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arch welcomed more trading of goods among members states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) amidst the backdrop of an emerging

ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

In preparation for the NCC Competitiveness Research Sur-vey, Cebu and Bohol organized a roadshow.

DTI, together with Cebu businesses and US companies, organized a workshop in Cebu to push for more competitive local SMEs and a chance to improve their strategies to enter international markets.

The workshop, held in Cebu City, featured one-on-one con-sultation sessions and mentoring between the US company experts and the participating SMEs. Key issues covered branding, logistics, and e-commerce.

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(More than 150 small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) entrepreneurs met in Cebu with representatives of the US-ASEAN Business Alliance for Competitive SMEs for the chance to improve their strategies to enter interna-tional markets as well as learning how to use technology to help them effectively manage their business.

The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) offers vast op-portunities to Philippine firms, as does the expanding global economy. But ASEAN SMEs can only take advan-tage of those opportunities if they acquire new knowledge and skills to utilize new business tools and processes.

The workshop, held in Cebu City, featured one-on-one consultation sessions and mentoring between the US company experts and the participating SMEs. Key issues covered branding, logistics, and e-commerce.

According to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) regional director Asteria Caberte, the DTI supports the activity because its main objective is to transfer knowl-edge, information and skills from US corporations as well as successful local companies to Philippine SMEs on good business, financial and legal practices. “Holding this workshop is timely considering that we are ushering a new era for business sectors in 10 member states of the ASEAN, “ Caberte said.

The training was sponsored by the US-ASEAN Business Alliance for Competitive SMEs, a partnership between the US-SEAN Business Council (US-ABC) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID), US_ ABC’s leading global members including MasterCard, Microsoft Philippines, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and UPS participated in the Business Alliance workshop.

The workshop was also supported by the ASEAN SME Working Group, through it s local counterpart, the Bureau of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development (BMSMED) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), DTI Central Visayas Regional and Cebu Provincial offices, with support from local partners including the Phil-ippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Cebu Cham-ber of Commerce and Industry, Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Philippine Exporters Confed-eration (PHILEXPORT) and the Cebu Business Club.

DTI, Cebu Biz and US Companies push for SME Competitiveness

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The Philippines moved up thirteen notches from No. 89 to No. 76 out of 178 ranked countries in the 2015 Index of Economic Freedom. The Phil-ippines is the 5th most improved economy this year and the most im-proved country since 2011. Published annually by the Wall Street Journal and the Heritage Founda-tion, the Index measures “a nation’s commitment to free enterprise” and scores economies in ten categories, covering a broad range of factors including court system efficiency, tax rates, investment restrictions, and licensing requirements. Based on the average of these scores, econo-mies are then classified as “free” (score of 80 or higher), “mostly free” (70-79.9), “moderately free” (60-69.9), “mostly unfree” (50-59.9), or “repressed” (below 50). With a score of 62.2 this year, the Philippines sustained its status as “moderately free” for two years now, improving from its “mostly unfree” category in 2013.

Compared to last year’s index, the Philippines improved its rank in the following: freedom from corruption (up 31, from No. 126 to No. 95), financial freedom (up 30, from No. 69 to No. 39), monetary freedom (up 1, from No. 65 to No. 64), and labor freedom (up 33, from No. 140 to No. 107). The country slipped in business freedom (down 19, from No. 112 to No. 131), government spending (down 9, from No. 4 to No. 13), fiscal freedom (down 4, from No. 96 to No. 92), trade freedom (down 5, from No. 94 to No. 99), property rights (down 1, from No. 93 to No. 94) and investment freedom (down 1, from No. 80 to No. 81). The report noted that the Philippines “has charted an upward tra-jectory” since 2011. The total gain is now 39 places, up from No. 115 in 2011. This makes the Philippines the most improved ASEAN economy, and now, as the most improved economy in the world since 2011. Among the ASEAN economies this year, the Philippines remains at 4th rank, just behind Singapore (No. 2), Malaysia (No. 31), and Thailand (No. 75). From 2011 to 2013, the country was at 5th place and moved up to 4th place last year, overtaking Cambodia. “Economic Freedom is important to attracting foreign investors so moving up in this index reinforces signals that the Philippines wel-comes investors. At the same time, it is a good diagnostic tool which enables us to identify areas for improvement for the coun-try,” according to Guillermo Luz, private sector co-chairman of the National Competitiveness Council (NCC). In a Wall Street report on this year’s index, Terry Miller, Director of the Center for International Trade and Economics at the Heritage Foundation, wrote that “for two consecutive years, the region [Asia] has outperformed the other five regions measured in the Index.” The NCC is a public-private sector body tasked to build up the long-term competitiveness of the Philippines through policy reforms, project implementation, institution-building, and performance moni-toring, which have significant contributions to improving the coun-try’s score in major global competitiveness indices. ( Source: http://www.competitive.org.ph)

Engaging both local SMEs and designers on a packaging workshop held in February this year. Together with DTI Bohol, Central Philippine

University (CPU) & ArtPAC Xplorers, the Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab) in Bohol held a two day activity which included branding and proto-

typing using the FabLab ‘s facility.

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DTI Cebu assisted DTI- Lanao Del Norte in the conduct of

a Local Study Mission (LSM) for the Iligan City Council of

Women, Inc. which entailed visiting food processors in Ar-

gao and Carcar City on February 26.

The Department of Trade and Industry-Cebu Provincial Office together with the Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) organized a level-up training on PTRACE or the Philippine Traceability Program entitled Standards and Documentation Procedures in Implementing PTRACE on February 18, 2015 at Harolds Hotel.

The training was aimed to increase the awareness of food MSMEs on the importance of a traceability system in the manufacture of safety and products. The one-day activity taught the 50 participants from the processed food sector about traceability system documentation, design, and implementation of internal traceability system.

The training was handled by Engr. Menandro Ortego of PTTC.

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The Department of Trade and Industry in Bohol facili-tated the conduct of a strategic planning workshop for the operation of the fabrication laboratory last March 4, 2015.

The objective of the workshop is to set the direction of FabLab Bohol and strengthen its capabilities to become self-steering and self-sustaining within the context of cooperation and complementation among its cooperators.

Present during the activity were officers and repre-sentatives from BISU Tagbilaran Campus DTI, DOST and JICA-JOCV. Dr. Elpidio Magante led the BISU-

Tagbilaran team, while Dir. Nannette Arbon also led the DTI-Bohol Team. Engr. Marcial Tanggaan of DOST-Bohol and JOC Volunteers Shiro Takaki and Yuta Taka-hashi were also in attendance.

The workshop resulted in the formulation of plans and strategies that will bring more progressive advances and improvements in the way the Bohol Fablab operates and delivers its services.

The workshop was facilitated by Ma. Teresa Tay and Mr.

Aidan Devitt, Australian Volunteer assigned in DTI Bohol.

The Bohol ICT Council elected its new set of trustees during its General Assembly meeting held last March 4, 2015.

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In photo from left to right ( Hon. Vice Mayor Ruben Melodia, Hon. Mayor Na-thaniel M. Elec-tona, PD Javier Fortunato Jr.)

cessibility of inputs and logistics

Institutionalize capacities and farmer empowerment

by creating an enabling environment for technical

& entrepreneurial innovation

Have a sustainable supply of improved banana varie-

ties made available through public-private part-

nership and farmer-based dissemination system

Increase and sustain spreading of innovations by

improving post-harvesting processing and mar-

keting skills

Introduce technologies of coco based processing so

that new batches of entrepreneurs will sprout and

that it will augment their income and thereby pro-

mote peace and development in the area and

Demonstrate coconut based processing technology

and allow ARB's acquired the knowledge and

skills in line with coco based processing in order

for them to become future entrepreneurs.

The fund will cover Trainings (banana and coconut), Prod-

uct Development, Market Development, Institutional Capac-

ity, Benchmarking/ Educational Tour and Project Adminis-

trative and Operating Expenses.

On March 9, 2015 the Department of Trade and In-

dustry turned over funds for Sta. Catalina BUB Pro-

ject in the amount of Php 950,000. The said amount

is for the implementation of the project entitled Micro

Enterprise Development to Small Scale Business for

Agrarian Reform Farmers through Linkages with the

Business Sector .

The funding will be used to :

Sell banana in the domestic and regional mar-

ket

Develop rural business centers to improve ac-

Regional personnel

(HR, Finance, Ad-

ministrative, Plan-

ning, IT, KM) from

the Department of

Trade and Industry

Central Visayas

participated in the

Fhrapik Conference

held at the Plaza

Del Norte Hotel and

Convention Center

on March 3-6,

2015.

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In the time of peak construction activities, the Fair Trade

and Enforcement Bureau and the Department of Trade

and Industry – Central Visayas (DTI) are intensifying

monitoring and enforcement activities on the implementa-

tion of the Philippine National Standards (PNS) on con-

struction materials such as ply wood, steel bars, angle

bars and galvanized iron sheets.

Recently, a monitoring and enforcement activity was con-

ducted in the province of Bohol where two enforcement

teams composed of technical experts from Fair Trade and

Enforcement Bureau (FTEB) and DTI – 7 staff were

fielded to do the actual enforcement to six business estab-

lishments.

The joint enforcement activity resulted in the issuance of

Notice of Violation to six BEs in Tagbilaran City and

Tubigon, Bohol for violation of markings and labelling re-

quirements under R.A 7394, RA 4109 or the Standards

Law and DAO 2, series of 2007. Total estimated value of

goods seized/inventoried is placed at P 258,326.00.

Meanwhile, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is

reminding consumers to purchase only construction mate-

rials that are approved by its Bureau of Philippine Stan-

dards.

Only those bearing the Philippine Standard (PS) and Import

Commodity Clearance (ICC) marks are safe and reliable for

construction use, DTI regional director Asteria Caberte said.

To ensure the quality of construction materials, the DTI re-

quires manufacturers and importers of these products to un-

dergo government tests and inspections.

Caberte declared that manufacturers and importers with the

PS license or ICC certificate are authorized to distribute and

sell with the printed PS mark or the ICC sticker affixed to their

products. These required labels convey to the consumers that

the products have passed the safety and performance tests

and will guide them in distinguishing reliable and safe goods

from uncertified ones, which could be inferior or substandard.

Caberte added that consumers should always seek for PS

and ICC marks when buying construction materials.

“Aside from checking the required labels, consumers also

need to know the proper use of these products to avoid unto-

ward incidents”, she advised.

Republic Act 7394 or the Consumer Act of the Philippines

states that DTI shall conduct monitoring and enforcement

activities on the marking and labelling of consumer products.

On February 23, the DTI Bohol con-

ducted a Business and Consumer Edu-

cation Seminar to the staff of Toyota

Phils.-Tagbilaran City. DTI Bohol briefed

them on their Consumer Rights and Re-

sponsibilities and on the Lemon Law.

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In March this year, DTI Bohol PD Maria Elena Arbon shared learning experiences on the establishment of Bohol’s Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab) at

Design Talks during a trade exhibition held at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia in Manila.

The Consumer Advocates Inc. (CAI) in Negros Oriental conducted a Luncheon Meeting in March 2015.

In photo is Indonesian Liaison Officer Hagung Hendrawin of Fairtrade International during a pre -planning session of Fairtrade Philippines held on March 20 at Montebello Villa Hotel in Cebu City. During the workshop, the Department of Trade and Industry-Central Visayas Regional Office, represented by Jojisilia Villamor, presented the DTI services.

Fairtrade Philippines was launched in Cebu last year in fulfilment of the Public-Private project of Fairtrade International, FLO-CERT and the Ger-man Development Bank through SIGN Asia Foundation, Inc. The organization’s main goal is to raise the awareness of Philippine buyers / con-sumers on fair trade principles and develop a local market for fair trade. Fair trade is an alternative approach to conventional trade and is based on a partnership between producers and consumers.

Maria Crestuta, DTI Negros Oriental’s messenger and jani-tress, together with her son Erano Bohol Crestuta and family, received a Livelihood Food Cart from Universal Robina Corpora-tion (URC) which includes 5 boxes of URC assorted products, 2 burner gas stove, 1 filled gasu-lito, and cooking pot with strainer. The URC Livelihood Food Cart with Equipment pro-vides the beneficiary with an additional source of livelihood or income through selling of various URC products to consumers.

The food cart project was con-ceptualized during a Diskwento Caravan organized by the DTI in Manjuyod, Negros Oriental.

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Ma. Debbie Valor, a PWD from Malabugas, Bayawan City, formally receives her Livelihood Cart during the Women’s Month Celebration in Negros Oriental last March 11.

Mayor Nathaniel Electona formally presented to Catalina T. Navarro from Sta. Catalina her Livelihood Cart during the Kalahi Meeting in Negros Ori-ental last March 11.

A Livelihood Food Cart from Universal Robina Corp. (URC) were given to four (4) fami-lies in Negros Oriental. Each family received the cart which includes 5 boxes of URC assorted products, a 2 burner gas stove, 1 filled gasulito, and a cooking pot with strainer. This serves as a start-up capital and/or additional volume to its cur-rent business by selling various URC products and other products or goods that are not directly competing with URC products such as banana cue, tempura, fish balls, fries & others that require cooking. The food cart aims to provide the benefi-ciaries with additional source of livelihood or in-come.

The Livelihood Food Cart project was

conceptualized during the Diskwento Caravan in Manjuyod, Negros Oriental. The final concept paper was presented by URC representatives to the Center for Consumer Welfare (CCW) Officers during their Year-end Performance Evaluation.

Nochelyn E. Canñamaque from Basay, Negros Oriental received her

food cart & equipment from URC Maria Crestuta and family with their Livelihood Food Cart

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The Department of Trade and Industry conducted a Com-

petitiveness Roadshow in Cebu and Bohol on March 10 and

11 this year for Local Government Units (LGUs) participat-

ing in the national competitiveness survey conducted by the

National Competitiveness Council (NCC).

The Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Research-

Survey is annually conducted by the National Competitive-

ness Council (NCC), in coordination with the regional and

provincial offices of the Department of Trade and Industry

(DTI), the Department of Interior and Local Government and

the Central Visayas Regional Competitiveness Committee .

Through this survey, the NCC can evaluate the experiences

of entrepreneurs’ with regards to their transactions with

LGUs. This will help our local governments to improve their

services. The competitiveness index is based on economic

dynamism, government efficiency, and infrastructure.

According to DTI RD Aster Caberte, Region 7 had a competitive-

ness rating of 62.67% in 2014, with bigger potential to soar higher

with tourism and agriculture as major economic drivers. The Phil-

ippines in 2014 had $5.7B worth of foreign investments, with GDP

growth at 6.1%, the second fastest growth in Asia.

The NCC was formed in October 2006 as a Public-Private Task

Force on Philippine Competitiveness by virtue of Presidential Ex-

ecutive Order No. 571, amended to E.O. no. 44 by the present

administration to address the improvement of the country’s com-

petitiveness from the bottom third of competitiveness rankings to

the top third by 2016.

For more information on the activities of the NCC, visit the website

http://www.competitive.org.ph

On March 19 this year, the Department of Trade

and Industry (DTI) turned – over a Shared Ser-

vice Facility for technology upgarding of Agri-

based products to the Mag-uuma Nagkahiusa sa

Sam-ang ug Magdugo (MANAGSAMA), a farm-

ers’ cooperative in Toledo, Cebu.

The Shared Service Facility (SSF) project of DTI

entails the setting up of common service facilities

or production centers 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 a next level where they could tap a better and

wider market and be integrated in the global

supply chain.

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VIDEO

VIDEO: Real knowledge through story-telling Dr. Ed Hoffman, Chief Knowledge Officer and Direc-tor APPEL, NASA, and Jon Boyle Deputy Chief Knowledge Officer, NASA discuss the power of sto-ries in capturing and sharing lessons learned across an organization. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XitdR6ZpFg)

Real knowledge through storytelling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XitdR6ZpFg

Knowledge management (the process) and knowledge managers (the people) are recent organizational phenomena. In many organisations, the Knowledge Management Officer (KMO) position has emerged in recent years that sig-nificantly affects the knowledge man-agement activities in the organization. Many of the Fortune 500 companies already have Chief Knowledge Officers, Knowledge Management Officers or Knowledge Management Teams in place. A Knowledge Management Officer (KMO) is generally the person responsi-ble for ensuring that the organization maximizes the value it achieves through "knowledge". The KMO manages the organization’s intellectual capital and the custodian of Knowledge Manage-ment practices in the organization. Note that KMO is not a relabelling of the title "Information Officer". Unlike the Information Officer (IO), the Knowl-edge Management Officer’s (KMO) aim is to ensure that management and staff leverage on the organization’s intellectual capital in or-der to make the right decisions and mirror

best practices. Unlike the Information Officer whose chief aim is to provide information to the public and the media, the KMO ensures that the organization’s staff and officers maximize the returns on investment in knowledge (people, processes and intellectual capital), exploit their intangible assets (know-how), repeat successes, share best practices, im-prove innovation, and avoid knowledge loss after organizational restructuring, personnel resigna-tions and retirements .

The KMO has skills across a wide variety of ar-eas. The KMO is also good at developing / under-standing the big picture, advocacy (articulation, promotion and justification of the knowledge agenda), project and people management, com-munications (communicating clearly the knowl-edge agenda, have good listening skills and be sensitive to organizational opportunities and ob-stacles), leadership, teamwork, influencing, and interpersonal skills.

The KMO who successfully combines these skills

is well equipped as an excellent agent of

change for their organization.

Sources: http://providersedge.com/ and http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/

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http://youtu.be/N5vj8Osfrqk

OTOP Store, Cotcot, Lilo-an, Cebu, Philippines.

OTOP STORE—TINDAHANG PINOY CEBU.

In an economy characterized by the convergence of globalized

commerce, widely available information and rapid technological

progress, innovation and entrepreneurship are crucial factors in

sustaining and growing a country’s competitiveness in the world.

Companies need to push past conventional wisdom that causes

them to think in a box.

Whether you are part of a startup company or one that’s several

generations old, you have to continue to reach above and beyond

what you have done before to stay relevant. In other words: inno-

vate or lose.

Turning ideas into business opportunities quickly is just as crucial

for small and medium companies as it is for large companies. At

the same time, however, managing risks by being selective is also

important.

Innovation has to be part of a company’s culture, which means

onboarding the right people is crucial. Having diversity of thought

has a tremendous impact on a company’s ability to innovate. Small

and medium companies can achieve success by making a commit-

ment to diversity in their hiring processes.

Being able to define what customers want can be the biggest opportunity

or hindrance to innovation. Customers often define their wants by the

problem they need a solution for, but they don’t always have the vision to

see beyond what’s currently possible. In other words, customers can

impose boundaries by their own addiction to convention.

“Our company looks for the three Cs: someone who is creative, someone

who is curious and someone who is collaborative,” Andrew Poslinski,

technical director of the Films Center for Excellence at Avery Dennison

said.

These kinds of innovators will deliver products customers didn’t even

know they wanted.

But customers can also be good judges of innovation.

Only if a business makes a conscious commitment to be innovative will it

grow and succeed in today’s economy.

(Source: http://www.forbes.com/)

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Knowledge management is applied today across the world, in all industry sectors, public and private organizations and hu-manitarian institutions and international charities. Most importantly, effective knowledge management is now rec-ognised to be 'the key driver of new knowledge and new ideas' to the innovation process, to new innovative products, services and solutions. The purpose of knowledge management is to be able to create, transfer and apply knowledge in order to better achieve the ob-jectives of the organization. Most individuals, teams and organizations are today continually ‘reinventing the wheel’. This is often because they simply do not know that what they are trying to do has already been done by someone elsewhere. They do not know what is already known, or they do not know where to access the knowledge. Continu-ally reinventing the wheel is such a costly and inefficient activity, whereas a more systematic reuse of knowledge will show sub-stantial cost benefits immediately. Effective knowledge management should also dramatically in-crease our speed of response as a direct result of better knowl-edge access and application. Effective knowledge manage-ment, using more collective and systematic processes, will also reduce our tendency to ‘repeat the same mistakes’. This is, again, extremely costly and inefficient. Effective knowledge management, therefore, can dramatically improve quality of products and/or services. It is very easy to see how effective knowledge management will greatly contribute to improved excellence, which is to: a) dramatically reduce costs b) provide potential to expand and grow

c) increase our value and/or profitability d) improve our products and services e) respond faster Knowledge simply underpins everything we do. But there is more. Effective knowledge management, especially accelerated knowledge creation, is also the driver for innovation. Increas-ingly, products and services are becoming ‘smarter’ and more knowledge based. Our ability to better collaborate in physical and virtual teams, as knowledge workers, is driving the process of new knowl-edge creation. Ideas can now be turned into innovative prod-ucts and services much faster. As organizations, we are learning faster, and that means that individuals are learning faster. People are developing their competencies and confidence faster in organizations that practice effective knowledge management. In summary, we simply cannot afford not to mainstream, to embed and embody knowledge management principles, strategies, policies, processes, methods, tools and technolo-gies into our daily personal, team and organizational lives. Knowledge has become the key strategic asset for the 21st Century and for every organization that values knowledge it must invest in developing the best strategy for identifying, developing and applying the knowledge assets it needs to succeed. Source: http://www.knowledge-management-online.com

A conference on DTI

Finance, Human Re-

sources, Administrative,

Planning, IT and Knowl-

edge Management

(FHRAPIK) was con-

ducted at the Plaza Del

Norte Hotel and Conven-

tion Center on March 3-

6, 2015. It was partici-

pated by key personnel

from all regional offices

of the department, as

well as MSG and ROG

officials

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The Right to Basic Needs

The first consumer right is THE RIGHT TO BASIC NEEDS which guar-

antee survival, adequate food, clothing, shelter, health care, education

and sanitation.

The Right to Safety

The second consumer right is THE RIGHT TO SAFETY which is the

right to be protected against the marketing of goods or the provision of

services that are hazardous to health and life.

The Right to Information

The third consumer right is THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION which is the

right to be protected against dishonest or misleading advertising or label-

ling and the right to be given the facts and information needed to make

an informed choice.

The Right to Choose

The fourth consumer right is THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE which is the right

to choose products at competitive prices with an assurance of satisfac-

tory quality.

The Right to Representation

The fifth consumer right is THE RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION which is

the right to express consumer interests in the making and execution of

government policies.

The Right to Redress

The sixth consumer right is THE RIGHT TO REDRESS which is the right

to be compensated for misrepresentation, shoddy goods or unsatisfactory

services.

The Right to Consumer Education

The seventh consumer right is THE RIGHT TO CONSUMER EDUCA-

TION which is the right to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to

be an informed customer.

The Right to a Healthy Environment

The eight consumer right is THE RIGHT TO A HEALTHY ENVIRON-

MENT which is the right to live and work in an environment which is

neither threatening nor dangerous and which permits a life of dignity and

well-being.

Do your share in caring for our environment by practicing the 3R's of

environmental protection:

REDUCE - the source of solid wastes by buying earth friendly prod-

ucts. These are products that could be disposed properly without harming

our environment.

REUSE - products and containers as much as possible.

RECYCLE - because using recycled products and recycling per use,

will prolong the life of our landfills

Source: http://www.dti.gov.ph/

Consumer

Responsibilities

Critical Awareness

Ask questions on the quality, use, and prices of goods and

services.

Action

Know your consumer rights.

Social Concern

Care for senior citizens and persons with disabilities .

Environmental Awareness

Help maintain a clean environment.

Solidarity

Join consumer organizations and be heard as a con-

sumer.

Source: http://www.dti.gov.ph

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KALAMPUSAN http://kalampusan.weebly.com/

EDITORIAL

BOARD

Executive Editor Asteria C. Caberte

DTI 7 Regional Director

Managing Editor Rose Mae Quinanola

Writer /Editor Jojisilia Villamor

Lay-out Artists Jerome Elarcosa &

Bernard Cabasisi

Contributors Jacqueline Calumpang

Mercy Matalines

Mark Aristotle Cabagnot

Javier Fortunato Jr.

Shirelyn Villamor

Vierna Teresa Ligan

Angeline Gonzales

Jose Hibaya

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: dti_7@yahoo.com / dticentralvisayas@gmail.com

http://www.facebook.com/dtiregion7

http://dti7updates.tumblr.com/

REGIONAL DIVISIONS

Business Development Division (BDD)

Victoria Diaz, Chief

Tel. Nos. 2550036 / 412-1989 / 412-1868 loc. 601

e-mail: bdd.dtiro7@gmail.com

Consumer Welfare and Business Regulatory Division (CWBRD)

Rose Mae Quinanola, Chief

Tel. Nos. 2550036 / 412-1989 / 412-1868 loc 301

Industry Development and Investment Promotions Division (IDIPD)

Minerva Yap, Chief

Tel. nos. 412-1944 / 4121945 / 255-6971 / 255-3926

e-mail: dtiro7.idipd@gmail.com

BOHOL PROVINCIAL OFFICE

Provincial Director MA. ELENA C. ARBON

2F FCB Bldg., CPG Ave., Tagbilaran City

Tel. # (63) 038-501-8260

Fax # (63) 038-412-3533

email: dtibohol@yahoo.com

CEBU PROVINCIAL OFFICE

Provincial Director: NELIA V.F. NAVARRO

DTI Building, Osmena Boulevard, corner Lapulapu Street, Cebu City

Tel. # (63)(032) 255-6971 / 255-3926

(63)(032) 412-1944 / 412-1945

email: dticebuphil@yahoo.com / dticebuphil@gmail.com

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: dtinegor@gmail.com

SIQUIJOR PROVINCIAL OFFICE

Provincial Director NIMFA M. VIRTUCIO

CF Bldg., Legaspi St., Siquijor, Siquijor

Tel. # (63)035-480-9065

Fax # (63) 035-344-2238

Email: dtisiquijor@yahoo.com

Philippines