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  MANILA, March 19 (PIA) -- Gilagdaan ni Presidente Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ang balaod nga  "Philippine Salt Industry Development Act" o Republic Act No. 11985,  nga nagtumong sa pagpalig-on ug pagpalagsik sa industriya sa asin sa Pilipinas isip kabahin sa mga paningkamot sa administrasyon sa pagpalambo sa rural nga kalamboan ug pagdugang sa kita sa kabanikanhan. Sa 23-pahina nga balaod nga gilagdaan niadtong Marso 11 nag-ingon nga ang angay nga teknolohiya ug panukiduki, ug igong pinansyal, produksiyon, marketing ug uban pang serbisyo sa suporta ang ihatag sa mga mag-uuma sa asin aron mabuhi pag-usab ang industriya sa asin, makab-ot ang dugang nga produksiyon, makab-ot ang igo nga asin ug mahimong usa ka sunod nga eksporter sa asin. “It is further the policy of the State to preserve, protect, and rehabilitate the natural environment in the actualization of its developmental policies, " ang balaod nag-ingon. (Kini mao ang dugang nga palisiya sa Estado sa pagpreserbar, pa...

  SIQUIJOR, Siquijor, Dec. 4 (PIA) -- Siquijor is home to a community of artisans and entrepreneurs who produce a variety of local products that showcase the island’s culture and creativity.   Visitors in the island will now have easy access to the province’s delicacies and handicraft after the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) opened a kiosk offering food and non-food products inside the Passenger Terminal of the Siquijor Port. The kiosk aims to promote the products of DTI-assisted Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and the farmers in the province.  It showcases 52 locally made food and non-food items from 37 enrolled MSMEs under the Siquijor Coconut Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative and Siquijor Association of Food Entrepreneurs.  The DTI Kiosk was one of the market promotion strategies identified under the Coconut Farmers Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) of the province with the goal of increasing consumer awareness on locally produced products...

  DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental (PIA) -- Jamaica Palama’s variety store in Malo, Siaton town was razed by a fire in January this year. The fire started at the back of the stall she was renting for her variety store. The flame eventually engulfed the surrounding structures within the vicinity. Paloma pegged the amount of the damages caused by the fire incident at P500,000. It did not only destroy the items she sold in her store but also burnt her appliances, including freezers and refrigerators. Months later, Palama was able to find new ways to earn money. She said her family was able to own a small fishing boat and they turned to fishing as their main source of livelihood. Helping micro entrepreneurs rebuild their business Like Palama, 22 other micro entrepreneurs in Negros Oriental also lost their businesses due to fire incidents last year and early this year. To help rebuild their businesses, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) chose them as beneficiaries of its Pangkabu...

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, October 23 (PIA) -- Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado is setting up the Capitol Motor Pool to become an automotive assessment and training center as a technical education and skills development training priority.  This after the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported the need for certified automotive mechanics to run the government accredited auto-service shops. The issue on the lack of automotive service technicians with national certification like the one which the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) can give to trained automotive servicing mechanics  from accredited automotive assessment centers surfaced as the industry is short of training and assessment centers. "It is also expensive to set up and equip a training and assessment center especially for automotive servicing," said TESDA Bohol Supervising TESD Specialist Joan Sayon during the Kapihan sa PIA program.  The Provincial Technical Skills Develop...

  SIQUIJOR  (PIA) -- A total of 40 micro rice retailers affected by the rice price cap in Siquijor province received P15,000 each as cash assistance under the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).  The cash distribution held on September 22, 2023 at the Dugokanan sa Kapitolyo was led by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) together with DSWD, Department of Agriculture (DA), Office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPA), and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). The distribution of the cash aid was made possible through the DSWD's Sustainable Livelihood Program-Economic Relief Subsidy (SLP-ERS).  Cash assistance was given to recover their losses, especially for those who bought their rice at a much higher price compared to the price cap. A total of P600,000 was handed over to the rice retailers in Siquijor who were affected by the rice price cap mandated by Executive Order (EO) 39 issued b...

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, September 25 (PIA) -- Ubos sa direktiba ni Presidente Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., ang  Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)  gitakdang mangapod-apod og  cash assistance  ngadto sa mga tag-iya og  sari-sari store  nga naapektuhan sa pagpatuman sa gimando nga  price ceiling  sa bugas. Sa usa ka pahayag, ang  Presidential Communications Office (PCO)  nagkanayon nga base sa report sa DSWD ngadto sa  Office of the President,  ang ahensya gitakdang mohatag og  cash assistance  sa mga tag-iya og  sari-sari stores  sugod karong adlawa, Lunes, Setyembre 25 hangtud 29. Kini sa pakig-alayon sa  Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)  nga maoy mi-ila sa mga benepisyaryo. Si Presidente Marcos nimando sa DSWD sa paghatag og cash assistance sa mga gagmay nga  rice retailers  nga apektado sa pagpatuman sa gimando nga  price ceiling sa regular ug well-milled...

  CORTES, Bohol, September 24 (PIA) -- The first batch of subsidies for six micro rice retailers who were found to be compliant with the rice price cap as mandated under Executive Order No. 39 received their P15,000 one-time economic relief subsidy in rites held at the City Hall Atrium on September 14, 2023.  Small-scale rice retailers Anunciacion Tadle of JAJ City Enterprises and Heracleo Daradar of RLD Sarisari Store at the Dao Public Market, Gem Salas Bernido of Little Flower General Merchandise Jagna Public Market, Jessica Rejas of Pilmons Rice and Corn Store at the Carmen Public Market, Cerina Digal of Cerina Digal Store at the Sevilla Public Market and Cheryl Ibale of the Ubay Public Market all received their subsidies in line with EO No. 39. The same EO placed a price cap for regular milled rice at P41 per kilo and well-milled rice at P45. The price cap, or the imposition of mandated price ceilings on rice, forms part of the government's efforts to protect consumers ami...

  SIQUIJOR (PIA) – The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) here, together with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), met with local rice wholesalers and retailers to discuss the implementation of the rice price cap as mandated under Executive Order No. 39.  During the meeting held September 12, 2023 at the SP Session Hall of the Siquijor Capitol, representatives from DTI and DSWD disclosed that not one of the rice retailers in the province have complied with EO No. 39.  Issued on August 31, Pres. Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. issued EO No. 39, mandating a price ceiling of P41 for regular milled rice and P45 for well-milled rice. The order took effect on September 5, 2023.  The said EO states that DTI, together with the Department of Agriculture (DA), must ensure the implementation of the rice price caps, including monitoring and investigation. The rice retailers, during the meeting, lamented that the n...

  (L-R) DTI -Negros Oriental Provincial Director Nimfa Virtucio, Gov. Manuel "Chaco" Sagarbarria, OPAV Usec. Terence Calatrava, DSWD-7 Regional Director Shalaine Lucero, DTI-7 Regional Director Maria Elena Arbon, and DA-7 Regional Director Angel Enriquez turn over the government's cash subsidy to a rice retailer in Negros Oriental affected by President Marcos' Executive Order 39 during the pay-out ceremony held Sept. 15, 2023 at the Provincial Convention Center, Dumaguete City. (RAL/PIA7 Negros Oriental) DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Sept. 15 (PIA) -- Some 63 micro rice retailers in Negros Oriental received the P15,000 cash subsidy promised by the government to help them recover their profit losses brought by the imposition of price cap on the sale of regular and well-milled rice in the market. The pay-out ceremony was held Sept. 14, 2023 at the Negros Oriental Convention Center, this city. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. made a promise early this mont...

  Micro rice retailers with the P15,000 cash assistance from DSWD-7 during the distribution of Sustainable Livelihood Program-Economic Relief Subsidy at the Interim Bldg., Carbon Public Market in Cebu City on September 14, 2023 (RGC/PIA7 Cebu) CEBU CITY (PIA) -- " Para sa akoa, dako kaayong tabang gyud kay sa among paghatag ug presyo nga lugi kay mi daan, at least nahulipan among losses, na cover ang among puhunan sa bugas  (For me, I consider this a big help for us who have to sell our rice at a lower price, because we have already at least replaced our losses and covered our capital through this cash assistance)." This was what Queenie Kate Paray, a micro rice retailer in Cebu City, said when asked about the importance of the financial assistance that she received under the Sustainable Livelihood Program-Economic Relief Subsidy. Paray was one of the eight beneficiaries in Cebu City who received the financial aid worth P15,000 during the distribution held at the New Carbon M...

Officers from the Department of Agriculture and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - Negros Oriental explain the key points of Pres. Marcos EO 39 and their agencies' roles in the implmentation of the said directive ina press conference held on September 5 at DTI - Negros Oriental Office in Dumaguete City. Seated are (l-r) DA - Negros Oriental Rice Program Coordinator Dana Mae Sampilo, DA High Value Crops Program Coordinator Mary Ronville Aba, and DTI Provincial Director Nimfa Virtucio. (KAT/PIA7-Negros Oriental) DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Sept. 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Negros Oriental are hoping that more local rice retailers and traders will comply with the Executive Order 39 issued by Pres. Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. following the national government’s announcement to provide them with financial subsidy to cover their profit losses. EO 38 mandates a price ceiling for regular milled rice which...

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Sept. 4 (PIA) -- Ang kamandoan ni Presidente Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. nga nagtakda og  price cap  sa bugas ipatuman sugod Martes, Setyembre 5. Base sa  Executive Order No. 39 , nga gilagdaan ni Presidente Marcos niadtong Agosto 31, ang  regular milled rice  mahimong ibaligya hangtod sa P41 matag kilo samtang ang  well milled  nga bugas hangtod sa P45 matag kilo. Ang  Department of Agriculture (DA) ug ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)  nirekomendar og price caps gumikan sa pagsaka sa presyo sa bugas. Gimanduan sa Presidente ang duha ka departamento sa pagtutok sa pagpatuman sa  price caps  sa mga merkado,  supermarket,  bisan sa mga bodega. Kini aron malikayan ang pagpahimulos, pagtago ug uban pang ilegal nga kalihokan. Sa niaging semana, ang  well milled rice  nagkantidad og P56 matag kilo, P52 sa imported nga bugas, P55 sa  regular milled rice  ug P43 sa imported ...