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DTI holds roundtable meeting with Papua New Guinea PM, PH biz execs
Pasay – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) organized a Roundtable Meeting with top Philippine business executives to welcome Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister Peter O’Neill and Ministry of Finance James Marape last 16 May 2018. The meeting was organized to spur trade relations between PNG and the Philippines (PH). “We are committed in having Papua New Guinea as a strategic economic partner through greater bilateral trade and investment ties, as well as substantive engagements in APEC. We are optimistic that even as we develop broader links of friendship between our two countries, we can expand opportunities for trade and investment,” said DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez. According to the trade chief, PNG can look into investment opportunities in agricultural products as well as oil and gas exploration in PH. Likewise, PH can export more processed food, electronics, machineries and equipment, packaging materials and appliances to PNG. To strengthen trade relations between the two countries, DTI is also proposing a bilateral economic cooperation through a Joint Economic Commission (JEC). Meanwhile, Prime Minister O’Neill said: “Our relationship with the Philippines is very strong. We believe in the same principles.” The Prime Minister also opened the discussion on an agricultural partnership. He highlighted the vast agricultural land in PNG and their small population, which is an opportunity for PH to produce rice in PNG. “We want to promote rice in Papua New Guinea, and we want it be a Filipino partnership, rather than anyone else.” Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol agreed in getting Filipinos to invest and plant rice in PNG. “We can help them produce their requirements and... read moreDTI in full force to help Boracay MSMEs
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has unrolled programs and projects to assist Boracay residents, especially the micro, small, and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs), following the island’s closure last April. “We had taken measures and interventions to assess and address the needs of the residents, especially our micro entrepreneurs and local workers, even before the actual closure of the island,” said DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez. DTI started a series of consultations on 3 April 2018 with provincial and local government units, as well as business counselors, and conducted surveys among local business owners and workers in Boracay. The respondents identified and requested assistance in online marketing, accessing new markets for their products, and help in relocating their businesses. Various skills training such as cooking, baking, food processing, and handling were also raised. Some respondents also inquired about the government’s loan programs and financial assistance. On 23-28 April 2018, DTI participated in the Aklan Piña and Fiber Festival by mounting a trade fair at the Provincial Capitol Grounds of Kalibo, which featured products of MSMEs affected by the closure of Boracay. The trade fair gathered 121 exhibitors comprising of 104 MSMEs and 17 Local Government Units One Town, One Product (OTOP). The trade fair generated total sales of Php 15.206 million, which covers Php 1.564 million-worth of cash sales and Php 13.642 million-worth of booked orders. DTI also brought to Manila the products of eight affected MSMEs from Caticlan and Kalibo. The items were promoted and sold at the Boracay Store of DTI’s Bureau of Domestic Trade and Promotions Showroom. The products featured include banana chips, crispy shrimps, biscocho, cinnamon toast, toasted... read more
Kumon K of C Awards Advanced Students and Completers
Kumon K of C awarded its advanced students and program completers in a simple awarding ceremony on May 5, 2018 at the Kumon K of C. Chief Instructor Dr. Elva Evasco-Auza presented medals and certificates to the advanced students. Dr. Auza also presented certificates of completion to the program completers. The Kumon ASHR (advanced students honor roll) include the bronze award given to the students who have advanced 6 months ahead of their grade level. The silver award is given to the students who are 2 years advanced and the gold award is given to the students who are 3 years advanced. The program completers are as follows: Alex Rina, Jhaeia Dolalas, Ashley Empuerto, Karl Jipos, Benedict Galorport, Nesshil Namocatcat, Kristinne Garcia and Chaira Angela Galorio, Janine Shane Abellana, Chawisa Genosas, Karl Priscilla, Alyssa Mae Gallentes Jamero, Ashley Mae Gallentes Jamero and Cheska Genosas. The rest of the Kumon K of C instructors and administration staff joined the celebration together with the parents of the advanced students and...Globe interconnection with competition extends to Leyte, Southern Leyte, Biliran
Interconnection enables customers to call customers of other providers without long-distance calls Globe Telecom said interconnection of its landline service Globelines with its competition continue to expand as the two parties recently agreed to extend the collaboration to include the provinces of Leyte, Southern Leyte and Biliran. The interconnection enables Globelines customers in the Leyte, Southern Leyte and Biliran provinces to call customers of other telco providers without additional charges as they no longer have to pay for long distance charges when calling one another. The interconnection, which took effect last September 1, will allow customers to realize substantial savings. Prior to the interconnection, landline customers of Globelines and other telco providers were charged with long distance rate when making phones to one another. With the interconnection, Globe customers can simply dial the seven-digit telephone number to connect with other telco providers and vice-versa. “As interconnection reduces the cost of connectivity among our customers, Globe will continue to pursue interconnection in line with our commitment to provide affordable and easily accessible ways of communication, necessary to further enhance economic growth,” Globe General Counsel Atty. Froilan Castelo stressed. Interconnection among telco providers is in line with provisions for compulsory interconnection of authorized public telecommunications carriers under Republic Act 7925. The law aims to create a universally accessible and fully integrated nationwide telecommunications network to encourage more infrastructure investments from the private sector that would benefit the consumers. In addition to Leyte, Southern Leyte and Biliran, Globe has existing interconnection agreement with its main competition in Metro Manila, Cavite, Iloilo, Batangas, Cebu, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Bohol, Leyte, Davao City, Pampanga,...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Firemen extinguish grass fire on Election Day
Firemen arrived and extinguished a small grass fire earlier today at Baguio Drive ab about 10:55AM. Residents near the area had tried to extinguish the fire using pails of water. A PPCRV Poll Watcher passed by the area and reported the incident to TaRSIER 117. The emergency hotline operator dispatched the fire department to the scene. The portion where the grass fire occurred is used as storage are for spare concrete electric poles of Bohol Light Company, Inc. No damage to property has been reported although the electric poles may be compromised due to the heat sudden cooling as the fire was...PPCRV Volunteers Perform Dry Run of Parallel Count System
PPCRV volunteers led by Fr. Felix Warli Salise performed a dry run of the parallel count system for Bohol local election results on May 7, 2016 at the CAD Laboratory at the Holy Name University in Dampas, Tagbilaran City. The parallel count system is developed and maintained by volunteer developers and trainees from Auza.Net. There were more than 30 volunteers who showed up for the dry run and the organizers are expecting more volunteers help ensure the sanctity of the electoral process. On May 9, the volunteers are expected to start to encode the results from the printed election returns from each precinct all over the province of Bohol. They may need to work for about a week or until the last available election return is retrieved. The system was developed during the 2013 elections by volunteer developers and was updated to accommodate the changes required for the 2016 elections. Auza.Net technology consultant Jerome Auza hopes to be able to have access to the per precinct data from the transparency server provided by COMELEC on May 9 onward. This is in order to to have a closed loop comparison between the printed election returns and the transmitted data to COMELEC. This way, PPCRV will be able to conclude that the data transmitted are exactly the same as that on the election returns. The PPCRV helps to prevent election fraud by making sure that the tally at the municipal, district, provincial and national levels match with what is reported by COMELEC. However, this process cannot detect fraud if the results are pre-programmed on the vote counting machines. To detect this...Final testing, sealing sa VCMs sa Mayo 6, 9 AM
TAGBILARAN CITY, May 4, (PIA) –Himoon na sa Commission on Elections (COMELEC) ang dinungan nga pagsuway kon motrabaho ba ang Vote Counting Machines (VCM) segun sa gilagda niini sa dili pa kini selyohan aron dili na matandog. Ang pagtesting ug pagselyo mahitabo sa 1,546 ka mga presinto nga ma-abtan sa VCM, himoon sa Mayo 6, alas 9:00 sa buntag, segun pa ni Atty Jerome Brilliantes, election supervisor sa Bohol. Didto sa Kapihan sa PIA, gibutyag ni Atty Brilliantes, kinsa maoy natumbok nga election supervisor sa Bohol sa piliay sa 2016, nga nadeliver na sa COMELEC ang tanang mga ballot boxes ngadto sa Buhatan sa mga Municipal Treasurers sa kalungsuran. Kini himoan gilayon sa pagsuway kon motrabaho ba segun sa gitakda niini, sa Mayo 6, o tulo ka adlaw sa dili pa himoong ang piliay, segun pa ni Brillaintes. Napulo ka mga balota ang pun-on sa mga mapili nga mga botante ug ihungit sa VCM, suwayan kon mogawas pa ang resibo nga gipatik ug kon nagtugma ba ang mga unod niini segun sa gipili sa botante. Kon mapamatud-an nga tugma na, iphon ang mga balota ug kon mapamatud-ang nagsibo na kini, sugdan na usab ang pagselyo niini aron wala si bisan kinsa pa nga makahilabut sa program hangtud nga kini buksan sa panahon sa eleksyon, pasabot sa COMELEC. Tungod niini, alang samg may mga kahadlok sa gikataho nga mga plano sa pagpanikas pinaagi sa CVM, mahimong maniid sa mga proseso sa Final Testing and Sealing sa VCM, aghat ni Atty Brilliantes Samtang sa laing bahin, tungod sa paghukom nga mohatag nag resibo ang VCM, nagtakda og tag usa ka minute...DENR: pun-on og kakahoyan ang 100 mil ektaryas sa Bohol
TAGBILARAN CITY, May 4, (PIA) –Tumong sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) nga pun-on ang 101,272 ektaryas nga mga luna sa Bohol sa kakahoyan hangtud sa 2020. Kini maoy gipaambit ni Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer (PENRO) Nestor Canda, didto sa pagpakighinabi didto sa Magtangtang Danao. Atul sa Kapihan sa PIA sa milabay nga semana, gibutyag ni Canda nga tumong sa DENR nga abton ang us aka kwarter sa kadak-on sa yuta sa Bohol aron tamnan. Anaa sa 411,726 ka ektarya ang Bohol u gang ¼ niini naa na sa us aka gatus ka libo ka ektarya. Hinuon, karon, anaa na sa dul-an sa 700,000 ka ektaryas sa Bohol ang natamnan og kahoy, bisan pa nga may dul-an na sa 400 ka ektarya ang nadaut dala sa mga pagsunog, segun sa DENR. Gani, sa sunog, giduso sa kagamhanan ang pagpili sa mga kahot nga makigharung sa sunog sama sa narra ug teak, aron dili laktud mahanaw ang mga gihagu-an sa katawhan. Hinuon, madasigon ang DENR nga bisan pa, kasagaran sa ilang gitakda nga target sa pagpananum, ilang nalapasan pa inig human sa tuig. Niadtong 2011 pananglit, samtang nagtarget ang DENR sa 17,861 hectaryas nga tamnan, nikabat sa 19,775 ka ektaryas ang ilang nakab-ot, patin-aw ni Canda. Gawas sa kasamtangan nga 70 mil ka ektaryas nga natamnan na sa DENR, daghanang mga proyekyo ang karon ilang gipasugdan aron tabangan sa mga komunidad ang pagpananum, ilabi na sa mga karaang kahoy nga hinay nang nangawala. Kauban sa mga proyekto sa DENR ang bag-ong gilusad nga Intergrated Natural Resources and Environment Management Project (INREMP), ang nagkadako nga Assisted Natural...Mga kasayuran kalabot sa loan restructuring program sa SSS
TAGBILARAN CITY, May 03 (PIA)–Adunay bag-ong Loan Restructuring Program ang Social Security System (SSS) aron tabangan ang mga naapektuhan sa kalamidad. Ubos niining bag-ong programa, mahimong bayran sa miyembro nga naapektuhan sa kalamidad ang principal ug interes sa ilang utang pinaagi sa installment ug full payment. Human mabayran ang principal ug interes sa utang, mahimo nang matanggal ang penalty. Usa sa mga tuyo sa Loan Restructuring Program nga mabalik sa good standing ang status sa usa ka miyembro ug makuha og bulto ang ilang mga benepisyo. Mahimong mopaubos niining programa ang mga naapektuhan sa niaging bagyo ug kalamidad nga: Ondoy, Sendong, Pedring, Quiel, Pablo, Labuyo, Maring, Santi, Zamboanga City armed conflict, linog sa Bohol ug Cebu, Yolanda, Agaton, Glenda, Mario, Senyang, Lando, Ruby, ug Nona. Kinahanglan lamang sa miyembro nga buot mopaubos niining programa og affidavit of residency nga pagmatuod nga sila nagpuyo o nagtarabaho sa lugar nga nadeklara og National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) nga naapektuhan sa maong mga kalamidad. Gipasabot sa SSS Assistant Vice President for Member Loans, Boobie Angela Ocay nga dili lamang calamity loans ang mahimong bayran ubos sa Loan Restructuring Program. Nahisulod usab niini ang salary loan, salary loan early renewal program (SLERP), emergency loan, voc-tech loan, Y2K loan, investments incentive loan, “study now, pay later” plan, ug educational loan nga ni-due na sa nakalabay nga unom ka buwan. Samtang dili pa mabayran og bulto ang utang nga gipaubos sa Loan Restructuring Program, dili mahimong makakuha og bisan unsang loan ang usa ka miyembro. Usa usab sa mga tuyo nga maabot sa Loan Restructuring Program mao ang mga mag-pension apan dili...National News
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