“Radiating positivity, creating connectivity” CEBU BUSINESS Room 310-A, 3rd floor WDC Bldg. Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City You may visit Cebu Business Week WEEK Facebook page. August 2 - 8, 2021 Volume 3, Series 97 www.cebubusinessweek.com 12 PAGES P15.00 RISE TO ASSIST SMALL BUSINESS DTI consultancy program to help MSMEs amid pandemic: manager AN OFFICIAL of the De- program and DTI conducted By: ELIAS O. BAQUERO MEs that participated where (CIT-U) and Southwestern partment of Trade and In- a survey on the impact of their they thanked DTI for this pro- University-PHINMA. dustry (DTI) 7 said their new businesses to the pandemic need funding or access grants gram as a guide to recovery. Bollozos said the pro- program called Resilient, In- and guide them in recovering from different government “They know the new DTI gram is strongly backed by the novative and Sustainable En- the once vibrant economy,” agencies. program is free, and if MS- United States of Agency for trepreneurs (RISE) will sure- Bollozos said. “We will lead these MS- MEs will follow, they can have International Development ly help Micro, Small and Me- He said there are three MEs to concerned govern- a guide to improve their busi- (USAID) Science, Technology dium Enterprises (MSMEs) phases on the program. ment agencies to address their ness,” Bollozos said. and Innovation Development amid the health pandemic. The Phase 1 is the rapid- needs,” Bollozos said. Bollozos also thanked to (STID) program. Joenero Bollozos, DTI ness assessment where DTI He said that they are now the good leadership of DTI “With this, we can come Cebu program manager for will determine their current in the final stage of the pilot 7 Regional Director Nanette up with solutions and devel- RISE, said it is a direct-to- status and their needs. RISE with eight participants. Arbon who is advocating for opment plan. We are on leg- MSME consultancy and guid- The Phase 2 is the sug- DTI has already identified the adaptation of digitaliza- work in Cebu Province and ance service to help MSMEs gestions of priorities. DTI their needs and will link them tion of MSMEs. our program is direct with rethink their operations and will identify the needs and to government agencies con- “We are really going to- MSMEs,” Bollozos said. make an informed choice for the agency to know their cerned to address their needs. wards digitalization. We can- He added that if the Fil- about their recovery and con- priorities. Some MSMEs need During the launching of not anymore survive with the ipinos will only buy Philip- tinuity amidst the Covid-19 new technology to continue RISE, there was a part called traditional multi-strategy,” pine products like what the pandemic. running their business. Some “Kumustahan” with three MS- Bollozos said. South Koreans are doing in Actually, Bollozos said, In a separate interview shunning foreign products, RISE is a branding, inno- with former Department of Filipino MSMEs can recover vation or business recovery National Defense (DND) quickly. program for MSMEs to adopt Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Te- He said DTI’s initiative for strategies in the new normal odoro, he said the Filipinos this is called “Go Local,” a na- operations. especially the youth must re- tional approach. Support local He said that RISE started view what happened in the and buy local products. last May 2021, and the launch- past two years and recreate He said that the local Ca- ing was last August 5, 2021. the Philippines believing that cao “tableya” is more delicious Bollozos said this is still the past and traditional sys- than the imported ones. a pilot project with eight par- tem will never come again. Bollozos said that pack- ticipating MSMEs. The next Bollozos agreed with Te- aging of local products is the batch of entrepreneurs will odoro. main approach now in getting come in by September 2021. He said the DTI’s part- the attention of foreign and He said the approach is ners in creating this RISE domestic buyers. not by modules but a one-on- program are the Cebu Cham- “The difference here is one consultation. Initially, ber of Commerce and In- that foreign products have DTI invited and oriented them dustry (CCCI), two from ac- good packaging with lesser about this program. ademe that processed their taste. The Philippine prod- “The pilot participants needs like the Cebu Institute ucts have good tastes but poor have shown interest on the JOENERO BOLLOZOS, DTI CEBU PROGRAM MANAGER FOR RISE. of Technology-University packaging,” Bollozos added. 2 August 2 - 8, 2021 Cebu Business Week NEWS Leni supporters serve ‘Weekly Lugaw’ SUPPORTERS of Vice ally introduce Rodredo to President Leni Robredo the people, they also wish have served the “Weekly Lu- to provide care to those who gaw” to hundreds of people need help at thIS time pov- in Central Visayas. erty and health pandemic. Robredo and her sup- Team Leni Rodredo was porters realized the impor- organized by individual sup- tance of Lugaw at the time of porters of the vice president care needed by the people in from the different sectors like the middle of the health pan- urban poor groups, women’s demic. groups, and bikers’ group. About 800 families have With Robredo’s advo- been reached by the Rodre- cacy to reach out To the do supporters in their recent masses, Team Leni Robredo regular feeding program in supporters are now roam- the different parts of Cebu. ing around the country. The Hundreds of people volunteers are inspired by were rescued from hunger in Robredo’s sincere service to Sitio San Miguel, Apas; La- the poor people through the hug, Calamba, Sitio Lawis in Office of the Vice President Mambaling; and Barangay (OVP). San Nicolas, all of Cebu City Aside from regular com- initiated by the Office of the munity feeding, the Team Vice President, including Leni Robredo supporters Team Leni Rodredo. will put up livelihood train- According to David San- ing and educational pro- tos, volunteer coordinator of grams for the communities Team Leni Rodredo, while that they are going to visit. they are willing to person- PR/ELIAS O. BAQUERO Hontiveros urges extension of voter registration period in areas under ECQ SENATOR Risa Hon- cially for some of our first- spokesperson James Jimenez also pointed out that the vot- Last year, Hontiveros tiveros has called on the time voters, yung iba sa expressed concern about er registration process was called for an increase in the Commission on Elections kanila are not even eligible moving targets, adding it was already stalled several times COMELEC’s budget to pre- (COMELEC) to extend the for vaccination. It is only log- not likely to extend the voter due to fears over the pan- pare for the 2022 elections in voter registration period, at ical to extend the voter regis- registration period because demic. light of the major health ad- least in areas affected by the tration period by at least two there are other things to pre- “I agree that dead- justments due to COVID-19. 15-day enhanced community more weeks. It’s two more pare aside from the official lines should be observed. “COVID-19’s Delta vari- quarantine (ECQ). weeks that may prove criti- voter’s list. But, hopefully, in this case, ant has already disrupted our There is no word yet if the cal for our country’s future,” However, the senator COMELEC can make one last communities. Let it not get current deadline, September Hontiveros said in a phone- says the challenges brought necessary extension. Huwag in the way of our citizens’ de- 30, 2021, will be moved. patched interview with on by the pandemic must be naman sanang i-quarantine sire to participate in the May “Sayang ‘yung period DYRC radio Cebu. considered as “extraordinary pati ang karapatan ng mga 2022 elections,” she conclud- from August 6 to 20. Espe- In May 2021, COMELEC circumstances”. Hontiversos tao na bumoto,” she stressed. ed. PR/ELIAS O. BAQUERO Olympic silver medalist Carlo Paalam to get House and Lot from CLI LEADING developer Cagayan de Oro’s adopt- joy their new home in our in VisMin Cebu Landmas- ed son from Talakag, Bukid- Velmiro Heights community ters Inc. (CLI) announced non, a scavenger turned in CDO. We look forward to it is gifting Olympic Silver olympic silver medalist box- welcoming him home.” says Medalist boxer Carlo Paa- er is an inspiration to mil- Jose Soberano III, Chairman lam a 3.6M house and lot lions of Filipinos all over the and CEO of Cebu Landmas- (townhouse) in its subdivi- world. Since the age of 12, ters Inc. sion project Velmiro Uptown Carlo has been part of CDO’s Velmiro Uptown CDO is CDO, located in the prime grassroots boxing program a beautiful community locat- Upper Canitoan Cagayan de under the support and lead- ed at a prime spot in Upper Oro area. ership of Mayor Oca Moreno. Canitoan in Cagayan de Oro The listed company joins “We are very proud of City , and CLI’s third resi- the rest of the country in the Carlo’s achievement, and dential project in CDO . The celebration of Paalam’s ex- want to take part in uplifting community offers impressive traordinary achievement at his quality of life especially views, efficiently designed the Tokyo Olympics bringing when it comes to housing. homes with generous space honor to every Filipino espe- He deserves to live well, and and premier amenities for a cially the Mindanaoans. we hope his family will en- serene family life. Cebu Business Week August 2 - 8, 2021 3 NEWS More COVID-19 beds open in Cebu private hospitals THE planned deploy- duce the number of patients ment of around 350 addition- that will be admitted to hos- al nurses to private hospitals pitals, which are now serving in Metro Cebu will open up all cases, including those with existing bed allocation for mild symptoms.