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Kalampusan February 2015 http://kalampusan.weebly.com/ Enabling Business Empowering Consumers Competitiveness Roadshow in Negros Oriental Online early renewal of BN now in place DTI warns public against unreputable freight forwarders ProGED operational planning workshop February 2015 activities in photos DTI Central Visayas Performance Magazine February 2015 KALAMPUSAN ebruary opened a vista of opportunities for local MSMEs to improve their competitiveness as a roadshow was organized by DTI in Negros Oriental. Environment protection was again highlighted as the Promotion of Green Economic Develop- ment (ProGED) and its partner agencies con- ducted an operational planning workshop. With the formal economic integration of the Philippines with other ASEAN member states in 2015, standard for quality in products and services has considerably increased. So has competition among MSMEs for market share on a steep climb. For these reasons, the Kalampusan shall provide readers with news and information on competitiveness activities in the country every month starting with this e- mag. In this issue : Serendipity in the workplace

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Kalampusan February 2015

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Competitiveness

Roadshow in

Negros Oriental

Online early renewal

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ebruary opened a vista of opportunities for

local MSMEs to improve their competitiveness

as a roadshow was organized by DTI in

Negros Oriental.

Environment protection was again highlighted

as the Promotion of Green Economic Develop-

ment (ProGED) and its partner agencies con-

ducted an operational planning workshop.

With the formal economic integration of the

Philippines with other ASEAN member states

in 2015, standard for quality in products and

services has considerably increased. So has

competition among MSMEs for market share

on a steep climb. For these reasons, the

Kalampusan shall provide readers with news

and information on competitiveness activities

in the country every month starting with this e-

mag.

I n t h i s i s s u e :

Serendipity in the workplace

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Competitiveness Roadshows set in

February for Central Visayas

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) organized a series

of competitiveness road shows for Local Government Units

(LGUs) in region 7 to present the Philippines Game Plan for

Competitiveness and promote the streamlining of business per-

mits and licensing system.

Expected to attend the road shows are LGUs participating in the

national competitiveness survey conducted by the National Com-

petitiveness Council (NCC).

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

competitiveness from the bottom third of competitiveness rank-

ings to the top third by 2016.

For more information on the activities of the NCC, visit the web-

site http://www.competitive.org.ph

Talk to stir your curiosity

Products inside the OTOP Store-Tindahang Pinoy Cebu . The store was recently relocated to the town of Liloan in Cebu .

http://youtu.be/eVq9MBhWEmE

(VIDEO)

Each year, the World Eco-

nomic Forum analyzes com-

petitiveness and the joint ef-

forts needed by businesses,

governments and societies,

to help keep the world on a

path of sustained growth.

Source: http://www.weforum.org/

News Bite

The OTOP Store-Tindahang Pinoy in Cebu was relocated to the town of Liloan on January 28, 2015.

Formerly situated at the Bridges Town Square in Mandaue City since 2011, the Department of Trade and Industry-assisted One Town One Product (Otop) Tindahang Pinoy Store now sits on a 900-square meter

facility in Barangay Cotcot, Liloan.

The Tindahang Pinoy showcases fashion accessories, delicacies and other native products manufactured in Cebu, as well as nearby provinces and regions.

The Global Competitiveness

Report 2014-2015

Source: http://www.weforum.org/

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Activities in Photos

Hotels, restaurants, resorts and other key tourism enterprises in

Bantayan Island came together and met with producers of organic

fruits, vegetables, and herbs, makers of decors and handcrafted

items from nearby municipalities and suppliers of solar panels,

batteries, LED and other green technologies in their efforts to

make their operations economically viable, environment friendly

and socially equitable.

The event was held at Ogtong Cave Resort in Sta Fe, Bantayan

Island on 22 January 2015. This is an offshoot of the value chain

workshops conducted on Bantayan Island where tourism stake-

holders agreed to make Bantayan Island a sustainable tourism

destination through integrating greening strategies in their opera-

tions.

The whole day event included inputs on green economy, exhibit of

green technologies, and a match making event where suppliers,

including farmers’ groups and women’s organizations were given

time to speak with accommodation and restaurant operators in the

island to identify their specific requirements in terms of products,

quality, price and volume. There was also a green exhibit and

technical inputs from suppliers of photovoltaic systems and

smaller energy efficient gadgets like low flow showers and dual

flush bowls to support the tourism enterprises in their efforts to

green their businesses. Most of the enterprises underwent an en-

ergy audit last year with the support of the ProGED Project and

technicians from the Cebu Technological University Affiliated Re-

newable Energy Center (CTU AREC). The ProGED Project also

supported a series of workshops and dialogues with the tourism

stakeholders in Bantayan Island to support the development of its

tourism sector.

The ProGED Project is a development cooperation project jointly

implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale

Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Department of Trade and Industry

and funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Coop-

eration and Development (BMZ) with the aim of increasing the

competitiveness of MSMEs by adopting environment friendly and

climate smart growth strategies. It will run for three years, from

January 2013 to December 2015. The ProGED Project, led by its

Project Manager Dr Volker Steigerwald, is also collaborating with

several government agencies, special development cooperation

projects and local government units to ensure synergy and lever-

aging of resources in facilitating sustainable development in Ban-

tayan Island.

For more information, please visit www.greeneconomy.ph. Written by: Raquel J Capio, Senior Adviser on Knowledge Management, Public

Relations and Communication, ProGED Project, GIZ

TOURISM ENTERPRISES IN BAN-

TAYAN ISLAND AIM TO STRIKE A

GREEN DEAL

Fablab Bohol held a demonstration event on assembling the BS01+ 3D Printer given by Bonsai Lab as a product promotion. 3D Printing enthusiasts attended the whole day activity to have a brief background of 3D Printing and also to observe the effi-ciency of the BS01+ as a desktop 3D Printer. Workshop participants assembled a Japanese 3D Printer (BS01+) for one day on the 27th of January. The simple structure makes it easy for anyone to assemble.

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During an employee performance recognition cere-mony recently held in Manila, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Regional Director Asteria Caberte bagged the 2013 DTI Employee of the Year (Executive Level) over 9 other finalists. In its System on Perform-ance, Rewards and In-centives (SPRInts) Awards, Caberte and another DTI staff were shortlisted as finalists of the DTI SPRInts Awards and the regional director bagged the coveted award for year 2013. Caberte, formerly DTI Bohol Provincial Director, assumed the Regional Officer after a well- de-served promotion years back. Like her notably well-performing stint in Bohol, her regional cov-erage allowed her a much greater responsibility, which she adeptly fitted herself in. Caberte was cited for her excellent response to ty-phoon Yolanda by bringing Diskwento Caravan to dis-aster-hit areas in Bohol and in Leyte, during the earth-quake and typhoon Yolanda. Herself, a calamity victim, Caberte readily organized a DTI team to assess damage to the business environ-

ment in Bohol and in Leyte and, setting aside her damaged home, she led a discounts caravan to even up the playing field and monitor compliance of the consumer laws, to make basic commodities accessible to all. “Her vigor and commitment in doing her job, belie the hardships

she had gone through a few weeks after the storm,” and the earthquake which damaged her home”, her nomination paper to the SPRints Awards stated. Moreover, her leadership has made DTI-Central Visayas among the best performing regional agencies in the coun-try based on the over-all agency performance, DTI sources also revealed. Caberte’s stint is rare in as much as the DTI, an agency comprised of over 3,000 em-ployees, has shortlisted some

56 employees and executives with the best performance and behavioral ratings by an internal evaluation team. The selection was based on the 9 core values of the trade in-dustry agency, according to the same DTI sources. A third party team composed of the Civil Service Commission, ISA, Career Service Executive Board, Commission on Audit and MetroBank Foundation evaluated the finalists, DTI said.

News Bite

OTOP STORE—TINDAHANG PINOY CEBU.

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

http://youtu.be/N5vj8Osfrqk

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Activities in Photos

Livelihood Cluster NGA partners in Region 7 crafted the Central Visayas Livelihood Cluster

Action Plan for 2015-2016

More than 70 of the Department of Trade and Indus-try’s (DTI) regional and provincial directors and other key persons converged in Cebu City in a two-day planning meeting held on February 2-3 to draft and integrate greening and environment-friendly strategies that enable micro, small & medium enterprises to be climate-change resilient and consequently increase competitiveness. The planning activity is under the Promotion of Green Economic Development Project (ProGed), a develop-ment cooperation project jointly implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusam-menarbeit (GIZ) and the DTI.

DTI organized the 2015 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Re-search-Survey Forum held on February 9 at the Bethel Guest House, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. In photo (L to R) are: Mimi Yap, PD Jong Fortunato, Mayor Bentham Dela Cruz ( AMLAN, Negros Oriental) ,

RD Asteria Caberte, Mayor Dean Villa (LARENA, Siquijor), PD Nimfa Virtucio, PD Dennis Quiñones (DILG)

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Activities in Photos

On the launching of the Cities Development Initiative in Tagbilaran City,

H.E. Philip S. Goldberg, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines visited the

Fabrication Laboratory in Bohol for the purpose of knowing the projects and

SME development assistance that Fablab Bohol has catered. He acknowl-

edges the ability on how science and technology are helping the develop-

ment of human resource and livelihood in the province.

The Department of Trade and Industry Bohol and

Fablab Bohol held a Wood Finishing Workshop

for the Bohol's local SMEs. These SMEs are do-

ing business involving wood products such as bag

handles, house accessories, fashion, and furni-

ture.

The workshop was handled by Mr. Shiro Takaki, a

JICA Volunteer under the Department of Trade

and Industry Bohol.

He worked with 4 finishes (Oil, Lacquer, Polyure-

than Matte and Gloss). This is the First Phase of

the 3Phase Wood Finishing Workshop.

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The Department of Trade and Industry’s Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB) warned the public against the 43 unreputable freight forwarders, which were the subject of complaints from shippers and consignees for

non-delivery ofBalikbayan boxes.

“In its latest advisory, DTI-FTEB listed these erring foreign and local sea freight forward-ers to prevent consumers in patronizing their services. The advisory also cited the 54 for-eign freight forwarders/consolidators from Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East and USA that have pending complaints pertaining to Balikbayan boxes,” DTI-Consumer Protec-tion Group (CPG) Undersecretary Atty. Victo-rio Mario A. Dimagiba narrated . The FTEB, a DTI-CPG line bureau, regularly posts its advisory of erring foreign and local sea freight for-warders for non-delivery of Balikba-yan boxes in the DTI website. The non-delivery of Balikbayan boxes usually occurs when foreign consolidators/ principal sea freight forwarders do not remit a portion of their col-lected charges to their accredited Philippine agents/ local sea freight forwarders to prompt the release and delivery of balikba-yan boxes. “When necessary funds are not remitted to accredited Philippine agent/ local freight for-warders, the shipment or the balikbayan boxes with the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will not be released and will not be delivered to consignees/ recipients”, Undersecretary Di-

magiba explains. Unfortunately,the DTI-FTEB records show that some incidents of undelivered balikbayan boxes involved freight forwarding companies with accreditation. Thus, we have already revoked the accreditation of D’Winner Logistics Phils. Inc. and Globalnet Interna-tional Freight, Inc. and currently seeking for revoca-tion of accreditation of Steadfast Air -Sea Interna-tional Incorporated for, together with its licensed Customs Broker/Mr. Victorino C. Guilles, Jr., aban-doning shipment consigned to it," Dimagiba under-scored. The DTI-FTEB implements an accreditation scheme for sea freight forwarding companies. As of 09 Janu-ary 2015, the DTI-FTEB has issued the accreditation

certificate to 664 sea freight forwarders, of which 57 are also engaged in handling Balikbayan box shipments.

Undersecretary Dimagiba stressed, “The accreditation scheme helps professional-ize the freight forwarding industry and the DTI will continue to strictly implement its criteria to weed out those companies that are not qualified to engage in this busi-ness."

The DTI enjoins the public to regularly check the following websites for guidance on which sea freight forwarders they can transact with and be assured in sending their Balikbayan boxes:

http://www.dti.gov.ph/dti/index.php/resources/listings#balikbayan (List of accredited door-to-door sea freight forwarders and DTI-FTEB Advisory) http://customs.gov.ph/balikbayan-box-tracker-101/ (Bureau of Customs Balikbayan Box Tracker )

News Bite

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Contrary to the anticipation of lower sales in this year’s

Sinulog Trade Fair due to the visit of Pope Francis in

Manila and Tacloban, the event was able to generate

total sales amounting to P5.6 million, higher than last

year’s sales figure of P4.6 million.

The trade fair,

organized

annually by

DTI Cebu was

held at SM

City Cebu on January 8- 21.

The event was participated by 47 exhibitors who filled-up

56 booths.

Most of the exhibitors were local enterprises while others

came from neighboring provinces like Bohol, Baguio City,

Manila, Laguna, South Cotabato, and Davao City.

Product lines in the exhibit included GDH (Gifts, Decors,

and Housewares), fashion accessories, processed foods,

guitars, and health and wellness products.

DTI Cebu Business Development Division (BDD) Chief

Elias Tecson said that increased sales was primarily due to

the collaborative efforts made by DTI and local entrepre-

neurs.

Tecson encouraged the exhibitors to continually improve

their products especially in terms of quality, labelling, and

product design in order to obtain higher marketability.

(Source: Sherilyn Villamor, DTI Cebu)

News Bite

Activities in Photos

(Photos below) The neat embroidery on raffia is made possible using the sewing machine Brother PR1000e, the latest addition to the shared service facilities at the Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab) in Bohol.

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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) now offers the online early renewal of business name registration as part of its effort to provide an enabling environment for businesses to grow in the country.

“With this initiative, we intend to lower cost of doing business, save time, and avoid the long queues in DTI of-fices nationwide. Like-wise, we promote a pa-perless environment in government,” DTI-Management Services Group (MSG) Under-secretary Nora K. Ter-rado said. Terrado said that to avail of this scheme, sole proprietors may log on to the Business Name Registration System’s (BNRS) website at bnrs.dti.gov.ph, and process the renewal of their business name registration three months before its expiration. Within this period, online updating of business profile is allowed and free of charge. In the old manual scheme, change of busi-ness name information is done through DTI tellers with a fee of P65, which includes P50 renewal fee and P15 documentary stamp tax per transaction. “With this online early renewal scheme in place together with the electronic payment (ePayment) facility using BancNet debit card

or GCash, renewal transactions may now be processed through computers or mobile phones through the internet within 15 min-utes, anytime, anywhere,” Terrado said. The following fees will be based on the scope of business name being applied for renewal: barangay, P200; city or municipal-ity, P500; regional, P1,000; and national,

P2,000. Change of busi-ness name scope will be in accordance to current validation rules. For more information on this scheme, interested parties may call the DTI Call Center through 751.3330 and Business Name Registration Sys-tem (BNRS) Helpdesk at 751.3142, 751.3259 and 751.3257. You may also email BNRS at

[email protected]. (Source: http://www.dti.gov.ph)

News Bite

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(VIDEO) Social theorist Mihaly Csikszentmiha-lyi asks, “What makes a life worth living?” Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of “flow.” Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi has contributed pioneering work to our understanding of happiness, creativity, human fulfillment and the notion of "flow" — a state of heightened focus and immersion in activities such as art, play and work. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi says creativity is a central source of meaning in our lives. A leading researcher in positive psychology, he has devoted his life to studying what makes people truly happy: "When we are involved in [creativity], we feel that we are living more fully than during the rest of life." He is the ar-chitect of the notion of "flow" -- the creative moment when a person is completely involved in an activity for its own sake. (Source: www.ted.com )

Creativity, fulfillment and flow:

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

on TED.com

http://www.ted.com/talks/mihaly_csikszentmihalyi_on_flow

VIDEO

DTI CONDUCTS INSPECTION ON

WEIGHING SCALES

The LGU Batuan and the DTI Bohol

Provincial Office (DTI BPO), with assis-

tance from the Batuan Police Station,

conducted an inspection of weighing

scales at the Batuan Public Market in

Bohol last February 8.

DTI BPO staff Miguel Abuyabor and

Malou Torreon together with the Ba-

tuan Municipal Treasurer and Batuan

Public Administrator led the operation.

The inspection team confiscated 20 out

of 64 weighing scales from vendors at

the Batuan Public Market.

Source: Miguel Abuyabor, DTI Bohol

Activities in Photos

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2015 CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SURVEY

BUSINESS PERMITS AND LICENSING

SYSTEM (Renewal of Mayor's Permit)

The 2015 Business Permits & Licensing System Customer Experience Survey for businessmen transacting business with Local Government Units (LGUs) is now

ongoing!

The survey is annually conducted by the National Competitiveness Council (NCC), in coordination with the Regional Offices of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

Through this survey, the NCC can evalu-

ate the experiences of entrepreneurs’ experience of renewing Mayor's Permit in their respective LGUs. This will help our

local governments to improve their ser-vices.

All information submitted in this survey

will be treated with utmost confidential-ity.

(Source: http://www.competitive.org.ph/)

Competitiveness News

Stakeholder engagement campaigns are important to further drive up the growth of the Philippines, the National Competitiveness Council said.

Performance metrics should be institutionalized to instil a culture of com-petitiveness in government offices and give Filipinos with performance standards for government agencies, the council said in a statement sent to The FREEMAN newspaper.

These metrics include the Annual Enterprise Survey on Corruption by Social Weather Stations and Business Permits and Licensing System Customer Experience Survey.

“With information on what to expect from government, the public will be empowered to assess performance and hopefully demand better ser-vices,” it said.

“Ultimately, this competitive mindset is what will drive the Philippines to the top third of global rankings,” it also added.

NCC said its projects aimed to address various competitiveness issues have been linked to its dialogue and roadshow campaigns which have engaged different stakeholders.

Among the council’s programs to improve the country’s growth are Ease on Doing Business Task Force, Cities and Municipalities Competitive-ness Index, Liveable Cities Design Challenge and Islands of Good Gov-ernance.

In a previous interview, Guillermo Luz, NCC private sector co-chairman, said “greater focus and teamwork from among government agencies and the private sector” must further be improved to lead to greater competi-tiveness.

“We have learned that focusing on implementation yields results,” the public-private sector body noted.

Maintaining that focus on implementation will be the country’s big chal-lenge this year, it said. (by: Carlo S. Lorenciana of The Freeman) Source: http://www.philstar.com

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Public schools in Dumaguete which had the best clean and green projects in 2014 were:

1st Prize: P15,000.00 - JUNOB ELEMENTARY

SCHOOL, Rhoda B. Tabares, Principal and Rosanna M. Mariñas, Asst. Principal

2nd

Prize: P10,000.00 – BALUGO ELE-MENTARY SCHOOL, Edeltrudes B. Dales, Principal

3rd

Prize: P7,000.00 - CALINDAGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Julius D. Silot, Principal

Awardees were chosen based on the fol-lowing criteria:

* Water Disposal And Garbage Man-agement

* Cleanliness & Orderliness Inside & Outside The School Premises

* Beautification, Landscape Quality & Aesthetic Value

* Vegetable Gardening & Utilization * Recycling Program * Extent Of Barangay & Family Involvement * Conservation Of Water And Energy

The contest, made possible with the joint efforts of the Department of Trade (DTI), Department of Educa-tion and Dumaguete City LGU, was a project of a Dumaguete City consumers’ group “Consumer Advocates Inc.” (CAI). Launched in December 2014, the Clean and Green Interschool Contest sparked the interest of elementary

and high school children on ecology and environmen-talism, as well as strengthened consumer responsibil-ity. To encourage schools to participate in the Clean and Green Interschool Contest, CAI held a forum last Octo-ber 2014 for all public elementary and high school prin-cipals entitled “Orientation on Rescuing Wastes for a Clean and Green Sustainable Community. “ Panel of judges for the 2014 Clean and Green Inter-school Contest were composed of the following:

Mr. Gary Rosales, BPI Foundation Ms. Jean Utzurrum, Silliman University Ms. Irish M. Sequihod, St. Paul University

Contest sponsors included Romy Basmayor, Lee Super Plaza, China Bank, SUMCFI, Toyota Dgte, PNB Calin-dangan Branch, Luz Forbes, Ana Montebon, D.C. Crys-tal, Inc., Josy Limkaichong, Security Bank.

With the success of the Clean and Green Contest, CAI is now on the monitoring phase, mak-ing sure that the schools in-volved will continue with the projects they initiated. CAi is currently brainstorming ideas on how to ‘level up’ the contest. In the next phase, other areas of sustainable com-munity living will be involved such as: sustainable energy, sustainable homes and class-

rooms, sustainable transportation, deeper understand-ing of biodiversity and food production, sustainable wa-ter use and waste consciousness.

(Source: Ana Montebon, CAI BOD Member)

News Bite

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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 consumer.

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

Consumer

Responsibilities

The Right to Basic Needs

The first consumer right is THE RIGHT TO BASIC NEEDS which guarantee

survival, adequate food, clothing, shelter, health care, education and sanita-

tion.

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 labelling

and the right to be given the facts and information needed to make an in-

formed 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 satisfactory

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 govern-

ment 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 EDUCATION

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 ENVIRONMENT

which is the right to live and work in an environment which is neither threat-

ening 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 envi-

ronmental protection:

REDUCE - the source of solid wastes by buying earth friendly products.

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/

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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

Vierna Teresa Ligan

Raquel Capio

Juliet Banogon

Blair Panong

Shirelyn Villamor

Ana Montebon

Krystle Jade Bato

Miguel Abuyabor

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

e-mail: [email protected]

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: [email protected]

BOHOL PROVINCIAL OFFICE

Provincial Director MA. ELENA C. ARBON

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

Tel. # (63) 038-501-8260

Fax # (63) 038-412-3533

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]

NEGROS ORIENTAL PROVINCIAL OFFICE

Provincial Director JAVIER FORTUNATO, JR

2F Uymatiao Bldg., San Jose Street. Dumaguete City

Tel. # (63)(035) 422-2764

Fax # (63)(035) 225-7211

email: [email protected]

SIQUIJOR PROVINCIAL OFFICE

Provincial Director NIMFA M. VIRTUCIO

CF Bldg., Legaspi St., Siquijor, Siquijor

Tel. # (63)035-480-9065

Fax # (63) 035-344-2238

Email: [email protected]

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