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== | ==Value of coco exports in Region 10, up 26.56%== | ||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R10&article= | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R10&article=1451335597570 | ||
* | *Sunday, April 29, 2012 | ||
:by Rutchie C. Aguhob | :by Rutchie C. Aguhob | ||
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 29 (PIA) -- A total freight-on-board (FOB) value of $ 528.59 million had been noted on the coconut exports, consisting of 17 commodities of Region 10, last year. | |||
This was actually higher by 26.56 percent compared to the FOB value or transport cost shouldered by the country of destination of $417.66 million for these export commodities in the previous year, Regional Manager Luis G. Cruz of the Philippine Coconut Authority, Region 10, said. | |||
Topping the list of these exports, in terms of FOB value, was coconut chemicals with $228.99 million, followed by coconut oil with $222.066 million, and desiccated coconut, $28.76 million. | |||
The rest of the commodities and their FOB values were coconut shell charcoal, $13.35 million; copra cake/meal, $12.25 million; coconut water with $10.01 million; coconut milk powder, $4.795 million; activated carbon, $3.36 million; and coconut cream, $3.27 million; reduced fat coconut, $915,758; sweetened coconut, $379,610; palm oil fatty acid, $235.36; coconut shell, US$130,196.96; coconut vinegar (“sukang pinakurat”), $24,269; and coconut coir fiber, $6,500. | |||
No exportation was done of fresh coconuts and fresh coconut fruit shells in 2010, but in 2011 they posted FOB values of $25,671 and $4,044, respectively, Cruz said. | |||
In terms of growth in FOB, coconut water posted the highest increase of 1,326.01 percent compared to its previous year’s FOB value of only $702,212. | |||
This was followed by coconut vinegar, which posted an increase in FOB of 341.90 percent; coconut shell, 156.87 percent; reduced fat coconut, 146.16 percent; coconut cream, 108.25 percent; coconut shell charcoal, 96.15 percent; desiccated coconut, 91.88 percent; coconut milk powder, 77.36 percent; activated carbon, 65.09 percent; coconut oil, 22.58 percent; coconut chemicals, 21.26 percent. | |||
But declines in the FOB values of the following commodities were noted: coconut coir fiber, down by 90.52 percent and copra cake/meal, 32.71 percent. | |||
Meanwhile, in terms of production, coconut oil posted the biggest volume of 135,641.70 metric tons (MT), followed by coconut chemicals with 88.782.69 MT; copra cake/meal, 68,514.32 MT; coconut shell charcoal, 19,689.96MT; desiccated coconut, 12,953.86MT; and coconut water, 11,321.1 MT. | |||
In terms of growth in production, coconut water posted the biggest increase of 1,087.81 percent, followed by activated carbon, 199.68 percent, coconut cream, 52.18 percent, coconut shell, 42.08 percent, coconut milk powder, 41 percent, reduced fat coconut, 39.44 percent, coconut vinegar, 12.40 percent, coconut shell charcoal, 11.14 percent, and desiccated coconut, 8.49 percent. | |||
Cruz said a downtrend in production was noted on coconut chemicals, down by 18.79 percent, coconut coir fiber, down by 86.91 percent and coconut oil, down by 33.21 percent. (PIA 10, Mis. Occ.) | |||
==Integrated gov’t services to highlight Labor Day celebration in Mis. Occ.== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R10&article=1451335428203 | |||
*Saturday, April 28, 2012 | |||
:by Rutchie C. Aguhob | |||
OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 28 (PIA) -- An integrated government service delivery package will highlight the Labor Day celebration in Misamis Occidental on May 1. | |||
Focused on the Labor Day theme, “Pagtutulungan, Pagbabago, Disenteng Trabaho” (Cooperation, Changes and Decent Jobs), this one-stop-shop service will be held at the Oroquieta City ABC Gymnasium. | |||
It will include the following activities: setting up of the Skills Registry System Desk by the Oroquieta City Public Employment and Services Office (PESO) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE); Presyo Diskwento Caravan of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in coordination with DOLE; blood-letting by the Philippine National Red Cross, medical and dental services by the Department of Health-Integrated Provincial Health Office-Oroquieta City Health Office (DOH-IPHO-CHO); issuance of Security Paper (SECPA) certification of birth/marriage, etc. by the National Statistics Office; application for membership/premium payment to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. and the Social Security System; skills demonstrations and counseling by the Technical Education Skills and Development Authority; and entrepreneural coaching by the DTI and livelihood counseling and career and employment coaching by DOLE. | |||
Meanwhile, Jose G. Robles, provincial head of DOLE-Mis. Occ., said the one-stop-shop will be preceded by a mass at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Oroquieta City, followed by a motorcade around the main thoroughfares of the city. | |||
To give their labor day messages are Mayor Jason P. Almonte of Oroquieta City and Governor Herminia M. Ramiro of Misamis Occidental. | |||
Robles also said the whole day activity will be held in coordination with the Mis. Occ Tripartite Industrial Peace Council, the city government of Oroquieta, the provincial government of Mis. Occ., and the Mis. Occ. PESO Managers’ Association. (PIA-10 Mis. Occ.) | |||
==Ozamiz has highest participation rate in formal education system of region 10== | ==Ozamiz has highest participation rate in formal education system of region 10== | ||