by admin | Feb 9, 2016 | Major Events, National News
MANILA, Feb. 09 (PIA)–Nipasidaan ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) sa mga kandidato karong 2016 elections nga hugot nilang bantayan ang paggasto sa mga kandidato sa pagsugod sa national campaign period karong adlawa.
Matud pa ni Comelec Chair Andres Bautista, mahimong hugot na karon ang ilang finance office sa pagpanguna ni Commissioner Christian Robert Lim sa pag-monitor sa mga gigasto sa mga kandidato sa mga ads ug uban pang paraphernalia aron masiguro nga dili sila molapas sa gitakda sa balaod.
Makig-alayon ang poll body sa Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), Commission on Audit (COA) ug sa Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) sa pagmonitor sa mga kandidato.
Nakalatid sa Comelec Resolution No. 9981 nga dili angay molapas sa 120 minuto ang TV ads ug 180 minuto nga radio commercials per station basis ang mga kandidato ug registered political parties alang sa nasudnong posisyon, kini gipalit man o donasyon.
Gidili na usab karon ang pagbutang og mga banners sa mga lugar nga dili apil sa gitakdang common poster areas sa Comelec.
Ang bisan kinsang molapas sa patakaran sa Comelec mapahamtangan og unom ka tuig nga pagkabilanggo, pagkawala sa katungod nga makabotar ug disqualification sa public office. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Feb 9, 2016 | National News
The year 2015 was remarkable for the Department of Trade and Industry-Regional Operations Group (DTI-ROG) even as it vowed to step up its efforts in 2016 for the betterment of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country.
“We are proud to inform the public that the ROG in 2015 has worked with tireless enthusiasm with various partner agencies to support the growth of MSMEs in the country, with the establishment of the ever-increasing number of launched Negosyo Centers, established Shared Service Facilities and implemented Bottom-up Budgeting projects,” ROG supervising Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya said.
Maglaya stressed that these initiatives of focusing on MSMEs will eventually result to more entrepreneurs, employment and inclusive growth, adding that the Regional Operations Group would continue foster partnership between MSMEs, development partners, and the government.
Among the many milestones of the Regional Operations Group are the establishment of more than a hundred Negosyo Centers, Shared Service Facilities (SSF), Diskwento Caravans, SME Roving Academies (SMERA), Agrarian Reform Communities (ARCs), the assistance to typhoon Yolanda victims through the Livelihood Seeding Program, National Industry Clustering, Bottom-up Budgeting (BuB), Coconut Industry Development Program, National Industry Cluster Capacity Enhancement Project (NICCEP), Promotion of Green Economic Development (ProGED) in cooperation with the German government, among others.
One directive that ROG has focused on is the establishment of Negosyo Centers, of which has a total number of 144 as of December 2015. This total has exceeded the Department’s target of 100 Negosyo Centers for 2015.
“As of 31 December 2015, a total of 144 Negosyo Centers have been launched. The Centers are geared towards promoting the ease of doing business facilitating access to services for [MSMEs], including business registration assistance, business advisory services, business information and advocacy as well as access to market linkages,” Maglaya said.
Meanwhile, to reach the grassroots level, more SSFs have been established with a total of 1,434 SSFs, which already generated 46,573 of employment since its launch in 2013.
On the Industry clustering strategy, Maglaya said that as a result of various initiatives and interventions in promoting and fostering for industry development nationwide, the six (6) national priority industry clusters which are predominantly agri-based industries have contributed significant outcome in terms of bottomline indicators. The six priority industry clusters are rubber, coco coir, coffee, cacao, processed fruits & nuts, and tourism support industries.
She noted that as of third quarter 2015, a total of P1.717B in investments and P2.621B in domestic sales were generated from the six national priority industry clusters. These surpassed the annual targets by 135% and 144%, respectively.
“In 2016, the industry clustering strategy will be continued to be mainstreamed by DTI with new additional identified priority sectors to bring the development to the countryside,” she said.
Also in January 2015, ROG started Negosyo ATBP., a business education radio program aired every Wednesday, which aims to raise the public’s awareness on micro small and medium enterprises, business success stories and government programs and services to assist MSMEs and is currently on its fourth season.
Negosyo ATBP. featured guests from various sectors, government agencies, officers from the local and national government, including Senator Bam Aquino and former Secretary Gregory Domingo, and most especially MSMEs, who shared their stories of struggles on their path to success.
Maglaya vowed to surpass ROG’s 2015 accomplishments by continuing its initiatives of uplifting the MSMEs and by continuing to raise the bar of service to the Filipino public.
“The ROG will continue to support MSMEs in facing challenges concerning business environment, productivity and efficiency, and access to finance and market as we continually strive to improve our brand of service to the public,” she said.
For information on the services of the DTI, log-on to http://www.dti.gov.ph
by admin | Feb 9, 2016 | National News
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently launched the Philippine E-Commerce Roadmap (PECR) 2016-2020, as well as the e-commerce.gov.ph website.
The roadmap is the Philippines’ first on e-commerce and the DTI expects renewed and reinvigorated collaboration between the government and the private sector to fully accelerate the growth of Philippine e-commerce – one that is globally competitive and integrated.
The roadmap’s main objective is to contribute 25% to the Philippines’ gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020 (from 10% in 2015 based on estimates made by iMetrics Asia Pacific Corporation). The country’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which make up 99.6% of Philippine enterprises, will largely benefit from this initiative. By participating and engaging in e-commerce programs and projects, Philippine MSMEs can become globally competitive.
The PECR 2016-2020 presents the Philippines’ strategic plans, policies, and other support measures to harness the benefits of e-commerce for the country. Its action plan is based on key areas highlighted in the APEC Digital Prosperity Checklist.
The roadmap is intended to be a living document that will be continuously updated through regular stakeholder consultations to draw up strategies befitting current and timely issues and concerns.
Ultimately through this roadmap, more home-grown Philippine enterprises can directly access the global market or be integrated in global value chain, enabling further access to larger foreign markets.
For information on the services of the DTI, log-on to http://www.dti.gov.ph
by admin | Feb 5, 2016 | Headlines, Major Events, National News
MANILA, Feb. 05 (PIA)–Nipahimangno ang Department of Education (DepEd) nga walay pagabayaran ang mga estudyante sa early registration nga nagsugod niadtong Enero 30 alang sa academic school year 2016-2017.
Matud pa ni DepEd Assistant Secretary Tonisito Umali, kinahanglan lamang dalhon sa mga ginikanan o estudyante ang ilang mga birth certificate alang sa mga mosulod sa kindergarten ug report card usab alang sa mga mosulod sa Grade 1.
Subling gi-awhag ni Umali ang mga ginikanan nga adunay anak nga naa sa 5 taman 6 anyos nga mosalmot sa early registration campaign sa ahensiya.
Gipasabot ni Umali nga tuyo sa maong programa nga mahibaw-an kun pila ka bata ang mosulod sa usa ka tunghaan, pila ka magtutudlo ang kinahanglanon ug unsang materyales ug pasilidad ang gamiton aron sayo kining mapangandaman sa DepEd.
Matapos ang early registration sa Pebrero 29, 2016. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Feb 3, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, Feb. 03 (PIA)–Ang Civil Service Commission (CSC) nangdawat na karon og nominasyon alang sa 2016 Search for Outstanding Officials and Employees taman Marso 31, 2016.
Ang ganti niini mao ang pinakataas ug labing inilogan nga rekognasyon nga ihatag sa gobyerno ngadto sa mga kawani ug opisyal niini.
Tanang empleyado sa career ug non-career service sa gobyerno, apil na sa mga gitudlo nga opisyal sa barangay ug kawani nga gi-ila isip government employees, mahimong e-nominar. Apan ang mga kawani nga ubos sa job order o contracts of service dili apil niining programa.
Ang 2016 Search for Outstanding Public Officials and Employees nahulma isip parte sa CSC’s Honor Awards Program (HAP) ug adunay 3 ka award categories.
Usa niini ang Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award nga ihatag sa indibidwal o grupo alang sa talagsaon o ekstraordinaryong kontribusyon nga adunay ‘nationwide impact’.
Ang Outstanding Public Officials and Employees o ang Dangal ng Bayan Award ihatag sa indibidwal nga nakahimo og ekstraordinaryong buhat o public service ug permanenteng nagpakita og talagsaong etikong pamatasan base sa iyang pagsunod sa Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees.
Samtang ang CSC Pagasa Award ihatag ngadto sa indibidwal o grupo alang sa bantogan nga kontibusyon nga direktang nakabenepisyo sa labaw sa usa ka departamento sa gobyerno.
Aron pagdasig ug pagpalig-on sa teamwork, ang CSC kusganong mi-awhag sa group/team nominations.
Bisan kinsang indibidwal o organisasyon nga adunay ‘extensive knowledge’ sa outstanding work performance ug talagsaong etikong pamatasan sa usa ka public servants mahimong ituboy ang indibidwal o grupo sa indibidwal alang sa espisipikong kategorya sa Honor Awards Program.
Ang nominasyon alang sa tanang award categories mahimong iduso sa bisan asang CSC provincial/field o regional office taman Marso 31, 2016. Kadtong nominasyon lamang nga may kumpletong requirements ang lihokon alang sa screening ug evaluation. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Feb 3, 2016 | National News
Lactobacillus and bifidobacterium, present in yogurt and other dairy products, are well-known medical foods used as probiotics, or “friendly bacteria”, to maintain a healthy digestive tract. Flow cytometry, a cell-counting method for assessing the quality of cultures by determining the proportion of active cells, has met with a degree of skepticism. Now, a new ISO standard rubber-stamps the validity of this method, speeding up quality control and facilitating trade.
A recently published International Standard, ISO 19344 (IDF 232), provides a method for the quantification of lactic acid bacteria by flow cytometry in fermented products, starter cultures and probiotics used in dairy products. This publication is the result of the joint work of ISO and the International Dairy Federation (IDF).
Quantification of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) is important in assessing the quality of starter cultures, probiotics and fermented milk products. Examination of LAB in these products can be carried out following different methods, with plate count techniques being the most traditional and widely used. Newer techniques include flow cytometry, which is able to determine the proportion of active cells and/or total units.
Dr. Sandra Casani, IDF/ISO Project Leader, says: “Advantages of the use of flow cytometry include low variation, reduction of testing time, differentiation between active and total cells and the possibility of high-throughput analysis. Furthermore, quantification of the fraction of active cells per total cells is a key feature of flow cytometry. This is of special relevance for certain applications, such as optimization of production processes and stability assessment during shelf life.”
This ISO/IDF project relied on the participation of producers and users of LAB as well as experts and users of flow cytometry from both industry and academia. This reflects the need and support for such a standard, which is crucial for obtaining general acceptance by the industry and for getting the recognition of this methodology by regulatory bodies.
Harrie van den Bijgaart, Chair of the ISO technical committee on milk and milk products (ISO/TC 34/SC 5) and Chair of the IDF Methods Standards Steering Group, explains: “Joint standards such as this one are important to avoid duplication of work and ensure optimal and harmonized procedures in analysis and sampling of milk and milk products around the globe. They also provide safeguards to the equivalence of testing results, whereas the availability of these well-respected joint standards also limits the required in-house validation efforts of the instrument users. The collaboration between IDF and ISO is key in achieving this.”
An international collaborative study of ISO 19344 (IDF 232) was conducted to determine precision figures, which validated that the method is fit for purpose.
The standard is available from any national ISO member or from the ISO Store.
The Philippines is a member to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) through the Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Philippine Standards as the country’s National Standards Body.
For more information on the ISO/IEC 27000 series, visit http://www.iso.org/ For more information on the services of the DTI, log-on to http://www.dti.gov.ph
