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Pampanga – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Intellectual Property of the Philippines (IPOPHL) is extending its Juana Make a Mark program that waives trademark application fees to 1,000 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Through the program, MSMEs can save up to Php 3,000 from waived basic filing, color claims, and first publication fees. “Juana Make a Mark is part of our strategy to help the MSMEs be part of the local supply chain and eventually venture out to the global market,” said Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez. During the MSME Summit last July 10 in Clark, Pampanga, DTI and IPOPHL signed an extension to their original Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that expired last February 14. The program’s effectivity is extended to February 14, 2019, or until all applications have been availed. In a press statement, IPOPHL Director Josephine R. Santiago said that “the success of the first round of the program shows MSMEs are realizing the significance of trademarks, and give them an edge in marketing their products.” To qualify for the program, MSMEs must be: Engaged in business activities considered as priority sectors by DTI and IPOPHL Located in areas prone to natural disaster or facing social and economic challenges Have business names registered by DTI Have at most two (2) unregistered marks used on goods and services Have no more than five (5) employees Engaged in business for at least one (1) year or with limited financial capability or other similar conditions indicating inadequate financial capacity The said priority sectors are as follows: Agri-business: food and resource-based processing Aerospace parts Automotive and auto spare parts... read more
Bohol MSMEs Join Boost Your Business Marketing Campaign
TAGBILARAN CITY – More than 100 Boholano MSMEs have participated in a digital marketing campaign last June 29, 2018 at Bohol Tropics Resort. Boost Your Business is a project by Bayan Academy and DTI in partnership with Facebook Philippines that aims to promote the use of social media platforms as a tool for creating an advantage in business. The event focused on marketing theories that are applicable on creating good quality content, creative visuals, and effective messages on social media. Mr Carlo Sagun , the event trainor, also introduced the different marketing strategies for Facebook and Instagram-two of the leading platforms in the world. A hands-on application of the theories was conducted afterwards using the apps of Facebook Philippines. Also gracing the one day workshop is the Congressman of the First District of Bohol Hon. Rene Lopez Relampagos as well as DTI Bohol’s very own Jerome John J. Gabin, STIDS who have encouraged the participants to ride on the opportunity of doing business online. According to Mr Sagun, among the chosen venues,Bohol Province has the largest number of participants so...Bohol Hosts 5th VICTOR Conference, Creative Congress, Education Summit
Everything starts with a dream and a strong commitment, Gov. Edgar Chatto addressed Information Technology Business Process Management (IT-BPM) industry experts and Boholano government, business, academe stakeholders at the three-part forum that was the 5th Visayas ICT Organization (VICTOr) conference, 1st Bohol Education Summit, and 3rd Visayas Creative Congress this week. The governor along with Usec. Monchito Ibrahim of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) signed commitment to support Bohol’s bid to become IT-BPM investment haven. He affixed his signature along with Bohol ICT industry stakeholders in pursuing the IT-BPM industry specific 2017 Education Action Plan. The gathering of industry experts and stakeholders focused on effective talent development and was aimed at linking education and industry needs in order for Bohol to become a major player in the industry, alongside initiatives to meet requirements on infrastructure and business environment. The education and industry linkage replicates bridging models for already established economic pillars of tourism and agriculture in the province. The IT BPM industry specific Education Action Plan for 2017 is comprised of priority programs such as faculty development/industry immersion, curriculum development, equipment and facility improvement and center of excellence/development certification. Its activities include trainings, industry partnerships, establishment of a business incubator, and accomplishing requirements for center of excellence/development certification as part of achieving academic roadmap to support IT BPM industry needs. The 2-day conference featured industry best practices through sharing from Visayas ICT councils particularly about strategies on opening up the ICT industry in the province. It also highlighted the Philippine IT BPM roadmap 2022, talent development strategies, cybersecurity and governance with particular spotlight on Bohol. Industry...Local News/ Bohol Balita
OCEAN16 Summit Taps BCCI As Local Partner
OCEAN (Open Collaboration with East Asia New Champions) is a bi-annual gathering in the Philippines that brings together leaders across sectors to connect, discover new ideas, and shape the Philippine future together. This year’s event will be held at the Be Grand Resort in Panglao, Bohol on October 21-23. The theme for OCEAN16 is “The Fourth Industrial Revolution”. The organizing committee of OCEAN16 has tapped the Bohol Chamber of Commerce and Industry as the local partner for the event. BCCI will play a vital role in organizing the event. Officers of the BCCI and OCEAN16 representatives held a meeting on August 6, 2016 at the Belian Hotel to discuss the details of the partnership. Earlier in July 2016, Micaela Beltran, member of the organizing committee of OCEAN16 presented the concept of the event during the regular board meeting of the BCCI. The OCEAN16 objective is to make the Philippines and the ASEAN as leaders in the digital age through public-private initiatives. Among the speakers are Senator Paolo Benigno Aguirre Aquino IV and Winston Damarillo, an Entrepreneur, CSO at...Anti-illegal drugs campaign rally, gipahigayon sa Bohol
TAGBILARAN CITY, August 2 (PIA)–Ang mga Bol-anon sa pagpanguna sa Philippine National Police-Bohol Provincial Police Office (PNP-BPPO) mipahigayon og anti-illegal drugs campaign rally karong adlawa sa syudad sa Tagbilaran nga nagdala sa tema nga: “Batukan Ta Ang Droga, Gubaton Ta Ang Durogista.” Kini gibuksan pinaagi sa parada ug motorcade ganinang alas 8:30 sa buntag gikan sa Kampo Dagohoy, niagi sa mga nag-unang kadalanan sa syudad, paingon sa CPG Sports Complex diin didto gipahigayon ang programa. Gitambongan kini sa nagkalain-laing grupo ug organisasyon, apil na ang patigayon, simbahan, cause-oriented groups, mga tunghaan, drug surrenderees, police personnel, ahensiya sa gobyerno, pribado ug ang mga relihiyosong sektor. Gipangunahan ang maong rally nilang Gobernador Edgar Chatto, Tagbilaran City Mayor John Geesnell Yap II, Bohol PNP Provincial Director PSSupt. Felipe Natividad, Provincial Administrator Ae Damalerio, Board Members Ricky Madayon ug Agapito Avenido. Nitambong usab ang malamposong magpapatigayon nga si Robinson Te, kinsa nihatag og testimonya isip drug dependent ug gi-unsa niya paglingkawas sa maong bisyo. Si Gob. Chatto misugod paghatag sa iyang mensahe pinaagi sa paghalad og pag-ampo sa tanang kapolisan nga nihalad sa ilang kinabuhi sa pagbatok sa ilegal nga droga. Samtang si Mayor Yap nihisgot sa PAGLAUM Center, usa ka inisyatiba sa syudad sa Tagbilaran nga maghatag og intervention program ngadto sa mga batang nakalapas sa balaod, nga naglakip usab sa rehabilitation program alang sa mga nitahan nga tiggamitan og ilegal nga droga. Si PSSupt Natividad nitaho sa bag-o lang gipahigayong Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting nga gikan Hulyo 1 hangtud 29, ang kapolisan sa Bohol naka-proseso na og 30, 287 ka drug personalities gikan sa 47 ka lungsod ug...Tech buffs set to geek out in Bohol
IT’S full steam ahead for the 2016 “Geeks on a Beach” (GOAB) technology and startup conference at the Bellevue Hotel in Panglao Island in Bohol on Aug. 25-26. But as GOAB is fast approaching and getting more of the public’s attention, some people had become curious and wondered what are geeks, and what does the word “geek” mean. Movies characterize them like nerds: skinny or chubby but oddly dressed, smart but socially inept or introvert, with sleek or unkempt hair, dental braces, oversized spectacles, and with the ever-present backpack worn on two shoulders. However, contrary to the stereotype popularized by Hollywood, geeks look and act ordinarily just like the rest of the human race in mainstream society, and also have a normal social life. People like Microsoft developer Bill Gates, Apple CEO Steve Jobs, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg are geeks and may have one or a combination of the above-mentioned attributes, but they appear outwardly ordinary and don’t have eccentric behaviors. The only behavioral trait that sets them out of the ordinary is their remarkable obsession with computer technology. Thus, a “geek” — a slang term originally used to describe an unfashionable or socially inept person – is a digital-technology expert or enthusiast. Geeks spend 88% of their time in their air-conditioned cubicles, hunched over their laptops or PCs working on their projects, whether it’s a computer software, an application, a startup, or a website. They seldom venture outdoors and sometimes never when they’re in the middle of working on a computer project or a product. “These guys won’t stop at nothing until they get things done,” said...Fault Finder ug Local Active Volcano Archive, gilusad sa PHIVOLCS
TAGBILARAN CITY, July 29 (PIA)–Mas dali na karon mahibaw-an sa publiko kun duol sa aktibong fault line ang usa ka lokasyon pinaagi sa Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology kun PHIVOLCS- Fault Finder. Ang Fault Finder usa ka web based application nga mahimong ma-access sa bisan kinsa gamit lang ang ilang mga smart phone ug uban pang mobile devices. Mahimo kining himuong giya sa pagpatukod og balay o bilding o kun ang gi-planong proyekto nahisubay ba sa usa ka aktibong fault line. Pinaagi sa pag-tap sa screen, makita dayon sa Fault Finder kung may fault nga duol sa inyong lugar. Dakung tabang usab kining app aron masayran sa publiko ang mga pagpangandam nga angay himuon aron makalikay sa aksidente kun motay-og ang kusog nga linog. Gawas sa Fault Finder, gilusad usab ning bag-o lang sa PHIVOLCS ang LAVA o ang Local Active Volcano Archive. Gamit ang mga datos sa LAVA app, mas mapalapdan pa sa mga researcher ang monitoring sa posibilidad sa pagbuto sa mga bulkan sa nasod. Aron ma-access ang Fault Finder ug LAVA, bisitahon lamang ang www.faultfinder.philvocs.dost.gov.ph ug www.wovodat.philvocs.dost.gov.ph....Germany, nanginahanglan og Filipino nurses
TAGBILARAN CITY, July 29 (PIA)–Nanginahanglan og mga Filipino nurses ang mga ospital sa Germany, matud pa sa Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). Base sa Recruitment Specification Form (RSF) No. 160022 nga gipagawas sa POEA nga pirmado ni Atty. Marieta Labong-dela Cruz, Director II sa Government Placement Branch, mahimong government-to-government ang arrangement sa employment sa mga nurse. Kuwalipikadong mo-applay sa posisyon ang mga lalaki ug babaye nga permanenteng residente sa Pilipinas ug nakahuman og Bachelor of Science in Nursing, adunay Active Philippine Nursing License ug may duha ka tuig nga hospital experience. Dakung bentaha sa aplikante kun kabalo sa German language apan mahimo usab mopaubos sa German language training sa Pilipinas aron makab-ot ang Level B1. Abagahon sa employer niining German Federal Employment Agency ang galastohon alang sa maong training. Ang mga madawat nga aplikante makadawat sa unang sweldo matag buwan nga €1,900 (gross) samtang mokabat sa €2,300 (gross) ang binuwang sweldo human marekognisa isip qualified nurse. Ang visa ug pletehan sa nurse gikan Pilipinas paingon sa Germany tubagon usab sa iyang employer, pwera sa board and lodging nga abagahon sa empleyado. Ang mga interesadong aplikante mahimong magparehistro online sa www.poea.gov.ph o sa www.eregister.poea.gov.ph ug personal nga isumiter ang ilang mga dokumento ubos sa heading nga ‘Triple Win’ sa Manpower Registry Division, Windows S ug T sa Ground Floor, Blas F. Ople Building (kanhi POEA Building) sa Ortigas Avenue eskina sa EDSA sa syudad sa Mandaluyong....National News
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