Kalampusan 4th Quarter 2013

DTI Central Visayas Performance Magazine

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In this issue:

Natures fury came with unbridled force, knocking-out power lines, crushing dwellings, cutting-off communication and transport links. The destructive power of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Bohol reached as far as Cebu, damaging historical buildings, residences and disrupting businesses. And before anyone could fully get their bearings, category 5 super cyclone Yolanda blasted its way through areas already reeling from aftershocks of a major tremor. But one massive earthquake and one monster typhoon less than a month apart werent enough to sink the Filipino communitys can-do spirit. Matching this firm resolve to overcome adversity and despite also being victims themselves, the DTI staff conducted emergency price and supply monitoring of basic and prime commodities as well as Diskwento Caravans to ensure adequate supply and stabilize prices of basic goods in the calamity areas.

Emergency price monitoring and Diskwento Caravans Primer on the Price Act of the Philippines Youth Consumer Forum in Tagbilaran SME Roving Academy in Dumaguete ASEAN Integration Forum in Central Visayas

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DTI organizes Diskwento Caravans for calamity areas in Bohol

To assist residents of areas affected by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake which recently struck Bohol, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) held four Diskwento Caravans in the municipalities of Loon, Antequera, Maribojoc and Tubigon last October 25, 27, 29 and 31. The success of the activity was made possible with the help and support of DTIs LGU partners and the private sector. DTI staff from Siquijor, Negros Oriental, Bohol and Central Visayas Regional Office also contributed to the good outcome of the Diskwento Caravans. Participating retailers and distributors from Tagbilaran City during the fourday activity included Alturas Group of Companies, A.H. Shoppers Mart and Gardenia Bakeries Philippines. Products such as laundry and bath soaps, detergents, medicines, bread, canned goods, biscuits, eggs, shampoo, coffee, chicken and much more were sold to the public at distributors prices. Last Oct. 31, DTI Secretary Gregory L. Domingo visited the caravan in Tubigon with Bohol Governor Edgar M. Chatto. In his short message during the activity, Sec. Domingo commended the DTI staff for a job well done and threw his congratulations to the entire DTI-7 team led by Regional Director Asteria Caberte and Provincial Director Maria Elena Arbon. Total sales generated during the four Diskwento Caravans reached to P1,213,251.15. The Diskwento Caravan is a flagship project of DTI where basic necessities and prime commodities are sold at discounted prices. The project upholds the right of consumers to have access to basic goods, especially those belonging in marginalized communities. (end)

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DTI staff led by regional director Asteria Caberte and provincial director Maria Elena Arbon conducted a market assessment of calamity areas in Bohol after a massive earthquake rocked Central Visayas.

DTI 7 staff led by RD Asteria Caberte and PD Maria Elena Arbon talked with business owners affected by the earthquake.

Dir. Asteria Caberte conferred with leaders of LGUs in Bohol to determine DTI assistance needed in the calamity areas

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Immediately after the 7.2 magnitude tremblor in Central Visayas, DTI scheduled a series of emergency price monitoring activities in Bohol and Cebu.

Price monitoring teams in Bohol were augmented by the presence of staff from DTI Negros Oriental, DTI Siquijor and DTI 7 Regional Office.

DTI 7 staff packing relief goods for the DTI family members in Eastern Visayas affected by category 5 typhoon Yolanda which slammed its way into the Visayas on Nov. 7, 2013

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found 30 retailers six (6) retail establishments and 24 retail stores that were selling more than the dictated prices of basic necessities should have and as such, we have issued them their notices of violation that summon each one of them to explain why they were selling much more than the set prevailing prices. These 30 establishments have undergone due process and DTI CWBRG provided the necessary assistance to DTI-Central Visayas by sending mediation/ adjudication officers to handle the cases. In this case, the DTI-Central Visayas was able to focus in monitoring the market and in enforcing the set prevailing prices for basic necessities. In Section 5 of the Price Act, profiteering is one of the illegal acts of price manipulation. It provides that an administrative fine of up to One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00) and/ or a maximum of 10-year imprisonment shall be imposed for violation of Price Control or the price freeze. Dir. Caberte emphasized that the DTIs regional and provincial offices are working hand in hand with the local government units and other offices through the Local Price Coordinating Councils or LPCCs. The Price Act lists the basic necessities assigned to DTI canned fish and other marine products, processed milk, coffee, laundry soap, detergent, candles, bread, and, salt; assigned to the Department of Agriculture (DA) rice, corn, cooking oil, fresh eggs, fresh pork/ beef and poultry meat, fresh milk, fresh vegetables, root crops, sugar, fresh/ dried and other marine products; assigned to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) firewood and charcoal; and, the Department of Health (DOH) drugs classified as essential by DOH. The DTI, as chairperson of the National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC), coordinates with its members from government and private sectors, to cooperate with one another during natural disasters and emergencies. The DTI published the list of prevailing prices under price freeze in the provinces of Bohol and Cebu last 18 October 2013 in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippine Star, and The Freeman (Bohol and Cebu); last 19 October 2013 in Sun Star Cebu and Cebu Daily News; and 20 October 2013 in The Bohol Chronicle. For more information on the Diskwento Caravans and update on price and supply of basic and prime commodities in Bohol and Cebu, interested parties may contact the following telephone numbers: DTI-BTRCP 751.3233; DTI-Region VII (032) 255.0036/ 255.0037; DTI-Bohol (038) 501.8260; DTI Cebu (032) 255-3926 and (032) 255 -6971. (end)

The DTIs price and supply monitoring teams have visited and checked 236 wet markets, supermarkets, and retail stores in the provinces and cities of Bohol and Cebu, which were under state of calamity after an earthquake struck on Oct. 15. DTI-Consumer Welfare and Business Regulation Group (CWBRG) Officer-in-Charge Atty. Victorio Mario A. Dimagiba asserts, Through the DTIs Central Visayas regional office and provincial offices, several teams simultaneously monitored retail stores and establishments of basic necessities to ensure that there is adequate supply of said products and are available for sale to affected consumers. Equally important, the Department also verified from the retailers that they are selling these basic goods according to the list of prevailing prices that was published in local newspapers in October 2013, which protects the affected consumers from businesses that take advantage of these unfortunate situations, OIC Dimagiba points out. Since the onslaught of the 7.2 Richter scale earthquake in Bohol, the DTI regional office of Central Visayas and its provinces were directed to closely monitor the price and supply of establishments distributing basic goods in affected areas. Bohol and Cebu have been declared under state of calamity through provincial board resolutions. A provincial board or a local government unit declares its area under state of calamity when necessary. Section 6 of the Republic Act 7581 or the Price Act specifies that when an area was proclaimed or declared a disaster area or under a state of calamity, prices of basic necessities in an area shall automatically be frozen at their prevailing prices or placed under automatic price control. DTI-Region VII (Central Visayas) Regional Director Asteria C. Caberte explains, The DTI teams in Central Visayas have intensified their efforts in inspecting affected areas and in checking the wet markets, supermarkets and other retailers that sell products that are commonly used by the public at this time. The DTI-Cebu teams monitored the establishments in the five (5) cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Lapulapu, Danao and Talisay; and in the seven (7) municipalities of Consolacion, Compostela, Liloan, Carmen, Catmon, Naga, and Minglanilla. Similarly, the DTI-Bohol checked the retailers in Tagbilaran City and its 28 municipalities of Clarin, Cortes, Catigbian, Alburquerque, Ubay, San Miguel, Talibon, Sevilla, Batuan, Bilar; Carmen, Corella, Balilihan, Sikatuna, Dagohoy, Getafe, Trinidad, Loboc, Loon, Maribojoc, San Isidro, Calape, Buenavista, Inabanga, Tubigon, Baclayon, Sagbayan, and, Antequera. Regional Director Caberte specifies, We checked the prices and supplies of basic goods in 236 outlets. From this exercise, we

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Emergency price monitoring teams in Bohol were composed of DTI staff from Bohol, Negros Oriental, Siquijor and Central Visayas Regional Office.

DTI Cebu PD Nelia Navarro and DC Ziade Bation in an emergency meeting with price monitoring teams. DTI Cebu provincial office temporarily holds office at the National Economic Research and Business Assistance Center or NERBAC office after a major tremor seriously damaged their office.

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A list of basic necessities under price freeze was published in Cebu and Bohol newspapers on October 18, 19 and 20 to inform consumers. Cebu and Bohol was declared under a State of Calamity by their respective provincial LGUs a day after a major tremor rocked Central Visayas on October 15, 2013. Under Republic Act No. 7581 or the Price Act, prices of basic necessities in an area shall automatically be frozen at their prevailing prices or placed under automatic price control when this area is proclaimed or declared a disaster area or under a state of calamity. Unless sooner lifted, price control of basic necessities shall remain effective for the duration of the condition that brought it about, but not for more than sixty (60) days.

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A price freeze on basic and prime goods remained in effect iin the last quarter of 2013 n the provinces of Bohol and Cebu which were placed under a State of Calamity due to damages brought by the recent earthquake and typhoon, the Department of Trade and Industry said in a press statement. DTI Central Visayas (DTI 7) Regional Director Asteria Caberte explained that the declaration of a state of calamity by a local government unit (LGU) in a particular area renders an automatic price freeze on basic goods and considers prevailing prices at the time of the declaration as the actual price of these products. As contained in Section 6 of RA 7581 otherwise known as the Price Act, a price freeze is automatically implemented as a preventive measure in order to thwart overpricing of goods such as processed milk, canned goods, coffee, laundry soap, detergent, candles, bread during times of calamities, Caberte added. Caberte said that a price control is in effect for the duration of 60 days or until the state of calamity is lifted from both provinces.

She warned businessmen of the penalty for profiteering in price freeze areas. In Section 5 of the Price Act, profiteering is one of the illegal acts of price manipulation. It provides that an administrative fine of up to One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00) and/ or a maximum of 10-year imprisonment shall be imposed for violation of Price Control or the price freeze. The Price Act lists the basic necessities assigned to DTI canned fish and other marine products, processed milk, coffee, laundry soap, detergent, candles, bread, and, salt; assigned to the Department of Agriculture (DA) rice, corn, cooking oil, fresh eggs, fresh pork/ beef and poultry meat, fresh milk, fresh vegetables, root crops, sugar, fresh/ dried and other marine products; assigned to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) firewood and charcoal; and, the Department of Health (DOH) drugs classified as essential by DOH. The DTI, as chairperson of the National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC), coordinates with members from government and private sec-

tors, to cooperate with one another during natural disasters and emergencies. Meanwhile, the DTI 7 provincial offices are presently monitoring prices and supply of construction and electrical materials, including Christmas lights.

In the aftermath of the recent calamities, the DTI intensified its price and supply monitoring on basic and prime commodities, as well as construction and electrical supplies, in the region as part of its continuing interventions against the adverse impact of the calamity. (end)

Vierna Ligan and PD Maria Elena Arbon of DTI Bohol check prices of basic commodities.

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A list of basic necessities under price freeze was published in Cebu and Siquijor newspapers on November 20 and 24 to inform consumers in these areas. Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor was declared under National State of Calamity by the President of the Philippines after a category 5 typhoon hit the Visayas on November 7, 2013. Under Republic Act No. 7581 or the Price Act, prices of basic necessities in an area shall automatically be frozen at their prevailing prices or placed under automatic price control when this area is proclaimed or declared a disaster area or under a state of calamity. Unless sooner lifted, price control of basic necessities shall remain effective for the duration of the condition that brought it about, but not for more than sixty (60) days.

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DTI Central Visayas led the Diskwento Caravans in Ormoc, Maasin, Baybay and Tacloban, Leyte after typhoon Yolanda struck the Visayas.

On November 24, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) served notice to 24 retailers for violating the price freeze imposed in Central Visayas, which include the calamity stricken area of Bantayan Island. DTI Cebu Provincial Director Nelia Navarro said the department found these retailers violating the price freeze during their monitoring of 51 establishments, which covered 40 retailers and 11 hardware stores, in the towns of Bantayan on November 21 and 22 this year. Navarro related that these violators have already undergone due process and they have committed to follow the price freeze. In a statement released to media, Navarro clarified that the price freeze covers only basic goods and does not include construction materials. DTI Central Visayas regional director Asteria Caberte added that the DTI continues to monitor the prices and supply of basic necessities in the region to ensure that the price freeze is being followed and that region has adequate supply of basic goods. Caberte underscored that, under the Price Act, the basic necessities assigned to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) include canned fish and other marine products, processed milk, coffee, laundry soap, detergents, candles, bread, salt. For other basic necessities, Caberte highlighted the Department of Agricultures (DA) jurisdiction on rice, corn, cooking oil, fresh eggs, fresh pork/ beef and poultry meat, fresh milk, fresh vegetables, root crops, sugar, fresh/ dried and other marine products; while the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is responsible for firewood and charcoal; and, the Department of Health (DOH) drugs classified as essential by DOH. (end)

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IN a move to stabilize food supply and bring basic necessities at discounted prices to consumers in Leyte and Samar, particularly in areas affected by super cyclone Yolanda, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) held a Diskwento Caravan on Nov. 14 (Ormoc), 18 (Maasin), 19 (Baybay & Calbayog), 20 (Catbalogan) and 22 (Tacloban) 2013. DTI Central Visayas regional office closely coordinated with the DTI Eastern Visayas Office, the Local Government Unit (LGU) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in holding the Diskwento Caravans.

calamity areas to ensure that local consumers will have enough access to essential goods and that prices of basic commodities are stabilized in the midst of the crisis consumers are facing. The Diskwento Caravan is a project of the DTI which upholds the right of consumers to have access to prime and basic goods. For more information on the Diskwento Caravans in Leyte and Samar, interested parties may contact the following telephone num-

Dir. Caberte explained that the declaration of a state of calamity in a particular area renders an automatic price freeze on basic goods and considers prevailing prices at the time of the declaration as the actual price of these products. As contained in Section 6 of RA 7581 otherwise known as the Price Act, a price freeze is automatically implemented as a preventive measure in order to thwart overpricing of goods such as processed milk, canned goods, coffee, laundry soap, detergent, candles, bread during times of calamities, Caberte added.

Products featured in the caravans include bottled water, canned goods, coffee, milk, noodles, rice, biscuits, bread, among others. DTI Central Visayas Office brought retailers and manufacturers in Cebu and Bohol such as San Miguel Corporation, Gardenia, Alturas Group of Companies, NutriAsia, Dranix Distributors Inc., Nestle and Century Canning to the calamity stricken areas in Leyte and Samar. DTI-Central Visayas Regional Director Asteria Caberte underscored that the DTI conducts Diskwento Caravans in Price freeze still in effect Meanwhile, Dir. Caberte disclosed that a price freeze on basic and prime goods remains in effect in the provinces of Bohol and Cebu which were placed under a State of Calamity due to damages brought by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake and category 5 typhoon. bers: DTI-Region 7 (032) 255.0036 or 255.0037.

Caberte said that a price control is in effect for the duration of 60 days or until the state of calamity is lifted. She again warned businessmen of the penalty for profiteering in price freeze areas. In Section 5 of the Price Act, profiteering is one of the illegal acts of price manipulation. It provides that an administrative fine of up to One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00) and/ or a maximum of 10-year imprisonment shall be imposed for violation of Price Control or the price freeze. (end)

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The DTI Central Visayas Office brought the Diskwento Caravan to calamity stricken Ormoc, Maasin, Tacloban and Baybay, Leyte to stabilize supply and make available to consumers basic goods at discounted prices.

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Diskwento Caravan' ng DTI sa Tacloban, dinagsa ng Yolanda survivorsvideo by GMA7News

DISKWENTO CARAVAN' INILUNSAD PARA SA NASALANTA SA BOHOL - audio by Radio News 5

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DTIholds'diskwentocaravan'in TaclobanvideobyPTV http://youtu.be/bIA_U_yGrsU

The Department of Trade and Industry Central Visayas Office (DTI7) sincerely thanks the following manufacturers and distributors for joining the Diskwento Caravans organized in October, November and December 2013 for consumers in calamity areas in Bohol, Cebu, Leyte and Samar: Gardenia Bakeries Philippines, Nestl Philippines, Century Canning Corp. Unilever Philippines, Purefoods / San Miguel Corp. Inc., Dranix Distributors Inc., Alturas Group of Companies, A.H. Shoppers Mart, Virginia Food Inc., Artifact Innovation in Motion Inc., Ever Consumer Sales Inc., Ever Link, Unitop General Merchandise Inc., Ever Dynamic Distribution Network Inc., Liwayway Marketing, Vismin Advent Traders Center and Federal North Hardware Inc. DTI also extends its gratitude to the following media outlets for their coverage / news reports on Diskwento Caravans in Bohol, Leyte, Samar and on the emergency price and supply monitoring activities of the department: GMA 7 ABS-CBN DYAB PTV Radyo Singko 92.3 News FM DYRF Philippine Star Business World Cebu Daily News Sun Star Bohol Chronicle Philippine Information Agency DYSS DZMM TV / Radio News 5 DYMR Rappler Bombo Radyo Manila Bulletin Phil. Daily Inquirer The Freeman Visayan Daily Star ZamboTimes Business Mirror

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Diskwento Caravan sa Tacloban City, dinagsa ng 'Yolanda' victims dzmm.abs-cbn news

Aftermath, a video on the impact of the Bohol earthquake and typhoon Haiyan. This video was presented during the DTI Year-end Briefing and the ROG MANCOM Meeting in 2013. http://youtu.be/m4nJJKzP_0I

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DTII issues notices to 58 violators of price freeze in Central Visayas

A seminar-workshop on Disaster Preparedness and Management and Business Continuity Planning was conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry Negros Oriental Provincial Office (DTI-NOPO) on December 16 and 17 this year at the IPSDC Annex Buiding, Bais City, Negros Oriental. In cooperation with LGU Bais City, the activity was meant to raise awareness on the benefits of Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and development processes and the need for disaster preparedness. Specific topics discussed during the seminarworkshop included BCP Framework, Lifeline Businesses and the threatening Risks, Survival Strategies, Disaster Preparedness and Management Operations Manual, State of Calamity and Price Control, RA 10623Amendment of Price Act and Price Trending, among others. This year-end workshop was participated by local entrepreneurs, the department heads of LGU Bais City, members of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (LDRRMC) and the consumer welfare officers from 17 LGUs in Negros Oriental. According to DTI-NOPO Division Chief Angeline Gonzales, disaster preparedness and business continuity planning is important because these limit potential disruptions to commercial activities and mitigate obstacles that may otherwise hamper supply of basic and prime commodities. Highlighting the pressing need for the seminar workshop, Gonzales explained that natural The following is a link to the SME BCP Guidebook: http://publications.apec.org/publication -detail.php?pub_id=1449 disasters have become the emerging threats undermining trade and investment in recent years, particularly upon regional supply chains where SMEs and entrepreneurs are particularly vulnerable due to lack of disaster preemptive knowledge and mechanisms. Gonzales revealed that the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) came-up with a booklet that intends to help small and medium-sized enterprises introduce business continuity management as their way of affirming SMEs need for Disasters Pre-emptive Knowledge and Mechanisms. "This booklet, a publication under the AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Small and Medium Enterprises Working Group (SMEWG), is intended to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) introduce business continuity management (BCM). It presents 10 easy steps that SME readers can follow to develop their own BCM.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) issued notices of violation to 58 retailers, who allegedly violated its price freeze order in Central Visayas. DTI 7 regional director Asteria Caberte said the violations were noted during the monitoring of the departments provincial offices. Caberte said the retailers violated Republic Act 7581 or the Price Act. The DTI imposed a price freeze in areas affected by super typhoon Yolanda and Bohol earthquake. Information about the price freeze was published in local and national newspapers. Those who violate the price freeze will be criminally charged with price manipulation, which is punishable by imprisonment of five to 15 years and a fine of P5,000 to P2 million. For violating price ceilings, a trader may face imprisonment of one to 10 years or a fine of P5,000 to P1 million. Violators will also face administrative sanctions, which include a fine of P1,000 to P1 million, temporary closure, reprimand, and suspension or revocation of business permit as provided under Executive Order 913.

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SME Roving Academy in Dumaguete City

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), together with its partner agencies and institutions, launched on October 9 the Small and Medium Enterprise Roving Academy to enhance the competitiveness of Micro Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Negros Oriental. The SME Roving Academy (SRA) held at the Bethel Guest House is a management training program for would-be entrepreneurs, SME owners, and managers of micro and small to medium-sized businesses. This initiative is meant to provide continuous learning program for entrepreneurs to help them better set up and step up their operations and improve their competitiveness, thereby facilitating easier access to domestic and international markets.

SME Roving Caravan in Dumaguete City

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Youth consumer forum

The Academy serves as mobile learning institute for SMEs by integrating business development and advisory services at the local and national levels. Business modules in the early stages of an enterprises journey in starting, growing and exporting is tailor-fitted to the requirements of local entrepreneurs. The SRA has seven learning stages namely: startup and capability building stage, market awareness stage, market readiness stage, export readiness stage, export market entry stage, export sustainability stage and export expansion stage. The program focuses its intervention in the four major outcome areas based on the MSME Development Plan for 2011-2016 which include business environment, increasing productivity and efficiency, increasing
Students from different schools in Bohol actively participated in the first Youth Consumer Forum in the province.

A Bohol Youth Consumer Summit was conducted on October 5, 2013 at Dao Diamond Hotel, Dao District, Tagbilaran City, Bohol. The activity was made possible by the joint efforts of the Consumer WatchBohol, Inc. (CWBI), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Provincial Government of Bohol, and Tagbilaran City LGU.

The forum was participated by students from five (5) Colleges in Bohol.

access of MSMEs to markets both local and international, and increase their access to finance.
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The Bohol Youth Consumer Forum was conducted on Oct. 5 in Tagbilaran City, Bohol.

The SME Roving Academy was launched in Dumaguete City on Oct. 9, 2013.

.The ASEAN Economic Integration Forum in Central Visayas was held in Cebu City on November 6,2013.

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Asian Journal Publications features OTOP Store Cebu

On Oct. 7, Asian Journal Publications conducted an interview with the Cebu GTH president Pete Delantar, OTOP Store Management Committee rep Charmaine Ong and DTI 7 rep Jojisilia Villamor regarding the OTOP Store Cebu. Asian Journal Publications, Inc. publishes the Los Angeles Asian Journal and the New York/ New Jersey Asian Journal which are published once a week and distributed to Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange Counties, Northern California, Las Vegas and New York and New Jersey respectively. Asian Journal Publications, Inc. (http:// www.asianjournal.com/) also publishes the Balikbayan Magazine. The One Town One Product (OTOP) Store is a depot for top -quality products in the Philippines. Formerly known as Tindahang Pinoy, the OTOP store was originally conceptualized as a mechanism to help exporters and traders tap the influx of tourists so they can find products in an accessible venue. In Cebu, the project is made possible with the partnership between the Cebu Gifts Toys and Housewares, Foundation Inc. (Cebu-GTH) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Around 70 percent of products at the OTOP Store Cebu are sourced from Central Visayas while 30 percent of it comes from different parts of the country. OTOP Store was nationally launched on April 20, 2012 at the Bridges Town Square in Mandaue City, Cebu.

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Kalampusan sa OTOP Store

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Turista and Urban Living Magazines feature OTOP Store Cebu

On Oct 13, Urban Living and Turista magazines staff took photos of the OTOP store in Cebu and interviewed Cebu GTH president Pete Delantar, OTOP Store-Tindahang Pinoy Management Committee chairperson Charmaine Ong and DTI rep Jojisilia Villamor. URBAN LIVING is a lifestyle guide for Visayas and Mindanao, lets you in on whats going on in the thriving cities of the Philippine South. TURISTA offers quick and authoritative references to the best finds, services, locales and tourist destinations in the Philippines.

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WELCOME TO OTOP STORE CEBU

OTOP Store Cebu is located at Bridges Town Square, Plaridel Street, Barangay Alang-alang, Mandaue City.

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FACT SHEET

now, there will be free movement of goods, services, investment, skilled labor, and freer flow of capital. In terms of benefits, the AEC means an integrated total consumer base of over 600 million potential customers. Reduction in the cost of moving people and goods across borders will bring a real opening up of the regional market particularly in terms of hospitality and the MICE Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) sector, where more people in Asia will be encouraged to discover a wider variety of business and leisure destinations at a lower cost. This will result in huge growth in tourism, hospitality and international business sectors in member countries --- certainly a huge benefit for the Philippines, particularly Central Visayas which has tourism as a major economic sector.

Stakeholders in Region 7 gathered together for a forum on the ASEAN Economic Integration held on the 6 November 2013 at the Sarrosa International Hotel , Cebu City. The forum focused on implementation gaps in investment liberalization and facilitation, the establishment of the National Single Window to ease customs processes, trade facilitation, transport and logistics. Senior researchers from the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) gave an overview of the ASEAN Economic Community and discussed specific topics such as infrastructure and logistics, trade liberalization and facilitation, standards and conformance issues and challenges and the agriculture and fisheries sectors. The forum is part of preparations made in Central Visayas to address the challenges posed by the ASEAN Economic Community. A few years ago, all the ASEAN leaders resolved that an ASEAN Community shall be established in 2015. This means that, with the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community or AEC two years from

Public and private sectors discussed the impact of the ASEAN integration in 2015

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A Dsikwento Caravan in Maasin led by DTI Central Visayas on November 19

DTI Central Visayas led the Diskwento Caravan in Tacloban City after a category 5 typhoon hit the Visayas.

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REGIONAL OFFICE Regional Director ASTERIA C. CABERTE 3rd Flr, WDC Bldg.,Osmena Boulevard, cor. P.Burgos, Cebu City Tel. # (63)(032) 255-0036 / 255-0037 Fax # (63)(032) 253-7465 email: dti_7@yahoo.com / dticentralvisayas@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/dtiregion7 http://dti7updates.tumblr.com/ REGIONAL OFFICE DIVISIONS Business Development Division Victoria Diaz, Chief Tel. Nos. 2550036 / 412-1989 / 412-1868 loc. 601 e-mail: bdd.dtiro7@gmail.com Consumer Welfare and Business Regulatory Division Rose Mae Quinanola, OIC Tel. Nos. 2550036 / 412-1989 / 412-1868 loc 301 Industry Development and Investment Promotion Division Minerva Yap, Chief Tel. nos. 412-1944 / 4121945 / 255-6971 / 255-3926 e-mail: dtiro7.idipd@gmail.com BOHOL PROVINCIAL OFFICE Provincial Director MA. ELENA C. ARBON 2F FCB Bldg., CPG Ave., Tagbilaran City Tel. # (63) 038-501-8260 Fax # (63) 038-412-3533 email: dtibohol@yahoo.com CEBU PROVINCIAL OFFICE Provincial Director: NELIA V.F. NAVARRO 3F LDM Bldg., M.J. Cuenco Avenue, Cor.Legaspi Street, Cebu City Tel. # (63)(032) 412-1863 / 253-2631 Fax # (63)(032) 412-1856 / 254-0840 email: dticebuphil@yahoo.com / dticebuphil@gmail.com NEGROS ORIENTAL PROVINCIAL OFFICE Provincial Director JAVIER FORTUNATO, JR 2F Uymatiao Bldg., San Jose Street. Dumaguete City Tel. # (63)(035) 422-2764 Fax # (63)(035) 225-7211 email: dtinegor@gmail.com SIQUIJOR PROVINCIAL OFFICE Provincial Director NIMFA M. VIRTUCIO Chan She Bldg., Legaspi Street, Poblacion, Siquijor, Siquijor Tel. # (63)035-480-9065 Fax # (63) 035-344-2238 email: dtisiquijor@yahoo.com NATIONAL ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CENTER (NERBAC) Center Manager NELIA V.F. NAVARRO Lapu-lapu St., cor. Osmena Boulevard, Cebu City Tel # (032) 255-6971 / 255-3926 (032) 412-1944 / 412-1945 Email: dticebuphil@yahoo.com / dticebuphil@gmail.com

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EDITORIAL BOARD

Executive Editor Asteria C. Caberte DTI 7 Regional Director Managing Editor Rose Mae Quinanola

Writer /Editor Jojisilia Villamor Lay-out Artists Jerome Elarcosa & Bernard Cabasisi

Contributors Jacqueline Calumpang Angeline Gonzales Vierna Teresa Ligan Blair Panong Miguel Abuyador Camille Castillo

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