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Bohol energy vision magnetizes investors

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By Ven Rebo Arigo Keen investors, including foreign and multi-national, have been attracted to Bohol’s clear and aggressive energy development plan that in long term will address a major suppressant of growth—unreliable or lack of power. The grand plan likewise gives premium to cheaper electricity as the province, in unison with the country, is heading … Read more

U.S. Ambassador Philip Goldberg visits Bohol on February 5, 2015

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U.S. Ambassador H.E. Philip S. Goldberg visited the Province of Bohol on February 5, 2015 for the Signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) of Cities Development Initiative (CDI) with the City of Tagbilaran. The “Memorandum of Understanding launches the Cities Development Initiative. The partnership of the City Government and USAID is seen to complement development … Read more

BOHOL PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TRAILBLAZES IN GATHERING NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

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The Bohol Provincial Development Council (PDC) Executive Committee held its first meeting for the year 2015 last 14th of January at the Bohol Tropics Resort, Tagbilaran City. Led by Governor Edgar M. Chatto, all national government agencies (NGA) stationed in Bohol attended the meeting to present their priority development programs, activities and projects (PAP) for … Read more

PDC approves, pushes for NIA’s 2 SRIPs

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(Reported by Janet Villarojo of EDCom Bohol)  http://edcom.bohol.gov.ph/pdc-approves-pushes-for-nias-2-srips TUESDAY’S MEETING of the Provincial Development Council (PDC) saw the en masse motion for the approval of the National Irrigation Administration’s (NIA) proposal for two Small Reservoir Irrigation Projects (SRIPs) in Bohol. Namely the Bonotbonot SRIP and the Mabini-Cayacay SRIP, respectively, both projects aim to cause a total … Read more

Australian National University strengthens DRR-CCA capacity of Bohol

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Australia’s leading university has chosen Bohol as one of the recipients of the project “Capacity Strengthening of Five (5) Provincial Governments and State Universities in Integrating Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in the Philippines”. The other provinces are Albay, Quezon, Lanao del Norte and Misamis Oriental. The Australian National University (ANU), … Read more

SP appeals to DOE and ERC to prioritize Cebu-Bohol power line interconnection

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The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) on Friday approved a resolution “appealing to the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), through the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), to prioritize the interconnection of power lines from Cebu to Bohol via Cabilao Island” in Loon town. The energy-related legislation was requested by the … Read more