DOLE VII MISUSI SA MGA ESTABLISYEMENTO SA SUGBO

Cebu City (August 16, 2007) – Dugang niini, gibutyag sab ni Sarcauga nga agi og pagseguro nga luwas og nagdawat sa saktong suhulan ang mga mamumuo sa Sugbo, nagpadayon na karon ang pag-inspection sa mga establishemento nga adunay trabahante nga adunay napulo pataas.

Matud ni Sarcauga, kini unang bahin pa lang sa ilang inspeksyon nga miresulta sa pag-imbestigar sa lima ka mga kompanya nga nakalapas sa lagda sa labor department.

Sa nasayran, ang labor department nakahimo nag pag-inspeksyon sa duol tres cientos ka mga establisyemento dinhi sa syudad sa Sugbo.(PIA-7/RMC)

OPISYAL SA DOLE MIAWHAG SA MGA EMPLOYERS PAG-ALIMA SA MGA MAMUMUO

Cebu City (August 16, 2007) – Giawhag sa usa ka opisyal sa Department of Labor and Employment ang mga nanag-iya og mga kompanya sa paghatag og maayong benepisyo lakip na sa saktong suhulan tungod kay kuyaw kung ang mga mamumuo mag-alburuto.

Kini maoy gipamahayag sa Assistant Regional Director sa DOLE Central Visayas nga si Exequiel Sarcauga.

Matud niya, ang mga mamumuo kung dili maayo ang mga nadawat nga benepisyo posibleng moresulta sa pagpugong sa paglambo sa negosyo kay dili na man mag-ayo og trabaho ang mga mamumuo nga hinungdan na sab unya sa krisis sa ekonomiya. (Roberto M. Cabardo/PIA AMO 7 Cebu)

Cebu hosts Rotary VisMin multi-district conference

Cebu, Philippines (16 August)–- Rotarians from Southern Philippines will meet in Cebu for the Visayas-Mindanao Multi-District Conference on August 17 at the Grand Convention Center and August 18 at the Cebu International Convention Center.

Jose Ma. Luis Cupin, conference chairman said, more than 800 Rotarians from Districts 3850, 3860 and 3870 are expected to attend the gathering.

He added that the multi-district conference aims to update Rotarians on the latest news from Rotary International particularly on the Rotary Foundation and Membership Development and at the same time serve as a fellowship and gathering of friends.

“We are honored with the presence of an international dignitary, Past Rotary International President Bichai Rattakul who will talk on the Rotary Foundation today”, says Cupin.

Rotary leaders coming from the U.S. , Australia and the Philippines will complete the panel of speakers.

Major donors of the Rotary Foundation and New Paul Harris Fellows will also be honored during the event and the induction of the officers of the Philippine College of Rotary Governors by PRIP Bichai Rattakul will also highlight the activity.

Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. Approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 32,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas.

Past Rotary International President (PRIP) and Rotary Foundation Trustee, Bichai Rattakul will be the guest of honor and main speaker of the conference on August 17, 2007 at the Grand Convention Center and August 18 at the Cebu International Convention Center .

Bhichai Rattakul was educated in Bangkok and HongKong and received an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Political Science from the University of Ramkhanhaeng in Bangkok and Kensington University in California .

A Member of the Thailand Parliament for nine terms since 1969 and Leader of the Democrat Party, Bhichai Rattakul has served his country as Foreign Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Speaker of the House of Representatives and President of Parliament.

He has also led many Thai delegations to the United Nations. Mr. Rattakul is the Thailand Goodwill Representative for International Cooperation. He is Honorary Vice President of the Thai Scout Council and he has also served as Chairman of the Anti Corruption Commission, Anti Drugs Commission, National Audit Commission and the 13^th Asian Games Organizing committee.

He has been decorated with Special Class Honor from the King of Thailand and honors from the Emperor of Japan, Presidents of the Philippines , Korea , Austria , and Nicaragua . He was also awarded the highest International Olympic Award and the Asian Olympic Award by the International Olympics Committee.

Bhichai Rattakul joined the Rotary Club of Dhonburi in Bangkok as a charter member in 1958 and has served Rotary International as district governor, international assembly group discussion leader, member and chairman of the Executive Committee of Rotary International. He is the recipient of The Rotary Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award and Citation for Meritorious Service for his support of Rotary’s international humanitarian and educational programs. He served as president of Rotary International in 2002-03. (PIA-Cebu MBCN w/ PR from Lilu Aliño)

RTWPB ANDAM MODAWAT SA LAING WAGE PROPOSAL SA LABOR SECTOR

Cebu City (August 15, 2007) – Andam ang Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board dinhi sa tunga-tungang Kabisay-an nga modawat sa lain na sab nga proposal alang sa wage increase gikan sa labor sector.

Kini maoy pamahayag sa Assistant Regional Director sa Labor Department dinhi sa Central Visayas, Exequiel Sarcauga.

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)

MGA TRABAHUAN SA NASOD, NAGPABILIN GIHAPONG DI LUWAS

Cebu City (August 15, 2007) – Aduna gihapoy dili luwas nga mga trabahuan alang sa mga mamumuo sa nasod.

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.

Sa pagkakaron, aduna nay sobra at res cientos ang nirehistro alang sa maong summit nga ipahigayon sa Marco Polo Hotel dinhi sa Sugbo.(Roberto M. Cabardo/PIA AMO 7 Cebu/MBCN)

PGMA congratulates tax collection bureaus for surplus targets

Cebu, Philippines (14 August)—President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, during a tax command conferences recently with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) congratulated these bureaus for exceeding their July collection targets by P2-Billion and P1.2Billion respectively.

The President in her continuing bid to improve revenue collections in the country recently created task forces on revenue enhancement and anti-smuggling as she committed that the government will bounce back from its collection shortfall during the first semester of this year.

Because of the poor tax collection performance during the 1^st semester, impending revamps among the BIR and the BOC were rumored to happen.

Earlier, Customs Commissioner Napoleon Morales revealed that a reshuffling plan was submitted to the DOF selection board after the BOC was assessed to have not met its targets due to low collections of customs ports.

However, the Ports of Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Legaspi and the NAIA have overshot their targets.

Here in Cebu , Bureau of Customs district collector Ricardo Belmonte is hopeful they will not be included in any future reshuffling because BOC-Cebu has surpassed its targets for the first seven months by P48M. Belmonte said that the Cebu-BOC had a target of P400M for July or at least P18M a day.

Port of cebu asst. chief of assessment, Fibrante Ricarte revealed that the BOC here was able to collect P403.5M for July or an excess of P3.5M due to their vigilance and the computation of correct duties and taxes.

The BIR’s target is to raise P730Billion while the BOC was given a P228Billion target this year for the government to achieve its P1.1 Trillion revenue target. (PIA-Cebu/MBCN)

BIR intensifies collection from delinquent taxpayers

Cebu, Philippines (9 August)—The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)-region 13, covering the provinces of Cebu and Bohol has intensified its tax collection among the delinquent taxpayers in the region.

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 Bohol is right on target with its goal of collection of P9.1Billion. “We already have collected about P4.1Billion covering the first semester of this year. “ This is 22.70% higher than the P3.2Billion collected over the same period in 2006, she said. (PIA-Cebu/MBCN)