by magnolia_eic | Nov 11, 2011 | Business, Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov. 10 (PIA)–Giseguro ni Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo nga gipaningkamotan sa gobyerno nga mapadali ang pagnegosyo sa Pilipinas.
Atubangan kini sa gihimong pagtuon sa World Bank nga gi-ulohan og “Ease Of Doing Business” diin migawas nga naa sa ika-upat ang Pilipinas sa “World’s Top Ten Worst Countries for Business”.
Matud pa ni Domingo nga apil na niini ang pagpahiluna sa business permit licensing system sa pakigtambayayong sa Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) og mga local government unit (LGU) aron mas paspas ang pagproseso sa mga business permit.
Naa na usab ang ipatuman nilang Philippine Business Registry diin makuha na sa negosyante ang ilang business name, TIN, Social Security System (SSS), PAG-IBIG, ug PhilHealth registration sulod lamang sa 30 minutos.
Dugang pa ni Domingo, nagkaproblema lamang sila sa koneksyon sa Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) tungod kay dili pa sila fully computerized o automated. (PIA- Bohol/ecb)
by magnolia_eic | Sep 18, 2010 | Headlines, National News
President Benigno S. Aquino III bared on Thursday that two additional funding sources to
increase the coverage of the government’s poverty alleviation program, the Kapit Bisig Laban
sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-Cidss) to include
1.3-million more Filipino families.
The President said the new funding sources are part of the administration’s renewed drive to
garner more funding sources through public-private partnerships.
Without specifying an amount, the President said the World Bank had agreed to provide
fresh funds for the Kalahi-Cidss program, one of three poverty alleviation measures the
government is implementing through the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
The other two programs are the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) which allocates
conditional cash grants to qualified families provided certain requirements concerning
maternal health and the education and health of their children, are met; and the Self
Employment Assistance-Kabayan (SEA-K) – a sustainable livelihood project that aims to
enhance the socio-economic skills of qualified Filipino families.
The President pointed out that the number of additional Filipino families who will get the
chance to improve their lives through the anti-poverty program is still far from his target of
4.6-million families.
President Aquino added that the Millennium Challenge Corporation, an innovative and
independent U.S. foreign aid agency that is helping lead the fight against global poverty will
give a total of P5-billion for the Kalahi-Cidss program. (PCOO/PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Jul 7, 2010 | Headlines
THE World Bank has approved a $4.974-million grant for climate change adaptation project in the Philippines to enable targeted rural communities to cope with the impact of climate change.
The project called the Climate Change Adaptation Project (CCAP) aims to develop and demonstrate cost-effective adaptation strategies in agriculture and natural resources management and strengthen the country’s institutional framework for climate change adaptation.
World Bank country director Bert Hofman said the project will enhance rural communities’ capacity to adapt to climate change by improving farm management capability under conditions of climate risk, enhancing access to information on weather forecasting and climate patterns, and improving access to risk management options such as weather index insurance, among others.
The primary beneficiaries of this grant include poor farmers who often suffer climate-related losses, and other vulnerable groups that depend on natural resources for their livelihoods.
The $4.974-million grant for the CCAP will come from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund being implemented by the World Bank. The project will also be supported with $40.45 million co-financing from the Participatory Irrigation Development Project (PIDP) and another $10 million from the Environment and Natural Resources Management Project (ENRMP), two ongoing government projects which are also financed by the WB.
The Philippines has one of the highest exposures to climate change risks – including typhoons, floods, landslides, and droughts – of any country in the world. (PIA-Bohol)
