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  Ang E-CLIP usa ka inisyatibo sa gobyerno sa Pilipinas nga nagsuporta sa reintegration sa kanhi mga rebelde sa katilingban isip produktibong mga lungsoranon. (PIA Bohol/PiMO photo) TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol (PIA) — Gipasidunggan ang Lalawigan sa Bohol tungod sa iyang pagpatuman sa labing maayo nga Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) sa Rehiyon 7, segun sa Task Force Balik-Loob sa Department of National Defense (DND). Ang award gihatag niadtong Mayo 21, 2025, atol sa selebrasyon sa ika-7 nga Founding Anniversary sa Task Force Balik-Loob nga nagdala sa tema nga “Pagkakaisa at Pag-asa: Pitong Taong Pagdiriwang sa Pagbuo ng Isang Matatag, Payapa ug Nagkakaisang Bansa tungo sa Bagong Pilipinas” nga gipahigayon sa Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo sa syudad sa Quezon. Ang pag-ila, gipresentar sa Armed Forces of the Philippines Commissioned Officers Country (AFPCOC) ug gilagdaan ni Undersecretary for Defense Affairs ug Task Force Balik-Loob Chairperson Angelito De Leon. Si...

  Pantawid Pamilya Provincial Link Reggie Locsin (standing w/ mic) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) presents some highlights on the Patawid program accomplishments during the 1st quarter Provincial Convergence Committee meeting on May 15, 2025 in Dumaguete City. (PIA Negros Oriental) DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental (PIA) – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here reported that over 35,000 household beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) have achieved self-sufficiency level and are expected to graduate from the program this year. DSWD Pantawid Pamilya provincial link Reggie Locsin said that as of last year, several household-beneficiaries have reported an improvement on their level of well-being. The self-sufficiency level is based on the latest Social Welfare Development Indicator (SWDI), which determines and monitors the progress of the well-being of the 4Ps households. “In fact, Negros Oriental got the highest ...

  DICT-7 Regional Director Frederick DC. Amores (L) together with DICT-7 Cyber Security focal person Engr. Royden Rusiana (R) during the press conference in Cebu City. (MSH/PIA Cebu) CEBU CITY, Cebu (PIA) — After the recent discovery of an alleged scam hub in Cebu’s I.T. Park, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in Central Visayas is reminding the public to remain vigilant and practice critical thinking to avoid falling victim to scams. “We have to exercise critical thinking tinuod ba gyud ni (whether this is really true). If it’s too good to be true, it’s probably not true. Let’s all be careful,” said DICT regional director Frederick DC. Amores. Amores emphasized the importance of cybersecurity awareness, warning that even the most advanced security systems can be rendered ineffective if individuals are not mindful of potential threats. “Bisa’g unsa pa nga restriction nga i-base, if the people are not cognizant of the risk, naa’y gipadala nga email, ...

  The winners of the Young Farmers Challenge 2024 pose for a photo together with the Department of Agriculture 7 officials. (RGC/PIA7 Cebu) C EBU CITY, Cebu (PIA) — The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas is encouraging young entrepreneurs to engage in agriculture and fishery businesses. This as DA noted that the demand for farmers has increased while the number of Filipinos going into farming is decreasing. “As we can see, the demand for farmers has increased. So, we can see that our farmers are moving away from their farms because they want to go to the city or other places to farm,” said DA-7 Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division chief Aurea M. Madrio. Madrio said the average age of farmers in the country is 54 years old, which shows the aging population of farmers and the need to encourage more people, especially the youth, to go into the agri-fishery sector. He said young Filipinos can spearhead entrepreneurial initiatives and transform their business ideas i...

  CEBU CITY, Cebu (PIA) – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Visayas has announced that applications for minors traveling abroad are now exclusively processed online. Starting February 2025, the Centralized Processing Office – Minors Traveling Abroad (CPO-MTA) will process applications exclusively through its online platform at mta.dswd.gov.ph. DSWD7 Children Sector focal person Ligaya Dael said the shift to online processing aims to streamline the issuance of travel clearances for minors. “We can provide assistance on the online application process if they go to our office since it is still in a transition period but it is still online,” Dael said during the recent Kapihan sa PIA forum. She explained that a Minor Travel Abroad (MTA) clearance is required when a child travels outside the country without their biological or adoptive parents, or legal guardians. “Ang tuyo ug tumong aning pagkuha sa travel clearance is para jud sa ilang proteksyon kay k...

  SIQUIJOR, Siquijor (PIA) — The Department of Health (DOH) and the Provincial Health Office here are urging the public to stay vigilant amid detected cases of zoonotic disease in the province. In his Facebook page post, Gov. Jake Vincent Villa confirmed the detection of zoonotic disease cases in the province as he called for increased public caution, especially among individuals frequently exposed to goats, carabaos, and other livestock. “Ang probinsya sa Siquijor aduna nay confirmed cases sa sakit nga zoonotic disease nga gikan sa masakiton nga hayop ug posibleng motakod sa tawo,”  Villa said. (The province of Siquijor now has confirmed cases of zoonotic disease, which originates from sick animals and can potentially be transmitted to humans.) Villa said that while the risk of human-to-human transmission is rare, animal-to-human transmission can occur more easily. “Dali ra hinoon matambalan, pero mas maayo nga makalikay tang tanan  (It is easy to treat, but it’s better ...

  Massage therapists at the Pantawan Area, Rizal Boulevard, Dumaguete City wait for clients under their new tents donated by the DCCCO Multi-Purpose Cooperative on May 16, 2025. (RAL/PIA7-Negros Oriental) DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental (PIA) — The Dumaguete Cathedral Credit Cooperative (DCCCO) has donated 20 tents to the city government for the use of over 200 wellness service workers at the Pantawan People’s Park. The cooperative also signed a memorandum of agreement covering the turnover of the free public WiFi access to Pantawan People’s Park as well as in Quezon Park and the Dumaguete Public Market. DCCCO chief executive officer Mildredo Umbac formally turned over the tents to Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo on May 16 with the massage therapists, manicurists, and pedicurists as witnesses. Barangay Looc resident Anabellle Gallo is one of the massage therapists in the area who will benefit from this donation. “Dako kaayo ang among kalipay kay kato una namo nga tent gamay ra biya po...

  Deonesia Manubag of the City of Naga, Cebu, bought P20-per-kilo of rice on the city’s first day of selling the affordable rice under the “Benteng Bigas Meron Na! (BBM Na!)” program. (PIA7) CEBU CITY, Cebu (PIA) – The City of Naga is eyeing to sustain the P20/kilo rice program initiated by the national government by subsidizing the cost of 10 kilos of rice per month for each family in their area. City of Naga Mayor Valdemar Chiong said they aim to sustain the program for the 50,000 target families in the city. “I just hope, mangita mi’g paagi og di gane ni ma-sustain in 2 months, we will be writing the Office of the President na we will do the subsidy but the intention there is ang rice nga among pang ibaligya, ang kaya namo is 10 kilos every month for the targeted families,”  Chiong said. (We will look for ways for this program to be sustained. If this cannot be sustained in 2 months, we will write to the Office of the President that we will cover the subsidy, but we can onl...

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol (PIA) — Gi-amendahan sa Civil Service Commission (CSC) ang mga kinahanglanon sa edukasyon alang sa mga first level positions sa gobyerno aron tugotan ang mga gradwado sa K to 12 Basic Education Program nga maka-qualify sa serbisyo sa gobyerno. Pinaagi sa CSC Resolution No. 2500229 nga giproklamar niadtong Marso 6, ang updated guidelines, nag-usab sa kasamtangan nga educational requirements aron karon pormal na nga mailhan ang Junior High School (Grade 10) ug Senior High School (Grade 12) graduates ubos sa K to 12 curriculum isip kwalipikado sa first-level nga posisyon sa gobyerno. Ang mga posisyon sa una nga lebel kasagaran naglakip sa clerical, trade, craft, custodial, o uban pang sub-propesyonal nga trabaho sa parehas nga supervisory ug dili supervisory nga mga tahas. Bisan pa, ang gibag-o nga mga sumbanan sa edukasyon wala magamit sa mga posisyon nga nanginahanglan sa piho nga mga degree sa taas nga edukasyon o ang praktis sa mga propesyon nga gi-regulat...

  A representative from one of DSWD’s partner civil society organizations in Siquijor sign the 4Ps convergence plan as part of their commitment to help the 4Ps beneficiaries. (DSWD photo) LARENA, Siquijor (PIA) – The partner civil society organizations (CSOs) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here pledged their support to help sustain the self-sufficiency of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries who have “graduated” from the program. In a recent dialogue between DSWD and its partners national government agencies (NGAs), local government units (LGUs), and CSOS in Negros Oriental and Siquijor provinces, the CSOs committed to provide livelihood programs, skills training, scholarship, social advocacies, values formation, and spiritual enhancement for the former 4Ps beneficiaries. For Siquijor, the CSO partners committed to provide their programs and services to 2,765 4Ps households in 2025 and 1,403 in 2026, with an initial funding amounti...

  DENR-7 Development Management Officer II Laverna Jade Siarot and Tañon Strait Protected Seascape (TSPS) Ecosystems Management Specialist Joselito Francis Alcaria present the line-up of activities for the 2025 Month of the Ocean celebration during the Kapihan sa PIA forum on May 14, 2025 in Cebu. (PIA7) CEBU CITY, Cebu (PIA) – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 7 will mark the 27th anniversary of the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape (TSPS) on May 27. According to TSPS ecosystems management specialist Joselito Francis Alcaria, DENR plays a vital role in managing the Tañon Strait’s expansive 534,589.04-hectare marine ecosystem. One of the largest marine protected areas in the Philippines, the Tañon Strait belongs to the ecoregion with the highest marine diversity in the world. The strait has 18,000 hectares of coral reefs and 5,000 hectares of mangroves. Because of its high productivity, the strait is a favorable cetacean habitat and it serves as a f...

  Tagbilaran City Mayor Jane Cajes Yap during the launching ceremony of the Citizen ID Card, which provides cardholders the ease of access to government services and transactions. (PIA Bohol) TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol (PIA)— Tagbilaran City has partnered with digital payment platform, Gcash, for its Citizen ID Card in line with the city government’s campaign for accessibility and financial inclusivity. The Gcash-enabled Citizen ID Cards are embedded with Europay, Mastercard and Visa microchip and will be issued to senior citizens, solo parents, and persons with disabilities in the city. By using the citizens ID, cardholders can accept digital payments, send digital payments, and access local government services and benefits. “A first in Visayas and Mindanao, the GCash-enabled citizens ID is another important milestone towards a smarter, more digital Tagbilaran City,” said Tagbilaran City Mayor Jane Cajes Yap. Yap said modernizing the transactions is not just for convenience but also a...