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QBO launches hub for startup programs
QBO Innovation Hub, an established partnership between the public and private sector including the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), IdeaSpace Foundation, and J.P. Morgan, opened its startup enablement programs to help speed up growth and learning for Philippine startups and entrepreneurs. “We are excited to create success stories that will inspire Filipinos to start their own companies instead of pursuing opportunities overseas,” said QBO and IdeaSpace President Butch Meily. QBO will start offering programs and services to startups including access to QBO’s networking events such as classes, workshops, mentorship, feedback sessions, and use of its co-working space. Available services also include professional consultations on legal, accounting, marketing and design, corporate and government partner resources referrals, incorporation assistance, business registration, intellectual property filing, and investors and potential partners pitching. “DTI hopes that with our partners from industry, academe, and other government agencies such as DOST and DICT, our initiatives will help advance the development of our local startup ecosystem and increase the number of high-growth oriented enterprises that will bring the Philippine brand in a global scale,” emphasized DTI Trade and Investments Promotions Group Undersecretary Nora K. Terrado. Through QBO, startups will also have an opportunity to join J.P. Morgan’s Incubation Program, a stage agnostic module that will be available to select and high-potential startups all year round. It initially plans to enroll 15 startups by the end of 2017. “As one of the world’s leading financial institutions, J.P. Morgan celebrates new ideas and we are committed to supporting entrepreneurs in the country, especially those... read moreWorld’s largest Halal event to showcase PH products
The Philippines, through the Department of Trade and Industry’s Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) and Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) – Kuala Lumpur, is set to take part at the Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) 2017 on 5-8 April in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After years of absence at MIHAS, the Philippines is back with 30 Philippine companies that will showcase Halal-certified products at the Philippine Pavilion. Joining the business delegation are companies from the food (27) and non-food (3) sectors. Products to be showcased will vary from food and beverage, processed meats and snacks, to cosmetics and personal care. With its Philippine Export Industry development program, Philippines’ participation at the said trade show is the biggest to date. “The Philippines takes this opportunity to introduce itself as a major supplier of Halal compliant products to the world. We are here to take part in the global Halal initiative and to bring about innovative products that will complement the global Halal ecosystem. The Philippines brings together the strong collaboration of Halal stakeholders in the Philippines with the deliberate approach under the recently passed Philippine Halal Export Promotion and Development Law (Republic Act 10817),” said DTI EMB Director Senen M. Perlada. DTI-EMB confirmed the participation of San Miguel Purefoods Company, Inc., Mega Global, Century Pacific Food Inc., and Palmstore, among others. The PTIC – Kuala Lumpur has also expressed confidence in the success of the Philippine’s participation, especially with the keen interest shown by businessmen in Malaysia to visit the Philippine Pavilion and meet the companies. “We have gained recognition in the industry with... read more
DTI CALABARZON to advance 7Ms in regional MSME conference
In response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration’s goal of ensuring inclusive growth, promoting micro, small and medium enterprises, and addressing income inequality, the Department of Trade and Industry CALABARZON will lead the convening of the 3rdCALABARZON Regional MSME Development Council (RMSMEDC) Conference on 28 September 2017 at the First Pacific Leadership Academy in Antipolo City, Rizal. With the theme, “The 7Ms in ASEANizing CALABARZON MSMEs,” the conference aims to strengthen the role of the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in propelling domestic and ASEAN regional economies. The seven-point strategy includes Mindset, Mastery, Mentoring, Markets, Money, Machines, and Models of Business that will equip entrepreneurs in making a difference in the market while contributing to the larger cause of sustaining the entrepreneurial revolution in ASEAN. MSMEs are integral to the economic development and growth of the ASEAN region as they outnumber large enterprises in both quantity of establishments and share of the labor force they employ. The ASEAN MSMEs comprise the 95-99% of all business establishments, generating between 51% and 97% of employment. DTI CALABARZON Regional Director Marilou Toledo said MSMEs play vital role in lifting the country and the ASEAN Region’s economy, thus the sector needs to be active in participating in related activities as they are as well beneficiaries of the economic opportunities that the current ASEAN integration brings. “The Department of Trade and Industry, in partnership with the RMSMED Council, believes that the MSMEs must be active participants and beneficiaries of the economic opportunities that the current ASEAN integration brings, thus, the need to strengthen the MSMEs’ role and contribution in attaining...Globe maintains IP peering will significantly boost PHL data speeds
Latest OpenSignal report reveals more prospects for country’s internet growth Above and beyond the progressive advances in its infrastructure and network performance which yielded observable improvements by third-party sources, Globe Telecom affirms its position that its internet speeds could still be further enhanced by institutionalizing IP peering in the Philippines. In recent reports of UK-based wireless coverage mapping company OpenSignal, Globe posted commendable numbers in terms of better lower latency or lag time – an important metric it said in terms of true user experience, especially in using mobile internet. Crowd-sourced data revealed that Globe is the most efficient among local telecommunication providers at 93 milliseconds (ms) for its LTE service, almost twice or 99% better than its main rival, which was at 185.4 ms at the time of the report. Despite its 2-to-1 edge over competition, particularly in the aspects of latency and downloading, Globe reiterates its stance to localize internet protocol (IP) peering which is expected to dramatically advance the country’s internet development and performance, overall affecting speeds. Call for IP connectivity. These past months, Globe officials have actively lobbied for an effective and applicable IP peering agreement to be put in place among major internet service providers (ISPs), echoing the call by industry regulator National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) itself. They have cited the absence of such as a huge deterrent in further advancing the state of Philippine internet. “Our investments in our modernized network to address the onslaught of data usage and improvements in performance of our internet speeds over competition notwithstanding, we reiterate that better internet experience rests on IP peering available to all local...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Sandugo Trade Expo to highlight local products
MORE than 80 exhibitors with locally-manufactured products in the tourism, food, fashion, gifts, accessories, crafts, and houseware industries will take center stage in the longer-running provincial products fair in Bohol dubbed Sandugo Trade Expo. According to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Bohol, more exhibitors are expected to participate in the Sandugo Trade Expo 2010 set on July 21-25, 2010. The Expo is expected to provide exhibitors a chance to showcase their various products. At said Expo, Visayan craft producers who joined a series of training and one-on-one consultations with expert designers will be presenting their work prototypes, says DTI Provincial Director Maria Elena Arbon. “The Sandugo Trade Expo is a culmination of a series of product development initiatives geared towards improving the quality and design of the export-oriented crafts and ethnic food in the region,” said Arbon, adding that the Expo not only highlights the region’s unique products and services but will also make use of local ingenuity. With Bohol becoming a bankable tourism destination, the fair shall also showcase emerging tourist destinations in the region, and ready packaged tours will be made readily available at the booths....P-Noy’s support urged for Panglao Airport
Bohol leaders lobbied to Pres. Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III for the realization of the Panglao-Bohol International Airport Development Project (PBIADP). The Provincial Development Council (PDC), Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC), Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP), and League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP)-Bohol have passed a joint resolution earnestly requesting President Aquino to carry on the project. Governor Edgar Chatto had earlier moved for passage of said resolution. Chatto, who serves concurrently as PDC Chair, will preside over the first PDC meeting later this week in his residence in Del Carmen Weste, Balilihan on Thursday in time for the town fiesta. An update on the completion of the Panglao International Airport project is certain to be one of the “priority concerns” that Chatto intends to discuss with the new set of provincial officials, including the three congressmen. Former Governor and now Rep. Erico Aumentado was in Manila last week to deliver a copy of the PDC resolution to the Office of the President in Malacañang. He said he had also asked the most probable next Speaker of the House, Quezon City 4th District Rep. Feliciano Belmonte of the ruling Liberal Party, for his help in endorsing the project with President Aquino. The Panglao Airport, has been in “extremely long gestation, having taken over 20 years to get into the verge of completion – from conceptualization to the expected implementation next year. In the resolution, the PDC full council pointed out that the necessity for having the international airport in Panglao Island “has long been expressed across many sectors and stakeholders of the Boholano community, and its urgency is evidenced...76-anyos nga lola na-biktima sa budol-budol – P81 mil kapin nakuha
76-ANYOS nga biyuda nakuhaan og dakong kantidad sa salapi human nailad sa duha ka wala mailhing babaye nga gidudahang sakop sa usa ka budol-budol gang sud sa usa ka iladong fastfood chain ning dakbayan sa Tagbilaran niadtong Lunes sa buntag. Biktima nailhan nga si Lorenza Pesodas, lumad ug nagpuyo sa barangay Cogon Norte, Loon, Bohol. Basi sa pamahayag sa biktima didto sa Tagbilaran City Police Station nga ni-withdraw siya og P81,500 gikan sa BDO sa dalan C.P.G. Avenue ug pagkahuman nisulod sa City Square aron mobayad sa iyang bayranan sa koryente sa buhatan sa BOHECO nga anaa mahimutang sa maong establisamento. Matud sa biktima nga samtang siya naglingkod sa maong buhatan, giduol siya og duha ka babaye kinsa nagpasumangil og pangutana kun asa dapit makakuha og sakyanan nga modala sa ilang kinompra nga sinako nga asukar. Niingon ang biktima nga gidala siya sa duruha sa Jolibee Alturas Branch diiin didto gipakita kini og usa ka itom nga bag nga puno sa mga salapi ug mga alahas ug nikumbinsir sa nahauna nga ila kining ibilin ngadto kaniya kay mahadlok sila nga tulison hinungdan nga ilang gikuha ang iyang salapi nga iyang gi-withdraw sa bangko isip garantiya. Gisultihan siya sa mga suspek nga mobalik dayon ug pahuwaton. Apan dangtan og pipila ka mga minutos, napakyas og balik ang duruha hinungdan nga giablihan sa biktima ang maong bag ug nakugang na lamang siya kay pulos pinutol nga mga papel ang sulod niini. (Andy...Magtiayon nakalingkawas sa tulis; kay asawa nakiglayog sa tulisan
MAGTIAYON nga negosyante nakalingkawas sa pagsuway sa pagtulis kanila sa duha ka armadong lalaki didto sa barangay Magsaysay, Sevilla, Bohol niadtong Huwebes sa hapon. Giila ang mga biktima nga sila si Conrado Marasigan, 43-anyos, minyo ug ang iyang asawa nga si Arlene Marasigan, 37-anyos, nagnegosyo og lumber ug taga-barangay Cogon, Balilihan, Bohol. Nasayran sa taho nga samtang ang mga biktima nagsakay sa ilang multicab nga gimanehoan ni Conrado mga 1:30 sa hapon ug nagdagan sa barangay road sa maong dapit dihang kalit nga nibutho ang mga suspetsado usa niini armado og de kalibre nga pistola ug nimandar og pahunong. Matud sa taho nga gimanduan sa mga suspek si Arlene nga itunol ang iyang shoulder bag nga may sulod nga salapi apan nibalibad ang naulahi hinungdan nga nagbinunlotay ug nakiglayog ang biktima sa maong tulisan nga nanawag og pakitabang sa ilang back-up nga nitago sa kasagbutan nga bahin apan wala kini niduol hinungdan nga nakahigayon og padagan si Conrado ug nipasirit sa ilang sakayanan pahilayo. Gipusil ang mga biktima sa suspek apan wala kini makaigo. Apan ang duha sa mga suspetsado nadakpan sa gihimong hot pursuit operation sa mga sakop sa Sevilla Police Station sa duha ka managlahing lugar sa dakbayan sa Tagbilaran kagahapon sa buntag. Si Senior Inspector Basiledes Balistoy, hepe sa Sevilla PNP kinsa maoy nangulo sa operasyon niila sa mga suspetsado nga sila si Ariel Dugoy alias Aye, 19-anyos, ulitawo ug taga-Hanopol, Balilihan, Bohol ug Alberto Yugo, hamtong ang panuigon ug taga-barangay Cambagui, Sevilla, Bohol. Matud ni Balistoy nga si Dugoy nadakpan mga alas 6 sa buntag didto sa balay sa iyang uyoan sa Sacred Heart Village...Radio commentator gipusil-patay sa Kalinga; labing una ubos sa administrasyong Aquino
USA ka radio commentator ang gipusil-patay niadtong Sabado sa gabii sa probinsya sa Kalinga, ang unang tigbalita nga gipatay sa lima pa ka adlaw nga Aquino administration. Si Jose Daguio, 75 anyos, gipusil samtang nanihapon kini sa iyang panimalay sa Barangay Tuga sa lungsod sa Tabuk mga alas 8 sa gabii matud pa sa taho sa kapolisan. Napusilan si Daguio sa tuo nga bahin sa iyang lawas ug gidala kini dayon sa Kalinga Provincial Hospital, apan gi deklara nga dead on arrival. Si Daguio kanhi reporter-commentator sa Radyo Natin Tabuk ug part-time columnist sa usa ka community newspaper, matud pa sa municipal police. Ang Tabuk Police investigator nga si Jose Candelario nagkanayon nga sa pagkakaron, wala pa silay nakitang motibo sa pagpatay kay matud pa sa pamily ni Daguio nga wala silay mahinumdoman nga pagpang-hulga sa kinabuhi sa tigbalita. Apan wala isalikway sa kapolisan ang posibilidad nga ang pagpatay adunay kalabotan sa trabaho sa tigbalita tungod kay usa man kini ka beteranong radio announcer. Si Daguio ang unang media nga gipatay ubos sa usa pa ka semana nga administrasyon ni President Benigno Aquino III, kinsa gi pressure sa mga grupo sa local ug international media sa pag undang sa media killings ug pagpadali sa imbestigasyon sa labaw sa 100 ka gipamatay nga tigbalita ubos sa siyam ka tuig sa administrasyong Arroyo....National News
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