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BOI to local gov’t: Roll out ‘red carpet’ for investors Volume III, No. 123
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BIR-WesMin exceeds Sept. collection by P102.7M
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ZAMIZ City – Local government units (LGUS) should roll out their red carpets to investors and spin off the economic growth to the private sector.
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This was emphasized by Lourdes Ellen N. Kionisala, Officer-in-Charge of the Board of Investment (BOI), region 10, during an Orientation on Investment Promotion, Investor Registration and Servicing, held at the City Hall, recently. Kionisala said part of this red carpet treatment would be the LGU’s capability to give the data that the investors need, which they do not have to come back another time for answers. A few of these data might be the population, area, number of barangays, banks, Automated Telling Machines An aerial picture of the claimed quarry operation along the Taligaman River in Butuan City taken 8 October 2014. are suspecting that there is mining operation here, because that was what authorities found out during (ATM’s), schools, establish- Residents two raids conducted last year. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas ments, and other locations, that the investors would need to look at, to arrive at an immediate decision, she said. “In other words, don’t make it hard on investors, instead make it easy for them By Grace Almedilla Cooperative Month Cel- a Cooperatives’ Business the Provincial Cooperative to do business in your place,” ebration, around 362 coop and Economic Forum on Union of Compostela ValKionisala said, adding that C OMPOSTEL A Valle y leaders and coop managers October 10, 2014 at the ley (PCU-ComVal) and the See carpet, page B3 Province - In line with the in the province gathered for Capitol as spearheaded by See furom, page B3
Hundreds of coop leaders converge for a Business and Economic Forum
DILG invites CSOs to attend assemblies in Misamis Occidental
OROQUIETA City – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), here, has invited all civil society organizations (CSO’s) to attend the CSO assembly in their respective local government units (LGU’s) set from Oct. 20-31, this year. These CSO’s are needed in identifying the povertyreduction projects for the community through the participatory approach in planning for their budget and implementation in 2016, Sanivier G. Patoc, provincial director of DILGMis. Occ., said.
The assembly aims to go through the process of conducting poverty analysis and crafting of poverty-reduction strategies and targets to ensure the implementation of the projects towards the realization of achieving the inclusive growth called for in the Philippine Development Plan (PDP), Patoc said. Invited to the assembly are leaders of CSO’s accredited by the LGU’s, accredited or recognized by the national government agencies (NGA’s), women’s groups. See dilg, page B2
In line with the Cooperative Month Celebration, around 362 Coop Leaders and Coop Managers in Comval province gathered for a Cooperatives’ Business and Economic Forum on October 10, 2014 at the Capitol. This is spearheaded by the Provincial Cooperative Union of Compostela Valley (PCU-ComVal) and the Provincial Cooperative Development Council (PCDC) chaired by Governor Arturo T. Uy. (a. dayo/ids comval)
ZAMBOANGA City – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) exceeded by P102,783,255.53 its target revenue collection goal for the month of September this year in Western Mindanao. Aler t Alo ci lja, BIR reg iona l dire c tor, announced they collected a total of P406,346,255.52 in September, which was P102,783,255.53 more than the target collection goal of P303,563,000. See collection, page B3
TESDA allots P32M for tech-voc courses in C. de Oro By Jasper Marie Oblina-Rucat
CAGAYAN de Oro City More than P32 million is allotted to Cagayan de Oro for technical vocational (tech-voc) courses and programs this year. This was revealed by Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) Secretary Joel Villanueva during his recent visit in the city for the Shoot Your Dreams advocacy with Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) legends. He said TESDA is for JOBS, for transforming lives. There are already 302,000 students enrolled in TESDA courses. Meanwhile 15 courses are free and seven courses that may be downloaded online. Sec. Villanueva emphasized that they are strengthening community based interventions and even online means to reach out and present programs of the government to alleviate poverty. He added that See tesda, page B3
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IdeaSpace opens 2015 startup competition I deaSpace Foundation, Inc. (IdeaSpace), the largest privatelybacked technology incubator and accelerator in the country, has announced the opening of its 2015 startup competition which seeks to find the next big great technology idea from the Philippines and around the region. Now on its third year, the IdeaSpace competition continues to foster relevant ideas and breakthrough innovations from some of the region’s most brilliant minds by providing at least P1 million worth of seed funding, legal consulting, mentorship opportunities, office space, and market runway to eventual winners. As in last year’s competition, the 2015 tilt will also be accepting early-
stage startup ideas from founders based in countries from Southeast Asia, as the region emerges to become one of the most important technology startup hubs in the world. Interested groups and individuals may file their applications via apply.ideaspacefoundation.org on or before January 15, 2015. Supporting the ecosystem IdeaSpace President and Co-founder Earl Martin Valencia said innovative Filipino founders should take this opportunity to bring their brilliant technology ideas to reality and contribute to the emerging Philippine startup ecosystem. “As we’ve seen in recent months, the local startup community is more vibrant
than ever. Investors from here and around the world, including those from Silicon Valley, all have their eyes trained on Philippine startups,” he said. Just recently, IdeaSpace was instrumental in two of the biggest startup community events that brought key global investors and local startup players in one venue: Geeks on a Plane in Makati City and Geeks on a Beach in Cebu—both with Dave McClure of 500 Startups, considered the most active venture capital fund in Silicon Valley, in attendance. “Investors are taking notice, and we have the brilliant ideas that could take the world by storm. IdeaSpace hopes to foster and nurture those kinds of innovation,” Valencia
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Top ideas The top 20 ideas after three rounds of judging will officially enter IdeaSpace’s six-week incubation phase, where each startup will receive a P50,000 grant for prototype development, presentation materials, and customer validation, among others. After the incubation phase, the IdeaSpace Board of Trustees will select the top ten startups that will enter the acceleration phase, an intensive 18-week program that will help each startup develop their products, set up their corporation and business permits, and conduct market validation, among others. Each startup that successfully enters the acceleration phase will get
CEB to increase Hong Kong flights The Philippines’ leading carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), announced that it will increase and upgrade its flights to Hong Kong, pending the approval of its request for seat entitlements with the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB). The Philippines recently inked a new air service agreement with Hong Kong, doubling the weekly seats assigned to carriers operating flights
from Manila to Hong Kong, from 15,000 seats per week to 30,000 seats per week. The agreement also covered unlimited capacity in all international airports in the Philippines outside of Manila. “We congratulate the Philippine Air Panel for successfully negotiating an increase in flight capacity with a key tourism and trade partner of the Philippines. CEB will
request for additional seat entitlements to allow us to upgrade and increase our existing daily Airbus A320 services to Hong Kong. The increase in air rights will allow CEB to add flights to Hong Kong, in support of the Department of Tourism’s Visit Philippines program in 2015. We look forward to serving even more of our kababayans in Hong Kong and their families back home,” said Atty. Jorenz Tanada, CEB Vice President, Corporate Affairs. Cebu Pacific currently operates seven flights daily to Hong Kong from Manila, Cebu, Clark and Iloilo.
For bookings and inquiries, guests can go to www. cebupacificair.com or call reservation hotlines +(632) 7020-888 or +(6332) 2308888. The latest seat sales can also be found on CEB’s official Twitter (@cebupacificair) and Facebook pages. CEB’s 51-strong fleet is comprised of 10 Airbus A319, 28 Airbus A320, 5 Airbus A330 and 8 ATR-72 500 aircraft. It is one of the most modern aircraft fleets in the world. Between 2015 and 2021, Cebu Pacific will take delivery of 11 more brandnew Airbus A320, 30 Airbus A321neo, and 1 Airbus A330 aircraft.
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P500,000 in seed funding, plus a separate grant worth at least another P500,000 inclusive of business management classes, marketing and financial consulting, intellectual property consulting and incorporation, office space, and business registration costs, among others. Since launching in 2012, IdeaSpace has invested and nurtured early-stage startups that have eventually become full-fledged businesses with marked growth. Some of these include PinoyTravel, an online travel booking system for provincial buses and ferries; TimeFree Innovations, a virtual queuing system that uses SMS for notifications; and SALt, an ecologically designed lamp powered by tap water and table salt,
among many others. A non-profit foundation, IdeaSpace is supported by the following companies: First Pacific, First Pacific Leadership Academy, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), MPIC hospital group, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), Meralco, Smart Communications, Inc (Smart), Digitel Mobile Philippines, Inc. (DMPI) and its mobile brand Sun Cellular, SPI Global, ePLDT, Indofood, Philex Mining, Maynilad, MediaQuest, and TV5. Wit h P 5 0 0 - m i l l i on funding over 5 years, the initiative is the largest private sector commitment for technology entrepreneurship in the Philippines.
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City/Municipal Planning and Development Coordinators (C/MPDC) shall also be invited to observe the assembly. Meanwhile, the schedule of the assembly in the LGU’s are as follows: Ozamiz City, Oct. 20, Oroquieta City and Tudela, Oct. 21, Concepcion and Jimenez, Oct. 22, Sapang Dalaga, Oct. 23, and Panaon and Aloran, Oct. 24. Tangub City and Sinacaban, Oct. 27, Calamba, Lopez-Jaena and Bonifacio, Oct. 28, Baliangao and Don Victoriano, Oct. 29, Clarin, Oct. 30 and Plaridel, Oct. 31. (Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob/ PIA10-MisOcc)
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Also invited are basic sector organizations recognized by the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), grassroots community organizations, and representatives of local business groups or associations. However, elective officials, their immediate relatives, spouses, parents, siblings, children and LGU employees are not illegible to be elected as CSO representative. Patoc said the Local Chief Executives (LCE’s) and/or
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AGAYAN de Oro City - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), in its continuing drive for the fast implementation of the new Labor Laws Compliance System (LLCS), issued certificates of compliance (CoC) to 10 service providers on October 13, 2014, at the DOLE-10 WODP Training Center, Monte Carlo Building, Kauswagan Highway, this city. The awarded service providers are under the
Cagayan de Oro Electric Light and Power Company (CEPALCO) which were found compliant with the general labor laws and occupational safety and health standards. CEPALCO, as the principal establishment with Mrs. Consuelo G. Tion as president, was represented by Engr. Teodoro V. Cahoy. DOLE-10 Regional Director Raymundo Agravante identified the service providers as AGC General Construction and Supplies;
CPM Engineering and Manpower Services; RPM Engineering Services; OPT Engineering and Maintenance Services; CEPALCO Energy Services Corp. (CESCO); Jay Engineering and Maintenance Services; Primewell Services, Inc.; Padla’s HR Provider; Widescope Promotional Resources, Inc.; and Versatile Security Agency. “The new LLCS, a major reform program of the DOLE, is our way of executing the directive of President
Benigno S. Aquino III to effect all our labor laws for the benefit of our workers,” Agravante said. One of the CoC awardees, Padla’s Human Resource Provider, represented by its manager, Therecilla Padla, expressed gratitude to DOLE for this recognition. “Bilang usa ka service provider, makatabang gyud kaayo ang kaning CoC sa among negosyo kay makadugang kini ug pagsalig sa among mga customers. Proud kami pagdawat namo
niini kay dili gyud sya sayon tinghuwaon na award,” (As a service provider, the CoC is a big help to our company since the recognition adds trust from our clients. I am proud to receive the said certificate for it is not easy to attain it),” she said. Under the LLCS, the contractors/sub-contractors must be compliant first before the principal establishment can be given the CoC, which is anchored on the policy of joint and solidary liability in contracting/sub-
contracting arrangement. The principal should exercise due diligence and ensure that it engaged its contractors/sub-contractors and their supply chain, compliant with Department Order No. 18-A or the CoC and other related labor laws. Establishments with CoCs will not be subject for assessment for two years unless a complaint may occur. (Mildred E. Dablio, DOLE-X LCO/ MDN-Business)
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from TESDA is that it is recognized internationally. Sec. Villanueva explained that TESDA is International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certified. With the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) integration in 2015, they have aligned, upgraded new curriculum and are confident that graduates can compete with other South East Asian nations. Further, with regards to skills development to be implemented in the last two years of the Department of Education’s K to 12 program, graduates will not only get a diploma but receive TESDA certificates as well when they graduate. Sec. Villanueva said this is to allow students to work in the skilled sector after graduation. The advocacy was
summed up in an exhibition game between team TRABAHO of Sec. Villanueva and team Specialista of mayor Oscar Moreno at the Xavier University Gym. (JMOR/PIA10)
P3,598,948,682.06 in revenues from Januar y to September. He expressed optimism his office can meet its revenue target collection goal for this year. He said the BIR central office has tasked them to collect P5.8 billion in revenues this year.
Cooperative, Government, and Non-Government Organization, and Cooperative Development Authority Region XI Director Elma R. Oguis. The participants were grouped by sector. Sector A was for Business Partnership facilitated by DTI Provincial Director Atty. Lucky Seigfred M. Balleque and ComVal Cooperatives’ Managers Association President Engr. Marcelo G. Sumampong. Sector B was for Credit Facilitation with Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas Assistant Manager on Department of Loans & Credit Nilo N. Iglesias, CPA and ComVal Koopnegosyo Surety Fund Chairman Rodolfo D. Reyes as the facilitators. Sector C was for Government Interventions as facilitated by CDA Regional Director Elma R. Oguis, CSEE and Provin-
cial Cooperative Union Vice Chair Francis M. Secuya. A Plenary Session was conducted right after the sectoral inputs. It was led by Provincial Cooperative Union Chairman Eliseo C. Tan.
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they wish citizens to be productive. Even retirees may apply. Dreams are not impossible, he said. A number of people have already improved their lives because of availing TESDA’s courses. He cited a man named Rey Caseres, a graduate of automotive mechanic in TESDA who is now in Perth, Australia and earning P200,000 per month. In terms of emerging industries, Sec. Villanueva said that there is a great demand in the Information Technology - Business Process Outsourcing (ITBPO) sector particularly the call center agents, 2D, 3D animators among others. The advantage of getting a National Certificate (NC)
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Alocilja said his office exceeded the target collection goal due to intensified tax mapping as well as tax collection and information drive. BIR-Western Mindanao covers Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, and the provinces of Basilan, Sulu and TawiTawi which belong to the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Alocilja said they had collected a total of
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Provincial Cooperative Development Council (PCDC) chaired by Governor Arturo T. Uy. In his message, Governor Uy inspired the crowd and manifested his continuing support to the endeavors of the Cooperative sector. The Forum was also attended by Vice Governor Manuel E. Zamora, SP Member Macario Humol- Vice Chair of the Committee on
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the LGU had better focus on the regulator y provisions of business and leave the investment to the private sector, who have the money to invest. She said the LGU’s, mostly depend only on their Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) to run their affairs, which do not allow them to make investments, given the limited resources of the government. (RCA/PIA10Misamis Occidental)
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