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==Region 6 leader organic farming – DA== | |||
*Source: http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2014/11/20/region-6-leader-organic-farming-da/ | |||
*Thursday, November 20, 2014 | |||
:BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA (PN) | |||
ILOILO City – “There is reason to celebrate the growing organic movement in Region 6, according to the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) national program coordinator for organic agriculture. | |||
“Region 6 is one of the leaders in the promotion of organic agriculture in the country. It has become the birthplace of organic farming,” said Director Leo Cañeda, national program coordinator for organic agriculture. | |||
Cañeda also lauded the collaboration among DA, the private sector and the academe toward public-private partnership. | |||
“This is the kind of initiative that I get to see only in Region 6,” said Cañeda. | |||
Cañeda was the resource speaker during the opening of the week-long 4th Regional Agri-Fair at Central Philippine University here on Tuesday. | |||
According to Joyce Wendam, DA-6 regional technical director for Research, Policy Planning and Support Services, the Agri-Fair and other programs of the department aim to increase the level of public awareness on organic farming. | |||
So far, Western Visayas has cultivated 38 percent of the target 33,000 hectares into organic farming, and that 97 percent or 135 local technical committees out of the 139 municipalities and cities in the region were organized to assist farmers going into organic farming. | |||
Next year, Iloilo will be hosting the 12th National Agri-Fair that will be attended by around 2,500 farmers nationwide. | |||
==Think beyond APEC, Ilonggos told== | |||
*Source: http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2014/11/18/think-beyond-apec-ilonggos-told/ | |||
*Tuesday, November 18, 2014 | |||
:(PIA-Iloilo/PN) | |||
ILOILO City – This city’s hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit ministerial meetings in 2015 is a good starting point in making it a global city. | |||
But this early, Ilonggos should be thinking of what can be done to make the city prosper beyond APEC, said Guillermo Luz, private sector co-chairman of the National Competitiveness Council (NCC). | |||
He spoke at the recent 3rd Western Visayas Business Forum at Hotel del Rio here. | |||
The hosting provides opportunities for infrastructure and investments, said Luz, but it is important that preparations go beyond APEC. | |||
Iloilo City has been assigned to host two ministerial meetings by the APEC National Organizing Committee: | |||
:• the Small Medium Enterprises (SME) from Sept. 21 to 25, 2015, and | |||
:• the Food Security Week (High Level Policy Dialogue on Food Security and the Blue Economy) from Sept. 28 to Oct. 6, 2015. | |||
In terms of competitiveness, Iloilo ranked sixth among the 122 cities in the country in the latest round of the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) conducted by the NCC. | |||
According to the NCC, cities and municipalities are ranked on their competitiveness based on an overall competitiveness score which is the sum of scores on three main pillars: economic dynamism, government efficiency and infrastructure. | |||
“Iloilo City is competing with other cities for investments, trade, services, tourists, image and brand,” said Luz. | |||
The city must continue tracking local competitiveness indicators, formulate programs to improve competitiveness, and engage in investment promotion activities to attract investors and create new jobs, he stressed. | |||
==CPU hosts 4th regional organic agri-fair== | |||
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/iloilo/local-news/2014/11/17/cpu-hosts-4th-regional-organic-agri-fair-377029 | |||
*Monday, November 17, 2014 | |||
:By Florence F. Hibionada (With reports from Cyrus Natividad) | |||
CURRENT trends and strategies on organic food production and technology were among the highlights in Monday's opening of the 4th Regional Organic Agri-Fair Seminar and Exhibits. | |||
With the Central Philippine University (CPU) as returning host, the weeklong event is led by the school in partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Western Visayas office. | |||
During the event, themed “Organic Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges in Asean 2015,” industry advocates are one in saying that the agri-fair is important in the coming Asean integration. | |||
“The opportunity for farmers and local government units to develop agricultural technology that is in line with the advocacy of organic food production will be availed at the technology and livelihood seminars prepared by the organizers,” said the event organizers in a press release. | |||
The weeklong agri-fair kicked off with seminars and art contests. A symbolic 4-K fun run also gathered running enthusiasts, agency representatives and students. | |||
==APEC hosting bolsters Iloilo’s global city aspirations== | |||
*Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/apec-hosting-bolsters-iloilos-global-city-aspirations/ | |||
*Sunday, November 16, 2014 | |||
:(JCM/ ESS/PIA-Iloilo) | |||
Iloilo City (PIA) – The hosting of the Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) ministerial meetings in 2015 is a good starting point in realizing the development of Iloilo as a global city. | |||
In the 3rd Western Visayas Business Forum held recently at Hotel Del Rio here, National Competitiveness Council (NCC) Private Sector Co-Chairman Guillermo Luz said hosting the APEC meetings provides opportunities for infrastructure and investments. | |||
Iloilo City has been assigned to host two meetings by the APEC National Organizing Committee (NOC). The city will host the Small Medium Enterprises (SME) ministerial meeting on September 21-25, 2015 and the Food Security Week (High Level Policy Dialogue on Food Security and the Blue Economy) on September 28 to October 6, 2015. | |||
However, Luz stressed that it is important that preparations to go global should be made beyond APEC. | |||
“This early, we should be thinking of what can we do to make Iloilo City prosper beyond APEC,” he said. | |||
Luz said that in terms of competitiveness, Iloilo ranks sixth among 122 cities in the country in the latest round of the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) conducted by the NCC. | |||
According to the NCC, cities and municipalities are ranked on their competitiveness based on an overall competitiveness score which is the sum of scores on three main factors, namely, economic dynamism, government efficiency and infrastructure. | |||
“Iloilo City is competing with other cities for investments, trade, services, tourists, image and brand,” said Luz. | |||
He added that the city must continue tracking local competitiveness indicators, formulate programs to improve competitiveness, and engage in investment promotion activities to attract investors and create new jobs. | |||
==Farmers coop soon to have rice processing complex== | |||
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/911415942635/farmers-coop-soon-to-have-rice-processing-complex | |||
*Saturday, November 15, 2014 | |||
:(JCM/ ESS/PIA-Iloilo) | |||
ILOILO CITY, Nov. 15 (PIA6)—The Pototan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PFMPC) will soon have the P200-million Rice Processing Complex from the Korean International Cooperative Agency (KOICA) through the Department of Agriculture-6. | |||
Coop members, recipients of the Korean-funded Rice Processing Complex were told to sustain the initiative and become growth-oriented. | |||
The members recently underwent a training to prepare them for the commercial operations of the RPC, facilitated by the West Visayas State University College of Business Administration, focusing on business planning and value-chain analysis. | |||
Training facilitator Prof. Florencio Dagdag said the training aimed at enhancing the capability of the coop members in business entrepreneurial skills particularly on palay processing and trading, on top of value adding. | |||
Josefa S. Melocoton, RPC Plant Manager, said the PFMPC, established in 1969, was chosen as recipient farmers’ organization to take over the management of Iloilo RPC from the National Agribusiness Corporation. | |||
The PFMPC, chaired by Andrei Celiz, with over 4,000 active members, has given an equity of P2 million for the operations of the RPC, indicating that it is capable of managing it. | |||
Iloilo is among the four provinces piloted by the Korean government for the RPC, the other three being Bohol, Davao del Sur and Panngasinan to help the country develop on technology and mechanization. | |||
The Iloilo RPC is jointly owned by the Department of Agriculture and the town of Pototan. | |||
It is situated in Bgy. Amamaros, and is capable of producing high quality milled rice, from regular to well and premium milled. | |||
==Iloilo, Guimaras teachers learn storytelling techniques== | |||
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2421415865620/apec-in-iloilo-city-pushes-it-global | |||
*Friday, November 14, 2014 5:43 pm | |||
: (INQUIRER.net) | |||
More than 50 elementary school teachers and librarians from various schools in Iloilo City and Guimaras province brushed up their storytelling skills during a recent workshop sponsored by the Uygongco Foundation Inc. (UFI) in partnership with Museo Pambata Foundation, Inc. | |||
Titled “Sharing Stories, Shared Life”, the workshop included teachers from Kinder, Grades 1 and 2 and school librarians from UFI’s nine adopted elementary schools. These schools in Iloilo City and Guimaras include: A. Bonifacio Elementary School, Bo. Obrero Elementary School, Don Pedro Vasquez Memorial School, Hibao-an Elementary School, Jordan Central School, N.J. Ingore Elementary School and Rizal Elementary School. | |||
The two-day workshop seeks to transform teachers into interesting and lively storytellers to encourage more kids to pick up the reading habit and enhance their vocabulary. | |||
On day two of the workshop, 45 Grade 2 pupils from A. Bonifacio Elementary School were invited as audience. They were captivated as teachers told stories using new skills and storytelling techniques acquired the previous day. | |||
UFI is the corporate social responsibility arm of La Filipina Uy Gongco Corporation Group of Companies which includes La Filipina Uy Gongco Corporation, Philippine Foremost Milling Corporation, Capiz Sugar Central and Amigo Terrace Hotel. | |||
==APEC in Iloilo City pushes it global== | |||
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2421415865620/apec-in-iloilo-city-pushes-it-global | |||
*Thursday, November 13, 2014 | |||
: (JCM/LTP/PIA-Iloilo) | |||
ILOILO CITY, November 13 (PIA) --- The hosting of the Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) ministerial meetings in 2015 is a good starting point in making Iloilo City as a global city. | |||
In the 3rd Western Visayas Business Forum held Thursday at Hotel Del Rio here, National Competitiveness Council (NCC) Private Sector Co-Chairman Guillermo Luz said that hosting the APEC meetings provides opportunities for infrastructure and investments. | |||
Iloilo City has been assigned to host two meetings by the APEC National Organizing Committee (NOC). | |||
This city will host the Small Medium Enterprises (SME) on September 21-25, 2015 and the Food Security Week (High Level Policy Dialogue on Food Security and the Blue Economy) on September 28 to October 6, 2015. | |||
However, Luz stressed that it is important that preparations to go global should go beyond APEC. | |||
“This early, we should be thinking of what can we do to make Iloilo City prosper beyond APEC”, he said. | |||
Meanwhile, Luz said that in terms of competitiveness, Iloilo ranked sixth among the 122 cities in the country in the latest round of the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) conducted by the NCC. | |||
According to the NCC, cities and municipalities are ranked on their competitiveness based on an overall competitiveness score which is the sum of scores on three main pillars: economic dynamism, government efficiency and infrastructure. | |||
“Iloilo City is competing with other cities for investments, trade, services, tourists, image and brand,” he said. | |||
He said that the city must continue tracking local competitiveness indicators, formulate programs to improve competitiveness, and engage in investment promotion activities to attract investors and create new jobs. | |||
==City schools strengthen YES-O initiatives== | |||
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2421415768346/city-schools-strengthen-yes-o-initiatives | |||
*Wednesday, November 12, 2014 | |||
: (LTP/PIA-Iloilo) | |||
ILOILO CITY, November 12 (PIA) --- The Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Iloilo City continue to strengthen its environmental and climate change initiatives through the Youth for Environment in Schools Organization (YES-O). | |||
Melanie Tabaculde, Division of Iloilo City YES-O Coordinator, said that city schools have year-round activities that continue to promote strong interest in protecting the natural resources and mobilizing renewed youth participation towards environmental stewardship. | |||
“Nursery establishments, tree-planting activities, clean-up drives in main thoroughfares and in schools are some of the mandated activities for YES-O,” she said. | |||
She said that symposia and fora on climate change are also being conducted in schools to elevate student awareness on environmental protection. | |||
DepEd Order No. 72, series of 2003, establishes YES-O as the only co-curricular environmental club or organization in schools. | |||
YES-O consolidates all other environmental and ecology clubs or organizations in schools with main and primary programs or projects for the environment. | |||
Tabaculde also said that they recently conducted fire and earthquake drills to help prepare students in times of eventualities. | |||
She said that the YES-O National Evaluation Team is set to visit Iloilo City on November 26-28, to conduct the annual monitoring of schools here. | |||
“The evaluation team will monitor if schools are implementing mandated programs, projects, and activities”, she said. | |||
She also said that they will also look into initiatives and best practices that are not common and not part of the mandated ones. | |||
She added that the monitoring will be the basis of the National Evaluation Team in identifying the schools with the best YES-O. | |||
==DOT gears up for PWDs accessible tourism== | ==DOT gears up for PWDs accessible tourism== | ||
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/iloilo/local-news/2014/11/10/dot-gears-pwds-accessible-tourism-375723 | *Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/iloilo/local-news/2014/11/10/dot-gears-pwds-accessible-tourism-375723 |
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