by admin | Oct 6, 2016 | Headlines, National News
The Department of Trade and Industry is eyeing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as large corporations in Calabarzon to join its two quality programs: Philippine Quality Challenge (PQC) and Philippine Quality Award (PQA) in a bid to promote organizational competitiveness in the local businesses.
The DTI- Competitiveness Bureau (CB) recently conducted its PQA/PQC Roadshow at Lucena, Quezon Ptrovince to orient local businesses and organizations about the two performance excellence programs.
CB Executive Director Virgilio Fulgencio stated that SMEs will benefit in joining Philippine Quality Challenge since they can improve their organizations and become comparable with world-class firms.
“As we push our SMEs to become globally competitive, we are putting them at the center of our efforts to improve and attain performance excellence. In this way, they could compete with other firms within and outside the ASEAN region.” Fulgencio explained.
To be able to join both programs, organizations should first undergo Applicants’ Training and comply with the Eligibility Requirements before they enter the assessment phase. After completing the requirements, the team of assessors will do an independent review and present their findings to the Board of Judges. The whole assessment cycle usually takes a year, from application to awarding rites.
PQA is the highest level of recognition given to organizations based on a global standard. It was established to assist local companies/organizations achieve world-class performance excellence. It is the Philippine version of the US Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) and National Quality Awards abroad.
PQC,on the other hand is the simplified version of the PQA criteria, focusing on companies interested to start their quality initiatives towards organizational excellence. Both the PQA and PQC serves as framework for competitiveness based on the principles of Total Quality Management (TQM).
To date, there are 14 PQA recipients from CALABARZON which include Yazaki-Torres Manufacturing Incorporated (1998), Sutherland Global Services (2008), First Philippine Industrial Corp. (2008), RCM Manufacturing Inc. (2010), Mariwasa Siam Ceramics Inc. (2010), Sunpower Philippines Manufacturing Ltd. (2010), Automotive Air-conditioning Technology Phils. Inc. (2011), Optodev, Inc. (2012), Lyceum of the Philippines University Batangas, Inc. (2012), Lyceum of the Philippines – Laguna (2014), San Miguel Yamamura Asia Corporation (2012), STMicroelectronics, Inc. (2014), SMC Yamamura Fuso Molds Corporation (2014) and ROHM Electronics Philippines, Inc. (2014).
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Reden M. Miranda
DTI – OSEC, Public Relations Unit
4/F Industry and Investments Building, 385 Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City 1200, Philippines
Tel. No.: (+632) 895.3994 |895.3995 | Fax No.: (+632) 890.4517 | Mobile No.: (+63) 916.742.7430
E-mail: RedenMiranda@dti.gov.ph
www.dti.gov.ph
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by admin | Oct 5, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, October 5 (PIA)–Gitakda nang ipagawas sa ulohang buhatan sa Land Transportation Office (LTO) ang bag-ong mga driver’s license nga may 5 years validity agi og pagsunod sa mando ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte.
Matud pa ni LTO Chief Asec. Edgar Galvante, ang mga lisensyang may 5-year validity alang una sa mga kliyente sa Metro Manila nga sugdan sa Oktubre 10 sa LTO Central Office ug 3 ka LTO licensing office sa syudad sa Quezon.
Sa Oktubre 14 usab gipaabot nga tanang mga buhatan sa LTO sa tibuok Metro Manila ang makahatag na sa maong lisensya ug sa dili pa matapos ang tuig, mahatag na usab kini sa tibuok nasod.
Samtang gitataw ni Galvante nga sa pagkakaron, hinimo una sa papel ang mahatag nga mga bag-ong lisensya ug ang mga reserbang plastic card usab sa LTO ang mahimong ihatag sa mga overseas Filipino workers (OFW).
Kalabot niini, giingong nakig-alayon na usab ang LTO sa Presidential Communications Office (PCO) aron mag-produce og mga plaka nga gitinguhang mahatag sa ikaduhang kwarter sa sunod tuig.
Giingong magdugang usab og analytics sa mga plaka sama na lang sa Radio-frequency Identification (RFID) sa tabang sa National Printing Office. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Oct 5, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, October 5 (PIA)–Napuno na usab ang Malakanyang sa hinay nga internet mao nga gi-plano na sa National Telecommunications (NTC) nga magbaton og kaugalingong national broadband.
Matud pa ni Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Kalihim Martin Andanar, ang kaugalingong national broadband sa gobyerno ang nakitang solusyon ni Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Kalihim Rodolfo Salalima sa hinay nga internet sa nasod atol sa gipahigayong cabinet meeting niadtong Lunes sa gabii.
Ang planong magkinaugalingon og national broadband ang gobyerno tungod usab sa kakulang sa serbisyong ginahatag sa mga telecommunication company kun telcos, dugang pa ni Andanar.
Ang sistemang gustong mahitabo sa DICT mao ang ipatuman ang duha ka paagi—“…either you create at yourself, or the other one is to provide for the ¬areas na wala pa iyong pribado , lalagyan ito ng mga fiber optic, lalagyan mo ng mga cell sites,” dugang pa sa Kalihim. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Oct 5, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, Price Updates
TAGBILARAN CITY, October 5 (PIA)–Sugdan na sa Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sa Bohol ang pag-monitor sa mga nag-unang panaliton sa panahon sa Kapaskohan ilabi na ang mga produktong pang noche buena tungod kay nagsugod na og dagsang sa mga dagkong tindahan ang mga mamamalit isip preparasyon sa panahon sa Pasko.
Matud pa ni Jose Hibaya, Provincial Chief sa DTI Consumer Welfare and Business Regulations Division, ang mga kawani sa ilang departamento magsugod na og pahigayon og monitoring operations sa mga kamerkadohan ug mga dagkong tindahan dinhi sa lalawigan sa Bohol.
Dugang pa ni Hibaya, magpadayon ang ilang monitoring taman Disyembre diin kasagarang ipahigayon ang mga Christmas parties.
Apan giseguro ni Hibaya nga sa pagkakaron, walay angay ikabalaka ang mga konsumidor tungod kay wala pa ma’y pagsaka sa mga presyo sa nag-unang panaliton ang ilang nabantayan.
Niadtong Setyembre, ang DTI nipatuman og prize freeze order human sa pagdeklarar og state of national emergency tungod sa state of lawlessness ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte.
Pinaagi sa maong prize freeze order, mapanalipdan ang mga konsumidor gikan sa abusadong negosyante nga magpasulabi og pasaka sa presyo sa ilang mga baligyang produkto.
Sa niaging tuig, daghang reklamo gikan sa mga konsumidor batok sa mga retailers nga nagpasulabi sa presyo sa mga produktong pang-noche Buena. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Oct 5, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MAKATI CITY—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez emphasized the relevance of improving the country’s competitiveness, during the ceremonial contract signing on 4 October between the Philippines and the United Kingdom (UK) on a project that aims to provide technical assistance to reduce red tape in the business environment.
Timely and relevant, the UK through the Asia Pacific Bilateral Programme Fund granted technical assistance to the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines (NCC) to support the Project Repeal, an initiative inspired by the UK’s Red Tape Challenge, which addresses growing need to cut red tape across the bureaucracy.
“Project Repeal, an initiative geared towards eliminating red tape by systematically removing redundant, antiquated and burdensome policies in government agencies shall facilitate us in achieving this end,” Sec. Lopez said.
The trade chief also said that the UK’s assistance, which amounts to £17,969 (approximately PhP 1.1 million) that will run until January 2017, shall capacitate Project Repeal in terms of development, pilot-testing and initial roll-out of the Standard Cost Model.
The Standard Cost Model will provide a statistically valid and reliable method in estimating the regulatory burden imposed by existing regulations on businesses.
The assistance will also be used to conduct a series of activities, including supplementary focus group discussions that will be held in several regions in the country to have a wider stakeholder engagement and ensure the project’s greater impact, according to NCC.
Based on the Global Competitiveness Survey done before the May 9 election, the Philippines slipped 10 notches to 57th place, from 47th place. The trade chief reiterated President Rodrigo Duterte’s marching orders to improve competitiveness and the ease of doing business by reducing the processing time for business licensing and permit system.
Joining Sec. Lopez in the ceremonial signing were UK Ambassador to the Philippines Asif Ahmad, DTI Assistant Secretary Arturo Boncato and Private Sector Chairman of the NCC Guillermo Luz.
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Reden M. Miranda
DTI – OSEC, Public Relations Unit
4/F Industry and Investments Building, 385 Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City 1200, Philippines
Tel. No.: (+632) 895.3994 |895.3995 | Fax No.: (+632) 890.4517 | Mobile No.: (+63) 916.742.7430
E-mail: RedenMiranda@dti.gov.ph
www.dti.gov.ph
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