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Kalampusan 2nd Quarter 2013

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Creating a system for client tracking to increase work efficiency

Team SynergyEnhanced collaboration among provincial and regional team members has led them to dis-

cover the tremendous power of authentic synergistic activities.

Worth noting is the joint intellectual effort among the staff to develop systems for client and document track-

ing and set-up a shared database. With the opening of classes, the DTI provincial offices also partnered with

local commercial establishments to organize Diskwento Caravans across the region to supply students with

cheaper school supplies, school bags, shoes and uniforms before classes start. Focus Group Discussions for

the development of industries under the National Industry Cluster Capacity Enhancement Project (NICCEP)

and the National Cluster Priorities Program of the Philippine Government were conducted regionwide.

DTI Central Visayas Performance Magazine 2nd Quarter 2013

In this issue

Diskwento Caravans

News Bites

OTOP Store Cebu in IFEX

Philippines 2013

Shared Service Facilities

Challenges and Opportunities

in SME Upgrading in the Phil-

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Diskwento Caravan in BayawanDiskwento Caravan in BayawanDiskwento Caravan in BayawanConsumers enjoyed a bonanza of discounts on basic commodities andschool supplies as Diskwento Caravans were deployed all over CentralVisayas in the second quarter of the year.

In Negros Oriental, DTI Provincial Director Javier Fortunato Jr. andMayor Rene Gaudiel lead the 2-day roving Diskwento Caravan in Baya-wan City Gymnasium on May 31 and June 1.

The event became like a family affair as parents and children shoppedfor school supplies. Breakfast and baon products such as milk, coffee,breakfast meals, hotdogs, canned goods, toiletries, laundry soap, andNFA rice were on sale. Big discounts were given to consumers and re-tailers who purchased items in bulk.

There were a total of nine producers, distributors and retailers who par-ticipated in the caravan Lee Super Plaza, Island Merchants Corpora-tion (distributor of Nestle products), PD 888 Distributors (distributor ofColgate Palmolive products), Chiara and Hannah Marketing (distributor

of Virginia Foods products), FA Nepan Sales Inc.(distributor of Unileverproducts), Macro Distributors Inc. (distributor of Procter and Gambleproducts), Emcor Inc.- Bayawan Branch, National Food Authority, andJoses Budbud Delights.

Apart from the opportunity to avail of low-priced items, consumers alsoenjoyed the perks of being able to take part in the Raffle Every Hour,giving them a chance to bring home gift packs. Six gift packs were givenevery hour, for a total of 96 packs during the entire duration of the cara-van. Its Gimmick Time! and Wais nga Konsyumer were side activitiesconducted for the purpose of boosting awareness on consumer rightsand give participating distributors a chance to promote their respectiveproducts through fun and games.

Not only did consumers enjoy a shopping spree, they were also treated

to a free haircut and massage courtesy of the 302 Infantry Brigade Com-munity Relations team. A total of 117 school children and 66 parentsbenefited from the aforementioned services.

The 2-day Diskwento Caravan garnered sales of Php970,167.74 andenticed 3,285 satisfied consumers. Success of the Diskwento Caravanin Bayawan City was made possible with the joint efforts of the DTI Ne-gros Oriental Provincial Office, LGU Bayawan City, the 302 Infantry Bri-gade of Camp Leon Kilat, Tanjay City under the supervision of Brig.Gen. Francisco Patrimonio, and the officers from the Centers for Con-sumer Welfare of Canlaon City, Guihulngan City, Manjuyod, Bais City,Tanjay City, Sta. Catalina, and Basay.

Video Cliplets now inour e-mag!Have you noticed that cellular phones today

sport features that we used to find only in spe-

cialized gadgets ?

Take for example the phones video application.

This apps quality keeps improving with each

new cellphone upgrade that it probably could

replace traditional equipment for video recording

in the future. Currently, our cellphone app is

good enough to record cliplets of our regular

activities.

Pragmatism has made video cliplets using cellu-

lar phones popular with netizens along with life-

logging, the practice of recording images of a

persons entire life.

Raw video cliplets run between 10 to 20 sec-

onds. The aim of having video cliplets is to cap-

ture the ambiance or atmosphere of an activity,

something which cannot be achieved by photo-

graphs.

Video cliplets are unedited based on the fact

that not everyone has the time nor the skill to

edit a professional looking video.

Starting this quarter, our e-magazine will provide

a seamless integration of text, audio, videos and

photos thereby creating for users of mobile de-

vices a more engaging reading experience.

You can view cliplets by clicking on the video

icon or by copying the URL address and pasting

it in a new window.

Taking a video cliplet using a cellphone

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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) held itsfirst DTI Tourism Coordinators Workshop on April17-18 in Panglao Island, Bohol.

The move is in line with the crafting of DTIs region-al tourism roadmaps through the development ofmicro, small and medium enterprises. Coordinatorsare expected to create a profile of the tourism sectorand how DTI can support its growth by providingassistance to SMEs and in the management of des-tinations.

Bohol Provincial Director Maria Elena Arbon, the Na-tional Tourism Coordinator for DTI, led 15 regions indeveloping their own roadmaps for integration into

the DTI National Tourism Roadmap.

Around 30 participants attended the two-day work-shop which was held at the Alona Kew White BeachResort in Panglao. GIZ ProGED Program ManagerDr. Volker Steigerwald, who supports greening thetourism value chains in the regions, joined the activi-ty. GIZ technical experts Rita Pilarca, Miriam Bacalsoand Nanda Ritsma moderated the workshop.

NATIONAL TOURISM COORDINATORS WORKSHOP IN BOHOLNATIONAL TOURISM COORDINATORS WORKSHOP IN BOHOL

Over 100 delegates participated during the ICT/BPO Conference inCebu held on June 04 and 05 at the Radisson Blu Hotel .

Attended by international experts in the industry, this years eventdiscussed issues, benchmarks and trends in the ICT and BPOindustry. Moreover, the conference was a convergence of opportu-nities and information among established and emerging ICT &BPOhubs in the country.

Adding to this exciting conference was an exposition showcasingthe ICT &BPO industry and its support ecosystem.

ICT/BPO

Conference

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In line with its human security agenda, the Asia-PacificEconomic Cooperation (APEC) organized a workshop onDeveloping Governments Capacity to Promote and Fa-cilitate the Effective Use of Business Continuity Planning(BCP) for Disaster Resiliency on May 9 - 10, 2013 in Ha-

noi, Vietnam.

Officials from six APEC economies, China, Indonesia,Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vi-etnam gathered for this two-day workshop meant to im-prove their capacity to promote/facilitate BCP among localSMEs following disasters,

During the workshop, barriers to the effective promotion ofbusiness continuity planning in economies were identified.Knowing these obstacles have led participants to developeffective action plans which they will implement upon theirreturn home. A business continuity handbook, producedby Australian emergency management experts in collabo-ration with other experts from the region, was given during

the workshop to assist officials in developing their owntraining schemes and programs for industry leaders.

Among the active participants during the workshop wereofficials from the Department of Trade and Industry Philip-pines, namely: RD Marizon Loreto of Davao Oriental, DCHelen Manila of Bicol Regional Office, and DC AngelineGonzales of Negros Oriental Provincial Office,

The presentation of the Philippine Action Plan was laudedfor its simple format, proposed strategies and doable ac-

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tivities which served as good reference for other economies.

To recall, APEC's Emergency Preparedness WorkingGroup (EPWG) was first established as APEC's Task Forcefor Emergency Preparedness (TFEP) by APEC Senior Offi-

cials in 2005. In 2009, APEC Leaders reaffirmed the im-portance of enhancing human security and reducing thethreat of disruptions to business and trade in the Asia-Pacific region. Recognizing the importance of its work, theTFEP was upgraded in status to a working group.

Now, the EPWG continues to play a constructive role inenabling the region to better prepare for and respond toemergencies and disasters by helping to reduce the risk ofdisasters and building business and community resilience.By sharing expertise and collaborating on emergency pre-paredness issues, APEC members strengthen their capacityto mitigate emergencies and disasters.

DTI OFFICIALS PARTICIPATE IN APEC WORKSHOPDTI OFFICIALS PARTICIPATE IN APEC WORKSHOP

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The Department of Trade andIndustry-Bohol ProvincialOffice, in coordination with theGerman International Coopera-tion (GIZ), mounted a GreenFinancing Forum at the BoholTropics Resort in TagbilaranCity.

Held on April 29, 2013, the forumis one of the key activities underthe Promotion of Green Econom-ic Development program orProGED, a three-year DTI-GIZpartnership program which aimsto green the tourism value chainsof the pilot provinces of Cebu andBohol.

Dr. Wolfram Hiemann, head ofthe ProGED Green Mission in

the Philippines, shared valuableinputs on Green Finance as wellas its positive future impactsonce SMEs, businesses andoffices implement green practic-es. Green financing windowswere presented by BPI GlobeBanKo, DBP and Land BankTagbilaran Business Center.

Also of interest were the SMEfinancing windows of the SmallBusiness Guarantee and Fi-nance Corporation (SBCorp)and PhilExim.

Participants to the forum includ-ed representatives from Boholtourism establishments, govern-ment agencies and private sec-tor institutions.

DTI & GIZ HOLD GREEN

FINANCING FORUM

FGD ON RUBBER

INDUSTRY

DEVELOPMENT

IN NEGROSORIENTAL

Stakeholders of the rubber industry sec-

tor in Negros Oriental actively participat-

ed in a Focus Group Discussion (FGD)

and Value Chain Analysis moderated by

the DTI provincial office on May 28 and

29 in Bayawan City.

The FGD focused on the development

of the Rubber Industry in Negros Orien-

tal. GIZ Local Consultant Ma. TheresaQuijano moderated the discussion.

GIZ or the Deutsche Gesell-

schaftfrInternationale Zusam-

menarbeit is a German Technical

Agency. It is an experienced service

provider and assists the German Gov-

ernment in achieving its objectives in

the field of international cooperation. It

offers demand-driven, tailor-made and

effective services for sustainable devel-

opment.

The rubber industry in Negros Oriental

currently has around 800 farmers culti-

vating a total of 600 hectares of land in

the province and producing around

4.5MT of rubber lumps. Planned ex-

pansion for the industry covers the

towns of Basay, Mabinay, Tanjay and

Ayungon.

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29.6 M SSF funds ready for release in Central Visayas

Small business enterprises and cooperatives in Central Visayas will soon be able to avail of the benefits ofShared Service Facilities (SSFs) as SSF funds have been readied for release.

Out of the Php 29.6 Million given to region 7, Php 7.7 Million have been set aside for Bohol province.

According to the Department of Trade and Industry 7 (DTI) regional director Asteria Caberte, there are sever-al SSFs that have been approved for funding in Bohol such as food processing facilities in Carmen, Anda,Balilihan, Maribojoc and Sevilla; Calamay production facilities in Jagna and Alburquerque; fine jewelry facili-ty in Dauis; meat processing facility in Catigbian; Raffia Competitiveness and Productivity Enhancement facil-ities in Tubigon, Danao, Inabanga and Catigbian; processing facilities for ginger based-products in Loboc.

To be launched in July this year are Bohols shared facilities for ginger-based products and meat processingfacilities. Also to be launched within the same month are Siquijors Food Processing and Labelling Center,Enhancement of the Community-based Larena Wood Craft Industry and facility for Bayong Production,Caberte added

Caberte said that a total of Php 29.584 Million funds have been approved by the government for the estab-lishment of Shared Service Facilities meant to benefit some 2,719 entrepreneurs and to generate 2,452 jobs

in Central Visayas.

A Shared Service Facility (SSF) is a project that aims to improve the quality and productivity of micronenter-prises and SMEs by addressing the gaps and bottlenecks in the value chain of priority industry clustersthrough the provision of processing equipment for the common use of the Microenterprises and SMEs.

SANDUGO TRADE EXPO

2013 on July 24-28

DTI Central Visayas is currently in the thick of prep-arations for the Sandugo Trade Expo, an annualregional trade fair that showcases the best productsof MSMEs in the region.

Regional Director Asteria Caberte revealed that thisyears Sandugo Trade Expo on July 24 to 28 at theIsland City Mall in Tagbilaran City will have as theme

Greening Products and Services, Winning Markets.This is in support of the Promotion of Green Eco-nomic Development (ProGED), a joint project of theDTI and the Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Internatio-nale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) , a German Technical

Agency.

DTI encourages more MSMEs to participate in thetrade fair. Interested parties may call or visit the DTIregional and provincial offices :BOHOL PROVIN-

CIAL OFFICE, 2F FCB Bldg., CPG Ave., TagbilaranCity, Tel. # (63) 038-501-8828; CEBU PROVINCIALOFFICE, 3F LDM Bldg., M.J. Cuenco Avenue,Cor.Legaspi Street, Cebu City, Tel. # (63)(032) 412-1863 / 253-2631; NEGROS ORIENTAL PROVIN-CIAL OFFICE, 2F Uymatiao Bldg., San Jose Street.Dumaguete City, Tel. # (63)(035) 422-5509; SIQUI-JOR PROVINCIAL OFFICE, Chan She Bldg., Le-gaspi Street, Poblacion, Siquijor, Siquijor, Tel. # (63)035-480-8241; REGIONAL OFFICE,3rd Flr, WDCBldg.,Osmena Boulevard, cor. P. Burgos, Cebu

City, Tel. # (63)(032) 255-0036 / 255

-0037

ProGED is a project that addresses climate changeand environmental threats from the perspective ofmicro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) inthe Philippines. DTI recognizes the strong link be-tween the green development path and enhancingthe competitiveness of enterprises


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BISU DESIGNERS WIN IN MANILA FAMEBISU DESIGNERS WIN IN MANILA FAME

Bohol Island State Universitys first batch of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design students won theBest Furniture Design award for the Cebu Furniture Industry Foundations (CFIFs) products that wereexhibited in the recently held international trade show Manila FAME (Furnishings and Apparel Manufac-turers Exchange).

Floriano Barrete won the Best Student Design for Home Accessory for his Adianez floor lamp, while NielClark Golosino won the Best Student Design for Furniture for his Zagi console table.

Both students are working as On-the-Job Trainees (OJTs) of the Cebu Furniture Industry Foundation(CFIF) member companies in Cebu.

In 2008, DTI signed a Memorandum of Agreement with theBohol Island State University (BISU) and GTZ (now GIZ) todevelop the university as a provider of quality designersthrough the offering of a course on Bachelor of Science inIndustrial Design (BSID). This was in response to the re-gions need for qualified industrial designers after majority ofPhilippine designers opted to work in other countries.

BAHRR UNDERGOES WORK-

FORCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN-

NING WORKSHOP

The Bohol Association of Hotels, Restaurants andResorts (BAHRR) underwent a Workforce Develop-ment Planning Workshop last May 10, 2013 to priori-tize training requirements of its member establish-ments in Bohol.

The workshop was supported by the PADAYON Bo-hol Marine Triangle Management Council and LGSP-LED in partnership with the Provincial EconomicTransformation Team (PETT), where DTI sits asmember. The objective of the workshop was to im-prove local human resource knowledge, skills andincrease awareness on job placement and self em-ployment. It also served to develop and implementpilot programs for matching the immediate skills re-

quirements of tourism establishments in the PA-DAYON cluster (Panglao, Dauis, Baclayon) and inother neighboring tourism areas in Bohol.

The partnership between LGSP and BAHRR wasdeveloped with the assistance of DTI-Bohol, as it isthe goal of DTI to put together the various upgradingstrategies in the different functions across the Tour-ism Value Chain. Under this Workforce DevelopmentProgram, BAHRR will be LGSP-LEDs lead institution-

al partner who will implement the trainingcomponent with support from DTI, DILG andother PETT member agencies.

The output of the workshop was a prioritizedlist of training requirements of BAHRR

Member companies. These are as follows:Food Safety, Waiter Services, CommercialCooking and Culinary Arts, Managementand Supervisory Skills, Housekeeping andFront Office Services, Massage Therapy,Customer Services, Environmental Manage-ment Services, Flower Arrangement, Bar-tending, Inventory Management and Market-ing.

In attendance during the workshop wereBAHRR member establishments and repre-sentatives from the Bohol EmploymentPlacement Office (BEPO), Bohol InvestmentPromotions Center (BIPC), Bohol TourismOffice (BTO), Baclayon Environmental As-sociation (BEA), the Provincial TourismCouncil, DOLE, DOT, DILG and DTI.

Workshop facilitator was GIZ-ProGED Tech-nical Consultant Nanda Ritsma. She wasably assisted by Maria Teresa Tay, GIZ-EFK for DTI-Bohol.

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DTI warns pub-lic on the useof canister

filled with LPG

The Department of Trade andIndustry (DTI) warns the public ofthe rampant unsafe practice ofthe use of butane canisters ascontainers for household lique-fied petroleum gas (LPG).

The DTI cautions that these can-isters are not intended and de-signed for LPG and therefore

may pose danger to users andhouseholds. Based on the Philip-pine National Standard (PNS) 03-01:2000, only welded steel cylin-ders with a water capacity of 1liter to 150 liters are intended forstorage and transport of LPG.

Butane canisters are not compli-ant with quality and safety re-quirements for LPG refill. Assuch, it may leak and emit haz-ardous gas and cause explosionand fire, thus posing danger.

The DTI urges the public to re-port any information on the saidunsafe practice at DTI Direct751.3330 or at the nearest DTIRegional/ Provincial Office.

2013 ENTREPRENEUR OF THEYEAR PHILIPPINES

A press briefing on the 2013 Entrepreneur of the Year Award was conductedby SGV & Co. on April 26, 2013 at the SGV office, Insular Life Building, CebuBusiness Park, Cebu City .

This is part of SGV's annual roadshow to encourage nominations throughoutthe country.

The following award categories were announced: Master Entrepreneur, SmallBusiness Entrepreneur, Social Entrepreneur and Woman Entrepreneur.

The Entrepreneur of the Year Philippines was launched in 2003 by the SGVFoundation, Inc. It has since become an anticipated business recognition pro-gram of its kind in the country. The program aims to identify, acknowledge andencourage entrepreneurial business people who, through their passion, hardwork and dedication, help boost our economy, underpin our future and createwealth and employment for so many persons.

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Diskwento Caravans were

deployed in Dalaguete on

June 1-2 and in Badian,

Cebu on June 11-12.

this year

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With the cooperation of the Department of

Agriculture, the Department of Agrarian Re-form, and LGU of Pamplona, DTI Negros Ori-ental Provincial Office arranged a focus groupdiscussion (FGD) for the Pamplona bananagrowers and traders on April 26.

The FGD was meant to gather inputs frombanana planters and traders with regards tothe development of the banana industry inPamplona.

A Bamboo Propagation and Nursery Management training wasconducted on March 21-22 for 35 entrepreneurs of Valencia, NegrosOriental. This activity was facilitated by Cesar Alberio of the PhilippineBamboo Foundation and organized by the Department of Agricultureand LGU Valencia, in cooperation with the DTI Negros Oriental Provin-cial Office..During the training / workshop, participants expressed their desire toincrease the area for bamboo plantation to around 600 hectares to sup-ply the need of a proposed factory or processing center. They alsoplan to propagate the use of bamboo for day care centers, training cen-

ters and barangay hall, among others. They hope that, in a future tie-up with the Philippine Bamboo Founda-tion, the industry will further develop and secure a larger contribution to the provincial economy. Consideringthat the Bamboo Development Council in Negros Oriental has been advocating on Greening business, theyalso plan to lure more SMEs to go into bamboo production and processing.

At present, there are at least 250 farmers, traders and processors under the provincial bamboo industryspread across 6 towns of Negros Oriental including Siaton, Zamboanguita, Dauin, Valencia, Bacong and Sibu-lan. Around 600 hectares have already been planted with bamboo plants. Survey indicates that there are47,124 clumps, 141,372 stands and 392 bamboo stems harvested in Negros Oriental annually.

Discussions dealt, among others, on ways that small

farmers can supply the daily requirements of OrientFoods Industry for 50 tons of Saba and Cavendishbananas, on how cooperatives can go into deliveringsemi-processed bananas and on availing of the first-frying facility at La libertad.

GIZ local consultant Maria Theresa Quijano facilitat-ed the FGD which was attended by around 40 resi-dents from the municipality of Pamplona.

FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION WITH BANANA GROWERS AND

TRADERS IN PAMPLONA

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In celebration of the Cebu Business Month

(CBM) last June 14, the DTI-Cebu Provincial

Office organized the 2nd CEBU CREATIVEINDUSTRIES SUMMIT at SM Cinema 1 in

SM City Cebu.

This event was made possible through the

DTIs close coordination with lead CBM organ-

izer Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry

(CCCI) and institutional partner Creative Cebu

Council.

Speakers during the activity includ-

ed the following: Dr. Joe Adam

Fox, planning lead for Google Glob-

al Creative Team at Google in Lon-

don, UK; international designer

Kenneth Cobonpue; architect Buck

Richnold Sia, president of the Crea-

tive Cebu Council; Mr. Jason Buen-

salido, principal architect of Buen-

salida+Architects; graphic designer

PJ Ong, art director of Inodoro De-

sign Studio; musician Lorenzo Ni-

nal, frontman of the band Missing

Filemon; filmmaker Joel Ruiz, co-

founder and resident producer/

director of Arkeofilms; Ms. Reese

Fernandez, founding partner andpresident of Rags 2 Riches, Inc.;

Mr. Lloyd Tronco, executive direc-

tor of the Philippine Center for Out-

of-Home Media Research and Sci-

ence; Mr. Butch Carungay, creative

director of District32 at Mactan-

Cebu International Airport; Mr. Zen

TALKS@BLOGS SEMINAR WORKSHOP IN TAGBILARAN

The Bohol ICT Council in cooperation with the Depart-ment of Trade and Industry, the Bohol Provincial Govern-

ment and the Municipality of Catigbian recently facilitat-ed the Talks@Blogs Seminar Workshop at the Arabelle

Suites, Tagbilaran City last May 24, 2013.

The seminar was the first step towards getting together blog-gers and IT enthusiasts from all over the province to collabo-rate and work together to promote Bohol as a tourism andinvestment destination in the country and the rest of theworld.

More than one hundred participants from the academe, pri-vate and government sectors as well as local IT companieswere there to listen to the speakers led by Mr. Ruben Licera,president of the Cebu Bloggers Society, Inc., who sharedvaluable inputs, learnings and experiences in their trade.Celebrity TV host, singer, composer and actor Abby Asistiowas also present to share her learnings and experiences andhow blogging and social media network has helped promoteher advocacy on Alopecia Awareness.

The blogging event is timely because, just recently,Tagbilaran City has been awarded by the Business Out-

sourcing Association of the Philippines (BPAP), the CallCenter Association of the Philippines (CCAP) and theDOST-ICT Office as a next wave city in the country. Assuch, Bohol is already recognized as the next invest-ment destination for ICT in the Philippines, being closerto Cebu, said Lea Tirol-Magno, chair of the Bohol ICTCouncil.

The event was sponsored by BlueWater ResortPanglao, Total Woodkraft, Arabelle Suites, Bohol BeeFarm, Dalareich Tableya and the Cebu Bloggers Socie-ty.

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Tagbilaran City has been awarded by the

BPAP, the CCAP and the DOST ICT

Office as a next wave city in the country.

Pastoriza, co-chairman of CBM

2013 Cebu Creative Industries

Summit and Ms. April Dequito,

president/ executive director of the

Cebu International Documentary

Film Festival (CIDFF) Initiative.

The Cebu Creative Industries

Summit is a gathering of industry

players, stakeholders, partners and

development agencies to recog-

nize, promote and support the Cre-

ative Industries as a strategy for

increasing economic growth and

global competitiveness of enter-

prises.

The creative industries cover a

broad and diverse spectrum in

industry clusters. Creativity and

innovation provide the competitive

edge to local products and ser-

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The Philippine Long Distance Tele-

phone Company, Inc. recently held aBusiness Forum in Tagbilaran Cityto update Boholano stakeholders onnew developments from the tele-communications company for the

province of Bohol.

Held last May 22, 2013 at the BoholTropics Resort, the forum was at-tended by representatives from thelocal hotel industry, chamber ofcommerce and industry, tourismcouncil, ICT council, governmentoffices, the academe and someother private sector institutions.

Mr. Nilo Bantilan, business head ofthe PLDT Visayas and MindanaoExchanges was there to presentPLDTs plans for Bohol, in responseto clamors from local stakeholdersand the growing demand for im-proved telecommunications servicefor the province. Mr. Bantilan saidthat PLDT has already started put-ting up two fiber optic submarine

cables to Bohol: one coming from Cebuto the Municipality of Clarin, while an-other coming from Cagayan de Oro tothe Municipality of Garcia-Hernandez.He further said that based on PLDTsprogram of works, this fiber optic con-nection is expected to be finished bythe first quarter of 2014.

With Tagbilaran recently awarded asthe next New Wave City in the country,PLDTs move to connect Bohol to thenational fiber optic backbone is a wel-come development as Bohol opens itsdoors to investments in the IT industry.

Mr. Bantilan added that PLDT is capa-

ble to provide up to a maximum of 10gigabytes of internet bandwidth, de-pending on the demand of IT locators.He then encouraged stakeholders andthe provincial government to work handin hand in making Bohol an excellent ITlocation in the country.

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PLDT BUSINESS FORUM IN TAGBILARAN

Training on Webpage

Content Management

under the Regional

Development CouncilCentral Visayas (RDC

7) website was

conducted on May 31

at the conference

room of the National

Economic

Development

Authority Region 7.

RDC WEB CONTENT

MANAGEMENT TRAINING


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In accord with the objectives of the National In-dustry Cluster Capacity Enhancement Project(NICCEP), the Department of Trade and IndustryNegros Provincial Office (DTI-NOPO) organized aseries of Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) for thefollowing local tourism industry players at the Si-dlakang Negros Conference Hall: Enablers andGovernment Sector (April 16), AccommodationsSector (May 2), Restaurant/Food and BeveragesSector (May 3), Transport Sector (May 8), Traveland Tour Sector/ Media and Promotions (May16), Activities, Sports, and Adventure Sector(May 17), Tourism Site Operator Sector (May

30), Pasalubong/ Souvenir/ Handicraft Sector(May 31).

Speakers during the FGDs were Department of Tour-ism (DOT) regional director Rowena Montecillo, DOTstaff assistant Judy Quiachon, Negros Oriental Cham-ber of Commerce and Industry(NOCCI) president Edward Du,Provincial tourism officer Mylae

Abellana and Ms. OlivetteSomido of DTI NOPO.

GIZ consultants Nanda Ritsmaand Maria Theresa Quijanoacted as moderators for theFGDs.

NICCEP is a development andpromotion strategy under the Phil-ippine Development Plan 2011-2016 in helping achieve its visionof a globally- competitive and inno-vative industry and services sectorthat contributes significantly toinclusive growth and employmentgeneration. It supports the Presi-dents Social Contract particularlyin the creation of conditions condu-

cive to the growth and competitive-ness of private businesses, big,medium and small.

This is also corollary to the thrustto provide the "Big Push" for SMEsto enable them to meet those chal-lenges by providing them access

to market and finance. Using the industry cluster ap-proach, DTI can build alliances with relevant agenciesand institutions to develop competitive and innovativeSMEs, implement a program for productivity and effi-ciency and create conducive business enabling environ-ment.

TOURISM INDUSTRY FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS

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DISKWENTO CARAVAN

IN BATUAN

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)in Bohol organized a one-day DiskwentoCaravan in Batuan, Bohol on June 2 in part-nership with the 802

ndSpecial Forces Battal-

ion and the Local Government Unit of Batu-an, Bohol.

The activity was DTI Bohols response to thedepartments target of 29 Diskwento Cara-vans Balik Eskwela Edition, and to providecheaper school supplies, school bags, shoesand uniforms before classes start in June.

Leonardo Distributors Inc., Marcela Foodsand the Nestle Philippines, Inc. wereamong those that joined the caravan at theBatuan Gymnasium on the said date.

Leonardo Distributors, Inc. sold low pricedschool supplies like notebooks, pad papers,ball pens, shoes, bags, school uniforms andother basic necessities and prime commodi-ties.

Marcela Foods offered fresh dressed chick-ens while Nestle Phils., Inc. sold basic com-

modities such as coffee, milk, cereals and otherNestle products at distributors prices.

Several consumers won prizes on grocery i temsduring the consumer time hourly raffle draw.School children also enjoyed a free haircut frommembers of the 802

ndSpecial Forces Battalion.

E-COMMERCE BOOT CAMP IN TAGBILARAN

The Bohol ICT Council, in partnership with DigitalFilipino.com, sponsored the first eCommerceBoot Camp at JJ's Seafood Village in Tagbilaran City.

The seminar that was held last April 26, 2013 was attended by close to 20 private business andgovernment sector representatives in the province. The boot camp was a perfect way to encour-age online businesses and those hoping to start their own online business to become aware ofthe salient points of the eCommerce Law. It also encouraged the participants to be open to themany possibilities of online business especially with the growing trend on internet usage.

As it is, the eCommerce Law (RA 8792), is enacted to protect the interest of businesses andindividuals who engage in online businesses and transactions by providing them with safety netsespecially in the exchange or carriage of goods and services.

Ms. Janet Toral, owner of DigitalFilipino.com and an eCommerce advocate, was the resourceperson during the boot camp.


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A briefing on the use and features of the Document Tracking System

was given to all DTI RO 7 personnel on May 30

at the DTI 7 conference room.

DTI presented to the

Pakistan delegation and the

USAID staff the agencys

services to local MSMEs

on May 30 at the

DTI 7 Conference Room

during the delegations

courtesy call to DTI7

RD Asteria Caberte.

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PHOTO ALBUM

DT

IFHRAPCON

2013

DTI held a national conference for all personnel under the Finance , Human Resources, Administrative and Planning

Divisions of the department at Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon on May 20-23.
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actual design operations. The internship program wasalso the commitment of CFIF after another MOA wasinked with the university to help its students by providingthem with the needed industry exposure, which is a re-quirement of the course prior to graduation.

Now, five years later, BISU has produced its first batch ofBSID graduates, some of them are currently employed inCFIF member companies in Cebu. Enrolment has in-creased over the years and BISU administrators are hap-py to note that the fruits of their labor have been felt eventhis early.

BISU is now one of the few Philippine universities offeringBS in Industrial Design course.

Recently, DTI and JICA through its Overseas CooperationVolunteers support BISU in its BSID Curriculum by en-

hancing the experience of its students in industrial design.Under this program, BISU students are given the leverageto create and develop their own designs- by doing scaled-up drawings, mock-up prototypes and then finally execut-ing the actual prototype for evaluation by DTI and JICA.

Intensive training and industry exposure has brought earlysuccess to BISU student designers. In the recent ManilaFAME, BISU students garnered the Best Student Designfor Furniture and Home Accessory - both awards are giv-en to aspiring student designers in the country. The prod-ucts were designed for CFIF member companies whoparticipated in an international fair last March. Cebu CFIFmembers are pleased with the fact that their assistance toBISUs students have been yielded positive results.

Indeed, DTI and GIZs countless endeavors to assist BISUand its students has brought benefits to all stakeholders.

And true to DTIs goal, the future of industrial design nowappears bright with the new wave of BISU designers pav-ing the way for Central Visayas to gain greater nationaland international recognition for creative designs.

DTI-BISU COLLABORATION: Designing the FutureLittle has been known about this Bohol university until

recently when some of its irst batch of Bachelor of Sci-

ence in Industrial Design graduates gained recognition

in this years Manila Furnishings and Apparel Manufac-turers Exchange.

In the middle of 2007,the Department of Trade and IndustryBohol Provincial Office initiated a dialogue with administra-tors of the Central Visayas State College of Agriculture,Forestry and Technology (CVSCAFT) in Tagbilaran City todiscuss solutions that will help address the shortage ofqualified industrial designers in the region. Rapid migrationof Philippine designers who are searching for better oppor-tunities in countries such as China and Europe has createda problem for the region known internationally for imagina-

tive designs.

Thus, with the assistance of the GIZ,a German Technical agency, throughits Small and Medium Enterprise De-velopment for Sustainable Employ-ment Program (SMEDSEP), an agree-

ment was reached which spelled out a collaboration mech-anism which includes developing service providers underits Business Development Services component.

Since then, a series of meetings and consultations wereconducted with DTI and GIZ which ultimately led to thesigning of a Memorandum of Agreement with CVSCAFT(now Bohol Island State University or BISU) administrators.The MOA defined a stronger partnership among the three

institutions and made formal their commitments to assistsmall and medium enterprises in product development,improving market access, productivity and efficiency.

With the MOA in place, DTI and GIZ did their part in mak-ing BISU one of the favored institutions of learning in theprovince. Preparations were then made for BISU to offer a5-year Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design (BSID)course. Learning and benchmarking visits were conductedat La Salle St. Benilde School in Manila for BISUfaculty and administrators to appreciate the value ofindustrial design in todays society. At the sametime, capacity building of BISU faculty was conduct-ed to prepare and equip them with the necessary

skill and knowledge on the course prior to its offer-ing in the following year.

BISU successfully opened up its doors to 29 fresh-men students from Bohol in 2008. In the ensuingyears, internships and On-the-Job-Training pro-grams with SMEs in Bohol and in Cebu through theCebu Furniture and Industry Foundation, were facili-tated by DTI and BISU to expose the students to

BISU studentspresent their proto-types to YutakaTokushima, JICAresident volunteer

designer at DTI-Bohol, during the

evaluation of stu-dent designs underthe DTI-BISU Prod-uct DevelopmentProgram. (photo byDTI-Bohol)

VIERNA TERESA C. LIGAN

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PHOTO ALBUM

The Roundtable

Workshop on Mi-

cro and Small En-

terprise Upgrading:

Insights from

Egypt, India and

the Philippines

was conducted on

May 7, 2013 at

Harolds Hotel,

Lahug, Cebu City

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A workshop on Developing Governments Capacity to Promote and

Facilitate the Effective Use of Business Continuity Planning (BCP) for

Disaster Resiliency was arranged by the Asia-Pacific Economic

Cooperation (APEC) on May 8 - 10, 2013 in Hanoi, Vietnam.

APEC WORKSHOP

A briefing on the new indicators

to measure work performance

of DTI personnel was

conducted on June 20 and 21 at

the conference room of the

DTI7 office.
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VISAYAN FOOD PRODUCTS IN IFEX PHILIPPINES 2013

OTOP Store sizzles with buyers! Highlighting flavors ofthe Visayas, OTOP Store Tindahang Pinoy Cebu had a

successful run at the International Food Exhibition Phil-ippines 2013 held at the SMX Convention Center, Metro

Manila on May 16-19.

Hojaldres, otap, rosquillos, cassava cookies, galletas,

dried mango chips, coco sugar, turmeric tea, moringa tea(among others) of the Cebu store were on sale togetherwith products of over 700 exhibitors from the Philippinesand other countries.

A biennial event, IFEX Philippines is the countrys premier international sourcing hub for the finestAsian food and ingredients. IFEX is organized by the Center for International Trade Expositionsand Missions (CITEM), the export marketing arm of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) incooperation with the Department of Agriculture-Agribusiness Marketing Assistance Service (DA-AMAS).

OTOP Store (Tindahang Pinoy) is the countrys One Town One Product showcase. OTOP StoreCebu was established by the DTI and the Cebu Gifts, Toys & Houseware Foundation, Inc. (Cebu -

GTH). The OTOP store provides access to local, authentic, sustainable, world class products forboth the domestic and international markets.

OTOP Store Cebu is located at Bridges Town Square, PlaridelStreet, Barangay Alang-alang, Mandaue City.

WELCOME TO OTOP STORE CEBU

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Buyers enjoyed big discounts on local

quality products at the OTOP Store

Tindahang Pinoy Cebu as the store

joined the Cebu Chamber of Com-

merce & Industrys (CCCI) GREAT

CEBU SALE from June 1 to 30.

OTOP Store Cebu was established by

the DTI and the Cebu Gifts, Toys &

Houseware Foundation, Inc. (Cebu-

GTH). It is currently managed by the

Cebu-GTH.

NATIONAL GDH ROADMAP

DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

A Roadmap Development Work-

shop was conducted by the DTI forthe National Gifts, Decors &

Housewares (GDH) Industry on

May 30-31 at the Harolds Hotel,

Cebu City. The purpose of the

workshop was to get inputs from

the private sector i.e. Business

Support Organizations (BSOs) and

the public sector on the strategic

focus areas that will support the

Philippine GDH Industry. The end-

result was a GDH Industry Profile

that will be of use to the industry in

its information upgrading.

The national GDH cluster champi-

on is DTI 7 Regional Director Aste-

ria Caberte.

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PHOTO ALBUM

Mr. Lloyd Tronco, executive director of the Phil-

ippine Center for Out-of-Home Media Research

and Science, discussed on the new tri-media

(mobile phone, digital billboard, internet) during

the 2nd Cebu Creative Industries Summit held

at the SM City Cebu Cinema 1 on June 14.

The eCommerce Boot Camp was held on April 26

at JJ's Seafood Village in Tagbilaran City.

E-COMMERCE BOOT CAMP

Seen in these photos are

Nanda Ritsma, GIZ Tech-

nical Consultant on Tour-

ism Value Chain, and rep-

resentatives from BAHRR,

DOT, DILG and other

member of the Provincial

Economic Transformation

Team.

The BAHRR planning

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A Shared Service Facility (SSF) is a stra-

tegic complementary project that intends

to increase productivity and efficiency of

local MSMEs.

This project entails the setting up of com-

mon service facilities or production cen-

ters for certain processes to give MSMEs

access to better technology and more

sophisticated equipment to accelerate

their bid for competitiveness and help

them graduate to the next level of opera-

tion where they can tap a wider market

and be integrated in the global supply

chain.

The SSF enables MSMEs to leapfrog

several steps in the product development

and production stages for certain pro-

cesses requiring equipment or machin-

ery. It aims to improve the productivity of

MSMEs by addressing the gaps and bot-

tlenecks in the value chain through the

provision of processing and/or manufac-

turing tools, machinery and equipment for

common use by beneficiaries in the prior-

ity industry clusters.

Early this year, several SSF proposals

were screened by the DTI before con-

ducting a public bidding for the supply of

these machineries and equipment.

DTI Central Visayas prioritized SSFs for

businesses engaged in bamboo, coco

coir, gifts, decors, houseware, wearables,

homestyle, metalworks and processed

FACT SHEET

foods.

SSFs that will be launched in July this

year include Meat Processing facility in

Catigbian and the Ginger-Based Products

facility in Loboc, Bohol. Also to be

launched in the same month are Siquijors

SSFs which include a Food Processing

and Labelling Center, Enhancement of

the Community-based Larena Wood Craft

Industry and facility for Bayong Produc-

tion.

All SSFs are hosted either by private

groups, industry associations or coopera-

tives.

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PHOTO ALBUM

The Client Tracking

System Workshop

Phase 1 was con-

ducted on April 24 at

the DTI 7 Confer-

ence Room in Cebu

City.

This workshop was

attended by MIS staff

and planning officers

from DTI Cebu, Bo-

hol and regional of-

fice.

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A Shared Service Facilities (SSF) meeting with DTI 7

associates, CITC Dir. Frank Bonoan and Dir. Boy

Vizmonte at the DTI-RODG Conference Room .

SSF MEETING

The 1st National Tourism Coordinators

Workshop was held on April 17-18, 2013 at

Panglao Island, Bohol
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PHOTO ALBUM

ABOVE:DTI Negros Oriental Provincial Office hosted the Coco Coir Industry DevelopmentProgram Technical Working Group Meeting on April 25 at the DTI NOPO Conference Room.

BELOW: The Board of Trustees of the Visayas Executives Council of Leaders, Inc.(VECL, Inc.) and the Visayas Resident Ombudsman Council of Leaders, Inc. (VROCL,

Inc.) held the 2nd Quarter Conference on Corruption Prevention and Good Governance

on May 21 at the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas, M. Velez Street, Guadalupe, Cebu

City.

COCO COIR INDUSTRY DEVT PROGRAM TWG MEETING

IfyoureinterestedinreadingallissuesoftheDTI7performancemagazine,visitthefollowingwebsite:

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2ND QTR CONFERENCE ON CORRUPTION PREVENTION &

GOOD GOVERNANCE

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In our country, MSMEs dominate the busi-ness sector in terms of number of establish-ments.

MSMEs comprise around 99.6% of totalfirms in the Philippines; 62% of employmentand 35.7% of value added. Micro enter-prises occupy the bulk of these businesses.

Often dubbed as the backbone of the econo-

my or the linchpin of economic development,the MSME sector is critical for investmentand economic growth, job creation, localtaxation, productivity enhancement, andtechnological innovation.

The MSME sector serves as supplier andsubcontractor to large enterprises and formsa strategic component of the export valuechain. MSMEs also play a vital role in theeconomy being the entry point for entrepre-neurs to build new businesses that will cre-ate wealth and employment.

Despite its importance to the economy, the performance of MSMEs has remained constrained by various factors that

prevent them from realizing their potentials and surviving in a highly competitive environment. These factors include highcost of doing business, uncoordinated efforts to develop a business environment, laws and policies supporting MSMEdevelopment that are not fully enforced.

While the poor business conditions have affected the performance and competitiveness of all enterprises, the impact ismore difficult for MSMEs given their relatively small size and limited resources.

Also, there is lack of infrastructure and utilities in several regions in the Philippines which are needed to promote busi-ness and investments. There are even regions that are prone to natural and man-made risks.

MSMEs find difficulty in accessing available funds from financial institutions because of stringent and voluminous re-quirements and long processing time of loan applications. The interest rate charged is very high. SMEs find the minimumloan requirement and the short repayment period restrictive.

The financial packages for MSMEs in several regions are only available in urban areas. Moreover, bank packages do not

match with the needs of SMEs. Also, SMEs have limited access to information regarding the sources of funds and onhow to access these.

Under Access to Markets, MSMEs are not proactive in seeking new markets and responding to market needs. This iscompounded by the fact that stiff competition from unregistered enterprises and cheap imports erode the SMEs marketshare. Limited production capacity of SMEs do not match market needs. Our SMEs have poorly packaged and labeledproducts.

Based on the DTI presentation shown during a workshop conducted in Cebu by the UP ISSI and the German Development Institute on May 7, 2013

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Then there is the reality that local SMEs have limited capacity for product developmentand design. SMEs lack the capacity to use modern technology for marketing purposes.

SMEs also lack the certification and accreditation needed to penetrate new markets. On top of that,SMEs are not pro-active in obtaining market information.

To aggravate the situation, the unsteady supply and high cost of utilities reduce the productivity of SMEs.There are SMEs that lack education on productivity. They are not investing in productivity-enhancing technologies.The level of productivity of SMEs is reduced by their poor working conditions arising from non-compliance with laborlaws. The production systems of our SMEs are not environment-friendly. SMEs lack the knowledge and capacity tocomply with international quality standards. Vocational and technical schools do not offer learning programs that areresponsive to MSME needs. What exacerbates things is the fact that our MSMEs also suffer from piracy of highlyskilled workers.

To address the key challenges and constraints that continue to prevent the MSME sector from realizing its full poten-tial and boosting the countrys industrial growth, the government endeavored to come-up with the MSME DevelopmentPlan 2011-2016.

The current MSME Development Plan envisions implementing measures to create an enabling business environmentand provide government support not only to improve MSME access to finance and expand market access but also tostrengthen MSME productivity and competitiveness. The plan is for MSMEs to grow and expand. To achieve this, fouroutcome portfolios are considered and worked on : access to market including market information, access to finance, produc-

tivity, efficiency and a favourable business environment conducive for these MSMEs to improve their competitiveness.Other opportunities to help the MSMEs grow are: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) or having large companiesintegrate the micro enterprises in their CSR programs, take advantage of the gains of migration (skills, market, invest-ments), look at the strengths of men and women and determine strategies to let MSMEs adapt to climate change or

identify opportunities that MSMEs can take advantagefrom Climate Change.

MSMEs need to know the market and where they areand what their roles are in the Value Chain of theirsector. Understanding a well-defined market of prod-ucts so that MSMEs will be able to define the con-straints which they have to address and the opportu-

nities of which they can take advantage ( what to andwhere to invest to improve their business).

The MSMED Plan for 2010 to 2016 was preparedfollowing a multi-step process of stakeholder consul-tations around the country. Regional consultationworkshops were first conducted in 11 regions thatcollectively host 54% of total Philippine MSMEs.These workshops were attended by representativesfrom the MSME sector, business support organiza-tions, national government agencies, LGUs, the aca-deme, civil society and international developmentinstitutions that could provide regional and provincial

level perspectives.

The MSME Development Plan aims to create 2 million new and sustainable jobs by 2016 and raise the economiccontribution of MSMEs to 40% of gross value added to be at par with the share of the MSME sector to GDP of othercountries in the region.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) along with MSMED councils continue to work unceasingly for the im-provement of the business environment in line with President Aquinos Pursuit of Inclusive Growth as embodied inthe Philippine Development Plan (PDP). The PDP aims to free the Philippines from its perennial condition of poverty,inequity and lagging human development considering the countrys improving conditions.

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Opportunities for MSME upgrading under Business Environment include streamlining ofbusiness regulatory requirements under such programs and projects as the following:

Philippine Business Registry, DTI-Business Name Registration, National Economic Researchand Business Assistance Center (NERBAC), LGUs initiatives on streamlining of business registration.

DTI seeks to reduce the cost of doing business by streamlining bureaucratic procedures and fostering transparencyin all transactions, including the procurement of goods and services by government agencies. The agency has im-plemented several initiatives to simplify and drastically reduce business name registration in the country within 15minutes.

Under Access to Finance, MSMEs have three (3) major sources of financing, namely equity (own money), formallending mechanisms (bank lending including government-initiated funding support) and informal lending mechanisms(loans from relatives, friends and loan sharks).

Government programs, activities and projects under the Access to Finance include:

The Microfinance Program which caters to the financing needs of entrepreneurs who fall within the poverty thresh-old.

ASENSO Program is anchored on the belief

that supporting SMEs in many aspects willtranslate into a healthier economy. ASENSOaims to lower the effective cost of borrowingby SMEs and liberalize requirements, createa wider financing system that will give SMEsbetter access to short and long-term fundsand standardize lending procedures. Underthe program, SMEs get the necessary assis-tance not only in terms of financing but like-wise through market exposure, human re-source training and product development.

RA 6977 as amended by RA 8289 and fur-ther amended by RA 9501 otherwise

known as the amended Magna Carta forMicro, Small and Medium Enterprisespaves the way for increased lending of thebanking sector to MSMEs. The law providesthat all public and lending institutions aremandated to set aside at least 8% of theirtotal loan portfolio for micro and small enter-prises and at least 2% of their total loan portfolio for medium enterprises.

RA 9178 or the Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBEs) Act support the establishment of micro enterpris-es by providing incentives and benefits. This law facilitates the registration of micro enterprises and exempts themfrom paying tax for income arising from the operations of the enterprise and from the coverage of the Minimum WageLaw. Under the law, GFIs are mandated to set up a special credit window that will service the financing needs ofBMBEs.

The Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act of 2010 amended Presidential Decree 717 or the Agri-Agra Law facilitates in-creased credit to farmers and spur productivity. The new law mandates banks to lend 25% of their loanable funds tothe agriculture sector 15% for agriculture stakeholders and 10% for agrarian reform beneficiaries. The law revisedthe alternative modes of compliance to investments that directly benefit small farmers, fishermen and their coopera-tives.

The DTI implements national, regional, sectoral as well as international trade fairs to increase the exposure of SME

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products in domestic and for-eign markets, and to improve

the distribution ofSME products among

and between the local

manufacturing and trade sectors. Product Develop-ment and Design Services are conducted which in-clude Technology Upgrading Workshops, Designand Technical Information, Design Library and con-duct of design competition. Export Pathways Program

RIPPLES, which focuses on export assistance byproviding interventions at every stage of an exportersgrowth, utilizes the Value Chain Approach, IndustryClustering, and Sub-contracting to arrive at a holisticexport development program, and reinforces the ca-pacity enhancement component called Regional In-teractive Platform for Philippine Exports (RIPPLES).

DTI also creates business partnerships and market

access for SMEs through the following activities, pro-jects and programs: the National Industry ClusterCapacity Enhancement Project (NICCEP), Buyer-Seller Matching, Domestic/Foreign Trade Facilitationand the OTOP Store.

There is the P-TRACE which aims to enhance thecompetitiveness of Philippine agricultural and fisheryproducts, namely banana, pineapple, coconut, tuna,and mango. The project aims to strengthen the reve-nue generation of these products through traceabilityregimes that seals for compliance with internationalstandards and regulations for product quality andconsumers health protection. Information Sessionson Free Trade Agreements (FTA) increases FTA utili-zation rate. The Philippines is participating in theseFTAs to maintain competitiveness, promote cross-border complementation, and sustain inflow of invest-ments.

To increase productivity and efficiency, there areShared Service Facilities (SSFs) which are strategiccomplements to balance off existing efforts/programssuch as the NICCEP to achieve inclusive growth asenvisioned by the current administration. It entails thesetting up of common service facilities or productioncenters for certain processes to give MSMEs accessto better technology and more sophisticated equip-ment to accelerate their bid for competitiveness and

help them graduate to a next level of operation wherethey can tap a wider market and be integrated in theglobal supply chain. The SSF enable the MSMEs toleapfrog several steps in the product developmentand production stages for certain processes requiringequipment or machinery. It aims to improve the quali-ty and productivity of MSMEs by addressing the gapsand bottlenecks in the value chain through the provi-

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sion of processing and/or manufacturing tools, machineryand equipment for common use by beneficiaries in thepriority industry clusters nationwide.

DTI has recently entered into a partnership with the German

technical agency GIZ to implement thePromotion of GreenEconomic Development program or ProGED. DTI recognizesthe strong link between the green development path andenhancing the competitiveness of enterprises.

DTI also conducts an annual SME Roving Academy na-tionwide to bring together SME programs and services ofnational government agencies and private institutions toassist SMEs in the provinces in terms of product design,costing/pricing, packaging, labeling and food safety.

MSMEs, particularly micro enterprises, have unique re-quirements which affect their willingness to engage in inno-vative activities, and to avail of incentives meant to assistthem in upgrading not only their technological, but also

their overall operational, capabilities. These unique re-quirements are gradually recognized by our policymakers,as well as national government agencies.

Based on observation, setting-up the appropriate legalframework, providing the physical infrastructure and socialinfrastructure are important in upgrading our MSMEs.

All these, however, require a sustained effort in nurturingtrust and in fostering the spirit of collaboration among gov-ernment, educational and training institutions, financialinstitutions, and the MSMEs themselves.

DTI recognizes the strong link between

the green development path and enhancing

the competitiveness

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EDITORIAL

BOARD

Executive Editor

Asteria C. Caberte

DTI 7 Regional Director

Managing Editor

Rose Mae M. Quinanola

Writer / Editor

Jojisilia Villamor

Lay-out Artists

Jerome Elarcosa &

Bernard Cabasisi

Contributors

Jacqueline Calumpang

Vierna Teresa Ligan

Angeline Gonzales

Olivet Nina Somido

Shiela Marie Lagarde

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) 038-411-3533

email: [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


SIQUIJOR PROVINCIAL OFFICE

Provincial Director NIMFA M. VIRTUCIO

Chan She Bldg., Legaspi Street, Poblacion, Siquijor, Siquijor

Tel. # (63)035-480-9065

Fax # (63) 035-344-2238


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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