Boholanos, Bol-anon from Bohol, Philippines

Some Boholanos from Bohol: Marilyn Marapao Rama, Angelie Dumadag, Charles Borja, Elmer-Rosielynn Borja, Pacita P. Torralba, Daff Gave, Bernadeth Badinas Pinlac, Bethoven Blaya, Rheah Ocampo, Alvin Antopina, Jasper Dawis Namalata, Argeo Clarin Galido, Remar Daarol, Augustus Escobia, Chino Uy Capili, Gloria Leodivica I. Araneta, Sarpamones Angelina, Jackie Genita Carias, Grace M. Yamada, Daisy Dano, Mae-anne Quijada Lopase, Bengie Gierran, Karina Alaika Nierva, Dhora Lozada Baya, Janice Elle, El Cid Tirol, Reichyl Vallente, Pubs Briones, Honeybabe Awri Laiel, ZeniahSecret Square, Christine Ires Simbajon Lopez, Lj Maria Lumayag, TJohn Patos, Bettie Garcia, Elijah L. Sales, Tata Remitar, Sheila Taghap, Rhea Yumyum Daarol, Carmen Camille Galgao Logarta, Eva Lou Amora Honculada, Ciela Jane Concon, Ted Ramasola, Lanie Caderao, Elaine Raydan, George Cabalit, Annabelle Mendez Parilla-Park, Putche Cabilogan Pelaez, Sam Pingkian, February Pacatan, Nenette Z. Hilbero, Arthur Bagcat, Roselyn Daarol, Arlene Mejorada Manug, Edgar G Bayola, Mark Hylland, Ellen Pabe, Jeffrey L Recentes, Myrna Quejado, Michael Ortega Ligalig, Oscar Ted Avanzado, April Recio, Cheryll Bern De Guzman, Rico Guigue, Jamespyder Estaca Cabantao, Jose Antonio Veloso, Jeanette Arcamo Uy, Arthur Nunez, Jose Sollano, Thaddey Joe, Ceasar Pimentel Pelaez, Aileen Arriola, Angelina Vidas-Hoffman, Gutz Nelson, GeOrgina Miles Reserva, Marie Louise Oppus, Ghie Lacea Cabalit, Lucila Luz Jo-Geulen, Cherry Mejos Insong Castillo, Anthony Damalerio, James Apale Pamine Tapay, Magdalena Nierva, Josephus Anthony Bumaat, Mildred Diez, Rina Leah Ybanez Escabarte, Aya Montero, Alger Ibarra, Jubelyn Balangitao Tejero, Kathy Damalerio, Hilda Bella, Hannah Cuayzon, Karezza Armstrong, Ryan Patenio-Dindin Cuizon, Lura B. Veloso, Vinover Alesna, Reyna Flor Pamaong Bucag, JR Daarol, Nestor Banga Daarol, Ricky Inting, Charlotte Sevilla Tan, Francis Eric Fernandez, Drinahh Chan, Maychelle Ann Tuloy, Joymarie Maglajosh, Albert Jobelle, Shau Kei Wan, Analou Allada Nebrida, Aya Montero, Anter Calipusan, Arlene Ceniza, Miz Duroi, Mary Jesany Anub, Ethel Lani Bustrillos Delima, Ana Nicolie Cerio, Alan Damalerio, Luchi Amora Pizarras, Ana Jane, Arlene Gabrielle Rama Temblor, Jerami Clemen-Malaran, Sherlyn Bulanon, Rufz Cimyes, JorgeAnna Ibba Arnaiz, Ava Gretchin Uy, Watashiwa Shiawase Desu, Kristine Nierva, Annabelle Bracamonte, Elsa Modina, Rachell Poblete, Josephine Faye Tan, Tricia Ingles-Bantilan, Divine Rivera, Benedict Ong, Maria Leticia Zafra, Roel Roy Rama, Trisha Chatto, Gerry Jumawan, Tessie Madulin, Jamaica Barroso, Ronah Faye NiñaRama Rama, Josephine Lungay, Oscar Butron Glovasa, Charles Damalerio, Blissa Saldaña Bolanio, Jingjong Borja-Mascarinas, Louella Gulle Bantol, Dindo Sarmiento, Cheryl Baylon Ocay, Kyle Into Daarol, Roger Orimaco Gatal, Agnes Fuertes Dologuin, Joy L. Inojales, Stella Marie Ancla, Anabelle Pabonita, Leonila Montero, Andy Nalzaro, Mari-Nancy Cadiz Pahang, Frances Ann Rama Temblor, Marielle Torregosa Gementiza, Deo Larrijie, Imelda Bautista, Jan Manigque Pilongo, Leo Copingco Dominise, Judy A Cirunay, Sam Penaso, Ivy Niza Corloncito, Nikki Prieto-Teodoro, Mmeg Patawaran, Zyrrah Mae Calalas, Elvie Arbie L. Chatto, Cora Preston, Marian Avid Gaas, Andre Sarmiento, Fe Abejaron, Edith Tosaque, Richelyn Jean Yap, Bajoy Albino, Mary Ann Balensua, Ryan Palma, Wei Lou, Cindy Galan Preciado, Jose Ruben Racho, Genelita Pandian Nalugon, Alma Igpit, Kyla Damalerio Binghay, Arnold Lungay, Maricel Madrona, Elvie Englatiera Gutas, Joan Alena Omila Lungay-Dalmao, Ludwig Bon Quirog, Sheena Angiela Calamba, Kwakang Inting, Baba Yap, Michael Lopez Rama, Jelpha Jimenez Robillos, Myrna Padillo Lajot, Marie Jane Riveral Ordidor, A.m. Tan, 이소연, Rey Genita, Jean Otswani Bongcales Remolador, Shin Koryu and Nestor B. Daarol

Cigarette smoking in public places

It's the girls' turn now to air their detestation for cigarette
smoking in public places in Albay.

Over the week, about 1,200 members of the Girl Scout of the
Philippines (GSP) Albay Council showed up in government buildings,
roadsides, malls, schools campuses and public parks, markets and
conveyances here to impart their messages of disapproval to the
presence of tobacco-hooked individuals.

The girls, aged 10 to 16 years old, were in the city as participants
in the GSP provincial encampment on the theme "Girl Scouts Save the
Planet" also in support of the "war" being waged by the Smoke-Free
Albay Network (SFAN) against cigarette smoking in public places as
part of the province's initiatives towards public health though a
smoke-free environment.

SFAN is a local civil society group composed of professionals,
community leaders, government workers, politicians and students
spearheading an advocacy against cigarette smoking in the province.

Scout Jessica (not her real name), 15, of Albay High School in Daraga
town, said she joined the campaign not only as a girl scout but as
part of her personal commitment against smoking.

"Even a mere look at a smoker doing his vice makes me sick. Smelling
cigarette smoke for me triggers an attack of excessive cough and
difficulty of breathing," she said as she confided being an asthmatic.

"At home, nobody in the family smokes and when a visitor comes around
with a lighted cigarette, we children would scamper to 'safety' and
our parents attending to him cover their noses to avoid inhaling the
smoke. They never offer an ashtray as we at home do not have any.
Those gestures are short of telling visitors that smokers are not
welcome," Jessica added.

City vice-mayor Patricia Alsua, herself a senior GSP member and an
anti-smoking campaigner, said it was the idea of the girls to go out
of the campsite to express their support to Albay's smoke-free
province drive by way of posting "No Smoking" stickers in buses,
jeepneys, tricycles, terminals and waiting sheds. The stickers were
provided by SFAN and the city government.

Other girl scouts went around the city hall and other public offices
looking for ash trays and encouraged its owners to put them away if
not throw them in the garbage cans explaining that Civil Service
Commission (CSC) Memorandum Circular No. 17 Series of 2009 and
Department of Interior and Local Government Circular No. 2011-15
prohibiting ashtrays in government offices.

Another group used a public address system in appealing to smokers to
give up the deadly vice and informing them that if they needed help,
they are very much welcome to be enrolled in a cessation program being
offered by the SFAN.

Alsua said the city government here itself was a smoke-free advocate
being one of the four local government units (LGUs) in Albay that
enacted ordinances against smoking in public places. The other LGUs
are Tabaco City, the municipality of Daraga and Legazpi City.

The SFAN had been calling on the 12 other Albay LGUs to follow suit
even as the provincial legislative board is finalizing the legislation
of the Smoke-Free Albay ordinance in line with the goal of the
Department of Health (DOH) for a smoke free environment.

The campaign was started in the province by the city government of
Legazpi through its Revised Smoke-Free Ordinance enacted in 2009 which
is now being strictly enforced in all its public places earning for
the city two Red Orchid Awards given by the DOH in a row of two years,
including this year.

The award is being given yearly by the health department in
recognition of LGUs' successful implementations of anti-smoking
programs in their localities.

SFAN secretary-general Rose Olarte-Orbita said the young girl scouts
were able to muster commitments from smokers that they are giving up
the habit.

Engineered sanitary landfill

More local government units (LGUs) were given the green light by the
Urdaneta City government to use its engineered sanitary landfill,
located in Sitio Calegu, Barangay Catablan.

Urdaneta City's Chief Environment Officer Rey Quintos said aside from
Sta. Barbara, Pozorrubio and Mapandan, other LGUs now allowed to use
the facility are Alcala and Mangaldan and the Philippine Economic Zone
Authority (PEZA) in Baguio City.

He admitted that several more LGUs have signified their intention to
sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Urdaneta City government
to use the sanitary landfill.

Quintos acknowledged that garbage is now a big problem of every town
in Pangasinan, which is the reason the city is sharing its landfill
with other LGUs

Quintos clarified that the city will take only residual wastes or
those that are non-recyclable. This comprises around 10 to 15 percent
of the total waste generation per day, he added.

The Sangguniang Panlungsod headed by Vice Mayor Onofre Gorospe earlier
fixed the rate of fees to be charged every LGUs at P900 per ton of
wastes.

Urdaneta's sanitary landfill was established through a P200-million
loan obtained from Land Bank of the Philippines during the
administration of Mayor Amadeo Perez Jr., now chief of the Manila
Economic Cooperation Office in Taiwan.

Palliative care unit at the Bulacan Medical Center

Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado on Thursday led the opening of the
palliative care unit at the Bulacan Medical Center (BMC) in this city.

With the help of Palcare Hospice Foundation Inc., the palliative care
unit, which is now located at the 3rd floor of BMC, will serve the
out-patient cancer patients who are beyond cure but in need of
palliative care for better quality of life.

Palcare Hospice Foundation Philippines president lawyer Asuncion
Kalalo commended the efforts of the provincial government for the
opening of the palliative care unit.

The opening of the hospice care unit in the province is the first in
the country. It is being supported by the local government unit.
Hopefully, the initiatives and efforts of the Governor Alvarado and
other officials of Bulacan will be followed by others, Kalalo said.

The palliative care unit will provide services like home visits which
offer companionship, spiritual and family counseling, bedside care,
management of pain and other distressing symptoms and medical
assistance such as lending of medical equipment, consultations, blood
donation for cancer patients and provision of medicines.

Among the patients that may be referred to the palliative care center
are those with advanced cancer with metastasis to the bones, lungs,
bladder, among others; needing relief from distressing symptom and
complication of cancer; patients that need help to live as actively as
possible; and those whose families need support system during the
patients' illness.

Palcare Hospice Foundation Inc. executive director Josie Nubla said
the requirements that are needed to be submitted to avail the services
are referral letter from barangay captain and barangay certificate of
indigency; referral from Palcare partner organizations; treatment
protocol; pathology reports and other lab works such as MRI,
ultra-sound, CT scan, among others.

She also assured that indigent cancer patients will be well taken care
of with a complete medical staff that will attend to them.

"There will be one hospice nurse, four registered volunteer nurses,
and one hospice administrator who will look after the out-patient
cancer patients. Twice a week, an out-patient doctor will check the
patients," Nubla said.

Results 2011 Yalin World Women’s 10-Ball Championship

The Philippines' Rubilen "Bingkay" Amit remained on track for a second
world title as the Cebu native stormed into the Last 16 of the 2011
Yalin World Women's 10-Ball Championship Friday at the Robinsons'
Galleria along Ortigas Ave. in Quezon City.

The 29-year-old Amit, playing under the banner of
sportsman/businessman Aristeo "Putch" Puyat, reached the Final 16
after posting a 4-1 win-loss card in the single round eliminations in
Group 1, which is composed of six players.

"I hope Rubilen keeps her winning streak," Puyat said.

A University of Santo Tomas accounting graduate, Amit defeated
heavyweight Jasmin Ouschan of Austria, 6-2, to top Group 1's so-called
"Group of Death."

Actually it was Ouschan who took the first rack but Amit managed to
level the count at 1-all in the second rack. From there, Amit never
looked back, winning four straight racks to reach the hill at 5-1
count.

Oucshan won the seventh rack before Amit won the final rack for a 6-2 victory.

"Jasmin is a strong player but I played better," said Amit.

Amit opened her campaign in sizzling fashion, posting three
consecutive wins at the expense of Natalya Seroshtan of Russia, 6-2,
S.M. Liu of China, 6-4, and J. Wu of Chinese-Taipei, 6-4,
respectively.

The reigning mixed doubles champion with partner pool legend Efren
"Bata" Reyes, however, hit a snag on Thursday following a 3-6 defeat
at the hands of Monica Webb of the United States.

But the former Makati City Call center employee-turned- professional
pool star bounced back with a 6-2 win over Ouschan in the fifth match
to reach the Last 16.

Christine "Ish" Caparras of Puyat Sports said Friday Amit entered the
Last 16 after a superior quotient against Ouschan and Webb.

Her Puyat Sports stablemate, Iris "Fighter" Ranola, is still battling
in Group 2 with 2-1 win-loss card in the same bracket
Filipina-American Mary Rakin who finished with 3-2 win-loss card.

Llaboratories where seaweeds can be cultured for propagation

The Department of Agriculture (DA) will establish more laboratories
where seaweeds can be cultured for propagation in Sulu to help boost
fisheries production and income generation in the province.

DA Secretary Proceso Alcala has given such assurance, noting the move
will help ensure supply of fresh and disease-free seaweed materials
which the agency can give out to the province's fisherfolk at minimal
cost.

"We're very aggressive in expanding farms there," he said during the
Communication and News Exchange (CNEX) Forum Friday at the Philippine
Information Agency headquarters in Quezon City.

He noted the availability of more laboratory-cultured planting
materials opens up the opportunity to replace existing ones every
three croppings so healthy produce can be consistently harvested.

Resistance of planting materials to diseases lowers over time so these
must be replaced regularly, he said.

"Government previously neglected establishing additional laboratories
so people were forced to keep replanting the same material -- setting
up more of the facilities is among the best things I see the Bureau of
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources must be doing," he added.

Alcala described seaweeds as an income earner that is already
benefitting Sulu's neighbor Tawi-Tawi province.

People in Tawi-Tawi are earning from producing seaweeds, he noted.

Restoring the Philippines' famous Banaue Rice Terraces

Department of Agriculture (DA) will soon start restoring the
Philippines' famous Banaue Rice Terraces to save this centuries-old
eighth wonder of the world from worm infestation that's already
destroying terraced planting areas there.

"We'll repair the rice terraces," DA Secretary Proceso Alcala assured
Friday during the Communication and News Exchange Forum in Metro
Manila.

He's scheduled to inspect the terraces next week to better assess damage there.

"I already ordered conduct of a study to determine how much the repair
will cost," he also said.

Among restoration measures DA will undertake in the area is the use of
indigenous technologies and systems which ancients there incorporated
in creating the terraces.

DA will also promote organic farming in the area, Alcala said.

"Ancient farmers there returned to the ground organic matter which
worms ate but lately, such material is being burned so the worms are
forced to bore deeper into the soil for food, weakening the terraces'
foundation," he said.

Alcala said DA is already coordinating with Department of Tourism
(DOT) regarding jointly work on the terraces.

German Stephanus Maria Schoellhorn Arrested in Manila

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) nabbed a 48-year-old German national
who has a standing warrant of arrest in his country for drug
trafficking case, the BI said on Friday.

Stephanus Maria Schoellhorn was arrested after the German embassy in
Manila requested the authorities for his capture.

BI Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. said the fugitive is detained at the
Bicutan immigration jail following his arrest last Oct. 19 in Puerto
Galera, Oriental Mindoro.

The German embassy immediately cancelled Schoellhorn's passport when
they learned through the German federal police of his whereabouts in
the Philippines.

According to David, a court in Baden-Baden, Germany has charged
Schoellhorn with seven counts of drug trafficking.

Schoellhorn's deportation order is expected to be released by the BI
board of commissioners within this week, David said.

It was learned that a team of German federal policemen will fly to
Manila to fetch and escort the fugitive back to Germany.

Lawyer Maria Antonette Bucasas-Mangrobang, BI intelligence chief,
disclosed that the German is married to a Filipina, thus he was able
to hide here for several months after fleeing his country to evade
prosecution for his crimes.

Filipinos in Australia

Filipinos in Australia have expressed support for the Department of
Education's "TEN Moves!" program seeking to raise funds to build
10,000 public school classrooms in the Philippines.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said DepEd Secretary Armin
Luistro sought support for the program while he was on a visit to
Sydney from October 18 and 19.

Luistro's visit was sponsored by the Australian Agency for
International Development (AusAID). Aside from Sydney, Luistro's
delegation also visited Canberra and Melbourne.

During his visit, he told participants at a forum about the DepEd's
K+12 Basic Education Program which aims to enhance quality basic
education in the Philippines.

The DFA said several Filipino community associations and leaders
expressed their support for the program.

In an earlier news release, the DFA said Filipinos in the United
States are supporting the Philippines' "TEN Moves!" program.

"Its main strategy is to get two million people to donate P10 per day
for 10 months. It is hoped to be supported widely by Filipinos and
non-Filipinos working together to address an urgent problem of the
country, thus, the name 'TEN Moves!' which also means 'The Entire
Nation Moves!'" the DFA said.

According to the "TEN Moves!" website, Philippine public schools lack
66,800 classrooms.

The target of "TEN Moves!" is to raise P6 billion until October 10,
2012 to build 10,000 classrooms. It hopes to complete the classrooms
by April 2013.

Based on the DepEd's standard design and cost estimates, a 7-meter by
9-meter classroom costs an average of P600,000.

Trade between the Philippines and Vietnam

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Gregory Domingo has
assured Vietnamese business community that the Philippines will expand
its trade relations with Vietnam.

In the recent Philippines-Vietnam Business Forum, Domingo highlighted
two countries' bilateral trade relations and hoped for more mutually
beneficial partnerships to be formed by them.

Secretary Domingo noted Vietnam as the Philippines' 12th largest
trading partner, with total bilateral trade amounting to US$ 2.17
billion in 2010.

"We are optimistic that with your commitment, we will achieve more
trade between our countries in the years to come," he said.

The Philippines' top exports to Vietnam include mineral and chemical
fertilizers, cathodes and sections of cathodes, chewing gum, diodes,
paper, wiring harness for motor vehicles, gas oil and fuel, banana
chips, and crackers, while major imports include semi-milled rice,
assembled printed circuits, single yarn, Arabica coffee, machinery
parts, silica sands and quartz sands.

Secretary Domingo also cited the country's role to Vietnamese economy.
The Philippines ranked 25th in Vietnam's largest trade partners, with
55 Philippine companies and investments worth US$ 5 million.

To boost bilateral trade between the Philippines and Vietnam,
Secretary Domingo said the DTI will facilitate and coordinate inbound
and outbound trade missions between the two countries to create
awareness on Philippine and Vietnam's product.

He also said the Philippines will also participate in trade fairs and
exhibitions to create networks.

The DTI will also reactivate the Philippine-Vietnam Business Council
to update businessmen on market developments and tap existing
potentials in the market.

The Philippines will likewise cooperate in the exchange of experience
in management and support for businesses, particularly the small and
medium enterprises.