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MSMEs Enhance their Competitiveness by Integrating Environment Friendly Practices in their Operations
Green champions, green practitioners and enablers of greening of MSMEs are coming together to celebrate the achievements of the ProGED Project and to commit to accelerate green economic development beyond the project life. The ProGED Closing Event is a venue to showcase the results of the project, give recognition to the men and women behind the project achievements and to discuss how the greening initiatives started by the project will be used as springboard to accelerate green economic development. The Promotion of Green Economic Development (ProGED) project is a development cooperation project between the Republic of the Philippines through the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Federal Republic of Germany through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) that aims to support MSMEs to adopt greening and climate resilience initiatives to enhance their competitiveness. The ProGED project started in 2013 in Cebu and Bohol and now, has expanded to 30 provinces all over the country. MSMEs in the value chain of tourism, processed food, gifts decors and housewares, coffee, cacao, among others were introduced to different greening strategies to give them option on how to integrate environment friendly measures in their operations. MSMEs were also introduced to support services for greening like green service providers, green technology suppliers and financing institutions with financing windows for greening projects. The different government agencies, academic institutions, local government units, chambers of commerce and industry associations were also sensitized and supported so that they will come up with enabling laws and ordinances to support MSMEs who would want to go green. Several regional inphasing events were conducted since September this year,... read moreAgrikultura, edukasyon ug kahimsog, bag-ong prayoridad sa Presidente
MANILA, October 24 (PIA)–Mauna sa makapahimos sa mga pondo gikan sa mga kasabotang naumol sa pagbisita ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte sa China ang sektor sa agrikultura. Matud pa ni Presidente Duterte, mahimong prayoridad sa iyang administrasyon ang agrikultura, edukasyon ug kahimsog. Kini nagpasabot nga dakong parte sa naule niyang gibanabanang $24 bilyong kantidad sa kasabotan ang maadto sa tulo ka nahisgotang sektor. Gibutyag usab sa Presidente sa iyang mensahe sa Isabela nga gimanduan na niya ang Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) nga idirekta ang ilang kita sa pagtabang sa pagpatambal sa mga adunay sakit sa nasod. Gitataw usab sa Presidente nga bisan nagbaton na og mga kabag-ohan sa iyang mga prayoridad, nagpabilin pa gihapon ang hugot nga kampanya sa gobyerno batok sa ilegal nga droga. Matud pa nga dili mahunong ang ingon niining sitwasyon hangtud dili mapatay ang katapusang drug lord sa nasod.... read more
ASEAN, FTA partners meet for RCEP in Manila
MANILA—Trade officials from 10 ASEAN Members States (AMS) and six free trade agreement (FTA) partners China, Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and India are all set for the 18th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Trade Negotiating Committee (TNC) Meeting and Related Meetings from 8 to 12 May 2017. “RCEP should be able to demonstrate that we continue to underscore the developmental function of international trade that benefits ultimately the broader base of the economy,” said Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez, who also serves as chairperson of the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Meetings 2017. To keep the momentum going, it becomes all the more important that the overall RCEP package will suit the developmental needs of the RCEP Parties. “For the Philippines, RCEP should translate to more jobs and more business opportunities leading to higher incomes for many Filipinos,” the trade chief added. Deeper ‘integration’ through RCEP The ASEAN-centric and ASEAN-led RCEP is considered the new tailwind for global growth as it heads towards a more substantive phase following 17 rounds. The Manila Round will entail redoubling of efforts in order to deliver the broader and deeper commitments being called for goods, services and investment liberalization given the mandate of Leaders to substantially conclude RCEP this year. RCEP aims to achieve a modern, comprehensive, high-quality and mutually beneficial economic partnership agreement. Once concluded, this will further contribute in deepening ASEAN’s economic integration and heighten its role in global trade and investment. RCEP is poised to boost global growth by expanding the ASEAN consumer base of 620 million to 3.5 billion, integrating the major economic player markets,...No Results Found
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Gov’t bans vehicle use by kins even in emergencies
NO MATTER how noble the purpose is, government vehicles can not be used by government employees to take an ailing relative to the nearest hospital, even in emergency cases, rules out the government’s Task Force Red Plate. The Tanodbayan, under Honorable Ma. Merceditas Gutierrez created the task force aimed at ensuring that government vehicles are used in accordance with existing laws. The task force is the government’s implementing arm in checking abuse despite implemented austerity measures. They spread the dragnet, which widened recently to ensnare abusive employees using government vehicles despite express instructions to cut on fuel consumption in the midst of a fuel crisis. According to the task force, in no case shall a government employee use a government vehicle to further his private ends, unless he has obtained a permission to do so from the proper authority. The subject austerity measure also bans government vehicles from fetching children or relatives to and from school, even if it is only along the way to office. The task force said it is a declared policy that government vehicles should be used solely for the furtherance of official business. The same holds true even in cases where the employee himself answers for the gas of the government vehicle. In this light, a government vehicle, when not in use can not be brought home and have it put in the private garage, because by general rule, a government vehicle should be put in a garage provided by the agency of the government the vehicle is assigned. But, by way of exceptions, a government vehicle may be brought home in cases where...Boholano Claretian priest survives Basilan ambush
A BOHOLANO missionary priest and 5 others survived an ambush try Saturday, October 18 in Basilan in Mindanao. Rev. Fr. Felimon “Mon” Libot, a missionary of the Claretian Order hails from Tangacasan Norte, of Loay town here. He on his way to celebrate the following day’s mass in priest-less Tumahubong town, 97 kilometers away from his base in Isabela City, Basilan when he and his companions were ambushed. Marine and CAFGU escorts accompanied him Saturday afternoon when a band of 4 armed men fired upon the civilian vehicle they were on, reports from Mindanao said. While his escorts returned fire, the band of armed men succeeded in wounding at least 4 CAFGUs while Libot and another CAFGU only identified as PFC Nicolas suffered minor injuries said Col. Rustico Guerrero, Commanding Officer of the 1st Marine Brigade. Libot, a religious missionary is currently the Director of Claret College of Isabela. Fr. Libot, along with Basilan priests including Bishop Martin Jumoad attended the spiritual needs of the town. Based on reports, Fr. Libot was traveling via Isabela-Maluso-Sumisip circumferential road and was about 7 kilometers from Tumahubong proper when they were fired upon. Col. Guerrero added that government troops from the MBLT-10 were sent to track down the armed band, whose identities and motive are still under investigation. While no identities have been established on the criminals, sources have theorized that factions in the Tumahubong Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Development Cooperative (TARBIDC) may have been the culprits. The TARBIDC engaged a P50 M loan for the cooperatives modernization of the rubber production, a fund allegedly mismanaged. The conflict among cooperative factions has also...DPWH magpa-kanal sa mga proyekto’ng dalan
SUBLI nga gipasabot sa Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) ang ka-importante sa pasilidad sa drainage alang sa kadalanan aron dili kini dali nga mangaguba. Kini usab samtang gisabutan na usab sa mga opisyal sa Bohol ug Tagbilaran ang solbad sa suliran nga makadaut hinuon sa bag-ong gisementong Carlos P. Garcia Avenue sa syudad. Kasamtangang nag-antos sa pagbaha ug paglunop ang mga moagi ug namuyo sa CPG North bisan pag may tukmang drainage na nga napahimutang dinhi. Ang lunop dala sa dili makagawas ang tubig binanlas sa uwan kay sirado pa ang gawasanan nga kanal niini. Sirado pa usab ang kanal awasanan niini kay wala itugot nga ihagbong lakip sa uwan ang hugaw nga gipa-agas sa kanal. Gihimo na nga palisiya ni DPWH Sec. Hermogenes Ebdane ang pagpahimutang ug apil sa kanal sa foreign-assisted road projects. Gusto niya nga may tukmang line canals ug cross drains subay sa himoong mga nasudnong dalan sa nasud. Ang kanal magtabang pagpahubas sa tubig aron dili makapahumok sa dalan hangyud kini dali madaut....Sa World Food Day: organikong pag-pangumagilusad ni Sec Yap sa Bohol
GILUSAD SA Departamento sa Agrikultura sa Bohol ang pagpasupot sa organiko nga panguman agi ug tubag sa panginahanglan sa food productivity ug sufficiency, mismo sa World Food Day. Mismo si Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap mipasabot sa mga mag-uuma sa Lila sa kaayohan sa organikong panguma aron pun-an pa ang ani ug pugngan ang pagka-umaw sa yuta. Kapin kon kulang 60% ang bugas nga gitampo sa Bohol sa kinatibuk-ang Region 7, apan misalig sa Yap nga kapatas-an pa ang ani kon motabaok ang mga mag-uuma sa Lila sa organikong panguma. Iya usab nga gipasabot nga ang organic farming nalakip sa programang FIELDS sa kagamhanan aron kab-oton ang food security bisan pa sa hulga sa climate change. Kini usab agi ug tubag sa pangkalibutanong panginahanglan sa pagkaon, ug pagpanalipod sa kalikopan, matud niya....Bol-anong pari sa Basilan, gibanhigan, luwas ra
LUWAS ra ang Bol-anong pari nga misyonerong Claret nga nalakip sa pagbanhig didto sa barangay Upper Cabengbeng, Sumisip Basilan, niadtong Sabado, Octobre 18. Si Fr. Felimon Libot kasamtangang Director of Claret College of Isabela sa Basilan ug mao unta’y momisa sa Tumahubong, mga 92 kilometros gikan sa Isabela sa pagbanhig Naka-angkon ug mga pangos sa lawas si Fr “Mon” ug giilang si PFC Nicolas samtang upat pa ka CAFGFU ang nasamdan. Hinuon, nia na kini sa luwas nga kahimtang. Si Fr, Mon gikuygan ug Marines ug CAFGU escort luwan sa usa ka pribadong sakyanan, apan 7 ka kilometro sa dili pa ang Tumahubong proper, girakrakan sila sa 4 ka armadong mga tawo. Kasamtangan pang gilutos sa Marine Batallion Landing Team 10 ang mga suspitsado, kinsa wala pa mailhi hangtud ning panahona....National News
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