DOE Task.Force Sets Road Map for Improvement of Palawan Electric Service

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Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi created a special task force to urgently address the recurring brownouts in Puerto Princesa and other parts of Palawan. The Inter-Agency Coordinating Committee and Task Force PALECO (IACC-TF PALECO) is set to meet with the representatives of Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO), National Power Corporation (NPC), and provincial government agencies tomorrow (25 July) to discuss the progress of the implementation of their respective action plans.

PALECO has been facing extreme backlash from both its consumers and the local government since 2017 due to unreliable electricity services in the province.

In February this year, Secretary Cusi tasked TF PALECO to look into the power interruptions perennially taking place in Palawan by means of a Performance Audit and Assessment. To this end, the task force conducted two site validations, with the first having taken place on 25 February followed by another on 11 March 2019.

TF PALECO's findings included, among others, the uncoordinated synchronization of the protection system of PALECO and NPC’s distributions lines, overloaded substations, vegetation obstruction along distribution lines, and the slow coordination among various government agencies on distribution line maintenance and improvements.

Based on these findings, the DOE, in its report directed PALECO, NPC, and the National Electrification Administration to submit implementation programs. PALECO was expected to accelerate tree clearing activities along its distribution lines, while the NPC was requested to fast track the improvement of its transmission lines and upgrade its power substations.

In tomorrow's meeting, the IACC-TF PALECO will also present its final report to the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD), a multi-sectoral and interdisciplinary body governing and implementing policies in the province, headed by Governor Jose Chavez Alvarez. The PCSD, whose members include local government units (LGU) and agencies, consumer and business groups, as well as indigenous cultural communities/indigenous peoples, has pledged its support to help foster efficient coordination among the various relevant stakeholders and local government agencies to effectively address all the issues surrounding the matter.

PCSD members, particularly the LGUs and their constituents will likewise have an opportunity to air out their grievances at the meeting.

"The DOE is committed to taking the lead in ensuring that PALECO's issues will soon be addressed. With the cooperation of all stakeholders, particularly the PALECO Board of Directors, its management member-consumers, as well as the local government agencies, we should be able to provide high quality electricity services that Palaweños deserve.” Secretary Cusi concluded.

Fashion Design Breakthroughs Deck SM Aura Premier’s The Atrium

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In partnership with SM Aura Premier and co-presented by tech brand Xiaomi, the Fashion Design and Merchandising (FDM) Program students of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) presented the much-awaited Sinulid: Altered Translation, their annual culminating show at The Atrium of the upscale mall.

This year’s second installment and the highlight of the series of three events welcomed guests and shoppers to a stunning array of pop-up booths and chic vignettes dressed with fresh brand concepts, new possibilities, and novel breakthroughs. It featured garments from nature- and art-inspired ready-to-wears, upcycled denims, ballet and hip hop-inspired streetwear, distinct avant-garde pieces, eye-catching knits and elegant evening ensembles.

Each style innovation exuded a wide-range of impeccable and intricate design techniques maximized to celebrate singularity and self-expression. Nicole Strawford’s display of vibrant ternos won the Best Exhibit Presentation. Her Pino Collection is a contemporary take on a traditional wear, which nods to the roots of Filipinos. It showcased cultural and temporal transformation through loud prints of the 80s and the 90s go-to snacks that likewise depicted the Filipinos’ distinct youthfulness and buoyancy.

This year’s student-artists were mentored by the Program’s roster of industry experts led by its Senior Industry Fellow Lulu Tan Gan and Benet alongside the country’s finest designers and merchandisers, to include Andre Chang, Carl Jan Cruz, Chris Diaz, John Herrera, Joel Escober, Pinky Tugas and Jerome Salaya-Ang.

The highly anticipated event was attended by SM Senior Vice President for Marketing Millie Dizon and SM Aura Mall Manager Margie de Leon.

Likewise present was the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) team, composed of Chancellor Robert Tang, Vice Chancellor for Academics Geronio Ulayao, Associate Dean for Environment Studies Ma. Cynthia Funk, FDM Program Chairperson Christine Benet and FDM faculty member and Sinulid Project Head Tracey Tabora.

How eCommerce Ideas Can Generate Maximum Revenues

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Electronic commerce can look very simply, and most people find it an easy way to succeed and win business, but there is much more to the contrary. This is perhaps an unmistakable fact that virtually any business, unlike any other, has a low or no recognition on the market.

This is a gradual process that increases brand awareness and growth in the e-commerce store. Therefore, it is important that you follow an innovative and proper approach to achieving success in this sector.

eCommerce can generate success?

It is your approach that determines how well your business will prosper and effectively generate the desired revenue for it. It can take a short time or a long time, which in turn depends on the specific approach and strategies you follow for your business. Therefore, you need to know and care for a few things before you start, such as:

Whatever your business, e-commerce success and growth start with proper and proper planning, followed by careful execution. In case of eCommerce many businesses also take up ecommerce seo company services for making it easier to get results from professionals. So, it’s on you. Either, you can do it yourself, learn the skills or outsource it. If doing yourself, then you need to make sure that every teammate on board your business is absolutely proactive in contributing to your business growth and value to your business.

To achieve this, consider the current business scenario and trends in it. You need to follow these trends so you can conceptualize an idea of ​​e-commerce.

Follow a strategy

E-commerce is one of the most common trends that is now being followed and has attracted the attention of diversity more effectively. But the whole idea, if it is to choose the best possible business idea based on the current market and consumer demand.

One of the few key points to keep in mind while creating a new ecommerce start, which will help you attract more organic traffic and ensure a high customer frequency, is to follow and refine your business strategies. For all businesses, whatever their kind, the key to success depends largely on the customers' needs and needs.

This means you have to design your business strategies so that they are more customer-focused. This will help you deliver your best to your clients.

Remember that strategies need to be delivered and definitely not just created to create a randomly completed business model.

This will help you get your business website the answer you want, and it will all depend on what you give your customers. It must be something they really enjoy, and so you need to know what your clients need.

Examine trends

You should study the market trends at all times to see if you are in or out of it, as well as your business goals.

Ongoing monitoring and control ensure that you strive perfectly so that your business ideas are properly reflected. This will help you succeed in your e-commerce business and you will not lose your track among the more available trends with a wrong rating.

However, do not stay out of general practice and do not just copy and paste ideas. In fact, your primary goal should be to provide your clients or products or services and even debt consolidation reviews that are applicable at this time.

At all costs, note the pattern and products that perform well in the market to set up an appropriate business plan for you to start e-commerce.

Take an idea of ​​others

If you investigate, you will see that all businesses made mistakes or the others at one time or another. You need to learn from these mistakes to know all the loopholes related to business strategies starting with e-commerce.

At the start, there are more problems and challenges on the way, but there are also easy and effective ways to overcome them. All of these steps will definitely help you win the competition of this era with new launches of e-commerce and pushing your business north to the success graphs.

Final Words

Regarding a business, the success of your e-commerce business will also depend on 20% of the business idea and the remaining 80% of your business plan approval. Remember that your ideas can easily be copied, but can never be done if you work on the ground.