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18 Bohol MSMEs sign up for Kapatid Mentor Me Program
TAGBILARAN CITY, May 11, (PIA)–Eighteen Bohol micro, small medium enterprises (MSME) signed a pledge of commitment with the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Go Negosyo with its Kapatid Mentor Me Program (KMMP) and the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE) through the Bohol Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) during an orientation May 11 at the Belian Hotel. KMMP intends to help micro, small and medium enterprises upgrade their businesses through coaching and mentoring activities by big brother business owners and practitioners. The coaching would be on the various aspects and different stages of entrepreneurships, offered through the Go Negosyo Centers, explains Virgilio Espeleta, Boholano dean of the PCE and who talked about the mentoring program set in Bohol this May. He said there are just a few interventions for entrepreneurs to up-scale their businesses. While he cited the concept of Shared Service Facilities (SSF) that allows machineries and facilities through government intervention, the business expert picks mentoring as crucial in providing the business know-how to budding entrepreneurs ready to enlarge their businesses. He also said mentoring can also come in the form of giving management tips if only to allow them to gain a good business sense especially on the fundamentals of entrepreneurship. The DTI believes that a way to assist MSMES scale up and sustain their business enterprises by equipping them and empowering them with the skills needed for such. Here, mentoring happens care of business aces in their same fields who would act as big brothers to the budding businessmen through theoretical lectures and mentoring or coaching sessions. As to how an MSME gets to be... read moreDTI CONDUCTS PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE GRANT OF BAGWIS AWARD
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently conducted a public consultation/ on the “Draft Department Administrative Order (DAO) on the “Implementing Guidelines on the grant of BAGWIS AWARD to business establishments that uphold consumers’ rights“ at the Bayfront Hotel in Cebu City. The public hearing was participated by retailers and representatives of business establishments in the Visayas (Regions 6, 7, 8 and 9). Bagwis Award is a recognition program for business establishments that engage in fair trade business ethics and uphold consumers’ interest by embedding consumer protection at the core of their business operations. The award covers business establishments under the following categories: Supermarkets, Department Stores, Appliance Centers and DTI Accredited Service and Repair Shops. With the Bagwis program, DTI aims to foster balance between engaging in business and safeguarding the welfare of consumers and promotes a healthy competition among establishments to ensure that the welfare of consumers is constantly safeguarded. DTI has placed considerable effort to campaign for more establishments to be accredited in this program to apply as this promotes business while protecting the welfare of consumers. Business establishments have been encouraged by the department to improve their services to clients and consumers each year. DTI has encouraged the Bronze awardees to upgrade to silver or gold awards and urged more establishments to strictly comply with consumer laws and improve on their customer care to qualify for the awards. A draft of the DAO can be downloaded at the DTI website, www.dti.gov.ph. Written endorsement/ position/ comments on the DAO may be submitted to the Consumer Protection and Advocacy Bureau (CPAB) c/o Assistant Director Lilian G. Salonga... read more
Invest in innovation to globalize MSMEs
The Philippines recently co-hosted with Chinese Taipei the “APEC Policy Dialogue on MSME Marketplace & O2O Forum” targeted at promoting the application of online-to-offline (O2O) business models and encouraging MSMEs to invest in innovation. Since the inception of APEC O2O initiative in 2015, the Forum has showcased more than 200 best practices in the Asia-Pacific region. For the Philippines, three innovative startups have won the O2O best practice awards namely: Medifi, revolutionizing healthcare with cloud based health profile management, video consultations, and medical imaging support; SnipePH, your one-stop solutions partner for employment engagement and business needs, and; recently we have BeamAndGo, specializing in consumer-related E-Commerce products and the first in the Philippines to offer a digital SMS gifting solution delivered as a text message. “Technological innovations have the capacity to reduce costs, allowing ease of doing business which enables SMEs to access resources they need to grow and expand their business and accelerate the on-boarding of currently excluded markets into the global economy.” DTI Regional Operations Group (ROG) Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya said. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), e-commerce helps local businesses access global value chains. It enables them to have a presence in foreign markets through exports and imports. This process leads to higher productivity because of more efficient use of technology, heightened competition, and greater consumer choice; and creates jobs as firms start to expand. The Asia-Pacific region has the largest market share in the digital economy, accounting for 33% of total market scale but only a few SMEs in APEC are currently taking full advantage of new digital opportunities. ...Is it time to embrace cloud computing?
By: Jerome Auza It’s highly likely that you may have heard about cloud computing and how it is improving business processes. If you haven’t heard about it, chances are, you have been using cloud based services already. The popular social network websites extensively use cloud technologies to deploy their services. If you are an SME in Bohol, would you consider running some of your business processes on the cloud? You probably should. From a cost perspective, it will might sense. For example, to implement an accounting system, the usual solution is to buy a server computer. Server grade hardware can cost upwards of Php60,000. If you need the services to run 24×7, you need to have a backup battery, a backup generator and of course, you need to pay for the electricity cost. You probably also need to put air conditioning system to keep the server cool. And if you need users to access the server remotely, you need to have an Internet connection service with large upload bandwidth. Lastly, you need to perform backups and deal with hardware failures. In contrast, deploying a cloud server doesn’t have any large upfront cost. Instead, there is a flat monthly rate for the server and a variable cost for the amount of data transferred from the server to the users. A cloud server with 4 GB RAM, 120GB storage and dual core cpu can cost between Php5,000 to Php10,000/month depending on the hosting company you use. For SME use, smaller servers may do. I have used 256MB RAM, 10GB servers that cost about $15/month for a simple application that needs to...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Mag-uuma giluba hapit mapatay
GRABENG hingsamdan ug hapit mapatay ang usa ka mag-uuma human gidunggab sa iyang silingan didto sa barangay Katipunan, Alicia. Bohol niadtong milabay nga gabii. Ang biktima nga si Apolinario Payapanim, 51, minyo, nagpuyo sa maong lugar naigo sa tuong bahin sa iyang dughan ug gidala didto sa Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital sa dakbayan sa Tagbilaran. Suspetsado nailhan nga si Jaime Bersano, hingkod ang panuigon, ulitawo. Nasayran sa taho nga nag-abot ang duruha sa ilang dapit mga alas 11 sa Miyerkulis sa gabii ug gihansakan ang biktima og usa ka kitchen knife. Nisibat ang maong suspetsado ug padayon pang gipangita sa kapulisan sa maong...Torregosa gitakdang pagakuhaon sa Sugbu
SI Alberto Torregosa ang suspetsadong tulisan nga usa sa mga suspek sa sunod-sunod nga tulis sa probinsiya sa Bohol gitakdang pagakuhaon didto sa dakbayan sa Sugbu kay nalutsan na kini og warrant of arrest sa iyang kaso sa dakbayan sa Tagbilaran. Kini maoy gibutyag ni Bohol PNP director, Senior. Supt. Constantino Barot Jr. dihang nahinabi sa mga sakop sa media kagahapon. Matud ni Barot nga maghulat una sila kun anus-a mapasakaan si Torregosa sa iyang salaud didto sa dakbayan sa Sugbu. Nagkanayon si Barot nga kun mahuman na ang pagpasaka, mahimo nang pagakuhaon ang maong suspek. Sayo niini, si Torregosa, 39, taga-Magtangtang, Danao, Cyril Ostea, 26, taga-Guiwanon. Baclayon ug usa ka John Nuez, 21, taga-San Miguel, Bohol nadakpan niadtong Lunes sa gabii didto sa dakbayan sa Sugbu human nanulis sa usa ka kompaniya lending firm sa barangay Sambag I. Si Torregosa ug Ostea nasamdan human nakigpinusilay sa usa ka sakop sa pulis kinsa nirespondi sa maong krimen. Ang duha gitambalan didto sa Cebu City Medical...11 Ka barangay sa Bohol gipaubos sa PNP watchlist
GIBUTYAG ni Bohol Provincial Police Director Senior Supt. Constantino Barot Jr. nga 11 ka mga barangay sa unom ka lungsod sa probinsya sa Bohol ang gipaubos sa PNP watchlist kon area of concern sa kapolisan sa pagsugod sa kampanya sa Barangay ug Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) karong adlawa. Atol sa Talakayan sa Isyong Pulis didto sa Kampo Dagohoy niadtong Miyerkoles, si Barot nagkanayon nga ang maong mga barangay naglakip sa Poblacion Sur sa lungsod sa Clarin; barangay Pandanon ug barangay Taytay sa lungsod sa Getafe; barangay Popoo ug barangay Canmangaw sa lungsod sa Pres. Garcia; Poblacion Occidental, barangay Canmanico ug barangay Cansibaw sa lungsod sa Valencia; barangay Kabasakan, barangay San Roque, barangay San Antonio, barangay San Vicente Sur sa lungsod sa Sagbayan; ug usa ka barangay sa Candijay. Niingon si Barot nga gipaubos nila ang maong mga barangay sa ilang watchlist sigun sa mga rekomendasyon sa mga hepe sa unom ka lungsod basi sa nangagi nga piniliay nga may natala nga kagubot. Matud pa ni Barot nga dili pa hotspot ang maong mga dapit apan padayon ang ilang pag monitor sa maong mga barangay hangtud sa adlaw sa piniliay sa Oktubre 25....Opisyal mihagit sa mga molansaray Pagpa-una sa rabies sa ilang agenda
GIHAGIT sa usa ka opisyal sa barangay ang tanang molansaray sa umaabot nga Oktubre 25 sa pagpaseguro sa ilang agenda sa pagpa-ugmad ang pagpatunhay sa nasugdang kampanya batok sa rabies. Matud ni Barangay Captain Cristobal Rasonabe sa Haguilanan Catigbian, ang hisgutanan sa serbisyo publiko nagtungtong usab sa paghatag sa kasagurohan sa public health. Ang Barangay Haguilanan sa lungsod sa Catigbian maoy usa sa tulo ka barangay sa Bohol nga ibangga alang sa labing maayong sumbanan sa nasudnong pagpatuman sa kampanya batok sa rabies o kagaw sa iro, butyag ni Dr. Stella Marie Lapiz sa Kapihan sa PIA niadtong milabayng Huwebes. Nakadayeg ang mga tinugyanan sa Bohol sa mga kalidad sa pagkapangulo ni Rasonabe tungod sa lig-on niining pagpasunod sa balaod sa pagpugong sa rabies. Miangkon usab si Rasonabe nga dili lalim ang ilang nasinati nga pagsupak sa katawhan niadtong ilang gisugdan ang kampanya sa pagpangga sa ilang mga binuhi ug sa pag-atiman niini aron dili matakbuyan sa rabies. Lisud apan kon masabtan na sa tanan, sayon na ang pagpatunhay niini, matud niya....Galyon nga museyo modunggo Sa Catagbacan sa Oct. 23-25
NAPILI nga rehiyonal nga lugar sa paglusad sa Andalucia Galleon gikan sa Seville Spain ang Bohol ug usa ka replika sa barkong Espanyol nga de-layag ang modunggo didto sa pantalan sa Catagbacan karong Oktubre 23-25. Kini aron lab-ason ang agianan sa patigayon og komersyo gikan sa Pilipinas paingon sa Espanya tadlas sa lapad nga dagat Pasipiko nga milipang niadtong tuig 1565. Ang modunggo nga galleon usa usab ka museo sa kulturang sakay niini, matud sa mga tinubdan. Tungod sa ingon, kay usa ka talagsaong suroyanan sa mga katawhan sa tulo ka adlaw niining nakadunggo sa Bohol, gidapit ang mga Bol-anon sa pagdalikyat didto sa Catagbacan aron pagtan-aw ug pagbalik-tu-on sa galleon. Kahinumduman nga dinhi usab gilusad sa UNESCO ang Dia del Galleon niadtong Hulyo 22, pinaagi saNational Commission for Culture and the Arts aron paghandum sa makasaysayanong Manila- Acapulco Galleon Trade....National News
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