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PUBLIC HEARING ON THE GRANT OF BAGWIS AWARD AND RECOGNITION OF CONSUMER ORGANIZATIONS
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will conduct a public consultation/ hearing on the “Draft Department Administrative Order (DAO) on the “Implementing Guidelines on the grant of BAGWIS AWARD to business establishments that uphold consumers’ rights and interests and practice business ethics” on May 9, 2017 at the Bayfront Hotel, Kaoshiung Street, North Reclamation Area, Cebu City. The public consultation for the “Draft Department Administrative Order (DAO) on the Guidelines on the Recognition of Consumer Organizations “ will be held in Iloilo City on the same day. Both public hearings have been scheduled for residents of the Visayas (Regions 6, 7, 8 and 9). All those interested in the said activities are encouraged by the DTI to attend. The draft DAOs can be downloaded at the DTI website, www.dti.gov.ph. Written endorsement/ position/ comments may be submitted to the Consumer Protection and Advocacy Bureau (CPAB) c/o Assistant Director Lilian G. Salonga, Officer-in-charge, at the Trade and Industry Building, 361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue, 1200 Makati City or through email address CPAB@dti.gov.ph at any time before the date of hearing indicated. For further queries and/or concerns, please coordinate with Ms. Anna Virgilia Rodriguez or Ms. Cerlina Josue at telephone number (+632) 7510384 locals 2223/ 2222. For more information on the services of the DTI, log-on... read moreEcoFISH bows out, fishermen groups commit to push EAFM
TAGBILARAN CITY, April 27, (PIA)–A fishery resource management program implemented among the municipalities sharing the Danajon Double Barrier Reef (DBR) in Bohol closes its project but not after making milestones in community empowerment for fisheries management towards poverty alleviation. Ecosystems Improved for Sustainable Fisheries (EcoFISH), with Department of Agriculture Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) and the representatives of the United States Agency for international Development (USAID) received statement of commitments from people’s organizations in their assisted sites. The statements of commitment from eight people’s organizations of fishermen declare that a sustainable protection and conservation of their marine resources is important in maintaining the well being of their communities. Mocaboc Island Fishers Association, Entrepreneurs Association for Sustainable Economic Development (EASED) of Alumar Island in Getafe (seaweeds production and marketing enterprise), EASED in Asinan, Buenavista (seaweeds pickle production and marketing enterprise), EASED in Jandayan Getafe (seaweeds nursery, production and marketing enterprise), Bansan Islands Seaweed Farmers and Fisherman’s Association, Bagacay Seaweeds Farmers Association of Sag, Talibon, Bagacay Seaweeds Farmers Association of Bagacay Talibon, Bilang-bilangan Daku Women’s Association (BIDAWA) of Bilangbilangan island, Bien Unido, Union Farmers and Fisherfolks Organization all said they would implement the EcoFISH concept of ecosystems approaches to fisheries management (EAFM). Fully understanding the need to decrease the tension in fisheries to allow the degraded resource to recover, the groups said any income derived from their economic enterprises, they would not use to buy more fishing gear that would contribute to the overfishing issue in their area. EcoFISH is a government project implemented by the DA-BFAR with assistance from the USAid addressed the complex problem of fast dying... read more
Foreign investors remain confident on PH as investment destination
The Philippines (PH) under the Duterte Administration continues to enjoy the confidence of foreign direct investors with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Board of Investments (BOI), welcoming the investment intentions of Chinese firms Huili Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. and Yi Ding Tai International Corporation. The investments, focusing on iron and steel manufacturing and shipbuilding, are worth USD 4.5 billion with 8,000 employment opportunities. “This is one of several investment proposals we have received on the steel industry that will allow us pursue President Duterte’s vision of having a globally competitive iron and steel industry, to support the growing economy, to alleviate poverty, and to create jobs for every Filipino,” said DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez. A private equity firm based in Beijing, China, Huili Fund expressed its intention to partner with PH and private sector entities through a letter of intent signed earlier this year and endorsed by China’s Ministry of Commerce. The company plans to implement a two-phased project of a world-class integrated steel manufacturing facility that will employ 6,000 people by 2022. In a recent courtesy call on Sec. Lopez on 5 October, Huili Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. Chairman Dr. Meng Xiaosu presented the plan for the facility where the first phase will include production of billets, long, and flat products. The chain will be completed on the second phase through iron ore. Currently, a feasibility study is being conducted that includes the possible location to set up the facility, where the availability of port and low electricity cost are considered. “Producing the steel here...My Encounter with Richard Stallman
by: Jerome Auza In my career as an IT professional, I have learned a lot technically from the works of Richard Stallman, the founder of the Free Software Foundation. So obviously, when I heard he was giving a talk to students and IT enthusiasts at the University of the Philippines – Cebu City, I took this rare chance to meet the man who influenced the direction I took as a software developer. As he spoke, I can really sense his passion on ensuring that the current and future generations of software developers and users will enjoy the four freedoms, as follows: – The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose (freedom 0). – The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish (freedom 1). – Access to the source code is a precondition for this.The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2). – The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others (freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this. Discussion on the four freedoms will be a long discussion and is best explained on the FSF website. Why are we counting from 0 to 3? It is something you should ask me if we meet. It is a good start of a conversation. Any computer science or computer engineering student or graduate should know, by the way. One thing I noticed was that Stallman was barefoot while...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Pagpasaka sa sertipiko sa mga kandidato sa Barangay, SK eleksyon magsugod sa Biyernes
ANG gipaabot nga pagpasaka sa sertipiko sa mga kandidato alang sa Sangguniang Barangay ug Sangguniang Kabataan nga piniliay magsugod na gyud sa Biyernes, human sa 45 ka adlaw nga election period nga nagsugod niadtong Sabado ug motapos sa Nobyembre 10. Matud pa ni Comelec Provincial Supervisor Eliseo Labaria nga ang ilang buhatan andam nang modawat sa certificates of candidacy (COCs) sa mga molansar nga mo okupa sa 768 ka posisyon sa barangay ug SK, nga adunay barangay/SK chairman ug pito ka kagawad sa kada barangay. Ang mga kandidato aduna lamang 13 ka adlaw aron pagrehistro sa Comelec. Kinahanglan lamang magdala sila og 1.5 x 1.5 nga hulagway nila ug documentary stamp alang sa registration. Hinuon, gi klaro ni Labaria nga wala pay pagpangampanya nga mahitabo sa Biyernes tungod kay ang campaign period magsugod pa sa Oktubre 14. Mahuman kini sa Oktubre 23, duha ka adlaw sa dili pa ang adlaw sa piniliay. Ang mga kandidato gitugotan lamang paggasto og P3.00 matag botante....Bohol opens doors to BPO, estimated 10,500 seats up
BOHOL is now ready to accept investors for business process out-sourcing with the new fiber-otic system in place, reports Governor Edgar Chatto during his recent weekly program. The development effectively opens some estimated 10,500 seats for call center agents in Tagbilaran or in any part of Bohol with the connection to the information technology data superhighway. Prospected as a good venue for business process outsourcing, Bohol has never failed to amaze information technology entrepreneurs who see the presence of competitive schools offering standard call center courses as a telltale sign of competitiveness. The support infrastructure however was the question. The need to put up the fiber optic cables to tap Bohol into the vast world wide network was completed last year, sources at the Bohol Investment Promotion Center said. The formal tapping of Bohol to the world also signaled the opening of Bohol One Stop Shop (BOSS) for investment support now located at the BIPC....Jatropha funders back out, Capitol reviews contracts
WITH the project jatropha showing signs of being in jeopardy, Governor Edgar Chatto said he has commissioned a study group to review the contracts and see what the provincial government can do. Then briskly sold by capitol through a point person, Project jatropha hopes to ignite in Bohol’s idle lands the habit of cultivating jatropha curcas, as an alternative source of livelihood and at the same time furnishing the source for the government’s bio-fuel development program. Former governor Erico Aumentado believed that growing jatropha is a good alternative livelihood especially when the government itself is buying through the Philippine National oil Company under the Department of Energy’s alternative energy development program. The project jatropha accordingly assures some 24,000 farmhand jobs, and the governor wasted no time in inking a memorandum of agreement with Philippine National Oil Company-Alternative Fuels Corporation (PNOC-AFC) that would seal the Project Jatropha here. The initial covenant was for Bohol to convert its idle lands into productive green-fuel source with the initial 3,000 hectares of jatropha curcas plantation, the farmers themselves getting paid P1.25 per plant while eight years later still owning the fruit-bearing tuba-tuba. That agreement signed in 2009 also allowed PNOC to put up P23,000 per hectare as mobility fund which would be used for sourcing out for planting materials, labor component and inputs. According to sources, one of the MOA provisions, call for the PNOC to buy jatropha from Bohol farmers in the next 25 years, considering the escalation costs. But despite a dream-come true promise for Bohol farmers, recent reports said that financiers have backed out of the agreements and the present...Gov speaks at webinar On Rabies Day Sept 28
GOVERNOR Edgar Chatto would be the only Filipino and the only local government leader and resource speaker during the webinars on World Rabies Day September 28, 2010 at 6:00 PM, said reports from the Bohol Rabies Prevention and Eradication Council (BRPEC). A webinar is a workshop or lecture delivered over the web. They may be one-way Webcast, or there may be interaction between the audience and the presenters, almost similar to a virtual seminar, web conference and webcast, according to pcencyclopedia. Provincial Veterinarian and BRPEC Acton Officer Dr. Stella Marie Lapiz said Chatto’s participation in the web-based seminar is a great privilege for Bohol to share its experience in rabies prevention and control to the whole world. One of the country’s leading anti-rabies program, Bohol’s rabies prevention has even taken off ahead of the passing of the country’s anti-rabies program and its implementing rules and regulations. With a perfect record of zero human or canine rabies cases 23 months after launching the province-wide community based anti-rabies program, authorities couldn’t hide their excitement on the success considering that Bohol used to be among the top provinces threatened by rabies. Gov. Chatto, she said would be sharing the “Implementation of the Bohol Provincial Rabies Elimination Program: Perspective of the Chief Local Executive” as a way of input on a web seminar that top-bills the world’s leading anti-rabies advocates. He could be seen on the web on September 28, 6:00 PM. Home-based inter-actors who pre-register on a pre-determined link can join the webinar, co-hosted by Global Alliance for Rabies Control and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Speakers, along with governor Chatto...Comelec: Walay drug test alang sa mga magpapili sa SK, Barangay eleksyon
WALA gikinahanglan ang drug test alang sa mga magpapili sa bisan unsang posisyon sa umaabot nga Sangguniang Kabataan ug barangay eleksyon sa Oktubre 25, kini matud pa ni Bohol Provincial Election Supervisor Eliseo Labaria. Sa usa ka pagpakig-pulong, si Labaria niluwat sa maong pamahayag tungod kay wala may polisiya ang Comelec nga nag-require sa mga magpapili nga mopaubos og drug test sa pagpahigayon sa piniliay og sa filing sa certificate of candidacy nga magsugod sa Oktubre 1, 2010. Ang Comelec mopahigayon sa piniliay balik sa manual nga eleksyon o dili na mogamit sa poll count optic scan (PCOS) machines. Matud pa ni Labaria nga ang Comelec ni re-clustered sa mga presinto sa mga botante, ug gi-ubsan ang gidaghanon sa mga mo botar ngadto sa 500 sa 2 o 3 ka clustered presincts gikan sa liboan nga naghuot sa lima ka presinto atol sa milabay’ng Mayo 10, 2010 nga piniliay. Ang pag-ihap sa mga balota human sa piniliay himuon sa karaan nga pamaagi, gamit sa ballot boxes....National News
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