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Siquijor solon bats for continuation of BuB projects in 2017 nat’l budget
DTI-Siquijor celebrates Consumer Welfare Month SIQUIJOR, October 21 (PIA) --The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here marks the celebration of October as the “Consumer Welfare Month.” The theme for this year is “Consumer Protection: A Shared Responsibility.” It emphasizes the importance of working together among government agencies and businesses in ensuring that consumers are accorded the protection they need, said DTI Provincial Director Nimfa Virtucio. “Consumers are likewise responsible for their own protection. They should not only be aware of their rights as consumers but take measures to know and make informed decisions about their transactions,” she added. For this year’s celebration, DTISiquijor conducted a lecture to Entrep students of Carmelite College, Tinago, Siquijor on October 18, 2016. To p i c s d i s c u s s e d i n c l u d e d consumer protection, consumer rights and responsibilities, and Republic Act No. 7394 or the Consumer Act of the Philippines. The activity aimed to ensure consumer protection and promotes consumer welfare. (rac/PIA7-Siquijor w/ DTI reports)
SIQUIJOR, October 21 (PIA) --- Members of both the majority and minority blocs expressed their support for the continuation of the Bottom-Up-Budgeting or BuB projects in the 2017 national budget, according to a report from the Office of the Congressman here. Siquijor Representative Ramon Vicente Antonio “Rav” Rocamora, author of Joint Resolution No. 04, called on President Rodrigo Duterte to continue the BuB. He called the P38 billion worth of projects as a collaborative product of people’s involvement in government and lamented that such a breakthrough in democratizing the national budget might put to waste if Siquijor lone district representative Ramon discontinued. Vocente Antonio “Rav” Rocamora. (rac/PIA7 “The more than 13,600 projects are Siquijor) all the result of tireless effort and consultations with the public that government should serve. In fact, impoverished communities in weathier If we discontinue it, we might be sending the cities have larger populations than entire wrong message to our constituents. Instead of municipalities,” Rocamora added. BuB a good testing ground for shift welcoming the public’s involvement in a very crucial function of government we are shutting to federalism. The neophyte lawmaker also touted them out,” according to Rocamora. Rocamora, meanwhile, lauded the the BuB as an essential mechanism to ensure bipartisan support the resolution has received that federalism can succeed. “Federalism is simply about the with members from both the minority and majority crossing aisles to support the devolution of power from the center to the fringes of society. The BuB during the few continuation of the BuB. “Representatives from both the years it was implemented devolved power to majority and minority are supporting the the grassroots by empowering the basic sectors continuation of the BuB because they see its in taking part in government,” he said. “Any form of government, whether impact on their constituents,” he said. Rocamora also insisted that the unitary or federal, cannot succeed unless BuB should be an institutionalized program you have an active citizenry engaged in of government available to all cities and governance,” Rocamora stressed. Aside from Rocamora, the other municipalities and not just 5th or 6th class municipalities in reference to DBM Secretary signatories to the resolution include fellow Benjamin Diokno’s idea of limiting the BuB majority member Pampanga 1st district Represntative Carmelo Lazatin III; and Ifugao to poorer LGUs. “Sec. Diokno may have doubts Representative Tessy Brawner Baguilat, regarding the program. But the proof is Akbayan Representative Tomasito Villarin, in the pudding. Also, limiting it to poorer both of whom are with the minority. Senator municipalities might not have the desired Risa Hontiveros filed the counterpart measure impact of reducing poverty because there are in the Senate. (rmn/rac/PIA7-Siquijor w/ also poor people in large and wealthy cities. reports from the office of Rav Rocamora)
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Jumping & Diving at Salagdoong Beach: The Mystical Siquijor Island
Yua Dominguez | (http://www.choosephilippines.com/go/islands-and-beaches/4533/jumping-diving-salagdoong-beach-siquijor-island/
When was the last time you pushed yourself to the limit? White sand beaches, clear waters, rock formations and two diving boards approached us as we got to Salagdoong
Beach in Siquijor island which can be reached by a tricycle or renting a habal – habal from the port. Excitement and anxiety hit me when I saw the diving boards that are about 30 feet and 20 feet respectively, above the sea. Our timing was ideal since the sun’s
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golden rays glittered the sea and the view on top was extraordinary. Before jumping off the board, my friends and I made sure that the water was deep enough and was
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clear of any obstructions that will make our leap of faith safe and to make sure that we will end up alive. Diving before jumping was the decision. The sight underwater was clean and clear. There were no signs of trash and only a few corals and fishes were visible. It’s purely white sand and turquoise blue waters. Deciding to jump off the board took a while. It was a crucial decision since it was really that high. Despite the processing stage, without any hesitations I just jump off in a blink of an eye and never jumped again. The length of the jump made it more intense and the impact of my body in the water caused me bruises and a sore butt. Nevertheless, that one-time big time spontaneous moment made my heart pump and at the same time very ecstatic.
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Halapad nga proyektong imprastraktura tukoron sa nasud MANILA, October 25 (PIA)— Pinaagi sa pagtinabangay sa pamunoan ni Presidente Duterte ug Chinese government inabagan sa mga dagkong negosyanteng Tsino ang gilaoman nga mo tukod ug major flagship infrastructure projects sa nasud sa Pilipinas. Atol sa gihimong upat ka adlaw nga pagbisita ni Presidente Duterte sa China na umol ang usa ka Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) nga nagkantidad ug 24 billion US dollars alang sa pagtukod sa nagkalain-laing proyektong mopalambo sa imprastraktura. Lakip sa maong proyekto ang
pagtukod ug mga taytayan ug karsada nga mo konektar sa mga isla sa nasud ug pagpalapad sa mga airports ug seaport sa tibook nasud. Tu k o r o n a n g m g a r a i l r o a d networks sama sa Mindanao Railway System, Manila-Clark direct railway ug Clark-Subic cargo passenger railway nga mag konektar sa lain-laing rehiyon aron mabahin ang ekonomikanhong kalamboan ug mahapsay ang kahimtang sa Metro Manila. Ang major infrastructure plan nga pangunahan sa Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) mo konektar sa
Bag-ong high-tech postal ID, madawat na isip valid ID sa alang sa uban pang transaksiyon MANILA, October 24 (PIA) -- Ang bag-ong hich-tech ID sa Philippine Postal Corp. madawat na karon isip valid ID sa tanang remittance centers, sa pagkuha og clearance sa National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), pag-apply og pasaporte ug uban pang transaksiyon. Gawas niini, ang postal ID magamit dili lamang sa mga remittance centers apan apil na usab sa pagbukas og mga accounts sa bangko ug pagpirma sa mga dokumentong legal. Kini human mismo ang Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) nagpagawas og direktiba sa tanang mga remittance centers ug bangko kalabot niini. Sa improved postal ID, may biometric information sa card holders niini kauban na ang ilang pirma ug uban pang impormasyon sa ilang pagkatawo. Garantisado usab nga dili ma-peke ang improved postal ID tungod kay may mga security features kini nga makita ug nakatago. Ang kinahanglan lamang mao ang proof of identity ug proof of address aron makakuha og postal ID nga madawat sa Metro Manila sulod sa 15 ka adlaw ug 20 ka adlaw usab sa mga ubang lungsod ug probinsiya. Sa mga isla ug lagyong dapit, e-deliver sa PhilPost ang ID sulod sa 30 ka adlaw. Adunay 260 ka capture stations sa paghimo sa postal ID sa tibuok Pilipinas ug ang kumpletong listahan niini makita sa 1,300 ka buhatan sa PhilPost sa tibuok nasod. (ecb/ PIA7-Bohol)
Members of the Provincial Convergence Committee during its convergence meeting for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), KALAHICIDSS a n d S u s t a i n a b l e Livelihood Projects in Siquijor Province held recently at The Sylvias in San Juan, Siquijor.(rac/PIA7-Siquijor)
Luzon ug Visayas gikan sa Sorsogon paingon sa Samar ug tukoron ang 23 kilometros nga taytayan gikan sa Leyte paingon sa Surigao nga mag konektar sa Visayas ug Mindanao. Lakip sa gihimong proposal sa DPWH ang Batangas-Mindoro mega bridge gikan sa Luzon nga molahos sa Visayas ug ang taytayan nga mosumpay sa isla sa Bohol, Cebu ug Negros Islands. Padak-an ug palamboon usab ang mga airport sa Zamboanga, Dumaguete ug Tacloban ug ang pantalan sa Davao ug Cebu. (rmn/lpp/PIA-7/Negros Oriental)
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DOST starts radio drama series on science and technology
To bring science closer to the public, the Department of Science and Technology – Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII) has launched a radio drama series titled “Handog ng Agham para sa Bayan.” The series is a segment of the primetime radio program “Radyo Henyo” anchored by Angelo Palmones and Ruby Cristobal over at DZRH 666 khz every Sunday at 4:00-5:00 pm. The drama series features stories of success of individuals whose lives were made better through science and technology.
Produced by the DOST-STII, “Handog ng Agham para sa Bayan” will initially air for one season. Inno, the “DOST man” character, is the storyteller of the drama series and directed by radio drama personality Salvador M. Royales. “I am awed by the stories,” Royales said. “The technologies and DOST projects featured in the stories are really relevant and eye-openers.” “I am happy that I am part of this series because I learned a lot,” Salvador said. The first episode is the story of a bright boy from an urban poor family whose family sees a brighter future for him after qualifying for scholarship at the DOSTPhilippine Science High School. Popularly called Pisay, the school offers a specialized curriculum in advanced science and mathematics to prepare
“Radyo Henyo” co-anchor Ruby Cristobal
students for careers in science and technology. The episode is titled “Pagpupunyagi Laban sa Karukhaan” The second episode, “Abutin ang Pangarap,” presents the story of farmer whose produce increased drastically after using carrageenan plant food supplement, a DOSTdeveloped technology. “Matang Lumilipad” is the third episode highlighting the grit and genius of young Filipino engineers who developed Diwata-1, the first Filipino-made microsatellite. A wine- and vinegar-producing Zamboanga tribe who adopted technology to improve production – and consequently the group’s income — is featured next in the “Bukas Palad” episode. The fifth episode is the story of a high school dropout jeepney driver who invented an anti-car leak device. The story highlights how curiosity and concern to solve an emerging problem on road safety can lead to technological innovation, even minus a college degree. The rest of the stories are equally interesting and relevant especially for Filipinos who still prefer radio as their medium of information and entertainment.
DOST eyes research on artificial intelligence by:Joy M. Lazcano S&T Media Service, DOST-STII
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato T. de la Peña said during the National Research and Development Conference that the science department plans to include artificial intelligence (AI) on its research and development agenda starting 2017-2022. The National R&D Conference is a prologue to the crafting of a Harmonized National R&D Agenda (HNRDA) for science and technology, which intends to unify all R&D projects and initiatives in line with the Philippine Development Plan called “Ambisyon Natin 2040.” “Now we would like to pursue new areas, not necessarily new in the global sense but as far as local research and development is concern and that is in the field of artificial intelligence and space technology,” says De la Peña. He added that in the 80s, he wrote a scientific article on the future of technology where AI had been prominently described as the next wave of technological development in the global technological space. However, the former UP professor said that the government then had to focus more on other priority areas of development. Moreover, the DOST-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging
Technology Research and Development Deputy Executive Director Raul C. Sabularse confirmed the plan initiatives on AI by DOST. Engr. Sabularse shared that DOST is in talks with other R&D institutions to develop a program on AI consisting on various project components. “We are in the process of consulting experts and stakeholders to form a development program on artificial intelligence. This is something not totally new but it is a promising field for our researchers with applications in the industry,” explained Sabularse. He added that Filipino tech giant Dado Banatao is also involved in the talks but told that details are underway and may be included in the national R&D agenda for 2017. Artificial intelligence is intelligence exhibited by machines that has the capability to perceive its environment and takes the necessary actions to a given situation and carrying out a positive outcome. It is simply understood as machines capable of mimicking human cognitive functions in doing simple to complex tasks. The AI technology has a wide range of use including medical diagnosis, stock trading, robot control, law, remote sensing, scientific discovery and toy making. Currently, some applications are no longer labeled as AI. Sabularse said that DOST initially
plans to use AI for the manufacturing industries to optimize mass production of goods in the country. De la Peña added that the harmonized R&D agenda will pick research initiatives that are in line with the DOST’s 11 research agenda namely R&D for pressing problems, productivity, tap and manage resource potentials, application of new technologies across sectors, climate change and disaster risk reduction, utilization of R&D through technology transfer and commercialization, assistance to production sector, upgrading and improvement of S&T services, human resource development for S&T, capability building and involvement of regional R&D institutions, and industry and academe collaborations. The DOST, through Executive Order 128 of 1987, is the sole government office mandated to direct all scientific R&D activities with potential benefits to the socioeconomic development of its people. It is also mandated through Sec. 19, article 9 of RA 10055 that “DOST shall call for regular national conference of Government Funding Agencies and Research and Development Institutes in order to: promote multi-disciplinary, joint, and cross collaboration in R&D; coordinate and rationalize the R&D agenda; and harmonize all R&D agenda and priorities. “
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Ahimsa: Love is Nonviolence your Nature
from Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditation
Before you speak of peace, you must first have it in your heart. —St. Francis of Assisi [1] Christianity seems to have forgotten Jesus’ teachings on nonviolence. We’ve relegated visions of a peaceful Image credit: Le Bateau-atelier (detail), 1874, by Claude Monet (1840-1926), Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands kingdom to a far distant heaven, hardly believing Jesus could have meant we should turn the other cheek here and now. It took Gandhi, a Hindu, to help us apply Jesus’ peace-making in very practical ways. As Gandhi said, “It is a first class human tragedy that We each carry a certain amount of pain from our very people of the earth who claim to believe in the message birth. If that pain is not healed and transformed, it actually of Jesus, whom they describe as the Prince of Peace, increases as we grow older, and we transmit it to people around show little of that belief in actual practice.” [2] Martin us. We can become violent in our attitudes, gestures, words, and Luther King, Jr., drawing from Gandhi’s work, brought actions. nonviolence to the forefront of civil rights in the 1960s. We must nip this process in the bud by acknowledging and owning our own pain, rather than projecting it elsewhere. For Nonviolent training has understandably emphasized myself, I can’t pretend to be loving when inside I’m not, when I largely external methods or ways of acting and resisting. know I’ve thought cruel, judgmental, and harsh thoughts about These are important and necessary, but we must go even others. At the moment the thought arises, I have to catch myself deeper. Unless those methods finally reflect inner attitudes, and hand over the annoyance or anger to God. Contemplative they will not make a lasting difference. We all have to admit practice helps me develop this capacity to watch myself and to that our secret inner attitudes are often cruel, attacking, connect with my loving Inner Witness. Let me explain why this judgmental, and harsh. The ego seems to find its energy is important. precisely by having something to oppose, fix, or change. If you can simply observe the negative pattern in yourself, When the mind can judge something to be inferior, we feel you have already begun to separate from it. The watcher is now superior. We must recognize our constant tendency toward over here, observing yourself thinking that thought—over there. negating reality, resisting it, opposing it, and attacking it Unless you can become the watcher, you’ll almost always identify on the level of our mind. This is the universal addiction, with your feelings. They feel like real and objective truth. as I say in the introduction to Breathing Under Water. [3] Most people I know are overly identified with their Authentic spirituality is always first about you— own thoughts and feelings. They don’t really have feelings; about allowing your own heart and mind to be changed. their feelings have them. That may be what earlier Christians It’s about getting your own who right. Who is it that meant by being “possessed” by a demon. That’s why so many is doing the perceiving? Is it your illusory, separate, of Jesus’ miracles are the exorcism of devils. Most don’t take false self; or is it your True Self, who you are in God? that literally anymore, but the devil is still a powerful metaphor, As Thomas Keating says: which demands that you take it quite seriously. Everyone has a We’re all like localized vibrations of the infinite goodness few devils. I know I’m “possessed” at least once or twice a day, of God’s presence. So love is our very nature. Love is our first, even if just for a few minutes! middle, and last name. Love is all; not [love as] sentimentality, There are all kinds of demons—in other words, there are but love that is self-forgetful and free of self-interest. lots of times when you cannot not think a certain way. When you see certain people, you get afraid. When you see other people, This is also marvelously exemplified in Gandhi’s life you get angry. For example, numerous studies show that many and work. He never tried to win anything. He just tried to white people have an implicit, unacknowledged fear of black show love; and that’s what ahimsa really means. It’s not just a men. Thank God, most of us are not explicitly racist, but many negative. Nonviolence doesn’t capture its meaning. It means of us have an implicit and totally denied racial bias. This is why to show love tirelessly, no matter what happens. That’s the all healing and prayer must descend into the unconscious where meaning of turning the other cheek. Once in a while you have the lies we’ve believed are hidden in our wounds. to defend somebody, but it means you’re always willing to During contemplation, forgotten painful experiences may suffer first for the cause—that is to say, for communion with arise. In such cases, it helps to meet with a spiritual director or your enemies. If you overcome your enemies, you’ve failed. If therapist to process old wounds and trauma in healthy ways. you make your enemies your partners, God has succeeded. [4] Over a lifetime of practice, contemplation gradually helps you detach from who you think you are and rest in your authentic Gateway to Silence: identity as Love. At first this may feel like an “identity transplant” until you learn how to permanently rest in God. Be peace.
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South Korea-based OFWs to benefit from minimum wage hike starting 2017 The Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Korea recently welcomed the new minimum wage rate of KRW 6,470 (P P268.73) per hour for 2017 as announced by the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL). In her report to Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III, Welfare Officer Manuela Peña, Officer In-Charge of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Korea, said the new minimum wage rate for 2017, which is a boon to South Korea-based Filipino workers, represents an increase of 7.3 percent over the current minimum wage rate of KRW 6,030, or P250.46 per hour,” Peña said. Labatt Peña also said that more than 24,000 OFWs in both small and medium manufacturing industries employed under the Employment Permit System (EPS) shall be covered by the new base rate next year. The minimum wage, as defined in Korea’s Labor Standards Act, covers all employees, regardless of their employment status, whether temporary, daily or part-time employees; or nationality, including foreign workers. The new minimum wage translates to KRW 51,760 (P2,149.87) per day on an 8-hour
working day; or KRW 258,800 (P10,749.34) on 5 working days. This is equivalent to KRW 1,352,230 (P56,165.28) per month. The South Korean government, through its Labor Standards Policy
Department, shall closely monitor the employment conditions, support employment, and supervise the worksites to ensure that the new minimum wage is enforced. (DOLE/ Tim Laderas with a report from CMAM)
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Search for ‘16-’17 Bayaning Pilipino nominations open October (PIA) -- The search for the unsung modern Filipino heroes continue this year as the Gawad Geny Lopez Jr., Bayaning Pilipino Awards 2016-2017 open for nominations until November 15, 2016. A joint effort of the ABS CBN Broadcasting Corporation and the UGAT Foundation, Gawad Bayaning Pilipino is conceptualized to enhance Filipino values system and recognize those who are engaged in grassroots development. Nominations are for three categories, namely for individuals, youth and institutions, said Fr. Nilo Tanalega SJ, Gawad project director. Criteria for nomination of individuals (Bayaning Pilipino), and institutions or groups (Bayaning Samahang Pilipino) include the following: interpersonal relationships, diligence, patience and courage, service to the poor and underprivileged, loyalty and honor and manifests loving fear and hope in God. Under interpersonal relationships, nominees must show respect and camaraderie for others, openness to praise and criticism as well as others’ ideas, can accept criticisms, has kind disposition and promotes equality.
For diligence, nominees must have offered self for service for others, shows determination amidst difficulties and shows courage under fire. Nominees must also show responsibility in the community, believes in the common good and is trusted and respected for his contributions to the community while he professes a disposition to continue projects that have been started with consistency. Nominees should also be free from getting involved in scandals and anomalies, performs the duties and responsibilities of a good citizen and promotes self worth. Finally, nominees must be humble, admits shortcomings, has a positive outlook in life and remains hopeful even in distressful times. For youth (Bayaning Kabataang Pilipino), the criteria is the same and seeks to see respect for co-teens and the aged, shows determination for work, keeps and sturdy vision and strives to attain it, is always ready, keeps a sense of volunteerism, commitment, has a concrete project or activity for youth or community. Nominees should also serve as
models or inspirations for the youth and the community and keeps a positive vision of life and has a deep trust in God. Youth nominees must be between 15 to 30 years old, serving the community during nomination period. For more details, check the Gawad Geny Lopez Bayaning Pilipino Awards on Facebook or visit their website at www. bayaningpilipinoawards.com. (rmn/rac/PIA7Bohol)
Police war on illegal drugs ups shabu prices
CEBU, October 13 (PIA) -- Prices of shabu in Central Visayas soared due to its dwindling supply as police continues its war against illegal drugs. The deputy chief of the Regional Operations and Plans Division of the Police Regional Office (PRO-7) P/Supt Arnel Banzon reported recently during the forum of the Association of Government Information Officers - Philippine Information Agency (AGIO-PIA7) that tackled the topic on the ‘War Against Illegal Drugs.” Banzon in his presentation of the Project Double Barrel said shabu is now priced at P300/deck or sachet and P16,000 to P18,000 per bulk or about five grams. In Bohol and Siquijor, the prices are even more expensive at P500/deck and P20,000 per bulk, said Banzon. “The street value is based on the PDEA (Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency) report as of September 26,” bared Banzon. In the latest Tokhang Report of the PRO-7, Banzon said that from July 1 to September 30, there are now 75,454 surrenderees in Central Visayas; 69,816 of which are drug users and 5,368 drug pushers. The continuing police operations against high-value drug targets netted 2,331 people broken down into 1,184 drug users and 1,147 drug pushers. As of October 11, 116 drug suspects were killed in legitimate police operations while 138 people were killed by unknown assailants, the report stated. Banzon earlier said there are three big drug syndicates operating in the country and these are the Filipino-Chinese, African ring and the Mexican cartel associated with a Chinese group to penetrate the Philippine market. Our mission in PRO-7 is to clear all drug affected barangays in the region and to conduct no let-up operations against drug syndicates and dismantle them, said Banzon. (mbcn/fcr/PIA7
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LOCAL SCENE Security inspection conducted by the Larena Police Station to the different resorts in the municipality of Larena, Siquijor. The inspection is part of its security measures in preparation for the long weekend as visitors and locals are expected to troop the province for All Saints’ and All Souls’ days. (PIA7-Siquijor w/ photos from the Larena PS)
Distribution of flyers on Drug Awareness and Modus Operandi Tips to the teachers of Cantabon Elementary School, one of the far-flung school of the Municipality of Siquijor. (PIA7/Siquijor w/ Mark Edward Barrios’s photo/Siquijor PS)
Officials and employees of the local government unit of Larena led by Municipal Mayor Dean S. Villa during the Executive-Legislative Agenda (ELA) Formulation Workshop @ Hotel Essencia, Dgte. City( PIA7-Siquior w/photos by Roxie/LGU Larena)