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PTTC Seminars for the MSMED Week 2018
As part of the Philippine Trade Training Center’s yearly tradition of celebrating the MSME Development Week, the Center will once again offer free seminars to MSMEs on July 12-13, 2018 with the theme “Leveling Up MSMEs for Success and Growth.” The first day focuses on merchandising on the web, “A Training on Digital Marketing” with resource persons from Google Singapore and Philippines. As a follow-through activity to this training, a Workshop Signing-up with Google My Business will allow entrepreneurs to own a website which will showcase their products and services. Participants attending this workshop are advised to bring their mobile devices. For the afternoon session, a lecture series will be conducted by Lazada Philippines, one of the country’s top online selling platform, beginning with a refresher course on the basics of Ecommerce 101. Another session, “The Future of Shopping Using Facebook to Increase Sales” will touch on how social media accounts are used in marketing. The second day of the seminar focuses on session series for food manufacturers and entrepreneurship development – “Enhancing Entrepreneurial Mindset”, “Establishing a Market Niche”, “Developing a Winning Product”, “Creating a Brand”, Food Product Development”, Food Engineering and Processing, to name a few. Kindly refer to the schedule of the seminars below. For more information, you may contact telephone numbers 831-9988 or email train@pttc.gov.ph. You may also follow our facebook page, DTI.Philippine Trade Training Center. Registration is on the day of the seminar and on a first-come first-serve basis so make sure that you come... read moreDTI, MSMED Council to accelerate 7Ms for MSME Development
Empowering and enabling small businesses are a priority of the administration’s economic development agenda since President Rodrigo Roa Duterte assumed office in 2016. In support of the President’s commitment to the development of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country, the MSME Development Council (MSMEDC), through the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as MSMEDC Chair, is staging once again the National MSME Summit 2018 on 10 July 2018 at the ASEAN Convention Center located at the Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga. “This Summit will be a venue for our MSMEs, the backbone of the Philippine economy, to become more innovative and competitive in their businesses. With the continued support from both government and private sectors, we are enabling MSMEs and generating inclusive growth,” DTI Secretary and MSME Development Council Chair Ramon M. Lopez said. With the theme “Accelerating 7Ms for Competitive MSMEs,” the Summit will present various opportunities and initiatives in gearing up for MSME competitiveness under the 7Ms framework which was introduced and supported by the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) on 14 July 2017, in line with the country’s hosting of ASEAN. The 2017 ASEAN Summit has issued the Manila Call to Action (MCA) for MSME Development, carrying a more MSME-centric perspective with its 7-point framework aligned to the following elements of an entrepreneur’s journey, known as the 7Ms – Mindset Change, Mastery, Mentoring, Money, Machine, Market Access, and Models of Business. Through 7Ms, MSMEs shall be assisted to develop a positive Mindset, to gain Mastery of their business, to provide quality business Mentorship, to facilitate access to Money, to improve access to domestic and international Markets, to provide... read more
Philippine cacao draws interest from Swiss chocolatiers
Geneva, Switzerland – Department of Trade and Industry’s Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) – Geneva tested the cadmium level of Philippine cacao beans and the results are encouraging! “Davao-sourced fermented cacao beans have low cadmium level that is well within the acceptable values, providing a big opportunity for Filipino cacao farmers,” said Michiel Hendriksz, Executive Director of FarmStrong Foundation. The test was made in light of the European Union’s (EU) new limits on the cadmium levels in cocoa products by 1 January 2019 (EU No 488/2014) that could pose a serious threat to many smallholder cacao farmers, and present a challenge to chocolate producers. “While Switzerland is not part of the EU, it adopts the EU General Food Law and exports majority of its chocolate production to the EU. Swiss consumers also have the highest per capita rate of chocolate consumption worldwide,” according to Mr Jean-Benoit Charrin, Director of Operations of FarmStrong Foundation. Cadmium is a heavy metal found both through natural occurrence and from industrial and agricultural resources. The maximum levels for cadmium in food have existed in EU legislation since 2001. Thus, to reduce exposure levels to the metal in certain food groups where exposure is highest or where the consumer groups were most vulnerable, new recommendations for maximum exposure levels in a range of infant products and cocoa-based products were released. Three maximum levels have been set for chocolate, where the strictest maximum levels apply to chocolate varieties most eaten by children, while a maximum level is also set for cocoa powder destined for direct consumption. Cacao beans from Latin America are...Bohol slides to fourth From 3rd place in 2016
TAGBILARAN CITY, February 18 (PIA)—Bohol lost steam and sizzled as it slid to fourth among 13 sports delegations towards the closing days of the Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association (CVRAA) meet held February 12-17, 2017 at the Teodoro Mendiola Sr Oval in Naga City. On the second day of competitions, Bohol took a commanding second place, its athletes achievements even earning precious newspaper spaces all over Central Visayas but could not hold on to its edge. Medal powerhouse Cebu City kept its 2016 lead and cemented a 25th straight winning streak for the CVRAA crown with 144 gold medals, 64 silvers and 77 bronze medals. Observers always pick Cebu City as favorite, being the host of most schools with well-defined sports programs. Cebu Province, which finished fourth overall in 2016 improved its position by skipping over two positions to trample then third placer Bohol and second placer Mandaue City to claim a spot as the region’s next delegation with the most medals. Cebu Province nailed 37 gold medals, 41 silvers and 47 bronze medals to sidle in between Cebu City and next bigger contender Mandaue City. On day three of the sports competitions, Bohol could not keep up with the gold harvest and settled for third, a position it continues to lose grip to Mandaue City, which had also a terrible showing in 2017. Mandaue City finished off the sports hostilities emerging with 29 gold medals, 49 silver medals and 47 bronze medals to earn the third spot in the region’s pre qualifier to the Palarong Pambansa. Bohol, which ranked third last year could only muster 25 gold medals,...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Impormasyon ug record sa gobyerno, abli na sa publiko sa paglagda sa FOI
TAGBILARAN CITY, July 25 (PIA)–Gawasnon nang makuha, mahibalo ug masusi sa publiko ang tanang mga impormasyon sa mga transaksyon ug patigayon sa gobyerno. Kini human gilagdaan ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte ang Executive Order (EO) alang sa gipaabot nga Freedom Of Information (FOI) nga pakyas mapalabang isip balaod sa niaging Aquino administration. Sakop sa FOI Executive Order ang tanang departamento, bureau, agencies ug buhatan ubos sa Executive Branch. Apan exempted sa maong EO ang mga buhatan o public records nga kompidensiyal o dili pang-publiko sigon sa Batakang Balaod. Tungod niini, gimanduan ang Office of the Solicitor General (SolGen) ug Department of Justice (DoJ) sa pagpahigayon og inventory sa mga impormasyong exempted sa EO ug isumiter kini sa Office of the President (OP) human sa 30 ka adlaw sugod sa pagpatuman niini. Ang bisan kinsang mangayo og public records, datos o impormasyon angay mosulat sa hingtungdang buhatan ug ibutang ang pangalan, contact information, pagmatuod sa kailhanan o authorization ug klarong hinungdan o gamitan sa gipangayong impormasyon o rekord. Libre ang pag-request sa public records/information ug may bayad lamang sa gasto sa reproduction o pagpakopya sa maong mga dokumento. Kun balibaran ang gipangayong impormasyon o dokumento, gi-obligar ang hingtungdang buhatan sa pagsulat (letter of denial) sa requesting party human sa 15 ka adlaw gikan sa pagkadawat sa request letter ug i-detalye ang hinungdan sa pagbalibad niini. Alang sa epektibong pagpatuman sa FOI, gimanduan ang tanang buhatan sa gobyerno sa pag-andam o pagmugna og kaugalinong FOI Manual sulod sa 20 ka adlaw gikan sa paglagda sa executive order....911 emergency hotline number, magamit na sugod Agosto 1
TAGBILARAN CITY, July 25 (PIA)–Epektibo sa unang adlaw sa Agosto, magamit na sa publiko ang “911” isip national emergency hotline number. Sa memorandum nga gipagawas sa National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), ilang gitahasan ang tanang mga telecommunication companies sa nasod nga mosunod sa maong special hotline. Ang 911 maoy ihulip sa Patrol 117 nga una nang gimugna ubos sa buhatan sa Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). Nagpasabot kini nga ang 911 ang numero nga angay tawagan sa publiko alang sa paspas nga pagresponde sa mga polis, bumbero ug emergency medical personnel sa kagamhanan. Nanawagan usab ang NTC sa publiko nga likayan ang prank call sa maong numero tungod kay giseguro nilang ma-trace gayud nila kun kinsa man ang mohimo niini. Kahinumdoman nga gimando ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte ang paggamit sa 911 isip emergency number tungod kay napamatud-ang epektibo kini ug gigamit sa lokal nga kagamhanan sa syudad sa Davao....SONA spiced with classic Duterte “delivery” brand
TAGBILARAN CITY, July 25 (PIA) –True to form and substance, President Rodrigo R. Duterte read, mumbled obviously too hassled reading through teleprompter, broke away and spiced his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) with quips that stirred and connected with people: his true brand of engaging. From the initial line, when everybody loosened like the slow start of presidential speeches, Duterte immediately broke this by directed the gathering of Senators and Congressmen on the opening of the 17th Congress to the men from Mindanao now occupying the seats on top. That same day, the senate elected senator Aquilino Pimentel III (Cagayan de Oro) Senate President while earlier, Congress also elected Congressman Pantaleon Alvarez (Davao del Norte) as House Speaker. Earlier too, Palace sources have said the prepared SONA could take roughly 40 minutes excluding interruptions and pauses. Pre-SONA leaks of the presidential address also got him teary-eyed, said Communications chief Martin Andanar. But as soon as the President took to the center podium, he immediately broke his focus on the prepared speech every now and then and spiced the message with his own wit and impish remarks that has seemingly endeared him to the people who apparently abhor monotonous speeches in SONAs. While reading, sometimes stammering and mumbling possibly from long compositions on the teleprompter, the president whipped up interest in the usual brand of conversation from his heart that has him close to his audience. “He’s certainly grappling with that idiot board scrolling up his speech. At some point he stopped using it and went ad lib. At times when he returned to it he had to...Google Developers Group Brings I/O to Bohol
GDG Philippines – Cebu will bring the I/O experience to different cities and help the professional and student developers deep dive in the new technologies. The Google I/O Extended Roadshow is a series of workshops and talks centered around the technologies announced during the Google I/O 2016. The roster of speakers include Googlers, Googler Developer Experts and more. Registration through http://bit.ly/io2016bohol is required to participate. The event will be held at the Nursing Skills Hall, Holy Name University! *This event has limited slots! Participants will be confirmed through email!...Gov. Chatto and DTI-7 Director Caberte Open Sandugo Trade Fair
Gov. Edgar Chatto with Mayor Pureza Veloso-Chatto, DTI-7 RD Aster Caberte and OIC PD Maria Soledad Balistoy lead ribbon cutting rites at the Sandugo Trade Expo 2016 on July 20, 2016 at the Island City Mall in Tagbilaran City. They are joined by BCCI President Albert Uy, BAHRR President Rommel Gonzales, and City Councilor Jojo Bompat who represented Mayor Baba Yap. DTI Central Visayas Regional Director Aster Caberte said the regional expo grew from 99 exhibitors last year to 123 this year, the increase she attributes to upbeat economy of Bohol which is attracting buyers and exhibitors. The regional trade fair features products from regions in Visayas and Mindanao. It is also seen to boost performance of local micro small and medium enterprises – a growing investment in Bohol. The regional trade fair is among noteworthy accomplishments of DTI which commits to faster, higher, and stronger service in the economic growth and development sector. Among reported accomplishments of DTI are: – streamlining of business regulatuons requirements reporting 132 LGUs in region 7 that are using the Business Permits and Licensing System – partnership with LGUs in the establishment of Negosyo Centers for business registration, business information, and training; 16 Negosyo Centers have been established in Region 7, an additonal 12 programmed including Tagbilaran City in September – increased productivity and efficiency through establishment of Shared Service Facilities for product development; 94 SSFs have been established in Central Visayas – technological startups – 25 completed Bottom Up Budgeting projects; 17 ongoing – micro financing through soft loans for disaster affected areas – 358 Timbangan ng Bayan in Central Visayas –...National News
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