by Jovie Cabais | Mar 12, 2011 | Tech Updates
AMID looming power crisis and the possible power rationing in the Visayas Grid, local officials here are now jump-starting the Cantakoy Falls hydro-power development at the Wahig-Pamacsalan River into Bohol’s newest clean-energy source. Speaking to the local media at the weekly Mansion news engagement, Bohol Governor Erico Aumentado divulged the possibility of the effect of the planned power rationing in the Visayas grid as an effect of the reduced power outputs due to critical water levels to run the country’s hydro-electric plants. This as possible shutdown for 40 days of the country’s major hydro power plans loom, reports said. He hinted that since the Visayas Grid shares a common power source, there is a possibility of making sure that important power requirements of major industrial and commercial centers would be prioritized. That scenario leaves some areas with decreased power, which may result to rotating brown-outs or power rationing. The governor, who revealed his intention to meet Bohol power providers and the officials of the National Grid Corporation (formerly National Power Corporation), said he wants to be assessed of the local situation by the players themselves. He also insists he has made it a policy to come up with consultations to come up with any decision. The governor also revealed he has met Dennis Villareal and Sta. Clara Development Corporation, who has initially shown interest in developing hydro power in Cantakoy Falls. At present, Bohol power requirement is largely coming from the upgraded 138 KV Leyte Bohol Power Interconnection Project. That is also complemented by three Bohol based hydro-electric power plants, each...
by Jovie Cabais | Mar 7, 2011 | Tech Updates
Auza.Net has released another free online service called PRCPassers.com (http:// www.prcpassers.com), a fast search engine for names of board examinees who passed the PRC exams. It is still in its beta stage which means there are still improvements being done but the site is already usable by the general public. The service is unique compared to all other websites that publish lists of board exam passers because it is a real search engine where you simply type in the last, first or middle name or any combination of these and the results are shown immediately. The user is no longer required to click several links before finding the list of names which can take quite some time. PRCPassers.com keeps an index of the board exam passers allowing for a very fast search, while providing the user a link to the official results on the PRC website so the results can be verified. In contrast, the other websites that publish the board exam results simply copy the data and republish them. The search engine is a customized WordPress plugin that includes a very fast search algorithm developed specifically for this type of index. It also performs the indexing everytime a new list of board exam passers are published by the PRC. Even though the plugin performs complicated functions, the development period was relatively short, a total of 5 working days only. This is because the developer only had to develop the functions that are specific to the search engine. All other functions like authentication and database abstraction are already handled by WordPress (http://www.wordpress.org), a very popular content management system. Share...
by Jovie Cabais | Mar 5, 2011 | Tech Updates
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has recently announced that 947 out of 1,944 examinees passed the written phase of the Marine Deck Officers Licensure Examination for the various ranks given by the Board for Marine Deck Officers in Manila last February 2011. A total of 75 examinees have been exempted from taking the practical examinations as they opted to submit a Certificate of Training and Certificate of Assessment in the Ship Simulator and Bridge Teamwork (SSBT). Out of the many examiners, three Boholano hopefuls took home the bacon by landing in the top ten for the Officer – in- Charge examination with Edwin Tablon Sagaral placing first, Neil Dennis Saludes Jamero, 7th and Roldan Galon Bolongaita, 10th placer. All are students of the Philippine Maritime Institute of this city. The results of the latest board exams can be viewed at www.prcpassers.com Share...
by Jovie Cabais | Mar 5, 2011 | Tech Updates
As per order given by the Department of Interior and Local Governance, various local governments have started developing their own websites to allow greater transparency. Websites can provide free information and worldwide advertising for LGU’s. This is especially convenient for municipalities that have tourist spots to promote; not only will the website allow easier access to public information, it can also market the sights and sounds unique to the municipality. Dauis and Sikatuna have tapped Auza.Net for their websites, and both can now be viewed at http://www.dauis-bohol.gov.ph/ and http://www.sikatunabohol.gov.ph/ respectively. Other loal government units have already availed of this service too, and are up and coming. Auza.Net offers local government units the LGU Website Package which includes web designing, web development, training and regular web updates. For inquiries, call 501-8459 and look for Gemma. Share...
