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ARTA calls for review of Citizen’s Charters to align with new EODB law—3-7-20 rule for faster government transactions must be strictly observed
As the temporary secretariat of the Anti-Red Tape Authority, the Department of Trade and Industry-Competitiveness Bureau (CB) urged all government agencies to start the review of their systems and processes starting with their existing Citizen’s Charter, to comply with the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018. Speaking before the officials of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Assistant Secretary Pacheco cited Section 5 of Republic Act 11032, calling for the reengineering of their systems and procedures. “The EODB Act took effect last June 17 and under the law, all LGUs and NGAs are directed to initiate review of existing policies and operations and commences with the reengineering of their systems and procedures, even without the IRR (Implementing Rules and Regulations). We urge you to update your Citizen’s Charter.” DTI Assistant Secretary Mary Jean Pacheco told the participants of Anti Red Tape Task Force Meeting at the BSP. Under the new law, the reduced processing time for simple transactions is now 3 days, while for complex transactions is 7 working days. Highly technical transactions should be processed within 20 working days. Applications and request for license, clearance, permit, or authorization which require the approval of local Sangguniang Bayan, Sangguniang Panlungsod, or Sangguniang Panglalawigan should only take 45 working days, which could be extended for another 20 working days. Likewise, the law also reduced the number of signatories to only three, further facilitating business-related transactions. The EODB law also mandates all government agencies to setup the most current and updated Citizen’s Charter, the service standard which shall detail the following information: a) a comprehensive and uniform... read morePH leaps to 60th spot in Logistics Performance Index
The Philippines (PH) continues to improve its global ranking with the latest World Bank Logistics Performance Index (LPI) 2018 edition. From 71st spot in 2016, the country leaped to 60th among 160 countries ranked according to their trade logistics performance. “We are now reaping the fruits of the government’s reforms and these are seen globally. Guided by President Rodrigo Duterte’s mandate for a better and more comfortable life for our countrymen, we have developed a program to improve logistics services in the country to address related issues, foster more investments, and generate more jobs,” said Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez. PH recorded a 2.9 LPI score in 2018 compared to 2.86 score in 2016. The country posted increases in four out of six indicators: 1. International shipment indicator – measures the ease of arranging competitively priced international shipments 2. Tracking and tracing – ability to track and trace consignments 3. Infrastructure – evaluates the quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure 4. Logistics competence – competence and quality of logistics services The Transport and Logistics sector is one of the 12 industry priorities under the Inclusive Innovation-led Industrial Strategy (I3S) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The agency has been active in promoting the sector to attract investments and has initiated reforms to address reliability, high logistics cost, as well as customs procedures. “We are now focusing on facilitating solutions to issues on port congestion and high shipping cost,” said Competitiveness and Ease of Doing Business Undersecretary Rowel Barba. The DTI-Competitiveness Bureau (DTI-CB) is collaborating with the private sector to transform the logistics services sector through regulatory reform, assurance... read more
Go Lokal! Souvenir Collection opens @NAIA 3 on July 19, 2018
The Go Lokal! Stores, a project of the Department of Trade and Industry, is a market access platform for our MSME partners to gain access to the domestic mainstream market and ultimately, to the global export market. It is a showcase of Philippine products crafted, designed and manufactured by the country’s MSMEs. In collaboration with government agencies and retail partners such as SM Kultura Makati, Rustan’s Makati, Robinson’s Place in Malate, Glorietta 2 of Ayala Mall, CityMalls nationwide, Duty Free Philippines Fiesta Mall and Enchanted Kingdom, Go Lokal! has assisted 315 MSMEs in more than 50 stores nationwide with 10 retail partners, generating sales of over Php30M in the past 16 months. 81 of these suppliers are now in the mainstream market. Go Lokal! embarks on an exciting project that supports young entrepreneurs made up of makers and artists who turn their love of arts into a money making venture. By providing them creative space, these group of young artists give us their varying interpretations of Philippine culture and their everyday lives. Souvenir items like toys, trinkets, jewelry, and novelty items that have never been seen in the market are just a few of the products in this collection created by these dynamic groups of artists: Common Room Common Room is a shop where crafters and artists gather to sell their handmade goods. The Common Room curates a brand new collection of Philippine Souvenirs for Go Lokal! which features the artists’ fun and modern take on what they love about the Philippines, interpreted in toys, trinkets, paper products and fashion accessories. Among the pieces...Auza.Net Starts Summer 2017 OJT Program
By: Jerome Auza It has become a tradition of Auza.Net to accommodate as many on-the-job trainees as we could fit in our small office. This year, we have selected eight students who are graduating in the next school year to undergo our summer OJT program. Our projects include data processing and automation of mass data input. Some of the students will explore the use of Arduino and embedded systems for building security and monitoring applications. They will also learn about website development and will be involved in commercial projects. They will also be involved in a small structured cabling project at the Auza.Net office. The OJT program we conduct exposes the students to real world application of technology. It also gives them a gentle introduction into the world of business. Aside from learning technical skills, Auza.Net will also introduce business and leadership training this year. We believe that these students would benefit from the business knowledge they will gain. They will also learn to be leaders develop themselves to take on leadership positions when they get employed or start their own businesses. The eight qualified trainees are BS Computer Engineering and BS Computer Science students selected from a fairly large number of applications. We will publish their progress on their projects towards the end of the OJT program. Auza.Net has successfully launched commercial projects where trainees were involved in the development, testing and deployment. Among the notable projects are the DYRD-AM Worldwide Broadcast, the PPCRV-Bohol Online Election Data Audit System, Bohol News Daily and the PRC Passers...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Kapolisan sa Bohol, nanghakot og awards atol sa ika-115 nga anibersaryo sa Police Service
TAGBILARAN CITY, August 24 (PIA)–Nanghakot og awards ang kapolisan sa Bohol atol sa ika-115 Police Service Anniversary nga gipahigayon didto sa Police Regional Office 7 sa Sugbo nga nagdala sa tema nga: “Hamon Ng Pagbabago, Pinagibayong Serbisyo.” Usa sa highlight sa maong selebrasyon mao ang pagpanghatag og ganti ug pasidungog ngadto sa takos nga mga Philippine National Police (PNP) units ug personnel atol sa seremonya nga gipahigayon niadtong Agosto 22, 2016 didto sa Camp Sergio Osmeña, syudad sa Sugbo. Alang sa unit awards, ang Bohol Police Provincial Office (BPPO) ang napiling Best Police Provincial Office; Tagbilaran City Police Station, ang Best Component City Police Station; ug Panglao Police Station isip Best Municipal Police Station. Si PSupt Nicomedes Olaivar sa BPPO ang napiling Best Police Commissioned Officer for Operations samtang si SPO4 Yolando Bagotchay Jr. sa BPPO ang napiling Best Senior Police Non-Commissioned Officer alang sa individual awards. Alang sa Project Double Barrel Top Performers, ang BPPO ang nakakuha sa unang pwesto isip Best in Project Tokhang (Provincial Police Office Category) nga gisundan sa Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) ug Siquijor Police Provincial Office (SPPO). Sa Best in House Visitation (Municipal Police Station Category), ang Batuan Police Station ang 1st place, Dimiao Police Station ang 2nd place ug Sikatuna Police Station ang 3rd place. Ang Best in Project Tokhang (Municipal Police Station Category) nakuha sa Sikatuna Police Station isip 2nd place, samtang 3rd place usab ang Dimiao Police Station. Ang maong tinuig nga selebrasyon nagtinguha sa pagdasig og community awareness ug kasalmotan, paghatag og pasidungog sa isig kaanib alang sa kaisog, dedikasyon ug sakripisyo sa kahimoan sa ilang katungdanan ug...PANGLAO TOURISM FORUM
Gov. Edgar Chatto and Panglao Mayor Nila Montero led discussions on Panglao Tourism and other tourism related regulation activities . Along with heads of national agencies DOT, Marina, Philippine Navy, and Philippine Coast Guard; topics included registration of boats, data on tourism arrivals, 20m salvage zone, street lighting, cleanliness, diving, establishment of docking areas for boats, among others. Panglao is also consulting stakeholders for the crafting of its tourism master plan in conjunction with existing master plans in the province. The island remains Bohol’s tourism jewel and is expected to be ready for influx of more tourists as soon as the New Bohol Airport is completed. The Provincial Government and the municipal local government seek to ensure that Panglao sustains its development in the tourism industry while managing environment and marine biodiversity. Panglao is also set to host upcoming big international ICT events: Geeks on a Beach and Open Collaboration of East Asia Nations (OCEANS)...Listahan sa 2017 holidays, gipagawas na sa Malakanyang
TAGBILARAN CITY, August 19 (PIA)–Gipagawas na sa Malakanyang ang mga regular ug special non-working day alang sa tuig 2017. Base sa Proclamation Number 50 nga gilagdaan ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte, regular holiday ang New Year’s Day o Enero 1 nga natunong sa adlaw nga Domingo; Araw ng Kagitingan – Abril 9, natunong usab sa adlaw nga Domingo; Huwebes ug Biyernes Santo – Abril 13 ug Abril 14; Labor Day sa Mayo 1 nga natunong sa adlaw nga Lunes. Nalakip usab sa regular holiday sa sunod tuig ang Hunyo 12 o Independence Day (Lunes); Agosto 28, National Heroes Day (Lunes); Nobyembre 30-Bonifacio Day (Huwebes); Disyembre 25 o Christmas Day (Lunes); ug Disyembre 30-Rizal Day (Sabado). Samtang ang mga special holiday sa 2017 mao ang: Chinese New Year sa Enero 28 (Sabado); EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary sa Pebrero 25 (Sabado); Black Saturday-Abril 15; Ninoy Aquino Day-Agosto 21 (Lunes); All Saints Day-Nobyembre 1 (Miyerkules) mao nga gi-deklarar na usab sa Malakanyang ang Oktubre 31 (Martes) isip dugang special holiday samtang ang Disyembre 31, katapusang adlaw sa tuig (Domingo). Nakalatid usab sa Proclamation Number 50 nga ang pagdeklarar sa Eidul Fitr ug Eidul Adha mag-agad sa eksaktong petsa base sa Islamic calendar....OFWs, exempted na sa pagkuha og OEC
TAGBILARAN CITY, August 18 (PIA)–Exempted na ang mga balikbayang overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sa pagkuha og oversees employment certificate (OEC) requirement. Kini human nadesisyonan sa Governing Board sa Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) nga i-exempt ang mga OFWs sa pagkuha sa maong sertipikasyon. Ubos sa GB Resolution No. 12, series of 2016, ang mga OFWs nga mobalik sa kanhing employer niini ug jobsite, exempted na sa overseas employment certificate (OEC) requirement. Giingong sa panahon sa peak seasons sama sa Christmas holidays ug school graduations, mokabat hangtud 7,000 matag adlaw ang hangyo sa mga OFWs alang sa OEC. Gawas niini, exempted na usab sa pagbayad og travel tax ug terminal fees ang mga OFWs nga nagparehistro sa Balik-Manggagawa Online pinaagi sa pagpakita lamang sa ilang work visa, work permit, valid contract, o kapareho nga dokumento sama sa Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) ug ang Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA)....Federalism advocates holds forum in Bohol
TAGBILARAN CITY, August 17 (PIA)–The Constitutional Reformers to Federalism headed by Atty. Raul Lambino, lead convenor of PDU30-CoRe in partnership with the Provincial Government of Bohol and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), hold a forum on federalism in Bohol on Aug. 16 at the Bohol Cultural Center, this city. The PDU30-CORE team is also composed of Atty. Emmanuel Tumanda, Atty. Mike Planas and Dennis Ancheta. The federalism forum kicks off the information and education campaign for the province attended by provincial, municipal, and barangay officials, national government agencies, the business sector, the religious sector, and the academe. One of the priority programs of the Duterte administration is the proposed shift from presidential unitary to parliamentary federal form of government. This is considered as a strategy to introduce real reforms and genuine change in our country for the good and benefit of our people and citizens. Gov. Edgar Chatto expressed support for the initiatives to inform and educate the people on federalism as he himself is a supporter of local autonomy and decentralization as effective in directly responding to the needs of the people. “We need an informed choice or basis when we decide as a nation to transform towards a better and a higher level of state,“ Chatto said. Lambino explained that under a federal form of government, each state or region has its own discretion in managing its economy, natural resources, and law. Compared to the central government in Manila, Lambino said regional governments have a better grasp on their region’s various concerns. Greater independence would allow them to provide more appropriate solutions. Ancheta, a...National News
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