ‘internal cleansing’ human ang serye sa krimen nga gilambgitan sa mga polis partikular ang pagkamatay sa Koreanong si Jee Ick Joo.
Gibutyag pa ni Dela Rosa nga itukod sa PNP ang Counter-Intelligence Task Force nga mosusi sa tanang polis ilabi na kadtong mga napasakaan na og kaso kaniadto apan nakabalik pa gihapon sa serbisyo human mi-apela.
Magpadayon pa gihapon ang war on drugs sa gobyerno apan ang Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) na ang mahimong lead agency.
Una nang gi-anunsiyo ni Presidente Duterte nga gi-uswag niya ang war on drugs hangtud mahuman ang iyang termino nga unom ka tuig.
Dinhi sa lalawigan sa Bohol, opisyal nang gimando sa Bohol Provincial Police Office (BPPO) sa tanan nilang kawani ang paghunong sa implementasyon sa Oplan Tokhang ug Project Double Barrel-Alpha sugod kagahapon, Enero 30.
Apan gitataw sa tigpamaba sa BPPO nga si Sr. Insp. Vincent Dumaguing nga bisan pa gimando ang paghunong sa war on drugs sa tibuok PNP, ipadayon gihapon nila ang pagsikop sa mga maaktohang nisalmot sa aktibidad sa ilegal nga droga. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Jan 31, 2017 | Business, Local News / Bohol Balita, Tourism
The wallets, fans, and key holder samples were created by Rowena, Telyz, and Angelita — all members of a women’s group in Barangay Cogon in Tagbilaran, Bohol.
The souvenir items were made from used plastic shopping bags and snack wrappers.
The women were trained by a 27-year old Japanese volunteer Chisato Kanno dispatched under the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s (JICA) Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) Program.
“Bohol has a thriving tourism industry, but waste management is a challenge. I am introducing a system to the community on recycling plastic, and creating products that they can sell for income,” said Kanno.
With help from JICA, Bohol’s local government, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Education (DepEd), and barangay Cogon, an upcycling facility project was launched in Tagbilaran, the first of its kind in the Philippines to use digital fabrication equipment.
“Upcyling” is converting unwanted objects like plastics into usable ones without degrading its quality.
In Tagbilaran City, about 10 tons of waste materials, particularly plastic shopping bags are discarded on average.
Through upcycling, waste materials like plastic are collected then washed and cleaned. The plastic materials are cut and pressed using a machine to form new plastic sheets that are then transformed into new products.
The heat press machine was designed by another Japanese volunteer dispatched in Bohol’s Department of Trade and Industry, Shiro Takaki. Takaki assembled the upcycling equipment using a previous JICA-assisted project and the country’s first fabrication laboratory in Bohol.
Through the project, women of Barangay Cogon saw how trash could be redesigned to become someone else’s treasure, while helping low-income families.
“My husband has no fixed salary so I’m happy to help support our household by being part of this project,” said Rowena, 37 years old.
“My role is to link the city hall, provincial government, barangays, and other institutions to support these women in sustaining the project and marketing the products,” added Kanno.
Kanno, who graduated from a cross cultural communication degree in Senshu University in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, said, “Japan and the Philippines are different in lifestyle and in the way we work, but we can overcome the cultural differences by working together as one.”
“The women in the barangay participate in the design process and they are proud to create something new that can also help uplift their lives,” she said.
by admin | Jan 31, 2017 | DTI Updates, Malakanyang Updates, National News
The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) through the DTI is again conducting its 6th run of the Customer Experience Survey for Renewal of Business Permit. The said survey is conducted once a year during the renewal period of business permits. For this year, the survey will be conducted from January to February and is targeted to cover 164 local government units (LGUs). It aims to determine satisfaction level and assess performance of LGUs in terms of Business Permits and Licensing System (BPLS) standards for renewal process of business permit.
To comply with Pres. Duterte’s pronouncement during his inaugural speech for government agencies to reduce requirements and processing time for all government transactions, the DTI together with the DILG and the newly created DITC signed the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 01, Series of 2016 which aims is to revise the standards in processing business permits and licenses in all cities and municipalities in the country. In the new JMC, the standard processing time for the renewal of business permit takes only 1 day or less with only two requirements needed: 1. Barangay clearance and 2. Basis for computing taxes, fees, and charges (e.g. Income Tax Returns).
by admin | Jan 30, 2017 | Major Events, Malakanyang Updates
MANILA, January 30 (PIA)–Giseguro sa Duterte administration nga walay kabag-ohan sa ginadawat nga exemption sa value added tax (VAT) sa mga senior citizens ug persons with disabilities (PWDs) sa gidusong tax reform karon sa gobyerno.
Kini ang gi-anunsiyo ni Department of Finance (DoF) Undersecretary Karl Kendrick Chua atol sa press briefing sa Malakanyang niadtong Biyernes, Enero 27.
“Ang good news po dito, ang senior citizen VAT exemption at sa PWD ay hindi tatanggalin pero ang gagawin po natin ay aayusin po natin ‘yung sistema. For example through a national ID para ‘yung leakage ay maiwasan, na ang benepisyo lang ay mapupunta sa tamang tao,” matud pa ni Chua.
Gitin-aw ni Chua nga tinguha sa ipatuman nga tax reform nga mapakunhod ang poverty rate sa nasod gikan sa 22%, himuong 14% nga mahimong dalan aron ang Pilipinas mahimong middle-income nga nasod sa tuig 2022.
Matud pa ni Chua nga ang tax reform parte sa 10-point socioeconomic agenda ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte.
Mi-apela usab si Chua sa pipila ka naglantaw sa tax reform isip pabug-at lamang nga tan-awon ang kinatibuk-ang epekto niini sa nasod. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Jan 28, 2017 | Local News / Bohol Balita, Tech Talk
Auza.Net starts to offer its Digital Archiving Service in January 2017 to organizations with large volume of documents that need to be referenced quickly. After scanning paper documents and storing the scanned images in a digital archive, the company will then transcribe metadata of the documents and create an index. The digital archive is then searched using a web browser and the relevant documents may be viewed on the browser or downloaded.
The company already has been providing the service in previous years but only formally offered the service this month. Currently the company is creating a digital archive for a local government agency. The documents date as far back as the 90’s and most of these documents exist without known copies. The agency intends to use the archive as a backup as well as an online reference.
Currently the agency staff physically go through the documents in storage if they are looking for a reference. When the digital archive is brought online, they can perform the search on the transcribed metadata and will be able to quickly find the documents they need. In addition to their own use, the digital archive will also be accessible to the public. This will help lessen the queue of requests to search for the documents at their office.
In addition to creating the digital archive, Auza.Net also offers hosting of the digital archive for customers who do not want to invest on their own servers. A hosted digital archive is ideal for organizations that allow access to users that are spread out geographically or if public access is allowed.
It will be possible to create multiple copies of the documents at a much lower cost than photocopied hard copies. A copy of the digital archive on a USB drive or a CD can help preserve the documents as the paper copies will age over time. Also, damage can occur during a fire, typhoon or flood. Multiple copies of the archive on different geographical locations can help preserve the content of the documents.
For inquiries, please send email to info@auza.net or contact +63 38 5107846.
by admin | Jan 26, 2017 | Infrastraktura, Major Events, Malakanyang Updates
MANILA, January 26 (PIA)–Gitakdang magpatuman si Presidente Rodrigo Duterte og mas istriktong patakaran batok sa mga tapolang empleyado sa gobyerno sa sunod buwan.
“By end of February, I will impose severe restrictions on government. Unang-una yung sweldo nila ang lalaki. I will have zero tolerance for non-performing government workers,” matud pa ni Duterte sa iyang mensahe atubangan sa mga biktima sa bagyong Yolanda sa syudad sa Tacloban, Leyte kagahapon.
Gawas niini, giingong pasakaan usab og kaso nga simple o serious neglect of duty ang mga kawani sa gobyerno nga wala nakahimo sa ilang trabaho.
Matud pa sa Presidente nga mihinay ang aksiyon sa gobyerno sa daghang panginahanglan sa mga Pilipino tungod usab sa hinay nga paglihok sa mga kawani sa gobyerno.
Gimanduan niini ang mga ahensiya sa gobyerno nga aksiyunan dayon ang request o bisan unsang papeles nga gipangayo sa bisan asang buhatan ug departamento.
Gitataw sa Presidente nga ang kapaayohan ug interes sa publiko ang angay unahon.
Gi-awhag usab niini ang mga regional directors sa mga ahensiya nga mahimong maayong ehemplo diin angay kining mag-una nga moabot sa opisina ug ang katapusang mopaule.
Samtang gipasidan-an usab ni Presidente Duterte kagahapon ang mga city mayors sa tibuok nasod nga lili-on niya ang paggamit niini sa ilang intelligence fund. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Jan 25, 2017 | Major Events, National News
MANILA, January 25 (PIA)–Sa pagsulod ning buwan sa Enero, gi-anunsiyo sa Social Security System (SSS) nga magpatuman sila sa operation “tokhang” isip usa ka paagi sa pagpangolekta.
Matud pa ni SSS Chairman Dean Amado D. Valdez, kini isip pasidaan sa mga employer nga walay bisan kinsa ang mas gamhanan sa balaod ug dili mosugot ang ilang buhatan sa padayong wala pagtagad sa social security protection sa mga miyembro.
Giingong gamiton sa SSS ang kusog sa balaod aron pangitaon ang mga delingkwenteng employers nga adunay nakasang-at nga kaso batok kanila tungod kay kinahanglan nilang manubag sa wala pag-report sa ilang mga empleyado, wala pagpagawas sa mga dokumento, wala pagbayad sa premium ug wala pag-remit sa mga bayad sa utang sa SSS sa ilang mga empleyado.
Ubos niining mekanismo, magpagawas og show cause order ang SSS sa mga delingkwenteng employers aron hatagan sila og kahigayonan nga mosunod sa SSS Act.
Kun dili gani mosunod, pasakaan sila og kaso.
Gidugang usab ni Valdez nga ipagawas nila sa media ang mga pangalan sa mga nag-unang delingkwenteng employers. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
