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4th Kapihan sa PTTC: Revolutionizing MSME education through Learning Management Systems
23 October 2017 – The Internet has introduced improvements in technology, communication and online entertainment – a tool which transformed the way people communicate and information is disseminated – but it is also incredibly useful for education and training purposes as well. Its widespread use has unlocked a substantial amount of information and knowledge to a broader range of people. The Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC)’s 4th Kapihan seminar held on October 23, 2017 focused on the recent advances and integration of Learning Management Systems, a software application to document, track, report, and deliver fully online educational courses or training programs. A systems integration and application development company, ExcentOne CEO Dino Cavestany, centered discussion on the pros and cons of traditional education and eLearning. PTTC Trade Industry and Development Analyst Joseph Argente was also on hand to discuss introduction to computer programming. Without the limitations of a classroom, eLearning can accommodate any size where training modules are more personalized and targeted, tailored fit to the needs of its participants and can be accessed instantly from anywhere. Not all courses, however, can be offered online. Technical courses such as Accounting for new startup owners and non-accountants are examples of e-learning courses. Other areas of e-learning are content immediacy, universality, and continuity. The cost of installing an LMS is primarily based on the nature of the content. Content that is hard to find is more expensive. “When we talk about personalization, a lot of these e-learning sessions are more targeted in nature,” Cavestany said. “As opposed to, say, you go to school and you must take religion, social studies, math, science. A... read moreDTI SPOTLIGHTS LOCAL MSMES AT THE OTOP PREMIUM PRODUCT SHOWCASE
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI demonstrates the massive potential of the grassroots level in Region 7’s food and non-food industries with the mounting of the One Town One Product (OTOP) Premium Product Showcase at the Paseo Solana, Ayala Center Cebu on November 17 – 19 this year. DTI Central Visayas Regional Director Asteria Caberte says that the event will feature products of local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that have undergone product development workshops conducted by the department under the OTOP Program. Dir. Caberte adds that MSMEs participating in the OTOP Premium Products Showcase will also supply products for the Go Lokal stores, Tindahang Pinoy, trade fairs and other market access platforms used by the DTI. The DTI official explains that the OTOP Program is a leveling up process that focuses on new variations, better products that have significant improvement in the areas of quality, design, standards, compliance, marketability and production quality. Around 100 MSMEs in Central Visayas took part in the recent OTOP Next Gen Screening, Assessment and Triage (SAT) sessions in Cebu City where experts from the Design Center of the Philippines and from the private sector evaluated potential OTOP products. For queries on the OTOP Premium Product Showcase, interested parties may call any of the following: Victoria Diaz, of DI 7 Regional Office at (032) 255-0036 -37, Vierna Teresa Ligan of DTI Bohol at (038) 5018260, Marivic Aguilar of DTI Cebu at (032) 2556971 / 2553926, Olivet Somido of DTI Negros Oriental at (035) 4222764, and Marlene Patria of DTI Siquijor at (035) 4809065.... read more
PH exports to EU grew by 31%
MANILA – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) welcomed another milestone for Philippines (PH) and European Union (EU) trade relations as export products hit a 31% growth wherein EUR 2 billion-worth of PH products were exported through EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+). “We are pleased to hear of the significant increase of our exports entering the EU market through the GSP+. This trade preference has benefitted several communities in the Philippines and opened opportunities for our Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME). In the same manner, it has allowed our MSMEs to be more competitive in the local and foreign market,” said Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez. The 31% of total PH merchandise exports to the EU amounted to USD 8.4 billion in 2017. This made the EU the third largest export partner of PH. In the EU Trade Preferences Monitoring Report released on 19 January 2018, the robust trade relations between the two parties was highlighted with EUR 2 billion-worth of PH exports in 2017 benefitting from the GSP+ compared to the EUR 1.66 billion in 2016. A major increase was in food and agriculture exports such as animal products, fish and related products, prepared food, and edible fruits. Likewise, automotive parts, leather, textile, and footwear showed significant growth. Since the beginning of the preferential treatment in 2014, both PH and EU have enjoyed the mutual benefits of GSP+ by letting Filipino MSMEs participate in a bigger value chain and giving the EU market more options for their consumers. Local communities can take advantage of the export opportunities under the GSP+, like fishermen in General Santos and coconut...Confessions of a Startup Weekend Participant
By Zion Campo So, curious about what Startup Weekend is? Want to know what happens during the three days of grueling days and nights. Here’s a little glimpse of what goes down during these three days from a participant himself: In school, we typically run into situations where we are forced to finish a school project in a short span of time. To beat the deadline, you are thrown into a weekend overnight gathering with your projectmates trying desperately to finish your project before Monday. There is coffee, there are midnight shenanigans, good memories with friends and a whole lot of stuff that goes down over the weekend. But Startup Weekend is a lot more than that. You’re given 54 hours over the weekend to create something. From ideation to creation, Startup Weekend will up the stakes of your typical school weekend project overnight with a taste of startup drama! You will get to feel how your idea gets turned down because you’re awesome world changing idea wasn’t given any stars at all. You will get to experience being high in Cloud 9 because a lot of people love your idea and has been chosen as one of the ideas that get to pitch at the final pitching showdown! Then magically, over the weekend, you meet your team, yes, your A TEAM! Finally! You start working on the startup and then you get into problems. Your idea may not be viable after you try to validate the idea. You have a couple of choices, pivot your idea, overhaul your whole idea, or push it. After thinking over what is...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Malakanyang, miseguro nga dili magamit ang mga substandard nga puthaw sa pagpatukog og mga edipisyo sa Bohol ug E. Visayas
MANILA, Jan. 17 (PIA)–Giseguro karon sa Malakanyang nga dili magamit ang mga substandard nga puthaw ug ubang materyales sa mga gitukod nga mga edipisyo nga naigo sa kalamidad. Una nang nabulgar ang pagkuyanap sa mga substandard nga mga puthaw sa merkado ug isip pagmatuod niini ang pahayag mismo ning bag-o lang sa Philippine Iron and Steel Institute (PISI) nga maong daghang mga edipisyo ang nangahugno sa magnitude 7.2 nga linog sa Bohol ug sa bagyong Yolanda sa Eastern Visayas tungod sa mga puthaw nga gipanggamit didto. Matud pa ni Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Sec. Sonny Coloma, dili kini tugotan sa Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) tungod kay hugot nga gipatuman sa gobyerno ang mga sumbanan aron lig-on ang mga edipisyo nga ipatukod sama nalang sa mga gitukod karon sa Bohol ug Eastern Visayas. “Hugot nga gipatuman sa DPWH ang mga sumbanan aron mahimong ‘disaster resilient’ ang mga edipisyong itukod. Gipatuman kini sukad pa niadtong linog sa Bohol ug apil na ang mga lugar nga naigo sa bagyong Yolanda,” matud pa ni Coloma....Chocolate Hills sa Bohol, gitumbok sa ‘Rough Rides Travel Guide’ nga angay bisitahon sa mga turista sa tibuok kalibotan
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 09 (PIA)–Natumbok ang Chocolate Hills sa lalawigan sa Bohol isip usa sa angay bisitahon sa mga turista sa tibuok kalibotan. Kini human nasulod ang Pilipinas sa Top 10 Countries nga angay suroyon sa tibuok kalibotan matud pa sa Rough Guides, usa ka travel guidebook sa nasud sa Bretanya. Gawas sa Chocolate Hills sa Bohol, gitumbok usab sa Rough Guides ang mga maanindot nga lugar sa Pilipinas nga agay adtuon sama sa Boracay, El Nido nga limestone islands sa Palawan, ang mga baybayon sa Coron sa Palawan usab ug ang mga dalampasigan sa Puerto Galera sa Mindoro. Naapil usab ang perfectly coned nga Bulkang Mayon sa Kabikulan ug ang mga lawa sa kabukiran sa Mt. Pinatubo, nga matud pa sa Rough Guides nga dili angay sipyaton sa pagsuroy kun moduaw sa Pilipinas. Gawas sa mga maanindot nga lugar, mahimo usab makighiusa sa mga tradisyon ug mga mabulokon nga pista sa nasud sama sa Ati-Atihan Festival sa Panay aron makita ang mga tradisyunal nga mga sapot ug sayaw, sumala pa sa travel advisor. Ang uban pang mga nasud nga nasulod sa listahan sa Top 10 sa Rough Guides mao ang Georgia, Turkey, Macedonia, Japan, Rwarna, Ehtiopia, Brazil, Bulgaria ug Madagascar. Daku kini kaayong tabang sa turismo sa Bohol human naigo ang lalawigan sa magnitude 7.2 nga linog niadtong Oktubre 15 nga nakapahugno sa daghang simbahan, taytayan, tunghaan ug mga panimalay. Nagtinguha karon ang mga kadagkuan sa lalawigan sa Bohol sa pagpanguna ni Gob. Edgar Chatto sa agresibong pag-promote sa Bohol isip makasaysayanong destinasyon human sa linog samtang ipahigayon sa Philippine Travel Agencies Association sa SMX Convention Center...Jobs fair, ipahigayon karong Dec. 14 sa ICM
TAGBILARAN CITY, Dec. 12 (PIA)–Mga lokal ug langyaw’ng trabaho itanyag na usab sa Kagamhanang Probinsyal sa Bohol inabagan sa mga nasudnong ahensiya ug lehitimong recruiters. Ang maong jobs fair ipahigayon sa Island City Mall (ICM) Activity Center karong Sabado, Disyembre 14 gikan sa alas 8 sa buntag hangtud sa alas 5 sa hapon. Itanyag dinhi ang mga lokal ug langyaw nga trabaho sa konstruksyon, engineering, hotel ug restaurant, BPO call center, retailing, sales ug merchandising, manufacturing, ug general administration. Matud pa ni BEPO chief Romulo Tagaan, gikinahanglan ang comprehensive resume/biodata, diploma, transcript of records, training o employment certificate, passport, NBI clearance, 2×2 ID photos ug uban pa. Kinahanglang magpalista daan ang mga aplikante sa Bohol Employment and Placement Office (BEPO) sa kapitolyo o kaha sa lokal nga buhatan sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ug employment service office sa mga kalungsoran aron makakuha og registration cards. Ang maong jobs fair gitanyag sa buhatan ni Gob. Edgar Chatto pinaagi sa BEPO ug sa pakigtambayayong sa DOLE, POEA, OWWA, kahugpongan sa mga PESO managers sa Bohol ug mga accredited recruitment agencies. Alang sa dugang detalye, mahimong motawag sa BEPO sa mga numero 501-9847 ug 411-3544. (PIA7-Bohol/ECB,with reports from...NHA, nipagawas og P388-M housing aid alang sa Bohol
MANILA, Dec. 12 (PIA)–Ang National Housing Authority (NHA) nipagawas na og P388 milyon nga pondo ngadto sa local government units alang sa pagpaayo ug pagpatukod sa mga nangagubang balay sa Bohol. Kini matud pa ni Bise Presidente Jejomar C. Binay diin iyang gipasabot nga ubos sa Housing Materials Assistance (HOMA), ang NHA mohatag og P10,000 sa matag pamilyang naguba ang balay tungod sa 7.2 magnitude nga linog nga nitay-og sa Bohol niadtong Oktubre 15. “The government remains committed in helping the earthquake victims rebuild their lives. This is only the start,” matud pa ni Binay. Gibutyag ni Binay nga ang mga lungsod sa Maribojoc ug Antequera nakadawat na og tseke nga nagkantidad og P33,470,000 ug P31,780,000. Giingong personal kining gitunol sa Bise Presidente ngadto kang Mayor Leoncio Evasco ug Mayor Jose Mario Pahang sa iyang pagbisita sa Bohol niadtong Nobyembre. Matud pa nga mahimo na usab makuha ang mga tseke alang sa mga lungsod sa Tubigon, San Isidro, Catigbian, Sagbayan, ug Loon. Gibutyag sa National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) nga ang maong linog nakaguba sa 73,002 ka mga balay (14,512 totally damaged ug 58,490 partially damaged) sa Bohol, Cebu, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Iloilo, Siquijor ug Guimaras. Si Binay una nang nitukod og multi-agency task force nga maoy mitino sa mga panginahanglan sa balay sa mga lumolopyo sa Central Visayas kinsang mga panimalay nangaguba sa linog niadtong Oktubre 15. Gawas sa shelter agencies ubos sa Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), ang Bohol-Cebu housing rehabilitation task force mag-apil usab sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department...Phivolcs: Bohol will not sink; It is moving toward Cebu
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 05 (PIA)–There is no truth to allegations that Bohol will sink if the aftershocks will reach more than 6,000 as circulated thru text messages. However, part of Bohol, including Tagbilaran City, moved 55 centimeters toward Cebu. This was disclosed by Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) Dir. Renato Solidum Jr. during the Public Forum on Disasters, Climate Change and Marine Biodiversity held yesterday at JJ’s Seafood Village in Tagbilaran City. “Actually, the reason why Bohol is around is because of earthquakes and the faults that move vertically. Why? Because limestones are made up of corals and limestones cover a big part of Bohol,” Solidum explained. Solidum said the phenomenon was caused by the October 15 earthquake, but does not pose a risk to Bohol or Cebu. However, he urged Bohol leaders and residents to be better prepared. “Build back better,” Solidum urged Boholanos. Phivolcs recommends a distance of at least 5 meters on both sides of the active fault and avoid construction of any structure on top of an active fault trace to avoid ground rupture hazard. During the forum, Solidum said that it is not the earthquake itself that kills but the falling debris and landslides. The Phivolcs chief pointed out that design and construction are important factors to consider if a structure can withstand an earthquake of the same magnitude as the one on October 15. Phivolcs also clarified that the liquid that came out in a ground from Loon after the earthquake was a manifestation of liquefaction. Instead of worrying that Bohol island will sink, Phivolcs said the people should take...National News
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