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To address the lack of modern tools in the
food processing industry in Bohol, the De-
partment of Trade and Industry (DTI)
turned over P3M worth of food processing
equipment to Calamay processors in Al-
burquerque and Jagna, banana proces-
sors from Sevilla, Anda, Balilihan and Ma-
ribojoc on August 30 under the Shared
Service Facility (SSF) Program.
This move is in line with the call of Presi-
dent Aquino for all sectors of the economy
to be part of the countrys inclusive
growth.
The DTI saw the need to address the mar-
kets stringent requirements for food safety
and quality and increase the competitive-
ness of MSMEs in Central Visayas through
the Shared Service Facility Program.
SSFs aim to provide local MSMEs com-
mon service facilities, modern equipment
and access to the latest technology.
With MSMEs constituting around 99% of
the total business enterprises in the region
most of which lack the needed facilities,
SSFs play a vital role in MSMEs comply-
ing with the product quality standard that
the market demands.
A total of Php 29.584 Million funds have
been allocated by the government this
year for the establishment of SSFs.
The SSF project of DTI is aimed atimproving the quality andproductivity of entrepreneurs byaddressing the gaps andbottlenecks in the value chain ofpriority industry clusters through theprovision of processing machines/equipment/tools for the common useof the identified beneficiaries.
Mainly, the SSF project has twomajor objectives, namely: toenhance the competitiveness of thepriority industry clusters through the
use of quality and productivityenhancing machinery andequipment; and, to develop priorityand market-driven industries insupport to the National IndustryCluster Capacity EnhancementProject (Niccep).
In the 3rd quarter, shared servicefacilities for woodworking, bayongproduction and food labelling werelaunched in Siquijor.
DTI, through the SSF program, aims toprovide the micro, small and mediumentrepreneurs (MSMEs) better andnew technologies and equipment.
This is to improve the quality of goodsand productivity, thus, increasing thecompetitiveness of MSMEs andhelping them graduate into the next
level where they can tap a better andwider market and be integrated in theglobal supply chain.
Co-operators of the shared servicefacilities signed a memorandum ofagreement during the official openingof the Sandugo Trade Expo at theIsland City Mall, Tagbilaran City in Julythis year.
S h a r e d S e r v i c e F a c i l i t i e s
f o r M S M E s i n S i q u i j o r
DTI turns-over SSFs to food
processors in Bohol
SHARED SERVICE FACILITIES
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The Department of Trade anIndustry in cooperation witDeutsch Gesellschaft fur Intenationale Zusammenarbeit Promotion of Green Econom
Development (GIZ-ProGED
and the Bohol Provincial Government held a Forum for LocGovernment Unit Officials othe Promotion of Green Economic Development on July 2at the Metro Centre Hotel, Tagbilaran City.
ProGED is a developmencooperation project betweeDTI and GIZ, the objective owhich is to help address thneed of greening the Philippineconomy toward sustainabdevelopment and growth. Specifically, the ProGED programenvisions to improve the competitiveness of MSMEs in thtourism sector and to encouage them to support sustainable tourism as a strategy foeconomic development.
ProGED recognizes the criticrole of LGUs in tourism deveopment. By identifying locaopportunities for green invesments and passing local pocies and ordinances, LGUs caencourage a shift towards sustainable tourism activities anpractices that would help improve the competitiveness olocal tourism destinations anenterprises.
This forum was a key vehiclfor collaboration to put forwarstrategies and objectives tpromote Green Economic Development (ProGED) in thProvince of Bohol.
Health and Wellness Coun-
cil was formed to implement
action plans and motivate
the stakeholders in upping
their involvement with this
project.
The Health and Wellness
value chain began to take
shape in 2008 using the
Value links methodology, a
systematic and systemic
approach to enhancing the
competitiveness of value
chains and fostering pro-
poor growth. It was intro-
duced by then German
Technical Cooperation
(GTZ) now GIZ.
The objectives of the said
planning workshop was to
The ProGED Project organized
the Upgrading and Greening of
the Health and Wellness Tourism
Value Chain of Cebu on August
8 at Harold's Hotel Cebu City.
Companies in the province par-
ticipated in a series of focused
group discussions to create an
action plan in developing the
sector. Government agencies
and other institutions supporting
the sector were also present dur-
ing the activity.
To recall, the groups arrived on
the Strategic Objective of offering
light medical, dental and well-
ness tour packages, primarily to
the Overseas Filipinos, through
product and market development
and group discussions. With this
core guiding principle, the Cebu
validate upgrading strategies
and activities of the Health and
Wellness Tourism Value Chain
of Cebu. Next is to present the
environmental hotspots and
proposed work packages to
address them and finally, to
prepare the greening action
plan of the Health and Well-
ness Tourism Value Chain.
Most of the participants in the
planning workshops joined in
the discussion of different key
functional groups namely
transportation group, tour op-
erators, restaurants, SPA and
massage centers, clinic opera-
tors, etc. The companies who
shared their greening practicesare BE, Plantation Bay, Na-
ture's Legacy, and Perpetual
Succour Hospital.
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Photo was taken during the launching of Cala-
may SSF in Jagna, Bohol with Cong. Arthur
Yap, RD Asteria Caberte, PD Maria Elena
Arbon and Mayor Fortunato Abrinilla.
Cong. Rene Relampagos with RD Asteria Caberte, Mayor Dominisio Chat-
to, Vice Mayor Pureza Chatto and PD Maria Elena Arbon with project
beneficiaries of the Banana Processing SSF during the launching in Balili-
han, Bohol last August 31.
DTI7 RD Asteria Caberte inspects the meatprocessing facility in Catigbian, Bohol with
Coop Chairperson Wevina CanoDTI7 RD Asteria Caberte talks to mem-
bers of the NAPO Romblon Makers
Association during the turnover of SSF
sewing machines in Siquijor
SSF Siquijor Sewing Machines turnover to
president of NAPO Romblon Makers Associ-
ation Gina Dandoy. Looking-on are Mayor of
San Juan Wilfredo Capundag Jr., DTI Siqui-
jor PD Nimfa Virtucio and DTI7 RD Asteria
Caberte.
PD Nimfa Virtucio inspects the SSF sewing ma-
chines for bayong production in Siquijor.
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DTI launched the SSF for Food Processing in
Carmen, Bohol with cooperator Bicao Farmers
Multi-Purpose MPC in August this year.
Present during the activity were Bohol's 3rd
District Rep. Arthur C. Yap, Carmen
MayorRicardoFrancisco Toribio and Vice
Mayor Pedro Budiongan Jr., RD Asteria
Caberte and PD Maria Elena Arbon.
The SSFs for banana processing in Sevilla,
Balilihan, Maribojoc and Anda are satellite
areas of the Bicao SSF.
DTI staffwith Albur
Mayor Efren Tun-
gol turned over
food processing
equipment to Cala-
may processors in
Alburquerque,
Bohol during the
launching of theSSF for Calamay
Processing.
Left photo was taken during the DTI launch of the SSFfor Banana Processing with Cong. Arthur C. Yap inAnda, Bohol.
DTI withGovernorEdgar M.Chatto, Cong.Rene L.Relampagos,MaribojocVice-MayorFructusoRedullalaunched theSSF for Ba-nana Pro-cessing inMaribojoc,Bohol
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SSF Siquijor Bayong Production,
Cangmanki in Enrique Villanueva
with Cangmangki RIC pres. Cresen-
cia Jumawan with Mayor Gerald Pal
-ing , DTI Siquijor PD Nimfa Virtucio
and DTI7 RD Asteria Caberte.
SSF meat processing facility in Catigbian, Bohol was
launched with co-operators Mantacida United Farmers Multi-
purpose Cooperative led by chairperson Wevina Cano, 1st
District Rep. Rene Relampagos, Vice Mayor Rey Lacea and
DTI staff led by Director Asteria Caberte
Workshop on Upgrading and Greening
of the Cebu Health and Wellness Tour-
ism Value Chain was conducted onAugust 8 at Harold's Hotel Cebu City.
Siquijor Shared Service
Facility launch with DTI
Siquijor PD Nimfa Virtucio
and DTI 7 RD Asteria
Caberte
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Four Boholano firms participated in this years Sikat Pi-noy National Handicraft Fair last September 19-23 at the
Mega Trade Hall, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City.
P1 Handicraft of Inabanga, Prime of Asia Handicraft of Tubigon, Co-Nature Handicrafts of Cortes and Crissander Enterprises of Lobocjoined the trade fair along with other fair exhibitors from all over thePhilippines during a five-day marketing event to market-test new prod-ucts made after a series of product development activities conductedby the Department of Trade and Industry through the Product Devel-
opment and Design Center of the Philippines.
The same product development program was carried out in part-
nership with the Bohol Island State University Bachelor of Arts in
Industrial Design students. Products such as bags, lamps, frames,
pouches, purses, earrings, bangles, rolls, and placemats made of
raffia, abaca, coco shell, wood beads, bamboo cuts, shells and
other indigenous materials were exhibited during the activity.
BOHOL PRODUCERS JOIN SIKAT PINOY NATIONAL HANDICRAFT FAIR
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A financing forum was organized as part of the
SME Roving Academy.
The SME Roving
Academy was formallylaunched in Bohol.
A forum for Local Government Unit Ocials on the Pro-
moon of Green Economic Development was held on July
25 at the Metro Centre Hotel, Tagbilaran City.
These photos were taken during he NCC Roadshow on July 26 at
Panglao Bluewaters, Bohol. The DTI brought to Bohol the National
Competitiveness Council Roadshow to brief Boholano investors
and local government units on the countrys competitive ratings as
well as potential ratings for a spread of development initiatives the
LGUs may venture into.
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DTI and other NGAs participated in the
Orientation for Newly Elected Mayors in
Central Visayas
Regional Competitiveness Council meeting at
the DTI 7 Conference Room
DTI 7 participated in the 1st Media Forum organized by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas Cebu Chapter, in cooperation with the Philippine
Information Agency region 7, held on September 16, 2013 at the Marcelo Fernan Press Center in Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City. The primary objective of the
activity was to forge stronger ties between government information officers and the private media and further open communication lines for smoother flow
of access to information.
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FACT SHEET
The Diskwento Caravan pools manufacturers to sell their products atdiscounted prices to provide consumers with some respite from rising
prices
Started in 2008, Diskwento Caravan is one of the flagship projects
of DTI that aims to provide non-wage benefits for wage earners
and employees.
Diskwento Caravan offers basic products such as bread, sardines,
cooking oil, processed meat, detergent bars, notebooks, pad pa-
pers, pencils, pens, crayolas, scissors, school bags and uniforms,
shoes, among others that their manufacturers sell at discounted
prices.
The caravan is hosted at city or municipal halls, or gyms under the
supervision of the mayors.
Apart from the opportunity to avail of low-
priced items, consumersalso enjoy the perks of being able to take part in side activities
conducted for the purpose of boosting awareness on consumer
rights and give participating distributors a chance to promote their
respective products through fun and games.
Not only do consumers enjoy goods at discounted prices, school
age children are also treated to a free haircut courtesy of the pro-
vincial Infantry Brigade .
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Sandugo Trade ExpoJuly 24-29, 2013
Island City Mall, Tagbilaran City, Bohol
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MOA Signing of SSFs in
Bohol & Siquijor & Launch of
SME Roving Caravan
A simultaneous launching of the SME Roving
Academy and MOA signing for the Shared
Service Facilities (SSF) projects of DTI formed
part of the opening program of the SandugoTrade Expo in Bohol.
Now on its 8th year as a regional trade fair, the
Sandugo Trade Expo has established name
recall among buyers and visitors all over the
country.
This years exhibit featured timeless interpreta-
tions of locally made products focusing on
heritage, culture and environment protection
through ecologically-friendly, sustainable and
indigenous materials.
Entrepreneurs in the Visayas went green when
they opened the Trade Expo last July.
More specifically, products that were exhibited
range from furnishings and fixtures to weara-
bles, and fashion accessories, as well as fresh
and processed food; that are appropriate to the
requirements of the tourism sector.
Exhibitors to the fair were SMEs from all over
Central Visayas as well as from neighboring
provinces in Visayas and Mindanao.
DTI Undersecretary for Regional Operations
Zenaida Cuizon Maglaya and Assistant Secre-
tary Blesilda Lantayona graced the affair.
entrepreneurship development
networks, and the integration of the
business development services for
SMEs of various providers at the
national and local levels.
Formally launched in July was the
Small and Medium Enterprises
(SME) Roving Academy.
The Bohol program incorporated
presentations and workshops on
green practices and food safety
from DTIs partner agencies and
institutions.
The SME Roving Academy is an
institutionalized provider of business
development services (BDS) to
identified SMEs to make them
competitive in the domestic and
export markets. Its strategies
include the establishment of
national, regional and provincial
s m e r o v i n g a c a d e m y
SME Roving Academy launched during
the opening program of the Sandugo
Trade Expo in Tagbilaran City, Bohol on
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Ocular inspection of facility for Coco Coir processing of Bacong
Small Coconut Farmers Development Cooperative
(BASCOFADCO) in Negros Oriental with RD Asteria Caberte , PD
Javier Fortunato Jr. and DTI SSF Coordinators
DTI staff with RD
Caberte and PD Fortu-
nato also made an ocu-
lar visit to the Zambo-
anguita Small Coconut
Farmers Multi-Purpose
Cooperative Coco Coir
processing facility under
the SSF project
An ocular visit to the rubber farm of the Responsive United Bay-
awan Believers for Economic Recovery( RUBBERCO) in Baya-
wan City, Negros Oriental.
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RD Caberte & PD Fortu-
nato made a courtesy call
to Mayor German Sarana
of Bayawan City duringan ocular visit to Respon-
sive United Bayawan
Believers for Economic
Recovery( RUBBERCO)
On August 2, the DTI SSF coordinators, together with RD Caberte and
PD Fortunato, visited the Dairy Farmers Association of Dumaguete
(DFAD) and inspected their cheese production facility.
SSF project visit and ocular in-
spection by the DTI Negros Ori-
ental staff on the Little Children
of the Philippines Foundation,
Inc. in connection with the SSF
for the production of Abaca
Loomwoven Fabric
Dumaguete City Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria, received a plaque ofrecognition for Dumaguete City during the awarding ceremony on
May 20,2013 at Dusit Thani Hotel, Makati City, Philippines. LouisNapoleon Casambre, Executive Director DOST-ICTO and Jose MariMercado, President IBPAP signed the plaque of recognition.The recognition is a testament to the hardwork, determination, andspirit of cooperation among its stewards and leaders to develop theirjurisdiction as an environment conducive to well-managed businessgrowth and ICT development in Dumaguete City.
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PROGED
Once again key enterpris-
es in the health and well-
ness tourism sector of
Cebu and tourism sector
of Bohol and the institu-
tions supporting develop-
ment of the MSMEs had a
2-day review of what has
been achieved so far in
terms of enhancing com-
petitiveness of MSMEs by
adopting green strategies
and activities.
The co-operators mapped
a plan to move forwardtowards a green inclusive
economic development in
Cebu and Bohol, looking
at the competitiveness of
enterprises in the tourism
sector and strength and
ability of government
agencies, business organ-
izations and development
organizations to support
the enterprises.
The MRM was not only a
venue for project imple-
menters and beneficiaries
to discuss common goals
and aims, clarify how to go
about achieving them,
identify whom to work with
and organize the proper
structure to achieve com-
mon goals.
The activity was also a
venue to understand more
the importance of micro,
small and medium enter-
prises in the economic
development of the coun-try, how these MSMEs
can be enhanced by
adopting climate smart
and environment friendly
practices and what push,
pull and enabling strate-
gies the support institu-
tions can employ to facili-
tate the adoption of green-
ing strategies.
cial Office.
DTI-Bohol Provincial Director
Maria Elena C. Arbon said
the activity was mainly aimed
at creating awareness on the
required skills and competen-
cies of LGU front-liners as
well as its regulatory require-
ments in the processing and
issuance of business permits
at the local level.
While we promote and pro-tect the interest and welfare
of our consumers, it is also
our mandate that we create
an enabling environment for
businesses to thrive and
grow, Arbon said.
During the seminar, DTI-CIC
facilitators presented and
discussed the different mod-
Forty-four Business Permits
and Licensing Officers
(BPLOs) in Bohol have under-
gone capacity building semi-
nars to further equip them with
the necessary skills and
knowledge in handling front-
line service.
With the participants coming
from Tagbilaran City and the
municipalities of the three con-
gressional districts of Bohol,
the training was conductedlast August 20 & 21, 2013 at
the Bohol Tropics Resort Club,
Graham Avenue, Tagbilaran
City.
The activity was organized by
Department of Trade and In-
dustry Center for Industrial
Competitiveness in coordina-
tion with the DTI Bohol Provin-
els in effective fronline servicemanagement and how these
models can be applied in their
respective Local Government
Units.
With the two day training, DTI
anticipates the participating
LGUs to have their front-liners
trained and equipped to effec-
tively and efficiently deliver their
services to clients, Arbon said.
A short re-orientation on the
BPLS Streamlining Project and
BPLS Status of Implementation
in the province of Bohol was
also presented by DTI Bohol to
give the participants an update
of the program and the next
steps especially to the 2013
target LGUs for BPLS stream-
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OTOP Store- Tindahang
Pinoy Cebus Evening
of Gratude for Tour
Guides & Operators
The OTOP Store TindahangPinoy Cebu hosted anEvening of Gratitude on 17July 2013 inside the Store.
The event was attended by 22Tour Guides & Operators and18 Exhibitors & Guests.
It was a fun-filled and highly interactive activity that included impressions about the Store and giving feed-back for improving products & services.
OTOP Store Cebu at CFIFs
Furniture & Furnishings 2013
The Manufacturing Technology Cebu2013 held July 25-27, 2013 at theWaterfront Lahug, Cebu City was amajor event incorporating 7 industriesin one show.
The event included the Furniture &Furnishings Sale organized by CFIF.OTOP Store Tindahang Pinoy Cebuwas invited to join this event to dis-play various home dcor items in-
cluding souvenir items andpasalubong.
Representatives of the DTI Bureau ofDomestic Trade (in photo) were alsohere during that time to conduct as-sessment and evaluation of OTOPStore Cebu.
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Go green. Buy local.
This is the theme of the recently concluded tradeshow in Region 7, the Sandugo Trade Expo, whichwas held in Tagbilaran City, Bohol from 24-28 July2013.
Over the years, the Sandugo Trade Fair has beenthe venue for the promotion of products of severalMSMEs from the Visayas and even from the Min-danao regions.
Historically, the fair started as a provincial market-ing event in Bohol, but eventually it grew into aregional fair in 2006. Since it started in 1989, theSandugo Fair has gained the interest of buyers
and institutions because of the wide variety ofproducts and services that it offers.
Traditionally, the Sandugo fair is the venue to mar-ket-test products made by SMEs in Central Visa-yas after undergoing careful product developmentprocess. Being an annual marketing event forRegion 7, it has been the medium by which DTIshowcases the tangible results of its achievementsfor the past year.
But while majority of showcased items in the pastwere intended mostly for the export market, theDTI looked into the prospects of the domestic tour-ism market as an opportunity for MSMEs to sell orpromote their products in this years trade event.And while continuing to develop and promote localsupply, DTI focused more on the greens.
But why green?
The DTI and German technical partner GIZ sharea common goal of helping address the emergentneed of greening the Philippine economy to con-tribute to poverty reduction and inclusive growth.
With this in mind, Sandugo Trade Expo 2013 gavemore credit to goods and services resulting fromgreen innovations- handcrafted eco-friendly prod-ucts, highly-efficient green technologies and sys-tems as shown in e-trikes, e-bikes, bionas - allexhibited by SMEs from Cebu, Bohol, NegrosOriental, Siquijor, Leyte and Iloilo.
The direct outcomes resulting from the event maynot be felt this early yet, but things have begun tofall into their place.
In Bohol, local perspectives on the use and application of cost-efficient green technolo-gies and systems have started to improve. Sales negotiations are currently ongoing be-tween local distributors and suppliers of electric transport systems and bionas.
And speaking of sales, this years figures are far better than the past.
With total regional target of P15.0M in sales, the consolidated figures as of July 30, 2013exceeded the regional target by almost 30%, broken down as follows:
The trade expo has definitely grown bigger and better in 2013 as excellent sales resultsand customer traffic prove. What is even better is that more locals are now open to greenpractices and initiatives of the DTI and GIZ.
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A close look at the Sandugo Trade Expo in 2013A close look at the Sandugo Trade Expo in 2013by: Vierna Teresa C. Ligan
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The Consumer Watch-Bohol, Inc. in partnership with the Departmentof Trade and Industry Bohol Provincial Office (DTI-Bohol) jointlyconducted a half day seminar on Consumer Education and Aware-ness in Catarman, Dauis, Bohol on Septemer 14, 2013.
The activity was designed to create awareness on consumer rightsand responsibilities as well as on the quality of the product and ser-vicesavailable in the market.
Mr. Miguel C. Abuyabor of DTI gave a lecture on Consumer Rightsand Responsibilities and other Fair Trade Laws while Mark Reformi-na did a short briefing on CWBIs advocacy on consumer educationand protection.
A total of fifty residents of Catarman, Dauis, Bohol, mostly women
attended the seminar. They profoundly expressed their thanksto CWBI and DTI for organizing the activity and choosing their
place as venue.
In his message to the participants, Jose D. Hibaya, Chief of theDTI Consumer Welfare and Business Regulation Division saidAs advocates of consumer protection and empowerment, thegroup can help us out in cultivating this particular mandate, andDTI is indeed thankful and appreciative of their actions.
The move of CONWATCH was among the outputs of the World
Consumer Rights Day Symposium conducted by DTI in March
of this year.
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The Dumaguete Unitown website was created to pro-mote Dumaguete City as a university town.
With ten (10) Higher Education Institutions, education is
a major source of revenue for Dumaguete.
The City of Gentle People has leveraged well on its
high quality graduates. It has managed to attract three
large Business Process Outsourcing companies and a
dozen of smaller ones to set up shop in the city.
At present, Dumaguete has six (6) PEZA registered In-
formation Technology (IT) Parks and Buildings with
more than Php 200 Million worth of investments poured
into the ICT/ BPO industry of the city.
www.dumagueteunitown.com
The Negros Oriental and Heritage (NOAH) joined the National Handicrafts Fair last September 19-23 held at the
SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City.
Purely handcrafted with love and patience by the Negrenses , NOAH products are exquisitely inlaid with various
Philippine gemstones such as jade, agate, jasper, onyx, petrified wood, seashells, cavestone, mountainstone, fos-
sils, riverstones and minerals.
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Based on the DTI Region 7 presentation shown during the RTWPB Meeting on September 12, 2013 in Cebu City
Priority sectorsare chosen by the DTI Region 7 based on
their economic and social impact.
Considering that the present administration emphasizes inclusivegrowth, more focus is given to industries that are able to generatehigh employment and significantly reduce poverty in the country.
This year, priority industries in Central Visayas include: health andwellness; furniture; gifts, decors, housewares; fashion accessories;Information and Communications Technology (ICT) / BusinessProcess Outsourcing (BPO).
Region 7 has benefited from the positive reviews and good ratingsgiven to the Philippines by various international organizations andrating agencies.
Investors remain bullish on the regions IT/BPO and tourism indus-
tries. The inclusion of Cebu City in Tholons list of top outsourcingdestinations in 2012 gave Central Visayas an advantage in pro-moting the area as site for increased IT/BPO investments.
The continued revitalization of the manufacturing sector whichinclude the GDH, furniture, fashion accessories has brought closerthe realization of the regions goal of inclusive growth as the sectortends to generate plentiful jobs that do not necessarily require col-lege degrees
Health and Wellness TourismCebu is home to some of the best hospitals and stand-alone spe-cialty clinics in the world, offering world-class expertise, state-of-the-art facilities, topped with the distinct warmth of the famous Filipino
hospitality. Cebu also has some of the world's best spa retreatresorts and tour destinations in this part of the earth.
The province of Cebu is next to the capital (Manila) as the mostaccessible point inthe Philippines, withmore air and sealinkages, and ahighly competitivetourism infrastruc-ture. It is known asthe PhilippinesBestseller and, untilrecently, its bestkept-secret for at-tracting multitudesof tourists, traders, investors, educators, students, and profession-
als to the country.
Cebu has always been a unique proposition: it melds the rusticcharms, relaxed and laid-back atmosphere, and tropical beauties oflush island life - with that of a bustling, progressive metropolis,bursting with a dynamic entrepreneurial base and a multi-ethnicpeople highly receptive to international business and tourism.
And because Cebu attracts the best of its people, has a culture forinnovation and adapting to changing environments, and access to averitable trove of talents and resources it is poised to offer anoth-er attraction that heretofore has been kept out of the spotlight in
investment and tourism promotions: Cebus health-care and wellness
industry.
Cebu has 3 niches under the Health & Wellness Tourism: Light Medi-cal Care, Dental and Spa & Wellness Sector.
This year, Cebu City was named as one of the top destinations forretirees.
According to the US News and the World Report, Cebu is one of afew great choices for retirees. Cebu was the only one from the Phil-ippines named along with Abruzzo, Italy; Cayo, Belize; Copper Coast,Ireland; Hoi An, Vietnam; and Panama City Beaches, Panama.
These are places where all the things of importance to retirees, in-cluding the weather, health care, cost of l iving, the options for estab-lishing residency and the quality of life qualifies as the best the worldhas to offer, said the article published online on Jan. 25, 2013.
ICT / BPOThe information and communicationtechnology (ICT) and business pro-cess outsourcing (BPO) continue togain ground in Central Visayas re-gion.
The Regional Development Council(RDC) in Central Visayas reportedthat the region generated US$516million (about P21.67 billion at P42 tothe dollar) in revenues in 2012 from
the ICT and BPO industries. Thisfigure represents a 12 percent in-crease compared to the 2011 reve-nue.
Cebu is currently the countrys IThub outside of Manila particularly forsoftware and e-services. The follow-ing are the 4 dominant subsectors:a) software; b) IT-enabled services; c) internet caf; and d) hardware.
Skilled Manpower is provided by Cebus 8 universities and over 35Colleges that offer IT courses.
According to the Regional Development Council (RDC) report, 17new foreign BPO companies opened in Cebu in 2012. Tholonsranked Cebu as among the top 10 outsourcing destinations in the
world.
In 2013, Dumaguete in Negros Oriental continues to leverage its sta-tus as a University Town. Colleges and universities in DumagueteCity have been quick to adapt to the needs of the BPO industry.Negros Oriental has attracted well-known companies such as SPIGlobal, TeleTech and Qualfon.
In the region, the ICT and BPO industry has over 100,000 employees.
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Gifts, Decors &HousewaresGifts, Decors and Housewares(GDH) manufacturers in CentralVisayas have significantly contrib-uted to the countrys export perfor-mance. Cebu in particular is oneof the major manufacturing centers
for gifts, decors and housewareitems aside from Metro Manila andother parts of Luzon.
Exporters regularly source productsfrom manufacturers in the otherprovinces of the region like Bohol,Negros Oriental and Siquijor.There is also a strong base of sub-contractors in the province of Cebu.
Basketware is the single highestearner of the export industry in2011.
There are around 5,000 producersof basketware in the Philippines
with 40,000 direct and 1 millionindirect workers.
Fashion AccessoriesThe costume jewelry in Central Visayas is one of the industries that is
highly acclaimed for itsquality, design and inno-vative use of naturalmaterials.
Our manufacturers havean excellent reputation
when it comes to workingwith natural materials likepaper, shell, horn andwood, which are used indifferent ways unique tothe Philippines. We alsohave access to abundantnatural materials andlarge supply of skilledlaborers.
Cebu has achievedworldwide reputation asa supplier of shells, lead-ing to the development ofnumerous products using
seashells and other ma-terials found naturally inthe Philippines.
Cebu costume jewelrynow finds its presence inmajor department storesabroad such as Marks
and Spencer, Delange, Debenhams, Target, Nordstorm, Top Shop andJC Penny, among others.
FurnitureThere are 117 furniture manufacturers and exporters in Region7. Forty percent (40%) of furni-ture manufacturers and export-ers are small enterprises, while48% are medium sized. Only12% can be classified as large-scale.
The Cebu furniture industrygenerated export sales ofUS$91,134,618 in 2012 (source:NSO and processed by BETP-EDP). Cebu contributes approxi-mately 60% of the total Philip-pine furniture exports.
Hailed as the furniture capital ofthe Philippines, Cebu lives up toits reputation as it steadily en-joys a substantial percentageshare of the country's furnitureexport sales, which is over 60percent of the total annual fig-ures, yet Cebu manufacturerscomprise only 20 percent of theentire Philippine furniture indus-try.
Already noted for very gooddesigns and excellent crafts-manship, the Cebu furnitureindustry gears towards the di-rection of product development to further keep its edge over itsAsian neighbors. The scarcity of raw materials has pushed thevery talented Cebuano furniture designers into creating beautifulfurniture made from combinations of traditional and indigenousmaterials such as sea grass, abaca (Manila hemp), arorog, andbutay (coconut twig) mixed with wood, bamboo, rattan, stoneand wrought iron.
To date , the Philippine furniture products with Cebu as its big-gest contributor, are exported to the US and the remaining 30%distributed to the European, Middle Eastern and Asian Markets.
Growth ProspectsGrowth prospects of the regional economy continued to anchoron the following top performing industries: ICT /BPO, knowledgeProcess Outsourcing and tourism.
DTI 7 is optimistic that the export industry, which used to be oneof the growth drivers of the regional economy, will come outstronger this year as it takes advantage of the expected marketrecovery and opportunities from new markets in Asia.
Complementing the recovery of the export industry would be therevitalization of the manufacturing industry, which is seen tofacilitate the realization of the regions goal for more inclusiveeconomic growth.
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EDITORIAL
BOARD
Executive EditorAsteria C. Caberte
DTI 7 Regional Director
Managing EditorRose Mae Quinanola
Writer /EditorJojisilia Villamor
Lay-out ArtistsJerome Elarcosa &
Bernard Cabasisi
ContributorsJacqueline Calumpang
Angeline Gonzales
Jose Hibaya
Vierna Teresa Ligan
Raquel Capio
Olivet Nina Somido
Joyce Rojo
Rosalinda Fuentes
Jerome John Gabin
REGIONAL OFFICE
Regional Director ASTERIA C. CABERTE
3rd Flr, WDC Bldg.,Osmena Boulevard, cor. P.Burgos, Cebu City
Tel. # (63)(032) 255-0036 / 255-0037
Fax # (63)(032) 253-
7465
email: [email protected] / [email protected]
http://www.facebook.com/dtiregion7
http://dti7updates.tumblr.com/
REGIONAL OFFICE DIVISIONS
Business Development Division
Victoria Diaz, Chief
Tel. Nos. 2550036 / 412-1989 / 412-1868 loc. 601
e-mail: [email protected]
Consumer Welfare and Business Regulatory Division
Rose Mae Quinanola, OIC
Tel. Nos. 2550036 / 412-1989 / 412-1868 loc 301
Industry Development and Investment Promotion Division
Minerva Yap, Chief
Tel. nos. 412-1944 / 4121945 / 255-6971 / 255-3926
e-mail: [email protected]
BOHOL PROVINCIAL OFFICE
Provincial Director MA. ELENA C. ARBON
2F FCB Bldg., CPG Ave., Tagbilaran City
Tel. # (63) 038-501-8260
Fax # (63) 038-412-3533email: [email protected]
CEBU PROVINCIAL OFFICE
Provincial Director: NELIA V.F. NAVARRO
3F LDM Bldg., M.J. Cuenco Avenue, Cor.Legaspi Street, Cebu City
Tel. # (63)(032) 412-1863 / 253-2631
Fax # (63)(032) 412-1856 / 254-0840
email: [email protected]/ [email protected]
NEGROS ORIENTAL PROVINCIAL OFFICE
Provincial Director JAVIER FORTUNATO, JR
2F Uymatiao Bldg., San Jose Street. Dumaguete City
Tel. # (63)(035) 422-2764
Fax # (63)(035) 225-7211
email: [email protected]
SIQUIJOR PROVINCIAL OFFICE
Provincial Director NIMFA M. VIRTUCIO
Chan She Bldg., Legaspi Street, Poblacion, Siquijor, SiquijorTel. # (63)035-480-9065
Fax # (63) 035-344-2238
email: [email protected]
NATIONAL ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CENTER (NERBAC)
Center Manager NELIA V.F. NAVARRO
Lapu-lapu St., cor. Osmena Boulevard, Cebu City
Tel # (032) 255-6971 / 255-3926
(032) 412-1944 / 412-1945
Email: [email protected]/ [email protected]
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