by admin | Jun 30, 2014 | National News
A mass and blessing was recently held for the new office of the Department of Trade and Industry Cebu Provincial Office (DTI Cebu).
Starting July 2014, DTI Cebu shall hold office at the DTI Building, Osmena Boulevard, corner Lapulapu Street, Cebu City.
Business name applications and business permits handled by the National Economic Research and Business Assistance Center (NERBAC) will soon be processed in this new location.
Briefing on Fair Trade Laws for entrepreneurs and consumers will also be held at the new DTI Cebu office. Businessmen and Consumers who want to know and understand their rights and responsibilities can register at the Public Assistance and Complaint Desk at least a week before to attend either the 9:30 am or the 1:30 session.
For more information on the fair trade briefing or BN registration, interested parties may contact DTI Cebu at 255-3926 or 255-6971 for more details or visit the Department of Trade and Industry Cebu Provincial Office.
by admin | Jun 26, 2014 | National News
DTI-CEBU CONDUCTS REGULAR FAIR TRADE LAWS BRIEFING FOR ENTREPRENEURS, BUSINESS NAME APPLICANTS AND CONSUMERS
The Department of Trade and Industry Cebu is conducting Fair Trade Laws Briefing for Business Name applicants and consumers starting July 2014 until the end of 2014.
The Consumer Welfare and Business Regulation Division (CWBRD), aside from their regular business name registration task also educates consumers and implements programs and projects that will create a healthy business environment.
Businessmen and Consumers who want to know and understand their rights and responsibilities can register at the Public Assistance and Complaint Desk at least a week before to attend either the 9:30 am or the 1:30 session every Wednesday to be held at the DTI-NERBAC Office.
The 1-hour seminar is targeted towards increasing awareness among new entrepreneurs and the general consumers on their rights and their responsibilities as mandated by the Consumer Act of the Philippines and existing Fair Trade Laws.
Participants can expect discussions on subject matters such as the “No Return No Exchange Policy”, Deceptive and Unfair Sales Acts & Practices, Consumer Complaints Handling and insight on Good Customer Relations.
For interested groups of 10-20 participants, please contact 255-3926 or 255-6971 for more details or visit the Department of Trade and Industry Cebu Provincial Office located at the Ground Floor of LDM Building, Lapu-lapu Street Cebu City. (ends)
by admin | Jun 21, 2014 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
WORLD-RENOWNED operatic tenor and philanthropist, Sal Malaki performs on July 3, 2014 at the Bohol Cultural Center with the special participation of the Bohol Master Singers, a choral ensemble- which will have its first year anniversary of its formation this July- which is composed of both professional(music degree holder) and amateur(non-music degee holder but musically capable) musicians in Bohol, initially gathered and formed by Ma’am Enriquieta Butalid and is currently under the direction of its conductor, Joshibiah de Juan, a Master degree-holder in choral conducting from UP Diliman and Korean National University of Arts, who is also the executive director and owner of the De Juan School of Music and the Arts Recreational Training; and will be accompanied by Mrs. Agape Labuntog, a native of Cagayan de Oro and a graduate from College of Performing Arts, Siliman University, major in Piano. This event is both presented to you by the De Juan School of Music and the Arts Recreational Training led by its president, Joshibiah de Juan and the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary under the leadership Rector Fr. Ramon Oncog.
Sal Malaki who was born in Leyte and studied at the University of the Philippines’ College of Music, major in Flute and Voice is the only Filipino member of two prominent ensembles in the US: the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Los Angeles Opera. He sang with the Philippine Madrigal Singers in Manila before moving to California in the 1990s. As one of the most seasoned artists of the Los Angeles Opera Company, the United States’ 4th largest opera house, Sal Malaki was under the general direction of world-renowned tenor and conductor, Maestro Placido Domingo.
To Sal’s credit, he has performed in virtually every opera masterpiece in almost one hundred opera productions in his 17 consecutive seasons as part of the opera chorus.
He has performed solo roles in La Traviata, Madame Butterfly, La Bohème, Luisa Fernanda, Der Rosenkavalier, La Rondine and Fantastic Mr. Fox.
With the Los Angeles Master Chorale, now in his 20th season, under the baton of Maestro Grant Gershon, Sal Malaki was the tenor soloist in the world premiere of Jeremy Soule’s L’extase; in Bach’s Christmas Cantata Part I; and in Nielsen’s Hymnus Amoris with Maestro Paul Salamunovich in the latter’s farewell concert as music director of Los Angeles Master Chorale.
Here in the Philippines, Sal Malaki did a recording of Spoliarium, the operatic composition of Mr. Ryan Cayabyab and libretto of Ms. Fides Cuyugan-Asensio being the lead role as Juan Luna, telling the story of the hero’s love and life, and the world-class painting Spoliarium.,
As an artist, Sal Malaki is very much involved in philanthropic concerts with invitations from the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand. He performed in Cebu last July 30, 2011 at the Pilgrim Center of the Basilica del Sto. Niño for six (6) beneficiary-groups.
Mr. Malaki has a Boholano blood of the Ampers from Anda, Bohol.
by admin | Jun 18, 2014 | National News
Training on Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) for the Export of Fishery and Aquatic Products to the European Union (EU)
With the support of the Trade Related Technical Assistance Project 3 (TRTA 3) and the Better Training for Safer Food (BTSF) programme, over forty participating fish exporters together with officers of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) are undergoing a two-day training on the “Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) for the Export of Fishery and Aquatic Products to the European Union (EU)”.
The training is set to be conducted in two batches on 17-18 June and 19-20 June 2014 at the Marco Polo Hotel in Cebu City.
The EU-funded Trade Related Technical Assistance Project 3 (TRTA 3) is an ongoing partnership between the Philippine Government and the European Union (EU) that aims to contribute to the integration of the Philippines into regional and international trading and investment system.
While BFAR is recognized by EU as the Competent Authority for the inspection and certification of fishery and aquatic products and establishments exporting to EU, TRTA 3 backs the provision of capacity building for its officers as enablers of trade between the Philippines and the EU.
On the other hand, the Better Training for Safer Food (BTSF) is an initiative of the European Commission (EC) that, among others, provides trainings on the EU import requirements for Competent Authorities of countries that EU imports food products from.
With the increasing numbers of exporters in the country that aspire to gain entry to the EU market for fishery and aquatic products, BFAR acknowledges the urgent need for its system to be capable of processing higher volumes of documents and application requirements.
For BFAR to be able to operate as an effective Competent Authority, its data management capabilities have to be significantly improved. This training on TRACES addresses these concerns and will be followed by similar capacity building for BFAR and other Philippine Government agencies that serve to be the direct beneficiaries of TRTA 3 as a project that aims to boost trade as a potent tool for achieving inclusive growth, poverty reduction and employment generation.
As the designated coordinating agency responsible for the administrative and financial management of TRTA 3 on behalf of the Philippine Government, the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) endorses the continuing drive for government agencies to access upgraded systems that will facilitate trade and investment in the Philippines.
“We have to keep up with the current demands so as not to lose our place in the global trade,” says DTI-Central Visayas Regional Director Asteria C. Caberte. “Loss of access to markets like the EU can mean loss of jobs and livelihood opportunities for affected Filipinos.” (ends)
Briefing on Fair Trade Laws for entrepreneurs and consumers will also be held at the new DTI Cebu office. Businessmen and Consumers who want to know and understand their rights and responsibilities can register at the Public Assistance and Complaint Desk at least a week before to attend either the 9:30 am or the 1:30 session.