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UBAY, Bohol, June 1 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) Region 7 delivered the government’s commitment to reduce rice production losses with a modern P51 million disaster-proof monolithic dome rice seed storage facility it built in Bohol. Built inside the a government property dedicated to agriculture development and research, the rice seed storage facility is better than the seven conventional seed storage facilities in the Central Visayas, according to the DA7. The facility uses a dome type of roof, reinforced with iron rebars and polyethylene caulked by airfoam technology that has been designed to withstand 270-kilometer winds. It is built to withstand typhoons, earthquakes, and other natural or man-made calamities including fire, and could potentially safe-keep harvests against calamities as long as it is stowed inside the facility, said Jenelyn Yuson, builder of the multi-million facility. To be built and completed by Dazzling Lite Enterprises after 25 calendar days, the m

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, June 1 (PIA) -- Kapin sa duha ka milyong estudyanteng Pinoy ang nakapahimos gikan sa   Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act   nga nahimong balaod sa administrasyong Duterte. Gibutyag kini ni  Commissioner on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Prospero de Vera  III niadtong Martes, ikaduhang adlaw sa  Duterte Legacy Summit. Matud pa ni de Vera nga sa maong gidaghanon, 1.97 milyong estudyante sa  220 state ug local universities and colleges  ang ni-avail sa libreng tuition ug  miscellaneous fees. Samtang naa sa 364,168 estudyante usab ang nakapahimos gikan sa  Tertiary Education Subsidy  ug  Tulong Dunong Program  nga gitanyag ubos sa  Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education law. Gibutyag ni de Vera nga ang rehiyon nga adunay pinakataas og  poverty incidence  ang may labing daghan'g mga benepisyaryo alang sa  Tertiary Education Subsidy ug Tulong Dunong Program. Apil na dinhi ang rehiyon sa Bangsamoro nga may labing taas nga  poverty incidenc

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, June 1 (PIA) -- Dala sa gilatid sa balaod, makasinati gihapon og 20% sa pagpamalit sa mga butang, panginahanglanon ug gamitonon sa mga katawhang may kabilinggan ug mga edaran na, bisan sa ilang pagpamalit diha sa   online platforms. Kini human gilagdaan na ni Presidente Rodrigo Roa Duterte niadtong Mayo 6 ang  Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC)  nga nagtanyag sa  senior citizens (SC ) ug  persons with disabilities (PWD) , sa a  20% discount  sa ilang ga pagpamalit sa  online  nga merkado . Ang JMC nga giendorso usab sa  Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Trade and Industry, National Commission of Senior Citizens, National Council on Disability Affairs, Department of Health, Department of the Interior and Local Government, and Bureau of Internal Revenue,  naghatag sa tin-aw nga giya ug sumbanan sa pagtanyag sa pugos nga benepisyo ug prebilihiyo sa senior citizens ug PWDS sa ilang pagpangompra sa internet,  text orders ug call-orders.

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, June 1 (PIA) -- Himoon dinhi sa Bohol ang tulo ka adlaw nga  Dive7 Travel Trade and Media Familiarization Tour  sa Junyo 3-6, 2022. Matud pa sa  Department of Tourism Region 7,  ang  Dive 7 Travel Trade and Media Familiarization Tour  usa ka paagi sa pagpadayag sa mga natural nga talan-awon sa ilawom na usab sa kadagatan sa Bohol, ilabi na sa mga isla sa Panglao, Balicasag ug Pamilacan. Samtang giila na ang Bohol nga usa sa mga destinasyon sa mga turista nga may daghang nindot nga mga talan-awon nga kasagaran, nakabase sa kinaiyahan, dili daghan ang nakasinati sa natural nga mga talan-awon niini sa ilawom sa iyang kadagatan. Karon, samtang nangandam ang lalawigan sa kinatibuk-ang pagbukas sa iyang mga pultahan alang sa mga turista niining bag-ong normal, ang mga tinugyanan sa DOT, lakip na ang  Bohol Tourism Office  ug mga  travel and tour Operators , nangandam sa pangtanyag sa mas daghan pang nindot nga kadulngan sa mga turista. Bisan kon giila na sa mga mahili

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, June 1 (PIA) -- Palobohon sa  Department of Agriculture Region 7  ang P50M nga  monolithic dome  nga maoy himoon nga balay pundohanan ug tipiganan sa mga liso sa humay igtatagod, didto sa  Ubay Stock Farm,  Hunyo 1. Gitukod agi og pagtuban sa suliran sa dali makuha nga de-kalidad nga matang sa igtatagud alang sa mga tigpananum og humay sa Bohol, ang DA -7 nagtutok karon sa pag-himo sa Bohol nga mas kasaligan pa nga sentro sa produksyon sa humay sa  Central Visayas . Ang  monolithic domes  gituyo og pabarug gamit ang pulido nga teknolohiya sa  steel-reinforced concrete  ug  polyurethane foam insulation  nga maoy kabatan sa  airform. Sa iyang desinyo, nasuwayan na kini nga molungtad sa bagyo kay igo lamang modailos ang hangin sa lingon nga atop niini, gawas pa nga dili sudlog sa anay ug mga dangan. Giingon nga barato nga teknolohiya nga misanong sa panginahanglan sa kalikopan, ang  monolithic domes , sayun rang imintinar ug dyutay rag enerhiya ang gikinahanglan ar

COMELEC Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Eddie Aba. (RAHC/PIA7 Bohol)   TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, June 1 (PIA) – A Commission on Election (COMELEC) official in Bohol has urged the winning or losing candidates in the 2022 local and national elections to immediately file their Statements of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) relative to the campaign and other election-related expenses. COMELEC Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Eddie Aba, in a media interview, said failure do so constitutes an election offense.  "We have seen officials already sitting and proclaimed who are evicted from their seats and divested of their powers for failure to file or files with erroneous information in their SOCE," Aba said.  Section 14 of RA 7166 states that "every candidate and treasurer of the political party shall, within 30 days after the day of the election, file in duplicate with the offices of the Commission the full, true and itemized statement of all contributions and expen

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, June 1 (PIA) -- Nipasidaan ang pamunoan sa  Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)   sa mga   healthcare facilities   nga nalambigit sa   under deduction o downcasing   sa mga   PhilHealth benefit. Sa pagdungog sa   House Committee on North Luzon Quadrangle,  gibutyag ni  PhilHealth Vice President  Walter Bacareza nga nakadawat sila og mga reklamo kalabot sa  downcasing  diin bisan grabe ang sakit sa miyembro, himuon lamang kining simple, tungod sa kahadlok nga dili mabayran sa  PhilHealth. “Marami kaming naririnig na ganun. Nung unang panahon Mr. Chair, ang tawag niyan upcasing. Yung simple ginagawang grabe…Ngayon nagbago na, downcasing naman. Yung grabe ginagawang simple, ” matud pa ni Bacareza. Gipasidan-an sa  PhilHealth  ang mga ospital nga ang  downcasing  mahimong makonsidera isip usa  ka  fraud  o pagpanglimbong. Tungod niini, ang mga pasilidad nga mapamatud-ang nag  under-declare  mahimong mag-atubang og kaso, matud pa ni Bacareza. Gi-awha

CEBU CITY, Cebu, June 1 (PIA) -- Though it is practical to store water with the onset of the rainy season, the Department of Health (DOH) Region 7 is urging households to ensure water containers are aptly covered, amid the rising cases of dengue and a fear of a possible outbreak this year based on historical trend. Dr. Ronald Buscato, medical officer III of DOH 7, said the aedes aegypti (AE) mosquito that carries the dengue virus thrives on uncovered water containers, laying eggs on its walls which then hatch when submerged in water. “Although dengue is no longer exclusive during the rainy season but is an all-year round disease,” said Buscato, but added that the practice to store water during the rainy season can multiply dengue cases to alarming levels. Buscato said based on historical data, dengue outbreaks surface every three years, while four outbreaks were recorded from 2010 to 2020 in the following years: 2010, 2013, 2016 and the last was in 2019. “We anticipate a possible outbr

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, May 30 (PIA) -- Members and pensioners of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) can now keep track of their member, loan, and claim records in their mobile devices through the GSIS Touch App. GSIS Vice President for Visayas Operations Deity Manampan urged members and pensioners in Negros Oriental to download the application, which he described as similar to a GSIS kiosk but more handy and convenient for the user. “If you have your GSIS touch, there’s no need for you to go to a GSIS branch 24/7. Sa GSIS Touch, it’s for your convenience.  Sa balay ra ka nakikita mo na (You can access while at home),” Manampan said. Through the GSIS Touch App, prospective retirees can generate their tentative pension and retirement claims, while active members can also access different loan services of the agency and generate a tentative computation on their loan payments. Aside from this, active members can view their other claims and their member service records

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 30 (PIA) -- Wala na’y rekisitos pa nga gikinahanglan sa usa ka Bol-anon o magagikan sa Bohol nga mopaingon sa Manila.  Kini maoy gipadayag ni  Provincial Administrator ug Bohol InterAgency Task Force (BIATF) Official, Atty. Katherin Pioquinto , taliwala sa mga pangutana kon unsa na ang kinahanglanon pang mga dokumento aron makagawas sa Bohol paingon sa Metro Manila, bisan sa nagpadayon pang hulga sa  COVID-19. Kahinumduman nga ang Manila anaa na sa  COVID Alert Level 1  samtang ang Bohol nagpabilin pang anaa sa  COVID Alert Level 2.  Daku na ang naabut sa mga  vaccination teams  sa Manila aron pasapongon ang kadaghanon sa ilang mga residente nga nabakunahan lapas sa 80% sa kinatibuk-an nilang populasyon. Sa laing bahin, dinhi sa Bohol, anaa pa sa 71.57% ang naabut sa mga tigpangbakuna, sa kinatibuk-ang populasyon nga gitumbok nga pwede bakunahan. Nagtuo ang mga eksperto sa sakit-mananakod nga kon makabaton na og panalipud ang labing baga nga hut-ong sa katil

The country’s best volleyball high school players participate in the National Invitational Volleyball Competition on May 25-27, 2022 in Dumaguete City. (Contributed photo) DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, May 30 (PIA) -- Volleyball high school teams from Luzon captured the championship and dominated the top three places in the four-day National Invitation Volleyball Competitions that concluded on May 27 at the Foundation University in the city. In behalf of Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo, Sangguniang Kabataan President Renz Macion, during the awarding ceremony, commended the 10 participating high schools for their passion and commitment to sportsmanship. Macion expressed optimism that the winning high school volleyball teams will bring more honor and pride as they will represent the Philippines in the upcoming ASEAN Schools Games to be held also in Dumaguete City this November 2022. After three full days of action, the following are the winning teams: Volleyball Boys Category: 1st Place

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving forward its crackdown on unauthorized and abusive online lending activities, starting this year’s campaign with several individuals operating unregistered online lending applications. In a joint operation on Feb. 12, the combined forces of the SEC Enforcement and Investor Protection Department (EIPD) and the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) successfully implemented a warrant to search, seize and examine computer data in Cashtrees Lending Corporation’s office in Pasig City. The Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46 issued the search warrant against Cashtrees Lending for misuse of device penalized under Section 4(a)(5)(i)(ii) of Republic Act No. 10275, or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, in operating unregistered online lending applications in violation of Republic Act No. 9474, or the Lending Company Regulation Act (LCRA). The onsite digital forensic examination on the seized devices showed that the e

Members of the vaccination team in Bohol walk the miles to seek out individuals eligible for vaccination and ensure that they get the right protection against COVID-19. (RAHC/PIA7 Bohol) TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 28 (PIA) -- One year two months and 17 days after the first anti-COVID vaccine that arrived in Bohol was administered to a frontline health worker in Bohol, health authorities implementing the vaccination program here reported nearly 800,000 Boholanos given the full protection against the fatal disease. In its May 24 report, the Bohol Inter Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (BIATF) bared  71.57% vaccine coverage recorded in Bohol. That however accounts only to some 791,600, a little short of the 884,867 which is the pegged 80% of the eligible 1,106,084 population health authorities have determined to bring Bohol to herd immunity against the fatal disease that has claimed 682 Boholano lives. BIATF, last Tuesday said there are already some 791,