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Panglao airport 81.21% done August opening on schedule
TAGBILARAN CITY, April 28 (PIA)—Construction at the New Bohol Airport for Sustainable Environment Project (Panglao Airport) may be suffering some 8.40 % variance from its planned accomplishment as of March 31, 2018, but Department of Transportation (DOTr) authorities said they can still make it in time for the August 2018 opening. A report furnished by the DOTr to Bohol authorities showed that by March 31, DOTr should have seen an 88.61% accomplishment, but the contractors Chiyoda Mitsubishi Joint Ventures accomplished 81.21%, resulting to the slight variance. But DOTr Panglao Airport Project manager Engr. Edgardo Mangalili said has seen worse. At the beginning of the 2012 proposed P7, 440, 290, 000.00 project, there was so much negative slippage that contractors had to get their workers on overtime shifts to be able to beat the monthly timelines, Mangalili said. The new airport project manager told Manila-based media during a recent updating and project presentation inside the project management office conference hall, new Panglao airport complex that the catch-up and crashed program of the project to keep up with the revised implementation schedule significantly cut the slippage and kept it up to date. He added that the contractors are still willing to speed up the project despite an extended deadline for completion. From the 2012 proposed plan, a change in scope of the initial project has significantly moved schedules. From the initial runway length of two kilometres, a revised plan now included an additional 500 meters of runway, and an expanded Passenger Terminal Building that would now be a two-story building almost doubling up the floor space. The plan revision,... read moreDTI readies interventions to lessen impact of Boracay Island closure
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will assist affected workers and displaced micro, small and medium entrepreneurs to lessen the impact of the the six-month closure order of Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan. DTI Regional Operations Group Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya said that the agency has identified initiatives to cushion the impact to workers and entrepreneurs of the island’s shutdown on April 26. “We recognize the importance of Boracay Island to our local entrepreneurs there. However, we would also like to ensure that the island maintain its pristine condition, which is why we have identified programs that will help local entrepreneurs,” Maglaya said. DTI, a member of the Working Group on employment and livelihood and the lead agency in the establishment of the Operations Center/ One-Stop Shop in Boracay Island, has identified activities that may provide workers alternative income and other alternative markets for the MSMEs. While the island is closed to tourists, MSMEs selling to Boracay will be given the chance to continue their businesses as DTI identifies alternative market outlets in nearby resorts and Pasalubong Centers. Aside from these, the DTI will launch the Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay and come up with trainings, coaching and mentoring on business opportunities, online marketing seminar, and micro loans through the Pondo para sa Pagbagago at Pag-asenso (P3), among... read more
DTI’s Design Center partners with the metros’ key creative hubs for Design Week Philippines
In line with the celebration of Design Week Philippines, the Department of Trade and Industry’s Design Center of the Philippines (DTI-Design Center) partners with key organizations and events all over the Metro Manila in its aim to gather the creative community and support the advancement of the creative services sector of the country. With the tagline “Design Tribes,” Design Week Philippines kicked off last 14 April 2018 in Intramuros and will run until 22 April 2018. “Building connections and communities has always been at the core of Design Week Philippines,” said DTI Design Center Executive Director Rhea O. Matute. “This is why we create a movement by engaging partners and partner events to show the diverse ways of celebrating Design Week Philippines, and eventually make design and creativity a way of life in the Philippines,” she added. Design Center has established collaboration with 41 partners, 32 events in 16 venues all over the Metro Manila. Matute emphasized that partnerships help amplify and promote new destinations and hubs that can play significant roles in enabling communities, especially the youth. “We are looking at the youth, the millennials and the Gen Z, as the next generation of minds that will create positive and progressive disruptions in society. What they do, can do, and will do will definitely shape and influence lifestyles, products, services, and industries in the coming years. What Design Week and the Department of Trade and Industry, through its Design Center, can do for them is to highlight new engagement platforms, nurture a network of creative professionals, and host events where they can gather, learn from one another, and...In support of nation building Globe Telecom promo registration number changed to 8080
Starting immediately, postpaid and prepaid mobile customers of Globe Telecom may use 8080, instead of 8888, in sending promo registrations through text or SMS. The changeover follows the company’s compliance with a government request to use 8888 as the government’s complaint hotline, which became operational last August 1 as well. The substitution is also in support of nation-building. As a transitory procedure, customers sending promo registrations to 8888 will receive response from 8080 effective immediately until November 30, when 8888 will no longer be available for Globe transactions. This means that promo registrations sent to 8888 from November 30 onwards will no longer be processed. “As a telecommunications provider, we recognize the importance of communication for the government to effectively address loopholes in government service for the benefit of the country as a whole, thus our decision to give way to the government’s request to use 8888 as its complaint hotline,” Globe General Counsel Atty. Froilan Castelo said. Aside from texting 8080 for promo registrations, Globe customers may also use *143# to generate a USSD code and register to a call, text or surfing promo of their choice. In addition to giving way for the government’s request to utilize 8888 as a government complaint hotline, Globe is also providing access to both 911, the government’s emergency hotline and 8888 beginning last August 1. Globe is also providing inbound and outbound SMS accessibility for 2286 (Bato), a SMS hotline for the public to directly report incidents to the Philippine National Police. # # # For more information, please contact: Yoly C. Crisanto Head, Corporate Communications Globe Telecom, Inc. Email Address:...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Why Join Startup Weekend Bohol 2?
Still on the fence about joining Startup Weekend Bohol 2? Worried that it might just be a time waster? Curious if is it really for you? Well, worry no more. We’re compiling a list of a couple of things you’ll learn and pick up during this intensive 3 day weekend event. 1. Validate your idea Now, most of you probably have ideas that you want to pitch during Startup Weekend Bohol 2 and that’s great. Startup Weekend is a good platform to get a chance to see if your idea is really something people want. The fire pitch is the first stage of Startup Weekend and it’s where your idea either gets voted and validated or shafted and forgotten. Congratulations! If your idea gets pass the voting stage then your idea is a little bit closer to being validated. But you still have a long way to go and the 3 day event will be stepping stones to taking that idea from just an idea to something people actually want. During the event, you’ll get the chance to get out and get customer feedback from your prospective customers and see if they are really willing to pay for your product. Startup Weekend will provide you a chance to test that idea you’ve been cultivating in your head into something more than just idea. After all, ideas are dime a dozen. Execution is everything. 2. Learn Startup Weekend Bohol isn’t just an event, it’s like an educational camp too. You learn by doing and not just theory alone. You only have 54 hours to work on the startup so you’ll...Bohol LGU ug KALAHI-CIDSS, Good Practice Awardees sa 2015
BOHOL, Mar. 31 (PIA)–Gikompirmar sa Central Visayas Regional Development Council (RDC) nga ang local government unit (LGU) sa Bohol ug Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 7 ang awardees sa Good Practice Awards (GPA) alang sa tuig 2015. Nidaog ang Bohol isip Outstanding Project Monitor, ug ang Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Portfolio sa Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) Project sa DSWD-7, isip Best Implemented Project. Ang awarding ceremony gipahigayon atol sa joint meeting sa RDC ug sa Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) niadtong Marso 18 sa Montebello Villa Hotel, sa syudad sa Sugbo. Nagtinguha sa pagdasig sa mga implementing agencies ug LGUs sa pagpa-usbaw sa project monitoring ug implementation strategies, ang GPA usa ka kolektibong ngalan sa duha ka award nga gihatag sa RDC Regional Project Monitoring Committee (RPMC): Outstanding Project Monitor Award- ihatag sa LGU alang sa outstanding conduct in monitoring and evaluation; ug Best Implemented Project Award- ihatag sa lead project implementor (agency o LGU) alang sa talagsaong paghimo sa project implementation ug management. Ang Local Project Monitoring Committee sa Bohol nakutlo tungod sa pagpadayag og outstanding performance sa project monitoring ug evaluation pinaagi sa: (a) regular conduct ug documentation sa project monitoring-related activities; (b) preparation ug submission sa report ngadto sa RPMC; ug (c) pagmugna og Provincial Monitoring ug Evaluation Information System (PROMEIS). Si Bohol Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator Atty. John Vistal ug DSWD-7 Regional Director Evelyn Macapobre ang nidawat sa maong awards....DSWD, nipasidaan nga dili gamiton sa pamolitika ang 4Ps
BOHOL, Mar. 31 (PIA)–Gitataw ni Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Kalihim Corazon ‘Dinky’ Soliman nga gawasnon ang mga benipesaryo sa Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) nga ibotar ang gusto nilang kandidato sa piniliay sa Mayo 9, 2016. Dungan niini ang pagtin-aw ni Soliman nga walay katungod o gahom ang mga opisyal sa barangay nga tangtangon sa listahan ang mga benepisaryo sa programa. Nakaabot ang kasayoran sa Kalihim nga may mga opisyal sa barangay ang nanghulga sa mga benepisaryo nga tangtangon sila sa listahan kun dili ibotar ang mga gi-indorsong mga kandidato. Dugang pa sa kalihim nga kini ang hinungdan mao nga gipatambong nila ang mga benepisaryo sa Family Development Sessions ilabi na karong panahon sa eleksyon aron masayod sila sa ilang mga katungod. Gitataw ni Soliman nga ang pagpabilin sa listahan sa mga benepisaryo nag-agad sa pagsunod nila sa mga kondisyon sa programa ug dili sa desisyon sa bisan kinsang lokal nga opisyal. Gitakdang mobisita na usab dinhi sa lalawigan si Soliman sa Lunes, Abril 4 aron ilusad ang ilang kampanyang “Tuloy Ang Pagbabago.” Ang “Tuloy Ang Pagbabago” usa ka communication campaign nga nagtinguha sa pagpanalipod ug pagpausbaw sa kaamgohan sa katungod ug obligasyon sa mga benepisyaryo, ilabi na sa nagsingabot nga nasudnong piniliay. Pinaagi sa maong kampanya, ang mga partner-beneficiaries gipaabot nga mahimong mas maigmaton ug maalamon ilabi na sa ilang katungod isip lungsoranon nga niangkorahe sa Active Citizenship Module sa Family Development Session. Ang maong kampanya, nagtinguha usab sa pagdasig sa mga benepisyaryo nga mahimong aktibo sa pagsalmot sa eleksiyon, paghatag kanila og kapasidad sa pagpadayag ug pagbarug sa ilang mga katungod....NHA mitabang sa kapin 38 mil nga makabalay
TAGBILARAN CITY, March 28, (PIA)— Mikabat sa 38,801 ka bubong sa kabalayan gikan sa 8 ka kalungsuran sa Bohol nga biktima sa linug ang nakadawat sa hinabang alang sa housing materials gikan sa National Housing Authority (NHA). Kinatibuk-ang P388 milyones ang nagasto sa kagamhanan pinaagi sa NHA alng niini, ug aron sa pag-abag sa mga Bol-anon nga makabarug human sa katalagman, segun pa sa NHA. Subay sa taho sa NHA Visayas Management Office nga nabase sa Sugbo, nakadawat ang mga benepisaryo sa kalungsuran sa Maribojoc, Antequera, Carmen, Tubigon, San Isidro, Catigbian, Loon, Sagbayan ug Calape sa kinatibuk-ang tag P10, 000 nga bili abag alang sa housing materials. Matud sa NHA, ang tananag hinabang nadawat na ug nadapat na sukad pa niadtong 2014, segun sa taho ni Engr. Carolyn Mae Maceda, NHA senior engineer. Sa walo ka lungsod, ang Loon ang may labing daghang gitabangan sa NHA diin mikabat sa 8,190 ka banapisaryo sa tag P10,000.00, matud ni Gavino Fuguracion, NHA Regional Manager. Sa Tubigon, 7,183 ka banapisaryo ang midawat sa tag P10,000.00 alang sa materyales, samtang sa Catigbian, 4,241 ka house beneficiaries sa NHA ang natala. Sunod na usab ang Sagbayan, diin ang sentro sa linug miguba sa panimalay sa 4, 130 ka banapisaryo sa NHA. Sa laing bahin, sa Calape, 3,833 ka bubong ang natabangan sa tag P10 mil samtang sa Maribojoc, 3,347 ka households ang nakadawat sa tabang sa kagamhanan. Sa Antequera, 3,178 ka households ang natabangan sa NHA ug sa Carmen, 2, 820 ka bubong ang may tag P10,000 alang sa housing materials gikan sa NHA....Formal and Informal Surveys for President
By: Jerome Auza The last few weeks has been very interesting in the campaigns of the presidential candidates for the May 9, 2016 elections. Particularly interesting is the fact that formal surveys and informal surveys have widely contrasting results. In recent formal surveys, Poe is leading while in mock elections in different universities nationwide, as well as online surveys and even in “cup” surveys in a 24-hour convenience store show Duterte consistently in the lead. The cup survey is done using cups for drinks printed with the face and names of the different candidates. The Duterte cups always get out of stock. The formal surveys are conducted in a scientific method and the selection of respondents are done randomly in order to come up with results that are reliable and statistically representing the whole population. The mock elections and online surveys are non-scientific because for one, they can only cover a certain group of people. For example, university surveys would include only students. In online surveys, these include only those with Internet access. In other words, they may not really represent the sentiment of the whole population. However, there is the fact that the informal methods are done with a much larger sample of the population. In statistics, if you take a large enough sample, the tendency of the sample data is to match the whole sample. The mock elections held in universities are done nationwide, with sample size of around 1000 each or more. If you take into account that this is nationwide and the university students are obviously the youth, then it may be safe to say...National News
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