PBFI uses SSF turned over by DTI in rebuilding structures in calamity affected areas

Earthquake and storm-proof hybrid bamboo structures may soon replace houses and edifices ravaged by the earthquake and typhoon in calamity affected areas in Bohol, Cebu, Leyte and Samar.

In 2014, the Philippine Bamboo Foundation Inc. (PBFI) will collaborate with government and international organizations to cater to the present need of producing alternative green structures for the calamity stricken areas in Bohol, Cebu, Leyte & Samar provinces.

Recently, the Department of Trade and Industry turned over a Shared Service Facility to the Philippine Bamboo Foundation Inc. (PBFI) for use in its various projects last March 3 in Dauin, Negros Oriental.

Beneficiaries of the project include not just workers of the PBFI, but also other primary & secondary bamboo processors in the bamboo industry of Negros Oriental.

With the common service facility, workers in the bamboo industry can now access equipment and mechanized tools to increase their production capacity, efficiency and serve new markets through more products and services.

The Philippine Bamboo Foundation Inc. (PBFI) is an NGO that hosts the biggest bamboo nursery for the entire Visayas & Mindanao with at least 40 bamboo species grown in the nursery site in Dauin, Negros Oriental.

A Shared Service Facility (SSF) is a strategic complementary project that intends to balance off existing programs such as National Industry Cluster Capacity Enhancement Project (NICCEP) to achieve inclusive growth as envisioned by the current administration.

The engineered bamboo produced by PBFI includes a wide range of composite products manufactured by binding together bamboo strips, slats, strands, particles, fibers or veneers with a suitable glue. (ends)

 

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DTI 7 performance magazine Kalampusan February 2014

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NCC Roadshow set on March 11

The National Competitiveness Council (NCC), in coordination with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), is conducting an NCC road show with the theme “Boosting Regional/Local Competitiveness through Public Private Partnership” on March 11, 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon, in Cebu City.

The road show will present the Philippines Game Plan for Competitiveness and highlight the presentation of the results of the Social Weather Stations 2013 Annual Enterprise Survey on Corruption.

Expected during the NCC forum are local business chambers, industry associations, academe, non-government organizations, concerned government agencies, and members of the media.

Among the speakers of the activity are Mahar Mangahas, President of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) and Mary Lou Gesilva, Division Chief of the DTI-NCC.

The National Competitiveness Council was formed last October 2006 as a Public-Private Task Force on Philippine Competitiveness by virtue of Presidential Executive 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 rankings to the top third by 2016.

For more information on the activities of the NCC, visit the website http://www.competitive.org.ph (ends)

 

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DTI conducts NICCEP Workshop for CV Industry Clusters

A workshop for stakeholders of the National Industry Cluster Enhancement Project (NICCEP) will be held in Cebu City on March 6 to 7 this year.

Organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the activity aims to assess performance of the four industry clusters in Central Visayas, namely Information and Communications Technology (ICT); Gifts, Decors and Housewares (GDH); Health and Wellness (H&W); and Tourism.

The workshop will entail evaluation of what has been done and update the project activity plan for better performance in the succeeding periods. 

NICCEP is a three-year joint project of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Japan international Cooperation Agency (JICA) that aims to enhance the capacity of selected industry clusters to plan, implement, facilitate service delivery, evaluate projects and improve industry competitiveness and business environment.

With the adoption of the project, SMEs in the industry and services sectors are expected to be more globally competitive.

The DTI is positive that the NICCEP will help the Philippine government in achieving its goal of inclusive growth and poverty alleviation. Through the cluster approach, the economic growth being experienced by the country will be felt by a broad spectrum of the Filipino population.

The Philippine SME sector comprises about 99.6 percent of all registered firms nationwide, it employees 69.9 percent of the labor force and contributes 32 percent to the country’s economy. (ends)

 



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DTI Cebu holds Sinulog Fiesta Trade Fair 2014

Amidst the merriment of the Sinulog revelry, the Department of Trade and Industry Cebu (DTI-Cebu) gathers several local manufacturers for the Sinulog Fiesta Trade Fair on January 10 to 20, 2014 at SM City Cebu Atrium.

Jointly undertaken with the Cebu City Government and the Sinulog Foundation Inc., the marketing and trade event will feature products of more than 50 producers such as native delicacies, processed foods, organics, novelty items, wearables, health and wellness products and export quality furniture.

Other than Cebu, exhibitors also include those from Bohol, Laguna, Caloocan, Davao and Cainta, Rizal.

DTI-Cebu Provincial Director Nelia Navarro said that Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have found new and larger income opportunities with DTI”s continuing package of interventions in financing, marketing, training, product and technology development and access to business-related knowledge and information.

Started in 2003 at the Plaza Independencia, the Sinulog Trade Fair transferred to the SM City Cebu in 2006 as the MSME participants and customers increased.


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DTI Central Visayas performance magazine Kalampusan 4th Quarter 2013

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