by admin | Nov 16, 2016 | DTI Updates, Headlines, National News
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez challenged the Philippine Association of Legitimate Service Contractors (PALSCON) to police its ranks to ensure the effective implementation of the so-called “win-win structure” involving legitimate service providers (SPs), companies and workers.
Speaking at PALSCON’s 6th National Forum on 14 November, Sec. Lopez reiterated that the “win-win” structure that upholds workers’ security of tenure is not a departure from, but an improvement of what has already been provided by the law on legitimate contracting.
The Labor Code and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Department Orders 10 (Series of 1997), 18-02 (Series of 2002) and 18-A (Series of 2011) guarantee legitimate contracting or subcontracting arrangements.
Consistent with the unchanged position of President Rodrigo Duterte to put a stop on end-of-contract (endo) schemes, the trade chief maintained that as added value to the full and strict implementation of legitimate contracting, the win-win structure carries two specific provisions that safeguard workers’ tenure rights, specifically by making workers regular and permanent, as well as by affording them mandatory retirement benefits.
The DTI-proposed structure also allows companies to either directly employ workers or source workers from legitimate SPs.
Sec. Lopez said that the critical role of the association of legitimate SPs in effectively carrying out the win-win structure is to patrol its ranks to ensure that workers receive appropriate benefits.
“What is critical now is the compliance of legitimate SPs in giving full benefits to the workers,” said Sec. Lopez, adding that the proposal received positive response from President Duterte.
The PALSCON audience showed support to Sec. Lopez’s statement that legitimate contractors’ failure to comply will result in getting blacklisted by client-companies.
Removing contracting and subcontracting arrangements will lead to an immediate reduction of employment, with some foreign investments pulling out, according to him, pointing out the vital link between investment creation and job generation.
He also shared that at least three potential foreign investors in the Philippines began expressing this sentiment in his most recent meeting in Japan this month.
“Changing the ball game now, we will lose investments and miss out on opportunities instead of generating more jobs,” Sec. Lopez added.
According to DTI, it must be recognized that there are certain parts of operations in a company that are best carried out through a service provider mainly due to the seasonality of work or the function-specific nature of some projects, which are deemed to be better handled by a third party, allowing the principal company to focus on growing the business.
Scheduled to hold consultations with another set of labor groups soon, DOLE, with recommendation from DTI, is expected to reach an “effective, legal and mutually beneficial position” on the matter within the year.
“Our fear has always been about losing jobs. To start with, if there are no available jobs, there will be no forms of employment to be discussed today,” Sec. Lopez concluded.
The DTI introduced the win-win structure that is premised on the need to have a business policy environment that creates and encourages job and income generation.. #
by admin | Nov 15, 2016 | Features, Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, Major Events, Photo Story
Gov. Edgar Chatto graced the blessing and turnover of a 2-classroom building at Sacred Heart Academy in Loon. The building was donated by the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation, Lockton Philippines Insurance and Reinsurance Brokers, Inc, and Energy Development Corporation under DepEd Adopt a School Program. The school which was situated beside the Loon Church was totally damaged during the earthquake and had to be relocated and rebuilt at a new site.
by admin | Nov 15, 2016 | Features, Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, Major Events, Photo Story
Gov. Edgar Chatto and Balilihan Mayor Pureza Veloso-Chatto with Department of Health Region 7 Director Dr. Jaime Bernadas lead ribbon cutting rites for the improved birthing center and TB DOTS center in Balilihan. The center is implemented under the Bohol Earthquake Assistance and Bottom Up Budgeting programs. Bernadas also shared available resource to further improve the health center- P1m from DPWH and P2m from DOH. A P10m infirmary is also to be established next. Bernadas said the calamity opened opportunities to support health facilities. National government he said calls for quality care for health at all levels at all stages in all ages, a priority agenda consistent with the development framework of the Provincial
by admin | Nov 15, 2016 | DTI Updates, Headlines, National News
PASIG CITY—Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez challenged the Philippine Association of Legitimate Service Contractors (PALSCON) to police its ranks to ensure the effective implementation of the so-called “win-win structure” involving legitimate service providers (SPs), companies and workers.
Speaking at PALSCON’s 6th National Forum on 14 November, Sec. Lopez reiterated that the “win-win” structure that upholds workers’ security of tenure is not a departure from, but an improvement of what has already been provided by the law on legitimate contracting.
The Labor Code and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Department Orders 10 (Series of 1997), 18-02 (Series of 2002) and 18-A (Series of 2011) guarantee legitimate contracting or subcontracting arrangements.
Consistent with the unchanged position of President Rodrigo Duterte to put a stop on end-of-contract (endo) schemes, the trade chief maintained that as added value to the full and strict implementation of legitimate contracting, the win-win structure carries two specific provisions that safeguard workers’ tenure rights, specifically by making workers regular and permanent, as well as by affording them mandatory retirement benefits.
The DTI-proposed structure also allows companies to either directly employ workers or source workers from legitimate SPs.
Sec. Lopez said that the critical role of the association of legitimate SPs in effectively carrying out the win-win structure is to patrol its ranks to ensure that workers receive appropriate benefits.
“What is critical now is the compliance of legitimate SPs in giving full benefits to the workers,” said Sec. Lopez, adding that the proposal received positive response from President Duterte.
The PALSCON audience showed support to Sec. Lopez’s statement that legitimate contractors’ failure to comply will result in getting blacklisted by client-companies.
Removing contracting and subcontracting arrangements will lead to an immediate reduction of employment, with some foreign investments pulling out, according to him, pointing out the vital link between investment creation and job generation.
He also shared that at least three potential foreign investors in the Philippines began expressing this sentiment in his most recent meeting in Japan this month.
“Changing the ball game now, we will lose investments and miss out on opportunities instead of generating more jobs,” Sec. Lopez added.
According to DTI, it must be recognized that there are certain parts of operations in a company that are best carried out through a service provider mainly due to the seasonality of work or the function-specific nature of some projects, which are deemed to be better handled by a third party, allowing the principal company to focus on growing the business.
Scheduled to hold consultations with another set of labor groups soon, DOLE, with recommendation from DTI, is expected to reach an “effective, legal and mutually beneficial position” on the matter within the year.
“Our fear has always been about losing jobs. To start with, if there are no available jobs, there will be no forms of employment to be discussed today,” Sec. Lopez concluded.
The DTI introduced the win-win structure that is premised on the need to have a business policy environment that creates and encourages job and income generation.
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by admin | Nov 14, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, November 14 (PIA)–Ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII mi-awhag sa local government units (LGUs) ug non-government organizations (NGOs) sa pagpahimos sa Listahanan database statistical data.
Matud pa ni Listahan Coordinator Ruben Boybanting, ang Listahanan database dato sa datos sa data information sama sa demograpika sa populasyon nga naglangkob sa household assessment ug lakip na usab ang datos sa akses sa luwas nga tubig ug elektrisidad, kalidad sa ilang housing materials, estado sa pagbaton og balay sa pamilya ug yuta ug ang ilang espisipikong panginabuhi nga magamit kun mohangyo.
Atol sa gipahigayong Association of United Development Information Officers in Bohol (AUDIO-Bohol) General Assembly Meeting niadtong Nobyembre 10 sa Reyna’s The Haven & Gardens ning syudad, si Boybanting nihatag og update sa Listahan sa Bohol.
Sa pagkakaron, ang DSWD naa pa sa proseso sa pag-pinalisar sa Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) alang sa data sharing sa pakig-konsultasyon kauban sa National Privacy Commission aron pagsiguro nga ang bag-ong MOA mosubay gayud sa RA 10173 o ang Data Privacy Act of 2012.
Ang listahan sa mga pangalan ug addresses sa mga ‘identified poor households’ makuha lamang pinaagi sa ‘execution of a data sharing agreement’ sa DSWD.
Kini matud pa aron pag-proteher sa integridad sa datos ug pagsiguro nga ang listahan magamit lamang alang sa implementasyon sa social protection programs ug serbisyo alang sa pagpa-usbaw sa kaayohan sa katawhan.
Gipasalig hinuon ni Boybanting nga kun ma-aprobahan na ang maong MOA, ila dayong sugdan ang pagpa-ambit sa ‘list of poor households’ base sa resulta sa gipahigayong second round household assessment.
Ang Listahanan o ang National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) usa ka administrative tool nga nagtino kinsa ug asa ang mga kabos kun poor households sa nasod. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Nov 14, 2016 | DTI Updates, Headlines, National News
The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) is expecting a further upsurge in investments registration in the coming months with the anticipated approval of about 44 more projects in the pipeline worth Php52.03 billion.
Trade Secretary and BOI Chairman Ramon Lopez said this positive development augurs well with the administration’s socio-economic agenda of uplifting the lives of the Filipino people. “More investments mean more jobs, ensuring economic development from the bottom of the pyramid,” he said.
“The continued growth of the investments is a testament of the country’s sound economic fundamentals and sustained investor confidence,” said Trade Undersecretary and BOI Managing Head Ceferino Rodolfo adding that investments coming in are insectors that will elevate the country’s competitiveness, such as in various resource-based sectors.
“What we are seeing in the real sector that relies on fundamentals of the economy, the fundamental strengths of the economy, is that growth is being sustained or even accelerated,” said Undersecretary Rodolfo.
Already been evaluated and checklisted by the BOI’s Industry Development Services, these projects for registration will be coming from the energy sector (Php29.57 Billion or 57 percent of total investments); manufacturing sector (Php7.77 Billion or 15 percent share); agriculture sector (Php6.58 Billion or 12 percent share); real estate activities sector (Php6.37 Billion or 12 percent share); logistics or water transport (Php1.07 Billion or 2 percent share); and other varied sectors (Php665.30 million or 1 percent share).
Last month, the BOI reported that investments registered with the agency reached Php51.03 Billion in September 2016, up by 193 percent from only Php17.41 Billion generated in the same month in 2015.
The increase in investments for the month was due to the approval of two big ticket projects namely the Light Rail Manila Corporation’s Php30.37 Billion Public-Private Partnership project for the operations and maintenance of the Manila Light Rail Transit 1 Integrated Railway System-Cavite Extension and the Energy Development Corporation’s Php16.42 Billion wind energy resources project in Iloilo.
Undersecretary Rodolfo said this development will greatly uplift the lives of the Filipino people. ”The mass transport project for example, will be a big help for the commuting public while the renewable energy projects will improve and sustain the quality of life of the people,” he said.
On a year-on-year basis, BOI-approved investments grew 49 percent in the first nine months of the year to Php286.44 Billion compared with the Php192.39 posted the same period last year. The investment pledges were generated from 255 projects with total estimated job generation of 46,716 at full operations.
The largest share of approved investments from January to September 2016 is intended to finance projects in the power sector which accounted for 48 percent share to total approved investments during the period. The other sectors that topped the list of investment approvals include construction with Php62.27 Billion or 22 percent; real estate activities including the mass housing sub-sector with Php36.68 Billion or 13 percent share; the manufacturing sector with Php21.02 Billion or 7 percent share; and transportation and storage sector with Php14.31 Billion or 5 percent share.
Major manufacturing sub-sectors, based on their respective shares to total investment approvals from January to September 2016 include food products (Php8.99 Billion or 43 percent share); motor vehicles/ trailers (Php7.80 Billion or 37 percent share); fabricated metal products (Php1.98 Billion or 9 percent share); wood products (Php1.48 Billion or 7 percent share); and other manufacturing sub-sectors (Php763.18 Million or 4 percent share).
Topping the list of foreign country investors in the first nine months of 2016 is Singapore with investments worth Php12.90 Billion or 26 percent share to total approved foreign investments. Netherlands came in second with investments amounting to Php8.00 Billion (16 percent share), followed by Japan with Php6.83 Billion (14 percent share), South Korea with Php6.42 Billion (13 percent share), and United Kingdom with Php2.34 Billion (5 percent share) and the balance shared by various country investors such as British Virgin Islands, Germany, U.S.A., India, China, Canada, Taiwan, etc.
While the National Capital Region tops the list of regional investments worth Php74.13 Billion or 26 percent share to total approved investments, other regions are likewise gaining headway particularly Region 3 which came in second with committed investments worth Php45.16 Billion, accounting for 16 percent. Significant investments were also directed to Region IVA (Php32.95 Billion or 11 percent share); Region VII (Php20.78 Billion or 7 percent share); and Negros Island Region (Php19.26 Billion or 7 percent share).
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