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STATEMENT ON THE COUNTRY’S PARTICIPATION AT THE 5th CHINA-SOUTH ASIA EXPO AND 25th CHINA KUNMING IMPORT AND EXPORT FAIR
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) remains committed in supporting Filipino exporters and traders in maximizing opportunities that will help them gain access to markets such as China. On 18 June 2018, Philippine Star published ‘PH officials no show in China expo’ mentioning that the country failed to take advantage of the said exposition by not sending representatives that would showcase the country’s products as expressed by the representatives of the Chinese Filipino Business Club Inc. (CFBCI). The DTI is saddened by the statement provided by CFBCI in the report that mentioned the country’s lack of support to the private sector in taking advantage of the opportunities provided by the said fair. However, the DTI clarifies that the Philippines’ participation at the 25th China Kunming Import and Export Fair 2018 was discussed accordingly with the officials of the province of Yunnan during their visit to Manila last 17 May 2018, a month before the actual trade fair. During the said visit of the officials of the province of Yunnan, the DTI expressed its support to the said fair. However, it also emphasized the lack of budget and limited time for preparation for the country’s participation at the Kunming Import and Export Fair this year and has offered to take a closer look on the proposal for the possibility of joining the fair in 2019. On the same meeting, DTI Trade and Investments Promotion Group Undersecretary Nora Terrado also mentioned the process and the strategy implemented by the Department this year in determining strategic country participation at bigger fairs held in China. This is also in relation to the... read morePhil Trade Training Center: Home of the ASEAN SME Academy
The Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) paves the way to a more convenient, wider, and open-access online trainings and resources for the Philippines’ Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), as the Center becomes the new administrator of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Academy or the ASEAN SME Academy. The Academy is a one-stop multi-platform online learning and information resource for Southeast Asian SMEs with support from US-AID, ASEAN Coordinating Committee on MSME (ACCMSME) and the US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC). Launched at the 6th Meeting of the SME Advisory Board in Singapore on 31 May 2016, the Academy aims to provide training and mentorship to enhance ASEAN SME’s capabilities to grow and compete regionally and internationally. The Philippines, through the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), was chosen as the first country to become the Academy’s administrator. PTTC shall also facilitate online forums that will link MSMEs in the Philippines to SMEs in Southeast Asia for the sharing of experiences on common issues, identifying best practice and replicating excellence to scale. At present, around 50 training courses on finance/accounting, management, marketing, operation, technology, and trade/logistics from Fortune 500 companies and members of the US-ASEAN Business Alliance for Competitive SMEs are being offered. The core of the Academy is a series of training materials for SMEs contributed by Baker & McKenzie, Facebook, Google, HP Inc., MasterCard, Microsoft, PayPal, P&G, and International Labor Organization. In addition, the Academy contains around 350 relevant links to business information and access to a directory of service providers to whom SMEs can reach out for financial advice, corporate programs and... read more
DTI meets Azerbaijan Ambassador to discuss oil, food trade
MAKATI—Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez met with Azerbaijan Ambassador Tamerlan Garayev last 31 May to discuss trade opportunities between Azerbaijan (AZ) and the Philippines (PH). “Our meeting with Consul Garayev is part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s strategy to seek out non-traditional trading partners. We see a lot complementation between our countries,” said Sec. Lopez. PH is keen on exporting tropical fruits, like bananas and mangoes, to AZ. Exporting to the Eurasian country is also a boon for PH’s Halal industry, since its population is predominantly Muslim. “Your country is famous for its mangoes,” said the Azerbaijan Ambassador who cited Jose Rizal as his childhood hero. Meanwhile, PH sees AZ as an alternative source of fuel since oil and natural gas account for around 90 percent of Azerbaijan’s total exports. The country is also a transport hub for exports since it’s located near Georgia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Iran, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine. With only a 10M population and a 6.2% Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Ambassador Garayev said that his country needs more manpower for its tourism and agriculture industries. Since there are only 300 Filipinos in AZ, Sec. Lopez suggested that Filipinos fill these vacancies. Both countries want to mutually develop education and tourism by having student/ teacher exchange programs and tourism promotions. The two countries will form a Joint Economic Commission to further these talks beginning with possible government to government transactions. Current trade balance between PH and AZ is in favor of PH due to exports of the following: electronics; electrical and electronic machinery; almonds, fresh or dried, shelled. Azerbaijan is PH’s 172nd trading partner...Bohol ICT Council Elects New Officers
The Bohol ICT Council elected its new set of officers on January 10, 2017 at the Governor’s Mansion in Tagbilaran City. Gov. Edgar M. Chatto inducted the new officers. The officers come from diverse backgrounds including engineering, information technology, business, digital marketing, education, government, and freelancing. They have expressed their commitment to bring new ideas and usher in a new era of growth into the innovation community in Bohol. They hope to engage with the different community sectors in Bohol to figure out how the council will be best able to help them. They are interested in listening to pulse of the Boholano people and making sure that the council understands the needs of the different communities. The Bohol ICT Council will be spearheading the current government’s initiative of making Bohol digitally competitive. The new initiative of Digital Bohol which was launched in October of last year will also be a priority for the council this year. The newly elected Bohol ICT Council officers are as follows: President: Joanne Phillips Vice President: Ben Skelton Secretary: Babie Sarah Ladeza Treasurer: Grethel Mende Auditor: Ayeng Castro Press Relations Officer: Zion Campo Community Lead for eCommerce: Monica Jane Roldan Community Lead for Freelancers: Jorine Bryan Agua Community Lead for Hardware Technology: Roy Bayonas Outgoing president Ms. Lai Biliran will be turning over the responsibilities to the new president Ms. Joanne Phillips within January. (Zion Campo, Jerome Auza) (Photo courtesy of Zion Campo) (Source: Change is Coming to the Bohol ICT...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Comelec, nipagawas na sa target sched sa Barangay ug SK polls
TAGBILARAN CITY, July 7 (PIA)–Nipagawas na ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) sa timeline o target nga mga petsa kalabot sa pagpa-rehistro sa mga botante alang sa nagsingabot nga Barangay ug Sangguniang Kabataan Elections sa Oktubre 31, 2016. Sa Resolution No. 10148 nga may petsang Hulyo 5, 2016 ug gilagdaan sa mga miyembro sa Commission En Banc, gitakda ang registration period gikan Hulyo 15 hangtud 30, 2016. Ang pagpatala kinahanglang personal nga adtuon sa Offices of the Election Officer sa matag lungsod ug munisipalidad, alas 8:00 sa buntag hangtud alas 5:00 sa hapon. Ang pagpa-rehistro mahimo usab himuon bisan sa adlaw sa Sabado ug Domingo ug bisan adlaw sa pista opisyal. Kalabot niini, gitakda usab sa Comelec sa Agosto 8 ang katapusang adlaw sa pagsang-at og opposition to application for registration, samtang ang pagdungog, pag-apruba ug pagbasura sa aplikasyon gitakda hangtud Agosto 11. Alang sa SK elections, ang gitogotan nga makabotar mao ang mga may edad 15 anyos ug dili molapas 30 anyos sa pag-abot sa Oktubre 31; ug kinahanglang residente sa barangay diin siya nagparehistro sulod sa dili mo-ubos sa unom ka buwan....Bohol, midaog sa DENR Gawad Tugas alang sa land patent issuance niini
TAGBILARAN CITY, July 7 (PIA)–Ang kagamhanang probinsiyal sa Bohol midaog sa Gawad Tugas Awards sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) sa natad sa patent issuance. Ang kagamhanang probinsiyal ubos ni Gob. Edgar Chatto usa sa 15 ka national government agencies, partner private companies, local government units (LGUs) ug non-government organizations (NGOs) nga gigantihan atol sa 2nd Gawad Tugas Awarding Ceremony nga gipahigayon sa Marcelo B. Fernan Cebu Press Center, Sudlon, Lahug, sa syudad sa Sugbo niadtong Hunyo 30. Ang Tugas Awards ipasidungog ngadto sa mga LGU, indibidwal, people’s organization ug non-government organization nga nagpasiugda og mga kalihokan sa maayong pagdumala sa kalikopan. Tumong usab sa pasidungog ang paghimong modelo ug sumbanan sa maayong programa o kalihokan, sumala pa ni DENR Regional 7 Director Isabelo Montejo. Ang seremonya gipahigayon agi og pagtaok-op sa 2016 Philippine Environment Month sa DENR-7....World of drugs shrinks With Tokhang success
TAGBILARAN CITY, July 6, (PIA)—The world is shrinking literally for drug personalities and their protectors as the government anti illegal drive shifts to high gear, even in Bohol. This too as the biggest success in police drive gets to Candijay town, where 431 drug personalities composed of 6 pushers and 425 users heeded to the calls to come out and swear in “Oplan Tokhang” to stop of be at the end of “Oplan double barrel.” Even without Candijay’s success, Bohol has so far reported close to a thousand drug personalities showing up in police stations to stay clear of upcoming police operations aimed at those who still thrive on the illegal trade. With two of the four exposed police generals allegedly protecting the drug industry in the country assigned sometime in the region, attention shifts here as people start to string the connection between them and identified Bohol and Cebu drug lords. Observers start to piece through police generals PNP Deputy Director General Marcelo Garbo Jr. (2012 at PRO7) and retired police general Vicente “Vic” Loot (2015 at PRO 7) to Cebu based drug lords Jeffrey “Jaguar” Diaz whose operations stretch to Manila and Rowen “Yawa” Secretaria, who operates both in Bohol and Cebu. This too as police operatives here increases the heat in the campaign to bring out the drug pushers and users in a bid to issue the last and final warning against the continued drug trade. Upon the mandates of the newly installed Chief of the Philippine National Police Ronald dela Rosa, Bohol police commanders in the town cascade “Oplan Tokhang.” A strategy employed by then...Candijay posts most number Of drug surrenderees at 431
TAGBILARAN CITY, July 6, (PIA) –Candijay town posts the largest drug personalities who surrendered to authorities and swore to permanently stop today, July 6, or face the consequences. This as 431 drug personalities, the biggest so far from Bohol towns, surrendered today and took their solemn oaths before town Mayor Christopher Tutor, Rev. Fr. Paulito Amplayo, PInspector Geral Luna and local officials and representatives of the academe. Local police authorities ushered the surrenderees to the St. Joseph Parish Church, where church and state leaders accordingly received them, reports netizen Jeryl Lacang-Fuentes. In an interview at his station, PInspector Luna on Tuesday said they were set to finish rounding up the 21 Candijay barangays by late afternoon, the day after he announced the police implementation of Oplan Tokhang. Of the total number of drug personalities who surrendered, six admitted to pushing while the 425 said they are or were users and several have stopped years back. Owing to the seriousness of the police campaign initiated by the Chief of the Philippine National Police (CPNP) Ronald dela Rosa himself, Bohol police stepped up its operations and have neutralized top drug personalities. Several of those in the police list were also shot to death, probably by other drug personalities who were allegedly competing in their turf wars, Camp Dagohoy police officials said. Of the surrenderees, and based on their affidavits, 49 have stopped using drugs since 2012, 58 stopped since 2013, 79 since 2014 and 103 stopped using drugs since 2015. Among them were 136 active users who promised to stop using drugs, as attested by their signed affidavits. Among those who...July 6 declared as a holiday in observance of Eid’l Fitr
TAGBILARAN CITY, June 1 (PIA)–Malacañang declared July 6 (Wednesday) as a regular holiday in celebration of Eid’l Ftr, which marks the end of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan. President Rodrigo Duterte issued Proclamation No. 6 today declaring July 6 as a national non-working holiday in observance of the end of Ramadan fasting. “The entire Filipino nation should have the full opportunity to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in peace and harmony in the observance and celebration of Eid’l Fitr,” the proclamation read. “In order to bring the religious and cultural significance of the Eid’l Firt to the fore of national consciousness, it is necessary to declare Wednesday, 6 July 2016, as a regular holiday throughout the country,” it added. Eid al-Fitr is celebrated by the Muslim world for three days after the end of the month of fasting. In accordance to Republic Act 9177, only the Office of the President can announce the final date for this religious holiday, upon the recommendation of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos....National News
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