by admin | Mar 2, 2016 | Headlines, National News
“A more efficient transport and logistics system can better serve the international market, raise the country’s competitiveness, and enable local industries to take full advantage of a healthy economy,” Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Adrian S. Cristobal Jr said during a recent meeting with the major players of the transport and logistics sector.
The DTI met with the members of the United Port Users Confederation of the Philippines, Inc. (UPC) and the Philippine International Seafreight Forwarders Association (PISFA). UPC spearheads the crafting of the Philippine Logistics Roadmap together with PISFA.
The meeting provided the opportunity for all parties to discuss critical issues and identify the course of action for the transportation and logistics sector.
Logistics is part of the supply chain system that spans the integration of information flow, material handling, production, packaging, inventory, transportation, warehousing, border regulatory procedures, and security.
In the Philippines, logistical costs account for 24% to 53% of wholesale prices; shipping and port handling costs account for 8% to 30%, depending on the goods and routes, and 5% of retail price of goods. “Port congestion, high shipping and trucking surcharges notwithstanding, the Philippines remains a gateway and central entry point of international shipping and air cargo. We are working with various stakeholders towards a strong and comprehensive national multimodal transport and logistics development plan that will encourage investments for development and expansion of logistics infrastructure, in the long run,” Cristobal added.
In the same meeting, the status of the Logistics Industry Roadmap was also discussed. The Logistics Industry Roadmap establishes strategies and programs designed to further develop the country’s transport infrastructure, particularly roads and ports outside Manila such as Batangas and Subic. The Roadmap proposes the creation of a government body on Supply Chain and Logistics to coordinate all initiatives related to the supply chain and to follow through on implementation and compliance of policies. The roadmap is in its final stages and will serve as a guide to improving the National Logistics Plan being drafted by the DTI’s Supply Chain and Logistics Management (SCLM) Division in partnership with USAID’s Advancing Philippine Competitiveness (COMPETE) Project.
Cristobal said that harmonizing supply chain and logistics initiatives and programs will help in the efficient allocation of limited resources earmarked to address logistics inefficiencies; and, eventually establish a mechanism that will sustain and improve the country’s logistics performance.
According to the World Bank, the Philippines is ranked 57th out of 160 countries in the Logistics Performance Index which measures the weighted average across six key logistics dimensions (customs, infrastructure, international shipment, logistics quality, tracking and timeliness) obtained through structured online survey of logistics professionals.
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by admin | Feb 23, 2016 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Feb. 23 (PIA)–Nipahinumdom ang Civil Service Commission (CSC) sa mga kawani ug opisyal sa gobyerno sa pagsumiter sa ilang Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth (SALN) alang sa tuig 2015.
Kini segun sa Akta Republika 6713 o gitawag nga Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees.
Matud pa sa CSC nga kinahanglang isumiter sa saktong oras ang SALN sa mga kawani ug opisyal sa gobyerno sa dili pa ang gitakdang deadline sa Abril 30, 2016 aron dili mapahamtangan og silot.
Ang SALN deklarasyon sa assets o kabtangan (lote, balay, sakyanan ug uban pa) ug liabilities o utang (loans, debts ug uban pa) apil na sa business ug financial interests sa kawani o opisyal, iyang bana o asawa o wala pa naminyo nga anak nga ubos sa 18 anyos ang edad nga nagpuyo pa kauban sa iyang ginikanan sa balay.
Ang CSC nitambag sa paggamit sa SALN Form revised 2015 pursuant to CSC Resolution No. 1500088, nga gi-proklamar niadtong Enero 23, 2015 nga nanginahanglan na sa mga mosang-at niini sa paglakip sa saktong lokasyon sa ilang real properties.
Nipahimangno usab ang CSC nga tungod kay panumpaan man ang SALN, ang bisan unsang sayop o kulang sa deklarasyon, makonsiderar nga ‘lying under oath’.
Ang maong form mahimong ma-download gikan sa CSC website nga csc.gov.ph.
Ang mga kawani ug opisyal sa gobyerno mahimong mosubay sa CSC Memorandum Circular No. 3, s. 2015 alang sa kompletong listahan sa repositoryong ahensya alang sa SALNs.
Ang mapakyas sa pagsumiter sa SALN sa gitakdang deadline usa ka paglapas sa Section 8 sa Akta Republika 6713 nga may silot nga 1 hangtud 6 ka buwan nga suspensiyon alang sa 1st offense ug pagkatangtang sa serbisyo alang sa 2nd offense. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
CSC, nipahinumdom sa mga kawani ug opisyal
sa gobyerno sa pagsumiter sa SALN
TAGBILARAN CITY, Feb. 23 (PIA)–Nipahinumdom ang Civil Service Commission (CSC) sa mga kawani ug opisyal sa gobyerno sa pagsumiter sa ilang Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth (SALN) alang sa tuig 2015.
Kini segun sa Akta Republika 6713 o gitawag nga Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees.
Matud pa sa CSC nga kinahanglang isumiter sa saktong oras ang SALN sa mga kawani ug opisyal sa gobyerno sa dili pa ang gitakdang deadline sa Abril 30, 2016 aron dili mapahamtangan og silot.
Ang SALN deklarasyon sa assets o kabtangan (lote, balay, sakyanan ug uban pa) ug liabilities o utang (loans, debts ug uban pa) apil na sa business ug financial interests sa kawani o opisyal, iyang bana o asawa o wala pa naminyo nga anak nga ubos sa 18 anyos ang edad nga nagpuyo pa kauban sa iyang ginikanan sa balay.
Ang CSC nitambag sa paggamit sa SALN Form revised 2015 pursuant to CSC Resolution No. 1500088, nga gi-proklamar niadtong Enero 23, 2015 nga nanginahanglan na sa mga mosang-at niini sa paglakip sa saktong lokasyon sa ilang real properties.
Nipahimangno usab ang CSC nga tungod kay panumpaan man ang SALN, ang bisan unsang sayop o kulang sa deklarasyon, makonsiderar nga ‘lying under oath’.
Ang maong form mahimong ma-download gikan sa CSC website nga csc.gov.ph.
Ang mga kawani ug opisyal sa gobyerno mahimong mosubay sa CSC Memorandum Circular No. 3, s. 2015 alang sa kompletong listahan sa repositoryong ahensya alang sa SALNs.
Ang mapakyas sa pagsumiter sa SALN sa gitakdang deadline usa ka paglapas sa Section 8 sa Akta Republika 6713 nga may silot nga 1 hangtud 6 ka buwan nga suspensiyon alang sa 1st offense ug pagkatangtang sa serbisyo alang sa 2nd offense. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Feb 23, 2016 | Headlines, Major Events, National News
MANILA, Feb. 23 (PIA)–Andam na ang Malakanyang sa mga aktibidad sa pagsaulog sa ika-30 nga anibersaryo sa 1986 People Power Revolution sa Pebrero 25.
Nagdala kini sa tema nga “Pagbabago: Ipinaglaban N’yo, Itutuloy Ko!”
Matud pa ni Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO) Undersecretary Manolo Quezon III, magsugod ang programa pinaagi sa flag-raising ceremony sa alas 7:30 sa buntag, pagpanumpa sa bandila, sundan sa ecumenical prayer, awarding ceremony, tradisyonal nga pagsugat ug mohatag og mensahe si Presidente Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III.
Isunod ang inagurasyon ug guests tour sa People Power Experimental Museum sa Camp Aguinaldo nga magpakita sa mga kabataan sa tinuod nga kasinatiaan sa mga Pilipino niadtong panahon sa Martial Law.
Giingong mahinungdanon nga masabtan sa mga kabataan ang tinuod nga diwa sa malinawong rebolusyon ug ngitngit nga kaagi nga gibilin sa balaod sa militar.
Ang EDSA People Power Commission mi-awhag sa publiko sa pagbisita sa People Power Experiential Museum sa Pebrero 25 hangtud 26 sa Camp Aguinaldo.
Ang pagsaulog sa EDSA Uno ning tuig gigahinan og P35 milyon. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Feb 23, 2016 | National News
MANILA, Feb. 23 (PIA)–Gipahinumdoman sa Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) ang mga kandidato nga midagan sa nagkalain-laing posisyon sa nagkaduol na nga piniliay nga ang mga sobrang gastos sa kampanya pahamtangan nila og buhis.
Matud pa ni BIR Commissioner Kim Henares, ang maong kamanduan nahisulod sa Revenue Regulation 7-2011.
Naa sa kamanduan nga ang mga sobrang donasyon o campaign donation nga wala nagamit sa piniliay i-konsiderar nga income sa usa ka kandidato nga angay pahamtangan og buhis.
Ang maong pasidaan gihimo sa BIR aron mahatagan og igong panahon ang mga kandidato nga tarungon ang ilang mga gastohon sa eleksyon aron malikayan ang bisan unsang aberya. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Feb 22, 2016 | National News
Philippine specialty food products under the Food Philippines brand delighted the taste buds of the US market during the recent 41st Winter Fancy Food Show (WFFS), the largest food and beverage trade show in the American West Coast.
Held last 17-19 January 2016, at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California, Food Philippines highlighted 17 home-grown enterprises that had varying social, cultural, and environmental advocacies at the core of their businesses for its third participation in WFFS.
The manufacturers that took part in the food show offered premium-quality specialty food products ranging from processed fruits, frozen and canned tuna, ethnic food, condiments, sauces and mixes and snacks.
Trade Commissioner Nicanor Bautista remarked that the year 2016 was a record year for the Philippine delegation at WFFS, with Philippine specialty food products and their social responsibilities gaining attention from major American importers, distributors, manufacturers, and retailers. A total of 540 inquiries and negotiated sales amounting to over USD44 million underscored the potential of the West Coast as a market for Philippine food products.
The best-selling items included virgin coconut oil (VCO), coconut sugar, frozen tuna, banana chips, frozen saba, organic muscovado sugar, upland rice and jasponica rice, and sea salts. Buyers were mostly looking for natural, organic, fair trade, and healthy products which all packaged to international standards.
“Given the warm reception of social enterprises and their specialty food products in the WFFS, Food Philippines looks forward to the continued promotion of specialty food products with added social dimension in other food and beverage trade shows abroad,” shares Rosvi C. Gaetos, Executive Director of the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), the export promotions arm of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). “We are also considering a participation in the Summer Fancy Food Show to sustain the impression we have made in WFFS, and continue positioning the Philippines as a source of high-value, fresh, healthy and natural food products.”
Food Philippines is a branding initiative of DTI-CITEM which serves to unify the promotional efforts of the government in overseas trade exhibitions and events to project one brand, one image, and one voice.
The Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) is the export promotion arm of the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). CITEM is committed to developing, nurturing, and promoting globally-competitive small and medium enterprises (SMEs), exporters, designers, and manufacturers by implementing an Integrated Approach to Export Marketing in partnership with other government and private entities. For more information on its services and events, please log on to www.citem.gov.ph.
For more information on the services of the DTI, log-on to http://www.dti.gov.ph
by admin | Feb 22, 2016 | National News
Department of Trade and Industry Undersecretary Nora K. Terrado announced that the country aims to increase export targets to a high of 9%. “Our exports performance takes into account the work that we have been doing in recent years to expand market access as well as the ground we have covered to prepare our industries to gain competitive and comparative advantage,” she said.
President Benigno Aquino III recently approved the Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP) for 2015-2017. The PEDP is a three-year plan to create a business environment supportive of trade, growth, and innovation.
The PEDP aims to enable domestic industries to establish their niches in regional and global market to boost the performance of the country’s exports in the next two years. The plan seeks to increase the competitiveness of Philippine export goods and services in the global arena, both in areas where local products are already strong and in emerging products and services with huge potentials for growth. The PEDP has also identified sustainable Philippine products with established markets, and sectors whose competitiveness in global trade have shown encouraging patterns.
“One of the strategies in the PEDP is to take advantage of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) as well as the tariff free scheme for more than 6,000 products offered by the EU-GSP+,” said newly appointed Undersecretary for Industry Promotions Terrado.
The top five destinations of Philippine exports are Japan, US, China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Nearly half of the export revenues in 2014 are from these countries.
AEC aims to establish a single market and production base and a competitive economic region. Terrado cited the benefits of free trade agreements such as the establishment of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) in 2010. She cited companies such as Vitarich, Mama Sita, and Universal Robina Corporation who have managed to innovate and enjoy zero duties when exporting their products to partner countries.
Terrado explained that the ongoing Industry Roadmap Program of the DTI and the Board of Investments has identified cross cutting issues and action plans to address impediments to growth. She said that these same issues are articulated in the PEDP. These are: strengthened monitoring and evaluation; streamlined domestic regulations that unnecessarily raise the costs of production and cause delay in market delivery; regulatory reforms and promotion of market competition; upgrade of the quality of export goods and services; increased access to finance for market prospection, product development, and market diversification; collaboration of government agencies and the private sector to exploit the opportunities offered by the ASEAN economic integration and other preferential trading arrangements; a well-coordinated and sufficiently funded export and investment promotion campaign to exploit the nexus of foreign direct investment (FDI) and export activity; and, a national innovation system to enhance the innovative capacity of domestic producers.
“Central to the success of the PEDP is the successful implementation of these measures in partnership with other government agencies, academe and the private sector. Our collaboration aims to establish the country as a reliable player in the global trading network,” Terrado said.
For more information on the services of the DTI, log-on to http://www.dti.gov.ph
