by admin | Oct 25, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, National News
Green champions, green practitioners and enablers of greening of MSMEs are coming together to celebrate the achievements of the ProGED Project and to commit to accelerate green economic development beyond the project life. The ProGED Closing Event is a venue to showcase the results of the project, give recognition to the men and women behind the project achievements and to discuss how the greening initiatives started by the project will be used as springboard to accelerate green economic development.
The Promotion of Green Economic Development (ProGED) project is a development cooperation project between the Republic of the Philippines through the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Federal Republic of Germany through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) that aims to support MSMEs to adopt greening and climate resilience initiatives to enhance their competitiveness.
The ProGED project started in 2013 in Cebu and Bohol and now, has expanded to 30 provinces all over the country.
MSMEs in the value chain of tourism, processed food, gifts decors and housewares, coffee, cacao, among others were introduced to different greening strategies to give them option on how to integrate environment friendly measures in their operations.
MSMEs were also introduced to support services for greening like green service providers, green technology suppliers and financing institutions with financing windows for greening projects.
The different government agencies, academic institutions, local government units, chambers of commerce and industry associations were also sensitized and supported so that they will come up with enabling laws and ordinances to support MSMEs who would want to go green.
Several regional inphasing events were conducted since September this year, leading to this culminating activity. During inphasing events, regional and provincial project implementers and stakeholders listen to testimonies of green practitioners on how adopting green practices benefited them by cutting down productions costs, such as electricity bills, and how going green help them access new markets, tapping into the demand of consumers for environment friendly products and services. Different enablers supporting the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) also came together to discuss available plans, activities and programs that help MSMEs in their journey towards greening.
Inphasing events were held in Iloilo City (for Region 6, 06 to 07 September), Dumaguete City (for the provinces of Negros Oriental and Siquijor, 08 to 09 September), Bohol (for the province of Bohol, 12 September), Surigao City (for the province of Surigao del Norte, 14 to 15 September 2015), Puerto Princesa (for the province of Palawan, 16 September), Legazpi City (for Region 5, 26 to 27 September), Calamba City (for Region 4A, 29 September), San Jose City (for the province of Occidental Mindoro, 30 September), San Fernando City (for the province of Pampanga, 07 October) and Butuan City (for Region 13 and the province of Agusan del Norte, 12 to 13 October).
The ProGED stakeholders from Cebu Province will jointly celebrate with the rest of the ProGED implementers and practitioners from all over the country during the closing event in Cebu City.
GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development.
Together with Philippine and Pacific Island partners, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) promotes sustainable development through technical cooperation projects and services.
GIZ is commissioned by the German Government and has been operating in the Philippines and the Pacific Islands for more than 40 years.
For more information on the services of the DTI, log-on to http://www.dti.gov.ph
by admin | Oct 24, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, October 24 (PIA)–Mauna sa makapahimos sa mga pondo gikan sa mga kasabotang naumol sa pagbisita ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte sa China ang sektor sa agrikultura.
Matud pa ni Presidente Duterte, mahimong prayoridad sa iyang administrasyon ang agrikultura, edukasyon ug kahimsog.
Kini nagpasabot nga dakong parte sa naule niyang gibanabanang $24 bilyong kantidad sa kasabotan ang maadto sa tulo ka nahisgotang sektor.
Gibutyag usab sa Presidente sa iyang mensahe sa Isabela nga gimanduan na niya ang Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) nga idirekta ang ilang kita sa pagtabang sa pagpatambal sa mga adunay sakit sa nasod.
Gitataw usab sa Presidente nga bisan nagbaton na og mga kabag-ohan sa iyang mga prayoridad, nagpabilin pa gihapon ang hugot nga kampanya sa gobyerno batok sa ilegal nga droga.
Matud pa nga dili mahunong ang ingon niining sitwasyon hangtud dili mapatay ang katapusang drug lord sa nasod. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Oct 24, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, October 24 (PIA)–Gipahinumdoman sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ang nagkalain-laing kumpanya kalabot sa pagpahigayon og random drug testing sa ilang mga empleyado.
Matud pa ni DOLE Kalihim Silvestre Bello III, istrikto kining ipatuman sa ahensiya base sa Department Order 53-03 kalabot sa mga sumbanan sa mga polisiya ug programa sa Drug-Free Workplace.
Nahisulod sa maong department order ang tanang naa sa pribadong sektor, bisan ang mga contractor ug concessionaires niini.
Gawas sa mga polisiya ug programa kalabot sa drug abuse prevention and control, giingong angay usab hingosgan sa mga sektor ang pag-implementar sa adbokasiya, edukasyon, pagbansay, drug testing program, treatment, rehabilitation and referral, ug monitoring and evaluation alang sa ilang mga empleyado.
Kun mogawas nga positibo ang usa ka empleyado, gitataw ni Bello nga dili angay tangtangon dayon sa trabaho ang apektadong empleyado ug angay tun-an ang resulta ug tinoon ang panginahanglan niini.
Gidugang pa sa Kalihim nga kinahanglang giyahan kini sa rehabilitation centers sa Department of Health (DOH) ilabi na kun unang higayon pa nga nag-positibo ang empleyado sa maong drug testing. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Oct 24, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, October 24 (PIA)–Ang bag-ong hich-tech ID sa Philippine Postal Corp. madawat na karon isip valid ID sa tanang remittance centers, sa pagkuha og clearance sa National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), pag-apply og pasaporte ug uban pang transaksiyon.
Gawas niini, ang postal ID ma¬gamit dili lamang sa mga remittance centers apan apil na usab sa pagbukas og mga accounts sa bangko ug pagpirma sa mga dokumentong legal.
Kini human mismo ang Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) nag¬pagawas og direktiba sa tanang mga remittance centers ug bangko kalabot niini.
Sa improved postal ID, may biometric information sa card holders niini kauban na ang ilang pirma ug uban pang impormasyon sa ilang pagkatawo.
Garantisado usab nga dili ma-peke ang improved postal ID tungod kay may mga security features kini nga makita ug nakatago.
Ang kinahanglan lamang mao ang proof of identity ug proof of address aron makakuha og postal ID nga madawat sa Metro Manila sulod sa 15 ka adlaw ug 20 ka adlaw usab sa mga ubang lungsod ug probinsiya.
Sa mga isla ug lagyong dapit, e-deliver sa PhilPost ang ID sulod sa 30 ka adlaw.
Adunay 260 ka capture stations sa paghimo sa postal ID sa tibuok Pilipinas ug ang kumpletong listahan niini makita sa 1,300 ka buhatan sa PhilPost sa tibuok nasod. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Oct 24, 2016 | Features, Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, Major Events
Two former Japanese volunteers under the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) Program of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in partnership with teachers of the Tagbilaran City Central School Special Education Center established recently a support center for children and youth with special needs in Bohol.
Called the Babita House, the center aims to support children and young adults with disabilities by providing them vocational skills trainings that can help integrate them in the society.
Present during the opening of the support center were JICA Chief Representative in the Philippines Susumu Ito, and officials from the Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, local governments of Tagbilaran City and Municipality of Dauis and representatives from the Department of Trade and Industry and Bohol Investment Promotion Center.
Japanese volunteers Akiko Sugiyama and Ruiko Wada were formerly dispatched in Tagbilaran City Central School SPED Center (October 2012-March 2015) and Department of Education (DepEd) – Tagbilaran City Schools Division (July 2013-June 2015) respectively.
“The support center reflects the commitment of JICA and the JOCVs in giving hope and opportunities to everyone,” said JICA Chief Representative in the Philippines Susumu Ito. “Through the activities of our Japanese volunteers, we hope to contribute to the Philippines’ thrust of building an inclusive society where a life of dignity is enjoyed by everyone.”
The Babita House, located in the Municipality of Dauis in Bohol, is a one-storey building that also houses dormitories for special children and young adults.
Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that of the number of people with disabilities in the Philippines, the number was higher for those in the ages 5 to 19 years old.
“We are happy to provide education to children with special needs and we hope that they will be able to enjoy a life without discrimination,” shared Japanese volunteer Akiko Sugiyama.
Sugiyama was among the many Japanese volunteers who returned to the Philippines to pursue advocacy work. This year, the Ramon Magsaysay Award, the equivalent of Asia’s Nobel Prize, recognized the JOCVs for their selfless work in building solidarity with the rest of the world.
In all, there were more than 1,500 Japanese volunteers dispatched to the Philippines under JICA’s JOCV Program to support various development areas.
Former Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer (JOCV) Akiko Sugiyama (second to the right, in kimono) opens the Babita House in Dauis, Bohol, a support center for children and young adults with special needs. Officials from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, local governments of Tagbilaran City and Municipality of Dauis, and representatives from the Department of Trade and Industry and Bohol Investment Promotion Center attended the opening of the center.
