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DTI Central Visayas Kalampusan January 2016

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Sinulog Fiesta Fair

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anuary flitted in with Negosyo Centers in the region buzzling with activity and business-

minded individuals availing of its services. With more to be established nationwide, the DTI contin-ues to encourage micro, small and medium enterprises to take advantage of Negosyo Centers’ service packag-es. Meanwhile, DTI RO7 continues to extend its full assis-tance to the two provincial offices in Region 18 as they formally join Negros Island Region (NIR) in 2016. Planning and industry cluster coordination workshops were organized as the DTI personnel gear up for more activities ahead. The Sinulog Fiesta Fair in Cebu once again facilitated the marketing of local products. The bazaar featured processed food, health and wellness products, gifts, decors, houseware, and fashion accessories produced by 52 exhibitors from Cebu, Bohol, Davao City, Baguio City, Manila, Dumaguete City, Leyte, Palawan, and Zamboanga. .

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News Bite

The Department of Trade and Industry formally

launched its Sinulog Fiesta Trade Fair on Friday, 8th

January 2016 at SM City Cebu.

The exhibit was organized by the Department of

Trade and Industry-Cebu Provincial Office in collabo-

ration with the Cebu City Government and the Sinu-

log Foundation, Inc.

The activity was participated by 52 exhibitors

showcasing the Filipino’s ingenuity and crafts-

manship through quality yet affordable prod-

ucts.

Most of the exhibitors were Cebu enterprises

while others came from neighboring provinces

like Bohol, Davao City, Baguio City, Manila,

Dumaguete City, Leyte, Palawan, and Zambo-

anga. They showcase product lines such as

GDH (Gifts, Decors, and Housewares), fashion

accessories, processed foods, and health and

wellness products.

DTI Central Visayas Assistant Regional Direc-

tor Nelia V.F. Navarro said that the exhibit was

organized to support the MSMEs’ need to de-

velop new markets and to participate in the

celebration of the Sinulog which attracts both

domestic and international tourists, a perfect

opportunity for producers and manufactures to

meet new buyers and establish possible link-

ages with other suppliers.

The exhibit was mounted at SM City Cebu Atri-

um A and D until the 18th of January.

Cutting of ribbon during the launching of the Sinulog Fiesta Fair at SM City Cebu with (center) Mayor Michael Rama, DTI Regional Director Asteria Caberte and newly installed Assistant Regional Director Nelia V.F. Navarro



Activities in Photos



NEWS BITE

Women entrepreneurs can look forward to more competi-tive businesses and better lives with the implementation of the GREAT Women-2 or the Supporting Women’s Eco-nomic Empowerment (WEE) in the Philippines Project this year. The Department of Trade and Industry, Philippine Com-mission on Women (PCW) and Canadian International Development Agency, along with partner agencies Depart-ment of Agriculture (DA), Department of Labor and Em-ployment (DOLE), and Department of Science and Tech-nology (DOST), will hold a convergence conference on January 14. 2016 in Cebu City. The Philippine Government believes that addressing the constraint to women’s economic empowerment is funda-mental to sustainable economic growth, poverty reduction, and food security, and to the achievement of gender equality. It has identified the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as a promising growth area and a gateway towards a more inclusive and sustainable eco-nomic growth. Data from DTI revealed that 99.6% of Philippine business-es are categorized as MSMEs, accounting for 61%-70% of employment. A recent study by the Asian Institute of Management (AIM)

showed that 63% of managers/owners of businesses they surveyed were women. Of this 63%, 52% were mi-cro-entrepreneurs while the remaining 48% were owners of small and medium enterprises. The Gender-Responsive Economic Actions for the Transformation of Women (GREAT Women) Project is a governance and capacity development project that aims to promote and support a gender-responsive enabling environment for women's economic empowerment, par-ticularly those in microenterprises. GREAT-2 Project focuses on women micro-entrepreneurs and establishing linkages with selected small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for markets and technical partnerships compatible with value chain de-velopment approaches. The DTI believes that with the business sector expected to be the main engine of growth, enhancing women’s economic empowerment through the GREAT Women project becomes indispensable to achieving more inclusive and sustainable economic growth. For more information on the services of the DTI visit http://www.dti.gov.ph

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(Photos above) The Department of Trade and Industry Bohol Provincial Office conducted a convergence meeting with staff of the Bohol Business One Stop Shop (BBOSS)/Negosyo Center member agencies at DTI Bohol Conference Room on January 6, 2016. Present were representatives from SSS, Pag-ibig, Philhealth, BIPC and LGU Panglao, Bohol and SEEM Cluster of the Provincial Government of Bohol. (Photos directly below) DTI Negros Oriental conducted in January this year a skills training on making of banana chips in Bais City.

(Photos below) Some products featured at the Sinulog Fiesta Fair held at SM City Cebu on January 8—18, 2016 . The trade fair was participated by 51 exhibitors showcasing the Filipino’s ingenuity and craftsmanship through quality yet affordable products.



NEWS BITES

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) welcomes the new United Nations (UN) Guidelines for Consumer Protec-tion as an opportunity to put consumers at the heart of busi-ness and development.

The adoption of the revised guidelines was made through a resolution last 22 December 2015 in New York City. The highlights of the revised guidelines include:

First comprehensive revision of the United Nations

Guidelines for Consumer protection (UNGCP) since 1985 addresses gaps in financial services, privacy, energy, travel and tourism.

Access to essential goods and services, and the pro-

tection of vulnerable and disadvantaged consumers are recognized as new consumer legitimate needs.

Updated UN Guidelines can play an important role in

achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by protecting and empowering consumers in developing nations.

Consumers International, the world federation of consumer organ-izations, calls for governments to update their consumer protec-tions in line with the new UN Guidelines and challenges business-es to ensure their practices are compliant. The Guidelines give governments, business and civil society high level guidance on issues including the recognition of new con-sumers’ legitimate needs, promotion and protection of consumers’ economic interests, standards for the safety and quality of con-sumer goods and services to redress and coordination of enforce-ment efforts between consumer protection agencies around the world. If implemented globally the revised Guidelines would ex-tend protections for consumers everywhere The DTI is a Member of Consumers International, the internation-al federation of consumer organizations. For more information, call the DTI-Consumer Protection Group at 751.3236.

Recognizing the Philippine printing and publishing industries’ potential to greatly contribute in the country’s economic growth, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) remains supportive in enabling the sectors to be more globally compet-itive. The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI), the industry devel-opment and investments promotions arm of the DTI, assisted in crafting industry roadmaps for the printing and publishing sectors that will chart the directions, goals and strategies the industries will be heading to sustain development and growth. We have come up with a collective vision that will allow these industries to further grow locally and eventually become a major participant in the international marketplace most espe-cially now that the global market is evolving, says BOI. DTI says the book publishing industry posted a gross domes-tic product (GDP) growth of .98% or PhP88.32 billion in value added (VA) in 2010. In 2014, output of the printing industry accounted for .30% of the total manufacturing output, or an average of .33% over the last ten years. These two industries have contributed significantly in generating employment in recent years. Core copyright industries (CBIs) generated 109, 654 jobs or 2.76% in 2010 alone. Mr. Rolando Allan Asi, President of Social Studies Publishing Incorporated, revealed in a sectoral workhop that, from 2009-2012, the printing industry’s trade-related activities consistent-ly rose. From 112,663 and 29,622 in 2009, the figures went up to 128,737 and 30, 813 in 2012 for both imports and ex-ports, respectively. Impressive as it may seem, the stakehold-

ers in the industry are casting their net wide to acknowledge weak linkages that need calculated actions and interventions. Atty. Andrea Pasion-Flores of Book Development Association of the Philippines disclosed that the Philippines placed 8th in the ASEAN region in producing new titles published per million peo-ple per year. Flores identified the growth drivers for the publishing industry which include education, demand and readership, and technolo-gy; adding that with the implementation of K-12 program for basic education there will arise a tremendous opportunity for the printing and publishing sector in the Philippines. Flores noted that demand and readership has not dropped de-spite the fact that books and printed materials are faced with more competition such as electronic form or e-books and other digital formats. Technology, despite posing threats in the produc-tion of physical books, becomes another form of marketing and selling publications that it introduced new platform for publishers. BOI Supervising Director for Industry Development Ma. Corazon Dichosa has advised the stakeholders to designate their respec-tive industry champions to whom an equivalent BOI sectoral champion to implement the roadmaps. “With this setup, we can eventually create technical working groups that will coordinate on the activities and workplans to be implemented based on the roadmaps,” she said adding that funding support can also be provided under the BOI’s Manufacturing Resurgence Program. For more information on the services of the DTI visit http://www.dti.gov.ph





Focus

Before leaving for home, local passen-gers at the port bound for Visayas or Mindanao usually buy the Calamay, a sticky sweet delicacy made from ground glutinous rice, brown sugar and

coconut milk thatis slowly cooked in a vat then packed in coconut shells, and sealed with a red Japanese pa-per. Calamay-making is one of the oldest and biggest cot-tage industries in Jagna, a municipality located in the southeastern part of Bohol. As early as 1980’s the Jagna Calamay Makers and Vendors Association (JACAMAVEA) was established. However, calamay-making was not seen then by most Jagna-anons as a viable business enterprise. Initial attempts were made by the local government unit to improve calamay making but these were not readily welcomed by producers and vendors. There are approximately two-hundred (200) calamay makers, also commonly known as calamaderas, from five (5) barangays namely, Can-upao, Looc, Pagina, Bunga Ilaya and Canjulao. In recent years, these cala-may producers have diminished in number, with less than a hundred remaining. In 2001, a policy was issued stating that all vendors must be registered to a cooperative otherwise, they will not be given the permit to operate. Instantly, the Jagna Calamay Makers Cooperative (JACAMACO) was formed, not because of the members’ willingness to have a cooperative but only because of the policy. It was a struggle to organize members who were compet-itors among themselves. For a couple of years or more, the cooperative was inactive. In 2009, upon the entry of the Gender-Responsive Eco-nomic Actions for the Transformation of Women (GREAT Women) Project of the Philippine Commission on Women, the members of JACAMACO were gath-ered and were asked on their willingness to collaborate for the improvement of the calamay industry. There were hesitations from the members but in the end, 43 out of 60 members declared their commitment and made a coalition of the willing. During the implementation of the project, collaborative efforts were made by the LGU to support the small cal-amay industry. One of these is the creation of the Cala-may Convergence of Partners of which the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) has been actively participat-

ing. The convergence aims to provide an integrated sup-port mechanism that will ensure and sustain product quality and production efficiency to enhance product competitiveness resulting to better incomes and expand-ed capabilities and life opportunities for micro-entrepreneurs, farmers and their families. A common processing center was built and basic equip-ment were provided to jumpstart the calamay production as a cooperative, not as individual producers. For a cou-ple of months or so, business was slow. Along the way, there were problems in the production that needed to be addressed such as short-shelf life and bottleneck in packing the calamay. It was then that the Shared Service Facility (SSF) Pro-ject of DTI was introduced. Several consultations were made with JACAMACO as the cooperator of the project. On August 30, 2013, the Shared Service Facility for Cal-amay Processing in Jagna was launched and the follow-ing equipment were turned over to the cooperative: * High Pressure Steamer * Sticky Rice Mill * Trolleys * Stainless Racks with Trays * Stainless Tables * Digital weighing scales * Heat Gun With these came new technologies being applied that helped increase the shelf life of the product from 3 days to 12-14 days. In addition, it lightened up the load of the calamaderas during production with the help of the trol-leys and racks. All production and processing materials are made of food grade stainless steel that conforms to FDA requirements for food safety. Today, the SSF is fully operational, employing all 38 remaining members plus 6 more persons outside the cooperative, producing more or less 24,000 pieces of calamay each month with an average sales of PhP180,000.00, and reaching more markets in Tagbilar-an City. The success of the calamay making industry would not have been possible without the willingness of the cala-maderas to work together for the common goal of earn-ing for their families. For the DTI, it the SSF in Jagna is a perfect opportunity to deliver the department’s commitment to provide tech-nical and consultancy services in the areas of productivi-ty and efficiency to the calamaderas. The DTI SSF Pro-ject helped a simple cottage industry transform into a real community based business ---truly a sweet success.




(Photos above) The Department of Trade and Industry Negros Oriental Provincial Office conducted a skills upgrading activity on meat processing in Mabinay on Dec 14 - 18, 2015

(Photos directly below) DTI Negros Oriental conducted a skills training on the making of camote candy and squash noodles in Bais City on Dec. 9-11, 2015

(Photo below) DTI Negros Oriental Provincial Office conducted a Packaging & Mandatory Labeling & Product Clinic at Plaza Maria Luisa Suites Inn on December 17 to 18, 2015




December 18 –20, 2015, Alona Central Parking Area, Tawala, Panglao Island, Bohol



Focus

The Little Children of the

Philippines Foundation In-

corporated (LCPFI) is an or-

ganization which aims to

alleviate poverty among its

members. It sees the im-

portance of creating sus-

tainable projects which have

a positive impact on commu-

nities and individuals as

well as providing an income

source that can be used to

support other much needed

projects.

LCPFI was established in 1989 as a subsidiary of

Little Children of the World. There are about 780

families (5000 people) who are members, spread

over 14 communities within the City of

Dumaguete, Negros Oriental and surrounding

municipalities.

One of the not-for-profit projects run by LCPFI is

the Little Children of the Philippines Embroidery

Products (LCPEP) which is the recipient of the

P436,890.00 worth of Brother PR-650e, a six nee-

dle portable single-head embroidery machine with

software, under the DTI’s Shared Service Facility

project.

The embroidery machine was first used to create

quality greeting cards for the export market. An

initial order of more than 200 cards was received

and negotiations have been made with a chain of

11 stores in Ausralia (Berkelouw Books) to stock

the cards. Each card was sold for $5 to $6 (200-

240 pesos) overseas. The

products are currently promot-

ed to LCPFI sponsors and

their networks that are based

in the US. In fact, some of the

sponsors come to the Philip-

pines and buy 100 to 200 em-

broidered greeting cards to

bring back to the US twice a

year.

The money raised from the

embroidered greeting cards

was channeled back to pro-

duce other product lines such

as sunglasses case, clutch

bags and organizer bags, all featuring unique high

quality embroider designs that suit the Dumaguete

tourists, many of whom represent the scuba diving

community from nearby resorts and around the

world. To date, LCPEP is in different agreements

with 5 Resorts (permanent clients) in the province

namely, Liquid, Atmosphere, Dauin Dive Resort,

Harold’s Mansion and Silaya.

It is anticipated that within the next 2 years at least

14 community members will be gainfully employed,

helping them and their families move out of extreme

poverty.

Moreover, the in-

come generated

from this project is

helping support

LCP’s other commu-

nity development

ventures and creat-

ing new livelihoods.



OTOP STORE—TINDAHANG PINOY CEBU.

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

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NEWS BITE

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) welcomes the new United Nations (UN) Guidelines for Consumer Protection as an opportunity to put consumers at the heart of business and development. The adoption of the revised guidelines was made through a resolution last 22 December 2015 in New York City. The highlights of the revised guidelines include:

First comprehensive revision of the United Nations Guide-

lines for Consumer protection (UNGCP) since 1985 addresses gaps in financial services, privacy, energy, travel and tourism.

Access to essential goods and services, and the protec-

tion of vulnerable and disadvantaged consumers are recog-nized as new consumer legitimate needs.

Updated UN Guidelines can play an important role in

achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by protecting and empowering consumers in developing nations. Consumers International, the world federation of consumer organizations, calls for governments to update their consumer protections in line with the new UN Guidelines and challenges businesses to ensure their practices are compliant. The UNGCP were first adopted in 1985 and have acted as a blueprint for consumer protection around the world. They are estimated to have guided the development of consumer pro-tection in more than 100 countries. The Guidelines give governments, business and civil society high level guidance on issues including the recognition of new consumers’ legitimate needs, promotion and protection of con-sumers’ economic interests, standards for the safety and quali-ty of consumer goods and services to redress and coordination

of enforcement efforts between consumer protection agencies around the world. If implemented globally the revised Guide-lines would extend protections for consumers everywhere. The new UNGCP key additions are:

Recognition of access to essential goods and services,

and the protection of vulnerable and disadvantaged consum-ers as new consumer legitimate needs;

New guidance on e-commerce, parity of treatment be-

tween online and offline consumers and protection of consum-er privacy;

New guidance on financial services, public utilities, good

business practices and international cooperation; A new Intergovernmental Group of Experts (IGE) on consum-er protection law and policy to monitor the implementation of the Guidelines, serving as a forum for exchange. The UNGCP are a powerful tool to help governments imple-ment many of these goals. Adequate consumer protection can directly support the achievement of SDGs relating to ending hunger and encouraging healthy diets by supporting access to safe, affordable and nutritious food; to health and well-being by protecting consumers from unsafe products that cause illness or injury and expanding access to effective pharmaceu-ticals. In addition, sustained and inclusive growth is supported by ensuring consumers, as the largest group in the economy, are empowered and well represented. The DTI is a Member of Consumers International, the interna-tional federation of consumer organizations. For more information, call the DTI-CPG at 751.3236.







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EDITORIAL BOARD

Executive Editor Asteria Caberte

DTI 7 Regional Director

Writer / Editor Lay-out Artist

Jojisilia Villamor

I.T. Support

Jerome Elarcosa &

Bernard Cabasisi

Contributors

Krystle Jade Bato

Yoradyl Israel

Mary Grace Cutin

Mark Aristotle Cabagnot

Shirelyn Villamor

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: [email protected] / [email protected] 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 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 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] / [email protected] 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: [email protected]

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