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 ==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
-'''DSWD-8 announces schedule of orientation and interview of its internship program'''
+'''East Visayas business leaders gather for trade conference'''
-*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1211335175364
+*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R08&article=1301335314428
-*Tuesday 24th of April 2012
+*Wednesday 25th of April 2012
-:by Tuesday 24th of April 2012
+:by  Marcelo M. Pedalino
-TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, April 24 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 8 through its regional director Leticia T. Diokno issued last Monday the schedule of provincial orientation and deliberation for its applicants of the Expanded Government Internship Program (EGIP).
+KUTING BEACH, Macrohon, Southern Leyte, April 25 (PIA) -- Leading personalities in the business sector from six provinces and eight cities in Region 8 will converge for two days - today and tomorrow - in this resort to discuss issues and concerns about tourism and trade opportunities.
-For Leyte, the schedule of interview and orientation will be on April 24 and 25 in Tacloban City while in Ormoc City, it will be conducted at the Pantawid Pamilya Operations Office on April 30.
+The gathering, officially called Second Eastern Visayas Business Conference, is hosted by the Southern Leyte Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SLCCI), and some 200 participants all over the region are expected to attend, said Sandra Alcober, information officer of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial office.
-For Southern Leyte, interview and orientation will be on April 25 at the provincial Social Welfare and Development Office in Maasin.
+Aside from known business figures, mostly heads and members of various chambers of commerce in the region, political leaders and regional directors of government agencies involved in promoting tourism and investments are also expected to come, Alcober added.
-For Samar, interview and orientation will be on April 26 at the Pantawid Pamilya Provincial Operations Office in Catbalogan City.
+Governor Damian Mercado will be the keynote speaker, said Alcober.
-For Eastern Samar, interview and orientation will be on April 27 at the Operations Office of the Pantawid Pamilya located near the Metrobank building in Borongan City.
+She said the two-day affair will also highlight a trade fair and exhibit and actual visits to the province’s prime tourist destination at the Agas-Agas zipline at Sogod.
-For Biliran, interview and orientation will be done also on April 27 at the Provincial Capitol building in Naval, and for Northern Samar, interview and orientation will be on April 30 at the Cluster Office of the Pantawid Pamilya in Catarman.
+The group will also witness the soft opening of the “ZooLeyte” or the Maasin Nature and Wildlife Park at Danao Forest Park in Maasin City scheduled tomorrow afternoon, April 26.
-DSWD-8 is hiring 7,634 workers regionwide, specifically in-school youth/students, out-of-school youth, college graduates/vocational course graduates who are unemployed, aged 18 to 30 years old.
+The conference carries the theme, “One Region. One Team: Economic Development thru Public-Private Sector Initiative.” The first-ever Eastern Visayas business meeting was held in March last year, hosted by Leyte province, Alcober further said.
-Those who will qualify will have a hands-on experience in working with the DSWD, either in centers, institutions, field offices, or at the communities where they come from to assist in the implementation of the agency’s programs and projects such as Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens, Supplemental Feeding, Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, Cash For Work, and Day Care Service.
+Engr. Robert Castanares, SLCCI President, in his letter of invitation to fellow members to display their products and services, said the objective of the conference is to promote regional trade and investment cooperation in the region.
-Application forms are now available at the DSWD-8 office website, at the regional office at Tacloban City, and at the Pantawid Pamilya provincial/city/municipal operations office. (ldl/PIA-8/DSWD-8)
+“Among the highlights of the conference is the presentation by each chamber of its respective province or city development strategy, dominant industry or products, and trade and investment opportunities,” Castanares said.
+He also said that the individual output of the different chambers will be consolidated into a Regional Development Framework which will be presented to the Regional Development Council. (LDL/MMP-PIA 8, Southern Leyte)
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