tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32314412542528733362024-03-20T02:12:33.679-07:00Pinoy Online Socio-economics and Agri-tourism Support BlogThis blog is the collections of economist and interdisciplinary researcher Elmer R. Esplana of his socio-economics researches and analyses, agribusiness and agri-tourism development advocacy, special features, proposals and poetry compositions. Also, he would like to promote in this blog the developments in Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines (BIMP)-East ASEAN Growth Area (EAGA) and the ASEAN to support the promotion of economic integration of nations in Asia.ERE_economist2038http://www.blogger.com/profile/11601946409237870323noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231441254252873336.post-29586076108676765492014-07-29T07:24:00.001-07:002014-07-29T07:40:06.901-07:00THE FARMHOUSE - a horror, psycho thriller film<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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ERE_economist2038http://www.blogger.com/profile/11601946409237870323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231441254252873336.post-23295760850408023092013-07-19T22:43:00.000-07:002013-07-19T22:56:10.744-07:00Presentation Presented by Economist Elmer Esplana during the BIMP-EAGA 1st Agribusiness Cluster Meeting, Hotel Centro, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines, June 18, 2013 <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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ERE_economist2038http://www.blogger.com/profile/11601946409237870323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231441254252873336.post-88245049215620269132013-06-28T19:18:00.000-07:002013-06-28T20:16:01.888-07:00A challenge for organized farmers and fisherfolk and agribusiness groups for the advancement of Agro-industry and Food Security in the Philippines <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">A challenge for organized farmers and fisherfolk and
agribusiness groups for the advancement of Agro-industry and Food Security in
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by Elmer R. Esplana, advocate of agricultural and
agribusiness development in the Philippines, and Focal Person, Agrikulturang
Maunlad, June 29, 2013 <o:p></o:p></div>
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It is easier for
Pinoy farmers and fisherfolk to avail the production and post-harvest support
services through the different government agencies or support services office
of these Departments (Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Trade and Industy (DTI), Department of Science and Technogy (DOST), etc), if you are currently organized into an
organization (e.g. a cooperative, producers' association, federation of farmers
or fisherfolk, association of agribusiness entrepreneurs, etc.) rather than
isolating from any group or not mainstreaming from any available industry
organization which are already existing, cut across the different commodities.
You can take a look at some of the example associations such as Propork, Pork
Producers Federation in the Philippines for the hog groups; UBRA or United
Brioler and Raisers' Associaiton for broiler chicken groups; Philmaize of Philippine
Maize Federation for corn groups, to name some or any local or regional-based
farmers and fisherfolk organization in your area. There are the examples of
SIDCI or Soro-soro Ibaba Development Cooperative in Batangas, or Catmon
Multi-purpose Cooperative in Bulacan, to name some. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Organized groups serve as support system of farmers and
fisherfolk in the agriculture sector. Collaboration, cooperation,
interdependence, and partnership are
trend nowadays, that is the reason why
there is a PPP program in the government or what we call as the
Public-Private-Partnership Program. With
an organized and legitimized group, meaning, the group or organization has to be registered in SEC or it
is a legal entity, with BIR registered receipt, ready to conduct business or
accept grants, loans, etc. from whoever are interested to partner with your
organization in the process of doing your business, and pursuing the goals of
the organization.. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Organized group benefits from a collaboration and
cooperation from among their members by sharing of resources, information,
technology, and any available loan and financial assistance, e.g. ACEF or
Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund, specifically for DA, and any
regular program like the National Commodity (Agri-Pinoy) Program for the different
commodities, be it rice, corn, livestock, poultry, high-value crops,
organic/natural farmed products, etc. in the national or regional offices, and
your local government units (provincial, municipality, city, etc). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Upon the availability of this program in your areas, you can
apply to be considered as beneficiaries, and if you are qualify, and you hurdle
their requirements or have passed in the selection of the intended
beneficiaries, you get the benefits of the program, but first you have to apply
and before you apply, your responsibility is to be organized or make your own
agribusiness enterprise, that could
thrive as a legitimate business entity. Support to collective and
organized group and agribusiness organization has a potential higher impact or
socio-economic impact than in any single individual person getting the benefit
of a program, one at a time. Giving a support of a program from the individual
person is expensive and laborious in terms of the implementation of the any
program or project. It is also harder to get
the accountability for any payback scheme of the investment of the
government, in general, from an individual beneficiary of a certain program in
production and post-harvest, rather than an organized group, unless you really
have evolved as a successful enterprise/farm/company which are also qualified
for any support by any program, if you will pass the requirements of the
program, but you have to apply. "<i><b>Ask and you will receive</b></i>" as the
<b>Bible</b> says. Apply and if you have the
merit, as potential beneficiary, you
will get the benefit of the program or project.
As a regular requirement, a project proposal or a feasibility study is
always asked from the applicant's side for the government to assess, if the
potential business or social venture or your business idea or model have the
merit and have the potential to succeed, if it will be supported and of course,
if it fits to be included as part of the program. There are also Industry Commodity Roadmaps in
the different commodities which discussed and identified how the government
will prioritize any commodity support in
production and post-harvest and supply chain improvement intervention cut across commodities. You can study the trends why DA, DOLE,
DTI, DOST preferred an organized farmers
and fisherfolk groups or an organized agribusiness establishment/organization
because that is the best option where government resources in agricultural and
agribusiness development could be provided for. As a country, we need to
improve the performance of the agriculture sector and to make the different
industries in the agriculture competitive, capable of exporting any available
competitive products in the international market, to increase our country's
trade receipt, along the side of providing products for the domestic
consumption. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So why wait, when you can prepare to organize a group by
yourself, if you desire and have the guts, legitimized the group into an
organization with your fellow farmers
and fisherfolk or agribusiness stakeholders, and when the time comes,
you can avail the support services available, cut across the agencies that are
providing them in the current Aquino (P-Noy) administration. Make yourself available by preparing your
organization for a higher level of challenge or even higher benefits and
opportunities. It is important that each
stakeholder among the farmers and fisherfolk groups could contribute in the
sustained local and national development in the agriculture, agribusiness and
food sectors in the next five or more years. Keep the fire burning! The new
generation of Pinoy Yan type of farmers
and fisherfolk and agribusiness entrepreneurs are now multiplying for the
advancement of the Philippine economy. Be proud to each other or to anyone,
because that is the new Pinoy Yan figher mentality, with the end in mind or the
united vision for the country as a "Prosperous rural organized farmers and
fisherfolk, and communities that build
sustained livelihood of farmers and fisherfolk and profitable agribusiness
organization, cut across the supply chain of different commodities that provide
surplus for agro-industry and food security." Build your legacy Pinoy
farmers and fisherfolk through an
organized agribusiness organization for the agricultural and agribusiness
development of the Philippines! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Acknowledgement:<br />
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I would like to acknowledge the vision of the agribusiness development plan which was set in Strategic Agribusiness Development Plan (SADP), where the revised vision was taken as new united vision of the Philippine agriculture and agribusiness sector. It was drafted by SADP Team, Department of Agriculture and supported by Japan International Cooperation Agency, where the author is one of the commodity writers of this material published in February and October 2009.<br />
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For any comments, please email me at elmer.esplana@gmail.com or digitalpinoy2038@gmail.com</div>
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The Philippines will be hosting the 1<sup>st </sup>Brunei-Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-the Philippines - East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Agribusiness Cluster Meeting on 18-20 June 2013 at Hotel Centro in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines.</div>
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The meeting aims to present and discuss updates/developments and identify necessary next steps in the implementation of flagship programs and projects reflected in the Rolling Pipeline 2013-2014 as well as the other priorities of the Cluster.</div>
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Among the priority projects of the Cluster under the Rolling Pipeline 2013-2014, include: (a) Joint Venture on the Production of Hybrid Rice Seeds; (b) Seaweed Development Project (Export Development and Harmonization of Seaweed Good Aquaculture Practices Standards) (c) Information exchange through the establishment of a web-enabled Food Security Information Management System (FSIMS); and (d) Conduct of 2nd BIMP-EAGA and IMT-GT Agriculture Conference in 2014.</div>
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Other priority projects of the Cluster are: (i) Strengthening of the Smallholder Coconut Based Industries; (ii) Sulu Celebes Sea Sustainable Fisheries Management Project; and (iii) Establishment of BIMP-EAGA Food, Agribusiness and Logistics Corridor, among others.</div>
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The Agribusiness Cluster is anchored on the food basket strategy of BIMP-EAGA which focuses on three major themes, namely: food security, export development and, sustainable development.</div>
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The Cluster is currently being headed by the Philippines with Secretary Proceso Alcala of the Department of Agriculture seating as the Cluster Chairperson.</div>
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Around 100 participants coming from the four (4) member countries of BIMP-EAGA are expected to attend the subject meeting. Participants will be coming from the government and private sector as well as representatives from the local government units in BIMP-EAGA.</div>
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After the 2-day meeting, guests will be given the opportunity to see the wonders of Palawan including the world renowned Puerto Princesa Underground River.</div>
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Source: <a href="http://www.foodsecurity.eaga.da.gov.ph/" style="background-color: transparent;">http://www.foodsecurity.eaga.da.gov.ph</a></div>
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ERE_economist2038http://www.blogger.com/profile/11601946409237870323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231441254252873336.post-3789516379073166112012-08-21T03:21:00.002-07:002012-08-21T03:25:30.098-07:00Establishment of Web-enabled Food Security Information Management System in BIMP-EAGA: A Bilateral Proposal of the Philippines with Indonesia <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Elmer R. Esplana<a href="file:///C:/Users/BAI/Documents/1BIMP_EAGA_Indonesia/Paper/FinalPaper/FSIMS_EREsplana_PSAConfabAug17_2012_Final.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">[1]</span></b></span></span></a></span></b></div>
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Industry (BAI), Department of Agriculture (DA) <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This
study focuses on the development of a project on the establishment of a web-enabled
Food Security Information Management System (FSIMS) in
Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA). The project proposal was presented at the 9<sup>th</sup>
BIMP-EAGA Natural Resource Development (NRD) Cluster Meeting in April 2011 in
Brunei Darussalam with the intention of developing a web-enabled FSIMS for the
four-member countries of BIMP-EAGA. It
was approved in the Working Group and Cluster meeting by the four member
countries. But later, during the same
year the Agro-industry and Fisheries Cooperation Working Group core members
suggested a piloting the project between the Philippines and the Indonesia. A
bilateral proposal was submitted to Indonesia for their comments at the 10<sup>th</sup>
BIMP-EAGA NRD Cluster Meeting last May 2012 in Balikpapan City, Indonesia and
as part of the update of the initially presented concept paper in Brunei. The
proposal was accepted in principle by Indonesian representatives in the meeting
but with further comments to be submitted from the Ministry of Agriculture and
Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, as their official counter
proposal/comments for the bilateral proposal. In February 2012, the Phase 1
bilateral proposal of the project was submitted to the Japan-ASEAN Integration
Fund with the support of Mindanao Development Authority Philippine -EAGA
Secretariat. In August 2012, a notice of
interest for funding the said proposal was submitted to the Department of
Agriculture by the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to ASEAN through the
proponent with some improvement to be prepared for re-submission. In this study,
the researcher discusses developments of this BIMP-EAGA system and the
challenges of initially implementing the project for both the Philippines and
Indonesia, as part of the contribution of this sub-regional initiative to the
ASEAN. Based on the analysis, some
related indicators on food security on the regional level should be
strengthened, particularly on tracking the beginning stock based on
establishments, sources of food security information and related indicators, as
part of the indicators to be monitored, as integral part of the food security
information management system. The paper
provides recommendations on how to fast-track the pilot implementation of the
project in the Philippines and Indonesia, given the initial discussion and
communications with each other on the proposed bilateral project on food
security information management system. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">KEYWORDS:
Food Security, Information Management System, web-enabled, bilateral,
BIMP-EAGA, ASEAN, Philippines, Indonesia, NRD Cluster, Phase 1 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="file:///C:/Users/BAI/Documents/1BIMP_EAGA_Indonesia/Paper/FinalPaper/FSIMS_EREsplana_PSAConfabAug17_2012_Final.docx#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> Agriculturist II, Marketing
Development Division of BAI, Project Coordinator of Japan 2KR Livestock
“Oksyon” Market (LOM) Rehabilitation and Modernization Project in the
Philippines and Secretariat Coordinator, National Price and Volume Watch,
Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture. Presented at the Philippine Statistical
Association Annual Conference, Apo View Hotel, Davao City, Philippines, August
17, 2012. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">By Elmer R. Esplana, Socio-economist, Interdisciplinary Researcher and Social Entrepreneur, June 23, 2012</span></h1>
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THE Philippines will extend $1-billion loan to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to support the global efforts to stabilize the world economy and maintain it on a growth path, the central bank said on Wednesday.</div>
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"We are a member of the global community of nations and it is also in our interest to ensure economic and financial stability across the globe," said Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Amando Tetangco Jr.</div>
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The Philippines is a member of the IMF, which uses the contributions from its members to provide loans to countries going through financial difficulties to minimize its adverse impact on their people.</div>
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For nearly 40 years until 2006, the Philippines itself was a net borrower from the IMF.<br />
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The Philippines fully paid its loans to IMF in December 2006 as the implementation of continuing reforms have made the local economy stronger, Tetangco said.</div>
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He said the country's economic fundamentals are now sound, the local banks are able to meet domestic credit needs, and the central bank is capable of lending $1 billion from its international reserves to the IMF.</div>
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"This is a loan to the IMF and we will get our money back with interest. In effect, by extending a loan to the IMF that will earn money for the Philippines we are also able to help other nations saddled with financial problems. Other nations have also committed to help IMF address the current financial crisis," Tetangco said. <b>(SDR/Sunnex)</b></div>
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<b style="background-color: yellow;">Commentary</b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 1.45em;">This good news is something to be noted by each one, specially by our fellow
Filipino citizens. At least the Philippines has been learning to take the
social responsibility aspect of helping also other countries, in the process of
extending this loan to Inte</span><span class="textexposedshow" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.45em;">rnational Monetary Fund (IMF). Hopefully,we can also have the
equivalent institution that provides Official Development Assistance (ODA) to
other countries, as our equivalent institution that handles the economic,
development and humanitarian assistance to other countries in need of our
support in the likes of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Korea
International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), Australian Agency for International
Development (AusAID), United States Agency for International Development
(USAID). </span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow" style="background-color: yellow; line-height: 1.45em;"><b>Challenges</b></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.45em;">Can the Philippines be included to the listing of
"developed" country or "more economically developed
country" in the succeeding 20 to 30 years or longer years than that e.g.,
another 50 years or a centennial year, if the current improvement or
development in the Philippine economy will continue? </span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow" style="background-color: yellow; line-height: 1.45em;"><b>Encouragement </b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.45em;">I am encouraging my fellow
FILIPINOS to collectively contribute in our goals to further improve the
Philippines economy in the succeeding years to come, by maximizing the
utilization of technical skills/expertise, entrepreneurial ability/business
management capability, capital resources, scientific and technological facility
and infrastructure to the fullest in further developing the country's economy.
God is good all the time! I love the Philippines! Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! Mabuhay ang Filipino! Pilipinas Yan!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">"</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">We</span></b><span style="color: lime;">, the citizens of the Philippines and
inhabitants of this country</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b>PLEDGE</b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b> OURSELVES</b></span><span style="color: #666666;"> as <span style="font-size: large;"><b>one united people</b></span>, regardless
of </span><span style="color: blue;">language and lo</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">cal dialect, provincial, regional </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">and </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"> racial </span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">differences, political affiliation, and religion</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">; to build a </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">democratic</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">,
</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">God-fearing</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">, </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: purple;">peace-loving</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">, </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">collaborative and interdependent society</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> based on
</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;">justice </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">(we need to strengthen the justice system and implementation of laws,
policies, rules and regulations, etc.), </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: orange;">equality</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> (let’s all work together as a
team and become a team player with our individual inclination, talent, skill,
expertise), </span><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">good governance</span><span style="background-color: white; color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">(transparency, accountability, performance,
competence, etc.), </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">nationalism</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">, </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: lime;">discipline</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">, </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: magenta;">participation</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">, </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #e06666;">prayer</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">, </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">faith </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">and
</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">sacrifice</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">, so we can </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;">contribute for the advancement of our country's societal
challenges, needs and concerns </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">(family, work, profession, economic, social,
political and spiritual aspects, etc.) </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;">at the right time, right place and with
the right purpose; and to aim to become “Champion” in the individual God-given
calling that we are in, so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and progress for
our nation</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">." - </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/agrikulturang.maunlad" style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="color: #3b5998; text-decoration: none;">Agrikulturang
Maunlad</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">, February 28, 2011</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>ERE_economist2038http://www.blogger.com/profile/11601946409237870323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231441254252873336.post-890023522871070022012-04-30T23:53:00.001-07:002012-08-21T03:27:40.759-07:00Pinoy Yan Sharing Time Series No. 5 and onwards<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Pinoy Yan Sharing Time Series No. 5 and onwards </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Pinoy Yan Sharing Time No. 6: Lets continue to work hard bearing in mind our family, our fellow Filipinos (Mga Kababayans), our God, our country and other nations of the world, so we can contribute effectively and efficiently for the advancement of local and national development in different parts of the country and in the different parts of the world in the succeeding five to twenty years. We promote and contribute for the development of new breed of Filipino workers and entrepreneurs (employers) from "Pinoy Kase!" to "PINOY YAN!" Mabuhay ka Pinoy Yan Movement! Pinoy, you are great people indeed (In commemoration of Labor Day 2012, May 1, 2012)</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Pinoy Yan Sharing Time No. 5: I have a dream today that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain and the crooked places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together... With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go t</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">o jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day. - (Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr, August 28, 1963, lifted from The March on Washington Address, from the book titled Great American Speeches, edited by Gregory R. Suriano, Random House. NY:1993). The Philippines and the Filipinos in order to achieve a higher level of socio-economic growth and development should rise as a united state of people-loving, peace-loving, purpose-loving, education and health-loving, environment-loving, competitive-loving, justice-loving, righteous-loving, and God-loving citizens to attain an improved local, regional and national economic prosperity in the next five to 20 years. Let's give our part to attain this dream and become a great brown race of Asian country because Pinoy Yan! God is good all the time! - April 14, 2012</span></div>
ERE_economist2038http://www.blogger.com/profile/11601946409237870323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231441254252873336.post-2801722516107101942012-04-01T06:48:00.001-07:002012-04-01T06:48:36.765-07:00Inspirational Quotations from the Facebook of Socio-economist Elmer Esplana<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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April 1, 2012<br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality (Napoleon Hill- 1883-1970). Enthusiasm engages our commitment, and commitment create personal power. Nothing happens until you do something. Asking for help- is doing something (Robin Sieger, Natural Born Winners, 2004). The infinite God cannot be measured by finite man (ODB, RBC Ministries, 2008).</span><br />
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March 24, 2012<br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these (George Washington Carver). The beauty of life is we will all be passing through in His stages one day at a time! Let's all make the most out of all God's life's stages, as we move on in the coming days! God is good all the time!</span><br />
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March 18, 2012<br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago (Psalm 77:11). Lord, You are good to all, that even your only Son-Jesus Christ- became the payment for all the sins that we have done in this life. We thank you for the miracles of life, that we can face the day and the future with enthusiasm because we know you are alive. You are faithful to all your promises and great in your mercy and grace for the Philippines and all Filipinos throughout the world.</span><br />
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March 16, 2012<br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door (Milton Berle,a comedian). Right opportunity will always there, but we have to be ready to receive them anytime, when we want it to be included as part of our life. The decision to get the right opportunity lies in our conviction and desire to contribute in the advancement of His purpose or mission in our life. God is the giver of right opportunity and whatever opportunity He started in our lives He will accomplish his purpose in that opportunity in the right time. We just need to be sensitive in getting the right opportunity, because it will always come from Him, anyway! This is the power of His grace and mercy upon each one. Thank you Lord!</span><br />
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March 11, 2012<br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">One learns people through the heart, not the eyes or the intellect (Mark Twain). People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care...about them! Love is caring-caring enough to invest your life,to give it your all, to stick it out, to do the best you possibly can (Zig Ziglar et. al, Top Performance:How to develop excellence in yourself and others).</span><br />
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March 4, 2012<br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">It is motive alone that gives character to the actions of men (Bruyere). A man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder (Thomas Carlyle). For a good man/woman, the purpose of motivation is the motivation of the purpose which transform and transcend challenges into opportunities to serve other people.</span><br />
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March 1, 2012<br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">How blessed is the man (woman) who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers...his delights is in the law of the Lord...He is like a tree firmly planted by the streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither; And whaterver he does, he prospers (Psalms 1:1-3). God is our protector and our Saviour in this life. He is good all the time for all His people, throughout the different generations. Let us keep on doing good all the time, because He watches us always and forever.</span><br />
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February 18, 2012<br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Not everyone can be famous, but everybody can be great because greatness is determined by what you (we) do (Oprah Winfrey). In all the things that we do, what matters most is how these things contribute to the advancement of His Kingdom in our lives, family, society, people and country! God is our judge in all things! He is the main reason for our living on earth! Salamat sa kanyang katapatan!</span></div>ERE_economist2038http://www.blogger.com/profile/11601946409237870323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231441254252873336.post-45036125142981377792012-04-01T06:32:00.004-07:002012-04-01T06:33:36.238-07:00Wanted (1) SCIENCE RESEARCH ASSISTANT<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Job vacancy for one job order (1) SCIENCE RESEARCH ASSISTANT</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">at the Marketing Development Division (MDD) for the PCAARRD-BAI Research-funded project for the period of May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. Renewable for another three to six months.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">SCOPE OF WORK:</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">1. Assists in the preparation of materials/resources and implementation of the project as directed by the Project Leader;</span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">2. Assist in collecting, encoding, collation and analysis of data on the current pork industry situation in the study areas.<br />3. Assists in the development of research instrument and survey.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />4. Assists in the development of supply chain map for pork showing the key players and their requirements, activities, and services carried out, logistic issues, external influences and flow of product, payment and information.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />5. Assists in the validation of Supply Chain Map and field surveys<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />6. Assists in the processing and analysis of data, preparation of preliminary and final submission of terminal report.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />7. Assists in the identification of areas for improvement through participatory monitoring and evaluation of the dynamics of the supply chain.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />8. Could travel and participate in the field visit and interviews of pork industry stakeholders in the study areas.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />9. Assists in the formulation of recommendations and other project-related activities<br /><br />Qualifications of SCIENCE RESEARCH ASSISTANT<br />1. At least 20 years old.<br />2. Preferably a graduate of BS Economics, Development Communication/Research,<br />Agricultural/Business Economics, Agribusiness, Marketing and other Social Science degree.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />3. Preparably at least one (1) year experience in research and development (R&D)-related job.<br />4. Please submit resume and official Transcript of Records for the validation of your qualifications.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br /><br />For interested applicants, please contact Mr. Elmer Esplana, Project Leader, BAI-PCAARRD-Project Management Office, Marketing Development Division, Bureau of Animal Industry, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City or at Telephone Nos. 9259229/9266866 or email: <a href="mailto:bai.sciproject@gmail.com">bai.sciproject@gmail.com</a>. </span></div>ERE_economist2038http://www.blogger.com/profile/11601946409237870323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231441254252873336.post-28333045535035472272012-02-28T06:51:00.000-08:002012-02-28T06:51:46.200-08:00BAI Selected Job Orders and Qualifications for selected projects<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Wanted: <b>One (1) Programmer/System Analyst/Administrator </b>at the Marketing Development Division, Bureau of Animal Industry for the period of March 1, 2012 to August 31, 2012 and renewable at the end of the project.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">1. Handles & manages the IT infrastructure of 2KR Project of MDD (IT infrastructure includes hadware, software, data IT manpower & connectivity (voice & data);</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">2. Performs</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"> analysis, design & programming of software applications and /or system that are required to support business processes of the orgranization;<br />3. Documents & maintains all software applications purchased or developed by the orgranization;<br />4. Provides technical support to IT users in the organization;<br />5. Provides IT recommendation to Project Coordinator to improve IT efficiency within network and partner organization of the project;<br />6. Performs tasks that will bring quality, efficiency and convenience to IT users in the organization<br />7. Could support and travel to assist BAI-MDD Related ICT activities in the regional level and local government units<br />8. Performs other project related activities as required.<br />Qualifications of Programmer/System Analyst/Administrator<br />1. At least 21 years old<br />2. Diploma in Associate in Computer Science.<br />3. At least 2 years experience in IT-related job (web developer, networking<br />and troubleshooting both hardware and software.)<br />For interested applicant, please call Mr. Elmer Esplana, @KR LOM Rehabilitation and Modernization Project Coordinator at telephone no. 02-9259229 or call 0929-8502545 or you can email your resume at bai.lomproject@gmail.com.</span>
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Wanted: <b>One (1) RESEARCH ASSISTANT </b>at the Marketing Development Division (MDD), Bureau of Animal Industry for the period of March 1, 2012 to August 31, 2012 and renewable until the end of the project.<br />SCOPE OF WORK:<br />1. Assists in the preparation of materials/resources and implementation of the project as directed by the Project Leader and Project Coordinator;<br />2. Collects and encodes, collates and <span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">analyzes data on socio-economic performance of LGUs, livestock and poultry agricultural/agribusiness situation of project sites.<br />3. Prepares drafts of monthly and quarterly reports.<br />4. Support the activities of the database, web content writing and management<br />5. Could travel and participate in the fields work of the socio-economics research and MIS research and assessment of LGU clients.<br />6. Monitor, draft and facilitate the reply to email and letter communications received by the MDD-Project Management Office related to the project.<br />7. Performs other project related activities as required.<br />Qualifications of RESEARCH ASSISTANT<br />1. At least 20 years old.<br />2. Preferably a graduate of BS Economics, Development<br />Development Communication, Agricultural Economics,<br />Computer Science, Agribusiness and Marketing Mgt.<br />3. At least 2 years experience in either research-related or IT-related job<br /><br />For interested applicant, please call Mr. Elmer Esplana, 2KR LOM Rehabilitation and Modernization Project Coordinator at telephone no. 02-9259229 or call 0929-8502545 or you can email your resume at bai.lomproject@gmail.com.</span>
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">Wanted: Job Order for<b> one (1) Development/Communication Officer</b><br />at the Office of the Director (OD), MIS-PRS, Bureau of Animal Industry for the<br />period March 1, 2012 - August 31, 2012, renewable at the end of the year.<br /><br />Scope of Work:<br /><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">1. Leads effort in identifying new communication opportunities<br />and developing appropriate messages.<br />2. Covers the events of the Office of the Director (OD) and prepare press<br />releases, feature articles and other publications output for printed<br />or online publication, particularly in BAI website.<br />3. Implements a comprehensive communication plan for the Office<br />of the Director to consistently and effectively communicate<br />key messages for the promotion of the Bureau of Animal Industry.<br />4. Directly reports to the Chairman of MIS-PRS Working Committee<br />on the activities which have to be prioritized in the conduct of work<br />in the MIS-PRS to web-based development.<br />5. Coordinate with trimedia orgts.for coverage the events and activities of<br />BAI and the different key activities in BAI's Division for their promotion.<br />6. Develop project proposals on development communications that<br />will promote the Bureau of Animal Industry and the MIS-PRS.<br />7. Perform other tasks as required by the Director and MIS-Team-in-Charge.<br />8. Could support and travel to assist Development Communications/Agricultural Journalism activities.<br /><br />Qualifications of Development/Communication Officer<br />1. At least 21 years old<br />2. Bachelor degree in Development Communication, Journalism, Economics<br />3. At least two years experience in development communication<br />journalist, information management and research-related work.<br /><br />For interested applicant, please call Mr. Elmer Esplana at telephone no. 02-9259229 or call 0929-8502545 or you can email your resume at baimis.prs@gmail.com.</span>
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><br /></span></span></span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">Wanted: Job Order for<b> one (1) DATA ENCODER/Network Administrator </b><br />at the Office of the Director(OD), Management Information System-Public Relations Service (MIS-PRS), Bureau of Animal Industry for the period of March 1, 2012 to August 31, 2012, and renewable at the end of the year.<br /><br />SCOPE OF WORK:<br />1. Encode data of the MIS-PRS related to the information and promotion<br /><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">of BAI<br />2. Able to construct, analyze and troubleshoot the interconnection of LAN;<br />3. Assist in the recording & updating of database accountabilities of BAI employees;<br />4. Develop a computer network LAN based methods on MIS system of<br />equipments of BAI and other database system related to project;<br />5. Provides data processing support of various activities of BAI Integrated MIS Program;<br />6 .Provide support in the installation of software/harware;<br />7. Set-up and performs major/minor maintenance on data processing equipments;<br />8. Repair minor and major defects of computer hardware;<br />9. Assist in establishing information/database for the BAI website;<br />10. Perform other computer related works assigend by immediate supervisor.<br />11. Could support and travel to assist BAI-related activities requirement.<br /><br />Qualifications of DATA ENCODER/NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR<br />1. At least 20 years old.<br />2. Diploma in Associate in Computer Science<br />3. At least 2 years experience in IT-related job<br /><br />For interested applicant, please call Mr. Elmer Esplana at telephone no. 02-9259229 or call 0929-8502545 or you can email your resume at baimis.prs@gmail.com.</span>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">JOB ORDER:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">Supply of labor of
one (<b>1) Programmer/System Analyst/Administrator </b>at the Marketing
Development Division for the period of
March 1, 2012 to August 31, 2012.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">1. Handles & manages the IT infrastructure of 2KR
Project of MDD (IT infrastructure includes hadware, software, data IT
manpower & connectivity (voice & data);</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">2. Performs analysis, design & programming of software
applications and /or system that are required to support business processes
of the orgranization;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">3. Documents &
maintains all software applications purchased or developed by the
orgranization;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">4. Provides technical support to IT users in the
organization;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">5. Provides IT recommendation to Project Coordinator to
improve IT efficiency within
network and partner
organization of the project;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">6. Performs tasks that will bring quality, efficiency and
convenience to IT users in the organization</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">7. Could support and travel to assist BAI-MDD Related ICT
activities in the regional level and local government units </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">8. Performs other project related activities as required.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Qualifications of Programmer/System Analyst/Administrator</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">1. At least 21 years old</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">2. Diploma in Associate in Computer Science.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">3. At least 2 years experience in IT-related job (web
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and troubleshooting both hardware and software.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">For interested applicant, please call Mr. Elmer Esplana, Project Coordinator at 9259229/9266866 or email your resume at <b>bai.lomproject@gmail.com </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div>
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</div>ERE_economist2038http://www.blogger.com/profile/11601946409237870323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231441254252873336.post-37526993072371757562012-02-20T04:12:00.000-08:002012-02-28T07:20:03.525-08:00Wanted Research Assistant<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">JOB ORDER:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Supply of labor and services of
one (<b>1) RESEARCH ASSISTANT at the Marketing Development
Division (MDD), Bureau of Animal Industry for the period of March 1, 2012 to August 31, 2012</b></span></div>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 12.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 3.2in;" valign="bottom" width="307"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 12.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 3.2in;" valign="bottom" width="307"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">SCOPE OF WORK:</span></b></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: .5in; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 3.2in;" width="307"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">1. Assists in the preparation of
materials/resources and implementation of the project as directed by the
Project Leader and Project Coordinator;</span></div>
</td>
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<td style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 48.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 3.2in;" width="307"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">2. Collects and encodes, collates
and analyzes data on socio-economic performance of LGUs, livestock and
poultry agricultural/agribusiness situation of project sites. </span></div>
</td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 12.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 3.2in;" valign="bottom" width="307"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">3. Prepares drafts of monthly and
quarterly reports.</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 26.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;">
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 26.25pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 3.2in;" width="307"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">4. Support the activities of the
database, web content writing and management
</span></div>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 36.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8;">
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 36.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 3.2in;" width="307"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">5. Could travel and participate in
the fields work of the socio-economics research and MIS research and
assessment of LGU clients. </span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 39.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 9;">
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 39.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 3.2in;" width="307"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">6. Monitor, draft and facilitate
the reply to email and letter communications received by the MDD-Project
Management Office related to the project. </span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 11.25pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 3.2in;" width="307"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">7. Performs other project related
activities as required.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Qualifications of RESEARCH
ASSISTANT</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">1. At least 20 years old.</span></div>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 12.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 3.2in;" valign="bottom" width="307"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">2. Preferably a graduate of BS
Economics, Development </span></div>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 12.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 3.2in;" valign="bottom" width="307"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">
Development Communication, Agricultural Economics, </span></div>
</td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 12.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 3.2in;" valign="bottom" width="307"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">
Computer Science, Agribusiness and Marketing Mgt.</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 24.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 3.2in;" width="307"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">3. At least 2 years experience in
either research-related or IT-related job</span></div>
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<tr height="48"><td class="xl70" height="48" style="height: 36pt; width: 230pt;" width="307"><b>For
those interested applicants, please email your resume at
bai.lomproject@gmail.com or call Mr. Elmer Esplana at 9259229/9266866.</b></td></tr>
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</div>ERE_economist2038http://www.blogger.com/profile/11601946409237870323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231441254252873336.post-44750678050147801572012-01-18T07:50:00.000-08:002012-01-20T16:29:59.588-08:00Pinoy Yan Sharing Time Series, January 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Pinoy Yan Sharing Time Series, January 2012</strong></span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Pinoy Yan Sharing Time No.
4.</b> Our country needs righteous leaders who are willing to revolutionize the
improvement of socioeconomic, governance and spiritual condition of this
country, leaders who are willing to left legacy and history in local and national
development, in the succeeding 10 years and for the next generation with
eternal value. Yes, amid the injustices of life created by unrighteous leaders
in the Philippines, here comes the provision of courage, faith and strength
which will only come from the All-powerful, All-present and All-knowing God of
righteous leaders. Would you like to be one of them? Pinoy Yan! - ERE, January 21,
2012</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong><br /></strong></span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong><br /></strong></span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong>Pinoy Yan Sharing Time No. 3.</strong> Never look at what you have lost, look at what
you have left (Lifted from Robert H. Schuller, The Be-Happy Attitudes, 1st
Indian Edition, 1992). Build on your strengths and do something to improve your
weaknesses for the better. Continue to fight for your country’s future because
you know that there will always be hope for those who trust the Lord, God
Almighty, whatever happen. Remember all the good things He has done for your family,
your work, and your country. Renewed your minds and hearts for a higher calling
from God. He is good all the time! ERE,
January 18, 2012 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong>Pinoy Yan Sharing Time No.
2.</strong> It is a blessing to know that someone up there is looking for each one of
us, who cares for our needs and who inspires us to make a difference in the
lives of other people! We look forward for a closer journey with Him everyday!
Hurrah! He is good all the time! - ERE, January 13, 2012</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong>Pinoy Yan Sharing Time No.
1.</strong> We can teach ourselves to be happy! The future begins with whatever is in
our hands today! Jesus taught us that giving was one of the ways to multiply
what He has given each one so that he can fulfill His plan in our lives. May
the Lord Jesus Christ inspire us to do better in 2012 and onwards for our
individual family, for all Filipinos, for the Phiilippines and for the glory of
His name. God is good all the time! - ERE, January 7, 2012</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Blessed be the New Year
2012 for each one. May this serve as a new beginning of more intense journey of
all Filipinos for making the Philippines, a great country again. We move
forward so that "Pinoy kase" becomes "Pinoy Yan" in the next
10 years. Hurrah! God is good all the time! Purihin sya lagi! - December 30, 2011</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></div>ERE_economist2038http://www.blogger.com/profile/11601946409237870323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231441254252873336.post-63117457901199890522012-01-08T01:26:00.000-08:002012-01-09T20:40:00.710-08:00Pinoy Yan Movement: An Open Invitation to Regain the Greatness of the Brown Race in the succeeding 10 Years and Onwards<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Pinoy Yan Movement: An Open Invitation to Regain the Greatness of the Brown Race - Filipino people - in ten years and onwards </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To all Filipino who believes that we can be a better country again;</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">During the end of the year, part of the activities I have done is to look at how we can be of better use as an individual Filipino citizen in our generation and to make an impact for the next generation to come. In my personal devotional time, I got the impression that the key to making this country a great nation again in the coming days. From what we have done during the 60's as some other countries have admired the Philippines for being a model, as described by <i>Aseanfocus.com</i>, stated as <i>"By the 60's the </i></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i style="font-size: 16px;">Philippines was the most successful manufacturing country in Southeast Asia and appeared to be the most prosperous."- </i><span style="font-size: x-small;">lifted from </span><i style="font-size: 16px;">"</i></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;">A Short History of Southeast Asia: Philippines"</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We were no. 2 then, second only to Japan based on most of the observers in Asia. But now we are no. two to the lowest or one of the countries with the lowest level of socio-economic development in Asia. We are left behind by South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, to name some. </span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As a people, we need to organized a unified effort to make our "bad image" with the name "Pinoy Kase," which connotes a negative image for us Filipinos or "Pinoy," as it relates to the bad "crab mentality" attitude. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An example of this bad image include doing illegal things abroad, doing short cuts in doing business to attain success, and the "crab mentality" attitude, I have earlier mentioned. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Crab mentality <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 12px;">describes a way of thinking best described by the phrase...."if i can't have it, neither can you." It is </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">a metaphor referring to a pot of crabs in which one of them tries to escape and instead is pulled down by the rest of them (</span><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://wiki.answers.com/">http://wiki.answers.com</a>)<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">.</span> </span></span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Sabi ng Answers.com ang "crab mentality" ay</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"> nagsimula ayon sa kasaysayan noong panahon pa ng Kastila. Isa itong kaugalian namana pa ng mga Filipino sa Kastila. Ito ay isang kaugalian na hindi kaaya-aya dahil isa itong pangit na <u>kaugalian ng ilang mga Filipin</u>o. Kabilang sa nakalakip na masamang paguugali sa "crab mentality" or "utak alimangu" ay ang <span style="color: red;"><i>paninirang puri</i></span>, <span style="color: red;"><i>pag-gawa ng kwento sa kapwa</i></span>, at <span style="color: red;"><i>inggit sa mga nakakaangat na kababayan</i></span>.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Answers.com gave this example: </span></span><br />
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<div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>"Ang crab o alimangu pag nilangay mo sa timba ay nag uunahan makapunta sa bunganga ng timba, ngunit sa pag punta nga ilan sa malapit na sa bunganga nito ay hinahatak naman ng ibang alimangu ang ilan para hindi makalabas sa timba. Maihalintulad nito ang tao, pag may nakakaangat na sa buhay, ang ilan ay panag-iisipan ng masama."</b></i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We need to remove this bad attitude and start replacing it with a good attitude which basically will support our country to become a great country again in this time of the 21st century, not only for this generation, but for the succeeding generation of the Brown Race.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As I have put it during my year-end contemplation with this prayer and wishes for each one for 2012: </span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Blessed be the New Year 2012 for each one. May this serve as a new beginning of more intense journey of all Filipinos for making the Philippines, a great country again. We move forward so that "Pinoy Kase" becomes "Pinoy Yan" in the next 10 years. Hurrah! God is good all the time! Purihin sya lagi!" - December 30, 2011</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The "Pinoy Kase!" bad image includes the "crab mentality" as something part of the culture which we need to transform into a positive one. We can transform this crab mentality attitude into a positive attitude by believing that as Filipino we can unitedly contribute positively in the national and local development of the Philippines. This could start from performing our duties and responsibilities in our individual family, to the performance of our individual duties and responsibilities in our work and vocation in life. This could serve as our individual reason and motivation to become a better person God wants us to be, for ourselves, for our family, for our people and for our country, in the process. </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Furthermore, I am sharing with you this important open invitation, as a demonstration of promoting Pinoy Yan Movement. It is a movement and a challenge to all Filipinos to collectively contribute in developing a new good image of Filipinos, the Pinoy Yan attitude here in the Philippines and abroad. In my initial promotional sharing time message, I stated that, </span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">"We can teach ourselves to be happy! The future begins with whatever is in our hands today! Jesus taught us that giving was one of the ways to multiply what He has given each one, so that he can fulfill His plan in our lives. May the Lord Jesus Christ inspire us to do better in 2012 and onwards for our individual family, for all Filipinos, for the Phiilippines and for the glory of His name. God is good all the time!" - </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pinoy Yan Sharing Time No. 1,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">January 7, 2012</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My advocacy for every Filipino, rich or poor, young or old, male or female, student, professional, housewife or farmer or whatever vocation you are in or you have inclination is to do our own </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">individual </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">business by giving our best contribution based on the talents, skills, and gifts which was given to us by God, to demonstrate excellence and to promote best practices in whatever areas of influence we are in as Filipinos. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sabi nga, "Trabaho lang walang personalan" should be our motto, a demonstration that we are doing our own business well as a renewed Filipino citizen during this time and for our country's future in the succeeding generation. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We say,</span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> "let live and let others live as human beings created by God." If we have done this individually, the blessing of our Great King and Creator will be poured out from heaven, because we have demonstrated the giving of ourselves for others to live - our fellow Filipinos. You will be blessed, I will be blessed, all Filipinos will be blessed because the curse which I call and we all call as the "crab mentality" among us have been removed as part of our culture. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If we will not eliminate the culture of "crab mentality" among ourselves and among our people, it will be a forever curse, and part of our cultural liabilities, as Filipinos or as a people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I personally aim to organize a campaign that "crab mentality" be removed </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">as one of the bad attitudes that hampered us to attain a higher level of socio-economic growth and development, as a country. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes, we can rise again as a great people and great country in Asia! We can rise again with a renewed strength, new hope, new commitment and new life changed by the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, for the whole world, for the national economy, for the socio-economic development, for each one my brothers and sisters, for the better life ahead in the next 10 years and onwards. Yes, we can say eye-to-eye to each one, and to our Great Creator, that we have done our part and the best that we can, in our time! </span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">May the Lord Jesus Christ be our guide along the way in promoting the Pinoy Yan attitude, a positive attitude of developing a God-given confidence that He has provided us as a gift, a blessing and part of His grace and mercy in the Brown Race. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes, we can do better and we can be a great people, a great country, capable of competing in any areas of expertise, with the rest of the world's different nationalities. These include further improving a sustained socio-economic growth and development in the Philippines in 2012 and in the coming years. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Your individual contribution will matter a lot, I believed, brothers and sisters, mga Kapuso, mga Kapamilya! </span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Salamat so inyong lahat, mga kapwa ko Filipino! "Kapwa ko, Mahal ko" as one TV program says.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Finally, I will leave this new dream which I have conceptualized when I visited Singapore in February of 2011 and will give you statement of pledge for the Philippines for the Pinoy Yan Movement which says: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Statement of Pledge for the Philippines of "Pinoy Yan Movement" </span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><br />
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<i><b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 14px;">"We, the citizens of the Philippines and inhabitants of this country, pledge ourselves as one united people, regardless of language and local dialect, provincial, regional and racial differences, political affiliation, and religion; to build a democratic, God-fearing, peace-loving, collaborative and interdependent society based on justice, equality, good governance, nationalism, discipline, participation, prayer, faith and sacrifice, so we can contribute for the advancement of our country's societal challenges, needs and concerns at the right time, right place and with the right purpose; and to aim to become “Champion” in the individual God-given calling that we are in, so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and progress for our nation." </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 14px;">February 2011</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 14px;">-</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"> </span></b></i></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I strongly believe that we can all contribute in this Statement of Pledge if we will only make it a commitment among ourselves for the Brown Race - Filipino people - in the next 10 years and onwards. </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16pt;">Secretary Proceso J. Alcala</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">(Message delivered by BAI Director Efren C. Nuestro on behalf of Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala during the inauguration & blessing of La Union Honeybee Center, Raois, Bacnotan, La Union, September 2, 2011)</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br />
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The Department of Agriculture has already recognized the inclusion of the apiculture/beekeeping as one of the commodities of the Department of Agriculture and the significant contribution of this emerging industry in the agriculture sector. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The country is producing honey at 150 metric tons per year. This is not enough to satisfy the requirement of the different end-users using this honey such as the households, hotels, restaurants and other institutional buyers. The country has imported honey in 2009 at 399 tons valued at $ US 1.32 million or an estimated peso value of P61 million. We are also importing artificial honey of 104 tons valued at P4 million. In 2009, the major supplier of natural honey is Australia which contributes around 89 percent of the supply of honey in 2009. India contributed three (3) percent, United States and Austria contributed both two (2) percent. Thailand and Egypt contributed both only one (1) percent. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">With this new <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">La Union Honeybee Center</b> which the province of La Union envisioned to make your province the<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> “Honeybee Capital of the North” </b>we believe that this is a good move for the honey industry stakeholders to be competitive and profitable. This center basically answers that concern of our beekeepers of getting one-stop-shop center that will help our beekeepers to improve their post-production and marketing activities of the supply chain of the bee industry which will encourage more farmers to go into the beekeeping and produce more honey. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The Secretary would be happy to note of the development of apiculture in La Union and rest assured that he will provide the much needed support to the industry. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxruXF2AMTry75jb7OXtDJ1eJCA3jm8oK6izhwBHdFPysfsutkWym0oc1vsRH3Pc9hcoMNp-gS0HCE1KT_GcKY8nC4UtiiObZB5NXWHyUsLGu6Nvo1CjmZuZ7uiQasUqrA0BHE6e0yj6KD/s1600/541.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxruXF2AMTry75jb7OXtDJ1eJCA3jm8oK6izhwBHdFPysfsutkWym0oc1vsRH3Pc9hcoMNp-gS0HCE1KT_GcKY8nC4UtiiObZB5NXWHyUsLGu6Nvo1CjmZuZ7uiQasUqrA0BHE6e0yj6KD/s320/541.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">On a personal note, BAI Director Efren Nuestro said that while going to La Union he saw billboard of a big fastfood chain which support in promoting the honeybee industry by posting says the words “Bee Happy” with their mascot. To him he said that it shows of the unity or cooperation of the food service stakeholder with the honey industry stakeholders for the apiculture development in the province. </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Let’s all move forward to a higher level of call and become a “Champion” in our individual area of participation in the honeybee industry development in the country. Good afternoon again to each one and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Mabuhay ang honey industry”</i></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">in La Union and in the Philippines.</b> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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</div></div>ERE_economist2038http://www.blogger.com/profile/11601946409237870323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231441254252873336.post-36016748880773086462011-08-06T15:48:00.000-07:002011-08-06T15:48:01.512-07:00Development in the Supply Chain of the Philippine Agri-tourism Industry: An Assessment<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I am sharing the presentation material I presented during the 1st International Agriculture and Tourism Expo (IATE) at the World Trade Center (WTC), Pasay City, Philippines, July 1, 2011. This is an additional information aside from the Executive Summary I also posted here in Pinoy Online Socio-economics and Agri-tourism Support Blog.<br />
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This will be useful for those interested to look for an investment opportunities in the Philippines both for local and foreign investors.<br />
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Please click the link below to go to the presentation in slideshare.net.<br />
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<a href="http://www.slideshare.net/cpr_elmer/development-in-the-supply-chain-of-the-philippine-agritourism-industry">http://www.slideshare.net/cpr_elmer/development-in-the-supply-chain-of-the-philippine-agritourism-industry</a></div>ERE_economist2038http://www.blogger.com/profile/11601946409237870323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231441254252873336.post-58564627944941312192011-07-18T02:16:00.000-07:002011-07-22T04:44:19.058-07:00Short-term job one (1) Devt. Communications Specialist for the MIS-PRS of BAI<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Short-term job one (1) Development Communications Specialist</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">at the Office of the Director (OD) for the </span></div></td> </tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Salary: P15,000 to P17,600 per month </span></div></td> </tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Scope of Work:</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Leads effort in identifying new communication opportunities </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> and developing appropriate messages. </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Covers the events of the Office of the Director (OD) and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">prepare press </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">releases, feature articles </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">and other publications output </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">for printed or</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">online publication, particularly in BAI website.</span></div></td> </tr>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 10;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3. Implements a comprehensive communication plan for the Office</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> of the Director to consistently and effectively communicate </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 12;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> key messages for the promotion of the Bureau of Animal Industry. </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 13;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4. Directly reports to the Chairman of MIS-PRS Working Committee </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 14;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> on the activities which have to be prioritized in the conduct of work</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 15;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> in the Mgnt. Information System and Public Relations Service.</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 16;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5. Coordinate with trimedia orgts.for coverage the events and activities of </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 17;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> BAI and the different key activities in BAI's Division for their promotion. </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 18;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">6. Develop project proposals on development communications that </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 19;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> will promote the Bureau of Animal Industry and the MIS-PRS. </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 20;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">7. Perform other tasks as required by the Director and MIS-in-Charge.</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 21;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Requirements:</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 22;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Bachelor's degree in BA Dev't Communication, Economics, related</span></div></td> </tr>
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Management Information System-Public Relations Service (MIS-PRS)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Bureau of Animal Industry, Visayas Avenue, Diliman,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Quezon City.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">For interested applicants, please send your comprehensive CV at</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">baimis.prs@gmail.com or contact Mr. Elmer R. Esplana</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">at telephone no. 9259229.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</div></div>ERE_economist2038http://www.blogger.com/profile/11601946409237870323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231441254252873336.post-69478403974436302392011-07-18T02:04:00.000-07:002011-07-22T04:46:10.331-07:00Short-term job (1) IT Technical Staff/Specialist for the MIS-PRS of Bureau of Animal Industry<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin-left: 4.9pt; width: 443px;"><tbody>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Short-term job one (1) IT Technical Staff/Specialist</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">at the Office of the Director (OD) for the </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">period August 1 - October 31, 2011.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Salary: P18,000-20,900 per month </span></div></td> </tr>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Scope of Work:</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">1. Handles & manages the IT infrastructure of the org.</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> (IT infrastructure includes hardware, software, data,</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> IT manpower & connectivity (voice & data)).</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">2. Performs analysis, design & programming of software</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> applications and/or systems that are required to support</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 10;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> business processes of the organization.</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">3. Documents & maintains all software applications</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 12;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> purchased or developed by the organization.</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 13;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">4. Provides technical support to IT users in the org.</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 14;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">5. Provides IT recommendations to immediate superior &/</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 15;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> or mgmt. to improve IT efficiency w/in the org.</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 16;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">6. Performs tasks that will bring quality, efficiency, and</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 17;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> convenience to IT users in the org.</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 18;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 19;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Requirements:</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 20;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT or related</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 21;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> field; 1+ yrs relevant experience (Position/role is programmer,</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 22;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> IT specialist, System/Network Administrator, Technical Support</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 23;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Specialist, IT Technician, Systems Analyst; Worked as IT</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 24; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: none; border-left: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 332.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="443"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> staff or Programmer/Systems Analyst or Network Adm.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Place of Assignment: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Management Information System-Public Relations Service (MIS-PRS), </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Bureau of Animal Industry, Visayas Avenue, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Diliman Quezon City.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">For interested applicants, please contact: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Mr. Elmer R. Esplana, MIS-PRS, BAI </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">at telephone no. 9259229 or email me at baimis.prs@gmail.com with your attached </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">letter of intent and your comprehensive CV. </span></div></td> </tr>
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</div></div>ERE_economist2038http://www.blogger.com/profile/11601946409237870323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231441254252873336.post-65344454240160243682011-07-02T07:01:00.000-07:002011-07-05T08:12:07.734-07:00Development in the Supply Chain of the Philippine Agri-tourism Industry: An Assessment<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Development in the Supply Chain of the <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Philippine Agri-tourism Industry: An Assessment<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br />
</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Elmer R. Esplana</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Socio-economist and Interdisciplinary Researcher </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">National Secretariat Coordinator,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Price and Volume Watch, Bureau of Animal Industry<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Department of Agriculture<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Presented at the<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1st International Agriculture and Tourism Expo,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">World Trade Center, Pasay City, Philippines<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">July 1, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">EXECUTIVE SUMMARY<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The main objective of the study is to document and assess the developments in the Philippine agri-tourism industry supply chain. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Specifically, the study aims to: 1) provide a situation on the tourism industry both in local and international situation; 2) provide a baseline information on the developments in the Philippine agri-tourism industry from input supply, production, processing, marketing and demand/consumption; 3) identify the best practices along the supply chain approach; 4) provide the baseline tourism competitiveness of agri-tourism with some </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Association of Southeast Asian Nation (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">ASEAN) countries; 5) suggest solutions for the gaps and problems encountered by the industry along the supply chain; and 6) recommend strategic directions for the Philippine agri-tourism industry.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The assessment used the agri-tourism industry supply chain framework in the conduct of this study. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This framework was first developed in 2007 by Esplana, Abao and Vasquez in the study conducted for the goat industry which won the Grand Prize Award in Socio-economic Research category at the National Research Symposium of the Bureau of Agricultural Research in October 2007. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In 2010, international tourism receipts are estimated at $919 billion worldwide higher than the $851 billion in 2009 (UNWTO, May 2011). The no. of tourist worldwide was recorded at 880 million in 2009. Top three international tourist destinations in 2010 are France (79 M), China (56 M) and United States (61 M). <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In general, during the last five years, the no. of arrivals and total receipts of tourist industry in the Philippines has been in decreasing trends. The average contribution of the tourism industry in the last five years was posted at two percent of the gross domestic product.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">South Korea is the country with the highest no. of tourist arrivals (740,622 or 21%) or source of market, followed by United States 600,165 or 17%, Japan (12%), China (7%) and Australia (3%). The top five tourist destinations in 2010 include: Metro Manila with 21-percent growth, Camarines Sur, 53%; Cebu, 6.42%; Boracay Island, 19.85%; and Davao City (-24%). The Standard Room (67.35%) accommodations had the highest occupancy rate while the De Luxe Room (2.63) had highest length of stay for guests. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Agri-tourism is a form of niche tourism that is considered a growth industry in many parts of the world, including Australia, Canada, US, and the Philippines (Wikipedia). It is sometimes called as “farm or rural tourism” which is a fast expanding tourism product that acts as a supplemental activity to the main activity of farming. This is characterized by a link between travel and products, services and experiences of the agriculture and food systems (http://www.gov.nf.ca). </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Agri-tourism concept in the Philippines involve activities which maximizes the potential of income generation of existing farms in the country through tourism related activities. This on-farm diversification scheme aims to open opportunities for livelihood, business and employment generation, and education of non-farming public about farm and farm products and the preservation of rural landscape. It is a kind of tourism where the working environment forms as part of the tourist product. It likewise covers attractions, activities, services, and amenities as well as cultural resources of the area. It is intended to promote an appreciation of local culture, heritage and traditions through personal contact with local people (Department of Tourism (DOT), Philippine Agri-tourism Concept Paper, 1999). <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Agri-tourism industry is considered as an emerging industry developed as a niche market both of the agriculture and tourism sectors. There are some agribusiness establishments that offer agri-tourism products and services as a valued-added from their core business in the farms, to increase their profitability or competitiveness as a business entity. While some agri-tourism sites had intentionally developed business models which basically made tourism as their core business, but only few are doing this at the moment, among the new entrants to the industry due to availability of enough capital investment. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In the input supply subsystem, it is observed that among the agri-tourism sites, the purchasing of raw materials requirement for their operations are either supplied through their existing farm input operation, while some have been purchasing through their regular suppliers. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Some of the players in the input supply subsystem include: breeders and feeds supplier for livestock, seeds and seedlings supplier, fertilizer and pesticide supplier for crops, agricultural/processing machinery suppliers, food and beverages suppliers and other agricultural inputs. Most of the labor employed in the agri-tourism establishments are sourced from within the area where the agri-tourism sites are located. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In agri-tourism business, the distribution of production load in the operations of agri-tourism sites include: 70% of production is goods while 30 % of production is services or vice versa depending on the business model. The production subsystem activities in agri-tourism industry include: production of farm and processed products, conduct or participate in trade fairs, exhibit, farm direct marketing, acceptance of farm tours and conducting of training. Only few have farm stay or overnight accommodation capability. Some have regular farm tours organized by them or through their network tour guide operators, travel agencies or travel association. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Others have value-added products such as consultancy services for their farm commodity expertise. Among the selected agri-tourism sites, aside from the farm tour, only few or 6 out of 17 have the capability to handle an overnight stay for their clients. Facilities for overnight stay include Sonya’s Garden, Bohol Bee Farm, Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center, Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University-National Apiculture Research and Development Institute, University of the Philippines Los Banos and Central Luzon State University. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">When it comes to mode of reservation for farm tour, phone calls (landline/mobile) and email communications are the most widely used means of communication tools. Among the identified 17 selected agri-tourism sites, only Bohol Bee Farm and Ilog Maria Honeybee Farm had the online reservation facility/could purchase their product/service for sale through an e-commerce facility.</span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Bohol Bee Farm which is an organic bee farm with hotel resort and restaurant. They have 17 products from honey and honeybee by-products that are currently offering to their clients. Some of these products include: pure honey, honey spread, bee pollen, honeyed salabat, bee propolis, honeyed muffins. Bohol Bee Farm is promoting organic farming. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Ilog Maria Honeybee Farm is an integrated bee farm operator with a website shopping cart as their main mode of purchasing their product. Being an integrated operator in the honeybee industry, they are the most number of processed products and by-product produced from honey and bee products. Some of their products include: honey, natural bee pollen pellets, raw propolis, fresh Royal Jelly, scented beewax candles, beewax, propolis soap and shampoos, honey cedar vinegar, bee venom, to name a few. Based on their website there are two means of payment for Ilog Maria products such as: 1) the usual way, by making a deposit to their account and faxing the deposit slip to them; and 2) a newer way by GCash and Smart money. As part of their value-added services, they host field trips or conduct tours within the bee farm for a minimum of 50 people. Tour in Ilog Maria is designed for walking through along the fresh cool air and walk around their garden. They have established their own museum which they call “Museo sa Ilog Maria.” There are other value-added services that they are doing that include bee seminar, contract pollination services and bee project consultancy. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center (MBRLC) is a private volunteer organization whose main objective is to help all people, especially upland farmers. MBRLC has developed into a 19-ha demonstration farm with seven satellite projects throughout Mindanao. They are involved in local village development programs. Over 20,000 visitors come to the Center per year with about 2,000 of those being one-week trainees per year. They are primarily promoting sustainable development for the uplands utilizing agriculture, health care, literacy, and community organizing, among others with tie-ups in over 12 Asian countries. "People who come to the farm don't only see what we do but also learn something“ – Roy Alimoane, MBRLC, Director. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">As to the commodities, MBRLC is into livestock and aquaculture production, organic fertilizer, seed production, training and agricultural and agroforestry technology promotion. Almost daily, group tour arrives to see their “Disneyland of sustainable farming systems” which according to them, they have developed through the years of experimentations and consultations. Most of their visitors, came from Asia such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. There are also some who came from Australia and Zimbabwe. MBRLC is promoting organic farming and agroforestry technology. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Lao Integrated Farm, Inc., is located in Brgy. Eman, Bansalan, Davao del Sur has an integrated multi-commodities/crops such as goat farm under coconut trees, pig production, organic fertilizer, fruits, vegetables and value-added products. Around 700 people visit the farm per month. Lao Integrated Farms, Inc. is also promoting organic farming and an integrated-farm commodity operation. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Compared to other five ASEAN member countries such as Singapore,Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, the Philippines competitiveness is second to the last in terms of overall tourism competitiveness index. Among the six ASEAN countries, Vietnam had the lowest tourism competitiveness. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In the Philippines, marketing of agri-tourism products is lower compared with ASEAN countries. Tourism product in agricultural operation serves as a value-added service. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Among the five ASEAN countries, identified in the study, the Philippines had a price competitiveness of 7, lower than Singapore (26) and Vietnam (10) but higher than Malaysia (2) , Indonesia (1) and Thailand (4). <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">There are 17.18 million regional travellers recorded in 2009. Of this total, 13.84 million or 81% are domestic travellers; 3.14 million (18%) are foreign travellers and only one percent (202,940) are Overseas Filipino travellers. Most of the payment of products/services in the agri-tourism business are in cash basis while those who have the credit card facility accept credit card payment. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">An agri-tourism products had a quality, if it had been repeatedly being ordered by their customers who are satisfied with their products/services. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Consuming or patronizing agri-tourism product is the process of using them in order to satisfy desires and real or imagined needs which had to be either used up, transformed, or deteriorated/consumed, in such a manner as not to be either reusable or recognizable in their original form. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">When it comes to the volume of tourists who visited the country in 2010, the volume of Koreans who travelled in the Philippines which was recorded at 435,701, was the biggest foreign travelers in the country. The second highest volume of tourists were Americans at 309,493; Japanese ranked no. 3 at 291,385; Chinese ranked no. 4 at 164,728; and the fifth biggest foreign travellers were Australian at 79,552.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In terms of the type of occupation for the tourists who are visiting the Philippines, as of 2008 with a total of 3.084 million, professional had the highest volume which contributed 29% (903,880), followed by students at 11% (348,697); and those in the clerical/sales jobs ranked no. 3 at 162,617 tourists or 5 percent of the total tourist visitor arrivals. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">According to DOT insider, currently they are waiting for the release of the new masterplan for the tourism industry which they are preparing during this time. It is assumed that agri-tourism should also be given the higher priority in terms of crafting a program for implementation in the next five years or more, particularly that the strengths of the Philippine basically covers both agriculture and tourism<span style="color: black;">. It is also important to have a complementary support from the Department of Agriculture by providing an agri-tourism-related program in collaboration with DOT and other agencies supporting the tourism development in the country which will help in improving the industry’s performance in the succeeding 5 to 20 years. It will also help improve the tourism competitiveness of the country, in general and the agri-tourism, in particular. It is observed that except in 2010, the volume of tourist arrivals had been in the decreasing trends at an average of three percent per year. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The projected impact to agri-tourism industry with the conduct of 1<sup>st</sup> IATE organized by Alinks Events</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> International, Inc. include: 1) Provision of local employment; 2) Support local and national development; 3) Support the growth of both agriculture and tourism sector; 4) Create awareness and advocacy campaigns, learning seminars, product exhibits and cultural performances; 5) Promote agri-tourism sites; 6) Support the development and establishment of more agri-tourism sites in the country and other Asian countries, as well; 7) Develop more economic activities among the participating LGUs in different parts of the country, particularly, the potential new local and foreign investments. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">There are some developments in the supply chain of agri-tourism industry from input supply, to production-processing, to marketing and demand/consumption. The gaps in each segment of the supply chain could be improved by strengthening the supply chain management of the agri-tourism industry stakeholders. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In terms of production of agri-tourism products/services, the convergence effort of DA and DOT through their program support and improvement in the regulatory and standards in the agri-tourism industry is a must. Based on my interview with a DOT insider, there is no current clear registration mechanism in accrediting/policing the agri-tourism establishments. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The best practices are demonstrated by selected successful players such as Mindanao Baptist and Rural Life Center (MBRLC), Bohol Bee Farm, Ilog Maria Honey Bee Farm, and Lao Integrated Farm, Inc and the initially developed best practices among some state colleges and universities in promoting agri-tourism in their respective institutions. Some of notable best practices and characteristics/success factors which could be learned from them include: a) a doable business model, b) inclusion of value-added products and services, c) effective supply chain management and d) either integration or diversification from their core business, e) application of agribusiness approach, and f) effective and efficient use of resources in their respective company or agri-tourism farm have contributed for the success of some players. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In terms of tourism competitiveness, it is also important to note that the priority support of the government and the industry players should fall within these areas: policy rules & regulation on agri-tourism, air transportation regulation and support programs, ground transport infrastructure, agri-tourism infrastructure, ICT infrastructure and national & cultural resources, including the participation of local and foreign investors, to further develop the agri-tourism industry in the next 5 to 20 years. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Below are</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;"> the recommended strategic directions for the Philippine Agri-tourism Industry.</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Extensive application of agribusiness management approach and supply chain management in the</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">agri-</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">tourism industry to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operation of each stakeholder; 2)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Organizing and unifying the concerted advocacy work through the establishment of an agri-tourism </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">industry</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">association to get bigger bargaining power to demand support from the government, particularly </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">the</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Department of Tourism and Department of Agriculture, other departments and agencies, LGUs and</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;"> including</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">policy makers;</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;"> 3) C</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">onduct trainings that would help agri-tourism players to improve their supply chain</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">management </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">capabilities and capability in doing competitive strategy; 4)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Additional budgetary support from</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Philippine government is needed to support the agri-tourism industry in the country, so they can further</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">strengthen/or expand their services being provided to the industry stakeholders; 5) It </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">is also important to</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">develop a specific loan facility or scheme that will support the agri-tourism industry agribusiness stakeholders</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">in improving their agri-tourism infrastructure through the Food Supply Chain Program of the Department of</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Agriculture which is currently lodged at the Landbank of the Philippines, and 6) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Develop and implement air</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">transport infrastructure, agri-</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">tourism infrastructure, ICT infrastructure, national & cultural resources, national </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">tourism perception, human </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">resources, environmental regulation, air </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">transportation infrastructure</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">programs/projects and relevant policy rules & </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">regulations for the institutional strengthening </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">among </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">the different </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">government agencies and local government units,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;"> and further </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">development and improvement of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">agri-</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">tourism</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">industry competitiveness, in particular, and tourism sector competitiveness, in general </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">in </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">next </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">5 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">20</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Department of Tourism and Department of Agriculture in coordination with Asian Institute of Tourism. (October 2002). </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;"><b><i>Manual: A Guidelines for Developing Agri-tourism in the Philippines.</i></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Department of Tourism. (June 2011). Materials provided by the DOT-Public Information Office and Research and Statistics Division. Manila. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Durano, Ace. Secretary. Department of Tourism. <b><i>Philippine Tourism:Stimulating Tourist Growth and </i></b>Capacity Expansion in Key Destinations. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Gutierrez, Elsie C. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">(2008). </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">House of Representatives. Congressional Planning and Budget Department. <i><b>Maximizing the Potential of Philippine Tourism.</b></i> Policy Advisory. 2008-03.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). (May 11, 2011).<b><i> International Tourism: First Results of 2011 </i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b><i>confirm consolidation of growth.</i></b> Madrid. </span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://media.unwto.org/en/press-release/2011-05-11/international-tourism-first-results-2011-confirm-consolidation-growth">http://media.unwto.org/en/press-release/2011-05-11/international-tourism-first-results-2011-confirm-consolidation-growth</a> Accessed: June 2011 </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px;">World Tourism Rankings. Wikepedia. </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Tourism_rankings">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Tourism_rankings</a>. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18px;">Accessed: June 2011.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Other selected websites of some agri-tourism sites in the Philippines. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Key informant interviews and focus group discussions to selected industry players.</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Beekeeping Practices in the Philippines: A book published by Dr. Apolonio Sito for the Filipino beekeepers, students, researchers and extention workers</span> </span> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">According to Dr. Apolonio Sito, the book <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Beekeeeping Practices in the Philippines</i></b> is a collective experiences and commercialized results of researches from various beekeepers in the Philippines, particularly, La Union, Benguet, Davao, Cebu, Cavite, Cagayan de Oro and Bicol region. He further said that the very group of individuals that tested most of the cited beekeeping practices was the staff of the National Apiculture Research, Training and Development Institute (NARDTI) at the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Also, the book comprises the consolidated practices, experiences and results of research and extension activities of the NARTDI. These are in the field of brood rearing, prevention and control of diseases and pests, queen rearing, fabrication of beekeeping supplies, tools and equipment, production of colony stocks as well as bee products like wax, honey, propolis and royal jelly of the different species of honeybees. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Dr. Sito emphasized that some of the practices documented in the said book were modifications of practices of beekeepers in Australia, Canada, United States of America, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam and Israel brought in the country by NARTDI staff who attended beekeeping trainings, conferences, fora, practical exposures in apiary operation and through the beekeeping consultants of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-UN), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and the practices of honey collectors in the case of Apis dorsata, Apis cerana and stingless bees. The technologies documented in the said book were tested and modified at the demonstration apiary of the NARTDI, accustomed to the prevailing seasons/local conditions like climate, pollen and nectar availability, land holdings and existing farming practices of Filipino farmers. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The book is composed of four chapters. The first chapter had the title <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Apis mellifera Linnaeus.”</i></b> The second chapter had the title <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Apis cerana Fabricius.”</i></b> The third chapter had the title <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Apis dorsata Fabricius”</i></b> and the fourth and the last chapter had the title <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Trigona species.”</i></b> Each chapter had a documentation of the cultural management practices in the Philippines. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Dr. Sito also stressed that this book was published for beekeepers, students, researchers, as well as extension workers for their ready reference. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Source: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sito, Apolonio S. (April 2009). <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Beekeeping Practices in the Philippines.</i></b> First Edition. National Apiculture Research Training and Development Institute. Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University. Sapiling, Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 14.0pt;">Pagu-ulat Tungkol sa Industriya ng Pabo sa Pilipinas <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">By Elmer R. Esplana<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(Mayo 27, 2011)</span><o:p></o:p></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">Ang industriya ng pagaalaga ng pabo or “turkey industry” sa Pilipinas ay nasa “infancy stage” pa lang. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Halos, ilan-ilan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lang ang nag-aalaga ng pabo para sa “commercial purposes. ” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ang mga nag-aalaga ng pabo sa ibang bansa ay kalimitang white broad breasted turkey breed. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ang breed na ito ay unang ginamit para sa commercial purposes noong mga 1950’s at noong 1960’s, marami sa mga nasa turkey industry sa Estado Unidos ng Amerika (United States), Canada, etc., ay ito ang breed na ginagamit sa kanilang pag-aalaga. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ang mga breeds ng pabo ay Royal Palm, Bronze, Black and Narraganset. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ang pinakamabili na “breed” ng pabo ay Black turkey tulad ng inaalagaan ng Herbest Turkey Products sa Rizal at ang nasa National Swine and Poultry Research Center ng Bureau of Animal Industry sa Tiaong, Quezon. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">Ang pagaalaga ng pabo ay ginagawa lang na “hobby” ng ilan o kaya bilang “pet animal.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mayroon ding ilan na ito ay nasa mga zoo sa ibat-ibang lugar sa Pilipinas. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kalimitang mayayaman at may kaya lang ang kumakain nito sa bansa dahil sa mahal ang presyo nito per kilo (P400 to P450) para sa dressed turkey meat. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mayroong alaga ang BAI sa Tiaong, Swine and Poultry Research Center, ngunit itoy ilan lang.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kalimitang, ina-angkat (imported) pa natin ang mga lahi ng pabo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ang karni ng pabo “turkey meat” ay kilala na walang cholesterol na karmi di tulad ng manok. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">Katulad ng manok at bibi, lahat ng bahagi ng pabo ay pweding mapakinabangan. Pwedi ring i-proseso ang balat nito at gawing pagkain ang mga lamang loob, sa halip na laman lang.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ang balahibo ay pweding gawing materyales sa pamaypay (fan) at ibang pang “ornamental products” pang dekorasyon sa bahay at mga opisina. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">Ang average price ng isang kilo ng pabo na “liveweight” ay P150 to P250/kilo. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>P400 to P450 naman <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>mabibili sa mga supermarkets na nag-titinda nito ang kada kilo ng “frozen dressed turkey meat,” isang halimbawa ang SM Supermarket. Kalimitang imported ito. Ang isang buong pabo (dressed turkey) ay nagkakahalaga ng mga P1,200 to P1,500/ulo (head), mga 2.8 to 3.5 kilo isang buo.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">Sa ngayon, gaya ng sabi ko, nasa infancy stage pa lang ang pabo. Ito ay isang emerging industriya kabilang sa “poultry industry” ng bansa. Ang “commercial market” ng pabo ay maliit pa lang <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>kalimitang mga “institutional buyers” ang mercado nito tulad ng mga ilan-ilang hotels, restaurants, supermarkets at mamimili na may mga kayang pamilya or banyaga (foreigners). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pwedi nating maakit ang ating mga kababayan na pasukin din ang “turkey <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>raising” bilang alternatibo or complementary <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sa chicken raising kung maitataas pa ang level ng demand<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ng turkey meat para sa mga “high-end niche market” nito. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kailangang din gumawa ng “industry analysis” at ibat-ibang scheme ng bilang ng aalagaan (halimbawa, 20 ulo, 50 ulo, 100 ulo, atbp), kung magkano ang puhunan at kung magkano ang kita kada ulo at ung “economics of scale” para sa “commercial scale operation.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">Sa ngayon, may programa ang Bureau of Animal Industry, kaya lang hindi sya gaano “priority” ng Department of Agriculture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pwedi ang National Swine and Poultry Research Center ng BAI ay mag conduct ng training o seminar para sa mga interesadong mag-alaga ng pabo. Maengyanyo din natin ang mga kababayan na mag-alaga ng pabo kung magiging mataas ang demand ng karmi ng pabo para sa mga high-end niche market nito sa bansa. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mas mataas ang level ng market demand mas marami ang mag-invest sa pag-aalaga ng pabo lalo na ang “commercial scale operation” o “turkey agribusiness.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;">Kailangang pang i-develop ang mercado ng pabo upang mas madagdagan ang mga nasa negosyon ng processing ng pabo. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kung magiging malaki ang market nito, mas marami ang magkaka-interest na mag-alaga at mag- process na rin ng karni ng pabo, katulang ng pagbibinta ng “dressed turkey meat product”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="color: black;">Ang pabo ay kalimitang ihinahanda sa Estado Unidos dahil sa pagdiriwang ng “Thanksgiving Day” tuwing ika dalwamput lima (25) ng Nobyembre kada taon. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ang pabo na naggagaling sa mga magsasaka sa Minnesota, Estados Unidos ay ginagawang niche product para sa bansang Tsina (People’s Republic of China). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gumawa sila ng kakaibang luto ng galing sa pabo ayon sa Department of Agriculture ng Mimmesota, Estados Unidos. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ito ay pinuposisyon nila hindi ka-kompetensya ng karni ng baboy, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>kundi bilang mataas na uri ng karmi (higher value meat).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .25in;"><span style="color: black;">Sa Pilipinas, ang kadalasang bumibili ng “dressed turkey meat” ay yung nagdadaos din ng “Thanksgiving Day” katulad ng ginaganap sa Estado Unidos, "embassies" at mga banyagang Americano, "Canadian", at mga kompanyang Americano, etc. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>upang gawing lechong pabo or “roasted turkey”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mayroong bumibili upang ipang-regalo sa kanilang mga kaibigan at kamag-anak <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>kapag may okasyon tulad ng kaarawan, debut, kasal, etc. na kalimitang ang mga may kaya o mayayamang pamilya ang bimibili at mercado nito. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>ERE_economist2038http://www.blogger.com/profile/11601946409237870323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231441254252873336.post-62474140478775860712011-05-24T22:02:00.000-07:002011-05-27T09:12:48.345-07:00Some Challenges in Agri-tourism Development in the Philippines: Part 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"> Some Challenges in Agri-tourism Development in the Philippines: Part 1</span></b></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">By Elmer R. Esplana, May 24, 2011</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Filipino farmers need to be <span style="color: red;">entrepreneurial</span> in order to develop new skills (fundamental business competencies) required to become successful and become <span style="color: red;">competitive</span> in agri-tourism project or business venture.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2. E</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">conomics activities on farm business <span style="color: red;">advisory</span> processes, training and support of agri-tourism development and agri-tourism <span style="color: red;">business management</span> provider/s should also be developed/strengthened. </span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">3.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Agri-tourism has to enhance and develop <span style="color: red;">community organization</span> and <span style="color: red;">partnership</span> of stakeholders between each other in different parts of the country, based on the competitive agri-tourism resources that they have, and where they can also excel. </span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">4.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Agri-tourism industry players, as an agribusiness activities in the country, should learn to realize the <span style="color: red;">upgrading of urban or even rural farming</span> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">from a single-production function to multi-functions (diversification and integration), including <span style="color: red;">comprehensive scientific research</span> to promote agricultural efficiency and increase the farmer's or entrepreneur's income.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">References </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Palen, Chris and Richard Sharpley. (April 26-27, 2010). <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Agritourism and the farmer as rural entrepreneur: A UK Analysis.</i></b> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">NeXT Tourism Entrepreneurship Conference. Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Sarian, Zac B. (March 5, 2010). <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Agri-tourism Park in Marinduque</i></b>. Manila Bulletin. </span></div></div>ERE_economist2038http://www.blogger.com/profile/11601946409237870323noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231441254252873336.post-64191753742193443982011-05-24T04:06:00.000-07:002011-05-24T04:23:15.053-07:00Description of Rabies Cases and Deaths in the Philippines: Some Program and Policy Implications<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h1><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Description of Rabies Cases and Deaths in the Philippines: Some Program and Policy Implications*</span></h1><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Elmer R. Esplana</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; border: none; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Agriculturist II, Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture, </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Presented at the 6<sup>th</sup> Asia-Pacific Social Science and Medicine Conference, </span></i><br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Guan Du International Conference Center, Guan Du Hotel,</span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Kunming City, Yunnan, China, </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">October 16, 2002 </span></i></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Executive Summary </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Study Objectives </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">This study aims to describe and analyze the trend of rabies cases and deaths in the Philippines. It also attempts to evaluate the existing programs and policies of the government. Its specific objectives include: 1) Identification of the programs and policies in rabies control and prevention; 2) Description and analysis of trends of rabies cases and deaths in the Philippines; 3) Determination of factors that contributed or hindered to the eradication of rabies in the country; and 4) Recommendation of strategies for program and policy strengthening. It will serve also as baseline and advocacy information for rabies researchers, health professionals, and policy makers on the importance of fast-tracking the reduction of rabies cases and deaths in the country. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Description of the Problem</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">What are some program and policy options that could effectively reduce rabies cases and deaths in the country? Who are other stakeholders that can contribute in this effort? This study discusses the cases of rabies in the Philippines and the existing programs and policies of the government on rabies control and prevention. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Methodology</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">The study used the triangulation method through archival research, trend and comparative analyses, and interview with the organization’s representative. A comprehensive review of literature was done. All human rabies cases reported at San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, and National Epidemiology Center of the Department of Health, and animal bite and canine cases at the Bureau of Animal Industry from 1998 to 2000 were included in the study to determine the trend of admitted human rabies cases. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Results</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">The study shows canine rabies cases are rampant in Regions I, III, IV, NCR, V and VI. Majority of human rabies in are males (55.56%) while the rest are females (44.44%). The males age ranging from 15 to 49 years old accounted for 22.64 percent while males 1 to 14 was recorded at 19.19 percent. The study also found out that human rabies disease has a 100-percent case fatality ratio. Comparative distribution of human rabies cases from 1999 to 2000 showed that the rabies cases declined in 2000 compared to1999 by 44 percent as a result of the information campaign and rabies control and prevention programs of the government. The different programs were implemented through the concerted effort of Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Health, Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Education Culture and Sports, local government units, civil society organizations and the cooperation of the pet dog owning public through Executive Order No 84, series of 1999. This Order created a National Rabies Prevention and Control Committee composed of government and civil society organizations to formulate policies and coordinate implementation of the national rabies prevention and control program. On the part of the Bureau of Animal Industry rabies control program, they have distributed 1,187,481 doses of rabies canine vaccine in 1999; 366, 892, in 2000; and 637,640 doses in 2001. In 2001, they conducted 134 mass vaccination project, 22 lecture/seminars on rabies prevention and control and three rabies public awareness programs.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">For the past 10 years, human rabies cases of San Lazaro Hospital, the primary leading hospital for rabies patients in the country showed a continued rise of human rabies cases with 100-percent mortality rate. On the average during the past 10-year period (1992 to 2001), admission of human rabies cases in San Lazaro Hospital has been growing annually by 4.65 percent. Rabies cases admission in the hospital grew from 85 cases in 1992 to 110, in 1997; 93 rabies cases in 1999 to 128, in 2001. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Conclusions and Recommendations</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Rabies is a major public health problem in the Philippines. The World Health Organization has identified that the Philippines ranked third among those with the highest incidence of rabies cases in 2000. The limited supply of animal vaccines being distributed by the concerned agencies has consistently contributed to the transmission of this disease to humans. Sustainable vaccination requires committed involvement from all important sectors such as public health, veterinary and environmental services. Sustainability of the National Rabies Prevention and Control Program should be undertaken to attain the goal of eliminating rabies earlier than 2020. Efficient and effective monitoring and evaluation of projects at different levels should also be done by close coordination of national government agencies, local government units, civil society organizations, including the participation of communities in the prevention and control of rabies. Improvement of mass vaccination of dogs should be strengthened in the local government level through the technical assistance, support and advocacy of national government agencies. The NRPCP should i<span style="color: black;">mprove the preparation and implementation of projects of each government agencies involved in rabies control and prevention and the creativity in sourcing funds for possible projects for both local and foreign sources. The feedback mechanism of government (NRPCP) to its clientele and stakeholders should also be improved. The c</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">rafting of a na</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">tional program and regulatory policy should be made and implemented by the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry in coordination with the local government units throughout the country to control movement of dogs not only in the urban areas but more importantly in the rural areas. <span style="color: black;">Legislation is needed to control the trade and movements of dogs and to hold owners responsible and accountable for their dogs.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="color: #eaeaea; display: none; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">The Department of Health should lead not only in the vaccination of human rabies cases through the different government hospitals in the country but also in informing the public of the disease. <span style="color: black;">The Department of Interior and Local Government should monitor and strengthen strict enforcement of ordinances relevant to rabies control and prevention and give penalty for non-compliance. </span></span><span style="color: black; display: none; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">The Department of Education should educate students by incorporating rabies control and prevention in their curriculum.<span style="color: #eaeaea;"> </span><span style="color: black;">NGOs should be more vigilant in assisting the government in the surveillance and reporting of rabies cases for animals and humans, and the government will improve its capability in accounting animal bites victims and human deaths cases to get a more comprehensive and accurate reporting of animal bites cases and human rabies victims throughout the Philippines. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;">*One of the earlier research output I made in health economics and health social science research.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;">The abstract of this research was published in the Book of Abstract of 6th Asia-Pacific Social Science and Medicine Conference in 2002 (October 14-18), when I presented it in Kunming City, China. It was a very remarkable experience in presenting a paper in the international conference as a Filipino delegate wearing a Barong Tagalog, Philippines national dress for male. This paper is also one of my first baseline studies on zoonotic diseases in the Philippines.God is good all the time!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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