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DTI Central Visayas Performance Magazine

In this issue:
pril this year sauntered through a series of activities meant to increase the regions competitiveness and prepare it for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) integration in 2015. A workshop was mounted on April 4 to equip the local manufacturing, retailing and creative industry sectors with knowledge on how to thrive under the AEC. This was followed by a consultation workshop on April 28 for the drafting of the Philippine Export Development Plan. Launched within the month was an Abaca Stripping Shared Service Facility (SSF) in Balamban, Cebu . This facility was turned-over by DTI to the Barangay Unit Key to Integrated Development Multipurpose Cooperative (BUKID-MPC), Meanwhile, the 1st Livelihood Rehabilitation Workshop was conducted among government agencies to encourage collaborative work and maximize programs and projects to benefit calamity stricken areas in the Visayas. ASEAN Economic Integration Workshop 1st Livelihood Rehabilitation Workshop Philippine Export Development Plan Consultation Workshop SSFs Launched and Turned-over in Cebu News Bites April 2014 in Photos

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DTI organizes workshop in preparation for ASEAN Economic Community Integration

The Department of Trade and Industry Central Visayas organized an ASEAN Economic Integration Workshop for the Manufacturing, Trade/Retail, and Creative Industries on April 4, 2014 at the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel in Cebu City. In cooperation with the Export Marketing Bureau, Regional Economic Development Authority (NEDA 7) and Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), the activity sought to identify action plans and strategies that would prepare and capacitate industry sectors for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) integration. DTI Assistant Secretary Ceferino Rodolfo discussed with participants the overall direction of industry development, impact of AEC integration, and its advantages to the manufacturing, retail/trade and creative industries; while resource speakers from Cebu shared their knowledge, experiences and expectations to the upcoming ASEAN Economic Community integration. Outputs of the workshop were utilized as main inputs to the Central Visayas Roadmap to AEC integration and shall serve as guiding document for stakeholders in their preparation for the AEC integration. 2015 marks the birth of the ASEAN Economic Community and the start of free trade between the 10 member-countries where products and services, among other things, will have a single market and production base and where labor, investments and capital will have a freer flow.

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The Power of Belief - Mindset and Success:

Eduardo Briceno at TEDxManhattanBeach (VIDEO)
The way we understand our intelligence and abilities deeply impacts our success. Based on social science research and real life examples, Eduardo Briceo articulates how mindset, or the understanding of intelligence and abilities, is key. When students or adults see their abilities as fixed, whether they think they're naturals or just not built for a certain domain, they avoid challenge and lose interest when things get hard. Conversely, when they understand that abilities are developed, they more readily adopt learning-oriented behaviors such as deliberate practice and grit that enable them to achieve their goals. But this belief is itself malleable, and there are clear actions we can all take to establish a growth mindset and enable success for our children, our peers and ourselves.
Source: http://www.ted.com

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April 2014 in Photos

A Crafts Exhibit during the SM Supermalls' nationwide campaign My

City My SM My Crafts.
The exhibit in Cebu ran from March 26 to April 6, 2014 at the Northwing Atrium. This project was supported by the Bureau of Domestic Trade, Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and Philippine Star.

1st Place winner of the Costume JewelryMaking Contest Ms Hannah Dave Unabia of Cebu Normal University. The contest is part of SM Supermalls' nationwide campaign My City My SM My Crafts.

2nd Place winner of the Costume JewelryMaking Contest Kieren Stefan Tirado. The contest is part of SM Supermalls' nationwide campaign My City My SM My Crafts.

Bohol FabLab: 1st Fabrication Laboratory in the Phils.

The first fabrication laboratory in the Philippines will be launched in Bohol during the 1st FabLab Asia Network Bootcamp and Conference (FAN1) in May this year. A shared service facility (SSF) run by the Bohol Island State University (BISU) to support technology-driven product innovation and prototyping, the Bohol FabLab can perform the function of an incubator laboratory where designers and innovators can test out their ideas and make prototypes. Because it will also be plugged into the global fablab network, designers, innovators, start-ups can avail of coaching and mentoring services (for free) from other more advanced FabLab sites in the world. The Bohol SSF is funded by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the Bohol Island State University (BISU) and with support from the Provincial Government of Bohol and the Local Government of Tagbilaran. FAN1 will be the first International Conference of FabLab operators in the Asian Region. It has the theme: Weave Asian Fabbers which directs to strengthen the Fabber communities in Asia to become one strong piece of fabric responding to the needs of the Asian Region. DTI Bohol will be inviting key players to the conference including BSOs, MSMEs and other interested individuals where they can appreciate how information and technology can be shared to create excellent innovations through the FabLab. For more information on the Bohol FabLab, interested parties may contact DTI-Bohol at r07.bohol@dti.gov.ph

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Our thoughts are powerfulso powerful that they can influence what lies ahead. If we focus on our past difficulties and fears, we find ourselves struggling to nurture positive feelings about the next chapter. Here's a plan for remaining optimistic. 1. Imagine the way you'd like your future to look. Having a clear vision of what you desire evokes a sense of excitement, and issues an invitation to the future to pull you forward. Believing in your vision is the surest way to attract what you want in life; the key is to keep that vision energized with positive thoughts for tomorrow, regardless of what today looks like. 2. Move through your fear and let go of the past.

memories, that pain will continue to bleed into your current and future experiences. 3. Stop rehearsing your limitations. Talking constantly about what you cannot do and do not have can become habitual, and talking about what you don't want to happen"I don't ever want to go through that again!" "I don't want to be broke!" can wind up becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy. 4. Live well today. Often our lives are so overwhelming, over-committed, and exhausting that it feels like we will never get it all done. This leads us to believe that tomorrow will bring us more of todaya day in which we'll continue to be stressed. To pump some life and excitement into your future possibilities,

It's natural for human beings to fear the unknown, and the future falls into that category; none of us can predict what's to come. But what we can control is our mind-set. Don't hold yourself back because you're afraid or because you've been hurt. Instead, acknowledge your fear, accept it, and walk through it with confidence. Letting go is like a mental, emotional, and spiritual delete button. It doesn't change what happened, but it removes that event's power to continue hurting you. Until you make peace with your difficult

you need to be joyful, peaceful, and grateful for what you have and what you're doing right now. This means spending time resting, working, learning, nourishing, preparing, and loving. When we do things that keep us feeling alive and hopeful, we learn to look forward to a brighter and better future.
Source: http://www.oprah.com/

The 1st Livelihood Rehabilitation Workshop was held on April 3, 2014 at the DTI 7 Conference Room in Cebu City.

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DTI Negros Oriental awarded a Plaque of Recognition to the CENTER FOR CONSUMER WELFARE BAYAWAN CITY. This is in recognition for their invaluable support for championing consumers and businesses in their area in Negros Oriental during Calendar Years 2006-2013 (First) and Calendar Years 2003-2005 (Second)

DTI Negros Oriental awarded a Plaque of Recognition to the CENTER FOR CONSUMER WELFARE STA. CATALINA . This is in grateful recognition for their invaluable support in championing consumers and businesses in their area during Calendar Years 2003-2005 (First) and Calendar Years 20062013 (Second).

DTI Negros Oriental awarded a Plaque of Recognition to the CENTER FOR CONSUMER WELFARE TANJAY CITY. This is in grateful recognition for their invaluable support for championing the consumers and businesses in their area during Calendar Years 2011-2013 (Third).

Angela Lee Duckworth: The key to success? Grit (VIDEO)

Key to success? Not IQ. Not good looks. Not talent. Not social connections. Its grit ---the perseverance and passion for long term goals, the willingness to start over again, the focus of not taking your eyes off what you really want to accomplish. Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasnt the only
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thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of grit as a predictor of success.
Source: http://www.ted.com

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I do not mean that they never have a day when theyd rather be doing anything but their job, but rather that they experience a consistent contentment with what they do. 1. They seldom feel disconnected from the challenge that first engaged their interest. People who love what they do never lose sight of the challenge and the sense of purpose that drives them because its the very thing that gets them up in the morning.

6. They will staybut just know, theyll also leave. Why will they leave? Because for people who love what they do, organizations are important--since they provide the infrastructure to do that which fuels their fire --but no single organization has a monopoly on providing that fuel, and if a company or firm ceases to provide an adequate venue for doing what they love to do, then its time to move on. Passion always supersedes the functionality of infrastructure and organization, and thats what makes it such an essential part of who we are. 7. They wont be stopped.

2. Theyre remarkably well-attuned to the early years. People who genuinely love their jobs are in touch with that kid who loved to write, or tell stories, or envision amazing buildings. The important part: what these people are doing in their jobs now may not be a carbon copy of those passions, but theyve successfully integrated elements of those passions into what they do. In effect, theyre energized kids with the seasoned perspective of adults and thats a great place to be.

To put that another way, when a manager says, in so many words, this is your role in my plan, and failure to fill it will have negative consequences, the smart person usually obliges, at least temporarily. But the passion-driven persons bent on doing what they love are already figuring out how to blow the walls off that plan and move on. You cant hold them back. Passion-fueled tenacity will win in the end, even if it means taking some hard knocks in the short run. 8. They draw people to them without even trying.

3. They are portfolio thinkers. Psychology research, using the vernacular of business, has made an important contribution to understanding how to effectively manage loss and failure and it has everything to do with whats in your personal portfolio. The point is, portfolio thinkers know that their careers will always combine positives and negatives. The crucial thing is, they dont choke on the negatives and they dont get too high on the positives. If you want to love what you do, that sort of balanced, even-keel perspective isnt optional. 4. They dont care what you think. People who genuinely love what they do dont allow others to talk them out of it. To put a psychological bead on this observation: people who love what they do are self-actualized in the best sense of the term. 5. They are born succession planners. It simply means that for every person deeply synced into his or her position, theres another person in training to do that job when the time comes. And the time always comes eventually, because things change all the time; thats the one constant we can all be sure of. People who love their jobs not only know this, they embrace it wholeheartedly and actively look for others to share their passions with. 9. They live in the now.

People want to be around people who are passionate about what they do, because its an infectious feeling. And when they get a taste, theyll want a bigger taste and pretty soon, even if they arent exactly sure why theyll start feeling a strange, uplifting sensation about coming to work. People who love what they do pass along what psychologists call psychosocial contagions, and just a few drops can change an office for the better.

Sure, theyll give it some time of anyone, they know it takes time to pursue ones vision of fulfillment. But if you think youre going to convince a genuinely passionate person that an array of external forces must align before they can act, youre wasting your time. The now for someone who loves what they do is precious, because it can disappear in a heartbeat. 10. They never, ever limit their vision to serve the interests of petty competition. Loving what you dono matter how competitive you have to be to attain your goalsdoes not require stepping on others to get there. The folks weve been talking about in this article know that intuitively, and its a big part of the reason they're worth writing about. Source: http://www.psychologytoday.com/

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The Coco Monkey Livelihood Project for San Remigio was officially launched on April 1, 2014 with a Skills Training conducted by DTI Cebu Provincial Office for the first cluster of participants.

Consumer Watch-Bohol, Inc held its 5th General Assembly, Assessment and Planning last April 12, 2014 at Panda Tea Garden Suites, Dao District, Tagbilaran City. This activity was facilitated by Ms. Marjo Narca of the Holy Name University Center for Local Governance (HNU-CLG).

The Philippine Export Development Plan 2014-2016 Consultation Workshop was held on April 28 at the Crown Regency Hotel in Cebu City.

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1st FabLab Asia Network Bootcamp and Conference

Bohol will host a FabLab Asia Network Bootcamp and Conference (FAN1) on May 2-7, 2014 at the Bohol Island State University, Tagbilaran City, Bohol. Working on the theme: Weave Asian Fabbers, FAN1 is the first international conference of FabLab operators in the Asian region. The purpose of the conference is to share knowledge and collaborate on certain issues and initiatives among FabLabs in Asia. It also aims to strengthen the Fabber communities in Asia to become one strong piece of fabric responding to the needs of the Asian Region. Participants to the conference are not only existing FabLab operators in Asia but also future Fabbers who have plans to set up more FabLabs sin the region. FAN1 was first conceptualized in August 2013, during the International Conference of FabLab administrators held in Tokyo, Japan, For more information on the FabLab Asia Network Bootcamp and Conference, interested parties may email the Department of Trade and Industry Bohol Provincial Office at r07.bohol@dti.gov.ph

How to Stop Distracting Yourself in Order to Start Living a Life That You Truly Love
Stop Living Vicariously through Others Think about it. If youre constantly following someone you admire, eagerly awaiting an exciting story from your globe-trotting friend or reading romance novel after romance novel, dreaming of the perfect relationship, youre not living your life. Youre wasting it in your own head. Figure Out What It Is That Inspires You Instead of living completely absorbed in what someone else is doing, think about what inspires you and how you can take that inspiration and create something similar in your own life. Do you love your friends sense of adventure and the freedom she has to travel the world? Think about how you can create a new and exciting travel experience in your own life. Is there a nearby town youve never been to that you can make a day trip out of ? Or maybe youre an aspiring photographer and spend your days stalking the Flickr accounts of your favorite artists. What is it that you love about their work? What are some things you can do right now to work on creating the skill set youd need to take those same photos? Stop Planning. Start Doing. One of the biggest ways we avoid living our life is by planning it. Planning is a great tool, dont get me wrong its when you spend all of your time on the plan, the details, the strategy and the vision, and zero time bringing it to life that you run into trouble. I know that action can feel scary. Especially when youve been in dream mode and youve spent a lot of time absorbed in the big picture and what it takes to get there. It can seem overwhelming! But, like anything, it all begins with a single first step. What is one thing you can do right now to move yourself in the direction of your dreams? Can you schedule that day trip to the next town? Sign up for a photography class that teaches you that new skill set? Put down the romance novel and get on a dating site or out to a singles event? Commit to at Least a Week of Disconnecting Whatever it is that you use to distract yourself from your own life, commit to one full week without it. No blogs, social media, romance novels, reality TV shows or stalking Flickr accounts. Once youve eliminated your biggest distractions, youll be forced to face your life head on! Youll also find yourself with plenty of space to explore new things, time to get out and live your life and openness for new , amazing things to fill the void!
Source: http://www.positivelypositive.com/

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Abaca Fibers

An Abaca Stripping Machine was launched and turned over to the Barangay Unit Key to Integrated Development Multipurpose Cooperative (BUKID-MPC), one of the biggest suppliers of Abaca fiber in Cebu on April 29 in Balamban. The primary objective of the SSF is to provide specialized machineries and equipment to increase productivity of the beneficiaries, improve product quality and lower processing costs. The project also intends to generate more sales, jobs and employment opportunities for the industry.

Abaca Stripping Machine

Greening the Tourism Industry in Negros Oriental

A Learning Session on Green Economic Development and Greening Value Chains was organized for various stakeholders of the tourism industry in Negros Oriental to improve their competitiveness through implementation of green strategies. The activity was made possible through the concerted efforts of the Negros Oriental Hotel Resort and Restaurant Association (NOHRRA), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NOCCI), the Negros Oriental Investment Promotions Center (NOIPC) and the German International Cooperation (GIZ) through its Promotion of Green Economic Development (ProGED) project. During the activity, the local tourism players, in collaboration with NOCCI, DTI, GIZ, Provincial Tourism Unit and the Department of Science and Technology,, endorsed the first Negros Oriental Tourism Action Pan.

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Becoming a pro on practice alone is that possible? Or do you need innate talent? (audio) After reading books promoting the idea, a photographer with no natural talent explains how he is practising for 10,000, hours to become a professional golfer. We hear David Epstein, author of 'The Sports Gene', and Malcolm Gladwell, author of 'Outliers' explain their views on whether you need innate ability. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/

The Numbers Game: The Negotiator (video)

An expert negotiator reveals how to outsmart a used car salesman.
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WHAT IS FABLAB ASIAN NETWORK? Being a FabLab means being part of a global network of local nodes. In 2002, the first Fab Labs were set up in rural India, Costa Rica, northern Norway, inner-city Boston and Ghana. They are part of the project of an international network of small-scale labs, launched to explore the implications and applications of personal fabrication. Since that time, it has expanded to more than 15 sites in 7 countries. During the International Conference of FabLab administrators held in Tokyo, Japan in August of 2013 (FAB9), it was discussed and agreed that there is a need to share knowledge and collaborate on certain issues and initiatives in Asia. Therefore, collaboration has been considered and the FabLab Asia Network was proposed. The FabLab Asian Network desires to Increase the FabLabs in Asia; Improve the FabLab technology in Asia; Promote common use of local Asian materials in FabLab; Solve common Asian problems and promote collaborations among Asian FabLabs;

A. To understand from each other: Fab Presentations 1. The Fab Presentation aims to introduce each Asian FabLab and its activities. The purpose is to induce the exchange of knowledge/technology and collaboration. 2. The Super Fab Talk is a special presentation to FAN1 operators and local attendees. Each presentation make recommendation/ suggestions by FabLab Asian Network to common Asian problems. The following issues will be taken up this time: Fab X disaster: What can digital fabrication and FabLab do for the disasters in Asia? Fab X traditional and culture: How can FabLab protect /develop traditional culture in Asia? Catch up Fab Academy: What is Fab Academy? What should be done for catch up? 2. BOOT CAMP B. Learn from each other: "Boot Camp" FabLab Network has an online education system that is provided by MIT. However, there are some tough hurdles in joining this program like following: Access to hi-speed internet line Access to materials which are difficult to procure in developing countries Requiring high level knowledge/skills of digital fabrication for pre-requisite knowledge FAN1 conducts lectures and hands on for beginners for the available FabLab equipment to catch up with the requirement of the Fab Academy. Participants will be able to gain minimum required knowledge for each equipment when they participate in this boot camp. Lectures and hands on will be for the following machines and technology as follows: - ShopBot (Big CNC machine) + Laser cutter - Arduino (Programmable electronically circuit)+ MDX (Small milling machine) - 2D drawing + Cutting machine - 3D modeling + 3D printer - Material development (for using Recycle aluminum and plastic, Banana fiber) - Product Innovation

2. WHAT IS FAN1? FAN1 (FabLab Asian Network) is the first international conference of FabLab operators in the Asian region with the theme: Weave Asian Fabbers this directs to strengthen the Fabber communities in Asia to become one strong piece of fabric responding to the needs of the Asian Region. FAN1 will be held in the City of Tagbilaran, Province of Bohol, Philippines. This will held at FabLab Bohol at the Bohol Island State University (BISU). This will run from May 2 7, 2014. The participants are not only existing FabLab operators in Asia but also for future Fabbers who has plans to set up more FabLabs sin the region. FAN1 contents will be directed to Understand Each Other Learn from Each Other Think about Asian Fab 3. WHAT ARE THE ACTIVITIES? MAIN CONTENTS 1. FAB PRESENTATIONS

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Mga Katungod sa usa ka Konsumador

(Consumer Rights in Cebuano) 1. Katungod sa Nag-unang Panginahanglan (Right to Basic Needs) 2. Katungod sa Pagkaluwas sa Peligro (Right to Safety ) 3. Katungod sa Impormasyon (Right to Information) 4. Katungod sa Pagpili (Right to Choose) 5. Katungod sa Representasyon (Right to Representation)

6. Katungod sa Bayad sa Sayop / Pagpasiguli (Right to Redress)

7. Katungod sa Edukasyon (Right to Consumer Education)

8. Katungod sa Limpyo nga Palibot (Right to a Healthy Environment)

Source: National Consumer Affairs Council (NCAC)

DTI 7 Information Officer Jojisilia Villamor talked about Consumer Rights and Responsibilities as well as activities of the Department of Trade and Industry Region 7 (DTI 7) during the AGIO 7 Forum held on April 1 at PIA 7 Regional Office, with hosts Wen Celen of Radyo ng Bayan Cebu and Hazel Gloria of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA 7).

Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend

Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive, and introduces us to an unsung mechanism for stress reduction: reaching out to others..
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, selforganized events that bring people together to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. .
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CNU Student wins 1st Prize in the My City My SM My Crafts Jewelry Making Contest
Not all that glitters is gold (or silver).it could be just an ordinary item such as a coconut transformed into something fashionable and marketable.
This is what Ms. Hannah Dave Unabia, a BS-Education Student from Cebu Normal University, proved after bagging the First Prize of the My City My SM My Crafts Jewelry-Making Contest held at the SM City Boardroom on March 24, 2014, Monday. Ms. Hannah Dave Unabias entry named Coco Channel is a necklace made of indigenous materials and parts from the coconut, the lubi-lubi (Yellow Betel Nut Palm), recycled paper and silver dust. Her creative use of these simple materials caught the eyes of the judges during the judging and official launching of the event on March 26, 2014 at the SM City Cebu Northwing Atrium. Hannah credited her mother as her inspiration for the jewelry piece, adding My mother chose the materials. Second and third prize went to two students of the University of San Carlos - College of Architecture and Fine Arts (CAFA), Mr. Kieren Stefan Tirado and Ms. Clieza Mayol. Kierens entry called Anaubec (Cebuana read backwards) was assembled from abaca rope, shells, tanzan (softdrink crowns/lids) and crystals patterned together to form the map of Cebu. Woman, the name of Cliezas entry, was made up of beads and seashells accented with silhig lanut (broom). The first prize winner was awarded Php 5,000 worth of SM Gift Certificates, second prize recipient got Php 3,000 worth of SM Gift Certificates (GCs) and third prize winner received 2,000 worth of SM GCs while the rest of the participants walked away with Php 1,000 worth of SM GCs. All 8 participants from the various universities in Cebu City proudly showcased their pieces alongside big industry names Arden Classic, Avatar, Bon-Ace Fashion Tools, Co-creative Studio, Ferimar, Janice Minor, Sepa, and Kenneth Cobonpue, the Maison Et Objets First Asian Designer of the Year. The My City My SM My Crafts campaign is a project by SM Supermalls in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry. It aims to promote the best of the best in Philippine craftsmanship through exhibitions and contests featuring local crafts of each host city and celebrating these crafts through workshops and contests. The project also provides opportunities for business and linkages.

The Cebu leg, which ran from March 26-April 6, 2014, is the 12th in the series of roadshows that started in Santa Rosa, Laguna on June 30, 2013. Successful launching was also done in the cities of Lucena, Batangas, Davao, Naga, Cagayan de Oro, Marilao, Tagaytay, Pampanga and Iloilo. (Neliza Marie Avila, DTI-Cebu)

My City My SM My Crafts Jewelry-Making Contest Entries (from left) Coco Channel, Pintados, Paper Roses, Woman, Shells Edge, Luck, Anaubec, Banig na Muhagit

My City My SM My Crafts Contest Participants and the Winning Entries in front of the Craft House Exhibit at the SM City Northwing on March 26, 2014 Wednesday (from left to right) Eunice Jean Ebao (UP Cebu), Christina Paug (UP Cebu), Kieren Stefan Tirado (USC-2nd placer), Hannah Dave Unabia (CNU-1st placer), Clieza Mayol (USC-3rd placer), Elgreg Orais (USC), Jovychris Ares (CIT-U), and Gether Canillo (CNU)

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REGIONAL OFFICE Regional Director ASTERIA C. CABERTE 3rd Flr, WDC Bldg.,Osmena Boulevard, cor. P.Burgos, Cebu City Tel. # (63)(032) 255-0036 / 255-0037 Fax # (63)(032) 253-7465 email: dti_7@yahoo.com / dticentralvisayas@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/dtiregion7 http://dti7updates.tumblr.com/ REGIONAL OFFICE DIVISIONS Business Development Division Victoria Diaz, Chief Tel. Nos. 2550036 / 412-1989 / 412-1868 loc. 601 e-mail: bdd.dtiro7@gmail.com Consumer Welfare and Business Regulatory Division Rose Mae Quinanola, OIC Tel. Nos. 2550036 / 412-1989 / 412-1868 loc 301 Industry Development and Investment Promotion Division Minerva Yap, Chief Tel. nos. 412-1944 / 4121945 / 255-6971 / 255-3926 e-mail: dtiro7.idipd@gmail.com BOHOL PROVINCIAL OFFICE Provincial Director MA. ELENA C. ARBON 2F FCB Bldg., CPG Ave., Tagbilaran City Tel. # (63) 038-501-8260 Fax # (63) 038-412-3533 email: dtibohol@yahoo.com CEBU PROVINCIAL OFFICE Provincial Director: NELIA V.F. NAVARRO 3F LDM Bldg., M.J. Cuenco Avenue, Cor.Legaspi Street, Cebu City Tel. # (63)(032) 255-6971/ 255-3926 Fax # (63)(032) 255-6971 email: dticebuphil@yahoo.com / dticebuphil@gmail.com NEGROS ORIENTAL PROVINCIAL OFFICE Provincial Director JAVIER FORTUNATO, JR 2F Uymatiao Bldg., San Jose Street. Dumaguete City Tel. # (63)(035) 422-2764 Fax # (63)(035) 225-7211 email: dtinegor@gmail.com SIQUIJOR PROVINCIAL OFFICE Provincial Director NIMFA M. VIRTUCIO Chan She Bldg., Legaspi Street, Poblacion, Siquijor, Siquijor Tel. # (63)035-480-9065 Fax # (63) 035-344-2238 email: dtisiquijor@yahoo.com

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Jojisilia Villamor

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Jacqueline Calumpang Angeline Gonzales Olivet Nina Somido Vierna Teresa Ligan Elias Tecson Esperanza Melgar Marivic Aguilar Neliza Marie Avila Jose Hibaya

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