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Business Planning Workshop for Looc Women’s Association To ensure competitiveness and sustainable development of the meat processed products of the Looc Women’s Association of Panglao, Bohol, the Department of Trade and Industry with the support of the Local Government Unit of Panglao, conducted Business Planning Workshop to the members of the association. It was a two-day workshop last November 8-9, 2016 held at Looc Barangay Hall, Panglao Bohol. It was attended by the LGU DSWD Head, President of the Association and its members. Yoradyl E. Israel, Food Sector Manager, DTI-BPO together with Maribel R. Arbasto, Business Counselor- Negosyo Center facilitated the workshop. The first day of the workshop tackled about the vision-mission of the association, the organizational structure and its duties & responsibilities and the work instruction for all processes. The second day focused on business planning wherein the participants were able to determine the market and the pricing and costing of their meat products. At the end of the workshop, the members of the association were able to identify the importance of business planning in the business... read moreOCEAN 16 to pave collaboration towards Industry 4.0
Companies join tech experts and changemakers in leading digital revolution Breakthroughs in technology are fundamentally transforming whole systems of production, management, and governance to aid societies overcome challenges from business and energy, to transportation and climate change. Called the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” or “Industry 4.0,” this trend presents an opportunity for the Philippines not only to keep up with more advanced nations, but also solve urgent problems plaguing the country. “This year in Davos, we talked about the Fourth Industrial Revolution – how high technology will promote rapid industrialization and how digital can impact lives for the better,” said Winston Damarillo, a Filipino Young Global Leader recognized by the World Economic Forum (WEF) which held its 2016 meeting at Davos-Klosters, Switzerland in January. Several organizations are already working towards supporting Industry 4.0 in the Philippines by helping companies and government adapt to Big Data, Cloud Computing, and other digital innovations. Energy goes digital With new demands and advancements disrupting power industry norms, energy giant Meralco is spearheading discussions on emerging solutions with its annual Technology and Innovation Summit (MTECH). Already in its second year, MTECH brings in fresh insights and experiences from global technology companies to help inform the local energy industry and pave the way for smarter utilities. This year, the summit revolved around creating intelligent customer-centered solutions that enhance human lives. Alongside the discussions, Meralco implemented its Automated Distribution Management System (ADMS) this year to digitize the electrical grid and automate power distribution in the event of an outage. ADMS is part of the company’s efforts to transform the business, enabling it to support alternative forms of... read more
Free seminars for exporters at int’l food expo
Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC), an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), announced free training seminars on various food exports-related topics alongside the holding of International Food Exhibition Philippines (IFEX) organized by DTI’s Center for International Trade Exposition and Missions (CITEM) on 19-21 May at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. Scheduled at the PTTC during the 3-day trade show are food export and investment seminars discussing topics on Health and Wellness Importance of Cacao, Cocoa, and Chocolates, 1st Organic Coconut Congress, Agribusiness Research and Development Forum and Market Entry Requirements. IFEX Philippines is the biggest international trade exhibition on ethnic and specialty food, tropical fruits, vegetables, seafood, beverage, bakery & confectionery products, meal & poultry, HALAL-certified products together with natural, organic, and healthy food products in the Philippines and Asia. This year’s edition will also feature ethnic ingredients and food from ASEAN member states through the TASTE ASEAN as part of the official programs under the ASEAN Committee on Business and Investment Promotion (ASEAN CBIP). The trade show is seen as a great opportunity for food companies, both local and international, to test new markets, launch new products and sell them to international...No Results Found
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Nurses for the barrios anyone?
The government, in a bid to perk up employment and pat nurses for experience has planned to mobilize them in rural areas, with pay in a move similar to the Doctor to the Barrios. After six months of duty, nurses could now wave the government certification and fly off in a front row chance to grab that dream job at a foreign hospital. This as President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo launches Nurse Assigned in Rural Areas (NARS) soon. Pay however may not be that high yet, but an allowance of P8,000 a month and a possible local counterpart of P2,000 may be quite better than having nothing at all. The government has initially determined the 1,000 poorest towns in the country and it would be hiring about 5 nurses in the first 6 months of the year and another 5 after that. (rachiu/PIA) Click here for full...Rabies lessons in school earn Asian admiration
FROM Bohol’s smallest town comes the biggest snap in rabies prevention. The Department of Education has piloted rabies education in Corella in response to the Bohol Rabies Prevention and Eradication Council (BRPEC) request to get an information campaign program started early. With school children at risk, Corella principal Dolores Cuizon told visitors that rabies discussion in classes may be incorporated in English, Mathematics and Science. Visitor veterinarians and policy decision makers from China, Japan, Cambodia, Laos, South Korea as well as representatives from the United Nations also agree that early rabies lessons would predispose children to be responsible pet owners and keep away from the risk of rabies. The Bohol Rabies Prevention and Eradication Program aimed at making Bohol rabies free by 2010. (rachiu/PIA) Click here for full...Jatropha: best for Bohol
Jatropha is the best alternative for Bohol, especially in those farmlands sloping by above 12 degrees and marginal soils where food crops hardly grow. The Jatropha Propagation Project targets to make at least 16,000 hectares productive. Governor Erico Aumentado assured there will be no conversion of food farms to Jatropha plantations, as he had already ordered segregation of agricultural lands for food crops from those for industrial crops. According to studies, “Jatropha curcas grows best on well drained soils preferably with pH of 6-9 with good aeration but is well adapted to marginal soils with low nutrient content” which food crops can hardly grow. Through the trans-esterification process, crude Jatropha oil has been used as component of high quality paper, energy pellets, soap, cosmetics, toothpaste, embalming fluid, pipe joint cement, cough medicine and as a moistening agent in tobacco. Moreover, Jatropha seed cake, a waste by-product of the bio-diesel trans-esterification process has been used as rich organic fertilizer in other countries. Also based on JCP research, about 600 liters of bio-diesel can be extracted from a thousand kilos of Jatropha curcas seeds. Click here for full...Habal-habal needs regulation policies
Government supervision and control is being sought in the operations of the “habal-habal”. Instead of a total ban the habal-habal, the call to regulate it has become a common sentiment among its drivers and the riding public. The Land Transportation Office (LTO) regional office was scheduled to suppress erring motorists and to stop habal-habal operation across the province since yesterday. However, the plight of habal-habal drivers caught public attention. Alfredo Gutierrez, Jr., president of the Tagbilaran Private Motor Service Association (TPMSA) – a group of habal-habal drivers in the city, that are willing to comply with the transportation code such as the mandatory wearing of helmets and limiting their passenger to one. The safety of backriders on single motorcycles for hire has been the major concern of authorities pushing to outlaw habal-habal operations. Click here for full...Bonior earns DSWD outstanding mayor
THE mayor of San Miguel town recently reaped a singular accolade from the national government for putting up innovate bureaucratic measures to dent on poverty in his town. Mayor Claudio Bonior recently received the Most Outstanding Mayor of the Philippines award from the World Bank and its project funds implementer; the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) shared municipal information officer Menandro Pesquera in an interview. The award was for DSWD Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) Special Leadership Awards for local chief executives. The awarding which was held at the Imperial Palace in Quezon City last February 3 was also attended by awardees from all KALAHI CIDSS areas across the country, reports from San Miguel bared. Coming in after the DSWD has earlier tied up a partnership with the town, Bonior took poverty alleviation by heart while persuading his colleagues in government to prioritize counterpart support for the country’s social service delivery program, sources close to the mayor added. “He also pushed for the empowerment of communities consistent with the community driven development tenets adopted for projects under the DSWD,” Pesquera stressed. According to him, with poverty stalking the town barangays, Bonior strongly pursued community participation in deciding priority development project which the town can counterpart. Projects his town partnered with World Bank funds implemented by the DSWD include key farm to market access roads, irrigation spillways, rural electrification projects, school buildings, health centers rain collectors and farm impounding systems, he enumerated. San Miguel tapped the DSWD KALAHI CIDSS from the national government since 2006 and Bonior continued on the steps...National News
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