New tourists spots – Clarin, Bohol

October 12th, 2011 by Filipino | No Comments | Filed in Feature

Clarin municipal planning officer Pedrito Tupas said the town has seven coastal and 17 upland and lowland barangays that are naturally blessed with waterfalls, springs and unmolested caves.

Clarin is in the northeastern part of Bohol and is 61 kilometers from Tagbilaran City.

Tupas boasts that the town has three uninhabited islets that are perfect for theme parks and island resort development and fish holes attractive to scuba diving enthusiasts.

The islets are highly rated marine protected area that has been listed in the global network of marine parks, added Tupas.

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World First Aid Day on September 10

September 5th, 2011 by Filipino | No Comments | Filed in Feature

World First Aid Day which will be celebrated on September 10, is an annual campaign to promote the importance of first aid training in preventing injuries and saving lives.

World First Aid Day is about celebrating the ordinary people and volunteers who provide that initial help that can make the difference in everyday crises.

Spearheaded by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), one of the world’s leading first aid providers, the key message of the World’s First Aid Day is that all people are more or less vulnerable but they have the capacity to learn and to provide first aid to save a life.

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Environment friendly tricycles (e-trike) in Philippines

August 10th, 2011 by Filipino | 2 Comments | Filed in Feature

by Alex A. Lumaque

Two units of environment friendly tricycles (e-trike) are now plying the city following the turn-over of the vehicles by Kasangga Partylist recently.

In a press release, Capiz Provincial Press Bureau (CPPB) said that the recipients of the solar-powered tricycles are members of the Federation of Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (FOTODA).

E-tricycle uses solar electric power, thus solar panels installed on the roof of the vehicle. Attached to it are two chargeable batteries.

Kasangga Partylist Rep. Teodorico Haresco, who led the turn-over ceremony, said that e-trikes have zero fuel consumption making it environment-friendly and economical.

Charging stations will be put up in key areas in Roxas City where tricycles can charge batteries in case the solar energy generated by the panels cannot sustain the power needs of the vehicle.

For his part, Capiz Gov. Victor A. Tanco, Sr. thanked the Kasangga Partylist for choosing the province as one of its recipients for the environment friendly project.

“The E-tricycle is indeed a very clever transport alternative – it’s economical, efficient and most of all, its environment friendly,” he said., Ilocano, Waray, Pangalatok from around the Philippines.

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