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‘Poll, one of the answers to ills in govt, society’ Volume IV, No. 238 web portal: www.mindanaodailynews.com
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March 18, 2016
By BONG D. FABE Contributing Editor
CAGAYAN de Oro City–– The pioneer of the peacebuilding and development, “small yet global” Galing Pook-awardee non-government organization Balay Mindanaw Foundation, Inc. (BMFI) has urged peacemakers, peacebuilders and all peace-loving Filipinos of voting age to fully exercise their right to suffrage to help “open the doors” to justice, peace and equality in Mindanao. Charlito Z. Manlupig, simply known as Kaloy, said that the synchronized elections on May 9 is one of the “many doors” available to everyone to fight unpeace, inequality, injustice and impoverishment in the southern Philippines. “Ang eleksyon tubag ba sa kalisud? Dili siya ang nag-inusarang tubag ug dili usab siya ang capital letter nga tubag. Pero higayon siya para sa katawhan ug pangagamhanan nga matubag ang suliran o kalisdanan (Is election the answer to poverty? It is neither just the one answer nor the capital letter solution. But it is a chance for the people and government to find solutions to the problem),” he said. Kaloy, a rural development worker and peacebuilder with over 32 years of experience within both government and non-government organizations, talked about the role See poll, page A11
Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, 5L, and Agusan Village Chair. Andrew Melliza, Kagawad, Catalina Ordiz, Leopoldo Lingatong, lead the groundbreaking for the Completion of the threein-one Health Facility, worth Php.7 Million in the village of Agusan. KD.
Can Southeast Asia live up to its e-commerce potential?
Digital media connectivity in Southeast Asia now rivals that of China, as more than 150 million consumers in the region are digitally active, with high levels of product search and engagement. However, while 250 million consumers are now connected via smartphone and 100 million engage in online transactions, e-commerce in the region is proving to be a tough nut to crack due to constraints in Southeast Asia’s logistics and payments infrastructure. Online retail represents a U.S. $6B market in South-
east Asia, but with online sales below 4 percent of total retail, the region still lags well behind developed markets and even other developing markets. These are the findings from a new report by Bain & Company and Google released yesterday entitled: “Can Southeast Asia Live Up to Its E-commerce Potential?” According to the BainGoogle report, which includes a survey of more than 6,000 Southeast Asian consumers across the Philippines and five other markets (Singapore, Malaysia, Thai-
land, Indonesia, Vietnam, digital influences just 20 percent of consumer purchases, particularly mobile phones, clothing and laptops. Locally, the percentage is slightly higher at 34 percent, but the country is poised for further growth as large parts of the region – mainly those outside Tier-1 cities – become “mobile first” and leapfrog older technologies. Overall, Bain anticipates online retail sales across Southeast Asia could hit $70 billion by 2020. While this does not yet match See potential, page A11
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