TAMBULI Weekly Newsletter The Official e-Newsletter of the Federation of Philippine Industries Volume 16 Issue No. 35 14 September 2012 ______________________________________________________________________________________ FPI WARMLY WELCOMES ITS NEWEST MEMBER! The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) cordially welcomes ACME TOOLS MANUFACTURING CO., INC. as its newest member. ACME TOOLS MANUFACTURING CO., INC. is represented by its President Albert Constantine L. Yu , with business address at 105 EDSA Mandaluyong City. The company is engaged in the manufacture of hot forged metal parts, high tensile bolts & nuts, carbide tapped toolbits, forging CNC machining, threading heat treatment, and grinding. Senate Hearing on Rice Smuggling FPI Chairman Jesus Lim Arranza attended the continuation of the Senate hearing on Rice Smuggling which was held at the Senate of the Philippines last Tuesday, September 12, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. Another shipment of rice in Legaspi was issued a Warrant of Seizure and Detention by the BOC due also to the absence of an import permit. The Senate Committees on Agriculture & Food, Ways & Means, Trade & Commerce, and Blue Ribbon which is conducting a joint public hearing in response to the Privilege Speech of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile on Rice Smuggling at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, will also investigate smuggling on coconut, palm oil and other agricultural products. The Senate wants to finally put an end and unmask the people behind smuggling of these various agricultural products. Creation of FPI Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Committee The Federation is currently forming the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Committee. FPI member who wishes to be part of the said Committee is enjoined to coordinate with the FPI Secretariat at telephone numbers: 722-34-09, 584-96-42 and 727-43-59 or you may send an email at [email protected] or [email protected] . DTI Trade Consultative System: One Country, One Voice (OCOV) The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) launched in 2011 their trade consultative system, One Country, One Voice (OCOV). The consultation aims to solicit stakeholder feedback on the studies conducted by the Philippine Institute for Developmental Studies (PIDS) on the possible impact of a PH- EU FTA. The DTI is extending their invitation to Federation members to participate in the OCOV PH- EU Consultation: An Impact Assessment of the Proposed Philippines-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on 20 September 2012, 8:30 a.m. at the Philippine Trade Training Center corner Sen. 2 Gil Puyat Avenue and Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City. For confirmation or queries, please contact Mr. Rolan Ynion through (02) 468-8967 or email at [email protected] . Market Week Philippines Fair The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is inviting FPI members to visit the Market Week Philippines Fair to be held on September 19-23, 2012 (Wednesday to Sunday), 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Megatrade Halls 1-3, 5 th Level, Building B, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City. The fair is organized by the DTI through the Bureau of Domestic Trade and the Regional Operations and Development Group Regional Offices. It is national in scope and will feature over 400 MSME manufacturers of home, food and fashion products. For more information, you may contact the DTI-Bureau of Domestic Trade at telephone numbers 751-3223 and 751-0384 locals 2121 and 2122 . NCC Dialogue with DepEd Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro In line with the government’s thrust to improve the country’s educational system and in order to fully understand the K to 12 program, the Dialogue will feature K to 12 and the Private Sector with Department of Education Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro, FSC. In this connection, the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) is inviting the members of FPI to attend the Dialogue to be held on September 27, 2012, 10:00 am to 12:00 noon at the AIM Conference Center, 3/F SGV Hall, Benavidez corner Trasierra Streets, Legaspi Village, Makati City. For inquiries and clarifications, please get in touch with Ms. Grace Mirasol at telephone numbers: 890-4645 or 897-7608 loc. 305 or Ms. Malou Gesilva at 751-3404. The Philippine Transparency Forum – 17 September 2012 The Asia Society Philippine Foundation, Inc., in cooperation with other concerned agencies, will hold a forum for The Philippine Transparency Week: Best Practices in Good Governance, Accountability and Participation. Said forum is the first to be conducted in a series beginning September 17-21, 2012 with altering time and venues. For general inquiries, please send an email to [email protected] or call 810-8983 or contact the Program Officer Ms. Ayie Zerrudo at Tel. +63-2-5502612 | Fax: 8108983. Registration fee is Php500.00 LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE HEARINGS Senate Wednesday, September 19 Time & Venue Agenda Agriculture & Food, Ways & 9:30 A.M. Privilege Speech of Senate President Juan Ponce Means, Trade & Commerce and Session Hall 2/F Left Wing, Enrile delivered last 25 July 2012 re: Rice Smuggling Blue Ribbon Senate at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone Jt. Congressional Oversight 11:00 A.M. Proposed construction of rainwater catchments as Committee on the Clean Water DENR Nursery Project DOST solution to flooding and access to clean water, in 3 Act Compound Bicutan, Taguig City relation to R.A. No. 6716 (Construction of Water Wells, Rainwater Collectors, Development Springs and Rehabilitation of Existing Water Wells in all Barangays in the Philippines) Thursday, September 20 Time & Venue Agenda Ways & Means 10:00 A.M. 4th Public Hearing on the Proposed Senate and House Session Hall 2/F Left Wing, bills re: Restructuring of the Excise Tax on Alcohol Senate and Tobacco (S. Nos. 2763, 2764, 2998, 3249 & H. No. 5727) Prepared by the FPI Secretariat Notice: Please be informed that the news articles/write-ups of FPI President George S. Chua and FPI Sustainable Development Committee Chairman Ernesto Ordoñez published and circulated in newspapers may likewise be accessed thru the FPI website: www.fpi.ph . Unit 701 Atlanta Centre Condominium, #31 Annapolis St., Greenhills, San Juan City Tel. Nos. 722-3409, 584-9642 & 727-4359 i Fax No. 722-9737 E-mail: i [email protected] i [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] iWebsite: www.fpi.ph .