by admin | Sep 30, 2016 | Headlines, Major Events, National News
MANILA, September 30 (PIA)–Gibarogan sa Malakanyang nga angay pa gihapong saligan ang kampanya batok sa ilegal nga droga ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte.
Kini, bisan nga may sayop sa drug matrix o talaan sa mga pangalan sa mga opisyal ug kawani sa gobyerno nga nalambigit sa operasyon sa ilegal nga droga sa nasod.
Atubangan kini sa pagpangayo og pasaylo sa Presidente tungod sa sayop dihang gilambigit sa ilegal nga droga si Pangasinan Rep. Amado Espino ug duha pa.
Matud pa ni Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella, angay nga mas daygon sa publiko si Presidente Duterte tungod sa pag-ako niini sa iyang nahimong sayop bisan ni-agi man sa proseso ug validation ang maong listahan sa mga drug personalities.
Sa pagkakaron, gipaabot nga hinganlan ni Presidente Duterte ang uban pang mga opisyal nga giingong kauban sa iyang “third and final list” sa mga nalambigit sa ilegal nga droga sa nasod. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Sep 30, 2016 | Headlines, National News
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will launch the Mentor ME (Micro Entrepreneur) Program, a free business seminar consisting of a series of mentoring sessions for existing and budding entrepreneurs, in Central Visayas on October 7 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel.
The ‘Mentor Me’ program, a pilot project jointly developed by DTI and the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE), will have its regional pilot run in Cebu.
The aim of the program is for MSMEs to scale up their business through the weekly theoretical, conceptual discussions and mentoring sessions by experienced entrepreneurs, and seasoned business lecturers on the different functional areas of entrepreneurship. The Mentor ME Program is divided into two phases and will run for 12 weeks.
DTI 7 Assistant Regional Director Nelia Navarro said that the mentors are experienced entrepreneurs and seasoned business lecturers who have the heart to share their wisdom and formula for success to existing and budding entrepreneurs. “Beyond the books and seminars, our mentees will be inspired to listen to experiences of these entrepreneurs and will gain valuable learnings from the mentors,” she emphasized.
Dir. Navarro underscored the significance of the Go Negosyo Act in bringing assistance to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) to become more competitive as this sector comprise 99.7% of the registered businesses and is the backbone of the country’s economy.
The agency also underscored the importance of the program to equip the local MSMEs with the needed skills sets, the right mindset, and business know-how to ultimately scale up and sustain their enterprise.
Navarro cited that the department has provided capability enhancement seminars, shared service facilities, marketing assistance and has linked with non-government organizations to help enterprises achieve competitive advantage through capability building and the introduction of green practices into their business operations.
For more information on the Mentor Me Program, interested parties may contact Mark Cabagnot of DTI Cebu at telephone nos. 255-6971, 255-3926, 412-1944, 412-1945.
The PCE, a non-stock, non-profit organization that advocates the ‘Go Negosyo’ mindset and attitude, believes that the Filipinos can address poverty by engaging in entrepreneurship.#
by admin | Sep 29, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, September 29 (PIA)–Gilibkas na ang deployment ban sa mga Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) nga may balidong kontrata nga nagplanong mobalik og trabaho sa Libya.
Base kini sa gipagawas sa Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Governing Board Resolution No. 16 nga naglibkas sa deployment ban sa mga mobalik nga OFW sa Libya human gipaubos ang Crisis Alert Level 4 ngadto na sa Alert Level 2 (restriction phase).
Kini nagpasabot nga tugotan lamang ang pag-deploy og balik sa Libya ang mga trabahanteng Pinoy nga adunay balidong kontrata diin kinahanglang isumiter sa mga nahisgotang OFW ang mga dokumentong gitakda sa Embahada sa Pilipinas sa Tripoli.
Ang maong mga dokumento mao ang kopya sa ilang kasamtangang kontrata; sertipikasyon sa suholan ug benepisyo sa OFW; sulat gikan sa ilang employer nga nihangyong pabalikon ang OFW; garantiya nga luwas ug adunay seguridad gikan sa sertipikasyon sa kompanya; medical ug life insurance coverage; ug garantiya nga dali silang mapapaule base sa gisumiteng contingency plan.
Apan matud pa ni Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Kalihim Silvestre Bello III nga mao usab ang pangulo sa POEA Governing Board, magpabilin pa gihapon ang deployment ban alang sa mga bag-ong OFWs hangtud walay gihatag nga pagtugot.
Gisuspenso sa POEA Governing Board ang pag-proseso ug pag-deploy sa mga OFW paingon sa Libya niadtong Mayo 30, 2014 tungod sa kagubot sa politika sa maong lugar.
Niadtong Hunyo 13, 2014, nagpagawas ang POEA Governing Board sa Resolution No. 9 diin may pipila ka skills categories sa trabahanteng Pinoy ang gitugotang i-proseso ug i-deploy pabalik sa Libya. Ug niadtong Hulyo 22, 2014, ang POEA pinaagi sa GBR No. 17 gidugangan ang skills category sa mga trabahanteng Pinoy nga gitugotang mobalik sa Libya.
Matud pa ni Bello nga niadtong Agosto 18, 2016, nipahigayon ang Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) og pagbisita sa mga lugar sa Libya aron masayran ang kinatibuk-ang sitwasyon sa maong nasod. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Sep 29, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, September 29 (PIA)–Gitun-an na sa Civil Service Commission (CSC) ug Department of Budget and Management (DBM) kun unsa ang himuon nilang lakang sa mokabat sa tunga ka milyong mga job orders sa nagkalain-laing lokal ug nasudnong buhatan sa gobyerno.
Matud pa ni Commissioner Alicia Dela Rosa sa CSC, gipa-update na nila ang mga nagkalain-laing ahensya sa gobyerno aron matino kun unsa kadugay ug ang nature sa usa ka job order.
Giseguro niini nga hangtud sa katapusan ning tuig, mahipno na nila kun unsa ang mahimong ihatag sa mga job orders o mga casual employees sa gobyerno.
Gitataw sa Commissioner nga mag-agad usab sa performance ug appointment sa usa ka job order mao nga magdugay sila sa usa ka buhatan sa gobyerno. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
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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