by admin | Mar 30, 2016 | National News
MANILA, Mar. 29 (PIA)–Gipahinumdom sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) sa mga lokal nga kandidato alang sa Mayo 9 nga piniliay ug sa ilang mga dumadapig nga sundon gayud ang mga gipatuman nga campaign rules.
Kini, agi na usab sa gipaabot nga pag-arangkada og maayo karong semanaha sa kampanya sa mga kandidato sa mga lokal nga posisyon.
Matud pa sa tigpamaba sa Comelec nga si Atty. James Jimenez, kinahanglang sundon sa mga kandidato ang nakalatid sa Republic Act 9006 apil na ang implementing rules and regulations sa poll body.
Gawas sa mga migadan nga kandidato, miingon si Jimenez nga angay makighiusa usab ang mga dumadapig sa mga kandidato.
Gikumpirmar usab ni Jimenez nga adunay mga reklamong nakaabot sa Comelec niadtong Biyernes Santo, diin gidili ang pagpangampanya.
Marso 25 o Biyernes Santo natunong ang pagsugod sa campaign period, apan gi-atras kini ug gihimong Sabado de Glorya.
Matud pa ni Jimenez, may mga misumbong sa paglapas sa campaign ban nga gi-imbestigahan na karon sa komisyon.
Subling gi-awhag ni Jimenez ang publiko nga mahimong magbinantayon ug bukas sa pagpaabot sa Comelec sa mga reklamo pinaagi sa social media hotline og poll body nga #SumbongKo. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Mar 29, 2016 | Headlines, National News
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Philippine Center of Entrepreneurship Foundation Inc. (PCE) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance and green micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
Signing for the DTI is Regional Operations Group (ROG) Undersecretary Zenaida Cuison-Maglaya and Executive Director Ramon Lopez for the PCE.
Also present during the MOU signing are Bureau of Small Medium Enterprise Development (BSMED) Officer-in-Charge Director Jerry Clavesillas and Dr. Volker Steigerwald, Project Manager of the Promotion of Green Economic Development (Pro-GED).
The DTI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the PCE and Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to provide supportive input and information to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and enhance their competitiveness by including the Green Economic Development (GED) approach in their businesses.
Present during the MOU signing were DTI-Regional Operations Group (ROG) Supervising Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya, Bureau of Small Medium Enterprise Development (BSMED) Director Jerry Clavesillas, PCE Executive Director Ramon Lopez, and ProGED Project Manager Dr. Volker Steigerwald.
Undersecretary Maglaya said that mainstreaming, enhancing the competitiveness, and greening the MSMEs are some of the initiatives of DTI for MSME development.
“It is really important that we look at ways and means to make our SMEs more competitive through the Green Economic Development (GED) strategy and mainstream the learnings in programs catering to MSMEs,” Maglaya emphasized during the MOU signing.
The DTI-ROG Undersecretary added that such partnership would enable the MSMEs to become competitive and world class, especially with the growing number of established Negosyo Centers, which provide mentoring program for entrepreneurs.
Through this partnership, the DTI with the help of GIZ, will enhance the messaging of PCE events with GED approaches, sensitize participating entrepreneurs on topics of Green Economy/Green Growth, and provide inputs in the form of general information and basic capacity building on green business strategies.
Meanwhile, the PCE through the Go Negosyo will include GED in the PCE Enterprise Summits, Negosyo Seminar (NEGOSEM) activities, Go Negosyo Building Enterprise Students for Tomorrow (BEST) events.
Further, DTI and PCE shall jointly ensure that the objectives of the MOU are met and their respective undertakings are performed effectively and efficiently, and asses the quality and outcomes of the cooperation.
Lopez asserted that with the PCE’s assistance, entrepreneurs will learn to have a more sustainable way of doing their businesses and become environment-friendly, adding that their business “is something that they (entrepreneurs) could take to the next level.”
“The PCE has been consistently helping in nation building through entrepreneurship development, creating an entrepreneurial culture, the right mindset and especially the know-how competencies of SMEs,” Lopez said.
For more information on the services of the DTI, log-on to http://www.dti.gov.ph
by admin | Mar 28, 2016 | Headlines, National News
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) encourages venture capitalists to invest in local startups as the country continues to improve its global innovation index.
On the 2015 assessment of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Philippines climbed 17 notches and now ranks 83rd from its 100th ranking in terms of global innovation index.
DTI Industry Promotion Group (IPG) Undersecretary Nora K. Terrado sees opportunities to enhance and develop the country’s national innovation ecosystem.
“There is no better time for the Philippines than now,” said Industry Promotion Group (IPG) Undersecretary Nora K. Terrado on the current promotional initiatives for startups and innovation in the country.
Aside from the impressive climb on the global innovation index, the Philippines’ strong compliance to the intellectual property rights protection also poses a viable qualification to be the next innovation hub in Asia. On a regional scale, the country ranked 2nd for both patent protection and IPR protection in 2014.
One of the country’s top Philippine innovations is the Salamander by H20 technologies, an amphibious flood faring utility vehicle. As the world’s first amphibious tricycle, H20 Salamander is a 6-seater urban flood utility tricycle that has two variants. One is electrically powered and the other powered by gasoline. Driven by the global crisis on climate change, Salamander was developed to address the call for reduced carbon emissions and flood problems in the country.
“There are stories of success in the Philippine startup scene. What we can do is to encourage these startups, link them to venture capitalists, and help them to improve their capacity to enter the global economy by creating an environment supportive of their persistence,” Terrado added.
With over 30 Filipino inventors holding 23 patents assigned to 12 foreign companies, DTI sees startups as viable catalysts to the information era. As one of its core objectives, DTI now aims to develop a new breed of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through innovation.
“As we define the innovation economy of the Philippines, we would like to focus on coming up with new breed of SMEs. It will not just be about digital startups, but we will also explore the field of agriculture, biotechnology, electronics, e-commerce, among others,” Terrado emphasized.
According to the digital startup roadmap, the country is expecting 500 startups with a total funding of $200 million by year 2020. It can have a cumulative valuation of $2 billion.
Furthermore, the development of an innovation ecosystem will also address the government’s agenda of inclusive growth through job creation. By 2020, the Philippine startup and innovation community aims to create 8,500 high skilled jobs for Filipinos.
In recent years, the Department of Science and Technology’s Information and Communications Technology Office (DOST-ICTO) has started its notable projects in capacity building of startups in the country. Since then, venture capitalists have shown great interests in Philippine tech startups and now consider the country as one of the top destinations for investments.
On April 21 to 26, DTI is set to hold SlingShot 2016 at the World Trade Center Tent. Design Innovation Talks which aims to equip, inspire and invigorate key players of the Philippine startup and innovation ecosystem will take place.
SlingShot is a program of DTI, through its Foreign Trade Service Corps, that caters to startup and innovation entrepreneurs in the country.
For more information on the services of the DTI, log-on to http://www.dti.gov.ph
by admin | Mar 22, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, Mar. 22 (PIA)–Gipahinumdoman sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang mga kandidato nga bawal gayud ang pagpangampanya karong Semana Santa.
Giingong angay tahuron sa mga kandidato o political party ang kabalaan sa paghandom sa mga debotong Katoliko sa Semana Santa.
Gitambagan sa Comelec ang mga kandidato nga magpahulay una sa pagpangampanya sa Hwebes Santo ug Biyernes Santo.
Gi-awhag usab sa buhatan ang mga kandidato nga palungon una ang ilang mga loudspeakers ug campaign jingles isip pagtahod sa mga debotong Katoliko sa ilang pagtimaan sa Semana Santa. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Mar 22, 2016 | National News
MANILA, Mar. 22 (PIA)–Human sa Semana Santa, ipagawas na sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang mga sumbanan kalabot sa ipahigayong pagbotar sa mga shopping mall.
Matud pa ni Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista, makapahimos niini ng mga botante nga nagpuyo duol sa mall.
Giingon usab nga dili tanan ang mahimong mobotar sa ipahigayong mall voting tungod kay ang mga naa sa listahan lamang nga gipili base sa kaduol sa gipuy-an sa shopping mall.
Una nang nagpagawas ang Comelec og listahan sa mga botante nga mahimong mobotar diin hatagan og notice ang matag botante.
Mokabat sa 250,000 ka botante ang tugotan sa poll body nga mobotar sa naa sa 86 ka mga mall sa tibuok nasod.
Gitataw usab sa ahensya nga wala nagpabayad ang mga mall sa pagpahigayon og mall voting apan ila kining corporate responsibility. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Mar 22, 2016 | Headlines, National News
The Export Development Council (EDC)- Networking Committee on Legislative Advocacy and Monitoring is studying the proposed review of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 8172 or An Act for Salt Iodization Nationwide (ASIN Law) enacted in 1995.
ASIN Law requires all producers and manufacturers of food-grade salt to iodize the salt that they produce, manufacture, import, trade or distribute.
All food manufacturer processors using food-grade salt are also required to use iodized salt in the processing of their products.
The local salt industry is finding it hard to compete with the global market of salt and food products with salt due to the restriction for salt producers to offer a wide array of different salt types even in the domestic market.
ASIN Law is also seen to limit innovations on the type of salt that will fit the needs of a product as well as leads to the loss of some nutrients during processing. With this, small local salt farmers are unable to compete with large salt producers especially in the global market.
It is further noted that the intent of the law is for local consumption only and that export products should not be covered by the law.
The National Nutrition Council informed the body that the revision of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the said law is on-going and this will guide the Technical Working Group (TWG) created by EDC to further address what may be done to amend the said law.
The Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) formerly Bureau of Export Trade Promotion (BETP) is the export trade promotion agency of the Department of Trade and Industry-Trade and Investment Promotions Group (DTI-TIPG).
DTI currently chairs the Export Development Council of the Philippines.
For more information on the services of the DTI, log-on to http://www.dti.gov.ph
