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DTI joins HIMS trade and investment roadshow in the USA
Houston, Texas – The 2018 Philippines Healthcare Information Management Services (HIMS) Trade and Investment Roadshow to the USA with the theme “Unlocking Opportunities. Embracing Innovation” held a business forum and outreach in Houston, Texas from 1-2 March 2018. Texas Honorary Consul General Ethel Mercado welcomed the Philippine delegation headed by DTI Undersecretary for Trade and Investments Promotion Group Nora Terrado and composed of officials from the Department of Trade and Industry, Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) and Export Management Bureau (EMB), Philippine business process management (BPM) industry leaders and representatives from 13 companies providing IT and HIMS-BPM services. Attended by healthcare professionals and business owners ranging from small to large healthcare facilities and institutions, the business forum held at the Texas Medical Center (TMC) 3rd Coast Restaurant highlighted the Philippines’ strong economic growth that translates to more enhanced partnership opportunities between the Philippines and the Houston healthcare industry. The delegation served as ambassadors in promoting the sector’s strengths, advantages and capabilities. Company visits to the top three (3) health facilities in Houston, namely Memorial Hermann, Methodist, and CHI St. Lukes as well as Kindred and HealthSouth facilitated discussions on the impact of technology on healthcare information management. “As we see the transformative effect of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the healthcare industry, the Philippines will continue to advance the complementation of our services and these emerging technologies. It also gives pride to the Philippines the increasing role of Overseas Filipino Investors (OFIs) in Houston’s healthcare and IT-BPM sector who have established their own respective facilities. We will continue to enhance our services to... read moreIFEX Philippines 2018 makes waves with exciting seafood edition
Global buyers are up for an exciting showcase of the Philippines’ premier seafood and other food segments in the International Food Exhibition (IFEX) Philippines, the country’s biggest export-oriented food show, on May 25-27 at the World Trade Center Metro Manila, Pasay City. Organized by the Department of Trade and Industry‐Center for Trade Expositions and Mission (DTI‐CITEM), IFEX Philippines 2018 will stage its first special edition featuring “The Best of the Seas,” focusing on the fast-growing seafood market in the Philippine regions and other Asian countries. “Now an annual event, IFEX Philippines continues to be the largest and widely anticipated food trade event in the country,” said Nora K. Terrado, DTI Undersecretary for Trade and Investments Promotion Group and CITEM Officer-in-Charge (OIC). “For its 12th edition, we will highlight the Philippines’ finest seafood to satisfy the growing global demand for marine product and coastal cuisines, along with other exquisite food products across the globe”, added Terrado. As one of the official business events during the country’s hosting of ASEAN in 2017, last year’s IFEX Philippines opened more trade opportunities and innovations around the world with the showcase of Philippines’ best and overseas participation of the European Union (EU), China, South Korea, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and other countries. The three-day event was attended by nearly 11,000 international and local visitors, including 2,057 high-profile trade buyers from top global retail giants and supermarkets. These buyers came from different regions across the globe, such as Europe, China and SARs, Middle East, East Asia, America and Southeast Asia. For its 12th edition, the IFEX Philippines will excite buyers with the country’s top... read more
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.0jyi*Iriga Targets 5 thousand new ICT Jobs
The Iriga Rinconada ICT Council is set to pursue strategies to generate at least 5,000 jobs enabled by information and communications technology (ICT) in Iriga City, Camarines Sur, by 2022. During a capabilities development conference held in Naga City Friday, July 29, members of the Iriga Rinconada ICT Council led by Iriga City Mayor Madelaine Alfelor identified specific steps to create more awareness on ICT in their area, engage all stakeholders, especially the academe and business sectors, to develop Iriga’s ecosystem for ICT-enabled jobs. The lady mayor called on the members of the ICT council to unite and help the city generate more jobs as national real estate developers like SM and Ayala turn their sights on Iriga. This is in response to the overall challenge of the National ICT Confederation of the Philippines (NICP), the national network of ICT councils, to reach the 1 million mark in ICT jobs under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. In special briefing to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Rodolfo Salalima, NICP officers led by Wilfredo Sa-a, Jr. of the Cebu Educational Foundation for Information Technology (CEDFIT), NICP committed to push for an additional 600,000 jobs in the next years to add yo the existing 400,000 jobs now found outside of Metro Manila. The current number is only about thirty percent of the total ICT jobs in the Philippines, where seventy percent are concentrated in Metro Manila. NICP trustee and ICT council mentor, Jocelle Batapa Sigue of the Bacolod-Negros Occidental Federation for ICT (BNEFIT), facilitated the workshop in Iriga where stakeholders collectively aspired to become one of the...Local News/ Bohol Balita
TESDA-Bohol, mopahigayon og tinuig nga libreng competency assessment
BOHOL, July 20 (PIA)–Ang Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Bohol mopahigayon sa ilang tinuig nga libreng Competency Assessment ubos sa National TVET Competency Assessment and Certification Programs (NATCAC). Karong tuig nga libreng competency assessment ipahigayon sa 3 ka schedules sa bulan sa Mayo, Agusto ug Nobyembre. Ang ikaduhang implementasyon ipahigayon sa Agusto 1 taman 31, 2015. Kining programa parte sa paningkamot sa TESDA sa pagpakusog sa ang-ang ug pagdayeg sa competency assessment ug certification sa tibuok nasud. Nagtinguha kini sa pagmugna ug pagsabot sa mga Pilipino sa bili ug kamahinungdanon sa TESDA Certification ug Assessment Services. Dinhi sa Bohol, pinaagi sa pamunoan ni Provincial Director Dr. Francisca R. Opog, ang TESDA motanyag og libreng assessment sa mga Bol-anon sa mga mosunod nga kwalipikasyon: Automotive Transport Service NC II, Animal Production NC II, Beauty Care NC II, Bread and Pastry Production NC II, Carpentry NC II, Cookery NC II, Driving NC II ug Dressmaking NC II. Electrical Installation and Maintenance NC II, Food Processing NC II, Housekeeping NC II, Horticulture NC II, Plumbing NC II, Shielded Metal Arc Wedding NC II, Motorcycle/Small Engine Servicing Mechanic NC II, Tailoring NC II, Tile Setting NC II ug Reinforced Steel Bars Installation NC II. Ang mga kwalipikadong aplikante mga trainers sa pribado ug publikong vocational institutions, local government units ug ubang government agencies nga nagtanyag og TVET programs, DepEd Trainers, Industry Workers/Practitioners/Professional/Career Shifters nga gustong mopaubos sa competency assessment, Returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)/Filipino Expatriates nga adunay relevant experience nga nagkinahanglan og assessment alang sa posibleng pag-trabaho ug promosyon. Ang mga interesadong aplikante mahimong mobisita sa 5 ka TESDA-Bohol Provincial Training...Ms. Alicia is “Darling of the Social Media”
Miss Bohol Sandugo 2015 candidate representing the town of Alicia, Erin Kate Corre Javellana, received the minor award “Darling of the Social Media” during the pageant night on July 18, 2015 at the Bohol Wisdom School gymnasium. The award was based on the number of shares of the candidate’s official web page on the Bohol Sandugo Festival website. The counts were tallied at 12:00nn on July 18, 2015 by Auza.Net. The sharing officially started on July 10, 2015. The sharing of the candidate’s web pages helped increase the website traffic of the official website of the Sandugo Festival at www.boholsandugofestival.com...Auza.Net Participates in Sandugo Trade Expo 2015
Auza.Net will participate in the Sandugo Trade Expo 2015 to be help at The Block at the Island City Mall on July 22-27, 2015. The company’s booth will be located near the activity center this year instead of its usual location at the block in the previous years. The company will showcase structured cabling solutions manufactured by Vivanco. Data cabinets, network cables and cabling accessories will be displayed at the booth. A 10+1 promo for CAT5e and CAT6 cables will be available for orders during the event. Some items will be sold at promo prices. Auza.Net will also promote its website management service and other online services. The regional expo is organized by the Department of Trade and Industry. Entrepreneurs from Bohol and other Region 7 provinces will showcase their products during the event. Participants from other regions are also expected to join. The trade event will open from 8:00 in the morning to 9:00 in the evening at The Block, Island City Mall, Tagbilaran City...Lopena wins Mr. Sandugo 2015 Muscle Showdown
Mr. June Lopena wins the Mr. Sandugo 2015 Muscle Showdown held on July 18, 2015 at the Island City Mall activity center. Lopena represented Bakbons Gym and showed the best form among eleven other contestants. The showdown was organized by the K of C Recreation and Fitness Gym headed by gym instructor Lloyd Vergara and was presented by Roy and Maita Thomas, Friends from Hawaii and Hon. Jose Antonio S. Veloso. Production was planned by the Blue Grass Project. The participants of the showdown represent the various gyms and fitness centers in the city led by the K of C Recreation and Fitness Center. The other participating centers are Wild Card Fitness Gym, Fitness World Gym, Bakbons and Fit...DTI Holds Green Business Matching Event
DTI-Bohol spearheads the conduct of a Green Business Matching event on July 23, 2015 at the Island City Mall Activity Center from 1 to 5 in the afternoon. The aim of this activity is to familiarize businesses and consumers in Bohol on energy efficient and renewable energy technologies, including -where available- attractive financial schemes to avail of these technologies to promote the introduction of more energy efficient measures. This activity is part of DTIs weeklong events to launch the Bohol Ideas to Innovation [BHL i2i] Challenge. The first part of the event will introduce different suppliers presenting their green products and services to the participants by way of product presentation or sales pitch. These sales pitches will be followed by a market setup at the trade fair grounds, with a table and chairs where the green service and technology providers can provide further product details and negotiate. Participating green business service providers provides include Sonjay Microsystems, Smiley Solar/Hamilton Phils., Inc., Easylink Merchandising, Philips Phils., Solaric and East Corporation. The Development Bank of the Philippines – Bohol Branch will also present their window for Green...National News
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