Kini maoy pamahayag sa Assistant Regional Director sa Labor Department dinhi sa
Matud ni Sarcauga, wa siyay nakita nga babag aron dili dawaton sa RTWPB ang bisan unsa nga bag-ong proposal alang sa wage increase.
Sa nasayran, sayo sa niaging semana, gibasura sa rtwpb ang 75 peso og 136 peso wage increase nga giproponir sa labor sector.(Roberto M. Cabardo/PIA AMO 7 Cebu/MBCN)
Kini maoy gibutyag sa hepe sa Occupational Safety and Health Center sa Labor Department nga nakabase sa kauluhan.
Matud ni Estrella Gust, executive director sa Occupational Safety and Health Center, ila karon nga gipaningkamutan nga mahimong luwas ang mga trabahuan sa nasod pinaagi sa pagtudlo sa mga human resource departments nga mohimo og safety and health committee sa mga kompaniya ingon man mga es.
Nidugang sab si Gust pag-ingon nga gipaabot nga makab-ot kining maong tinguha pinaagi sa pinakunang Visayan Summit on Occupational Safety and Health nga ipahigayon karong Oktubre onse og doce karong tuiga.
BIR-region 13 taxpayer assistant unit head and information officer designate Zorahaida de la Cruz bared that the office has identified 338 delinquent taxpayers and as of June 2007, BIR has collected P2.7-million from them.
De la Cruz added that most of these delinquent taxpayers are those paying through second installments from their compensation and these are mostly income earners and those who are self-employed.
“We are also after those companies who failed to pay their taxes for whatever reasons. If the company could no longer pay because it is bankrupt or losing, the office will look at its properties and will go through the legal process under garnishment to really compel them to pay their taxes,” De la Cruz explained.
For those companies that are still operating but could not afford to pay, the BIR enjoins them to avail of its amnesty program, she added.
The BIR offices throughout the country have been intensifying their collections from delinquent taxpayers to increase their revenue collection efforts after several of them failed to reach their revenue targets during the first semester of the year.
De la Cruz was quick to add that BIR-region 13 that covers Cebu and
Cebu, Philippines (10 August)—Seven personalities and institutions from the academe, arts and the environment were this year’s recipients of the ‘Garbo sa Sugbo’ (Pride of Cebu) awards that were given as part of the province’s 438th founding anniversary celebrations over the weekend during the Governor’s Night.l
This annual award is given to Cebuanos who brought pride to
Nicolas Pacana, one of the awardees is acclaimed as one of the world’s finest classical dancers who is presently the only Filipino who has served as co-artistic director of the Atlanta Festival Ballet and the Festival Ballet School in Stockbridge, Georgia, USA in 1984.
Environmental conservationist Antonio Oposa, Jr. was recognized for his pioneering practice of environmental law in the country. He is the team leader of the Visayan Sea Squadron and heads the Law Nature Foundation. For his efforts, he was mentioned in the UN Environmental Programme Global 500 Roll of Honor.
Businessman Steve Benitez was given the award for bringing the Cebuano ingenuity and entrepreneurial energy into the realm of the coffee drinking business. Benitez owns the string of Bo’s Coffee franchise in the country. He started the coffee business 11 years ago at the
The provincial artistic director, Junjet Primor who directed the 3-hour Governor’s night program was also recognized for his contribution in the promotion of the culture and heritage of
The University of the
Ambassador Marciano Paynor, Jr. and a Non-Government Organization (NGO) received citations from the province. Amb. Paynor was recognized for his achievements and his belief in the strong and indomitable spirit of the Cebuano people and for the resounding success of the 12th ASEAN and 2nd East Asia Summits in
The Cebu-Citizens Involvement and Maturation in People’s Empowerment and Liberation (C-CIMPEL) was also give a citation for the courage of its volunteers I ensuring the inviolability of the ballots, and in upholding the integrity of the electoral process.
The municipalities of Liloan and Badian were given plaques of appreciation while Barangays San Roque in Liloan and Cabadiangan in Compostela received plaques of recognition not just for planting large number of jackfruit trees but also protecting and maintaining them.
Special numbers given by the capitol employees through their presentations of various Cebuano folk dances; the ‘dancing inmates’; agri-trade fair and special bonuses to employees marked the province’s founding anniversary celebration on August 6 this year.
Governor Gwen Garcia highly commended the presentations and said that those Cebuano folk dances showed elegance and grace, simplicity and modesty, values that have made the Cebuanos a great people.
“You also saw the discipline and the industry. Those are the values that all of us will emulate and show to the rest of Cebu, the rest of the country that we will be sterling examples of a great Cebuano people,” the governor added.
“For bringing
“Good work will be rewarded,” Garcia said as she announced that employees of the top five performing departments will also received additional cash bonuses.
All employees of the Provincial Health Office, Social Welfare Office shall receive P5000 and P4000 each respectively while the Provincial Engineering Office’s personnel will get P3000 each and P2000 for the Provincial Administration Office personnel and each member of the Provincial Treasurer’s Office gets a P1000 bonus.
Cebu, Philippines (14 August) – The Palinpinon Geothermal Plant 1 in Valencia, Negros Oriental is in dire need of rehabilitation to ensure the provision of cheap and reliable power supply to the Negros-Cebu and Negros-Panay Power Grid.
According to a NEDA-7 project presentation during the recent RDC-7 meeting, the Palinpinon Geothermal Power Plant (PGPP-1) has been in operation for almost 24 years now out of its assumed economic life of 25 years.
Through those years, the plant has not encountered major problems that might have caused power outage. This is attributed to a good plant design, periodic maintenance and proper operation procedures, the report reads.
However, a team from the RDC-7 on June 1, 2007 conducted an inspection of the plant and reported that the deterioration of equipment due to aging and or corrosion is clearly visible making it vulnerable to mechanical failures.
There were proposals for a major rehabilitation of the plant in 1997 but due to budget constraints, lack of a substitute plant to take the role pf PGPP 1 in the system and the impending privatization of the power industry, the rehabilitation proposals were disapproved. Only selective rehabilitation and replacement work of equipment were made.
Considering that the plant’s economic life is almost consumed, the National Power Corporation (NPC) has sought the RDC-7 endorsement for the proposed Life Extension Project of the PGPP-1 which the full council approved in its latest (August 10) meeting.
The scope of works of the rehab project include the repair, replacement, installation and testing on minor equipment that are included in the regular budget for the operations and maintenance of the plant. The works that needed to be contracted out include the design, manufacturing, supply of labor and materials and equipment, packaging, delivery, supervision, installation, testing and commissioning including the associated civil works of the major electro-mechanical equipment such as turbines, generators, AVRs, exciters and gas extraction units.
According to NEDA-7 the total estimated cost of the rehabilitation project is about P2.2Billion with an actual implementation of approximately 24 months from July 2007 to July 2009.
To allay fears that the rehabilitation works might cause power supply disruption in the Visayas, NPC has outlined some contingency measures.
Rehabilitation will be done one unit at a time which means that only 37.5MW will be out at one time and not the total capacity of the plant. The 37.5MW loss will then be replenished by the Northern Negros Geothermal Plant.
NAPOCOR will also closely coordinate with TRANSCO, Visayas IPPs and distribution utilities during the rehabilitation period for proper power dispatch and preventive maintenance schedule and finally, NAPOCOR will put all power generating stations on security red alert status during the period.
The report said that the rehabilitation project is very vital to the plant because the PGPP-1 is a base load plant in the
If implemented, it is expected to add another 15 years of economic life to the PGPP-1 and it will enhance its unit operation efficiency and system reliability. It is also expected that the total plant capacity will improve from the present 105MW to 112.5MW.
Cebu, Philippines (13 August)—In a full council meeting of the Central Visayas Regional Development Council (RDC-7) recently, fifteen (15) private sector representations (PSR) and 11 non-voting members (SNVM) were confirmed as members to the Central Visayas RDC for the period July 2007-June 2010.
According to the RDC briefs, there are 14 slots available for private sector representations to the council two of which are taken from the labor and basic sectors while the remaining 12 are allocated by province based on the RDC approved formula of 60-20-20 (60% pop; 20% land area; 20% equal sharing).
Based on the formula, Cebu gets 5 seats,
Some 47 RDC-accredited private sector organizations within the region joined the simultaneous provincial PSR selection process on May 31, 2007 and the following private sector representatives have been confirmed by the RDC-7 during its full council meeting on August 10, 2007:
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The Private Sector Representations (PSR) to the RDC has been very instrumental in creating a GO-private sector tandem that resulted in well-thought off development projects within the regions. The elected PSRs will be distributed to the various sectoral committees of the RDC.
In similar developments, the RDC-7 full council also confirmed 11 agencies as special non-voting members (SNVM) to the RDC and they are; the AFP-CENTCOM; NYC-Visayas; PCUP-7; NFA-7; PCL-7; PNP-7; NTC-7; VMLP-Central Visayas chapter; OMA-Visayas region; OCD-7 and PHILEXPORTER.
As provided in the IRR of EO 325, the RDC may invite as many SNVMs as it deems necessary whose term shall also coincide with the regular term of local elective officials and the private sector representatives. (PIA-Cebu/MBCN)
