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DTI, DSWD, LGU conduct crochet-making in Loboc as alternative source of livelihood
The Department of Trade and Industry Negosyo Center Loboc in Bohol, in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development – Sustainable Livelihood Program (DSWD-SLP) and the Loboc Local Government Unit, initiated a skills training activity on Crocheted Souvenir last April 23-24, 2018 at the Barangay hall of Villaflor Loboc, Bohol. Participants to the training included members of the Souvenir Sustainable Livelihood Beneficiaries Association who are also beneficiaries of DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program. The activity was designed to promote crochet as an innovative method of presenting souvenir items. It aims to enhance skills of women particularly in rural areas of the community in handicraft-making which they can make business and increase local job opportunities that will become an alternative source of income for them. The resource speaker of the training was the locally renowned crochet-maker from Tagbilaran City Mae Delusa. In the two days training, Ms. Delusa shared her knowledge in crochet and taught the participants the skill. The establishment of Negosyo Centers is provided under the Republic Act 10644, or the Go Negosyo Act and is meant to assist DTI in the creation and development of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Negosyo Center services provides MSMEs the ease of doing business, and facilitates access to financial assistance, and shared service facilities (SSF), among... read moreAris to visit Israel to study drip irrigation
By JUNE S. BLANCO REP. Erico Aristotle Aumentado (Bohol, 2nd District) will fly to Israel later today for a study tour to familiarize himself with drip and other alternative and modern forms of irrigation. Prior to his departure, however, he met with top honchos of the Department of Agriculture (DA) for a briefing on current practices and places he should visit. He also negotiated for more funds to buy modern farm equipment for the use of farmers especially those in his district. He observed that the farmers have remained poor through these years. The only way to save them, he said, is through modernization. The funds he requested will be for a couple of tractors, solar and mechanical driers, harvesters, transplanters and the like. These equipment, he said, will reduce wastage of the palay harvest by 25%, thereby increasing the income of the farmers. Aumentado equates the absence of development to the farmers’ remaining poor. After all, he said, the farmers comprise 30% of the labor force in the province. He sees hope in improving the lot of farmers through modernization – including the application of alternative irrigation methods. The solon admits that he has often wondered how the Israelis have converted their deserts into productive agricultural areas. This visit, he said, will finally give him the opportunity to facilitate the transfer of this Islaeli technology to the Boholano... read more
DTI launches expanded Shared Service Facility to strengthen footwear industry
MARIKINA – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez led the inauguration of the expanded Shared Service Facility (SSF) on high value custom-made footwear which features advanced technology and newly acquired state-of-the-art machineries in preparing customized footwear molds that would increase productivity of shoemakers. “We need to equip our micro, small, and medium entrepreneurs with modern machineries that would increase productivity with lesser cost in order to revive the footwear industry. Marikina has always been known for their shoes. And if we come together, government, private sector, and Filipino shoemakers with their unique craftsmanship, we can easily sell our products here and abroad,” said Sec. Lopez. The trade chief also encouraged government personnel to support and choose local footwear. Likewise, DTI will push for policies and programs to have government agencies purchase locally-made shoes as well as bags, example for public school children. Meanwhile, Marikina City Mayor Marcelino Teodoro announced the city’s project to build a mall-type facility to feature all Filipino MSME products, specifically Marikina-made footwear. DTI welcomed the proposed project and pledged its support to the local government through the Go Lokal! concept store. “Having this kind of project will bring our efforts in marketing the products of our MSMEs to a higher level. From a pop up store to a mall of all-local and quality products will definitely help us strengthen the sector,” the trade chief said. According to Sec. Lopez, the government will continue to support the footwear industry in a holistic manner through its 7Ms (Mindset change, Mastery, Mentoring, Market, Money, Machine, and Models) strategy. “With our collective effort, we can make Marikina-made...Auza.Net to Highlight Entrepreneurship on Technology Updates
By: Jerome Auza. For almost a decade now, Auza.Net has been publishing updates on technology relevant to Boholanos and the province. In the past year, we have seen significant efforts by the private and government sectors to encourage startups and entrepreneurship. This Technology Updates page covered many of the events such as Startup Weekends, Geeks on a Beach and various activities related to information and communication technology. There is a need though to highlight and encourage entrepreneurship in Bohol. And for this reason, Auza.Net will start to highlight news relevant to entrepreneurship in Bohol. There has been many programs by various government agencies such as DTI, DOST and the provincial government to support entrepreneurship. Specific focus is on micro, small and medium enterprises that employ a significant amount of the workforce. If you are a government agency, NGO or an entrepreneur yourself and you have news or press releases, you may send these to info@auza.net for publication. We will accommodate articles on a first come, first served basis. In this issue for example, we published the press release from DTI about the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP. The event has impact on MSME’s and by publishing this article, we hope to help spread the information to the general public. This year and the next few years will be exciting to the startup community and entrepreneurs in Bohol because significant development in infrastructure are being implemented or lined up for implementation in Bohol. For example, the new airport in Panglao will definitely bring more opportunities in tourism. On top of that, there are plans drawn up to develop a tourism estate...Local News/ Bohol Balita
Bohol CSO’s to launch Climate Change primer On Earth day concert
TAGBILARAN CITY, April 21, (PIA)—Civil society groups aligned with sustainable environment make public a document labor of love which could guide individuals, families, businesses and government on fighting back climate change on International Earth Day, April 22. The document, now to be called the Primer on Climate Change, is a production of an environment group called Bohol Nature Conservation Society (BONACONSO), and works on the premise that men are all intricately interconnected… to animals, plants, air, water, seas, soil, earth, and the ever-expanding universe. The primer, which would be launched during a celebration concert by alternative artist and environmental advocate Joey Ayala, calls for building a critical mass of people who would be willing to change to make things better. “We have to redefine the idea of progress as environmental degradation is intimately connected to human degradation,” the primer’s prologue states. Also on that day, BONACONSO is proud to initiate the events which are aid to be the first time when Earth Day celebration is being spearheaded, not by the usual government, but the private sector comprising civil society organizations (CSO). Picking up Halad Pasalamat para sa Kalikopan (thanksgiving offering for the environment) as theme, BONACONSO, through president Pat Ruiz said while usual earth day events include shutting down of power plants for hours, Bohol is having its own line-up of events. First event of the day, April 22, is a 5:30 Tai chi at the Key of C Promenade, which would be participated by environment advocates, health and lifestyle conscious individuals and interested public as well. Often described as meditation in motion, tai chi promotes serenity through gentle,...2-adlaw nga liquor ban sa eleksyon, hugot nga ipatuman sa Comelec
TAGBILARAN CITY, April 21 (PIA)–Nipasidaan ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) nga hugot gayud nilang ipatuman ang liquor ban kalabot sa nagsingabot nga eleksyon. Sa gipagawas nga Comelec Resolution 10095, nakalatid nga sugod Mayo 8 hangtud 9, bawal ang bisan kinsa nga mo-inom, magbaligya o modalit og bino sa tibuok nasod. Ang bisan kinsang molapas sa liquor ban mahimong mabilanggo og unom ka buwan hangtud usa ka tuig, kuhaan na usab kini og katungod nga makabotar sa tibuok niyang kinabuhi ug kun empleyado sa gobyerno, bawalan na kining makagunit og bisang unsang posisyon sa gobyerno. Ang mga langyaw lamang ang dili sakop sa liquor ban. Apan mahimo usab nga mo-apply og exemption ang mga establisimyentong adunay certification gikan sa Department of Tourism (DoT) nga tourist-oriented sila o ginabisita sa mga langyaw....Pagpananom og humay, mahimong madilatar – NIA
TAGBILARAN CITY, April 21 (PIA)–Tungod sa nasinating pagpadayon sa El Niño phenomenon, mahimong madilatar ang pagpananom og humay sa sunod nga planting season. Kini matud pa ni National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Mario Sande atol sa Kapihan sa PIA kagahapon didto sa NIA Central Visayas Training Center. Matud pa ni Sande nga ang panahon sa pagpananom nga kasagarang ipahigayon sa bulan sa Mayo, posibleng masibog ngadto sa Hulyo ning tuig o mas sayo pa, apan mag-agad kini sa tambag sa The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA). Tungod niining senaryo, gibutyag ni Sande nga sa kinatibuk-ang labaw sa 7,800 ektaryas, mga 5,983 ektaryas lamang ang ma-serbisyohan sa ikombinar nga 4 ka major irrigation systems sa Bohol – Malinao dam sa Pilar; Bayongan dam sa San Miguel; Capayas sa Ubay; ug Talibon irrigation. Ang sitwasyon misamot sa ubang lugar diin tubod nga tubig lamang ang tinubdan sa ilang gagmay nga irigasyon. Kahinumdoman nga ang PAG-ASA, nilakip sa Bohol sa 34 ka lalawigan diin padayon nga makasinati og grabeng epekto sa El Niño....Increasing Malinao dam holding capacity, priority over de-silting
TAGBILARAN CITY, April 19, (PIA) –More than the reported need for dredging the allegedly heavily silted Malinao Dam to increase its water holding capacity, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) thinks of something more proactive. NIA 7 Regional Director Mario Sande, at the recent Kapihan sa PIA revealed that the primary intervention NIA is pursuing is not much of the de-silting the dam, but rather on increasing the dam height by about two meters. The move would increase the farm irrigation capacity to 470 hectares more. On the other hand, de-silting the Malinao dam, according to farmers, could disturb the dam floor and reopen a hole that has been accordingly plugged to stop the water from draining out. The proposals to de-silt the dam came amidst forecasts of a strong El Nino this year. Malinao, which holds five million cubic meters of water irrigates a total of 3,500 hectares, a few hundred hectares short of its initial target of 4,740 hectares, according to director Sande. Diminishing water flow from its watersheds and siltation has drastically rendered the dam’s water impounding capacity less efficient, NIA said. Meanwhile, by increasing the dam height, the current holding capacity of the dam increases by three million cubic meters, or a total of 8 million cubic meters, Director Sande said at the forum which was held at the new NIA conference room in Dao. The Malinao Dam, notably Bohol’s biggest artificial inland body of water collected from nearby watersheds is just one of the four major irrigations systems Bohol farmers are benefitting. Through a visual presentation during the Bisita Opisina of the Association of United...NFA chief endorses Eating brown rice
TAGBILARAN CITY, April 20, (PIA) –It took no less than National Food Authority (NFA) administrator to start convincing Boholanos to go back to the basics and rethink of consuming the healthier option in rice. Speaking while promoting and launching the brown rice, NFA Administrator Atty. Rinan Dalisay pressed that what is believed to be inferior, low class and shunned unpolished rice is in fact packed with more fiber, proteins, antioxidants, minerals and vitamins. Brown rice, owing to its seemingly inferior texture is popularly known as food for the poor, but Philippine Rice Research Institute’s (PhilRice) advocacy campaign director Hazel Antonio said it is food for the rich. While Antonio calls the unpolished rice and not the pigmented rice the brown rice, she also said PhilRice believes brown rice, which is now a top choice among the rich, is not just for the rich. Antonio is PhilRice’s advocacy campaign director. For all the costs, the option for the healthier brown rice is not as trendy here that the NFA has to start rolling its campaign here. In Bohol, while brown rice varieties are common, most millers process the brown riceinto gleaming while, knowing that while is the more popular option. For Bohol’s Rice Processing Complex manager Alvin Mante, all rice variety can be made into brown rice. By more and more polishing, the brown rice comes out gleaming pearly white, but the polishing shaves of the important minerals, anti-oxidants and proteins, Mante said. Brown rice, or the whole grain from the rice is better because only the hull is removed that the intact bran gives it its distinctive brown color,...National News
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