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55% of drug ‘surrenderers’ Volunteer to rehabilitation
Only 55% of the drug “surrenderers” in Bohol, made true their promise to reform. This as only 21,896 of the 39,336 drug “surrenderers” in Bohol voluntarily underwent the screening test to determine their level of substance dependence which is the first step to treatment and rehabilitation. At the Kapihansa PIA last week, Center for Drug Education and Counselling (CDEC) Bohol representative and nurse Van Merriam Borja revealed that considering that the drug rehabilitation program in Bohol is voluntary in nature, not everyone went through the protocol to determine the proper intervention to officially get them back to the mainstreams. As to what happens to the remaining 45%, CDEC said owing to the voluntary nature of the rehabilitation program, they cannot force everyone to get through the rehabilitation protocols. But, over this, police authorities said when they have a list of those who surrendered, they would continue with the surveillance and pursue regular police operations for those who would continue with the drug trade and business. Bohol adopts the World Health Organization approved protocol called Alcohol, Smoking, Substance Involvement Screening Test-Brief Intervention (ASSIST-BI), a validation tool to determine levels of substance dependence to put up the fitting intervention based on the level of substance use. After the ASSIST-BI, “surrenderers” are classified according to risks: low, medium and high risk, Borja explained. Only those who are identified as high risk are set for psychiatric evaluation or confinement to a rehabilitation facility as keeping them in the society could be disastrous to them and to the community, CDEC said. Those high risk have triggers that could easily sway them back to the... read moreDOH-7 brings Ligtas TigdasPlus to Bohol
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, November 3 (PIA)—In a bid to put a cap to the already spilling measles and rubella threat in Central Visayas, as well as the possible resurgence of the wild polio virus in the region, the Department of Health in Region 7 (DOH-7) brings a simultaneous region-wide supplemental immunization activity (SIA) for measles with its LigtasTigdas campaign and oral polio vaccine, the plus. Intending to get to kids 6 weeks to 59 months, LigtasTigdasPlus is the government’s response over the monitored increase of measles cases in Central Visayas, according to Ruff Vincent Valdevieso and the DOH team during a coordinative meeting with the Bohol media and the region-wide SIA held at the Bohol Tropics Resort last week. The region-wide immunization intends to contain the spreading measles, which had broken out in Zamboanga last year and is now being monitored in Dumaguete City and in Negros Oriental, according to DOH nurse Ruff Vincent Valdevieso. With 112 of the 305 measles cases reported by disease reporting units (DSU) across the region coming from at least 5 of the towns and cities in Negros Oriental, observers have theorized that the airborne viral disease could have spread from Zamboanga to Negros via its boat trips. Of the region, the disease did not spare Cebu, which now has 25 cases. Lapaulapu and Mandaue cities each had nine and eight cases. Meanwhile, Siquijor did not escape the measles scourge. Larena and Maria, of the mystical islands had 17 and 10 measles cases respectively. In Bohol, of the 12 cases monitored, only one case has been confirmed after laboratory tests, but the single case... read more
Jagna egg-noodles, now Hatch into ‘nutri-pancit’
CANJULAO, Jagna, Bohol, October 18 (PIA)—It comes out in rather weird colors: malunggay (horseradish) green, squash yellow, camote top purple, but for all these, it is basically dried pancit (noodle) similar to your regular canton. From there, all the similarities end. And then comes the big difference. Yaning’s Pancit used to be your ordinary neighborhood egg noodles. Produced from a kitchen backroom in this bustling town, the egg noodles industry now has its own common service facility, but that is getting ahead of the story. Its manufacturers: a family toiled through years to earn and send their kids through college. And to make both ends meet. When the going gets tough, they produce a little bit more to get enough for the spending needs after the matriculation. For extra hands, this family hires their jobless neighbors. And as quickly did the neighbors learn egg-noodling the hard way, the faster they were also dipped into the groove in the food production job. That started a little livelihood that would soon grow and attract more and more Jagna residents who see the healthy promise getting money for food and other needs. All of that, thanks to a lady named Yaning. Living from making egg-noodles, Yaning and her husband got into the business, as loyal as clockwork. The neighbors, then two or three, pitched in for the extra hands. Through the years. With all Yaning’s kids finishing college, all from the egg-noodles that they are selling, it was not hard for the neighbors to get into the production. Before Yaning died, she left the business to the neighbors. Not any longer, from...Why Join a Startup Weekend Bohol Tourism Edition?
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BSP, open to the idea of locating in Panglao
TAGBILARAN CITY, December 13 (PIA)–The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is open to the idea of locating in Panglao its Bohol branch if no property areas in Tagbilaran City meet its strict requirements. This was revealed by Bank Officer Hazel Cultura to the members of the Association of United Development Information Officers in Bohol (AUDIO-Bohol) during their General Assembly Meeting hosted by BSP last December 8, 2016 at JJ’s Seafood Village, this city. Cultura said Central Bank is eager to construct the structure next year or as soon as the most appropriate site, which can also be within the city, is identified, cleared and approved. Eitherin the tourist town of Panglao, where the new Bohol airport is currently constructed, or its neighbor town of Dauis offers an ideal site, Cultura said. The lot area for the facility should be at least 5,000 square meters along a major road network or, in areas where there are no other suitable sites, the frontage of the lot should not be less than 50 meters. There was then a potential site but the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) and Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) advised BSP to find another because of geological hazard following Bohol’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake on 2013. While a most ideal site is yet to be fixed, Cultura said interested landowners may contact the Bohol Provincial Government to have a direct access to BSP authorities who are in charge of the project. The Central Bank in Bohol will further result in a better quality of banknotes and coins in circulation and easier access for the Boholanos to exchange...More Pag-IBIG branches lead to increased net satisfaction with services in Visayas, Excellent at +75
TAGBILARAN CITY, December 13 (PIA)–The Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) or popularly known as Pag-IBIG Fund got a net satisfaction of +75 or Excellent in the Visayas for its services, based on a national survey conducted by Social Weather Stations from September 24 to 27, 2016. This is a 34-point increase from +41 in a similar survey done in December 2015. “One of the biggest reasons for the increased net satisfaction in the area is the opening of more branches in Regions 6 to 8, or Western, Central, and Eastern Visayas, respectively. From five branches in 2010, we now have 19 branches and three service offices all over the Visayas,” said Ms. Victoria dela Pena, Vice President for Member Services Operations in the Visayas and Mindanao. She also attributed members’ awareness to the increased visibility of various Pag-IBIG teams who are aggressive in marketing the Fund’s Loyalty Card program. Among the respondents, 84% answered that they are aware of Pag-IBIG Fund and its programs. This is a 5-point increase from the previous 79% awareness score. “Constant exposure of our membership and housing programs on TV and social media also contributed to the high net satisfaction,” Ms. Dela Pena added. Availment of services also increased, up by 8% to 24% in September 2016 from 16% in December 2015. The biggest jump in services was noted for membership and employer registration, showing a 29% increase from 36% in December 2015 to 65% in September 2016. This was followed by verification of membership or loan records at 24%, up by 9% from 13% in December 2015. Starting last year, Pag-IBIG initiated to...Pangapod-apodog condom samgatunghaan, tun-an unasaDepEd
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Postal ID, mahimo nang gamiton sa pagkuha og passport
TAGBILARAN CITY, November 28 (PIA)–Gikumpirmar sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) nga gidawat na sa tanan nilang mga opisinang konsular ang Improved Postal ID isip usa sa mga nag-unang dokumento sa pag-ila alang sa mga gustong mokuha og pasaporte. Gipahayag sa DFA ang kumpirmasyon sa pagdawat sa Postal ID isip nag-unang ID gikan sa usa ka sulat ni DFA Undersecretary for Civilian Security and Consular Concerns Ariel Abadilla kang Assistant Postmaster General Luis Carlos isip nag-unang ID sa ilhanang pisikal ug biometrics nga nagpalambo sa lebel sa seguridad niini. Gidugang pa ni Aba¬dilla nga maapil na ang Improved Postal ID sa bag-ong bersyon sa e-Passport Application Form nga ipagawas sa DFA sa mga mosunod nga semana. Tungod kay ang Improved Postal ID ang pinadaling makuha nga valid ID gikan sa gobyerno, mas mapadali na alang sa mga ordinaryong katawhan ang pagkuha og passport. Kauban sa Postal ID, kinahanglan na lamang isumite sa DFA sa mga gustong mo-apply niini ang ilang birth certificate ug application form nga adunay kumpletong detalye. Ang Improved Pos¬tal ID gidawat usab isip valid ID sa tanang institusyong pinansyal nga gidumala sa Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) sa tibuok nasod. Ang mga Pilipino ug langyaw nga namuyo sa nasod bisan unsa ang pangedaron o propesyon, mahimong mo-apply alang sa Improved Postal ID. Kinahanglan lamang og duha (2) ka kopya sa application form nga adunay kumpletong detalye, pagmatuod sa pagkatawo ug gipuy-an. Ang application fee nagkantidad og P504.00, apil na ang tax ug delivery fee niini....National News
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