DTI holds MSME Negosyo Caravan in Negros Oriental

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is set to hold a Micro, Small and Medium-scale Enterprise (MSME) Negosyo Caravan at Bethel Guesthouse, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental on July 5 and 6 this year.

The MSME Caravan in Dumaguete City is part of a nationwide activity to improve access of MSMEs to government services particularly in areas where the provision of business development services may be limited.

The activity also aims to increase the awareness of MSMEs on various business development services provided by government and private sectors.

Resource speakers who are experts in their respective fields are brought to various provinces in the country including Negros Oriental to conduct training and counseling sessions to promote entrepreneurship, improve access to markets, access to finance, and increase MSME productivity and efficiency.

Topics to be discussed in Dumaguete City will include among others NEGOSEM Basics such as Mastering Self through Positive & entrepreneurial Mindset, Spotting Business –Opportunities, Registration in BPMS, Choosing the Right Market, Product Development and Marketing.

Other topics to be discussed during breakout sessions include Export Procedures, Product Design & Development, Product Costing & Pricing, Green Manufacturing, Data Upgrading/ Registration in BPMS, Packaging & Labelling, Credit Sourcing & Management.

Side activities include “Made in Negros” Festival at Robinsons’, Diskwento Caravan, Launching of  PCPS4 and e-Bamboo in Dauin.

According to DTI, MSMEs represent 99.6 percent of all registered businesses in the country and can thus be considered as the backbone of the Philippine economy. DTI adds that, to strengthen support to the sector, the series of free entrepreneurship briefing sessions are geared toward enterprise creation and imparting more knowledge and information necessary in starting and running a business.

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DTI rolls out Diskwento Caravan in Central Visayas

School supplies and processed food will be made available at discounted prices as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) spearheads the nationwide Diskwento Caravan.

In Central Visayas, the DTI has talked with manufacturers and suppliers to roll out the Diskwento Back to School Promo and Caravan in the region from May 31 to June 15 this year.

School supplies identified are bags, shoes, school uniforms, notebooks, pad papers, pencil cases, lunch boxes, raincoats, uniforms, socks, ballpens, pencils, among others. Also included are processed food items for the school children’s snacks and lunch.

The DTI Central Visayas Office said the store based Diskwento Back to School Promo and roving Caravan will be held with the following companies and suppliers in the schedule indicated:

For Cebu, the store based Diskwento Back to School Promo will be participated by Happy Mart in Colon, South, Mandaue & Tabunok now up to June 19; Aji-ichiban Ayala & SM on June 1 to August 31; CRIBZ in Ayala now up to July 25; Converse (Sports Mix Mktg Corp) in Banilad Town Center from June 15-20; White Gold in Cebu City ongoing up to June 13; Unitop in Tabunok now up to June 15; Fooda Saversmart in Guadalupe, Consolacion, Mango from May 16 until July 17. Roving Diskwento Caravan in Argao on June 6 and Dalaguete on June 5 will be participated by Julie’s Bakeshop, Cebu Bazaar, National Bookstore and Liwayway Mktg, among others.

For Bohol, the Diskwento Back To School Promo will be participated by Island City Mall, Plaza Marcela, Alturas Main, Alturas Talibon, Bohol Quality Corporation from May 31 to June 2. The Diskwento Caravan in Talibon, Trinidad, Ubay, Loboc, Sevilla and Baclayon will be participated by the Alturas Group of Companies from June 7 to 10.

For Negros Oriental, the store-based Diskwento Back to School Promo will be participated by Lee Super Plaza from May 15 to July; Cang’s Inc. will participate from May 15 to June 15. The roving Diskwento Back to School Promo in Bayawan City on June and Guihulngan on June 3 will be participated by Lee Plaza, Island Merchants, Macro Distributors, Tulong Sugar and NFA.

In Siquijor, the roving Diskwento Caravan in Siquijor Capital Square and Poblacion Siquijor, Siquijor on June 3 will be participated by Alvarico Warehouse, Park N Go Bakeshop and Julie’s Bakeshop; the caravan in Larena Queen Gate and North Poblacion Siquijor, Siquijor on June 10 will be participated by R2M Marketing, Alvarico Meatshop, Alfonso Siquijor Plaza, Lynard One-Stop Shop, Jayvee Marketing, Meying General Merchandise, Inocencia Baroro Dry Goods Store, Islands Trends & Fashion, Almie Dry Goods Center, Rafonsel Dry Goods Store, AM & M Store, Uni-J Thrift Mart, Capricorn Twenty Two Store, Uy Chiao Tian Commercial, Elvis Tan Store, Star General Merchandise and Stefi Denise Store. 

Following the success at the National Capital Region (NCR), DTI’s Diskwento Caravan Project has expanded its reach to the provinces to bring discounted goods to consumers in these areas.

For more information on the Diskwento Back to School Promo and Caravan, interested parties may call the DTI provincial Offices: DTI Bohol at tel. # (63) 038-501-8260 or 038-411-3533, DTI Cebu at tel. # ( (032) 412-1863 or 253-2631, DTI Negros Oriental at (035) 422-2764 or 225-7211, DTI Siquijor at tel. # (035) 480-9065 or (035) 344-2238.  

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Public High Schools in Central Visayas to receive free computers

More than 1,000 computers will be given to public high schools in Central Visayas as part of the Personal Computers for Public High Schools (PCPS) Phase 4 project of the Department of Trade and Industry.

DTI Regional Director Asteria Caberte said that PCPS 4 is a nationwide project of the DTI which provides 11 desktop computers and peripherals to each of the public high school beneficiaries. 

Caberte also shared that among the recipient public schools this year include 39 high schools in Bohol, 46 in Cebu, 46 in Negros Oriental and 2 in Siquijor.

She added that the DTI has been spearheading the implementation of the PCPS project since 2001.  Phases 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the project have provided computers to 4,139 public high schools nationwide and, thus, reduced the computer backlog in secondary education from 75 percent in 2001 to 37 percent to date.

According to Caberte, the computer package given to each school includes: 11 WiFi ready computers, 1 printer, software bundles such as Windows 7 and Office 2010,  AntiVirus, and UPS.

She also said that each school will also be given training on basic computer operation, troubleshooting and preventive maintenance.

The PCPS project aims to respond to the growing challenges of technology among public high schools in the Philippines.

For schools to qualify for the program, they must not have been recipients of other computerization projects or have not availed of any PC grant from other donors.

Also qualified are newly established schools that are still without computers, big schools with large population, and schools that meet the counterpart requirements like stable supply of electricity, availability of computer laboratory and counterpart facilities like tables and chairs and IT/Lab teacher provision.

The government of Japan has provided aid to the Philippines to narrow the international digital divide between developed and developing countries. It show’s Japan’s strong support to IT education in the country and recognition of IT’s major role in the global economy.

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DTI 7 Plans to Hire Human Resource Assistant & IT Specialist

The Department of Trade and Industry Central Visayas Regional Office (DTI 7) is planning to hire on a contractual basis a Human Resource Assistant and  an Information Technology Specialist.

According to DTI 7, applicants to the position of Human Resource Assistant must be graduate of a four year course, preferably a Psychology Major.

Applicants to the HR Assistant position must also have Civil Service Professional eligibility and knowledgeable in HR related matters especially training competencies.

Applicants to the position of IT Specialist must be at least a Bachelor’s Degree graduate in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related course.

Interested applicants to IT Specialist position must also have Civil Service Professional eligibility, extensive experience in troubleshooting, sufficient experience in network troubleshooting and knowledge in structured cabling.

For applicants to IT Specialist position, experience with MS Windows 7, MS XP, MS Office 2003, MS Office 2007 is needed while knowledge in software development is an advantage.

Those who qualify are advised by the agency to submit an application letter with bio-data to DTI 7 regional director Asteria C. Caberte, DTI-7 Office, 3^rd Floor, WDC Building, cor. P. Burgos and Osmena Streets, Cebu City.

For more information, applicants may call on the DTI 7 Human Resource Development Officer Rebecca C. Basilla at tel nos. 266-0036 or 255-0037 loc. 402.  




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DTI Launches Search for Outstanding MSMEs

The Department of Trade and Industry is encouraging heads of government agencies and privates organizations to submit to the DTI Provincial Offices nominees to the SME Star Awards. Self nominations are welcome.

The SME Star Awards is part of the SME Star Program, an SME competency program
that supports and gives due recognition to outstanding MSMEs who persevere to
improve their growth both in domestic and foreign markets.

According to the DTI Central Visayas Office, there are two components contained
in the SME Star Program framework which include Capability Building
and Award Components.

The framework is also divided into three stages of business operations namely:
Start-up and SME Capability Building Stage, Domestic Market Penetration and
Export Awareness Stage and Export & Expansion Stage.

Under the Capability Building Component, various services and/or interventions
that will enable an enterprise to grow its business from one particular stage
to the next are incorporated within the SME competency framework.

Within the SME Star Program
framework are recognitions/awards that will be given to deserving MSMEs namely:
SME Rising Star Award, SME Star Elite Award and SME Star Presidential Award.

Target nominees for the SME
Star Awards are Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises engaged in manufacturing,
agri-business, services and the creative industries.

Nominating agencies in the
provincial level are government agencies and private organizations who provide
programs and services to MSMEs.

Nominations to the SME Star Program must be submitted to the Provincial MSMED
Council through the DTI-Provincial Office.

The screening committees will include the MSMED Council, MSMED Council
Executive Executive Committee, Regional MSMED Councils or Equivalent Bodies,
Provincial MSMED Councils, Board of Judges composed of leaders from various
sectors, and the MSMED Council Secretariat.

The SME Rising Star Award will be conferred to outstanding MSMEs in the
provincial level.

The SME Star Elite Award will be conferred to outstanding MSMEs in the regional
level.

The SME Star Presidential Award shall be conferred to outstanding MSMEs on a
national level who are winners of regional SME Star Elite Awards.

For more information on the SME Star Program, interested parties are advised to
inquire from the DTI - 7 Business Development Division at tel. nos. 255-0036 loc.
601l and 602 or visit the nearest DTI Provincial Office.

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DTI-Central Visayas Now ISO Certified

The certification of the quality management system (QMS) ISO 9001:2008 was formally awarded by the Certification International Philippines (CIP) Inc. to the Department of Trade and Industry Central Visayas regional and provincial offices during a formal ceremony held last February 24 at the Cebu Grand Hotel.

The certificate issued on December 6, 2010 and signed by the CIP managing director Renato Navarette highlights the trade and industry programs and services by the department.

Based on the third party audit, it was found that DTI’s QMS is in accordance with the requirements of ISO 9001:2008.

It was also reported that the strength of QMS’ capacity and activities that were initiated by the department meet quality objectives and ensure external and internal customer satisfaction.

ISO 9001 is a set of international standards for management and verification of good quality management practices.

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is an international organization that gives certification to businesses, government organizations and social entities that meet certain common standards.            

As ISO-certified, the government agency has fully developed certain formal processes for their management quality control.  This includes monitoring processes, maintaining complete and accurate records, checking for defective output, taking action to correct defects and continual internal reviews for effectiveness.

The ISO certification signed by Mr. Navarette is valid until December 5, 2013.

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Buglas Bamboo Institute gets Bamboo Equipment from DTI

As part of its Bamboo Development Program, the Dept of Trade and Industry yesterday turned over some P146,000 worth of machinery and tools to Buglas Bamboo Institute (BBI) in Maayong-tubig, Dauin. The machinery included rip saw, drill press, side press, electric sander and some power tools. Last November and December, BBI was also the recipient of skill trainings which included Safety in the Workplace, Basic Woodworking and Carpentry,  and Jig Making.

One of the components of the Bamboo Development Program is to supply the Dept of Education with bamboo desks, chairs and teachers tables so the grant will boost the capability of Buglas Bamboo to supply schools especially here in Negros Oriental using engineered bamboo.

After the turnover, a Memorandum of Agreement was signed between DTI and Buglas Bamboo and messages of support were given by  DTI 7 Regional Director Asteria  Caberte and Dr. Emigdio Omictin representing the DepEd City Schools Division Office. Buglas Bamboo or BBI is headed by the father and son team of Frans and Jobert  Koerkamp.

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