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Traffic related incidents down 51% in 6 months
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, October 26 (PIA)—Traffic related incidents are getting fewer and fewer through the months from a very high 10.9 incidents per day in March to 5.6 daily average in September, or a 51.37% reduction rate in the last six months. According to consolidated police reports delivered by Bohol Provincial Police Chief at Camp Francisco Dagohoy during the recent joint Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) and Anti-Drug Abuse Council (PADAC) meetings at the Conference Hall of the People’s Mansion, Police Senior Superintendent Angeles Geñorga showed that in March, Bohol’s traffic related incidents (TRI) peaked at 338 cases. It may be recalled that Bohol police started implementing the Philippine National Police’s anti-crime Operation Plan Sita (OPLAN SITA), where Camp Dagohoy mandated all police stations to put up road checkpoints to check on the driver’s compliance to traffic rules and safe driving policies. By April then, crime statisticians at Camp Dagohoy immediately noticed the 73 TRI less in the monthly non index crime trend. By June, with the continued police operations and their increased presence in the streets, the 266 TRI cases in May drastically dipped to 215; some 51 TRI cases less. In July, the police traffic operatives and the entire force stepped on the brakes for traffic accidents in Bohol as they staved off 19 more incidents in the monthly average. TRI in July totaled 196, according to the presentation which Pssupt. Geñorga showed to the two councils in a joint meeting. When the traffic incidents reached 190 in August, observers surmised that it could be the end of the downward slide as apparently, the decrease has... read moreSSS 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,... read more
Gov. Edgar Chatto, Department of Agriculture Assist Secretary for Livestock Dr. Enrico Garzon Jr., Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Bing Lapiz
Gov. Edgar Chatto, Department of Agriculture Assist Secretary for Livestock Dr. Enrico Garzon Jr., Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Bing Lapiz lead turnover of milk machines and raincoats to dairy cooperatives and barangay livestock aides across municipalities during opening of the 4th Bohol Milk Festival held simultaneous with 1st Livestock Technology Expo and the 4th National Carabao Conference at the Bohol Cultural Center on Monday....Startup Weekend Bohol is back this year with the Philippines’ First Tourism Edition
Have you ever had anmazing idea for a product, an app, or a new system but didn’t know who can help you make it happen? Startup Weekend is a 54-hour program that helps you shape your idea, meet the people you need to move forward, and guide you to the path of making it happen. The event is in a workshop-competition format where you work with your selected team, go into the field, be mentored, and finally present your idea to a panel of judges at the end of the event. This is Bohol’s 3rd Startup Weekend (previous events were in 2014 and 2016) but the first in the Phillippines for a Tourism Edition. What makes this year different? Making the event a “Tourism Edition” means it still has the same format, quality, and energy as any Startup Weekend in the world but this time, it focuses more on tourism-centric ideas. That means everything about the event, it’s mentors, judges, participants, and supporters, are curated to uplift ideas for the tourism sector. Organized by local volunteers Zion Campo, Ruby Jane Alcantara, Jerome Manatad, Bryan Agua, Maryel Cerio, and Paolo Rigotti; it is the goal of the event to empower ideas that better the processes and products of the tourism industry by empowering and enabling products created by our local innovators and visionaries. 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, and Sea Drake Island Cruises (we are still open for sponsorships!) . The participants at the event will also...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Police unsure what happens if drug-freed area yields suspect
CORTES, Bohol, November 19, (PIA)—What happens when a place declared freed from the torment of drugs, yielded a drug personality not long after? A police official said that should be a case for the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to decide. But he is unsure. Asked the big poser at the Kapihan sa PIA, Camp Dagohoy’s Police Community Relations Officer SPO4 Quinciano Lopena did not fail to mention other possibilities. “It could mar the name of the Barangay leaders who issued the certification that their areas are already freed. And the DILG has standing policies on the acts of local government officials,” he added. Refusing to give a statement, Lopena, unlike other publicity hungry officials, did not immerse himself in a potential controversy with an answer he obviously could not authoritatively give. Last week, Dimiao town declared itself freed from the drugs issue. There was not much of a word however how that was processed until its declaration. “It must be the DILG because the police can only ask the BADAC and MADAC for the names of those who still are into drugs,” Lopena reiterates when asked who put up the parameters for clearing these drug affected towns. Over the matter, Lopena also clarified that there is so much risk involved. “If you happen to hear the phrase “newly identified,” these are drug personalities who have decided to transfer their operations because their former areas have become hot,” Lopena said. “When they are caught, then they are the newly identified personalities now tagged to the area,” Lopena continued. If you happen to have somebody new and if...DTI HOLDS FRANCHISING SEMINARS IN THE PROVINCE
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – Bohol Provincial Office- a frontrunner in the field of commerce, will be conducting Franchising Orientation Seminars in the province. This is designed to provide guidance on prospective franchisee on relevant information on possible franchising opportunities. A number of franchisors from Manila who already committed to be part of this activity, will be coming to Bohol. This seminar will be managed by the Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) and is part of the DTI Small and Medium Enterprise Roving Academy (SMERA)- a continuous program for the development of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to become competitive in the domestic and international markets. One leg will be done on November 24, 2016 at JJ’s Seafood Village, Tagbilaran City while another leg will be done on November 25, 2016 at the Watergate Inn and Restaurant, Talibon, Bohol. It will run from 10:00AM to 4:00PM. Limited slots are available on a first-come, first-served basis. For further information regarding the event, please feel free to contact 501-8828/ 501-8260 and look for Mr. Rey Anthony Regis or Blair Panong or call 0909-943-8983 and look for Emily...Sacred Heart Loon
Gov. Edgar Chatto graced the blessing and turnover of a 2-classroom building at Sacred Heart Academy in Loon. The building was donated by the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation, Lockton Philippines Insurance and Reinsurance Brokers, Inc, and Energy Development Corporation under DepEd Adopt a School Program. The school which was situated beside the Loon Church was totally damaged during the earthquake and had to be relocated and rebuilt at a new...Balilihan TB DOTS
Gov. Edgar Chatto and Balilihan Mayor Pureza Veloso-Chatto with Department of Health Region 7 Director Dr. Jaime Bernadas lead ribbon cutting rites for the improved birthing center and TB DOTS center in Balilihan. The center is implemented under the Bohol Earthquake Assistance and Bottom Up Budgeting programs. Bernadas also shared available resource to further improve the health center- P1m from DPWH and P2m from DOH. A P10m infirmary is also to be established next. Bernadas said the calamity opened opportunities to support health facilities. National government he said calls for quality care for health at all levels at all stages in all ages, a priority agenda consistent with the development framework of the...DSWD, mi-awhag sa mga LGUs ug NGOs sa pagpahimos sa Listahan statistical data
TAGBILARAN CITY, November 14 (PIA)–Ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII mi-awhag sa local government units (LGUs) ug non-government organizations (NGOs) sa pagpahimos sa Listahanan database statistical data. Matud pa ni Listahan Coordinator Ruben Boybanting, ang Listahanan database dato sa datos sa data information sama sa demograpika sa populasyon nga naglangkob sa household assessment ug lakip na usab ang datos sa akses sa luwas nga tubig ug elektrisidad, kalidad sa ilang housing materials, estado sa pagbaton og balay sa pamilya ug yuta ug ang ilang espisipikong panginabuhi nga magamit kun mohangyo. Atol sa gipahigayong Association of United Development Information Officers in Bohol (AUDIO-Bohol) General Assembly Meeting niadtong Nobyembre 10 sa Reyna’s The Haven & Gardens ning syudad, si Boybanting nihatag og update sa Listahan sa Bohol. Sa pagkakaron, ang DSWD naa pa sa proseso sa pag-pinalisar sa Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) alang sa data sharing sa pakig-konsultasyon kauban sa National Privacy Commission aron pagsiguro nga ang bag-ong MOA mosubay gayud sa RA 10173 o ang Data Privacy Act of 2012. Ang listahan sa mga pangalan ug addresses sa mga ‘identified poor households’ makuha lamang pinaagi sa ‘execution of a data sharing agreement’ sa DSWD. Kini matud pa aron pag-proteher sa integridad sa datos ug pagsiguro nga ang listahan magamit lamang alang sa implementasyon sa social protection programs ug serbisyo alang sa pagpa-usbaw sa kaayohan sa katawhan. Gipasalig hinuon ni Boybanting nga kun ma-aprobahan na ang maong MOA, ila dayong sugdan ang pagpa-ambit sa ‘list of poor households’ base sa resulta sa gipahigayong second round household assessment. Ang Listahanan o ang National Household Targeting System for...National News
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