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Kumon K of C Awards Advanced Students and Completers
Kumon K of C awarded its advanced students and program completers in a simple awarding ceremony on May 5, 2018 at the Kumon K of C. Chief Instructor Dr. Elva Evasco-Auza presented medals and certificates to the advanced students. Dr. Auza also presented certificates of completion to the program completers. The Kumon ASHR (advanced students honor roll) include the bronze award given to the students who have advanced 6 months ahead of their grade level. The silver award is given to the students who are 2 years advanced and the gold award is given to the students who are 3 years advanced. The program completers are as follows: Alex Rina, Jhaeia Dolalas, Ashley Empuerto, Karl Jipos, Benedict Galorport, Nesshil Namocatcat, Kristinne Garcia and Chaira Angela Galorio, Janine Shane Abellana, Chawisa Genosas, Karl Priscilla, Alyssa Mae Gallentes Jamero, Ashley Mae Gallentes Jamero and Cheska Genosas. The rest of the Kumon K of C instructors and administration staff joined the celebration together with the parents of the advanced students and... read moreCV seniors defend champs crown wins 4th straight, 7th PRISAA title
TAGBILARAN CITY, May 4 (PIA)—Boosted by the home crowd and playing the home court advantage to the hilt, Team Region VII (Central Visayas) grabbed a total of 261 medals to carve its fourth straight seniors (18-24 years old) division championship title in the National Games of the Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) this year. During the weeklong sports action held in multiple venues in Tagbilaran City and nearby towns, Central Visayas earlier intended to continue its winning streak after taking three consecutive and three more championship belts since PRISAA organized its national games. Central Visayas trailed Region VI Western Visayas in team sports medals; Central Visayas only secured 18 gold medals in basketball, beach volleyball, football, 2 silver medals and 6 bronze medals as against 23 gold medals for the Ilonggo delegation. Western Visayas scored gold medals in beach volleyball, softball and indoor volleyball, plus silver finishes for beach volleyball, sepak takraw, and a bronze in football. Central Visayas edged past Region XI Davao Region which took 17 gold medals in baseball, basketball, sepak takraw and silver in indoor volleyball. In the individual racquet sports events however, Central Visayas swept 31 gold medals, 11 silvers and 6 bronzes as against Western Visayas’ 13 gold medals, 10 silvers and 20 bronze medals to reverse the lead in favour of the hosts. Region 12 SOCSKSARGEN bagged a single gold in tennis to place third in the racquet sports which includes badminton, table tennis and tennis. In the individual combative sports, Central Visayas bagged 6 gold medals in boxing, 14 golds in karatedo and 2 in taekwondo to extend the... read more
Aris to visit Israel
By JUNE S. BLANCO BOHOL stands to get more of its arable land in the 2nd District irrigated. This after Rep. Erico Aristotle Aumentado is set to visit Israel that has succeeded in turning some of its desert lands into farms through unconventional irrigation methods. The Philippines may have river systems that can be harnessed to irrigate erstwhile rain-fed rice fields. But, Aumentado pointed out, there are still lands that have remained idle to date because these are far from the irrigation canals, or have higher elevation than the canals – or both. As such, the solon vowed to look into Israel’s agricultural technology in the hopes of expanding the irrigated lands in the province, initially in his district. He estimates the irrigation-hungry lands in Bohol at still 30 hectares. With this technology, Aumentado expressed confidence that the income of the farmers will definitely increase. The solon had grabbed the opportunity when the Israeli government invited him and other congressmen to attend the 2018 AgriTech exposition to be held in that country. Historically, the exposition attracts delegates from all over the world. To help arrange his itinerary to include site visits to demonstration farms, Aumentado is set to meet tomorrow with the Israeli ambassador in the latter’s Philippine residence. Because the coffee meeting will be at his residence, the solon said he expects the meet up to be less formal and therefore more productive, he...Globe and Kiva create sustainable livelihood opportunities for underserved PH population
Fifty-eight year old Josefina from Trinidad, Bohol only had P15,000 in savings when she started her small sari-sari store in 1999. Wanting to support the growing needs of her nephews, being single herself, Josefina requested P20,000 which she used to expand her business and attract more customers. She received financial assistance from 15 individual microlenders via one of Kiva’s Field Partners, Community Economic Ventures, Inc., which provides not only loans but training and insurance coverage as well. Cebu-based Shayne Mae, on the other hand, is a hardworking entrepreneur who also needed additional funds to use as a working capital for her clothing sales business. With the assistance of eight individual microlenders under another Kiva Field Partner, Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation (NWTF), Shayne Mae was able to borrow P11,999 to sustain her business. She dreams of saving enough money to send her children to college and renovate her family home. Josefina and Shayne Mae are just two of hundreds of Filipinos which Globe Telecom and international non-profit organization Kiva are crowdfunding loans to create sustainable livelihood opportunities for the underserved population in the country. San Francisco-based Kiva is an online crowdfunding platform that enables anyone in the world to make a microloan to micro enterprises in over 80 countries in the areas of agriculture, food, retail, and services in a bid to alleviate poverty. “This high impact partnership between Globe and Kiva enables Filipinos to support Filipinos in a sustainable and empowering way. We’re thrilled to continue our partnership with Globe, Kiva’s first corporate partner in Southeast Asia, and we look forward to all that we will accomplish together...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Bohol dance w’shop showcases Int’l choreographer’s ‘Blue Way’
TAGBILARAN CITY, April 16, (PIA) —In a rare press premiere, members of the Bohol media and lifestyle and entertainment writers gaped at the performance of a dance by a famed international choreographer and performed by local dancers, in the early evening of April 15, 2016, around 5:50 PM. The dance, entitled Blue Way came as a collaborative effort of Romanian choreographer and internationally acclaimed dance choreographer Gigi Caciuleanu and the mentors of the 2nd Bohol International Dance Workshop, bared Lutgardo Labad, speaking for festival organizers and Kasing Sining, a local arts and cultural workers group. Caciuleanu, a Romanian icon in contemporary dance joined the Bohol international dance workshop this year created Blue Way as a piece for four of the outstanding graduates of the first Bohol international dance workshop which is among the summer workshops under the Bansay sa Ting-init. Caciuleanu came to join his former dancers in the international dance arena: multi-dance disciplined French dancer Gillaume Morgan who also prominently figured out in the Paris dance circuits and multi-awarded American dancer Nicola Ayoub who had been dancers for his choreographed pieces. The 2nd Bohol International Dance workshop which ran from April 14-24, also has French modern jazz teacher and choreographer Karine Leven and Filipino authority for the traditional southern Philippines dance called pangalay. Earlier, both Ayoub and Morgan, who mentored the first international dance workshop agreed that the goals during the first modules have been achieved. Now in the 2nd international dance workshop, an ambitious goal of putting up a showcase using most promising dancers in a new dance piece by no less than Caciuleanu: the Blue Way....Tech Community Hold Startup Weekend Bohol 2
The local tech community in Tagbilaran City and Bohol held the Startup Weekend Bohol 2 (SWB2) event at the Bohol Island State University on April 15 to 17, 2016. The winning teams of the competition will be announced on April 17. Startup weekend is a 54-hour event that promotes the spirit of entrepreneurship, collaboration, and innovation in its affected community. SWB2 is sponsored by PLDT SME Nation, Auza.net, ANDAKIDZ, Virtual Innovations, Gwion, Savenearn, Alturas Group of Companies, LiveLingua, Spanish 2 Go, PrintBit, Nelson Buena, Tarsier Times, Dumaluan Beach Resort, Geeks On A Beach, Google, .co and Eventbrite. It is co-presented by Bohol ICT Council, Bohol Investment Promotions Center, TechTalks.ph Bohol, and FabLab Bohol. During the opening program on Friday, April 15, the participants came up with about 15 ideas and eight were selected for the competition: E-tricycle, Click Prio, Auto Feeder, Traveling Pants, Book Trade, Bohol Easy Realty, Nice Cat and Quick Cart. Teams were form for each selected idea with 3 to 5 members each. Each team is composed of both tech and non-tech participants. On Saturday April 16, the teams worked on their ideas to come up with a minimum viable product to be pitched to the judges the next day. The teams were advised by the following mentors: Robin Gurney of ANDAKIDZ, Thomas Ridenour, a React Native Mobile Developer, Dan Pantinople, a Creative Lead of Symph, Paolo Rigotti of Gelateria Milano and Sharon Sesaldo of TechTalks.PH. The judges for the competition are as follows: Albert Padin, Chief Technical Officer of Symph, Pip Cimafranca, a Senior Ops Manger, and Aimee Lim of Gerarda’s. The event lead organizer is Ashley Uy...DTI Launches GREAT Women Project 2
A Provincial Convergence of Women Micro-Entrepreneurs was recently conducted at JJ’s Seafood Village, Tagbilaran City. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and its partner agencies, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Agriculture (DA) launches the Gender Responsive Economic Actions for the Transformation of Women (GREAT) Project 2. The activity was attended by 48 women entrepreneurs from different municipalities of the Province. (Photo by...HNU Bohol owns PH’s largest Thin-film solar power facility
TAGBILARAN CITY, April 16, (PIA) —With a new 100 kilowatt solar energy facility capable of, Holy Name University (HNU) in Bohol now holds the country’s record for the biggest thin-film-solar module technology. HNU, an educational institution run by the Societas Verbi Divini (SVD) or the Society of the Divine Word, said that the facility stands as a testament of their environmental concern as well as their commitment to the advancement of green technologies. The new power generating facility produces an estimated combined energy to run about 120 air conditioning units however covers only 1/6 of the schools requirements, according to Fr. Francisco Estepa, SVD, school President. Solar facility installers, ORION group International Incorporated said HNU is the first institution in the country to use cutting edge 100 kilowatt photo-voltaic solar technology to tap and harness the solar energy for school use. The facility uses 1080 photo voltaic cells which is now line up at the roof top of HNU’s Scanlon Building, in their Dampas Campus. HNU, a school which has always impressed and advocated for clean energy said the use of clean energy that reduces carbon footprint contribute to the universal effort to minimize the threats of global warming. During the project launching at the HNU Scanlon Building, April 15, HNU trustee and nationally acclaimed physicist, electronics expert and school administrator Dr. Christopher Bernido called the SVD achievement as pioneering in the country’s solar energy advancement. He also detailed how people have been consuming energies from the earth and then from the sun. ORION group president, Engr. Rynor Jamandre said that the HNU facility saves the world 11,251 gallons...“Rod” show conquers San Miguel, Bulacan
SAN MIGUEL, Bulacan – Mayor Rodrigo Duterte just added this town to the list of its conquests. Duterte’s admirers swiftly demolished perceptions he is weak in this town by a riotous welcome reserved only for hometown favorites. No one could miss the landing site because of the long lines of vehicles waiting for the arrival of the front-running presidential candidate. There was no hint of any effect of the desperate demolition job resorted to be his pursuers. If any, it served only to fire up the welcoming party even more. After a brief press conference at the landing site after Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, organizers aborted the announced motorcade due to time constraints, but it made little difference. Duterte rewarded the patience of those who stood in line to wait for him when he opened the door of the van carrying him to the rally venue to wave and smile at them as he passed by. Some were more fortunate because they were able to shake his hands during the time Duterte’s convoy had to stop due to heavy traffic. Mobile phones and cameras were aimed at the passing convoy, recording the moment to prove how important it was to their owners. The contrasting reactions of those he passed by betrayed the fate of their efforts. “Nakuha ko sya!” a woman exclaimed, jumping with glee as she did so. The frown on the face of her companion reflected her disappointment. Some were more persistent, running after the mayor’s van which was moving at a snail pace, never giving up until they were satisfied with their shots. Senior citizens and...National News
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