New Members for 1st & 2nd Quarter of 2010
- Mr. Dan Montero
BRIDAN MOTORS - Mr. Apolinar Fudalan
DATCOM CENTER & GEN MDSE - Ms. Ma. Stella N. Aquino
DRED’S CALTEX STATION - Mr. Van Mario Morala
HEAVEN’S AUTO SALES & SPARE PARTS - Engr. Felix Pajo
JBSI - Ms. Helen Maestre
JH MOTORS - Ms. Evangeline Uy-Pacaña
METROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST CO. - Mr. Dwight Ebojo, CPA
OCHOCO EBOJO & CO., CPA’S - Ms. Daisy Comahig
PHILCOPY CORPORATION - Mr. Gerardo A. Alcala
BOHOL CHARCOAL INDUSTRIES - Ms. Saturnina Fraser
BITAUG BEACH RESORT - Mr. Dioscoro O. Ayag, Jr.
OPTIONS & CONCEPTS - Ms. Jenny Treyes Poirier
RICHARD & JENNY TRAVEL & TOURS - Dr. Agapita J. Salces
VISION FOR A BETTER TOMORROW MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE
ITS SAFE Updates
Once again, ITS SAFE (Integrated Technology, Systems and Support Amenities for Food Enterprises) Center has extended its helpful arms to the stakeholders of the Abatan River Community Life Cruise. Five (5) organizations were given two consecutive trainings on Food Preparation and Basic Food Safety which was held at Victoria’s Farm, Balilihan, Bohol. These trainings were conducted to prepare them for the Abatan River Cruise.
The ITS SAFE Project Manager, Ms. Yoradyl E. Israel, together with the BCCI President, Ms. Marietta S. Gasatan also attended the five (5)-day training/workshop on the Sector Unit Approach conducted by AFOS and German bfz. This is still part of the WE CAN Project of Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Ms. Israel focused on the Food Sector while Ms. Gasatan focused on Tourism.
The Bohol Food Safety Team, together with Ms. Vina Antopina of DOST-Bohol, and ITS SAFE Staff were in Metro Manila last June 24-26, 2010 for the plant visits on HACCP and ISO 22000:2005 certified food companies. This is one of the team’s learning activities which is to observe actual operations and documentations on HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) and ISO 22000:2005 (Food Safety Management Systems).
The WE CAN Program
BCCI has been lucky to be chosen as one of the local chambers in the Visayas and Caraga to benefit from the WE CAN – Visayas & Caraga (Working for the Enhancement of the Chamber & Association Network in the Visayas & Caraga).
This program is a partnership between Cebu Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the German AFOS Foundation for Entrepreneurial Development Cooperation. It aims to support trade and industry in the selected areas in the Visayas and Caraga region. The initial purpose is to provide capacity development for the chambers in the Visayas and North Mindanao in order to maintain their function as the voice of the business sector.
The WE CAN Program has donated a laptop and LCD Projector to BCCI.
Choices and Voices – Bohol
The BCCI, in its effort to help inform the public about their responsibility to pick the right candidates during the May 2010 Elections, spearheaded the “Choices & Voices-Bohol”, an encounter with the local candidates for Governor, Congressman, and City Mayor. The forum was held at Holy Name University Gymnasium last March 5, 2010. The forum aimed to advocate the platforms of the candidates to the people. It was chaired by Trustee Loreto M. Palapos in coordination with Holy Name University Central Sudent Government.
The successful event was duplicated with another forum in Panglao, Bohol. The Panglao Candidates’ Forum was co-organized by Zafra Cable, Alona Beach Community Association, Inc. (ABCAI), and Tri-Media Association.
BCCI President Co-Chaired the ECO MISMO: The Bohol Tourism Conference
BCCI President, Marietta S. Gasatan co-chaired the Bohol Eco-Tourism Conference held last January 23, 2010 at the Bohol Beach Club, Panglao, Bohol.
The Conference was organized by the Ramos Peace and Develoment Foundation, Inc. which aims to provide fora for local government officials and private sector representatives from the tourism industry to share best practices and discuss possible solutions to challenges, both in policy and development in the fields of ecotourism and eco-productivity.
It was in November 2009 that the RPDEV Chairman, Hon. Former President Fidel V. Ramos visited the ITS SAFE Center implemented by the BCCI.
Most Rev. Medroso Inducts BCCI New Set of Officers
A month after the General Membership Assembly, the new Members of the Board elected among themselves the New Set of Officers for the year 2010-2011 last April 9, 2010. Likewise, the election was supervised by the BCCI COMELEC Chair, Dr. Jose Oliver B. Yu.
The incumbent President, Ms. Marietta S. Gasatan representing PRU LIFE UK was re-elected by the Board.
The new set of Officers was inducted last May 6, 2010 at the Bohol Tropics Resort with the Bishop of the Diocese of Tagbilaran, Most Rev. Leonardo Y. Medroso as the Inducting Officer.
In her acceptance speech, President Gasatan is optimistic that with the help of all the Officers & Trustees, BCCI will prosper and become a true catalyst of the legitimate businesses in Bohol.
Induction of Officers & Trustees FY 2010-2011
BCCI General Membership Assembly 2010
The BCCI held its General Membership Assembly last March 12, 2010 at Bohol Tropics Resort, Tagbilaran City with the theme “Fasttracking Sound Economic Policies for Business Development”.
Highlights of the event include a keynote speech from this year’s Guest Speaker, Hon. Arthur C. Yap, former Secretary of the Department of Agriculture.
Induction of New Members for 2010 followed with Hon. Gov. Erico B. Aumentado as the Inducting Officer. The vital part of the event is the Election of the Members of the Board supervised by the BCCI COMELEC Chair, Dr. Jose Oliver B. Yu of Bohol Eye and Ear Center.
Induction of New Members
BCCI Elects Officers for 2010-2011
The Bohol Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) recently elected its new set of officers and trustees for the Year 2010. The new list of officers is found on the ‘Officers’ link on this website or you may click here: http://www.boholchamber.org/officers
BCCI, Jagna LGU team up to build-up the town as it’s gateway to Mindanao
As part of BCCI’s tourism promotions, the Chamber is in partnership with the municipality of Jagna in building-up the town as Bohol’s gateway to Mindanao.
BCCI has focused on training Jagna’s local carenderias to be at par with today’s standards for tourism. The Chamber facilitated training on food safety, thru the efforts of the BCCI President and International Culinary specialists on plating, menu and food presentation, with the active participation of Ms. Bea Zobel of the Ayala Foundation taking charge on improving the architectural designs of Jagna’s carenderias.
Restoring Bohol’s forests through the PSALM Project
The private sector in Bohol would now attempt to venture into reforestation program, through the PSALM Project, that could be sustained even beyond the 25 year period of the lease agreement.
It aims to leave a legacy of increased forest cover on Bohol’s denuded forestlands. The proposed project shall be a pilot project on private investor led timber plantation. The scheme shall not cost financial investment from the government as funding and management shall be coming from the private sector. The scheme will demonstrate the private sector capability to undertake upland development within the context of reforestation.
PSALM shall adhere to the basic principles of sustainable forest management and the development protocol shall work around a watershed-based integrated ecosystem management approach.