Kalampusan 1st Quarter 2013

DTI Central Visayas performance magazine may be downloaded from the following links:

http://kalampusan.weebly.com/

and

http://www.scribd.com/doc/132182460/Kalampusan-1st-Quarter-2013

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DTI & GIZ launch PROGED project on March 13

The Department of Trade and Industry Regional Operations and Development Group (DTI RODG) and the German technical agency Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) will formally launch a national project that encourages environment friendly and inclusive strategies for economic development called Promotion of Green Economic Development or ProGED.

ProGED is piloted in the tourism value chain of Bohol and Cebu, with the aim to upscale outside the pilot areas and sector starting in the second year.

There will be a press conference on March 13, 2013, 11:00 in the morning, at the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel in Cebu City to highlight the results of the ProGED Start Up Workshop/ Event.

The Start Up Workshop/Event is part of a series of activities to commence implementation of the new project. It will be attended by major project stakeholders from the provinces of Bohol and Cebu as well as from the national level.


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DTI-USC-LGU Linkage for Packaging Design Development of MSMEs

The Department of Trade and Industry collaborated with the University of San Carlos- College of Architecture and Fine Arts (USC-CAFA) and the local government units of Argao and Carcar City to develop packaging of micro and small enterprises in their localities.

The activity dubbed as “ DTI-USC-LGU Linkage for Packaging Design Development of MSMEs”  were simultaneously held last February 15, 2013 at the Valladolid Gym in Carcar City and at the AVR of Cebu Technological University- Argao Campus.

Advertising students of USC-CAFA shared their knowledge and skills to create new or to enhance the existing packaging of products of MSMEs. 

The partnership among DTI, USC-CAFA, and the LGUs of Argao and Carcar City aims to promote the growth of MSMEs by improving the marketability of their products and increasing their overall sales performance.

In Argao, the beneficiaries of the activity included producers of torta, tableya, bahalina, soaps, and handicraft. On the other hand, assisted clients in Carcar included manufacturers of chicharon, ampao, bocarillo, banana chips, and footwear.

Mayor Edsel Galeos of Argao and Mayor Nicepuro Apura of Carcar City were all-out in their support for the MSMEs and the students.

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A public consultation was held for the proposed amendments to the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 4566 or the Contractor’s License Law on February 7, 2013 at the Parklane Hotel in Cebu City.

The activity was meant not only to offer a venue for government to discuss with the public the amendments on the law but also to provide more transparency and integrity on government activities.

The consultation was conducted by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) in cooperation with the Department of Trade and Industry.

The Contractor’s License Law (R.A. 4566) aims to promote, for the benefit of the public and private sectors and for the national interest, the orderly growth of the contracting sector and the upgrading of construction capability.

R .A. 4566 as amended by P.D. No.1746 provides that no contractor (including sub- contractor and specialty contractor) shall engage in the business of contracting without first having secured a PCAB license to conduct business.

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DTI Cebu holds Sinulog Fiesta OTOP Fair 2013

The Department of Trade and Industry Cebu (DTI-Cebu), in partnership with the Cebu City Government and the Sinulog Foundation, Inc., held the formal opening of the Sinulog Fiesta OTOP Fair on January 11, 2013 at the Atrium of SM City Cebu.

This trade event features products of more than 50 producers ranging from native delicacies, processed foods, novelty items, fashion accessories, gifts, toys and housewares.

Special guests during the Sinulog Fiesta OTOP Fair formal opening and ribbon cutting ceremony include Sinulog Foundation Executive Director Ricky Ballesteros, DTI 7 Regional Director Asteria Caberte and Cebu GTH Foundation President Pedro Delantar.  

The Sinulog Fiesta OTOP Fair will run for twelve (12) days, from January 11 to 22, 2013.

The OTOP or the One Town, One Product Philippines is a priority program of the government to promote entrepreneurship and create jobs. Through OTOP, local chief executives of each city and municipality take the lead in identifying, developing, and promoting a specific product or service, which has a competitive advantage.

OTOP-Philippines supports micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to manufacture, offer, and market distinctive products or services through the use of indigenous raw materials and local skills and talents.

The OTOP program has brought out the best that each municipality in Cebu can offer to the market.  Through the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) continuing package of interventions in financing, marketing, training, product and technology development, access to business-related knowledge and information interventions, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have found new and larger income opportunities.



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DTI warns retailers and distributors of substandard motorcycle helmets

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reiterates its warning to retailers and distributors selling substandard motorcycle helmets that the agency will strictly enforce the law.

Under Republic Act 10054 or Motorcycle Helmet Act, a new motorcycle helmet which bears the Philippine Standard (PS) mark or Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) of the Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) and complies with the standards set by the BPS shall be made available by every seller and/or dealer every time a new motorcycle unit is purchased and which the purchaser may buy at his option.  Failure of the seller and/or dealer to comply with the requirements provided shall be punished with a fine of not less than Ten thousand pesos (Php10,000.00) but not more than Twenty thousand pesos (Php20,000.00).

Any person who uses, sells and distributes substandard motorcycle helmets or those which do not bear the PS mark or the ICC certificate shall be punished with a fine of not less than Three thousand pesos (Php3,000.00) for the first offense; and Five thousand pesos (Php5,000.00) for the second offense, without prejudice to other penalties imposed in Republic Act No. 7394 or the “Consumer Act of the Philippines.”

Tampering, alteration, forgery and imitation of the PS mark and the ICC certificates in the helmets shall be punished with a fine of not less than Ten thousand pesos (Php10,000.00) but not more than Twenty thousand pesos (Php20,000.00), without prejudice to other penalties imposed in Republic Act No. 7394 or the "Consumer Act of the Philippines.”

DTI enjoins all retailers and distributors of motorcycle helmets to get their supply from manufacturers and importers that have been given the Philippine Standard (PS) license and/or Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) Certificate.

To recall, Congress promulgated Republic Act 10054 otherwise known as Motorcycle Helmet Act in 2009 requiring all motorcycle riders, including drivers and back riders to wear standard protective motorcycle helmets or those that have a PS license or ICC mark at all times while driving, whether long or short drives, in any type of road and highway. 

Effective January 1, 2013, motorcycle drivers caught driving without a protective helmet bearing the ICC seal will be issued citation tickets and penalized as stated in the Helmet Act of 2009.



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DTI 7 documents products of OTOP Store in Cebu

To increase the OTOP items registered online via Shopinas and to enroll all OTOP SMEs in the OTOP website, the DTI 7 and OTOP Store staff photographed several products of the OTOP Store —Tindahang Pinoy Cebu outlet.

The One Town One Product (OTOP) Store is a depot of top-quality products in the Philippines.

A Public-Private Partnership project, the OTOP Store is a microcosm of the Philippines as a nation. Products from all over the country —-reinvented, reshaped, redesigned, drawn out, sculpted, or reconfigured using materials native to the area, are all in this shop to entice the seeker to buy.

For OTOP Store in Cebu, around 70 percent of these products are sourced from Central Visayas while 30 percent of it comes from different parts of the country.





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