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==Cebu to highlight creative sector==
*Source: http://sunstar.com.ph/cebu/business/2015/03/31/cebu-highlight-creative-sector-400523
*Tuesday, March 31, 2015
:By Mia A. Aznar
BY HOSTING the fourth Southeast Asian Creative Cities Network (SEACCN) forum this June, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Cebu Director Nelia Navarro hopes Cebu can boost its position as one of Asean’s cultural cities.
As part of Cebu Business Month this June, the forum aims to increase the public’s awareness of the value of creativity, culture and innovation as drivers of economic development and economic growth.
“I want us to be proud and excited to be part of this community,” Navarro said, adding that the community is committed to nurturing creativity, something Cebu has an abundance of.
Cebu is one of 10 cities in Southeast Asia that forms the SEACCN and is represented by the Creative Council of Cebu.
According to the Creative Cebu Concept Paper prepared by the Creative Council Cebu, the forum will promote the understanding of the city’s role as a hub for ideas, innovation and new services. It also aims to intensify education and appreciation of market opportunities for Cebu’s creative goods and services to encourage more creative enterprises. Organizers also hope to support tourism in the Philippines and Cebu as a provider of creative goods and services to foreign and local markets.
This year, they are targeting 200 participants who are members of the council, organizations allied with the creative sector, small businesses, sector associations, national and local government officials, development institutions and the academe.
Navarro said they have invited speakers from Taiwan, Singapore and the United Kingdom to show that creative industries are not limited to the arts.
The forum will be held on June 25 at the City Sports Club. The morning session will be about making a creative city while the afternoon session will discuss design identity. Each city in the network will present their strengths and a discussion on deficiencies for cross collaboration will be conducted.
With the integration of the Asean economy, Navarro said creative industries need a network with neighboring countries for knowledge exchange, events and joint projects among creative clusters and cities in the region.
==ECCP allocates P2 million for innovation center==
*Source: http://www.philstar.com/cebu-business/2015/03/30/1439092/eccp-allocates-p2-million-innovation-center
*Monday, March 30, 2015 12:00 am
: By Carlo S. Lorenciana (The Freeman)
CEBU, Philippines- The creative sector has been one of Cebu’s economic drivers and that entrepreneurs engaged in this industry must be supported to achieve their potential growth, a business group said.
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines believes that Cebu can further spur the development of its design sector, saying it has many talented and creative producers.
With the help of some government agencies, the ECCP has created the Materials Innovation Centre (Matic) in Cebu to showcase the indigenous products of Cebu producers in hope to promote sustainability and eco-friendly products.
ECCP Cebu business development officer Katrina Fernando said that Matic also aims to link native product makers with local suppliers of raw materials.
Fernando said interested suppliers can come to the Matic which opened last Friday, located in the S&T Complex of the Department of Science and Technology of Central Visayas in Banilad.
Currently, the products being displayed there come from local producers namely the Anthill Fabrics Gallery, Tubigon loom weavers in Bohol, Avatar Accessories, Cebu Interlace Weavers Corp and Earthworks. For the second quarter, Matic has a fabric-inspired display. In the next quarter, bamboo-made products will also be displayed.
The centre, she said, is under the chamber’s Materials R+D (research and development) Program that aims to establish linkage between materials suppliers and design experts and access to technology suppliers.
ECCP said there is a need to shore up the small and medium enterprises engaged in producing furniture and fashion accessories.
It said that promoting the creativity and competitiveness of design industries can be done through innovation of indigenous materials, manipulation of new materials, use of efficient technology and reinvention of designs.
In the Philippines creative industries may include crafts, design, culinary arts, heritage activities, performing arts, architecture, music, film, among others.
In an interview, DOST-7 Director Edilberto Paradela said that in order for Cebu to compete globally, it has to develop its own niche especially in the creative sector which it has been known for.
The available local materials used for the production of native products also support the export industry, he said.
He revealed the agency initially gave P2 million for the Matic's development. He said ECCP is asking another round of funding to cost about P1 million for the expansion of the project which the trade department also supports.
==Camella to launch new Mactan project==
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/business/2015/03/29/camella-launch-new-mactan-project-400180
*Sunday, March 29, 2015
: (PR)
IN anticipation of a rise in demand for homes in Lapu Lapu City, Camella is set to launch its newest community development in Mactan Island - the La Brisa.
Spanning 24 hectares in within Barangay Suba-Basbas, Lapu-Lapu City, La Brisa is eyed to meet the demand for more quality yet affordable homes as Mactan Island braces itself for faster growth.
Several economic indicators are seen to boost the island’s economy. These include the entry of more foreign locators within the island’s export processing zones, the expansion of the Mactan Cebu International Airport and the building of the third bridge. The 7-kilometer bridge will connect Barangay Pilipog, Cordova and the South Road Properties in Cebu City.
Upon completion of the third Mactan Bridge in 2019, Camella La Brisa will be just 25 minutes away from Cebu City. Camella La Brisa will introduce a Spanish-inspired townhome series – the Nina and Olivia and an even bigger home series, the Fatima at 142 square meters and Gavina at 166 square meters.
Camella La Brisa is the company’s eighth project within Mactan Island, Cebu and the 27th project in Cebu Province. Camella will begin by developing seven hectares for the first phase of the project.
Camella’s other residential community projects in Cebu include The Riverscapes, a 70-hectare development atop Talamban, Cebu City. It has the Riverfront enclave, ideal for starting families, which offers the classic Camella series.
Camella also has the biggest community development in Talisay City, the 100-hectare Camella Azienda, where the Starmall Azienda is located. Further increasing its reach within the Province of Cebu, Camella Carcar also now stands to cater to residents in the south.
One can get a Camella unit starting at P9,000 monthly amortization. Camella is the strongest brand of Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc.
==Archdiocese celebrates Calungsod feast today==
*Source: http://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2015/03/28/1438404/archdiocese-celebrates-calungsod-feast-today
*Saturday, March 28, 2015 12:00 am
:By Jessa J. Agua / RHM (The Freeman)
CEBU, Philippines - Although San Pedro Calungsod’s official feast day is on April 2, the Archdiocese of Cebu is celebrating it today as it falls within the Holy Week.
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma will lead a concelebrated Pontifical Mass at the Archdiocesan Shrine of San Pedro Calungsod inside the Archbishop’s Palace at 10 a.m. today.
It will be followed by another mass at 5 p.m. that Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal will lead after the solemn procession.
Today also happens to be the opening of the two-day Local World Youth Day at the University of Southern Philippines Foundation.
Young Catholics from different parishes of the archdiocese will gather in prayer and reflect on issues facing the youth of today as they lead a Christian life.
Palma will also hold a dialogue with the participants the evening and will preside the Palm Sunday mass at dawn tomorrow.
March 28 is likewise the 500th birth anniversary of St. Therese of the Child Jesus.
A 9 a.m. Holy Mass will be celebrated inside the Carmelite Monastery in Mabolo, Cebu City as the saint is a Carmelite nun.
==Free Wi-Fi initiative seen to bridge “digital divide”==
*Source: http://www.philstar.com/cebu-business/2015/03/27/1438092/free-wi-fi-initiative-seen-bridge-digital-divide
*Friday, March 27, 2015 12:00 am
:By Carlo S. Lorenciana (The Freeman)
CEBU, Philippines - The government’s plan to provide free Wi-Fi Internet access in select public places across the Philippines will hopefully address the country’s digital divide issue, an official said.
Engineer Edilberto Paradela, director of the Department of Science and Technology in Central Visayas, said the country is currently experiencing a digital divide wherein not all people have access to the internet because of some reasons.
“Maybe not so aware what the technology is and the costs also,” Paradela said of the factors that cause such social issue. “And this [hopefully] is going to address the digital divide.”
“In addressing this, we can also incorporate the program of ICT (Information and Communications Technology) for development,” the director said in an interview with The Freeman.
The DOST’s ICT Office is allotting P1.408 billion, as approved in the 2015 General Appropriations Act, for the Internet connectivity to be available in social places across the nation. That amount is higher than the originally proposed P339 million in the National Expenditure Program.
The project entitled “Free Wi-Fi Internet Access in Public Places” will start to be implemented by July this year in all metropolitan areas. Its completion is set to be done by November 2015. It will be done in three phases.
According to DOST, enhancing Internet accessibility will step up the economic, social and educational opportunities for Filipinos.
If this will be fully realized, information and knowledge access especially in rural towns will eventually be made easy.
Paradela said the class 4, 5 and 6 municipalities are the priority for the free Wi-Fi.
The public free Wi-Fi will be accessible in public places such as public schools, government hospitals, rural health centers, libraries and others.
Because of the budget increase, DOST-ICTO said class 3 municipalities and lower will also be included.
“Sites in Metro Manila, Cebu and Davao, as well as other cities that will serve as distribution points or Points of Presence shall also be included,” it said.
Once fully deployed, ICTO said the project will serve around 105,000 concurrent users with 256 kbps each, which is the lowest prevailing speed requirement for broadband service. More details about the project can be accessed on the agency’s website (icto.dost.gov.ph).
With this initiative, the Philippines has to address its slow internet connection problem.
According to cloud services provider Akamai in its State of the Internet 2014 Q2 report, the Philippines has one of the slowest internet speeds in Asia Pacific. It ranked 103rd, having only an average Internet speed of 2.5 Megabits per second.
==Lenten promotions==
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/business/2015/03/26/lenten-promotions-399693
*Thursday, March 26, 2015
: By Katlene O. Cacho
CITY hotels are now offering discounted “stay-cation” packages, as they expect low occupancy during the Holy Week.
Resorts, meanwhile, are bracing for the influx of local and foreign guests who will stay at their facilities for the long holiday.
“As usual Holy Week is low season for the city hotels, that’s why we do promos during this time,” said Cenelyn Manguilimotan, general manager of Cebu Parklane International Hotel.
Local tourists are expected to head to the countryside or travel abroad during the long break. Holy Week starts on March 29 (Palm Sunday) and ends on April (Easter Sunday).
But amid the projected low occupancy next week, city hotels are anticipating some pick-up.
“We are still on 40 percent during the Holy Week based on forecast and we are still optimistic to get some pick-up to increase occupancy,” said Manguilimotan.
To lure locals, city hotels are offering room discounts coupled with activities for adults and children during the Holy Week.
:Activities
Aside from the usual Easter egg hunt,, Parklane will have a “A Trip Down Memory Lane at the Parklane on Holy Week” at P10,300 for three days and two nights with breakfast for two, airport transfers, tour of Cebu’s historical landmarks, Visita Iglesia night tour and free entrance to the Easter egg hunting activity, said Manguilimotan.
Five-star city hotel, Marco Polo Plaza Cebu, which currently has 60 percent occupancy, is also anticipating some pick-up as the Holy Week approaches.
The hotel, according to Manna Alcaraz, the hotel’s assistant communication manager is offering about “10 percent off its best available room rate.”
“Our room offers start at P5,500 net for a deluxe mountain view room,” the hotel said in its press release.
:Guided tours
From April 2 to 5, Marco Polo will be mounting the Piccolo Kids Club Activity Zone, where kids can experience balloon twisters, film showing, kite making and other arts and crafts activities. There will also be game booths, popcorn booths and other surprises. On Easter Sunday, the hotel will have an Easter egg hunt and face painting.
In observance of Holy Week, the hotel will offer guided tour with shuttle service. On April 2, hotel guests can join the Visita Iglesia to seven churches in Cebu while on April 3, guests can participate in the Way of The Cross at Celestial Gardens. On Easter Sunday, the hotel will hold an Easter mass.
Although, they expect a less busy week, Cebu City Marriott Hotel is offering food and beverage promotions. The hotel, media communications manager Charlene Go said, is extending its local weekend promotion of P5,299 net from April 2 to 5.
:For the locals
Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu is also offering a stay-cation package for its superior rooms with buffet breakfast at P4,800 for local guests. Princes Anderle, the hotel’s director of marketing and communications, said the hotel will also feature activities for kids like Easter egg hunting and cupcake decorating. The hotel is also offering food and beverage promotions.
Quest Hotel and Conference Center, on the other hand, is expecting an average 70 percent occupancy.
But like other city hotels, the hotel hopes to reach 85 percent occupancy closer to the holiday dates with their ongoing deluxe room rate promo of P2,900 with breakfast starting today until April 5, said Mia Sy, the hotel’s public relations and marketing and communications manager.
:Peak season
While the Holy Week is considered a low season for city hotels, resorts, on the other hand, enjoy high to full occupancy during the long break.
“Holy Week is always peak (period) for resorts,” said Bluewater Maribago Beach Resort general manager Rhyz Buac. He expects the resort’s occupancy to reach at least 85 percent, mostly for foreign guests.
Sy, who is also the public relations and marketing and communications manager for Crimson Resort and Spa Mactan said the resort should have an average of 80 percent and higher by the weekend.
“We have different activities at the beach for families, adults and children, including fun races, Easter crafts, egg hunt, picnics and nightly outdoor buffets,” she said.
:Summer crowd
Average occupancy of Plantation Bay Resorts and Spa starting April 1 until April 5 is expected to be around 90 percent. Johanna Patalinjug-Lood, the resort’s marketing and communications officer, said they expect the occupancy to increase as the weekend approaches.
“We are expecting an increase, not only because it’s Holy Week but because summer has just started and lots of Filipinos check-in for summer,” said Lood.
The Department of Tourism (DOT) 7 earlier said they are expecting an empty city during the Holy Week, as most will head to the provinces for the long break.
In Cebu, DOT 7 Director Rowena Montecillo said they expect locals to head to the southern part of Cebu because of the rich cultural heritage such as old churches and natural attractions like caves, waterfalls and beaches.
Others, on the other hand, will head to Bantayan Island, which has been called the Lenten Capital of the Visayas.
==Cebu’s fastest to be honored in SAC awards==
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sports/2015/03/25/cebu-s-fastest-be-honored-sac-awards-399489
*Wednesday, March 25, 2015
: (Pooled report)
CEBU's fastest athletes who made waves in the international and local scenes will be honored for their achievements in the 2014 Sportswriters Association of Cebu (SAC)-San Miguel Brewery (SMB) Sports Awards on March 31 at the Ayala Activity Center.
Leading the prolific cast is the current fastest female marathoner in the country, Mary Joy Tabal. The pride of Talamban, Cebu had a remarkable running year, raking in numerous medals from here and abroad. Tabal, a two-time national Milo Marathon champion, made the country proud after finishing 17th out of thousands of runners in the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris in Paris, France.
She then made a killing in the 2014 Seoul Race in South Korea when she not only clinched the women’s title but also improved her personal best time in the half marathon, beforetopping the Kyoho No Oka Marathon in Japan.
Local races were also part of Tabal's decorated year, which includes the 2014 National Milo Marathon Finals, where she was heralded as the Milo queen for the second straight year.
:Triathlon
Triathletes had a fair share of international exposures as well. Cebu-based off road triathlete Joseph Miller made history after becoming the only Filipino to compete in the pro class of Xterra. Miller, 35, had an inaugural pro race in Xterra Asia-Pacific Champioship in Australia, and led the Filipino racers in the 2014 Xterra World Championships in Maui, Hawaii. His best finish as a pro was seventh place in the Xterra Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur.
Triathletes John Philip Dueñas, the 2nd placer of Filipino elite class in the 2014 Ironman 70.3 Philippines; Kristiane Lim, the 2014 Ironman 70.3 Philippines Filipino elite 3rd placer; Justian Liam Chiogbian, national team member for triathlon and a participant to the Youth Olympic Games qualifier in Kazakhstan; and Lorhiz Echavez-Lopez, champion in the women's Filipino elite division in the Safeguard 5150 Triathlon in Bohol, all shone in this sport.
In cycling, Niño Surban tops the list of awardees after having clinched a slot to the UCI World XCM Championships in Italy, after making it to 11th place in the qualifier, the UCI MTB Marathon Series in Langkawi, Malaysia. The 28-year-old MTB elite rider also nabbed the gold medal in the Philippine National Games (PNG) and placed second in the men's elite class of the 2014 Asean MTB, won in the Tampines Mountainbike Cross-Country Race in Singapore.Joining Surban is national team rider John Mier, who won a silver medal in the PNG, and champion in the 2014 Asean MTB open division.
:Young guns
Youngsters showed that the future of triathlon, cycling and athletics are in good hands. Leading the awardees are Yuan Chiongbian, 14, of Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC), who powered the Cebu City Niños with four gold medals and a silver in the Batang Pinoy finals. Sacred Heart Schoo-Hijas de Jesus' Aaliyah Ricci Mataragnon, 15, will also be awarded along with Ana Patricia Maximo.
In athletics, Mike Lopez of Abellana National School will be awarded for being the Batang Pinoy Finals’ fastest man.
Niñolito Justiniane of Beatriz Durano Memorial High School and Ivan Miguel Santos of University of San Carlos Basic Education will also be awarded for the performances in the 2014 Milo Little Olympic Finals.
Noel Tillor, Marites Bitbit, and Brian Guillen, will also be awarded.
In extreme games, elite long board rider Dandoy Tongco, rock climbers Joshua and Jan Joseph Suson; Stand Up Paddle expert Buzzy Budlong; wakeboarder Rafael Trinidad, will also receive citations for their impressive 2014 in ther respective sports.
==CPPO preps for Holy Week events in Bantayan Island==
*Source: http://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2015/03/24/1437022/cppo-preps-holy-week-events-bantayan-island
*Tuesday, March 24, 2015 12:00 am
:By Ma. Fatima R. Secuya / ATO (The Freeman)
CEBU, Philippines- Due to the influx of local and foreign tourists in Bantayan Island, the Cebu Provincial Police Office will deploy at least 120 police personnel in the area during the Holy week.
Senior Superintendent Noel Gillamac, director of the Cebu Provincial Police Office, said they want to ensure the security of Bantayan Island because of the number of tourists there during Holy week.
Gillamac also said they are also bracing for traffic problems, especially during the Lenten season when many workers in the city go home to their provinces.
He said that they already raised the concern to the Minglanilla Police Station and asked police to resolve the heavy traffic congestion in the area.
Gillamac explained that traffic concerns are also brought about by some other towns having activities along the highway during the Holy Week.
“We discourage activities that are done along the highway kay makapasamot sa traffic,” said Gillamac.
He assured that there will only be solemn religious activities in Bantayan for the Lenten season as bikini shows are no longer allowed.
“Sports activities, maybe. But if sayaw-sayaw, wala,” said Gillamac.
“Last year, we had a peaceful Lenten season. Hopefully, this year, peaceful pud,” he added.
==SMEs paired with potential buyers in DTI’s speed matching event==
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/business/2015/03/23/smes-paired-potential-buyers-dti-s-speed-matching-event-399101
*Monday, March 23, 2015
:By Katlene O. Cacho
NINE small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from food and non-food sectors were recently matched with EchoStore Cebu through the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) speed matching activity.
On top of helping small entrepreneurs improve their products, Elias Tecson, chief trade and industry specialist for business development of the DTI Cebu Provincial Office, said the agency is aggressively looking for potential markets to help SMEs here expand their customer base.
“We in DTI never stop looking for markets for our SMEs. We see to it that we don’t just depend on one buyer to ensure continued purchase order,” said Tecson.
“The speed matching activity we conducted was a way to help them link or network and pitch their products to new retail establishments here that supports local entrepreneurship.”
In the speed matching event, suppliers and buyers are introduced to each other to establish a connection or business relationship. The event aims to upgrade the supply chain of both the supplier and the buyer.
Cebu SMEs were linked with Manila-based EchoStore, which recently opened a branch in Cebu in Paseo Saturnino, Ma. Luisa Road. The store also features the EchoCafe and EchoMarket.
Positioned as “market connectors”, innovators and co-producers, the Echo- Store serves as a home to Filipino products that represent ideals of heath, fair trade and care for the environment. It highlights community products that support local cultural traditions, artistry and ingenuity of Filipinos.
Among the SMEs linked were suppliers of fashion accessories, organic fertilizers, organic rice and honey, dried boneless danggit, tableya and sukarap, turmeric powder, farm products, and bottled seafood.
Tecson also pledged to link DTI’s Shared Service Facility (SSF) program beneficiaries with EchoStore. He said that aside from the foreign markets, there is also a big domestic market to consider and that SMEs here shouldn’t just focus alone in global opportunities.
“Although we are increasing our participation in the global trade, we should not forget that we also have an expanding middle class with young consumers who have high purchasing power willing to spend for the products we produce,” Tecson stressed.
To address supply chain gaps and improve productivity and competitiveness, the DTI continues to encourage SMEs to innovate, diversify, and upgrade through advancements in technology, skills, and research and development.
==Organizers launch Cebu Business Month==
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/business/2015/03/22/organizers-launch-cebu-business-month-398854
*Sunday, March 22, 2015 12:00 am
:(Sun.Star Cebu)
TO MAKE sure the activities of this year’s Cebu Business Month in June are well-attended, the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry is engaging in an intensive information campaign. Officially launched last Friday, overall chairperson Francis Dy said the activities they have lined up are expected to benefit Cebu’s economy and most businesses and not just those of their members.
He thought of the theme “Glocalized Cebu” with the small and medium enterprises in mind, saying he hopes to encourage this sector to take advantage of opportunities presented to them by the Asean Economic Community.
:Best practices
Dy said being glocal means taking the best practices worldwide to address local opportunities, or thinking global and acting local.
Their activities, he said, mean to integrate the best of what the world has to offer with the local talent. He said that as CCCI’s aim is to become the engine of Cebu’s growth towards global competitiveness, the organization is proposing a glocalization strategy.
He said businesses today need to network with Asean neighbors and create alliances and joint ventures. “The world is now characterized by open borders. We need to focus on making a competitive advantage as a city and as a region for long-term sustainability.”
CCCI president Ma. Teresa Chan said she is confident that Cebu businesses will succeed in establishing local and global linkages within the Asean region and those beyond its borders through the CBM. “It is one of the most successful business activities in Cebu, being an institutionalized, month-long celebration,” she said during Friday’s launch.
Dy said preparations began as early as September last year. During the launch, he introduced the different members of the organizing committee and gave a preview of the list of activities for the whole month, all of which are aimed at promoting four major thrusts--information and communications technology and business process management (ICt-BPM), tourism, entreprneurship and creative industries.
:Highlights
Some of the highlights include the ICT and BPM Conference and Expo, the launching of the Cebu International Film Festival and International Documentary Film Festival, Entrepreneurship Conference, Technology and Innovation Expo, Cebu International Travel Fiesta, Glocalized Tourism Forum, the Southeast Asian Creative Cities Network Forum, Visayan Pop Song Writing Competition, Cebu Blogging Summit, New Media Awards and the Technotour Amazing Adventure Challenge.
Tourism chairperson Cenelyn Manguilimotan said the Technotour Amazing Adventure Challenge is one of the “most aggressive” activities they came up with. It combines the reality TV show The Amazing Race with the Suroy-Suroy Sugbo. Manguilimotan explained that the activity makes tourists experience Cebu’s countryside through technology. If this first activity succeeds, they hope to make it an annual event.
For her part, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Cebu Provincial Director Nelia Navarro, who is the also the chairperson for creative industries, said the Creative Council of Cebu is taking the lead in this year’s Southeast Asian Creative Cities Network (SEACCN) Forum.
Cebu represents the Philippines in the network, along with other secondary cities of Chiang Mai; Penang, Malaysia; and Bandung, Indonesia.
:Community
“I want us to be excited and proud to be part of this community,” Navarro said, adding that this year’s theme is an appropriate platform for the exchange of knowledge and best practices among Southeast Asian countries.
As for the ICT-BPM activities, vice chair Anthony Noel said they are expecting top speakers from the field to be present during their two-day conference. Aside from top companies, they will also be tackling home-based outsourcing operations, the rise of e-commerce and digital security.
Dy hopes that they are able to offer an avenue for local, national and global players to promote trade and tourism products, services and technology and a platform to establish networks of local interactions and global connections.
==DOLE allocates P76M for summer job program==
*Source: http://www.philstar.com/cebu-business/2015/03/21/1435949/dole-allocates-p76m-summer-job-program
*Saturday, March 21, 2015 12:00 am
:By Carlo S. Lorenciana (The Freeman)
CEBU, Philippines - The Department of Labor and Employment 7 has allocated about P76 million for its Special Program for Employment of Students this year, urging students to take advantage of the program this summer.
In Central Visayas, DOLE has around 25,000 target beneficiaries who are identified mostly as poor but deserving people.
DOLE-7 Director Exequiel Sarcauga advised potential beneficiaries to go to their respective public employment service offices (PESO), which handle the agency’s placement of its program.
He said PESOs are the ones that receive the credentials from applicants and deploy them to potential employers.
“This is for deserving students who want to work especially this summer,” Sarcauga told The FREEMAN at the sidelines of the full council meeting of the Regional Development Council 7 yesterday, attended by department directors, government officials and representatives from the private sector in Region 7.
The labor agency works with local governments, academe and the private sector in providing decent job opportunities for the working students who can work for 20 to maximum of 52 working days. And they earn a minimum wage.
Sarcauga explained the budget will be used to subsidize 40% of the workers’ minimum wage including insurance coverage which is shouldered by DOLE. The remaining 60% is financed by the employer.
He explained the students can actually work any time of the year but they are normally encouraged to enroll during summer.
The labor official also noted that he has signed several applications for job fairs this summer and that he urged fresh graduates and those looking for jobs to take advantage of these opportunities.
==DTI: Cebu to get over P19M for 18 shared service facilities==
==DTI: Cebu to get over P19M for 18 shared service facilities==
*Source: http://www.philstar.com/cebu-business/2015/03/20/1435633/dti-cebu-get-over-p19m-18-shared-service-facilities
*Source: http://www.philstar.com/cebu-business/2015/03/20/1435633/dti-cebu-get-over-p19m-18-shared-service-facilities
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