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DOST RSTW 2018 brings STI Interactive exhibits to Bohol
The Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Bohol brings in an interactive exhibit of science and technology innovations, technical fora to present to students and the science and community a chance to see how science concepts work and how these are applied to bring in technological development, at the Island City Mall, Tagbilaran City November 14-16, 2018. The events also coincide with the 2018 Central Visayas Regional Science and Technology Week (RSTW) celebration carrying the theme: “Science and technology for the People: Innovation for Collective Prosperity,” according to Bohol PSTC Provincial Director VinaAntopina. The celebration also brings to Bohol DOST Secretary Fortunato dela Peña, who together with DOST undersecretary for research and development Rowena Cristina Guevara, DOST 7 Regional Director EdilbertoParadela and local officials led by Governor Edgar Chatto, House Committee for Science and Technology Representative Erico Aristotle Aumentado, and Congressmen Rene Relampagos, Arthur Yap and City Mayor John Geesnell Yap II to witness the proclamation of DOST 7 Science and Technology Ambassadors, launching of newly approved SET-UP Bohol Projects and the opening of science and technology exhibits. DOST RD Paradela said this year’s “RSTW highlights how science, technology and innovations (STI) play a major role in achieving national development.” PD Antopina, in an interview earlier said they haggled to bring the exhibits in Bohol, considering that other regions are also pulling for the exhibits in their areas. The exhibit in Bohol for this year will simulate an ecosystem of how STI work together for the progress of a community, Paradela added. “Here, technologies developed by the DOST and its... read more“Suwaan bay humay?” Has the Boholano concept of the sacred rice changed?
Across time, Boholano attitude towards rice and its consumption has apparently changed. Rice, to Boholanos is as sacred as ubi, its ethno-religious root crop. Such is so, that when farmer’s child trips and accidentally drops an ubi, the ubi gets a kiss, the child gets a whack in the butt. When farmers dry the palay in pavements all over Bohol, people would make sure they do not step on it, or drive over it. Traffic accidents have happened because of this. Such is the respect that when one spills rice on dirt, somebody has to scoop it, winnow and make sure dirt separates from the grains, and the salvaged rice is still good for another meal. Which makes us wonder why across Central Visayas, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority said, Bohol consumes the biggest share of rice per capita at 103.37 kilos. Here, where families are overly extended: the grandparents, aunts and uncles and their families sometimes live with a full family under one roof, and elders make it their mission to instil in the kids ways of saving rice. When it comes as no surprise that these extended families sometimes find it hard to make both ends meet, teaching the kids to be content with what is on the table is good enough. No complaints. Just steamed rice or porridge dunked with asintibuok. That is fair fare. So they would say, “suwaanba’yhumay,” if only to pound the truth in it. Humay after all, is that new harvest which if often from the palihi patch: a small test planting patch which is harvested ahead in time for the... read more
SSS extends LRP until April 1, ‘19
JAGNA, Bohol, October 18 (PIA)—Now, here is good news to all member-borrowers of the Social Security System funds who have past due calamity or salary loan early renewal program (SLERP), or member-borrowers with past due short-term loans in calamitydisaster-stricken areas, the SSS Loan Restructuring Program (LRP) or better known as SSS Loan Condonation Program has been extended. Initially offered until October 1, 2018, the SSS LRP has been extended until April 1, 2019, according to SSS Information Officer Michael Ian Mission. Speaking during the out of town Kapihansa PIA held at DyPJ in Jagna, Bohol, Mission said the extension should provide member-borrowers who have unpaid loans, ample time to avail of the condonation of penalties offer. SSS clarified that when one applies for an SSS loan, it is not the contributed premium that one borrows, but rather part of the SSS funds. Members who have been default in paying for their loans have reasoned out that it is wrong for SSS to ask them to pay as what was borrowed was the SSS Premium. This is a wrong notion, SSS authorities said. According to the SSS, the money you borrowed from the SSS comes from the funds and is not necessarily the contributed amount, that a failure to pay will necessitate the full sum including the accumulated penalties and interests taken off from the member’s retirement or death benefit. “That is why if you have a long overdue SSS Loan, the SSS Loan Condonation is your chance to pay,” clarifies Mission. As one applies for the LRP, the accumulation of penalties and interests on his outstanding Loan will stop,...Startup Weekend Bohol Tourism Edition Aims To Encourage Innovation In The Tourism Sector
Startup Weekend is an entrepreneurship learning program that gives participants real-world hands-on experience in creating and validating their business ideas. This year, Startup Weekend Bohol aims to connect with talents that have new innovations for the tourism sector. Any idea from a new kind of souvenir item, to an app that lists the area’s available tourist spots and services (like TarShare), or even a new kind of transport system that will make it easier and cheaper for both locals and tourists to go to beaches, all ideas are welcome! We purposefully selected a group of mentors that specialize in the various sectors in the tourism industry like food, transport, government, and recreation so they can assist teams that have questions on the application of their new product. The goal is to help guide each team on how they can create a sustainable business model for their idea so they can last many years and serve the tourism sector well. We are also encouraging ideas that aren’t limited to applications in Bohol but to the whole world! Some of the ideas that have reached the global stage are Airbnb, Tripadvisor, Trivago, and those many apps and services you and your family use for travel or recommendations. Have an awesome idea? Or are you someone who just wants to work on an awesome idea? Join Startup Weekend Bohol Tourism Edition! The event is in partnership with the Department of Tourism, Provincial Government of Bohol, and the Bohol Investment Promotion Center. It is sponsored by PrintBit, Gwion, Uniform Solutions, and Sea Drake Island Cruises (we are still open for sponsorships!) . The...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Mgapampublikongospital, Ipaubos na sa code white alert sa DOH
TAGBILARAN CITY, December 20 (PIA)—Nagdeklara rnaog code white alert ang Department of Health (DOH) sa tanang pampublikong ospital sa tibuok nasod. Kini isip parte sa pagpangandam sa DOH sa nagsingabot nga Pasko ug pagsugat sa Bag-ong Tuig. Ang deklarasyon sa code white alert s aDOH maoy senyales sa pagsugod og pag-ihap sa mga mabiktima sa pabotoo mga disgrasya nga dunay kalambigitan sa paboto. Ubos sa code white alert sa DOH, dili tugotang mag-leave ang mga empleyado sa mga ospital sa gobyerno. Kinahanglan usab nga kumpleto ang mga kawani sa mga kritikal nga dibisyon sa usa ka ospital bisan unsang oras nga adunay moabot nga pasyente. Dungan niini, miingon si DOH Kalihim Paulyn Ubial nga iduso niya ang pagbaton og community fireworks display aron malikayan na ang gidaghanon sa mga maangol tungod sa pagpaboto matag pagsugat sa...Department Order sa hugot nga pagpatuman sa balaod Batok kontraktwalisasyon, ipagawas sa DOLE
TAGBILARAN CITY, December 19 (PIA)—Ipagawas na sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) sa Disyembre 28 ang ilang Department Order 30 nga maghugot sa implementasyon sa balaod batok kontraktwalisasyon. Gitawag sa buhatan ang maong kamanduan nga “DO 30” isip pag-ilakang Presidente Rodrigo Duterte ug sa kampanya niini batok kontraktwalisasyon. Ihulipang DO 30 sa DO 18-A o ang mga sumbanan sa pagpatuman sa Articles 106-109 sa Labor Code. Matud pa nga ang pipila ka probisyon sa DO 18-A ni sobra sa kun unsa ang gitugotan sa balaod diin usa na niini mao ang pag-regulate sa kontraktwalisasyon nga wala ni subay sa mga probisyon sa Labor Code. Giingong ang DO 30 mao ang gipalapdan nga DO 18-A. Ubos sa kasamtangang labor code, mahimo lamang magbaton og contractual arrangement ang mga kumpanya alang sa mga posisyon nga project-basis o seasonal ug kun ang empleyado parte sa core function sa operasyon sa...BSP reminds info officers on Dec. 31 deadline to swap old paper bills
TAGBILARAN CITY, December 15 (PIA)–The BangkoSentralngPilipinas (BSP) reminded the information officers of the local government units and national government agencies about the December 31, 2016 deadline to swap holdings of New Design Series (NDS) paper bills. During the general assembly meeting of the Association of United Development Information Officers in Bohol (AUDIO-Bohol) recently hosted by BSP, Bank Officer Hazel Cultura said the old NDS banknotes launched in 1985 will fully lose monetary value starting Jan. 1, 2017. Cultura added that under Section 57 of Republic Act (RA) No. 7653 or the New Central Bank Act, the BSP may replace notes of any series that are more than five years old and coins that are more than 10 years old. The BSP defines demonetization as “the process of removing the monetary value of a legal tender currency by the issuing authority.” However, Cultura clarified that only paper bills are included in the latest demonetization. She said holders of NDS can still exchange NDS paper bills at face value in banks, the Cash Department of the BSP and the various BSP offices nationwide. For NDS notes that are subject of court cases, it can be exchanged within six months after the corresponding legal cases have been terminated. Clerks of Courts and law enforcement agencies were given an extension to swap their NDS from end of December 2016 to January 31, 2017. Meanwhile, for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), they are also allowed to swap their NDS holdings outside of the period given to the public. OFWs are required to register their NDS holdings with the central bank through online application at https://orbs.bsp.gov.ph...Pagpabaylo sa mga daang salaping papel, taman na lamang katapusan sa Disyembre
TAGBILARAN CITY, December 15 (PIA)– Bukas ang tanang mga bangko sa Pilipinas, pribado man o gipanag-iya sa gobyerno aron modawat sa mga magpabaylo sa ilang daang salaping papel hangtud Disyembre 2016. Kini ang subling gipahinumdom sa Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) sa mga information officers sa mga kalungsoran ug nasudnong ahensiya sa gobyerno sa lalawigan sa Bohol ning bag-o lang didto sa JJ’s Seafood Village, ning syudad. Sa bag-o lang gipahigayon nga general assembly meeting sa mga miyembro sa Association of United Development Information Officers in Bohol (AUDIO-Bohol) nga gi-host sa BSP, gipahinumdom ni Bank Officer Hazel Cultura nga ang mga daang salaping papel ubos sa New Design Series (NDS) dili na madawat sugod Enero 1, 2017. Bisan niadto pang Enero 1, 2016 gipahunong sa BSP ang paggamit sa mga daang salaping papel isip pangbayad ug pang-sukli, mahimo pa kining ipabaylo sa mga bangko alang sa mga New Generation Currency (NGC) banknotes taman karong kataposan sa Disyembre. Ang gitumbok nga mga daang salaping papel mao kadtong mga gi-imprenta sa BSP niadtong tuig 1985. Tuig 2010 sa dihang gipagawas sa BSP sa sirkulasyon ang NGC nga paghidangat sa Enero 1, 2017, kini na lamang ang mahimong gamiton sa mga transaksiyon sa bangko ilabi na sa pagbayad ug pagpanukli. Matud pa ni Cultura nga mahimong magpabaylo sa bisan asang bangko bisan walay ‘existing account’ tungod kay obligado man ang tanang mga bangko nga alisdan og NGC banknotes ang bisan kinsang adunay gigonitan nga daang salaping papel nga gustong magpabaylo. Gipasabot ni Cultura nga kun dugay na kaayo ang salaping papel, matun-an na ug masundog ang detalye niini mao nga kinahanglan na...Mga angay bantayang ‘security features’ sa mga bag-ong salaping papel
TAGBILARAN CITY, December 15 (PIA)– Daghang mga security features nga angay nga bantayan sa publiko sa mga New Generation Currency (NGC) series o mga bag-ong salaping papel. Una na niini ang gitawag nga Embossed Prints o mas tataw ang mga letra nga mabasa ilabi na ang marka nga ‘Republika ng Pilipinas’ ug ang letra sa kantidad sa salapi. Mahikap usab ang larawan sa tawo nga napatik sa salapi, mga lagda sa Presidente sa Pilipinas ug Gobernador sa BSP ug ilabi na ang mga numerikong nakasulat sa upat nga suok sa salaping papel. Pasaka usab ang pagka-imprenta sa mga numero sa Serial Number sa matag salaping papel. Makita ang mga Serial Number sa tuo nga bahin sa ibabaw ug wala nga bahin sa ubos nga parte sa salaping papel. Ang Serial Number gilangkoban sa duha ka managlahing letra ug lima ka numero. May gibutang usab nga Security Fibers sa NGC series nga dili dayon mabantayan sa simpleng pagta-aw lamang niini gawas na lamang kun ipatungod kini sa ultra violet lights. Kolor pula ug asul nga magbaylo-baylo og posisyon ang kolor niini kun ipatungod sa ultra violet lights. Mao kini ang murag mga lugas nga gikatag sa puting parte sa salaping papel. Sa tuo nga bahin sa ibabaw sa ulo sa tawo nga naka-imprenta sa salaping papel, makita ang Watermark o anino sa imahe sa tawo nga naka-imprenta niini. Kun tan-awon ang salaping papel sa mas hayag nga lugar o di kaha ipatungod sa sidlak sa adlaw, mogawas ang kantidad sa salapi nga nakasulat nga nagtakilid paubos. Samtang gitataw sa BSP nga parehong dawaton sa sirkulasyon ang NGC nga salaping papel...National News
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