by admin | Nov 12, 2016 | DTI Updates, Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, Major Events
A group picture of Looc Women’s Association during the Business Planning Workshop last November 8-9, 2016 at Looc Barangay Hall, Panglao, Bohol conducted by the Department of Trade & Industry. From L-R (seated: Birly Ingking – Association Manager, Yoradyl E. Israel – Food Sector Manager, DTI – BPO, Fidela G. Del Pilar – Association President, Lucrecia Vicente – Association Member).
Brainstorming about pricing and costing for the processed meat products of Looc Women’s Association last November 8-9, 2016 at Looc Barangay Hall, Panglao, Bohol.
Business Planning Workshop for Looc Women’s Association
To ensure competitiveness and sustainable development of the meat processed products of the Looc Women’s Association of Panglao, Bohol, the Department of Trade and Industry with the support of the Local Government Unit of Panglao, conducted Business Planning Workshop to the members of the association. It was a two-day workshop last November 8-9, 2016 held at Looc Barangay Hall, Panglao Bohol. It was attended by the LGU DSWD Head, President of the Association and its members. Yoradyl E. Israel, Food Sector Manager, DTI-BPO together with Maribel R. Arbasto, Business Counselor- Negosyo Center facilitated the workshop.
The first day of the workshop tackled about the vision-mission of the association, the organizational structure and its duties & responsibilities and the work instruction for all processes. The second day focused on business planning wherein the participants were able to determine the market and the pricing and costing of their meat products.
At the end of the workshop, the members of the association were able to identify the importance of business planning in the business operation.
by admin | Nov 11, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, National News, Tech Talk, World
Companies join tech experts and changemakers in leading digital revolution
Breakthroughs in technology are fundamentally transforming whole systems of production, management, and governance to aid societies overcome challenges from business and energy, to transportation and climate change.
Called the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” or “Industry 4.0,” this trend presents an opportunity for the Philippines not only to keep up with more advanced nations, but also solve urgent problems plaguing the country.
“This year in Davos, we talked about the Fourth Industrial Revolution – how high technology will promote rapid industrialization and how digital can impact lives for the better,” said Winston Damarillo, a Filipino Young Global Leader recognized by the World Economic Forum (WEF) which held its 2016 meeting at Davos-Klosters, Switzerland in January.
Several organizations are already working towards supporting Industry 4.0 in the Philippines by helping companies and government adapt to Big Data, Cloud Computing, and other digital innovations.
Energy goes digital
With new demands and advancements disrupting power industry norms, energy giant Meralco is spearheading discussions on emerging solutions with its annual Technology and Innovation Summit (MTECH).
Already in its second year, MTECH brings in fresh insights and experiences from global technology companies to help inform the local energy industry and pave the way for smarter utilities. This year, the summit revolved around creating intelligent customer-centered solutions that enhance human lives.
Alongside the discussions, Meralco implemented its Automated Distribution Management System (ADMS) this year to digitize the electrical grid and automate power distribution in the event of an outage.
ADMS is part of the company’s efforts to transform the business, enabling it to support alternative forms of energy like wind and solar, as well as digital trends such as Big Data and Cloud.
Empowering MSMEs
Digital technology is no longer the privilege of large corporations. Through PLDT SME Nation, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) as well as startups can leverage business-enabling solutions through hardware, broadband connectivity, and mobile devices to gain competitive advantage.
One such solution is the Smart Tracker which enables business owners to monitor their vehicles or field force personnel in real time to ensure operational productivity and security. Smart Tracker is part of a suite of industry-specific enterprise tools called Smart Logistics Solutions that include fleet management, e-ticketing systems, and digital proof of delivery.
This year, PLDT SME led a series of road shows to promote disruptive technologies for business. These forums served as avenues where aspiring entrepreneurs can learn from businesses that found success in their respective industries through available digital solutions.
Next steps for PH
Disruptive and transformative technologies show promise in fostering productivity, cost-efficiency, and sustainability across many sectors, but adoption has been slow.
To promote Industry 4.0, top executives from Meralco, PLDT SME, Landbank, BDO, Hortonworks, and NEC Philippines will present along with other young Filipino luminaries and changemakers at theOpen Collaboration with East Asia New Champions Summit 2016 (OCEAN 16) in Bohol.
OCEAN is a biennial gathering where global leaders discuss how to better shape the future. Organized by the New Champions of the World Economic Forum, the upcoming event will impart insights from Davos 2016 as well as introduce a roadmap for “Digital Bohol” that will serve as a guide for local government units in harnessing smart technology.
Senator Bam Aquino, a co-chair of OCEAN 16, believes that “government support is important to unlocking the potential for technological innovation. That is why we are pushing for the Innovative Startup Act, so that we can boost our digital startup community.”
“Bohol will be a whole new experience. It’s a microcosm of what we want to achieve for the theme of this year’s OCEAN,” said Damarillo, who is also a co-chair of OCEAN 16. “Technology will help Filipinos everywhere tap into their creativity, come together to share resources, and include more and more people into the economy and the conversation that is now taking place online. Technology can help us be who we are, but better.”
To learn more about OCEAN 16, please visit http://ocean16.asia/.
by admin | Nov 9, 2016 | Headlines, Major Events, National News
MANILA, November 9 (PIA)–Gitakdang moadto karong adlawa si Presidente Rodrigo Duterte sa iyang ika-walo nga Asian trip sa Malaysia alang sa iyang 2-day state visit didto.
Gipaabot nga makigpulong si Duterte kang Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak ug moatubang usab siya sa Filipino community didto karong gabii.
Kapin sa 150,000 ka mga Pilipino ang nanimuyo karon sa Malaysia.
Mag stopover usab si Duterte sa Thailand aron mudoyog sa kasub-anan sa Thai royal family sa pagtaliwan ning bag-o lang ni Kung Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Matud pa ni Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary Charles Jose, apil sa mga hisgotan nila Najib ug Duterte ang balaodnong pag-apil sa Malaysia sa peace talks sa gobyerno sa Pilipinas ug sa Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Gawas niini, hisgotan usab ang mga isyu sa seguridad sa Sulu-Sulawesi Sea, counterterrorism ug ang pagkahimong chairman sa Pilipinas sa ASEAN sa sunod tuig.
Una nang gi-aghat ni Duterte ang Malaysia ug Indonesia nga mag-uban og pwersa sa pagbatok sa piracy, kidnapping ug uban pang krimen nga nahitabo sa mga kadagatang nagpalibot sa tulo ka nasod. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Nov 9, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, November 9 (PIA)–Ang Department of Education (DepEd) nipasalig nga ang Senior High School (SHS) Voucher Program magpabiling mohatag og tabang pinansiyal sa mga kwalipikadong nakatapos sa Grade 10 nga gustong mo-enroll sa non-DepEd SHS taliwala sa taho nga ang maong voucher program dili na modawat sa school year 2017-2018.
Agi og pagsubay sa pasalig sa paghatag og dekalidad nga edukasyon alang sa tanan, ang DepEd nipagawas niadtong Oktubre 28, 2016 sa Department Order No. 66, series of 2016 (DO 66, s. 2016) nga nagtinguha sa paghatag og klaro ug detalyadong sumbanan sa implementing processes kalabot sa application for vouchers gikan sa prequalification ngadto na sa katubsanan.
Ang DepEd nag-abli usab og SHS VP online application niadtong Nobyembre 2, 2016.
“We will continue cooperation with the private sectors and private communities, as well as with bilateral and multi-lateral institutions. Hindi natin sila maiiwasan dahil malaking contribution ang magagawa nila. Pero tayo ang magsasabi kung anong gusto natin. We will cooperate with them,” matud pa ni DepEd Kalihim Leonor Magtolis Briones.
Ang SHS VP nagtinguha sa pagbulig sa katungod sa mga estudyante sa quality basic education, paghatag katakos sa pagpili sa mga estudyante, pagpausbaw sa kadaiyahan sa senior high schools, ug paghupay sa pinansiyal impak sa higher educational institutions nga makasinati og pagkunhod sa enrolment sa unang pipila ka tuig sa implementasyon sa SHS.
Sa 2017 budget sa kapin P550 bilyon sa departamento, P23 bilyon niini ang gigahin sa SHS VP, samtang ang nahabilin alang sa public sector education.
Mga estudyante sa Grade 10 lamang ning kasamtangang school year ang madawat sa SHS VP. Kining mga nakatapos sa Grade 10 bahin-bahinon ngadto sa awtomatikong kwalipikadong estudyante ug voucher applicants (VA).
Walay bayad ang aplikasyon ug mahimo kining ipahigayon manually.
Gitakda ang deadline niini sa Enero 13, 2017 samtang sa online application, sa Pebrero 10, 2017 ang deadline. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Nov 8, 2016 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
TAGBILARAN CITY, November 8 (PIA)–May maayong balita alang sa 720,000 ka public school teachers sa tibuok nasod.
Kini tungod kay sa dili pa matapos ang tuig, gipaabot nga dobleng Christmas bonus ang madawat sa mga magtutudlo kun itandi sa nadawat nila sa niaging tuig.
Matud pa sa Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), mokabat gikan P34,000 hangtud P64,000 ang mga madawat nga bonus sa mga public school teachers karong tuig.
Matud pa ni TDC chair Benjo Basas, ang magtutudlo nga adunay basic salary nga P19,077 makadawat sa mga mosunod: dili moubos sa P5,000 nga performance-based bonus (PBB); year-end bonus nga nagkantidad og P19,077; P5,000 nga cash gift ug lain pang P5,000 nga productivity enhancement incentive (PEI).
Apan alang sa mga magtutudlo nga mokabat sa P35,000 ang madawat nga PBB, posibleng makadawat og maximum nga kinatibuk-ang kantidad nga P64,077.
Gipasabot ni Basas nga madawat na sa mga magtutudlo ang ilang PBB, year-end bonus ug cash gift karong bulan, samtang ang PEI usab ihatag sa Disyembre.
Ang PBB parte sa productivity-based incentive system ubos sa Salary Standardization Law-3 diin ang mga magtutudlo ug ubang empleyado makadawat og bonus nga gikan P5,000 taman P35,000, depende sa ilang nahimong performance sa tibuok tuig.
Apan matud pa ni Basas, naa sa 2 porsiyento lang sa teaching force sa Department of Education (DepEd) ang makadawat sa maximum amount sa PBB tungod kay giingong lisud usab nga makakuha og kapin sa P5,000. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Nov 8, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, November 8 (PIA)–Gitugotan sa Supreme Court (SC) ang paglubong kang kanhi Presidente Ferdinand Marcos sa Libingan ng mga Bayani.
Sa desisyong gipagawas sa Korte Suprema, 9 ka mga mahistrado ang mibotar pabor niini, 5 ang ni-kontra samtang 1 ang nag-inhibit.
Apil sa mga mibotar pabor sila: Justice Presbitero Velasco Jr., Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro, Justice Arturo Brion, Justice Diosdado Peralta, Justice Lucas Bersamin, Justice Mariano Del Castillo, Justice Jose Perez, Justice Jose Mendoza ug Justice Estela Perlas-Bernabe.
Samtang ang mga mibotar kontra sa pagpalubong ni Marcos sa Libingan ng mga Bayani mao sila: Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, Justice Antonio Carpio,
Justice Marvic Mario Victor Leonen, Justice Francis Jardeleza ug Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa.
Si Justice Bienvenido Reyes usab ang nag-inusarang nag-abstain.
Mismong si Presidete Rodrigo Duterte ang nagmando nga ilubong si Marcos sa Libingan ng mga Bayani.
Taliwala kini sa pagbatok sa mga biktima sa pag-abusar sa tawhanong katungod niadtong Martial Law. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
