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Resilient micro industries to help people past crisis
TAGBILARAN CITY, May 19, (PIA)–For their resilience to global economic meltdowns, a former senior official at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sees helping micro small and medium enterprises important to galvanize world economies. During the press conference after launching the Kapatid Mentor Me Program of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Negosyo Centers (NC), Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE) and the Bohol Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), former DTI undersecretary for regional operations Merly Cruz hinted that small capitalization allows them to easily recoup. Big businesses have bigger capitalization and in an economic crisis, they lose big and somtimes could not recover. leading to closing shop. Cruz, who came to Bohol in a new hat; PCE adviser in the development of MSME also came with PCE Central Visayas dean and Boholano Virgilio Espeleta brought along with them two more business mentors who spoke to over 350 Boholano entrepreneurs gathered for the launching of the Kapatid Mentor Me Program (KMMP), the first mentoring program to help MSMEs here. Even mentors Rey Calooy founder and Chief Executive officer of the RNC Marketing and Henry PCE Tenedero agree with Cruz that a move to integrate support to MSMEs would be the best move the country would ever take with the opening of world markets and the integration of economies. Cruz pointed out that 95% of the economy are MSMEs, while 99.2% of the MSMEs who provide 2 out of three new employments are basically small and micro industries. These micro and small enterprises do not always survive, she said pointing out only about 50% of them surviving while... read moreCanadian companies eye products at PH food expo
Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Toronto (PTIC-Toronto) confirmed eight (8) Canadian food distributor and companies to visit the International Food Exhibition Philippines (IFEX) on May 19 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. Participating companies are major companies in the mainstream and ethnic food trade business based in three provinces of Canada including British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. The Canadian delegation includes Loblaw, the biggest mainstream supermarket chain in Canada; Canda Six Fortune Enterprise Co Ltd, Corinthian Distributors Ltd and AFOD Ltd, all involved in ethnic market distribution; Bianca International Organic , known for bulk trading; APO Products, Wilby Commercial Ltd, and New Almanic International Ltd, companies known for distributing Filipino products in Canada. These companies will also be part of Incentive Program of DTI-Center for International Trade Exposition and Mission (CITEM), the organizer of IFEX, as they are classified as Very Important Buyer (VIB) at the said trade exposition. “This is one way of further assisting our Filipino exporters in penetrating markets such as Canada,” said PTIC-Toronto Senior Trade Commissioner Maria Roseni M. Alvero. With over 700 exhibitors, IFEX 2017 will highlight the Philippines and the ASEAN region as a reliable supplier of ingredients and specialty food, tropical fruits, vegetables, seafood, beverages, bakery and confectioneries, Halal certified products, natural and organic food as well as allied industries and services. As the first Canadian Food Buying Mission to the Philippines, the mission is organized by the newly opened Trade Section of the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto, the representative office of the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry in Canada. The... read more
Muntinlupa City opens 11th Negosyo Center in Metro Manila
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently opened the 11th Negosyo Center in National Capital Region (NCR) at the Plaza Central in Poblacion, Muntinlupa City to promote local entrepreneurship and provide one-stop shop assistance to micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) in the city. DTI-Regional Operations Group Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya acknowledged the efforts of the Muntinlupa Local Government in providing assistance to MSMEs, which facilitate local job creation, production and trade in the city. On the other hand, Muntinlupa City Mayor Jaime Frenesdi said that Muntinlupa is always a willing partner of DTI as he encouraged entrepreneurs to maximize the services offered in the Negosyo Center, which will equip them with the know-how and how-tos of entrepreneurship needed to upscale their businesses. The launching of these Negosyo Centers are in line with the Republic Act No. 10644 or the Go Negosyo Act which aims to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs); promote ease of doing business; facilitate access to grants and other forms of financial assistance to MSMEs; provide access to Shared Service Facilities (SSF) and other equipment; and other support for MSMEs through national government agencies (NGAs); business registration assistance; ensure management guidance; assistance and improvement of the working conditions of MSMEs; and facilitate market access and linkaging services for entrepreneurs....Geeks on a Beach 2015 gets backing from AirAsiaPH
Geeks on a Beach (GOAB), the international tech confab which returns this August 2015 to Boracay Island, gets backing from Air Asia Philippines. In the event launching today at the Azia Suites in Cebu City, GOAB organizers announced that AirAsia Philippines CEO Joy Caneba will be giving the keynote address during GOAB in behalf of Asia’s leading and largest low-cost carrier. “AirAsia Philippines is excited to take part in an event renowned to be the International Summit for Tech, Startups and Design in the country. We are more than glad to share our own experience of building tech innovations that enhance the lives of ordinary people,” said Caneba. GOAB has been providing an international platform for startups or innovation-driven enterprises, technopreneurs, and designers with a laid back yet productive interaction and discussion on technology, entrepreneurship, and actual business opportunities. Caneba said that AirAsia Philippines’ backing of GOAB is a reaffirmation of the seriousness of its efforts to take roots in the Philippines by supporting its budding tech and startup communities. The airline has earned a reputation for making air travel experience more convenient through tech innovations such as the mobile, web, and kiosk check-ins. GOAB’s lead organizer TechTalks.ph, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering Filipino tech entrepreneurs and promoting the Philippine tech sector to the world, emphasized that this year’s event will be about less the hype and more action. “Our success these past 2 years has pushed GOAB to return to Boracay Island this August 20-21 with a triple splash — triple number of innovative minds, triple funding opportunities, and triple doses of fun,” said Tina Amper, TechTalks.ph...Local News/ Bohol Balita
“Solar power” sa Alumar Bisitahon sa media, JICA
UBAN sa mga tinugyanan sa Department of Energy, makig-sulti usab ang mga sakop sa prensa sa Bohol sa mga benepisaryo sa Rural Electrification Project nga gipundohan sa Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) sa isla nga barangay sa Alumar sa Getafe. Lokal ug international nga sakop sa media ang ikauban usab sa mga tinugyanan sa JICA ug mga langyawng magtutuon ang mogikan sa Tagbilaran paingon sa Getafe sa Miyerkoles sa buntag sayo aron ikabagat ang mga tawong nakatagamtam sa kamaayo sa proyekto. Ang proyekto sa DOE gipundohan usab sa JICA sanglit ang pagpakutay sa elektrisidad lisud nga buhaton kon kini magagikan sa mainland. Ang Rural electrification project sa Alumar nahimong possible pinaagi sa teknolohiyang gahum solar. Samtang dako-dako na ang porsyento nga nakab-ot sa pagpakutay og koryente sa Bohol, may mga layo nga isla pa dinhi nga padayon pang nangandoy nga mapakutayan sa serbisyo sa elektrisidad....Press Tour sa JICA Mo-adto sa CPG
USA ka media tour ang himoon sa Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) aron pagpasuheto sa mga sakop sa media sa mga proyekto sa Bohol nga gipundohan niini. Ang JICA ahensyang tigpundo nga iya sa nasud nga Hapon ug kanunay nang nagtanyag sa hinabang sa Bohol ilabi na sa mga programang agrikultura ug teknolohiya. Sa media Tour, makig-uban ang taga JICA sa mga tinugyanan sa Bohol media didto sa isla nga lungsod sa Carlos P. Garcia o Pitogo aron makig-sulti sa mga benepisaryo sa proyektong gipundohan sa JICA didto. Bisitahon sa bahan sa mga sakop sa prensa ang feeder port sa CPG ug makig-sulti ang mga sakop sa media sa mga tawong nakabanepisyo sa imprastraktura nga gitukod pinaagi sa tabang sa Japan....50 households get solar power in Alumar Getafe
THE government, through the Department of Energy (DOE) rehabilitated about 50 photovoltaic solar panels from its other projects to light some 50 poor households in Alumar Island off Getafe town in a cooperation project by two governments. The national and local governments of the Philippines and the Japanese Government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) was able to pool some P500K to make the wishes of the islanders come true. The government of Japan through JICA put up some P275K while the local government of Bohol and Getafe put in P150. Member households put up the remaining P75K to complete the costs needed to install and operationalize the Solar Household Project here, explained DOE information Officer Lou Artiaga to members of the media. Beneficiaries in turn get a solar lighting package of 20 or 50 watts good enough for at least two 10 watts fluorescent lights, a 7-watt compact fluorescent light. Homeowners can also separately plug in a radio cassette and an Liquid Crystal Display television set for the 50 watt package, said Alan Abear, DOE Cebu senior research assistant. We have projects like the solar drier that didn’t work well, so we pulled out the solar panels and rehabilitated them for the Solar Home Projects, which has ignited world attention for its being a leading eco-solution to the problem of power, Magdaleno Baclay Jr of DOE told the media. We contributed P2,000 and committed to united and plan for the community’s development so we can spread the light project to the whole 400 resident households of this island, shared Evangeline Salabero, one of the 50 project beneficiaries....Potable water tops CPG admin agenda
POTABLE water and cold storage facility tops the priorities of Carlos P. Garcia town mayor Tesalonica Boyboy and she deems it important to get these service utilities soonest. At the press tour for national and local media organized by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to inspect the P19M feeder port that it has partly funded in Pitogo, CPG, Mayor Boyboy said that getting cheaper potable water services for the town would be a big social service boost in her town. Since the opening of the Pitogo ship facility, water, which some islanders source out from the mainland has gone cheaper but that is not much, residents said. While the port facility has become a major economic feeder for the town supplemented by the ports of Popoo and Aguining, potable water has still tide the economic lift-off off the town, Mayor Boyboy said. President Carlos P Garcia town is separated from mainland Bohol through the deep Basiao Channel, has been a key fishing town and livelihood is supplemented by farming and cottage industries. On this, Mayor Boyboy said that putting up of a municipal waterworks system that complements the existing three pumping units already in place in barangay San Jose can ease living conditions here. In the town, potable water is still expensive, in Aguining for example, a 5-gallon container can cost between P10 to P20, the mayor said. While it may be cheap for others, in a town listed as one of Bohol’s most deprived, an ease in the potable water problem could be a sigh of relief to the town’s poor, she stressed. Aside from the water produced...Govt agencies coordinate vs bird flu
PHILIPPINE government agencies have started coordinating their efforts to protect the public from the avian influenza (bird flu) virus after Hong Kong officials confirmed this week its first infection in seven years. Passengers from Hong Kong will be strictly monitored at the airport to prevent the entry of bird flu in the country, Health Secretary Enrique Ona said Friday. Ona said the Department of Health (DOH), in coordination with airport authorities, will re- intensify the monitoring of in-bound passengers through installed thermal scanners at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. He added that the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources have intensified their bird flu watch. The DOH has also said that it has enough stockpile of Tamiflu in case the bird flu enters the country. The World Health Organization revealed that human cases of bird flu or the H5N1 virus have only been reported in 6 countries – Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam....National News
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