Philippine Information Agency Central Visayas

  DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Dec. 1 (PIA) -- Parents are reminded about the importance of providing nutritional interventions at the start of a mother’s pregnancy to ensure the physical development of their children. Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) Nutritionist Antonieta Delfino said that a child’s health and wellness starts at conception. This is why it is important for pregnant women to undergo prenatal check-up at least four times during her term, said Delfino. Upon their birth, babies should undergo newborn screening tests within 24 hours to detect if the child has congenital, metabolic, and other genetic disorders that need immediate treatment. Delfino added that breast milk is the best food for babies as it carries essential nutrients for child development like colostrum. Vaccination is also necessary to boost a child’s immune system and avoid certain diseases. Newborns should have BCG and hepatitis vaccines. Upon reaching one and half month old, they must be giv

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol (PIA) -- The voice of the people prevailed in the controversial proposal to reclaim certain parts of the capital city’s coastline as Tagbilaran City Mayor Jane C. Yap shut down the plan to reclaim 153 hectares of land parallel to the city’s coastlines.  The City Council  of Tagbilaran City tackled the Tagbilaran City Waterfront Development Project, which involves the reclamation of 153 hectares of land along the shorelines of Booy to Mansasa districts.  The reclamation project covers seagrass beds and reef areas and imperils the protected Mabaw Reef.  The project hopes to gain more prime real estate properties and increase local revenues.  The City Council has started discussing the city government’s proposed Public and Private Partnership (PPP) ordinance, which was also patterned after the country’s laws and the Philippine Reclamation Authority’s guidelines, which will govern the proposed reclamation project.  The city council started to tackle the proposal bu

  CORTES, Bohol, Nov. 18 (PIA) -- Farm gate prices for live hogs in Bohol decreased by P10 in November this year compared to the prices monitored in June this year. According to the consolidated data shared by the municipal agriculture office price monitoring teams across Bohol, as of Nov. 10, 2023, or three months after an outbreak of the dreaded African Swine Fever (ASF), commercial farms have lowered their price by P10 every 10 kilo weight classification for live hogs bought from their farms. For example, for 61 kilos to 70 kilos of live hog, the current price is at P233 per kilo, which means a 61-kilo live hog could cost around P14,213. This is already a big decline from the June 23, 2023 price monitoring report, which showed that the same weight category costs P243 a kilo.  On June 23, 2023, the farm gate prices for live hogs are as follows: 71-80 kilos at P226; 81-90 kilos at P208; 91-100 kilos at P190; 101-110 kilos at P186; 111-120 kilos at P182; 121-130 kilos at P178; and 131-

  CEBU CITY, Cebu, Nov. 29 (PIA) -- Ang  Department of Social Welfare and Development 7 (DSWD-7)  opisyal nang mitapos sa kasaulogan sa  31st National Children's Month  pinaagi sa gipahigayon nilang  Regional Culmination Activity  sa Cebu City niadtong Nobyembre 29. Ang  culmination actvitiy  gitambongan sa anaa sa 250 ka mga bata nga estudyante sa mga  day care centers  sa mga nagkadaiyang syudad sa Cebu, ug mga bata nga giamuma sa mga nagkalain-laing  residential care facilities  sa DSWD-7. Midangop usab sa katapusang kalihokan sa nahisgotang selebrasyon mao ang mga representate sa mga ubang ahensya sa goberyno,  local government units , ug mga  private partners and stakeholders . Sa maong aktibidad, mipasundayag ang mga bata sa ilang mga talento pinaagi sa mga  performances  ug uban pang kalihokan nga mihatag og kalingawan ngadto kanila. Samtang mipakita usab ug mga pasundayag ang mga  partner agencies  sama sa  Bureau of Jail Management and Penology  ug  private stakeholder  ng

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov. 30 (PIA) -- Walo ka mga lungsod sa Bohol kang kinsa nga mga gagmay nga mga establisemento nga nahimoan og  Technical Advisory Visits (TAV)   sa  Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)  ang gihatagan og higayon nga makahimo og bansaybansay sa  Emergency First Aid (EFA)  aron makapasar na sa panginahanglan sa DOLE. Pinaagi sa  Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP),  gikompleto sa DOLE ang rekisitos sa 369 ka mga  micro-establishments  nga namatikdan sa DOLE nga walay nabansay nga EFA, nga importante sa usa ka trabaho-an sa pagpanalipod sa kaluwasan sa ilang mga trabahante.  Ang pagbaton og nabansay nga EFA usa sa mga hinungdan nga ang establisemento dili makasubay sa mga panginahanglan alang sa  compliance  sa  Department Order No 238, series of 2023. Niining paagi, nahatagan og libre nga siyam ka sesyon nga bansay bansay sa EFA ang mga establisemento nga anaa sa  Albur, Danao, Dauis, Panglao, Talibon ug sa Tagbilaran City. Ang DOLE, pinaagi sa DOLE Bohol Fiel

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol (PIA) -- Out-of-school youth and young men whose hopes of a good life have been dashed by poverty will soon be donning hard hats, safety shoes, and thick gloves.  This comes after Artemis Marine Industrial Construction Inc. (AMICI) opened its first two hectares of shipyard in Brgy. Cruz, Buenavista, Bohol, and launched its technical and vocational skills training school at the Buenavista Training Center.  The shipyard is set to hire Boholano out-of-school youth and men from poor backgrounds so they can provide for their families.  The training center can also equip these young men who have abandoned their hopes of a good life, with the skills needed in boat building and repair, said Primary Group of Builders Chief Executive Officer William Christopher Liu, Jr. “We prefer going to less fortunate and less developed areas so we could bring employment, where there is none,” said Liu, whose family also owns Primary Homes and the Maayo business subsidiaries.  He was

  DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Nov. 29 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Negros Oriental and the Dumaguete City government joined the country in the observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) from Nov. 25 to Dec. 12, 2023. To intensify awareness on the campaign to end VAW, the Provincial Commission on Women (PCW) launched the observance with a Kapihan sa PIA forum. The forum discussed gender gaps and other measures to achieve the recurring theme of “UNiTED for a VAW-Free Philippines.” Women advocates, along with barangay and city government officials, kicked off the 18-Day Campaign to End VAW with a community dance to the tune of “Isang Bilyong Babae ang Babangon” at Presidencia grounds, this city. Mayor Felipe Antonio B. Remollo underscored the support and commitment of the city government in protecting and advancing the rights of women. He assured to ensure violence-free homes, workplaces and communities through consistent implementation of programs

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov. 29 (PIA) -- Tulo ka mga resort sa lalawigan sa Bohol ang nakadawat sa  ASEAN Hall of Fame Award  alang sa  Green Hotel  gikan sa  Department of Tourism. Ang  Amarela Resort, Amorita Resort, ug Bellevue Resort  nasulod sa  ASEAN Green Hotel Hall of Fame Award  sa usa ka seremonyas nga gipahigayon niadtong Nobyembre 27, 2023, sa  Discovery Primea Hotel  sa Ayala Avenue, sa syudad sa Makati. Kini nga prestihiyosong award gihatag sa mga hotel ug resort nga kaniadto nakadaog sa ASEAN  Green Hotel Award  3 ka higayon. Ang maong 3 ka  resort  sa Bohol mao lamang ang nakadawat sa maong pasidunggog sa tibuok Central Visayas. Giila niini ang pasalig sa  resort/hotel  nga mahimong mahigalaon sa kalikopan ug tungod sa gisagop nga mga lakang sa pagkonserba sa enerhiya. Ang  ASEAN Green Hotel Standard  gibase sa 11 ka criteria nga mao ang mosunod:  environmental policy,  paggamit sa  green products;  kolaborasyon sa komunidad ug lokal nga mga organisasyon; pagpalambo s

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov. 23 (PIA) -- Sa usa ka dalaygon nga lakang sa pagtuman sa mandato sa  Universal Health Care (UHC) Act,  ang  Department of Health (DOH)  Central Visayas miila sa upat ka  provincial government hospitals,  duha ka  DOH-run hospital  ug duha ka pribadong tambalanan sa Bohol atol sa  inaugural Hospital Summit ug Awarding Ceremony. Ang kalihokan nga gipahigayon niadtong Nobiyembre 17, 2023, sa  Summit Galleria Cebu , nag-ila sa mga paningkamot sa mga ospital sa Central Visayas ug mga pasilidad sa pag-atiman sa panglawas sa ilang dakong kontribusyon sa pagkab-ot sa mga tumong sa UHC. Atol sa maong kalihukan, ang nagkalain-laing ospital ug pasilidad sa panglawas sa Central Visayas giila sa ilang talagsaong  performance  sa mosunod nga mga kategorya:  Medical Certification of Cause of Death Assessment (MCCOD), Client Experience Survey (CES), Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Week Celebration , ug Programa, Green Viability Assessment (GVA), Patient Safety Pro

  SIQUIJOR, Dec. 1 (PIA) -- Eighteen agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Siquijor benefit from the New Agrarian Emancipation Act or Republic Act 11953, which aims to write off farmers’ debts and award them land titles.  The ARBs are tilling 20 lots in the towns of Maria, Larena, and Siquijor. They are part of the first batch of 610,054 ARBs nationwide who will benefit from the government’s agrarian condonation program.  The New Agrarian Emancipation Act, which the President signed into law on July 7, 2023, is the fulfillment of his promise to pass a law condoning the farmers’ unpaid debts during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) in July 2022.  Thankful ARBs “Dako kaayo among pasalamat ni President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. ug DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III sa nadawat namong titulo gikan sa DAR ug sa pagwala sa among bayranan (We are thankful  to President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos and DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III for the land title we received and for f

  DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental (PIA) -- Jamaica Palama’s variety store in Malo, Siaton town was razed by a fire in January this year. The fire started at the back of the stall she was renting for her variety store. The flame eventually engulfed the surrounding structures within the vicinity. Paloma pegged the amount of the damages caused by the fire incident at P500,000. It did not only destroy the items she sold in her store but also burnt her appliances, including freezers and refrigerators. Months later, Palama was able to find new ways to earn money. She said her family was able to own a small fishing boat and they turned to fishing as their main source of livelihood. Helping micro entrepreneurs rebuild their business Like Palama, 22 other micro entrepreneurs in Negros Oriental also lost their businesses due to fire incidents last year and early this year. To help rebuild their businesses, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) chose them as beneficiaries of its Pangkabuhaya

  DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental (PIA) -- Senior high school students may soon be getting better advice from their schools on which path to take as future researchers, scientists, and engineers.  This after the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) here turned over several copies of “Finding North in STEM: A Career Guidebook for Students,” to seven Department of Education (DepEd) division offices in Negros Oriental. The guidebook for students is a publication of the DOST–Science Education Institute (SEI) that aims to paint a clearer picture of the many opportunities available in the field. The DOST distributed the guidebooks after a Kapihan sa PIA forum on DOST undergraduate scholarships hosted by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in Dumaguete City.  The event was attended by education program supervisors and school principals from the different DepEd division offices in the province. DepEd Negros Oriental Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Neri C. Ojastro, in his message