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DTI, DPWH launch ROLL IT Project in Region 1 More industry and infrastructure development projects seen to advance business
San Fernando, La Union – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 1 rolled out the new convergence program that would promote economic growth and infrastructure development in the region. The Roads Leveraging Linkages for Industry and Trade or ROLL IT Program aims to further the growth of investments and other economic activities in the country through more road projects leading to manufacturing and economic zones. 5 Launched in November 2016, the two government agencies signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the ROLL IT project implementation on road connectivity for industry and trade development. Under the agreement, DTI will identify areas where industry sectors need road facilities and connectivity. The ROLL IT Convergence Program will be one of the strong platforms of the promise of a Golden Age of Infrastructure for the Philippines, through a target of national infrastructure budget of 7% of Gross Domestic Product, roughly equivalent to around P8.2 trillion. Present during the ROLL IT launching were representatives from the Board of Investments (BOI), supporting non-government organizations (NGOs), United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Advancing Philippine Competitiveness (COMPETE) Project. A total of 21 project proposals to be enrolled in the program were submitted to USAID-COMPETE for evaluation. Most of proposals concern the conduct rehabilitation and construction of access roads from manufacturing sites to marketing areas. The ROLL IT Program will further fuel the recent high growth of domestic investments as well as the surge in foreign direct investments of the country, through more road projects funded within 2016-2022. The ROLL IT program’s goal is to prioritize... read morePH’s economic priority deliverables in ASEAN reaffirm inclusive growth agenda
The 31st High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Economic Integration (HLTF-EI) convened on February 15-16 in Manila, gathering high-ranking ASEAN trade officials to discuss the implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint 2025. HLTF-EI Chairperson and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei Darussalam Dato Lim Jock Hoi said that ASEAN needs to remain strong and united as the region navigates and charts its course ahead “collectively as ASEAN.” Representing the Philippines, Undersecretary for Industry Development and Managing Head of the Board of Investment Ceferino Rodolfo laid down the Philippine priority deliverables for 2017, highlighting the country’s agenda on inclusiveness and innovation with a focus on increasing trade and investments, integrating micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the digital economy, and developing an innovation-driven economy. “Inclusiveness should be intrinsic to the ASEAN agenda. The AEC Blueprint 2025 development framework will be most effective if it results from inclusive and open multi-stakeholder participation, one that is informed by the perspectives of people, especially the marginalized,” Undersecretary Rodolfo said. The Philippines is taking the lead in seeking new policy interventions that are practical from the MSME perspective. These are expected to contribute towards helping MSMEs harness the opportunities presented by open and increasingly integrated markets. These initiatives range from free trade and trade facilitation, trade in services, investment, connectivity, and innovation: Maximizing the benefits of free trade agreements (Self-Certification for MSMEs, and Substantial Conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership [RCEP]); Fostering a more facilitative and transparent trade in services regime and harnessing the contribution and global competitiveness of the ASEAN services sector (Conclusion of... read more
Aris: Lick poverty with livelihood
By JUNE S. BLANCO REP. Erico Aristotle Aumentado (Bohol, 2nd District) takes seriously the “teaching a man to fish” part of the saying rather than the “giving a man a fish” part. He says “teaching” gives a man independence through skills he learns from training – and empowers him to provide for his family. On the other hand, “giving” merely turns such a man into a mendicant, and in the process, robs him of dignity. His efforts at teaching skills have earned Aumentado the National Kabalikat Award from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). TESDA recently celebrated its 23rd anniversary during which it conferred awards to partners in attaining its goals. Aumentado had tapped the rich pool of TESDA trainors in different fields to train his constituents, hence the award given at the TESDA Auditorium, at the TESDA Complex, in Taguig City, Metro Manila. The solon said TESDA cited him as legislative partner in promoting manpower and skills development for his constituents, especially those who cannot afford to pay for higher education. Through these years, Aumentado’s office has been, and continuously is being a partner in the development of the Boholano workforce. TESDA Central Office statistics show that Aumentado’s office – always ready to be of service to the public – had benefitted 8,168 Boholanos who availed of the trainings and scholarship programs from 2014-2016. He has 5,173 assessed and 5,597 graduates employed. His office also invested P 25,473,141.41 for Technical-Vocational Education and Training (TVET). TVET is the education or training process that, in addition to general education, involves the study of technologies and related sciences and...Tech Talk: Gov. Chatto: Bohol ICT Industry Next Major Source of Jobs
Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto told attendees to the ICT Council Meeting that Bohol’s Information and Communications Technology or ICT industry will be the next major source of jobs for Boholanos. The meeting was held at the Governor’s mansion on September 17, 2010 and was attended by the representatives from PLDT and Globe Telecom, DepEd, BLCI, BWUI, BOHECO, DTI, Bankers Association, academe and the various ICT industry players. Ms. Emmelou Versoza-Delfin from the Commision on Information and Communications Technology reported that the top 10 New Wave Cities or cities that are potential locations for call centers and other business process outsourcing does not include Bohol yet. In the scorecard maintained by the CICT, Bohol scored 100% on cost of operations, but has a very poor 46% on manpower criteria. Surprisingly, Bohol scored on the high 70s for infrastructure and business activity and this was due to the presence of airport, seaports and the active business community represented by the Bohol Chamber of Commerce and the ICT Council. In the past years, government officials were not optimistic about the ICT industry due to the perceived requirement of a fiber optic connection from Bohol to Cebu. However, the officers from PLDT and Globe Telecom explained that the method of data transport is irrelevant because the telco companies will deliver the specifications based on the service level agreement or SLA and capacity using whatever data transport technology is used. The two telcos presented their current capabilities in Bohol. PLDT showed their multiple microwave links to Cebu and Dumaguete as well as their newly implemented ‘fiber in the loop’ interconnecting the various cell sites...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Noynoy ug Mar gihangop sa iyang mga dumadapig – mobalik sa dakong rally inigsugod sa kampanya sa lokal karong Marso 26
Madasigon nga gisugat sa katawhang Bol-anon kagahapon sila si presidentiable Senador Simeon Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ug vice-presidentiable Senador Mar Roxas II atol sa ilang hamubong pagduaw sa duha ka mga lokal nga mga istasyon sa radyo sa dakbayan sa Tagbilaran kagahapon. Kuyog nila Aquino ug Roxas sa partidong Liberal mao sila si gubernatorial candidate, Cesar “Buboy” Montano, kanhi Dep Ed Supt., Dr. Elpidio Jala kinsa nilansad sa pagka-bise gobernador ug Konsehal Edgar Kapirig nga modagan sa pagka-kongresista sa unang distrito sa Bohol. Si Aquino ug Roxas dihang nahinabi sa mga tigbalita nibutyag nga ilang gikalipay og dako nga daghan sila og mga dumadapig kinsa naghulat kanila sa gawas sa sibyaanan sa dyTR diin nakahimo kini og dyutay nga trapik sa dalang J. Borja. Pagkahuman sa ilang pagbisita sa duha ka estasyon, nideretso sa provincial headquarter sa LP didto sa dalan C.P.G. North Avenue atbang sa governor’s mansion. Gibutyag ni Aquino nga mobalik sila ni Roxas inigsugod na sa kampanya sa lokal karong Marso 26 diin dunay dakong pagahimuon rally sa siyudad ug gieskedyol pa ang maong dakong kalihukan. Si Aquino ug Roxas niabot sa siyudad mga alas 2 sa hapon sakay sa usa ka pribadong abyon ug nigikan mga alas 4 sa hapon paingon sa dakbayan sa Dumaguete alang sa dakong rally sa gabii. (Andy Nalzaro with reports from Edward...Pag-umangkon nga nitigbas patay sa iyang uyoan gikiha
GIPASAKAAN na og sumbong didto sa piskaliya ang usa ka 19-anyos nga lalaki kinsa maoy gitumbok nga nagtigbas patay sa iyang uyoan didto sa Sitio Silab, barangay Abilihan, Garcia-Hernandez, Bohol. Nag-atubang sa sumbong nga homicide mao si Elmer Balaba, ulitawo ug nagpuyo sa samang dapit. Si Balaba maoy gitudlo nga maoy responsable sa pagtigbas patay kang Nestor Balaba, 53-anyos, minyo niadtong Sabado sa alas 6:30 sa buntag. Sigun sa taho giatangan sa biktima ang maong suspetsado ug nagakalalalis nga niresulta sa pagtinigbasay sa duruha. Nakaangkon og daghang samad tinigbasan sa ulo ang biktima nga maoy hinungdan sa iyang kamatayon. Ang suspetsado kasamtangang gipaslak sa Garcia Hernandez PNP lock-up jail. (Andy...Amahan sa biktima nga gilugos patay, gibuhian lakip na ang usa ka silingan – nag-unang suspek wa pa gyod madakpi
GIBUHIAN na sa kapulisan ang amahan sa usa ka 7-anyos nga batang babaye kinsa gilugos ug gipatay lakip na ang usa ka silingan niini didto sa lungsod sa Antequera. Si SPO2 Eleuterio Aleria sa Antequera Police Station nibutyag sa Bohol Balita nga si Artemio Baldisco, amahan sa biktima nga si Arriane Kaye Bulig ug silingan nga is Rogelio Renegado, 33-amyos, ulitawo gibuhian niadtong nakalabay nga Lunes. Matud ni Aleria nga himnuon ang duruha nga state witness sa maonk kaso samtang ang gitumbok nga mnaoy nibuhat sa mangilngig nga krimen nga si Emilio Panillon padayon pang gipangita sa kabukiran sa maong lungsod. Sayo niini, ang biktima napalgang patay niadtong Pebrero 25 sa alas 6 sa buntag sa iyang amahan diin dunay daghang samad sa ulo ug bun-og sa iyang nawong human gilugos. Nahibaw-an usab sa pakisusi sa municipal health officer nga dunay hugaw sa lalaki ang nakuha sa kinatawo sa biktima ug nagkadugo usab kini. Sa wala pa mahitabo ang krimen, nag-inom ang amahan ni Arriane kuyog sa duha ka mga nahisgutang mga silingan didto sa pinuy-anan ni Baldisco. (Andy...Mangingisda nabuthan og dinamita, patay
PATAY ang usa ka ilegal nga mangangisda human nabuthan sa iyang dala nga dinamita samtang nanagat didto sa kadagatan sa barangay Pandanon, Getafe, Bohol kagahapon sa buntag. Biktima nailhan nga si Antonio Cabardo, hamtong ang panuigon, minyo ug nagpuyo sa mao nga lugar Nakaangkon ang biktima og daghang samad ug angol sa kalawasan hinungdan sa iyang kamatayon. Nasayran sa taho nga samtang ang biktima ilegal nga nanagat sa kadagatan sa naasoy nga barangay mga alas 10 sa buntag dihang ang dinamita nga iyang gigunitan aksidenteng nibuto ngadto iyang kamot samtang padung na unta kining ilabog sa dagat. Narikober sa niresponding mga sakop sa Getafe Police Station ang patay’ng lawas sa natumbok nga biktima mga alas 12:25 sa hapon kagahapon ug gihatud na kini sa iyang pinuy-anan. Sigun sa pakisusi sa Getafe PNP nga ang biktima ilado na sa ilang lugar gumikan sa iyang ilegal nga pamaaagi sa pagpanagat pinaagi sa paggamit og dinamita. (Andy...Bohol Hosts 12th PSITE National Convention
Bohol is once again a host to a nationwide gathering of individuals, this time from the IT education sector. The 12th Philippine Society of IT Educators National Convention was held last February 24-27, 2010 at the Bohol Plaza Resort and Restaurant, Dayo Hill, Mayacabac, Dauis, Bohol. An estimated 250 participants coming from all over Philippines attended the said convention. A soft opening was held in the evening of February 24, 2010, with a talk from Intel, coupled with dance performances of HNU’s Diwanag Dance Theatre and Cultural Troupe. The event formally opened in the morning of February 25, 2010 with HNU’s Himig Diwa rendering the invocation, the Lupang Hinirang and Awit sa Bohol. The event was graced with the presence of Atty. Handel Lagunay, the Bohol Provincial Administrator, giving the Welcome Remarks in behalf of Governor Erico Aumentado while the keynote message was given by Mr. Carlo Subido, the Business Development Manager of Intel Philippines. There were plenary sessions on topics such as Flattening the IT Education Sphere, Addressing ICT Education Gap Through Partnership and Service Science, Management and Engineering (SSME). There was also a presentation on Educating Voters: An ICT Challenge and on the ITE Undergraduate Thesis Project Framework. In between these talks were presentations from the different sponsors of the event. In the evening, the participants were entertained by a serenade from Himig Diwa and dance numbers from Dr. Cecilio Putong National High Sschool’s Bukang Liwayway, headed by Mr. Oscar Real. The most awaited event was the JEDI (Java Education and Development Initiative) Night, which took place at Flushing Meadows in the evening of February 26, 2010....National News
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