TAMBULI Weekly Newsletter The Official e-Newsletter of the Federation of Philippine Industries

Volume 16 Issue No. 45 29 November 2012 ______

FPI WARMLY WELCOMES ITS NEWEST MEMBER!

The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) cordially welcomes EMSON ARWIN PLASTIC CORPORATION as its newest member.

EMSON ARWIN PLASTIC CORPORATION is represented by its President Ramon Cheng , with business address at 122 Old Samson Road, Balintawak, . The company produces plastic bottles and containers.

11 TH FPI GOLF CLASSIC TOURNAMENT

It’s ninety nine (99) days to go before the 11 th Annual FPI Golf Tournament tees off on March 08, 2013 at the Tagaytay Midlands Golf Course, Tagaytay City. Over 150 senior executives from the country’s Top 1,000 Corporations are expected to play in this tournament and get the chance to compete with their fellow industrialists on the golf course.

Extended operation at Port of

The Port of Manila (POM) will render extended working hours from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, for the processing of Import/Export shipments in anticipation of the huge volume of shipments for the holiday season which may cause port congestion. A POM skeletal workforce will be available to conduct regular Customs business from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the following Saturdays: December 1, 8, 22 & 29, 2012.

NAST – Roundtable Discussion on “Some Thoughts on the Decline of the Manufacturing Industry in the

The National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL) has invited the Federation of Philippine Industries to a Roundtable Discussion on “Some Thoughts on the Decline of the Manufacturing Industry in the Philippines on Monday, December 3, 2012 9:00 a.m. at Traders Hotel Manila, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City.

They invited Dr. Norio Usui of Asian Development Bank (ADB) to present current assessment of manufacturing industry in the Philippines and NS Raul V. Fabella to comment on this topic.

There are also expected participants from the academe, industry, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), and the NAST PHL. For inquiries please call 837-3170 or email them at [email protected] 2 NSCB – Invitation to the First User-Producer Dialogue on Statistical Capacity Development for Inclusive Growth in the Philippines

The National Statistical Coordinating Board (NSCB) in collaboration with the Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21 st Century (PARIS21) has invited the Federation of Philippine Industries to a forum entitled the First User-Producer Dialogue on Statistical Capacity Development for Inclusive Growth in the Philippines on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Ilustrado Restaurant, , Manila.

The Forum will bring together official and non-official data producers/providers in a discussion on changing landscape in statistics and how best to address the statistical demands of users for better development outcomes. The objectives of the forum are to 1) assess from user side what kind of data are needed for analysis of inclusive growth policies; 2) assess from (official and non-official) producer side what can be done given existing resources and capacities; and 3) formulate recommendations on how to improve current mechanisms for enhancing the production of statistics required for inclusive growth policies in the Philippines.

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE HEARINGS

House of Representatives

MONDAY, 03-DECEMBER-2012

LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES Venue: Conf. Rms. 7&8 RVM Bldg. Time: 01:30 PM Agenda/Resource Person: HCR 20 – Approving the transfer, sale or assignment of the controlling interest in Byers Communications, Inc. to Magdalena Lugtu, Lukas F. Pasiliao and Wilson Y. Tieng (Rep. Robert Raymund Estrella) HB 4264 – Granting the TGM Broadcasting Network a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain radio and television broadcasting stations in Puerto Princesa City and in the Province of Palawan (Rep. Victorino Dennis Socrates) HB 5713 – Granting the Millawave Systems Corporation (MILLAWAVE) a franchise to construct, establish, install, maintain and operate for commercial purposes and in the public interest, radio and television broadcast stations in Visayas and Mindanao (Rep. Rosendo Labadlabad) HB 6042 – Granting the We Are It Philippines, Inc. a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain telecommunications systems throughout the Philippines (Rep. Randolph Ting) HB 6043 – Granting the Ultramedia Broadcasting Corporation, Incorporated a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain radio and television broadcasting stations in the Philippines (Rep. Eleandro Jesus Madrona) HB 6539 – Granting the UMC-BEA Communications Ministry, Inc. a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain radio and television broadcasting stations in Nueva Vizcaya (Rep. Carlos Padilla)

TUESDAY, 04-DECEMBER-2012

BANKS & FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES Venue: Conf. Rms. 1&2 RVM Bldg. Time: 09:30 AM Agenda/Resource Person: HR 2890 – Inquiry into the pyramid scam conducted by the Aman Futures Group Phils., Inc. and how it was able to dupe at least 15,000 in Mindanao and the Visayas of P12 billion (Rep. Maximo Rodriguez Jr.)

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Venue: Conf. Rms. 14&15 RVM Bldg. Time: 01:30 PM

3 Agenda/Resource Person: Briefing by the National Kidney and Transplant Institute on the therapeutic and aesthetic applications of stem cell and cell-based technology

WEDNESDAY, 05-DECEMBER-2012

ENERGY Venue: Conf. Rms. 3&4 RVM Bldg. Time: 09:30 AM Agenda/Resource Person: HR 166 – Urging the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and other agencies of the government to give priority to the full electrification of the 1st District of Oriental Mindoro, including all the sitios (Rep. Rodolfo Valencia) HR 2223 – Urging the National Power Corporation (NPC) to allow pertinent electric cooperatives to take over the operation of NPC-SPUG power plants in case NPC could not serve the needs of the people in the isolated island grids (Rep. Michael Angelo Rivera)

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT Venue: Conf. Rms. 9&10 RVM Bldg. Time: 01:30 PM Agenda/Resource Person: HB 1597 – Fixing the probationary period of employment of academic personnel in private schools, amending for the purpose PD 442, as amended, otherwise known as the Labor Code of the Philippines (Rep. Raymond Democrito Mendoza) HR 1754 – Inquiry into the alleged violations of the proper sharing of the proceeds of tuition fee increases imposed by various educational institutions (Rep. Ma. Victoria Sy-Alvarado)

SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT Venue: Conf. Rm. 11 RVM Bldg. Time: 01:30 PM Agenda/Resource Person: Draft Substitute Bill to HB 6085 – Ordaining the promotion and development of social enterprises in order to ensure poverty reduction, providing the mechanisms therefor (Deputy Speaker Lorenzo Tañada III) Draft Substitute Bill to HBs 1113, 1708, 1742 & 1816 – Promoting the establishment of micro business enterprises (MBEs), providing incentives and benefits, amending for the purpose RA 9178, otherwise known as the Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBEs) Act of 2002 (Reps. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, Tomas Apacible, Roman Romulo and Emmeline Aglipay) HB 5636 – Expanding RA 9653, otherwise known as the Rent Control Act of 2009, to include micro and small business enterprises (Rep. Teddy Casiño)

Prepared by the FPI Secretariat

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