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Wars of ancient history were about possessions, territory, power, control, family, betrayal, lover's quarrel, politics and sometimes religion.

But we are in the Modern era and supposedly more educated and enlightened .

Think about this. Don't just brush off these questions.

  • Why is RELIGION still involved in WARS? Isn't religion supposed to be about PEACE?
  • Ask yourself; What religion always campaign to have its religious laws be accepted as government laws, always involved in wars and consistently causing WARS, yet insists that it's a religion of peace?

WHY??

There are only two kinds of people who teach tolerance:
  1. The Bullies. They want you to tolerate them so they can continue to maliciously deprive you. Do not believe these bullies teaching tolerance, saying that it’s the path to prevent hatred and prejudice.
  2. The victims who are waiting for the right moment to retaliate. They can’t win yet, so they tolerate.

BFP 6 to recruit 57 firefighters to increase manpower

(PNA), PDS/AJP/MADE LOS SANTOS/VLO

ILOILO CITY, May 10 (PNA) -- To boost the firefighting operations in Western Visayas on top of procurement of modern equipment, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-6 announced it will hire 57 additional firefighters.

“The BFP is still undermanned from the ideal ratio of one firefighter for every 2,000 population,” the BFP 6 said, adding “with the recruitment, the BFP 6 hopes to achieve the ideal ratio.”

The qualified applicants can submit their requirements for initial screening starting May 13 until May 27 to the Secretariat, Regional Placement and Selection Board at the BFP Regional Headquarters 6, Admin Division.

The administrative requirements for appointment to Fire Officer 1 rank are as follows: Application Letter addressed to the Regional Director, BFP 6; Personal Data Sheet (handwritten, 3 original); Eligibility/Report of Rating (for board, RA 1080, 3 copies-authenticated by CSC/PRC); Transcript of Records/Diploma (authenticated by the school); Birth Certificate (authenticated by NSO); Marriage Certificate, if married; Clearances (original copies); Medical Certificate; and Age/Height Waivers (for those above 30 years old/below height limit)

According to the BFP 6, age limit is 21 to 30, with height requirement of 1.62 meters (5’4) for males and 1.57 meters (5’2) for females.

The applicants must also submit clearances including barangay clearance, prosecutor’s clearance (fiscal), MTC, PNP and NBI clearances.

Applicants shall undergo qualifying examination, physical/agility tests, panel interview and neuro-psychiatric examination among others and pass the battery of tests to be appointed and accepted to the ranks of the BFP.

DOST 6 to host nat’l medical writing, peer review workshop

(PNA), JBP/AJP/MAD/VLO

ILOILO CITY, May 10 (PNA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) 6 is slated to host the 4th National Medical Writing and Peer Review Workshop on July 25 and 26, this year.

According to the DOST 6, the confab will gather Filipinos in the medical profession and health researchers who want to learn how to have their works published in science journals.

The workshop, organized by DOST-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development, in cooperation with the Philippine Association of Medical Journal Editors and the Western Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium (WVHRDC), targets to help and guide health researchers and editors in writing articles for scientific journals and related publishing materials.

According to the DOST 6, the workshop will tackle lectures, practical exercise and discussions that will hone the participants’ knowledge and skills in medical writing.

In addition, workshop facilitators will train them on how to deal with the peer review processes, editor’s comments, journal protocols and how to prepare a manuscript for publication. Registration to the said workshop is free.

The DOST 6 said the interested participants must submit a draft manuscript or completed health research projects to the WVHRDC Secretariat on or before May 17, 2013. Likewise, endorsement from the head of research office or head of institution is required to non-affiliated institutions of WVHRDC that wish to join the medical writing workshop.

Applicants from WV can now pursue master’s, PhD S&T scholarships

(PNA), HBC/AJP/MADE LOS SANTOS/VLO

ILOILO CITY, May 8 (PNA) – Applicants from Region 6 can now start applying for Science and Technology (S&T) scholarships for Master’s and PhD programs.

This, after the Dept. of Science and Technology, through its Science Education Institute started the implementation of the Accelerated Science and Technology Human Resource Development Program for AY 2013-2014.

According to the DOST, the program aims to boost the global competitiveness of Science and Technology researches and produce top-level human resources through provision of scholarship for Master’s and Doctorate degrees.

Applicants may apply for any of the following graduate scholarships: University-based /MA/MS/PhD Program or Thesis/Dissertation Grant Support for DOST R&D priority areas.

Those who will qualify, said DOST, are encouraged to pursue S&T fields of study, namely: Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources, Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemical Sciences, Earthl

Atmospheric, and Space Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Fisheries and Marine Science, Health and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Information and Communication Technology, Materials Science and Nanotechnology;

Pure and Applied Mathematics, and Pure and Applied Physics.

The scholars shall also take the courses in National Science Consortium member universities, namely: Ateneo de Manila University, Central Luzon State University, De La Salle University, Mindanao State University- Iligan Institute of Technology, University of the Philippines Diliman Campus, UP Manila Campus, UP Visayas Campus, University of Sto. Tomas, and Visayas State University.

Scholars are entitled to free tuition and other fees, stipend, book allowance, transportation allowance, group insurance and thesis/dissertation grant.

Cervical cancer awareness month kicks off in Iloilo, Visayas

(PNA), LAP/AJP/RJCBata-anon(OJT)/VLO

ILOILO CITY, May 7 (PNA) -- The Cervical Cancer Awareness month kicked-off Tuesday in Iloilo and the entire Visayan island through a public-private partnership among medical institutions and organizations held at the Western Visayas Medical Center, Mandurriao, Iloilo City.

The theme for this year's observance is "Babae, Mahalaga ka".

The objective of the awareness month celebration is to inform the public about healthcare topics and treatment options on cervical cancer.

Also, the opening celebration gave emphasis on the latest innovation on cervical cancer screening method with its guidelines issued way back 2005 yet.

Representatives from other provincial offices such as Antique, Guimaras, Iloilo and Negros graced the opening celebrations today.

Iloilo City draws tourists to WV

(PNA), PDS/AJP/LCPENDON/VLO 

ILOILO CITY, May 6 (PNA)-- This southern city gets the bulk of tourist arrivals this year with an expected 526,000 visitors out of the 3.1 million arrivals in the Western Visayan region this 2013.

This was disclosed by Department of Tourism Regional Director Helen Catalbas recently, citing the city's vibrancy and urban attractions to lure visitors here.

Catalbas said the region will have a projected share of 4.6 million tourist arrivals in 2016 and this is not farfetched as the region swings to become a top tourist drawer with Iloilo City as its standard-bearer.

Tourists started to come in after the Iloilo International Airport was opened to international flights, specifically direct flights from Iloilo to Hongkong and Singapore late last year. This opened the gates for more tourist arrivals, Catalbas said.

DOT has listed 2.6 million arrivals in 2012 and targets tourist arrivals of 3.1 million in 2013, 3.5 million in 2014 and 4.6 million in 2016.

Catalbas said the target is not hard to attain, considering that Iloilo City is currently on the upswing of infrastructure development and business locations. A total of nine high-end hotels and condominiums will be built within 2013 with seven hotels almost completed.

Among the ongoing construction are two high-end hotels by Megaworld Corp. namely the Richmond Hotel and Marriot Courtyard expected to be completed by end of 2014.

To be completed this year are the Go Hotel of Robinsons Corp., Diversion 21 Hotel of businessman Romeo Go, Injap Hotel of Injap Corp, Injap Tower of Injap Corp. and Injap Place by Double Dragon Corp.

To be started before the end of year are the high-end hotel and commercial center of Gaisano Capital and the Atria Business Park of towers and stories of Ayala Land Corp.

UNA hits fund misuse in Iloilo

By Karen V. Bermejo, Nestor P. Burgos Jr., Norman Bordadora (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

ILOILO CITY—Campaigning in Iloilo this week, Vice President Jejomar Binay and the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) may very well have thought that they had uncovered unmistakable signs that all is not straight and righteous in the Aquino administration.

In a press conference here on Tuesday, Binay and the UNA denounced the alleged misuse of P45.7 million in public funds by the provincial government whose incumbent officials are running in the May 13 elections under the ruling Liberal Party.

They called on the Commission on Elections and the Department of Education to investigate the Iloilo provincial government’s disbursement of P40 million for educational assistance and P5.7 million in assistance to selected villages.

“We have elevated the complaint to the Comelec,” said Binay, even as he admitted that it was difficult to get the necessary evidence.

Government funds are “shamelessly being spent for the political survival of those seeking government positions,” said Iloilo Rep. Ferjenel Biron, the UNA gubernatorial candidate.

Biron’s running mate, former Iloilo vice governor Rolex Suplico, said the release of the funds constituted “electioneering,” considering the timing.

At least P40 million was released in educational assistance to high school students through the office of Gov. Arthur Defensor, said Suplico. Defensor is running for reelection under the LP.

The governor has denied that there were any irregularities in the release of the funds. “It is for a very good purpose,” he said.

Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said the Iloilo fund releases being questioned were not meant to influence the results of the local elections, particularly in the bailiwicks of the LP’s political opponents.

“No, those are regular releases intended to benefit their respective constituents,” Abad, a senior LP leader, said in a text message.

But the budget secretary said he would look into the fund releases.

Megaworld expands P25-B Iloilo business park

(PNA), HBC/AJP/MGCAOYONAN/VLO

PROPERTY developer Megaworld Corp., controlled by billionaire Andrew Tan, said it has bought an additional 18 hectares of land in Iloilo City to further expand its Iloilo Business Park, located at the city’s former airport, as demand for residential and commercial properties is expected to increase.

Jericho Go, Megaworld first vice president, said the P25-billion project will now have 72 hectares of total land area and will be the biggest business park in Western Visayas.

“We are expanding to cater to the increasing demand for residential and commercial properties in Iloilo Business Park. During the past months, we have experienced the overwhelming reception of Ilonggos to our first development in the region,” Go said.

The company, however, is yet to reveal its plans for the additional 18 hectares. It previously announced that the mixed-use township will cover residential condominiums, boutique hotel and commercial lots, office towers, two luxury hotels, a convention center to be called Iloilo Convention Center, the Megaworld Central Mall and Annex, and the 1.1-kilometer Festive Walk commercial strip.

“Megaworld is one with the local government’s goal of helping Iloilo regain its stature as Queen City of the South, which we are optimistic about in the next five to 10 years,” Go said.

In March the company begun selling its first condominium tower, One Madison Place. The property is now 85-percent soldout and the second tower is scheduled for preselling this month.

The two office towers on Megaworld Boulevard, along with the Iloilo Richmonde Hotel tower, are now under construction. The towers are expected to be completed next year, the company said.

Iloilo Business Park is Megaworld’s biggest township in the Visayas and is modeled after the company’s live-work-play formula that Megaworld claimed it pioneered in the Philippines. Among its successful townships include Eastwood City, known to be the country’s first cyberpark; McKinley Hill in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig; and Newport City in Pasay City, where the casino Resorts World Manila is located.

“We introduced the live-work-play lifestyle concept to Filipinos way back in the 1990s, which paved the way for the development of townships in the Philippines. Since then, other developers have followed our footsteps in this new wave of nation-building,” Go said.

Iloilo City official ballots ready for distribution

(PNA), HBC/AJP/MGCAOYONAN/VLO

ILOILO CITY, May 3 (PNA) -- As the deputized department of the Commission on Elections, the Iloilo City Treasurer’s Office will start distributing the official ballots in 350 clustered precincts early morning of May 13 election day to preempt any discrepancy.

Iloilo City treasurer Katherine Tingzon said she has 60 personnel to do the distribution of ballots in 66 voting centers in the city after the ballots had arrived in Iloilo City last April 27, 2013 and were being kept at the city warehouse guarded by members of the City Comelec, representatives from running candidates and Philippine National Police.

Tingzon also said these ballots will be officially turned over to the chairmen of the board of election inspectors during the actual political exercises.

Iloilo City has a total of 247,564 registered voters from 180 barangays in the city.

Tingzon said Comelec Resolution 9598 provides the deputation of certain departments under the Executive Branch, government owned and controlled corporations and financial institution with the May 13, 2013 automated national and local elections.

Other deputized government agencies are the National Telecommunications Commission, Philippines Airlines, Department of Education, Department of Transportation and Commission, Department of Energy and Electric Cooperatives, Philippine Postal Corp., Civic Service Commission, Commission on Audit, Department of Budget and Management, Department of Public Works and Highways, Philippine Information Agency and government owned and controlled corporations (GOCC).

Comelec-Iloilo assures PCOS secured

(PNA), PDS/AJP/MADE LOS SANTOS/VLO

ILOILO CITY, May 2 (PNA) -- City Election Officer Lawyer Jomar Alyzar Betita assured anew the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is all set for the May 13 polls.

He also assured that the PCOS is built with security features that are very difficult to tamper or to hack.

In his presentation during the National Youth Commission’s Voters’ Education Forum held here recently, Betita said the PCOS machines are built with safety and security features that are very hard to tamper, like bar codes, invisible ink, security paper, watermarks, digital signature, password and PIN of BEIs, and 128-bit encryption or the same security used by banks.

He said the PCOS has also a built-in battery in case of power supply shortage and the BEIs have three SIMs to try to ensure the smooth transmission of results.

Betita explained that voters can’t take advantage of the automated election to cheat since the ballots cannot be re-scanned once the ballots are used in one PCOS machine.

The voters are given four chances to insert their ballots in the PCOS, he added.

Betita noted that based on the first automated elections, the rejected ballots are very minimal.

Betita warned though that cheating could come in the form of persons taking too much time casting their votes to deprive others of their right to vote.

In Iloilo City, Betita said the BEIs were instructed to accommodate 20 voters at a time instead of the usual 10 to ensure that all voters in a particular precinct can cast their votes between the 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. limit.

Betita also advised voters to go to the polling precincts early and appealed for patience in case of long queues.

He urged every Filipino to exercise their right to vote, and take it as a responsibility to help in the nation-building.

“It is the most active part one can do for the country,” he said.

He appealed for support, vigilance, cooperation and coordination of the citizenry to ensure honest, peaceful and orderly elections.

There are about 52 million registered voters in the country.

Water district told: Put public interest above personal pride

By Leonard T. Pineda I (LTP/PIA-Iloilo)

SENATOR Franklin Drilon asked members of the old and new board of directors of the Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) to place public interest above personal pride and find a win-win solution in the distribution of water supply to water consumers.

Iloilo City is still reeling from water shortage from MIWD and the City Government is still delivering water to unserved areas such as the waterfront villages and Barangay Obrero.

Drilon admitted talking to MIWD members of the board during Labor Day and said the problem lies mainly on the water distribution due to internal squabble between the old and new members of the board, the governing, and policy body of the water district.

He said many national big investors are ready to come to Iloilo to solve the water problem but are hesitant because of the opposing boards of directors.

The new board is appointed by the Local Waterworks Utility Administration while the old board is appointed by the city mayor based mainly on the MIWD charter.

Drilon said the opposing position of the two boards stood on legality. He asked them to render service of public interest and put aside personal gains.

He said the government’s P11.2-billion Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project has a water supply component out to provide additional water supply to the city and help solve the water shortage.

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