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datalineA bi-monthly digest of global and domestic industry trends and developments. Published bythe Trade and Industry Information Center, Department of Trade and Industry Manila, PhilippinesTel. (632) 895.3611 Fax (632) 895.6487 To subscribe, email: [email protected]: http://www.dti.gov.ph

March 11, 2013Vol. 17, No. 05

In this issue

Focus1. DTI registers over P100-B MSME

investments2. Exports hit record USD 52B

Inside DTICMDF now ISO 9001 certified

Good News, Philippines!1. PHL most profitable location2. Motor vehicle sales

rise 51% in January3. PHL cities rank high in global

BPO ranking4. European lawmakers laud

PHL drive against corruption5. U.S. economist hails

PHL success story

MSME/OTOP News1. SB Corp. expands risk-based lending2. Shared facilities

for MSMEs approved3. Megaworld mall tapped

to showcase MSME products4. Dried fish producers urged

to invest in solar tunnel5. Gov’t targets more overseas

entrepreneurs

Business Alert1. PHL to harmonize incentives2. SSS taps DILG to strengthen

business compliance3. SEC warns public against scam4. BOC tests computerized

shipment monitoring5. E-Payment procurement

system launched

Consumer News1. DTI registers 1.6M helmets2. IPOPHL, BIR join forces

vs. IP violators, tax evaders3. Filipino consumers are Southeast

Asia’s most optimistic

FeaturesPHL seen as gateway for huge halal globalfood market

ASEAN Watch1. PHL among resilient countries2. Filipinos up in financial literacy

Statwatch

DTI Call Center

What’s New?

Vol. 17, No. 052dataline

FocusDTI registers over P100-BMSME investments

The Department of Tradeand Industry (DTI) registereda total of P102.06-B

investments from the country’s micro,small,and medium enterprises(MSMEs) in 2012.

These investments camefrom 74,910 DTI-assisted MSMEsthat created over 577,000 jobslast year.

The DTI said P97.30B worthof investments were generatedfrom the Rural Micro EnterprisePromotion Programme (RuMEPP)and another P4.76B from the NationalIndustry Cluster CapacityEnhancement Program (NICCEP).

On the RuMEPP alone,the government has assisted a totalof 74,910 MSMEs in the countryside.

The NICCEP, on the other hand,generated P4.76-B investmentsfrom 1,427 MSMEs. This clusteringprogram generated 97,243 jobs,P5.49-B domestic sales,and USD 1.05-B exports.

The DTI said the Access of SmallEnterprises to Sound LendingOpportunities (ASENSO), formerlyknown as the SME Unified LendingOpportunities for National Growth(SULONG), released P271.55Bto MSMEs since its inception in 2004.

For 2012, ASENSO released P29.34Bto MSMEs resulting in 388,067 jobs.

The DTI-Comprehensive AgrarianReform Program (CARP)also developed 937 new MSMEsfor 11,237 farmer beneficiaries in2012. The program assisted 799agrarian reform communities and 171other communities, generating P1.13Btotal investments, P2.41-B sales,and 68,498 jobs.

NICCEP, the DTI said, hasenhanced the capacity of selectedindustry clusters throughoutthe country to plan, implement,facilitate service delivery; improvebusiness environment, evaluateprojects, and boost industrycompetitiveness. (MAB 02/13)

The country’s merchandiseexports hit a record-highof USD 51.99B in 2012 driven

by the growth in shipments of variouscommodities, the National StatisticsOffice (NSO) reported.

The value of exports last year was7.6% higher than the USD 48.31Bposted in 2011.

For the month of December alone,exports grew 16.5% to USD 3.97Bfrom the same month in 2011.

“The sustained increment wassupported by the positiveyear-on-year change in bananas(fresh), petroleum products, metalcomponents, tuna, and woodcraftsand furniture,” the NSO said.

In terms of country destination, Japanwas still the top market for Philippine

2. Exports hit recordUSD 52B

exports, accounting for an 18-%share in total shipments in December.

Revenues from exports to Japanamounted to USD 715.29M,12.7% higher than the revenuesin the same month in 2011.

Philippine ExportersConfederation Inc. (PHILEXPORT)President Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr.,however, said despite hittingan all-time high, last year’s exportscould have even been better if notfor the electronics sector’s weakperformance.

“To double-up exports by 2016, we hopemarkets will recover and the electronicssector will fully recover,” he said further.

The country is aiming for an 11-%growth in exports per year starting thisyear to hit USD 120B in 2016. (TPS 02/13)

Identified industry clusters

abaca bamboo banana cacao calamansi coconut/coco coir coffee dairy fine jewelry gifts and housewares homestyle and food meat metals and metalworks milkfish muscovado organic fertilizer pangasius pineapple processed food renewable energy (RE) seaweed veggie noodles wearables


Inside DTICMDF now ISO 9001certified

The Construction ManpowerDevelopment Foundation(CMDF), the construction

manpower training armof the Department of Trade andIndustry (DTI), received anInternational Organization forStandardization (ISO) 9001:2008Certification for its compliancewith the global Quality ManagementSystem (QMS) Standards, bringingthe number of ISO-certifiedDTI offices to four.

After undergoing a seriesof organizational improvements,paperworks, and audits of theirinternal team and a third partycertification body, the CMDF wascertified compliant by the TUVRheinland on December 19, 2012,only a month after it started applyingfor ISO certification.

CMDF Executive Director JesusL. Motoomull said the one monthcertification process was a featfor a government agency, sinceit usually takes about six monthsto as long as three years for anorganization to be certified as ISO9001 compliant by independentcertification bodies.

The process of applying for an ISOcertification involves a series of stepswhich include pre-assessment,documentation, and the auditof bureau’s implementation of QMS.

In case of CMDF, they startedimplementing QMS even beforethey applied for the certification.

“It is not only because of theExecutive Order (EO) 605 whichmandates all government agenciesto implement the QMS,but is also because of ourcommitment to provide qualityservice to our key clients,the construction industry,and the academe. We want themto become globally competitivethrough efficient service,”Motoomull said.

During the assessment, the third partyassessment body recognized theinnovations introduced by CMDF,such as the creation of a web portal(www.cmdf.dti.gov.ph) that allowsinterested applicants to registeronline and also serves asan interactive platform betweenthe CMDF and its clients.

The CMDF also boasts of its trainingroom equipped with state-of-the-artfacilities. Such innovations improvedthe quality of CMDF services.

CMDF’s compliance with the ISO9001:2008 means it has the capacityto lead an efficient organization,having a systematically organizedprocesses in the workplace thattranslate to a more effective deliveryconstruction industry of its mandate,which is to train workforce to beglobally competitive.

“This is just the beginning.We have to be always organizedand synchronized in our work.This is a continuous improvement,”Motoomull said.

Good News,Philippines!1. PHL most profitable

location

The Philippines is a desirableinvestment and businessdestination for Japanese

companies, survey results from theJapan External Trade Organization(JETRO) Manila showed.

Conducted from Octoberto November 2012 on Japanese-affiliated companies in Asia

and Oceania, the survey primarilyaims to compare the Philippines’business competitiveness againstother Asian economies such asChina, Myanmar, Indonesia,Thailand, Viet Nam, Malaysia,and India.

The Philippines came out to havethe least challenges for Japanese


2. Motor vehicle salesrise 51% in January

doing businesses amongthe eight countries in the survey.Comparison was made in termsof profitability, good management,and reasonable salary.

The country gained the top spotfor being the most profitable.

In terms of good management,the country had also performed well.Survey showed that the Philippineshad the least difficulty when it comesto recruiting general staff. It alsoscored high in terms of industrial

peace, having the least numberof strikes and lockouts.

Also, the Philippines came in onlysecond to Thailand to be the leasttroublesome on time-consumingcustoms and administrativeprocedures.

On salary, the Philippines was foundto have reasonable salary rates,thus attracting more foreign investorsas it also means lower cost of doingbusiness in the country. (MAB 02/12)

The domestic motor vehicleindustry started the yearon good footing with a robust

51-% increase in total sales reaching12,256 units in January comparedwith 8,127 units in the same monthlast year.

A joint report by the Chamberof Automotive Manufacturersof the Philippines Inc. (CAMPI)and the Trucks ManufacturersAssociation (TMA) of the Philippinesshowed the strong growth in the firstmonth of the year when January hastraditionally been a slow month.

For the rest of the year, CAMPIis confident that the overall industrywill meet its target of 200,000 units.

“The January 2013 performancecan only be seen as anotherindication of the overall healthyeconomic performance of the country.The stable macroeconomicenvironment as well as increasein market confidence, steady inflowof foreign investments, activehousehold and governmentconsumption, combinedwith continuous expansionin the industry and service sectorsto be complemented with new modelintroductions and aggressivepromotions, will all contributeto realizing this target,” CAMPIPresident Rommel T. Gutierrezsaid. (MAB 02/11)

Motor vehicle salesJanuary 2013 vs. January 2012

January 2013 sales January 2012 sales % increase

Passenger car units 4,161 2,099 98.0Commercial vehicles 8,095 6,028 34.0• Trucks and buses 133 79 68.4• AUV 2,508 2,566 2.3• Light trucks 201 124 62.1

• Light commercial vehicles 5,253 3,259 61.2

3. PHL cities rank highin global BPO ranking M

anila and Cebu were rankedNo. 3 and No. 8,respectively, in the 2013

Top 100 Outsourcing Destinationspublished by Tholons, a servicesglobalization and investmentadvisory firm.

Both Manila and Cebu improved theirrespective rankings from last year,with Manila’s previous No. 4and Cebu’s No. 9 spot.

The Tholons ranking revealedthat more Philippine information


technology-business processoutsourcing (IT-BPO) hubs wereincluded in this year’s ranking.

Although Davao slipped one rankto No. 70, Sta. Rosa City in Laguna,on the other hand, climbed two spotsto No. 84 while Iloilo is at No. 93.Bacolod City re-enters the listat No. 94 and Baguio Cityis a new entrant at No. 99.

The Tholons said the Philippinesenjoys a more vibrant IT-BPO industrythan either Indonesia or Malaysia.These three countries areconsidered the most promisingSoutheast Asian destinations in 2013.

The investment advisory firmsaid the country’s IT-BPO industrywas fueled by increased newinvestments from large and mid-sizedforeign providers as well as greaterexpansions of established locatorsand captives across manyof the country’s establisheddelivery locations.

“The Tholons’ rankings and reportoverview only reaffirm the Philippines’position as a destination of choicefor outsourcing services. The year2013 promises to be even greateras we expect revenues to increaseto USD 16B, which translatesto employment to 926,000 Filipinos,”Business Processing Associationof the Philippines (BPA/P)Executive Committee ChairmanBenedict C. Hernandez said.(MAB 01/31)

Avisiting delegationfrom the European Parliamentsaid the government’s

anti-corruption efforts and peaceinitiatives in Mindanao are makingthe country more attractiveto European investments.

The Members of the EuropeanParliament (MEPs) also launcheda P29-M de-mining project,and looked into possible businessopportunities for European investors.

The MEPs have met withDepartment of Trade andIndustry (DTI) Secretary Gregory

4. European lawmakerslaud PHL driveagainst corruption

L. Domingo and other governmentofficials as well as with the chiefexecutive officers (CEOs)and representatives from theEuropean Chamber of Commerceof the Philippines (ECCP).

The delegation also met with peacenegotiators in Southern Philippinesincluding officials from theAutonomous Region in MuslimMindanao (ARMM), the Moro IslamicLiberation Front (MILF),the international monitoring team,and non-government and civil societyorganizations. (TPS 02/14)

American Economist NourielRoubini hailed thePhilippines as an “economic

success,” citing the country’spotential to move toward a highergrowth rate of at least 7% a year.

5. U.S. economist hailsPHL success story

In an investment forum,Roubini was mostly upbeaton the Philippines, which hebelieved deserved a sovereigninvestment-grade rating for itsfiscal reforms.

Tholons’ top 10 outsourcingdestinations for 2013

1 Bangalore, India2 Mumbai, India3 Manila, Philippines4 Delhi, India5 Chennai, India6 Hyderabad, India7 Pune, India8 Cebu City, Philippines9 Dublin, Ireland10 Kraków, Poland


2. Shared facilitiesfor MSMEs approved

“There’s a renewed interest amonginvestors, recognizing changesin the policy of the country such asin fiscal policy,” he said.

Roubini said the Philippines’ successstory was a result of a sophisticatedprivate sector and strong governanceand reform policies. (PDI 1/31)

MSME/OTOPNews1. SB Corp. expands

risk-based lending

The Small Business Corporation(SB Corp.) recently grewrisk-based lending

to 22 banks nationwide.

“This risk-based lending will providedeserving micro, small, and mediumenterprises (MSMEs) accessto financing even without collaterals.In the long run, these banks will beable to lend with more confidenceand maintain a good quality portfolio,”SB Corp. President and ChiefOperating Officer (COO) Benel P.Lagua said.

The SB Corp. has already made10 banks in 2010, four in 2011and eight in 2012, embarkon risk-based lending. Among thesenewly trained banks are:• Country Bank of Taguig• Bangko Alabang• Mt. Carmel Rural Bank

of Batangas• New Rural Bank of San Leonardo

in Nueva Ecija• Rural Bank of San Jose

in Camarines Sur

• People’s Bank of Caragain Agusan Del Sur

• Rural Bank of Rizalin Zamboanga Del Norte.

Lagua said this risk-based lendinghas been imparted to 13 banksin Luzon, four in Visayas, and fivein Mindanao. This form of lendingdoes not look at the collateralas a major considerationin approving MSME loan applicationsbut looks at the borrower’s qualityand debt servicing capacity.

The newly trained banks tooka 37-day consultancy programon MSME risk-based lendingstrategies and technologies,which is part of the SB Corp.’srisk-based lending movement,an advocacy launched in 2008.

This training program is partiallysubsidized by earnings from thecorporation’s alternative MSMEmandatory allocation instruments.(PIA 01/31)

The Department of Trade andIndustry (DTI) has approvedshared service facilities (SSF)

for food processing worth P10Min Eastern Visayas.

DTI-8 Regional Director CynthiaR. Nierras said the approvedprojects are among the 18 proposedfacilities to improve the packagingof micro, small, and mediumenterprises (MSMES) engagedin food and coco-coir processing.

The regional office had proposeda budget of P22.9M for all facilities.

The biggest SSF for food processing,costing P6M, this project will extendthe shelf life of native delicaciesand will be set up at the Visayas StateUniversity (VSU) main campusin Tacloban City.

“Right now, we cannot bring ournative delicacies like moronand binagol abroad because the

Factors for country’s success

High growth rate amid an anemic globaleconomic recovery

Rich human capital Economy driven mainly by outsourcing

and tourism Strong democracy Much improved governance framework Popular leader


3. Megaworld malltapped to showcaseMSME products

quality deteriorates in just a week.Through a new packaging technology,we can extend shelf life to months,”Nierras said.

It will benefit 300 food processorsin the region and food technologystudents who will use the equipmentin their study.

Some P4M has also been set asideto procure peat blocking equipmentto enhance the operationof a regional based coco-coirand peat processing plant to beestablished in Javier, Leyte.

The project will benefit eight existingprovincial level coco-coir plantsin the region and 20 village levelgeotextile processors composedof about 1,000 households in six

provinces. Geotextile nets are usedto prevent soil erosion.

Establishment of the SSF isa complementary project that intendsto balance off existing programsto achieve inclusive growth.

Nationwide, the DTI has proposedto acquire 375 units of machineryand equipment to set up SSFsfor nine priority industries. The DTIhas allotted P500M for equipmentoutlay and P200M for technicalassistance this year.

The SSF project is envisionedto assist most of the 81,221 MSMEswith high potential to expand.

It will generate an additional200,000 jobs nationwide.

The Department of Tradeand Industry (DTI) haspartnered with the Megaworld

Lifestyle Malls to bring Metro Festivalto the Lucky Chinatown Mallin Binondo and in open boutiquesto showcase the best productsof micro, small, and mediumenterprises (MSMEs) from theNational Capital Region (NCR).

“The exhibitors are DTI-assistedMSMEs that have no capabilityto promote their products in bigvenues like department storesand supermarkets,” DTI-NCROfficer-in-Charge DirectorFerdinand L. Manfoste said.

The Metro Festival launchedat the Bureau of Domestic Trade(BDT) Showroom at the DTI MainBuilding in Makati City, showcases

products of over 40 MSMEsfrom the NCR.

Megaworld Assistant VicePresident for Marketing andBusiness Development TeresaPesigan-Valentino said Megaworldhas allowed MSMEs to occupy thesestalls until the end of March this year.

“If the MSMEs decide to stay afterthat date, they may continueand hope they can be able to makeit big in the industry later on,”Valentino said.

Buyers of the various MSME productsmay visit the boutiques at the LuckyChinatown located at Reina RegenteSt. corner Dela Reina St., Binondo,Manila during mall hoursfrom 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Metro Festival exhibitors

Annabel Lee BDO Herbosido Herbal Products BSK Enterprises Inc. Capellans Deli Food Products Carica Herbal Products Dielies Apiary Edward Teng Fairytale Weddings and Events Germano's Chill Ginga Agrifoods Manufacturing

Enterprises, Inc. James Leather Craft John-Carlo Creations Kamay Kraft Magical Blend Marketing

International The Dream Maker Couture


The Philippine Centerfor Postharvest Developmentand Mechanization (PhilMech)

is encouraging more dried fishproducers and enterprises to investin multi-commodity solar tunneldriers (MCSTDs) to improvetheir operations.

PhilMech Executive Director RexL. Bingabing said the agency ispushing for the wider use of MCSTDsto help the government in promotingmicro, small, and medium enterprise(MSME) development especiallythose into food processing.

“With farm products from otherAssociation of Southeast Asian

4. Dried fish producersto invest in solar tunnel

Nations (ASEAN) entering thePhilippines, farmers and fisherfolksshould find ways to improve theefficiency of their produce to remaincompetitive,” Bingabing said.

He said MCSTD can dry nuts,bananas, cassava, and mushroom,noting that PhilMech is also testingthe use of MCSTD on other farmcommodities.

For dried fish, MCSTD will reduceproducers’ drying time by up to 25%and improve quality since the fishbeing dried are not exposedto open air. (MAT 01/31)

The government is targetingmore overseas Filipinos(OFs) for entrepreneurial

programs to drive investmentsin the micro, small, and mediumenterprise (MSME) sector.

National Economic andDevelopment Authority (NEDA)Director General andSocioeconomic PlanningSecretary Arsenio M. Balisacansaid the program aims to harnessOFs’ experience and expertisein contributing to the country’ssocioeconomic development,adding that the move will help

5. Gov’t targetsmore OFsentrepreneurs

generate employment and contributeto MSME growth.

The Commission on FilipinosOverseas (CFO) and the Departmentof Trade and Industry (DTI) have alsoput up Business Advisory Link para saBayan (BALinkBayan) websiteto help them set up businessesand investments in the country.

DTI’s Rural Micro EnterprisePromotion Program (RuMEPP)continues to provide financial as wellas technical assistance to promoteMSME development. (MAB 02/12)

The Departments of Tradeand Industry (DTI) andFinance (DOF) are seeking

ways to harmonize various incentivesgranted to local and foreign investorsto make the country more attractiveas an investment destination.

“The government will pursuea two-phased approachin harmonizing fiscal incentives givento investors. The first phase will focuson who should be entitledto incentives, while the second part

will determine the incentivesthat should be given to them,”DTI Secretary Gregory L.Domingo said.

Domingo said that a joint billto consolidate fiscal incentivesgranted to investors will be filedby DTI and DOF, noting that thecurrent setup may be disconcertingto investors since there are around50 laws related to investments.(BMI 02/13)

Business Alert1. PHL to harmonize

incentives


The Social Security System(SSS) has tappedthe Department of the Interior

and Local Government (DILG)to strengthen the monitoring ofcompliance by businesses with theirSSS obligation.

SSS President and Chief ExecutiveOfficer (CEO) Emilio S. de QuirosJr. said the new agreement providesregular sharing of informationbetween the SSS and localgovernment units (LGUs).

De Quiros said the compliancewould serve as basis in the issuanceof business permits or licenses

2. SSS taps DILGto strengthenbusiness compliance

needed by employers to continueoperating yearly.

SSS branches shall provide LGUs onthe last business day of every year alist of registered business owners oroperators with SSS delinquencies.

“This SSS-DILG agreement reflectsthe government’s aim to ensurethat employers uphold theirobligations to workers. Employersalso stand to benefit becausethis simplifies the process of renewingtheir permits, and ultimately promotea more business-friendlyenvironment,” he said. (TPS 01/14)

3. SEC warns publicagainst scam T

he Securities and ExchangeCommission (SEC)has warned the public against

an investment scam in Cavite.

The SEC said the investment scampromises substantial incomein return for a capital investmentranging from P3,000 to P1.2M.

“The public is advised to exerciseprudence in investing their moneyin what appears to be a highyield-high risk investment, which mayturn out to be a fraudulent schemeor investment scam,” the SEC said.(TPS 01/13)

The Bureau of Customs (BOC)is pilot-testing a computerizedsystem for monitoring the

movement of shipments to streamlineand automate its operations.

Initially available at the port of Manilaand Manila International ContainerPort, the electronic monitoring

4. BOC testscomputerizedshipment monitoring

system is aimed at establishinga more efficient way of monitoringthe status of shipments and cuttingthe red tape. The system will bereplicated later in major ports.

It will display the entry number, statussection number, time and remarks,among other information. (TPS 01/24)

5. E-Paymentprocurementsystem launched

Agencies can now completeonline purchases for suppliesprocured through

the Philippine Government ElectronicProcurement System (PhilGEPS)Virtual store.

PhillGEPS launched its newelectronic payment facilityin partnership with Landbankof the Philippines (LBP).

“This is a ground-breaking featfor the Philippine bureaucracy,”Department of Budget andManagement (DBM) SecretaryFlorencio B. Abad said, noting thatthe new system will help agenciesensure a quicker and more efficientprocurement system, as well as boostthe government’s overalltransparency campaign.


2. IPOPHL, BIR joinforces vs IP violators,tax evaders

“The establishment of the e-Paymentsystem effectively brings us to therealm of cashless transactions, whereprocurement activities can be trackedand accounted very quickly andaccurately,” Abad added.

The Department of Trade andIndustry (DTI) has generatedalmost 1.6M registrations/

applications from motorcycle owners,riders, and passengers and frommotorcycle helmet manufacturersand importers on their six-monthoperations of inspection and stickermarking that ended in Decemberlast year.

DTI Undersecretary for ConsumerWelfare and Business RegulationGroup (CWBRG) Zenaida C.Maglaya said there will be no

Consumer Newsextension anymore for the stickermarking program despite the clamorfor it.

Instead, Maglaya saidthe DTI will focus on its monitoringand enforcement activitieson manufacturers, importers,retailers, and establishments that aredistributing and selling motorcyclehelmets to ensure that only thosewith the Philippine Standard (PS)or Import Commodity Clearance(ICC) mark are availablein the market.

The Intellectual Property Officeof the Philippines (IPOPHL)and the Bureau of Internal

Revenue (BIR) forged an agreementto undertake a collaborative effortto stop the proliferation of counterfeitand pirated items in the marketby subjecting intellectual propertyrights (IPR) violators to tax

investigation, and probably taxevasion charges.

The agreement is expectedto reduce the number of IPR violators,especially store owners sellingcounterfeit and pirated items who arealso not paying taxes.

Filipinos were the mostoptimistic consumersin Southeast Asia and the

second most optimistic in the world,defying a broad global declinein confidence during the fourthquarter of 2012, market researchfirm Nielsen reported.

The Philippine consumer confidencestood at an index of 119 in the finalquarter of last year, representinga one-point increase from theprevious quarter. More importantly,across the 58 countries Nielsenmeasured for the period, confidencedeclined in 33 countries, remainedflat in six countries and increasedin 19 countries from the prior quarter.

“While consumers globally struggledwith increasing economic concerns,

3. Filipino consumersare Southeast Asia’smost optimistic

consumers in the Philippinescontinue to have a positive outlook,”Nielsen Philippines ManagingDirector Stuart Jamieson said.

Jamieson said the optimism can beattributed to the economy’s strongperformance in 2012, which wasdriven by the real estate, construction,manufacturing, services, and tradesectors.

The poll “Nielsen Global Surveyof Consumer Confidence andSpending Intentions” was establishedin 2005 and measures consumerconfidence, major concernsand spending intentions among morethan 29,000 respondents with Internetaccess in 58 countries. (PDI 02/05)

Transactions made viathe e-Payment facility can alsobe monitored and trackedconveniently through Landbank’sWebAccess portal. (MAB 01/19)

1. DTI registers1.6M helmets


PHL seen as gatewayfor huge halal globalfood market

Features The Philippines is gainingpopularity as a global businessplatform and gateway for the

USD 632-B halal food market.

Halal pertains to foods thatare allowed under Islamic Law.

The Center for International Trade,Expositions, and Missions (CITEM),the marketing promotions armof the Department of Trade andIndustry (DTI), is currentlyundertaking huge preparations for theforthcoming International FoodExhibition (IFEX) Philippines 2013.

CITEM has been promotingPhilippine halal foods to the worldand turning this year’s IFEXPhilippines in May as a grandshowroom.

The event would have an entirepavilion devoted to halalto give the industry players allthe room they would need to markettheir products to a vast foreignaudience, CITEM ExecutiveDirector Rosvi C. Gaetos said.(MAB 12/22)

STATWATCH44444 DTI offices that are InternationalOrganization for Standardization(ISO) 9001:2008 certified to date

USD 51.99BUSD 51.99BUSD 51.99BUSD 51.99BUSD 51.99B PHLmerchandise exports in 2012vs.USD 48.31BUSD 48.31BUSD 48.31BUSD 48.31BUSD 48.31B in 2011

P271.55BP271.55BP271.55BP271.55BP271.55B Fund releasedthrough the Access of Small

Enterprises to Sound LendingOpportunities (ASENSO), formerly

known as the SME UnifiedLending Opportunities for

National Growth (SULONG),since 2004

P102.06BP102.06BP102.06BP102.06BP102.06B Investmentsgenerated by micro, small,and medium enterprises

(MSMEs) in 2012

P97.30BP97.30BP97.30BP97.30BP97.30B MSME investmentsgenerated through the RuralMicroenterprise PromotionProgram (RuMEPP) in 2012

P5.49BP5.49BP5.49BP5.49BP5.49B Domestic sales;P4.76BP4.76BP4.76BP4.76BP4.76B MSME investments;

USD 1.05BUSD 1.05BUSD 1.05BUSD 1.05BUSD 1.05B Exports receipts;97,24397,24397,24397,24397,243 Jobs generated through

the Nationwide Industry ClusterCapacity Enhancement Program

(NICCEP) in 2012

P1.13BP1.13BP1.13BP1.13BP1.13B MSME investmentsgenerated; 937937937937937 MSMEs

established throughDepartment of Trade and

Industry-Comprehensive AgrarianReform Program (DTI-CARP)

in 2012

577,000577,000577,000577,000577,000 Jobs generatedby DTI-assisted MSMEs in 2012

74,91074,91074,91074,91074,910 DTI-assisted MSMEsin 2012

1,4271,4271,4271,4271,427 MSMEs establishedthrough NICCEP in 2012

ASEAN Watch1. PHL among

resilient countries

The Philippines has beenranked among the moreresilient economies in the face

of a slowing global economyin 2013, the MasterCard Worldwidereport showed.

The country ranked high amongSoutheast Asian markets dueto the strong domestic consumermarket. In contrast, countrieswith high merchandise exportto gross domestic product (GDP)ratios ranked lower on the Index,such as Malaysia and Viet Nam.

The report placed Singaporeand Hong Kong, countries with veryhigh export to GDP ratios,at surprisingly opposite endsof the Index of Resilience.


The ranking is based on consumerconfidence and the resilienceor the ability to deal with the globaleconomic slowdown. Marketswith the highest level of consumerconfidence, as well as those thatare most resilient to a slowdownin merchandise exports,accordingly have the strongestpotential to weather theeconomic downturn.

“Of those markets surveyed, Japan,Hong Kong, and the Philippinesranked highest on the report as

The Philippines scored 53points out of a possible 100for financial literacy in 2012,

data from Citi Philippines showed.

The result, which surpassedthe 52.6 points scored in 2011,marked the second consecutive timethat the country breached the halfwaymark since the survey was launchedfive years ago.

The country inched closer to theregional average of 53.2 points,which dipped from 54.5 previously.

2. Filipinos upin financial literacy

The country’s improved standingwas said to have been supportedby increased awareness of theimportance of personal financialplanning, ownership of severalfinancial products, and optimismfor the financial future.

Citi polled 3,500 people fromAustralia, India, Indonesia, Korea,the Philippines, Singapore, andTaiwan. All respondents were over18 years of age with either a bankaccount or a major credit card.(BWD 05/04).

relatively resilient while Singapore,Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and UnitedArab Emirates (UAE) ranked lowestas very vulnerable,” MasterCard said.

The report is based on a correlationanalysis of the MasterCardWorldwide Index of ConsumerConfidence (MWICC) – Asia/Pacific’smost comprehensive and longestrunning consumer confidence survey– against merchandise export growthfor 17 countries across Asia/Pacificand the Middle East. (TPS 02/12)


DTI Direct*Call Center Report

CUMULATIVE

Business Name 3,698 45.31 1,821 1,877 (2.98)

Consumer Welfare 3,045 37.31 1,028 2,017 (49.03)

Exports 10 0.12 2 8 (75.00)

Investments 2 0.02 1 1 N/A

MSMEs 63 0.77 44 19 131.58

Others 1,343 16.46 839 504 66.47

TOTAL 8,161 100.00 3,735 4,426

SUMMARY OF CALLS

CALL TYPE Feb’12 Mar’12 April’12 May’12 June’12 July’12 Aug’12 Sept’12 Oct’12 Nov’12 Dec’12 Jan’ 13 Feb’ 13

Business Name 2,741 2,784 2,182 2514 2,243 1,889 1,606 1,419 1,493 1,515 761 1,877 1,821

Consumer Welfare 860 653 670 895 990 2,629 2,128 2,235 1,917 1,496 2,370 2,017 1,028

Exports 7 6 7 4 5 12 3 4 2 3 4 8 2

Investments 1 0 6 3 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 1

MSMEs 10 5 19 18 8 14 13 30 29 19 9 19 44

Others 1,179 1,251 878 1,080 1,023 920 858 891 1,050 529 438 504 839

TOTAL 4,798 4,699 3,762 4,514 4,269 5,466 4,610 4,580 4,494 3,027 3,582 4,426 3,735

Month-on-month

CALL RESOLUTION STATUS

*The DTI Direct Call Center was establishedin November 2006 as part of the Department’sthrust to improve and simplify the deliveryof its frontline services.

For the Month of February 2013Total 2013

Resolved8,150

(100%)

Resolved3,728

(100%)

Referred11 ( 0%)

Referred7 ( 0%)

CALL TYPE Cumulative Total % vs. Total February 2013 January 2013 % Increase/ Decrease


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Title:DirectoryofOutstandingASEANSMEs 2011

Publisher : ASEAN SecretariatCall Number : 00.07/45 000ASEAN/2011

This document presents Associationof Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)member states’ small and mediumenterprise (SME) definitions,development policies, and keystatistics. It lays out ASEAN strategicaction plan for SME developmentfor 2010-2015 that covers regionalcommitments in the areas of finance,internationalization of SMEs,strengthening human resourcedevelopment and capacity building,improving marketing and informationand communications technology(ICT) skills, and establishing SMEservice centers. It has a list ofoutstanding SMEs from eachmember state categorized by industry.

Title:InternationalTrade InServices NewTrends andOpportunitiesforDevelopingCountries

Publisher : World BankCall Number : 02 000/03.08.02/WB/2010

This book highlights serviceindustries that developing countriesglobally have developed giventheir respective comparativeadvantages. It assesses how policymakers can further bolster theirservice industries by leveragingthe changes prompted bytechnological advancements.It also recommends policieson how to reduce trade barriersacross all sectors while promotinghealth and environment-relateddevelopments.

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