The Business Next 2021 of the B-School of Southwestern University PHINMA will bring data revolution in the “Big Data and Analytics” Forum on October 20, 2021.
In 2019, SWU PHINMA launched the Business Next “Digital Transformation: Wise Pivot” Forum to the business community of Cebu with the Country Managing Director of Accenture Philippines, Lito Tayag, as guest speaker. The forum paved way on organizational change issues and high correlation of technological adaptations to revenue growth of businesses.
This year’s Business Next Forum of B-School will highlight Big Data and Analytics and its role in business with a distinguished speaker, another expert in the IT Industry, a seasoned IT Professional and digital transformation champion, Aileen Judan – Jiao, the President and Country General Manager of IBM Philippines.
Participants from the industry and government sectors, including those from the academe, and students taking up business and those aspiring to build their own business, are expected to join this annual business event of the B-School of SWU PHINMA.
Felix Taguiam, the President of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be giving the business community’s response to the topic of the forum.
The access to the SWU PHINMA B-School’s Business Next 2021, is free. Everyone is welcome to join.
When: Oct 20, 2021 03:00 PM Cebu, Philippines
Topic: Big Data and Analytics for Value Creation and Business Insights with Aileen Judan – Jiao (IBM Philippines President and Country General Manager)
Those who are interested to attend the event may visit the registration link;
https://phinma-edu-ph.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MQGYfIDjTN6OjPdzV7uEdw
The Business Next Forum of B-School is another SWU PHINMA’s business advocacy of giving significant insights on business, and bringing up challenges and changes in the way business is done.
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For inquiries, contact SWU PHINMA through 0917 835 2881 or 0942 082 0539. Or follow the university’s official Facebook page Southwestern University PHINMA for updates and important announcement. Visit www.swu.edu.ph for more information about SWU PHINMA and its programs.

Around 37,000 farmers in EV to avail the aid

ALANGALANG, Leyte- Agriculture Sec. William Dar announced here that rice farmers are to receive P5,000 source from the excess collection of tariff  out of the enforcement of the Rice Tarrification Law (RTL).
Dar made this announcement as he addressed the 13th National Rice Technology Forum held this town on Tuesday (Oct. 12).
According to the Secretary, at least 1.56 million rice farmers tilling of less than two hectares stand to receive the cash assistance.
In Eastern Visayas, an estimated 37,000 rice farmers could receive the P5,000 excess rice tariff assistance from the national government.
Sec. Dar said that he intend to lead the distribution of the cash assistance for identified farmers in Eastern Visayas on November 5 in Tacloban City.
“I have a good news for our rice farmers. We will be distributing P5,000 each for our farmers who are tilling at least two hectares from our excess rice tariff,” the Agriculture Secretary said.
Dar explained that since the implementation of the RTL in 2019 and up to last year, an amount of P7.7 billion ‘rice excess tariffs’ have been accumulated.
In return, this excess of tariff will be given to the rice farmers as financial assistance.
Last year, the Senate through the endorsement of Sen. Cynthia Villar, who chairs the agriculture committee, to allow the government use any excess of the rice tariff collections under the RTL to provide financial assistance to the small rice farmers.
This early, Dar said that only those who are listed under farmer’s registry of DA could receive the P5,000.
“But we want to distribute this cash assistance to our rice farmers by December so they will have a merry Christmas,” he said.(JOEY A. GABIETA)