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DTI HOLDS FRANCHISING SEMINARS IN THE PROVINCE
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – Bohol Provincial Office- a frontrunner in the field of commerce, will be conducting Franchising Orientation Seminars in the province. This is designed to provide guidance on prospective franchisee on relevant information on possible franchising opportunities. A number of franchisors from Manila who already committed to be part of this activity, will be coming to Bohol. This seminar will be managed by the Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) and is part of the DTI Small and Medium Enterprise Roving Academy (SMERA)- a continuous program for the development of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to become competitive in the domestic and international markets. One leg will be done on November 24, 2016 at JJ’s Seafood Village, Tagbilaran City while another leg will be done on November 25, 2016 at the Watergate Inn and Restaurant, Talibon, Bohol. It will run from 10:00AM to 4:00PM. Limited slots are available on a first-come, first-served basis. For further information regarding the event, please feel free to contact 501-8828/ 501-8260 and look for Mr. Rey Anthony Regis or Blair Panong or call 0909-943-8983 and look for Emily... read moreDavao-made Malagos Premium Chocolates launched in the US
The Department of Trade and Industry’s Philippine Trade and Investment Center Los Angeles (PTIC-LA) confirmed that Malagos Premium Chocolates, a chocolate produced in the Philippines, will now be available in the United States. This was further to the announcement made by the Davao-based Malagos Agri-Ventures during their recent participation at the North West Chocolate Festival in Seattle, Washington on November 12 -13, 2016. The Malagos line of chocolates has received acclaim from international fine food and chocolate award-giving bodies in Europe for its premium qualities. The products are single-origin, having been manufactured fully on-site on its farm in Davao, Philippines. Mr. Jojie Dinsay, Trade Representative of the Philippines for the US West Coast and Head of the Philippine Trade and Investment Centers in Los Angeles and San Francisco said that this is another success story for the promotions efforts of premium food products in the US market as a result of the partnership between government and the private sector. “We are very happy and proud to have another premium product from the Philippines enter this market” Dinsay said. “The Philippine Trade and Investment Centers as part of our mandate will continue to support companies like Malagos in promoting their products all over the world”. Featuring 110 exhibitors, the Northwest Chocolate Festival is known to be among the top shows for artisan chocolates in the world today with around 12,000 visitors. Malagos Premium Chocolates, a multi-awarded Philippine chocolate from Davao, was introduced not only to choco-loving consumers but to traditional and artisan chocolatiers, chefs and baristas present at the show. Malagos Agri-Ventures’ participation at the NW Chocolate Festival was supported... read more
DTI BOHOL LAUNCHES KAPATID MENTOR ME PROGRAM
The Department of Trade and Industry – Bohol Provincial Office launched on May 17 the Kapatid Mentor Me Program (KMMP), in partnership with the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE) and the Bohol Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI). The KMMP is a 12-module mentoring session for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs), to help scale-up their business through weekly coaching and mentoring by business owners and practitioners on the different areas of entrepreneurship. The goal of the program is to produce confident entrepreneurs with the right mindset and business knowhow that will enable them to sustain and scale-up their business. More than 300 participants coming from the business sector, government and other private institutions attended the whole day activity, which included a signing of the Memorandum of Agreement among DTI, PCE and BCCI to make official their partnership under the program. Twenty five (25) mentees who earlier signed their commitment contract to the 9-week mentoring sessions began their modules 1 and 2 early in the afternoon together with the rest of the participants. Speakers and KMMP mentor Mr. Rey Calooy of RNC Marketing Philippines delivered Module 1: Entrepreneurial Mind-Setting and Values Formation while local mentors Engr. Arnold Labunog of Jojie’s Bakeshop/Jojie’s Painitang Bol-anon and Dr. Ed Escalona of Our Delibread also shared their stories during the Inspirational Forum. On the other hand, Mr. Henry Tenedero of the Center for Learning and Teaching Styles-Philippines (CLTS) also delivered Module 2: Marketing. KMMP Modules 3 to 12 will be held every Wednesday until July 12, 2017 with KMMP mentors from Cebu and Manila. The graduation ceremonies will be on July 21, 2017 during...No Results Found
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Govt allots P47M for Bohol farms roads
SOME BARANGAYS of Corella, Anda, Carmen, Sevilla, Lila, Loay, Loboc, Valencia and Sagbayan would be lucky this year as the Department of Agriculture spares P47M for their farm-to-market roads (FMRs). Seen as an apparent government attempt motivate farmers to attain more than the 105% rice sufficiency level, the FMR would also be crucial in cutting farmer’s losses especially when they start transporting goods to the markets. According to reports from the DA Regional Office, through acting director Ricardo D. Oblena, the DA hopes to implement all the P47M this year as they expect this development greatly benefits Bohol rice farmers. In fact, the government is engaged in two-pronged agriculture sector infrastructure spending: to motivate farmers to raise productivity levels and to spur people to get jobs and capacitate them to earn, sheltering them from the fall-outs of a global economic meltdown. The amount however is lower than what the government agriculture agency has sowed last year. Oblena shared to the media about the P65M worth of crucial farm roads implemented all over the three districts of Bohol last year. Some P22M worth of projects were implemented last year in Bohol’s first district alone, and these farm access routes include the towns of Balilihan, Catigbian, Tubigon, Dauis and Panglao. In the second district, P15M worth of road rehabilitation and developments were implemented in Ubay and Trinidad. The third district on the other hand implemented P28.565M in projects covering Anda, Carmen, Dimiao, Loboc, Valencia and Sierra Bullones. This year, the DA also hopes the projects would be effectively implemented as they hope the mentioned local government units would be able to...Bohol cops: region’s best
TOPPING over all Central Visayas’ provincial and city cops, Bohol Police Provincial Office (BPPO) reaped an average of 71.6% for seven indicators to claim the accolade as the region’s best. Police Provincial Director, PSSupt. Edgardo Ingking said their efforts have finally paid off pointing out that his men have relentlessly pursued efforts in the maintaining peace and order and internal security operations with an emphasis on comprehensive community-based anti-crime campaign plan familiarly known as OPLAN “Sumpo Krimen.” Not wanting to grab the limelight alone, the Bohol chief also credited the coordination, support and collaboration of local government units and the other pillars of the criminal justice system, the AFP and the Boholano community in general, for the feat. BPPO capped the highest rating after the Police Regional Office-7 and the Philippine National Police conducted the Unit Performance Evaluation in 2008 through an annual inspection. During the PRO-7 inspection, Bohol’s police performance average topped others in personnel management and human resource development, intelligence, operations, logistics, police community relations, comptrollership and investigation and detective management, sources from Camp Sergio Osmena in Cebu City bared. After BPPO, Negros Oriental garnered 71.60%, Cebu City; 69.21%, Cebu Province; 68.68%, Mandaue City; 67.81% and Siquijor;...Construction workers enlist at DPWH Bohol
SHELTERING the poor who would be most affected by the fallout, the government has caused massive job openings for the unemployed to stack them with the buying power. In fact, through the government’s Comprehensive Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (CLEEP), all government agencies have virtually opened its doors to workers seeking temporary jobs enough to tide them over the global economic strain. Leading the pack here in Bohol is the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The agency is now putting up a database of skilled workers in construction work, those on the list would be given top priority by contractors who bag the 1260 government infrastructure projects nationwide, says source from DPWH. The database acts as the ones with the top pick priorities, especially during job fairs to be set up in the provinces, says Regional Director Josefino Rigor in a faxed message to PIA. By agreement with the contractors, DPWH submits the database to the winning bidders. With this, the government public works agency asks skiled workers as foremen, heavy equipment operators, steelmen, laborers, road maintenance men, masons, plumbers and other construction related skills to enlist at the Bohol First Engineering District, at New Capitol Site here in Tagbilaran on or before March 17, when a job fair is slated. Likewise, the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines are on a similar program looking for warm bodies. The PNP recruitment is part of the executive directive to recruit 15,000 police officers in five years, which started in 2006, PNP sources also reveal. These new bloods, totaling 7,000, will replace the retiring, dead...DPWH seeks workers
The Department of Public Works and Highways – Region 7 will hold a series of jobs fairs in Central Visayas provinces this month to hep the unemployed population find job opportunities. Applicants who are foremen, heavy equipment operators, steelmen, piyon, kaminero, masons o latero or other class of construction workers are qualified to register at the DPWH jobs fairs. The venue and date for Bohol is at Bohol 1st District Engineering Office, New Capitol Site, Tagbilaran City on March 17, 2009. The department is in need of engineers, carpenters and plumbers who are on the lookout for temporary jobs for the 1,260 projects nationwide. (PIA) Click here for full...Choco frontliners get “Skills” enhancement
CARMEN, BOHOL. TOURISM front liners especially involved in the operations of Bohol’s peak tourism product underwent a seminar workshop on personality enhancement to allow them to cope up with the world-class service demanded of them especially in the upcoming peak season. Carmen Mayor Manuel Molina underscored in his letter request to Bohol Tourism Officer (BTO) Josephine Cabarrus the need to train front-liners so they can be equipped with the right personality and attitude especially when serving tourists and guests drawn by the magic of the Chocolate Hills. Mayor Molina asked the BTO to facilitate a 2-day training seminar for this purpose. Himself conscious of the need to upgrade Carmen personnel services and approximate international standards, the mayor together with his team of local government officials asked the BTO to design for them the training the soonest possible time. Anticipating the influx of tourists for the peak summer season, local officials believe that equipping their people with the right skills adds up to the good memories of a tourist here. Comprising the BTO resource pool for the workshop aside from BTO Cabarrus are tour guides Chito Vaño, Roy Ometer, Christopher Boncales and Rey Anthony Chiu of PIA Tagbilaran. Meanwhile, BTO has been retooling tourism stakeholders through personality enhancement seminar workshops for tourism industry stakeholders. “We want all Boholanos who are now working in the industry to be able to maximize their skills in keeping the industry alive especially during an anticipated global meltdown,” says a tour guide who is part of the pool. At this, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said tourism industry remains a key sector in generating job opportunities...National News
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