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DTI announces 2017 nationwide Kapatid Mentor ME schedule
In line with the administration’s agenda of advancing the micro, small and medium enterprises, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez announced the nationwide schedule of the Kapatid Mentor ME for 2017. The Kapatid Mentor ME Program aims to assist MSMEs scale up and sustain their businesses through weekly coaching and mentoring by business owners and practitioners on different functional areas of entrepreneurship. it is a joint program of DTI and the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship – Go Negosyo. “With our strong desire to help the country’s MSMEs and provide jobs to Filipinos, DTI and PCE-Go Negosyo conceptualized the Kapatid Mentor ME Program to serve as the entrepreneurs’ guide to a globally competitive enterprise,” DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez said. The trade chief, as chair of the ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting and Related Meetings, continues to champion the MSME development thrust at the meeting with his fellow ASEAN economic leaders, bringing the said national priority to the regional agenda. The Kapatid Mentor ME sessions kicked off last March 8, 2017 in Catbalogan, Samar and will run in 89 areas in 16 regions throughout the country until the end of the year. The 11-week program will have weekly modules such as Marketing, Financial Management, Human Resource Management, Operations Management among others. On the 11th week, the mentee is required to present his/her business improvement plan, incorporating the learning from the lectures and mentoring sessions. To qualify as a mentee, the entrepreneur should be a business owner or manager of an enterprise with an asset of P3 million and below, operating... read morePH EXPORTS SURGE 22.5% IN JANUARY 2017
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sees exports recovering in 2017 as numbers surged in January 2017 with an increase of 22.5 percent with total sales of $5.130 billion from $4.187 billion recorded value in the same period last year according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) report. “We are positive that we will continue to drive growth and recovery for the export sector as we increase our efforts in promoting Philippine industries throughout the year in various key markets. We take the consistent growth since the last quarter of 2016 as a sign for positive outlook in the coming months,” said DTI Industry Promotion Group Undersecretary Nora K. Terrado. Eight out of the top ten Philippine exports reflected growth with articles of apparel and clothing accessories with 270.1% increase as the highest gainer. Other gainers include: coconut oil includes oil and refined (229.6%), chemicals (104.7%), metal components (66.3%), electronic equipment and parts (64.8%), other manufactures (58.8%), machinery and transport equipment (27.9%), and electronic products (10.4%). Electronic products remain to be the top Philippine export comprising almost 46 percent of the total Philippine exports with total receipts of $2.365 billion for January. On the other hand, non-electronic goods which accounts for 54 percent of exports likewise increased by a hefty 35.19% for that same month. In terms of commodity groups, manufactured goods went up by 23.1 percent with total export sales of $4.505 billion, accounting for 87.8 percent of the total export receipts while exports from Total Agro-Based Products, with a 7.5 percent share to total exports in January 2017, amounted to $386.46 million. It increased by 33.7... read more
Trade exec eyes more investments from China; leads PH delegation at 14th China-ASEAN Expo
Spearheading promotion efforts under the blooming economic relations with China, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary for Trade and Investments Promotion Group Nora K. Terrado led the Philippine Delegation to the 14th China-ASEAN (CAEXPO) and 14th China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) held from 12 to 15 September at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center (NICEC) in Guangxi Province, China. Comprising the Philippine contingent of over 100 participants are local export companies, Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) such as the Board of Investments (BOI), Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), Subic Bay Metropolitan Area (SBMA), Clark Development Corporation (CDC), and the Mindanao Development Authority (MINDA) as well as businessmen and government sector representatives aiming to promote Philippine tourism and business opportunities to the huge Chinese and Southeast Asian market. “This is an opportune time for the Philippines to fully present its potential as an investment destination to the Chinese market. It is also a chance for Philippine exporters to meet with potential partners and buyers of their products and services and see how they can maximize the booming trend in China,” said DTI Undersecretary Terrado. The country’s contingent in China highlighted the Philippines’ trade potential through an exhibit of products and commodities from various sectors, including home, fashion and wearables, gifts, handicraft, personal care, and food. Moreover, the Philippine participation also gave spotlight to this year’s Philippine featured destination, the province of Aurora. Tagged as the “Province of Charm”, the Aurora provincial government led by Vice Governor Rommel Angara, presented its booming tourism industry and economic potential particularly its agriculture sector. “High on our agenda as...Samsung Heralds a New Era of Photography with the Samsung NX1
The Samsung NX1 is designed for the expert photographers with a stunning image quality and fast AF system Cologne, Germany – September 15, 2014 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, announced today the launch of the NX1, the remarkably fast and accurate interchangeable lens camera. Samsung has created a camera designed to be the go-to choice for expert photographers, investing in best-in-class technology to deliver the premium levels of performance that advanced photographers have long been waiting for. This premium model invites serious photographers to challenge their pre-conceptions and create images which captivate and inspire. ”The NX1 represents the pinnacle of Samsung’s advanced photographic expertise and heralds a new era of intuitive, premium quality photography for all photographers,” said Myoung Sup Han, Executive Vice President and Head of Imaging Business Team, IT & Mobile Communications business at Samsung Electronics. “With the launch of the NX1, Samsung is re-defining what is possible with a compact system camera, allowing photographers everywhere to achieve previously unimaginable levels of quality in each and every image they capture.” The next generation of photography When Samsung set out to create the NX1, its goal was not to simply improve existing cameras with more advanced features, but to create a completely new type of elite CSC. Unlike any other CSC presently on the market, the NX1 challenges the notion that DSLRs are the only option for those who value the very best imaging. Designed completely from scratch, from the imaging engine to the sensor to the auto focus system, the NX1 is packed with state-of-the-art technology, to create an industry leading product. Advanced...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Mga mag-uuma kang Mar: “Ask Ma to drop land claim!”
Kapin sa usa ka libo (1,000) ka tenante nga nagpuyo sa yuta Rodriguez, Rizal nga gipanag-iya sa pamilya ni Liberal Party Vice-Presidentiable bet Sen. Mar Roxas II, nanawagan sa magbabalaud nga ipahangyo ang iyang inahan nga bakwion ang iyang pagsupak sa pag-apod-apod sa yuta ug ipa ilawom sa agrarian reform program. Sa usa ka press briefing, si Felipe Jalago, spokesman sa farmer-beneficiaries sa Hacienda Araneta sa Barangay Mascap, nihagit ni Roxas nga iyang barugan ang iyang gipamulong nga siya pro-poor ug pro-farmer. “We already hold certificates of full payment and certificates of land tax payments,” si Jalago nagkanayon. Hinuon siya nag-ingon nga ang yuta dili maapod apod ngadto kanila tungod kay ang pamilya sa inahan ni Mar Roxas, ang mga Araneta, ni petition alang sa conversion sa yuta ngadtos commercial-residential area. Kadaghanan sa mga mag-uuma nakahuman na ug bayad sa yuta nga gihata kanila sa tuig 1972 ilawom sa Presidential Decree 27 sa Land Bank of the Philippines. Ang balaud naghatag ug automatic nga pagbalhin sa kayutaan ngadto sa mga nagtikad nga mga mag-uuma kinsa nibayad ug regular sa ilang mga buwis sa local nga pangagamhanan. “We appeal to you, (Roxas), your mother and the Aranetas not to pursue the cases anymore so that we can truly own the land,” siya nagkanayon. Sayo niini, ang mga nagprotestang mga mag-uuma sa hacienda ang gipanag-iya ni Liberal Party Presidentable Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, nanawagan sa Suprene Court (SC) nga mu aksyon sa ilang gi-angkon nga 6,453 ka ektaryang plantasyon ug tubo sa dili pa mag eleksyon. Ang mga miyembro sa United Luisita Workers Union (ULWU), Alyansa ng mga Manggagawang Bukid sa...DWCT-HS Batch ’93 conducts Summer Operation Tuli 2010
MARIBOJOC – Residents of the 22 barangays of the municipality were beneficiaries of the Summer Operation ‘Tuli’ and Dental Extraction 2010 initiated by the Divine Word College-High School Department Batch 1993 (DWCT-HS Batch ’93) in cooperation with LGU Maribojoc. 137 young boys were circumcised during the operation ‘tuli,’ while 37 barangay residents benefited from the free dental extraction held at the Parola Hall in Poblacion, Maribojoc, Bohol last April 17. Dr. Elva D. Evasco-Auza, DWCT-HS Batch ’93 president, expressed elation over the heavy patient turnout from far-flung barangays. According to her, because of the successful pilot activity done last year in Maribojoc, DWCT-HS Batch ’93 alumni organization decided to conduct another civic activity in the municipality to make the services and medicines available to Maribojocanons. Mayor Leoncio B. Evasco, Jr., commended DWCT-HS Batch ’93 for choosing Maribojoc as a beneficiary of their yearly medical missions. Evasco declared that the people of Maribojoc are very fortunate to have the support of countless organizations and government agencies who share the common goal of pro-active local governance. The operation tuli volunteer doctors included Dr. Evasco-Auza, Dr. Luci Dianne Ejercito, Dr. Charmaine Magpayo, Dr. Allan Magpayo, Dr. Ronaldo Rances and Dr. Shary Manuta-Baton. Another Batch ’93 alumna, Dr. Anthony Vitorillo, provided free dental extraction. 30 registered nurses, headed by Marc Vallar, volunteered to assist in the surgical area. Auza.Net, Unilab/Pediatrica, Inc., Pasonangka, Hats-Inn, Pharmalink Sales, and Batch ‘93 alumna Oliver Pingkian sponsored the medical mission. Other DWCT-HS Batch ’93 alumni who assisted during the activity were Crisamerl Geonzon, Jescel Lagari, Joyce Cris Badinas, Myrna Fabiosa, Malle Bataycan, Jeffrey Inojales, Anastacio Torralba III, Ray...Aumentado gihuwat ni Villar nga molukso na sa NP
Nagpaabot si presidential candidate Senator Manny Villar sa Nacionalista Party sa desisyon ni Gob. Erico Aumentado aron motapo iyang grupo sa di ma moabot ang adlaw sa piniliay karong Mayo 2010. Kini maoy gipadayag ni Villar dihang gipangutana sa mga sakop sa media didto sa Bohol Tropics atol sa iyang pagduaw sa lalawigan sa Bohol niadtong Miyerkulis. Matud ni Villar, nga iyang suod nga higala si Aumentado dihang siya pa ang speaker sa balay balauran atol sa administrasyon ni kanhi presidente Joseph Estrada ug abli pirmi ang iyang pultahan kun mopadayag na kini nga molukso sa iyang partido. Apan gibutyag ni Villar nga kasagaran sa mga mayor nga niluhar kaniya pulos mga kaalyado sa gobernador hinungdan nga dili gayud kalikayan nga magduda ang mga katawhan nga siya gayud ang gisuportahan niini. “Basahin mo ang mga mayor, di ba mga supporter sila (Aumentado)”, asoy pa ni Villar. Si Aumentado kinsa sakop sa administrasyong Lakas-Kampi-CMD nidagan isip kongregista sa ikaduhang distrito sa Bohol diin siya nitukod sa iyang grupo nga Lakas-Aumentado Wing human sa ilang panagbangi sa gubernatorial candidate, Kongresista Edgar Chatto ug Kongresista Ondoy Cajes. Niining bag-o nitukod na usab ang ang grupo ni Aumentado ug Herrera ug Grand Alliance nga gikalungkaban sa mga ubang partido sama sa Liberal Nationalist People’s Coalition aron kontrahan ang tinguha ni Chatto sa pagka-gobernador. Ang gobernador gihimong guest candidate nila bise gobernador Herrera ug manlalaban Tomas Abapo kinsa magpapili isip gobernador ug bise gobernador sa umaabot nga eleksyon. (Andy...2 ka shabu pusher dakpan sa ronda
Duha ka gidudahang tigpahuyot sa ilegal nga drogang shabu ang nadakpan sa gihimong ronda sa bahan sa Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) sa Bohol Provincial Police office didto sa C.P.G. North Avenue, duol sa Coca Cola Plant dakabayan sa Tagbilaran kagahapon sa udto. Ang mga nadakpan nailhan nga sila si Gabriel Lopez, nagpuyo sa Capitol Valley, Barangay Dao ning siyudad ug Raul Mabao, taga Upper dela Paz Cortes, Bohol, pulos hingkod ang pangedaron ug pulos minyo. Nasayran sa taho nga ang ginsakpan sa SWAT ubos sa kamanduan ni Chief Inspector Nicomedes Olaivar nipahigayon ug usa ka search warrant nga gipagula ni Maghukom Fernando Fuentes III sa Regional Trial Court Branch 49 nga nakabase sa siyudad batok sa mga suspek didto sa ilang buhatan sa Santi Ventures Inc. Nasakmit sa maong buhatan mao ang usa ka medium size sachet nga gidudahang dunay shabu, lima ka sachet nga gituhuang may shabu residue lakip na ang mga shabu paraphernalia, tulo ka Nokia cellphone ug salaping mokabat ngadto sa P2,000. Gipaslak sa detention cell didto sa Kampo Dagohoy ang duha ka suspek. (Andy...Pintor giluba patay, liog sa biktima gigugol
Naligo sa kaugalingon niyang dugo ang usa ka pintor kinsa napalgan nga wala nay kinabuhi human gidunggab ug gigugol sa liog sa wala mailhing suspetsado didto sa Barangay Canjulao,Jagna Bohol kagahapon sa buntag. Napalgan ang patay’ng lawas sa biktima nga si Angelo Cadalina alias Aga,55 anyos,ulitawo ug nagpuyo sa samang dapit mga alas 6 sa buntag diin dunay daghang samad dinunggaban sa lawas ug gigugol pa ang liog. Sigun sa pagsusi sa Jagna Police Station nga sa wala pa mahitabo ang maong krimen, nakit-an ang biktima nga nakig-inom sa iyang mga higala sa usa ka tindahan niadtong Miyerkulis sa gabii ug niuna kini sa pagpauli sa ilang pinuy-anan. Wala pa mahibaw-i sa mga imbestigador kun unsay motibo sa maong insidente ug kinsa ang responsable niini human walay testigo ang nidangop sa buhatan sa Jagna PNP. (Andy...National News
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