Greetings! We have recently published online the Kalampusan December 2016. Kalampusan is a performance e-magazine of DTI Region 7 (Central Visayas) and Region 18 (Negros Island Region). It provides updates and information on the agency's programs, projects and activities. To read all issues of the Kalampusan, log on to http://kalampusan.weebly.com/ Below is a copy of the latest issue of the e-mag.
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Thursday, December 22, 2016
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
DTI 7 & 18 performance e-mag Kalampusan October 2016.
Greetings ! The DTI 7 (Central Visayas) & 18 (Negros Island) recently published online the Kalampusan October 2016. Kalampusan provides updates and information on the agency's programs, projects and activities. Attached is a copy of the e-mag. To read all issues of the Kalampusan, log on to http://kalampusan.weebly.com
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Thursday, September 15, 2016
DTI 7 & 18 performance mag Kalampusan September 2016
Hi! Recently published online is the Kalampusan September 2016. Kalampusan is a performance e-magazine of DTI Regions 7 (Central Visayas) & 18 (Negros Island Region). It provides updates and information on the agency's programs, projects and activities. To read all issues of the Kalampusan, log on to http://kalampusan.weebly.
Attached is a PDF copy of the electronic magazine.
Thursday, August 25, 2016
NEWS re DTI unveils food innovation hub
DTI Central Visayas Office
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Reference: DTI-Region 7
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Release Date: August 26, 2016
Reference: DTI-Region 7
dti_7@yahoo.com / dticentralvisayas@gmail.com
DTI unveils food innovation hub
In its effort to catapult local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) into the global market, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through its Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC), launched an innovation hub specifically catering to the processed food sector in August 2016.
The Food Connection Innovation hub is in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology, Food Innovation Center (DOST-FIC).
"With the growing opportunities in the food sector and the anticipation of the huge market demand for innovative food products in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) integration, we would like to provide areas of assistance for our entrepreneurs specifically those processed food MSMEs," said PTTC Executive Director Nestor Palabyab during the soft launch of the Food Connection innovation hub.
The hub will specifically house facilities that will equip food entrepreneurs in meeting technical requirements of the export market such as the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and other safety and quality certifications. Food laboratory testing equipment such as metal detector, water activity meter and pH meter, are all aimed to be available during the hub's full operation. Consultancy services on safe quality management, production, marketing and management will also be offered to enterprises that will be assisted by the hub. Other existing facilities at the PTTC such as seminar rooms, exhibit halls and meeting rooms will also be accessible.
Included in the latest Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP), processed food sector is positioned to create demand in the growing market abroad especially with the rise of healthy food products, and Halal-certified products in non-Muslim regions. The Food Connection Innovation Hub will be housed with ASEAN trade experts, export marketing trainers and experts, and other trade experts that will cater to the needs of the hub's clients.
Through the food connection innovation hub, DTI-PTTC also expects to promote networking among key players and venture capitalists in the sector to establish collaboration and develop viable business strategies.
According to Philippine Exports Confederation Inc (PHILEXPORT), there are about 500 processed food MSMEs that are currently registered as their members. These enterprises are expected to benefit in different trade assistance that the hub will provide to further their export products in penetrating the global market.
In 2014, Philippine Statistics Agency (PSA) reported that there are a total of 127,518 established MSMEs in the food and accommodation sector. These numbers are expected to grow as the Philippines prepares for the full integration of the ASEAN Economic Community.
Philippine Trade Training Center is the DTI's training arm which promotes capacity building and mentoring among entrepreneurs especially those in the exporting industry.
For more information on the services of the DTI, log-on to http://www.dti.gov.ph
Sunday, June 26, 2016
DTI 7 & 18 Performance Newsletter Kalampusan June 2016
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Thursday, June 23, 2016
NEWS re BOI, DA sign agreement on joint facilitation of business permits and licenses
DTI Central Visayas Office
Release Date: June 23, 2016
Reference: DTI-Region 7
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BOI, DA sign agreement on joint facilitation of business permits and licenses
The Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) DTI Secretary Adrian S. Cristobal, Jr recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala for the two agencies to jointly facilitate business permits, licenses, and endorsements involving investors applying for registration with the Board of Investments (BOI).
DTI Undersecretary and BOI Managing Head Ceferino S. Rodolfo said that the MOA is expected to improve ease of doing business in the country. "To benefit fully from the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and global market access, it is important that we offer a conducive environment to investors, a place where they could quickly set up their business. An important first step is to make it easy for them to comply with government requirements," he said.
According to Rodolfo, simplifying business processes, coupled with the implementation of the Comprehensive National Industrial Strategy (CNIS), is keyto the development of the agriculture sectorwhich needs to modernize for it to be globally competitive. The CNIS links the manufacturing sector with agriculture and services sectors to mutually reinforce a virtuous cycle of growth.
Figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority show that investments in the agriculture sector slowed down to 4.4 percent in the first four months of 2016, weighed down primarily by the persistent El Niño phenomenon and the need to upgrade from traditional farming to a globally competitive agribusiness sector. Meanwhile, the manufacturing sector retained its momentum, growing by 8.1% during the same period due to improved business and consumer sentiments.
Under the MOA, a BOI representative is now authorized to assist a client to submit and follow up the application for endorsements, certifications, and/or permits with the DA up to the extent permissible by law. The MOA also provides for BOI to assist the DA in disseminating information regarding all relevant rules, guidelines, and standards on matters covering public investments, agricultural development and support services for domestic and export-oriented business enterprises and other related matters.
The MOA also provides for the DA to regularly provide BOI with copies of all relevant rules, guidelines, and standards on matters covering public investments, agriculture development and support services for domestic and export-oriented business enterprises. DA is also expected to provide BOI with a checklist of all requirements on application for accreditation, endorsements, certifications, and permits issued by the concerned bureaus and offices under the agency. DA will also regularly coordinate and cooperate with BOI drafting relevant policies relating to IPP, and other relevant rules, guidelines, and standards affecting investors and investment promotion activities.
Since 2014, the BOI, through the Investment Assistance Service (IAS) has signed five (5) other MOAs with Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Department of Tourism (DOT), Bureau of Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Health (DOH)-Health Facilities Regulatory and Services Bureau (HFRSB) to help businesses set up businesses in the Philippines.
"Clearly, the sustained economic growth of the country benefitted from policy reforms and increased collaboration to improve the ease of doing business in the country. The country's current investment climate should benefit not only firms – whether foreign and domestic, large or small – but society at large," Rodolfo concluded.
For more information on the services of the DTI, log-on to http://www.dti.gov.ph
Sunday, April 17, 2016
DTI regions 7 & 18 performance e-mag Kalampusan April 2016
Greetings! We have recently published online the Kalampusan April 2016. Kalampusan is a performance e-magazine of DTI Regions 7 (Central Visayas) & 18 (Negros Island Region). It provides updates and information on the agency's programs, projects and activities. To read all issues of the Kalampusan, log on to http://kalampusan.weebly.com/
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Wednesday, March 16, 2016
NEWS re PH among least affected on global exports decline
DTI Central Visayas Office
Release Date: March 17, 2016
Reference: DTI-Region 7
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PH among least affected on global exports decline
Latest preliminary statistics from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that Philippine merchandise exports reached $4.19 billion in January 2016, representing a decrease of 3.9 percent from the $4.36 billion posted in January 2015.
While the figure is still a decline, it represents a slight improvement from the 5.8-percent decrease in export sales posted for the whole of 2015, raising hopes that it may signal the beginning of a recovery in merchandise exports.
The PSA also said the electronics sector remained a bright spot as exports from this sector in January registered $2.14 billion, a 5-percent increase over the January 2015 figure of $2.04 billion and a 51.07-percent share of overall exports for the month. The January 2015 share of electronics in total exports represented 46.79 percent of total exports.
"The continued post moderate growth of the electronics sector is a good sign considering that it still makes up more than half of PH exports," said Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) Director Senen M. Perlada.
He added that the global situation of exports appears dire as the export figures of many countries declined by double digits in January 2016.
"Compared with the double-digit losses registered by other selected export-oriented economies in Asia and elsewhere, the decline of Philippine exports in January 2016 is a mere 3.9 percent, lower only to Vietnam's 1-percent decline and Malaysia's 2.8-percent decrease," he said.
Perlada said in Asia, Thailand's exports went down by 8.9 percent, Singapore by 9.9 percent, China by 11.2 percent, South Korea by 12.2 percent, Japan by 12.9 percent, Taiwan by 13 percent, Indonesia by 16.7 percent, and Hong Kong SAR by 23.4 percent.
He added that while it is only the first month of the year, "the Department of Trade and Industry [DTI] takes a longer-term perspective and will leverage on the recently approved Philippine Export Development Plan [PEDP] to implement our strategies full speed ahead because the plan already factored in what was observed as a precarious global economic situation."
"In the face of weak global demand, the DTI will work with the private sector in pursuing and even intensifying promotions programs, policy-reforms advocacy, and capacity-building programs to prepare our exporters for intensified competition. In a period of shrinking market demand, pursuing markets and continued presence through promotions programs are imperative. The DTI will continue to prepare exporters for the time when markets shall have recovered to enable them to pursue more opportunities," he said.
"The effects to our exports by sluggish global economies are challenges that we must face so that we have to work harder and strengthen the partnership between the government and the export sector," he added.
The United States, Japan, and China – among the world's strongest economies - posted bigger losses in January 2016 than the Philippines, he pointed out.
The Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) is the export trade promotion agency of the DTI Trade and Investment Promotions Group (DTI-TIPG). The agency provides frontline assistance, information, specialized consultancy services, business matching and other export development and promotion services to all exporters -both potential and established - and the general public. As the lead agency tasked to develop, promote, and expand export trade, the EMB seeks to enable Philippine exporters to compete with world-class products and services.
For more information on the services of the DTI, log-on to http://www.dti.gov.ph
Wednesday, March 02, 2016
NEWS re DTI says Trade-Facilitating Laws to benefit PH exporters
DTI Central Visayas Office
Release Date: March 3, 2016
Reference: DTI-Region 7
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DTI says Trade-Facilitating Laws to benefit PH exporters
Reforms and amendments on existing regulatory laws that facilitate the free flow of traded goods will benefit PH exporters.
"High transaction cost of moving trade goods remains to be a major drag factor in the competitiveness of PH exports," said Department of Trade and Industry Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) Director Senen M. Perlada.
With the recent adoption of RA 10668 known as the Foreign Co-Loading Law and the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA), DTI-EMB expects that reduction of obstacles to free movement of goods and services is expected to greatly contribute to the 9% growth of exports in 2016.
"Many of these factors are related to moving and clearing of cargoes at the ports; and cumbersome and costly requirements of regulatory agencies on traded goods. It is thus necessary to remove or at least reduce unnecessary regulatory obstacles to the movement of goods and delivery of services", added Director Perlada.
The RA 10668 otherwise known as the Foreign Co-Loading Law amended last July 2015 practically adopts the Cabotage rule which allows foreign vessels to dock at any Philippine port for loading and unloading of foreign cargoes. Foreign cargo refers to import and export cargo carried by a foreign vessel. The law will pave way to the reduction of costs for logistics and will provide transshipment services needed by exporters and importers.
The amended Cabotage Law is also expected to increase port revenues and provide price-competitive shipping service that will help exporters to compete effectively in the international market. It will further help decongest Manila ports as most shipments normally have to unload first in Manila before shipping directly to other domestic ports around the country.
On the other hand, the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) has been approved in the Bicameral Conference after both Houses have reconciled the Senate and House Bills of the CMTA. The bill now awaits the signature of President Benigno S. Aquino III.
The bill (S.B. No. 2986), sponsored by Senator Juan Edgardo Angara, amends the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines (TCCP) in compliance with the Revised Kyoto Convention which is a blueprint for "modern and efficient customs procedures" of the World Customs Organization. The bill aims to significantly reduce human intervention in Bureau of Custom's (BOC) process and promotes transparency and accountability of the BOC.
Aside from the CMTA, The BOC has also implemented other measures that will benefit exporters and importers. Both exporters and importers favored the move of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) under Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) 29-2015 last September to discard two (2) import forms such as the Import Entry and Internal Revenue Declaration (IEIRD) and the Supplemental Declaration on Valuation (SDV). This will reduce their transaction costs with the BOC in the release of their imported items.
Under CMO 29-2015, the use of IEIRD or BOC Form 236 will be discontinued in favor of the Single Administrative Document (SAD) which will now serve as the entry declaration. The SAD is secured through the E2M Customs system and printed in two (2) copies.
The information in the SDV will be indicated in Box 39 of the SAD which is considered a mandatory field in the entry declaration.
The CMO implements the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) entered into by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Tariff Commission and other government agencies on the electronic information interchange between the BOC and other agencies.
Another BOC policy that would be beneficial to exporters is the non-requirement of Certificate of Exemption for importation of lithium Ion batteries provided that these are imported as finished product. This was reiterated in Customs Memorandum Circular No. 96 -2015 pursuant to Dangerous Drugs Board Regulation 1-2014.
Reforms on the policies being implemented are results of consultations among Export Development Council, Dangerous Drugs Board, other government agencies and affected industries to avoid delay in the release of imported lithium ion batteries utilized by the electronics sector.
The BOC also revised its port operation manual, thereby abolishing the requirements of Notice of Stuffing and the presence of Stuffing Inspector during the stuffing/loading of export cargo container (CMO 4- 2015).
Removing domestic regulations and other unnecessary costs of production and market delivery enhances the capacity of our local producers to focus on the improvement of their product and participate and explore opportunities given to them by the government. Through these efforts, the export sector is expecting greater participation from the local sector and a positive return in achieving the country's stretch target growth of 8-9% for exports this year.
For more information on the services of the DTI, log-on to http://www.dti.gov.ph
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
NEWS re DTI eyes Philippines as a global hub for furniture
DTI Central Visayas Office
Release Date: January 27, 2016
Reference: DTI-Region 7
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DTI eyes Philippines as a global hub for furniture
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) wants the Philippines to be a global hub for furniture and it intends to make this happen by the year 2030. To meet this target, the agency has been supporting the local furniture industry in stepping up efforts to make their products even more competitive in the international market.
To increase its share abroad, the local industry has engaged in various programs that can help further advance the skills involved in creating consistently stylish, up-to-date designs, maintaining quality control in its products, and through innovatively using local, sustainable materials.
Chamber of Furniture Industries of the Philippines, Inc. (CFIP), a national group of firms, chapters, and affiliates that work together for the mutual benefit and the sustainable growth of the Philippine furniture industry, said that the main strength of the industry is on design, especially the parts and pieces that use sustainable materials or indigenous components such as abaca, bamboo, coco coir, buri, andpina fiber.
Already, a market abroad exists for Philippine-made furniture and designers like Kenneth Cobonpue have made strides by drawing a prestigious list of international customers. Trade shows regularly held in Manila and Cebu City have attracted a considerable number of foreign buyers who sell the merchandise to prominent customers that include major hotels located in key destinations.
DTI data indicated that of the USD 347B value of world production of furniture in 2012, 0.2% was accounted for by the Philippines, which shows there is room for the industry to grow.
The industry intends to increase its share in the global market to 2% by 2017. Under the roadmap, the plan is for the country's furniture exports to rise by 7% per market and to climb further by 10% in 2017.
Furniture and fixture exports have steadily increased in the last six years. Figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed that from USD 165.14M worth of exports in 2011, the exports grew to USD 179.71M in 2012, USD 251.05M in 2013, USD 362.73M in 2014, and USD 297.99M as of November 2015.
The local furniture industry is working closely with its stakeholders to further boost the numbers, particularly the export receipts.
The industry is targeting the medium to high-end segment of the traditional markets such as North America, Europe, Middle East and Japan; Asia especially Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Shanghai, Ho Chi Minh, Bangkok and Singapore; and BRICs or Brazil, Russia, India, China.
For information on the services of the DTI visit http://www.dti.gov.ph
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