March 2015

DTI Central Visayas Performance Magazine

KALAMPUSAN

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INSIDE:

arch welcomed more trading of goods

among members states of the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
amidst the backdrop of an emerging
ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).
In preparation for the NCC Competitiveness Research Survey, Cebu and Bohol organized a roadshow.
DTI, together with Cebu businesses and US companies,
organized a workshop in Cebu to push for more competitive
local SMEs and a chance to improve their strategies to enter
international markets.
The workshop, held in Cebu City, featured one-on-one consultation sessions and mentoring between the US company
experts and the participating SMEs. Key issues covered
branding, logistics, and e-commerce.

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Competitiveness
Roadshows in
Cebu and Bohol

Workshop on
Good Business
Practices for
Competitive
SMEs

Why Knowledge
Management ?

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DTI, Cebu Biz and US

Companies push for SME
Competitiveness
(More than 150 small and medium-sized enterprises
(SME) entrepreneurs met in Cebu with representatives of
the US-ASEAN Business Alliance for Competitive SMEs
for the chance to improve their strategies to enter international markets as well as learning how to use technology
to help them effectively manage their business.
The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) offers vast opportunities to Philippine firms, as does the expanding
global economy. But ASEAN SMEs can only take advantage of those opportunities if they acquire new knowledge
and skills to utilize new business tools and processes.
The workshop, held in Cebu City, featured one-on-one
consultation sessions and mentoring between the US
company experts and the participating SMEs. Key issues
covered branding, logistics, and e-commerce.
According to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
regional director Asteria Caberte, the DTI supports the
activity because its main objective is to transfer knowledge, information and skills from US corporations as well
as successful local companies to Philippine SMEs on
good business, financial and legal practices.
Holding this workshop is timely considering that we are
ushering a new era for business sectors in 10 member
states of the ASEAN, Caberte said.
The training was sponsored by the US-ASEAN Business
Alliance for Competitive SMEs, a partnership between the
US-SEAN Business Council (US-ABC) and the US
Agency for International Development (USAID), US_
ABCs leading global members including MasterCard,
Microsoft Philippines, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and UPS
participated in the Business Alliance workshop.
The workshop was also supported by the ASEAN SME
Working Group, through it s local counterpart, the Bureau
of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development
(BMSMED) of the Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI), DTI Central Visayas Regional and Cebu Provincial
offices, with support from local partners including the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mandaue Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, the Philippine Exporters Confederation (PHILEXPORT) and the Cebu Business Club.

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Engaging both local SMEs and designers on a packaging workshop held in February this year. Together with DTI Bohol, Central Philippine
University (CPU) & ArtPAC Xplorers, the Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab) in Bohol held a two day activity which included branding and prototyping using the FabLab s facility.

Compared to last years index, the Philippines improved its rank in

the following: freedom from corruption (up 31, from No. 126 to No.
95), financial freedom (up 30, from No. 69 to No. 39), monetary
freedom (up 1, from No. 65 to No. 64), and labor freedom (up 33,
from No. 140 to No. 107).
The country slipped in business freedom (down 19, from No. 112
to No. 131), government spending (down 9, from No. 4 to No. 13),
fiscal freedom (down 4, from No. 96 to No. 92), trade freedom
(down 5, from No. 94 to No. 99), property rights (down 1, from No.
93 to No. 94) and investment freedom (down 1, from No. 80 to No.
81).
The report noted that the Philippines has charted an upward trajectory since 2011. The total gain is now 39 places, up from No.
115 in 2011. This makes the Philippines the most improved
ASEAN economy, and now, as the most improved economy in the
world since 2011.
Among the ASEAN economies this year, the Philippines remains
at 4th rank, just behind Singapore (No. 2), Malaysia (No. 31), and
Thailand (No. 75). From 2011 to 2013, the country was at 5th place
and moved up to 4th place last year, overtaking Cambodia.

The Philippines moved up thirteen notches from No. 89 to No. 76 out of

178 ranked countries in the 2015 Index of Economic Freedom. The Philippines is the 5th most improved economy this year and the most improved country since 2011.
Published annually by the Wall Street Journal and the Heritage Foundation, the Index measures a nations commitment to free enterprise and
scores economies in ten categories, covering a broad range of factors
including court system efficiency, tax rates, investment restrictions, and
licensing requirements. Based on the average of these scores, economies are then classified as free (score of 80 or higher), mostly free (70
-79.9), moderately free (60-69.9), mostly unfree (50-59.9), or
repressed (below 50).
With a score of 62.2 this year, the Philippines sustained its status as
moderately free for two years now, improving from its mostly unfree
category in 2013.

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Economic Freedom is important to attracting foreign investors so

moving up in this index reinforces signals that the Philippines welcomes investors. At the same time, it is a good diagnostic tool
which enables us to identify areas for improvement for the country, according to Guillermo Luz, private sector co-chairman of the
National Competitiveness Council (NCC).
In a Wall Street report on this years index, Terry Miller, Director of
the Center for International Trade and Economics at the Heritage
Foundation, wrote that for two consecutive years, the region [Asia]
has outperformed the other five regions measured in the Index.
The NCC is a public-private sector body tasked to build up the long
-term competitiveness of the Philippines through policy reforms,
project implementation, institution-building, and performance monitoring, which have significant contributions to improving the countrys score in major global competitiveness indices. (
Source: http://www.competitive.org.ph)

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DTI Cebu assisted DTI- Lanao Del Norte in the conduct of

a Local Study Mission (LSM) for the Iligan City Council of
Women, Inc. which entailed visiting food processors in Argao and Carcar City on February 26.

The Department of Trade and Industry-Cebu Provincial Office together with the Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) organized a level-up
training on PTRACE or the Philippine Traceability Program entitled Standards and Documentation Procedures in Implementing PTRACE on
February 18, 2015 at Harolds Hotel.
The training was aimed to increase the awareness of food MSMEs on the importance of a traceability system in the manufacture of safety and
products. The one-day activity taught the 50 participants from the processed food sector about traceability system documentation, design, and
implementation of internal traceability system.
The training was handled by Engr. Menandro Ortego of PTTC.

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The Department of Trade and Industry in Bohol facilitated the conduct of a strategic planning workshop
for the operation of the fabrication laboratory last
March 4, 2015.

Tagbilaran team, while Dir. Nannette Arbon also led the

DTI-Bohol Team. Engr. Marcial Tanggaan of DOSTBohol and JOC Volunteers Shiro Takaki and Yuta Takahashi were also in attendance.

The objective of the workshop is to set the direction

of FabLab Bohol and strengthen its capabilities to
become self-steering and self-sustaining within the
context of cooperation and complementation among
its cooperators.

The workshop resulted in the formulation of plans and

strategies that will bring more progressive advances and
improvements in the way the Bohol Fablab operates and
delivers its services.

Present during the activity were officers and representatives from BISU Tagbilaran Campus DTI, DOST
and JICA-JOCV. Dr. Elpidio Magante led the BISU-

The workshop was facilitated by Ma. Teresa Tay and Mr.

Aidan Devitt, Australian Volunteer assigned in DTI Bohol.

The Bohol ICT Council elected its new set of trustees during its General Assembly meeting held last March 4, 2015.

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In photo from left

to right ( Hon.
Vice Mayor
Ruben Melodia,
Hon. Mayor Nathaniel M. Electona, PD Javier
Fortunato Jr.)

On March 9, 2015 the Department of Trade and Industry turned over funds for Sta. Catalina BUB Project in the amount of Php 950,000. The said amount
is for the implementation of the project entitled Micro
Enterprise Development to Small Scale Business for
Agrarian Reform Farmers through Linkages with the
Business Sector .
The funding will be used to :
Sell banana in the domestic and regional market

cessibility of inputs and logistics

Institutionalize capacities and farmer empowerment
by creating an enabling environment for technical
& entrepreneurial innovation
Have a sustainable supply of improved banana varieties made available through public-private partnership and farmer-based dissemination system
Increase and sustain spreading of innovations by
improving post-harvesting processing and marketing skills
Introduce technologies of coco based processing so
that new batches of entrepreneurs will sprout and
that it will augment their income and thereby promote peace and development in the area and
Demonstrate coconut based processing technology
and allow ARB's acquired the knowledge and
skills in line with coco based processing in order
for them to become future entrepreneurs.
The fund will cover Trainings (banana and coconut), Product Development, Market Development, Institutional Capacity, Benchmarking/ Educational Tour and Project Administrative and Operating Expenses.

Develop rural business centers to improve ac-

Regional personnel
(HR, Finance, Administrative, Planning, IT, KM) from
the Department of
Trade and Industry
Central
Visayas
participated in the
Fhrapik Conference
held at the Plaza
Del Norte Hotel and
Convention Center
on
March
3-6,
2015.

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In the time of peak construction activities, the Fair Trade

and Enforcement Bureau and the Department of Trade

Only those bearing the Philippine Standard (PS) and Import

and Industry Central Visayas (DTI) are intensifying

Commodity Clearance (ICC) marks are safe and reliable for

monitoring and enforcement activities on the implementa-

construction use, DTI regional director Asteria Caberte said.

tion of the Philippine National Standards (PNS) on construction materials such as ply wood, steel bars, angle

To ensure the quality of construction materials, the DTI re-

bars and galvanized iron sheets.

quires manufacturers and importers of these products to undergo government tests and inspections.

Recently, a monitoring and enforcement activity was conducted in the province of Bohol where two enforcement

Caberte declared that manufacturers and importers with the

teams composed of technical experts from Fair Trade and

PS license or ICC certificate are authorized to distribute and

Enforcement Bureau (FTEB) and DTI 7 staff were

sell with the printed PS mark or the ICC sticker affixed to their

fielded to do the actual enforcement to six business estab-

products. These required labels convey to the consumers that

lishments.

the products have passed the safety and performance tests

and will guide them in distinguishing reliable and safe goods

The joint enforcement activity resulted in the issuance of

from uncertified ones, which could be inferior or substandard.

Notice of Violation to six BEs in Tagbilaran City and

Tubigon, Bohol for violation of markings and labelling re-

Caberte added that consumers should always seek for PS

quirements under R.A 7394, RA 4109 or the Standards

and ICC marks when buying construction materials.

Law and DAO 2, series of 2007. Total estimated value of

Aside from checking the required labels, consumers also

goods seized/inventoried is placed at P 258,326.00.

need to know the proper use of these products to avoid untoward incidents, she advised.

Meanwhile, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is

reminding consumers to purchase only construction mate-

Republic Act 7394 or the Consumer Act of the Philippines

rials that are approved by its Bureau of Philippine Stan-

states that DTI shall conduct monitoring and enforcement

dards.

activities on the marking and labelling of consumer products.

On February 23, the DTI Bohol conducted a Business and Consumer Education Seminar to the staff of Toyota
Phils.-Tagbilaran City. DTI Bohol briefed
them on their Consumer Rights and Responsibilities and on the Lemon Law.

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In March this year, DTI Bohol PD Maria Elena Arbon shared learning experiences on the establishment of Bohols Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab) at
Design Talks during a trade exhibition held at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia in Manila.

Maria Crestuta, DTI Negros

Orientals messenger and janitress, together with her son
Erano Bohol Crestuta and family,
received a Livelihood Food Cart
from Universal Robina Corporation (URC) which includes 5
boxes of URC assorted products,
2 burner gas stove, 1 filled gasulito, and cooking pot with
strainer. The URC Livelihood
Food Cart with Equipment provides the beneficiary with an
additional source of livelihood or
income through selling of various
URC products to consumers.
The food cart project was conceptualized during a Diskwento
Caravan organized by the DTI in
Manjuyod, Negros Oriental.

The Consumer Advocates Inc. (CAI) in Negros Oriental conducted a

Luncheon Meeting in March 2015.

In photo is Indonesian Liaison Officer Hagung Hendrawin of Fairtrade International during a pre -planning session of Fairtrade Philippines held on
March 20 at Montebello Villa Hotel in Cebu City. During the workshop, the Department of Trade and Industry-Central Visayas Regional Office,
represented by Jojisilia Villamor, presented the DTI services.
Fairtrade Philippines was launched in Cebu last year in fulfilment of the Public-Private project of Fairtrade International, FLO-CERT and the German Development Bank through SIGN Asia Foundation, Inc. The organizations main goal is to raise the awareness of Philippine buyers / consumers on fair trade principles and develop a local market for fair trade.
Fair trade is an alternative approach to conventional trade and is based on a partnership between producers and consumers.

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Ma. Debbie Valor, a PWD from Malabugas, Bayawan City, formally

receives her Livelihood Cart during the Womens Month Celebration in
Negros Oriental last March 11.

Mayor Nathaniel Electona formally presented to Catalina T. Navarro from

Sta. Catalina her Livelihood Cart during the Kalahi Meeting in Negros Oriental last March 11.

Nochelyn E. Canamaque from Basay, Negros Oriental received her

food cart & equipment from URC

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A Livelihood Food Cart from Universal

Robina Corp. (URC) were given to four (4) families in Negros Oriental. Each family received the
cart which includes 5 boxes of URC assorted
products, a 2 burner gas stove, 1 filled gasulito,
and a cooking pot with strainer. This serves as a
start-up capital and/or additional volume to its current business by selling various URC products
and other products or goods that are not directly
competing with URC products such as banana
cue, tempura, fish balls, fries & others that require
cooking. The food cart aims to provide the beneficiaries with additional source of livelihood or income.
The Livelihood Food Cart project was
conceptualized during the Diskwento Caravan in
Manjuyod, Negros Oriental. The final concept
paper was presented by URC representatives to
the Center for Consumer Welfare (CCW) Officers
during their Year-end Performance Evaluation.

Maria Crestuta and family with their Livelihood Food Cart

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The Department of Trade and Industry conducted a Competitiveness Roadshow in Cebu and Bohol on March 10 and
11 this year for Local Government Units (LGUs) participating in the national competitiveness survey conducted by the
National Competitiveness Council (NCC).
The Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness ResearchSurvey is annually conducted by the National Competitiveness Council (NCC), in coordination with the regional and
provincial offices of the Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI), the Department of Interior and Local Government and
the Central Visayas Regional Competitiveness Committee .
Through this survey, the NCC can evaluate the experiences
of entrepreneurs with regards to their transactions with
LGUs. This will help our local governments to improve their
services. The competitiveness index is based on economic

dynamism, government efficiency, and infrastructure.

According to DTI RD Aster Caberte, Region 7 had a competitiveness rating of 62.67% in 2014, with bigger potential to soar higher
with tourism and agriculture as major economic drivers. The Philippines in 2014 had $5.7B worth of foreign investments, with GDP
growth at 6.1%, the second fastest growth in Asia.
The NCC was formed in October 2006 as a Public-Private Task
Force on Philippine Competitiveness by virtue of Presidential Executive Order No. 571, amended to E.O. no. 44 by the present
administration to address the improvement of the countrys competitiveness from the bottom third of competitiveness rankings to
the top third by 2016.
For more information on the activities of the NCC, visit the website
http://www.competitive.org.ph

On March 19 this year, the Department of Trade

and Industry (DTI) turned over a Shared Service Facility for technology upgarding of Agribased products to the Mag-uuma Nagkahiusa sa
Sam-ang ug Magdugo (MANAGSAMA), a farmers cooperative in Toledo, Cebu.
The Shared Service Facility (SSF) project of DTI
entails the setting up of common service facilities
or production centers for certain processes to
give MSMEs access to better technology and
more sophisticated equipment to accelerate their
bid for competitiveness and help them graduate
to a next level where they could tap a better and
wider market and be integrated in the global
supply chain.

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O
VIDE

Real knowledge through storytelling

VIDEO: Real knowledge through storytelling

Dr. Ed Hoffman, Chief Knowledge Officer and Director APPEL, NASA, and Jon Boyle Deputy Chief
Knowledge Officer, NASA discuss the power of stories in capturing and sharing lessons learned across
an organization.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XitdR6ZpFg

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XitdR6ZpFg)

Knowledge management (the process) and

knowledge managers (the people) are recent
organizational phenomena.
In many organisations, the Knowledge
Management Officer (KMO) position
has emerged in recent years that significantly affects the knowledge management activities in the organization.
Many of the Fortune 500 companies
already have Chief Knowledge Officers,
Knowledge Management Officers or
Knowledge Management Teams in
place.
A Knowledge
Management
Officer
(KMO) is generally the person responsible for ensuring that the organization
maximizes the value it achieves through
"knowledge". The KMO manages the
organizations intellectual capital and
the custodian of Knowledge Management practices in the organization.
Note that KMO is not a relabelling of the title
"Information Officer".
Unlike the Information Officer (IO), the Knowledge Management Officers (KMO) aim is to
ensure that management and staff leverage
on the organizations intellectual capital in order to make the right decisions and mirror

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best practices.
Unlike the Information Officer whose chief aim is
to provide information to the public and the media,
the KMO ensures that the organizations staff and
officers maximize the returns on investment in
knowledge (people, processes and intellectual
capital), exploit their intangible assets (knowhow), repeat successes, share best practices, improve innovation, and avoid knowledge loss after
organizational restructuring, personnel resignations and retirements .
The KMO has skills across a wide variety of areas. The KMO is also good at developing / understanding the big picture, advocacy (articulation,
promotion and justification of the knowledge
agenda), project and people management, communications (communicating clearly the knowledge agenda, have good listening skills and be
sensitive to organizational opportunities and obstacles), leadership, teamwork, influencing,
and interpersonal skills.
The KMO who successfully combines these skills
is well equipped as an excellent agent of
change for their organization.
Sources: http://providersedge.com/ and http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/

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In an economy characterized by the convergence of globalized

ment to diversity in their hiring processes.

commerce, widely available information and rapid technological

progress, innovation and entrepreneurship are crucial factors in

Being able to define what customers want can be the biggest opportunity

sustaining and growing a countrys competitiveness in the world.

or hindrance to innovation. Customers often define their wants by the

problem they need a solution for, but they dont always have the vision to

Companies need to push past conventional wisdom that causes

see beyond whats currently possible. In other words, customers can

them to think in a box.

impose boundaries by their own addiction to convention.

Whether you are part of a startup company or one thats several

Our company looks for the three Cs: someone who is creative, someone

generations old, you have to continue to reach above and beyond

who is curious and someone who is collaborative, Andrew Poslinski,

what you have done before to stay relevant. In other words: inno-

technical director of the Films Center for Excellence at Avery Dennison

vate or lose.

said.

Turning ideas into business opportunities quickly is just as crucial

These kinds of innovators will deliver products customers didnt even

for small and medium companies as it is for large companies. At

know they wanted.

the same time, however, managing risks by being selective is also

important.

But

Innovation has to be part of a companys culture, which means

Only if a business makes a conscious commitment to be innovative will it

onboarding the right people is crucial. Having diversity of thought

grow and succeed in todays economy.

has a tremendous impact on a companys ability to innovate. Small

(Source: http://www.forbes.com/)

customers

can

also

be

good

judges

of

innovation.

and medium companies can achieve success by making a commit-

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OTOP STORETINDAHANG PINOY CEBU.

OTOP Store, Cotcot, Lilo-an, Cebu, Philippines.

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Knowledge management is applied today across the world, in

all industry sectors, public and private organizations and humanitarian institutions and international charities.

c) increase our value and/or profitability

d) improve our products and services
e) respond faster

Most importantly, effective knowledge management is now recognised to be 'the key driver of new knowledge and new ideas'
to the innovation process, to new innovative products, services
and solutions.

Knowledge simply underpins everything we do. But there is

more.

The purpose of knowledge management is to be able to create,

transfer and apply knowledge in order to better achieve the objectives of the organization.
Most individuals, teams and organizations are today continually
reinventing the wheel. This is often because they simply do not
know that what they are trying to do has already been done by
someone elsewhere. They do not know what is already known,
or they do not know where to access the knowledge. Continually reinventing the wheel is such a costly and inefficient activity,
whereas a more systematic reuse of knowledge will show substantial cost benefits immediately.
Effective knowledge management should also dramatically increase our speed of response as a direct result of better knowledge access and application. Effective knowledge management, using more collective and systematic processes, will also
reduce our tendency to repeat the same mistakes. This is,
again, extremely costly and inefficient. Effective knowledge
management, therefore, can dramatically improve quality of
products and/or services.
It is very easy to see how effective knowledge management will
greatly contribute to improved excellence, which is to:
a) dramatically reduce costs
b) provide potential to expand and grow

Effective knowledge management, especially accelerated

knowledge creation, is also the driver for innovation. Increasingly, products and services are becoming smarter and more
knowledge based.
Our ability to better collaborate in physical and virtual teams,
as knowledge workers, is driving the process of new knowledge creation. Ideas can now be turned into innovative products and services much faster.
As organizations, we are learning faster, and that means that
individuals are learning faster. People are developing their
competencies and confidence faster in organizations that
practice effective knowledge management.
In summary, we simply cannot afford not to mainstream, to
embed and embody knowledge management principles,
strategies, policies, processes, methods, tools and technologies into our daily personal, team and organizational lives.
Knowledge has become the key strategic asset for the 21st
Century and for every organization that values knowledge it
must invest in developing the best strategy for identifying,
developing and applying the knowledge assets it needs to
succeed.
Source: http://www.knowledge-management-online.com

A conference on DTI
Finance, Human Resources, Administrative,
Planning, IT and Knowledge Management
(FHRAPIK) was conducted at the Plaza Del
Norte Hotel and Convention Center on March 36, 2015. It was participated by key personnel
from all regional offices
of the department, as
well as MSG and ROG
officials

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The Right to Basic Needs

The first consumer right is THE RIGHT TO BASIC NEEDS which guarantee survival, adequate food, clothing, shelter, health care, education
and sanitation.

The Right to Safety

The second consumer right is THE RIGHT TO SAFETY which is the
right to be protected against the marketing of goods or the provision of
services that are hazardous to health and life.
The Right to Information
The third consumer right is THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION which is the
right to be protected against dishonest or misleading advertising or labelling and the right to be given the facts and information needed to make
an informed choice.

The Right to Choose

The fourth consumer right is THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE which is the right
to choose products at competitive prices with an assurance of satisfactory quality.

The Right to Representation

The fifth consumer right is THE RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION which is
the right to express consumer interests in the making and execution of
government policies.

The Right to Redress

Consumer
Responsibilities
Critical Awareness
Ask questions on the quality, use, and prices of goods and
services.
Action
Know your consumer rights.
Social Concern
Care for senior citizens and persons with disabilities .
Environmental Awareness
Help maintain a clean environment.

The sixth consumer right is THE RIGHT TO REDRESS which is the right
to be compensated for misrepresentation, shoddy goods or unsatisfactory
services.

The Right to Consumer Education

The seventh consumer right is THE RIGHT TO CONSUMER EDUCATION which is the right to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to
be an informed customer.

The Right to a Healthy Environment

The eight consumer right is THE RIGHT TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT which is the right to live and work in an environment which is
neither threatening nor dangerous and which permits a life of dignity and
well-being.
Do your share in caring for our environment by practicing the 3R's of
environmental protection:
REDUCE - the source of solid wastes by buying earth friendly products. These are products that could be disposed properly without harming
our environment.
REUSE - products and containers as much as possible.

Solidarity
Join consumer organizations and be heard as a consumer.
Source: http://www.dti.gov.ph

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RECYCLE - because using recycled products and recycling per use,

will prolong the life of our landfills

Source: http://www.dti.gov.ph/

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KALAMPUSAN

Philippines

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REGIONAL OFFICE

EDITORIAL
BOARD

Executive Editor
Asteria C. Caberte
DTI 7 Regional Director
Managing Editor
Rose Mae Quinanola

Writer /Editor
Jojisilia Villamor
Lay-out Artists
Jerome Elarcosa &
Bernard Cabasisi

Contributors
Jacqueline Calumpang
Mercy Matalines
Mark Aristotle Cabagnot
Javier Fortunato Jr.
Shirelyn Villamor
Vierna Teresa Ligan
Angeline Gonzales
Jose Hibaya

Regional Director ASTERIA C. CABERTE

3rd Flr, WDC Bldg.,Osmena Boulevard, cor. P.Burgos, Cebu City
Tel. # (63)(032) 255-0036 / 255-0037
Fax # (63)(032) 253-7465
email: dti_7@yahoo.com / dticentralvisayas@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/dtiregion7
http://dti7updates.tumblr.com/
REGIONAL DIVISIONS
Business Development Division (BDD)
Victoria Diaz, Chief
Tel. Nos. 2550036 / 412-1989 / 412-1868 loc. 601
e-mail: bdd.dtiro7@gmail.com
Consumer Welfare and Business Regulatory Division (CWBRD)
Rose Mae Quinanola, Chief
Tel. Nos. 2550036 / 412-1989 / 412-1868 loc 301
Industry Development and Investment Promotions Division (IDIPD)
Minerva Yap, Chief
Tel. nos. 412-1944 / 4121945 / 255-6971 / 255-3926
e-mail: dtiro7.idipd@gmail.com
BOHOL PROVINCIAL OFFICE
Provincial Director MA. ELENA C. ARBON
2F FCB Bldg., CPG Ave., Tagbilaran City
Tel. # (63) 038-501-8260
Fax # (63) 038-412-3533
email: dtibohol@yahoo.com
CEBU PROVINCIAL OFFICE
Provincial Director: NELIA V.F. NAVARRO
DTI Building, Osmena Boulevard, corner Lapulapu Street, Cebu City
Tel. # (63)(032) 255-6971 / 255-3926
(63)(032) 412-1944 / 412-1945
email: dticebuphil@yahoo.com / dticebuphil@gmail.com
NEGROS ORIENTAL PROVINCIAL OFFICE
Provincial Director JAVIER FORTUNATO, JR
2F Uymatiao Bldg., San Jose Street. Dumaguete City
Tel. # (63)(035) 422-2764
Fax # (63)(035) 225-7211
email: dtinegor@gmail.com
SIQUIJOR PROVINCIAL OFFICE
Provincial Director NIMFA M. VIRTUCIO
CF Bldg., Legaspi St., Siquijor, Siquijor
Tel. # (63)035-480-9065
Fax # (63) 035-344-2238
Email: dtisiquijor@yahoo.com

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