by admin | Sep 28, 2016 | Headlines, National News
The National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC), chaired by the Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI), recommends to retain the price freeze over basic necessities after a
meeting held today at the Board of Investments Building in Makati City.
Reports presented by the Departments of Agriculture, Energy, Health, Environment and
Natural Resources, and the DTI reflect stable prices and adequate supply of basic
goods before the State of National Emergency was declared and even now while it is
still in effect.
“For the past few months, we have been observing that competition is at play even in
the Mindanao region. Seeing stability in the market amidst the declaration of State of
National Emergency, the Council is recommending a status quo on the implementation
of price freeze,” DTI-Consumer Protection Group (CPG) Undersecretary Atty. Teodoro
C. Pascua says.
It can be recalled that Proclamation No. 55 was issued by the President declaring the
entire country under State of National Emergency due to lawlessness in Mindanao.
Due to this, price freeze over basic goods is automatically implemented pursuant to
Republic Act (RA) No. 7581 or the Price Act, as amended by RA 10623. This is in effect
for sixty (60) days for basic goods, while fifteen (15) days for household LPG and
kerosene, from the date of declaration or until sooner lifted by the President.
“Price freeze on basic goods remains to be in effect except for the 15-day price freeze
on household LPG and kerosene which already ended last 19 September 2016. With
respect to Batanes, price freeze on all basic goods are still in effect due to the
declaration of State of Calamity following the onslaught of typhoon Ferdie,”
Undersecretary Pascua emphasizes.
The DTI, DA, DOH, DOE and the members of the NPCC will continue its prices and
supply monitoring activities to ensure consumers’ access to reasonable goods in the
market.
The DTI enjoins the retailers to comply with the price freeze while consumers are
advised to be guided by the price freeze list in their respective areas in making their
purchases.
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Penalties for violation against the price freeze include at least the imposition of fine of
P5,000.00 up to P1,000,000.00 and/or imprisonment of one (1) year up to ten (10)
years.
The price freeze for products under basic necessities is up to 03 November 2016,
unless otherwise ordered by the President.
For more information on the price freeze list and/ or to report retailers that sell above
the frozen prices and SRPs, call the DTI Direct 751.3330 / 0917.8343330 or visit the
DTI website, www.dti.gov.ph. (end)
by admin | Sep 28, 2016 | Headlines, National News
PASAY CITY—Filipinos’ artisanship and craftsmanship in modern designs remain the strength of handicraft and furniture industries, according to Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez, in his remarks during the 2nd Philippine Homestyle Congress on 23 September.
During his engagement with the Philippine Chamber of Handicraft Exporters and Artisans, Inc. (PCHEAI), the Association of Handicraft Exporters (AHE) and the Chamber of Furniture Industry of the Philippines (CFIP), Sec. Lopez urged industry players to bank on the “highly-skilled, highly-trainable workforce that showcases Filipinos’ ingenuity” amidst stiffer market competition.
He also assured stakeholders of handicraft and furniture industries that the government continues to spearhead initiatives to help them excel at local and international levels.
The trade chief noted that both industries are dominated by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), a sector, which is a priority of President Rodrigo Duterte’s inclusive growth agenda, as well as of DTI’s Trabaho at Negosyo thrust.
“We are committed to infuse an entrepreneurial mindset among MSMEs that will trigger the kind of entrepreneurship that is idea-based, demand-driven and innovation-led,” Sec. Lopez said.
He outlined government initiatives, through the Philippine Trade and Investment Centers (PTICs), the Design Center of the Philippines (DCP) and the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), on the handicraft industry including strengthening trade activities, technology sharing and networking with local and foreign businessmen and other design-related institutions.
He also said that e-commerce through online shops is the new platform to promote MSME products. Countries with high e-commerce penetration among consumers include the UK, Germany, Korea, USA, France, UAE, Australia and Canada, where another PTIC will be opened in October.
“Some of our home grown brands are even recognized as trendsetters, alongside big names in the world’s design capitals,” declared Sec. Lopez, adding that Filipinos’ innovative ideas blended well with companies’ confidence to experiment and offer something new in the market.
The Design for Exports Program and the Product Specialist Programs are also initiatives that promote innovation, enhance collaboration among stakeholders, and develop new perspectives, including through coaching, knowledge sharing sessions and other activities that aim at honing skills to create products for the global market.
On the furniture industry, DTI, through the Board of Investments, has assisted in capacity-building and development projects, such as the Homestyle Forward: International Trends Workshop for SMEs and Design Students, which prepares SMEs in the industry to be technically-capable in creating products attuned to international trends.
Sec. Lopez also mentioned that the implementation of the roadmap for the furniture industry since 2014 has resulted to more technical assistance projects, including granting of shared service facility to specific areas, launching of information material on the industry, and initiatives on product development and design education.
“We should bank on our naturally gifted workforce, composed of great talents, who are capable of staging Filipino products to the world,” Sec. Lopez concluded.
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by admin | Sep 27, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
“There is a need to balance in the capacity of Bohol as a destination vis-a-vis the capabilities of its people and the use of social media in more productive endeavors for the tourism industry.”
Governor Edgar Chatto said before tourism and hospitality students during the Netizen’s Convention.
According to Gov. Chatto, part of current initiatives for tourism are three major directives on the regulatory role of the tourism office, events management, and the involvement of MICE in upcoming big events for Bohol. Among them is the launching of Digital Bohol in October, the holding of World Economic Forum – Open Collaboration with East Asia New Champions 2016 in November and the ASEAN 2017 meetings in April of next year.
In its development agenda, tourism is an industry for growth and development in Bohol along with agriculture and complementing these is ICT.
In Congress, Chatto authored the Tourism Act of 2009 with Sen. Dick Gordon, which whole concept of tourism includes marketing, incentives, structures, security, tourism, and, public private partnership.
The event, with its theme; “Building Successful Relationship Between Tourism and Social Media” is organized by the Bohol Tourism Office in partnership with meetings, incentives, conventions, exhibitions (MICE) students of Holy Name University with the support of DOT, Provincial Tourism Council and private sector partners.
For her part, Ms. Ma. Fe Dominise, Head of the Bohol Investment Promotion Center, stressed that social media as a platform now has wider marketing influence than TV due to access, magnitude, and speed, reducing the world into a global village.
There is then, she said, a greater responsibility to be accountable to the truth and the challenge is to build attitude and competencies and to optimize use of technology in order to become winners in terms of creating relationships, creating wealth, and building better communities.
The convention also featured talks from resource persons on social media as a powerful tool for the tourism industry.
During the program, Gov. Chatto inducted the Officers of the Bohol Association of Tourism and Hospitality Educators led by president Paolo Rigotti.
The whole day event coincides with the celebration of World Tourism Day and was attended bu students from HNU, Cristal E College, Bohol Northern Star Colleges, Mater Dei College, BISU Main Campus and Clarin Campus, and the University of Bohol..
by admin | Sep 27, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, September 27 (PIA)–Gi-awhag sa Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) ang kapin sa 42,000 ka barangay sa tibuok nasod sa pagpahigayon sa Barangay Assembly karong Oktubre 9, 2016.
Ubos sa Proclamation No. 260 nga gipagawas niadtong Setyembre 30, 2011, gi-deklarar ang katapusang Sabado sa Marso ug ikaduhang Domingo sa Oktubre 2011 ug sa mga mosunod nga tuig isip barangay assembly days.
Nagdala sa tema nga “Para sa Isang Tunay na Pagbabago, Mag-MASID, Makisali at Makiisa sa Isang Maka-MASAng Asembleya.”
Matud pa ni DILG Kalihim Ismael Sueno, ang ikaduhang barangay assembly ning tuig kinahanglang maglakip sa mga hisgotang naka-apekto sa barangay sama sa problema sa ilegal nga droga, kahimtang sa kahapsay ug kalinaw, disaster preparedness ug solid waste management, ug uban pa.
Sa usa ka direktiba, si Sueno nimando sa mga opisyal sa barangay sa pagtuki sa ilang compliance o pagsunod sa ubang DILG circulars sama sa programa sa DILG nga MASA-MASID o Mamamayang Ayaw Sa Anomalya, Mamamayang Ayaw Sa Ilegal na Droga, paggahin sa parte sa annual budget alang sa programa ug kalihokan alang sa anti-illegal drugs, ug pagpakusog sa Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils.
Gipaabot usab gikan sa mga punong barangays ug sanggunian nga mohatag sa ilang State of the Barangay Addresses (SOBAs) nga maglakip sa pag-presentar sa ilang mga nahimo ug financial reports gikan sa unang semester sa 2016.
Gimanduan usab ni Sueno ang mga opisyal sa barangay sa pag-imbitar sa mga miyembro sa faith-based groups nga anaa lamang sa barangay sama sa Ugnayang Barangay at Simbahan (UBAS), civil society ug ubang community organizations sa pagtambong sa maong asembliya ug mohatag sa ilang suporta ug pakiglambigit sa project monitoring ug evaluation ug pag-adbokar sa good local governance.
Ang DILG, pinaagi sa ilang National Barangay Operations Office (NBOO) ang manguna sa preparasyon alang sa national barangay assembly ikaduha matag tuig.
Ang adlaw sa barangay assembly ipahigayon sa Oktubre 9 isip parte sa ika-25 nga anibersaryo sa Local Government Code nga selebrasyon ning tuig. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Sep 27, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, September 27 (PIA)–Gi-awhag sa Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) ang kapin sa 42,000 ka barangay sa tibuok nasod sa pagpahigayon sa Barangay Assembly karong Oktubre 9, 2016.
Ubos sa Proclamation No. 260 nga gipagawas niadtong Setyembre 30, 2011, gi-deklarar ang katapusang Sabado sa Marso ug ikaduhang Domingo sa Oktubre 2011 ug sa mga mosunod nga tuig isip barangay assembly days.
Nagdala sa tema nga “Para sa Isang Tunay na Pagbabago, Mag-MASID, Makisali at Makiisa sa Isang Maka-MASAng Asembleya.”
Matud pa ni DILG Kalihim Ismael Sueno, ang ikaduhang barangay assembly ning tuig kinahanglang maglakip sa mga hisgotang naka-apekto sa barangay sama sa problema sa ilegal nga droga, kahimtang sa kahapsay ug kalinaw, disaster preparedness ug solid waste management, ug uban pa.
Sa usa ka direktiba, si Sueno nimando sa mga opisyal sa barangay sa pagtuki sa ilang compliance o pagsunod sa ubang DILG circulars sama sa programa sa DILG nga MASA-MASID o Mamamayang Ayaw Sa Anomalya, Mamamayang Ayaw Sa Ilegal na Droga, paggahin sa parte sa annual budget alang sa programa ug kalihokan alang sa anti-illegal drugs, ug pagpakusog sa Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils.
Gipaabot usab gikan sa mga punong barangays ug sanggunian nga mohatag sa ilang State of the Barangay Addresses (SOBAs) nga maglakip sa pag-presentar sa ilang mga nahimo ug financial reports gikan sa unang semester sa 2016.
Gimanduan usab ni Sueno ang mga opisyal sa barangay sa pag-imbitar sa mga miyembro sa faith-based groups nga anaa lamang sa barangay sama sa Ugnayang Barangay at Simbahan (UBAS), civil society ug ubang community organizations sa pagtambong sa maong asembliya ug mohatag sa ilang suporta ug pakiglambigit sa project monitoring ug evaluation ug pag-adbokar sa good local governance.
Ang DILG, pinaagi sa ilang National Barangay Operations Office (NBOO) ang manguna sa preparasyon alang sa national barangay assembly ikaduha matag tuig.
Ang adlaw sa barangay assembly ipahigayon sa Oktubre 9 isip parte sa ika-25 nga anibersaryo sa Local Government Code nga selebrasyon ning tuig. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
