16 Top Philippine Firm Joins Major Taiwan Food Show

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DTI-CITEM targets USD22M export deals in Taiwan food market

Sixteen Philippine companies are set to exhibit at Taipei International Food Show or popularly known as Food Taipei this June 21-24 June 2017, held at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center. Organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and considered as one of Asia’s leading food shows, the show will coincide with five events and over 1,500 exhibiting companies.

The FoodPHILIPPINES exhibition is part of the efforts of the Department of Trade and Industry, through the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (DTI-CITEM), to strengthen the position of Philippines as a leading source of premium, natural, healthy, and ready-to-eat processed food and beverages in the Taiwan food market. Exhibitors will be representing the Philippines’ Premium Products such as Coconut, Banana, Cacao, and Tuna and other healthy products.

Tagged as one of Asia’s “Four Tigers,” Taiwan has a vibrant economy and is considered as one of the richest in Asia.

“Our aim is to increase market share of Philippine food exports to Taiwan by achieving at least USD 22 million worth of export sales. For the longest time, Taiwan has been increasingly reliant on food and agricultural imports due to the country’s limited arable land and agricultural production. This factor enhances the market opportunities for the Philippines, to penetrate the Taiwan food market,” says Clayton Tugonon, Executive Director of CITEM, or the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions.

Global Network Provider Continent 8 Teams up with IPC to Provide World-Class Cybersecurity to PH Biz

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Cybersecurity Deal. IPC and Continent8 Technologies team up to provide world-class cybersecurity to Philippine enterprises amid the growing and evolving cyber threats today. From L-R: IPC Director for Marketing and Digital Innovation Niño Valmonte, IPC Chief Operating Officer David de Leon, Continent8 Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Michael Tobin, Continent8 Chief Development Officer Nick Nally.

Companies worldwide are suffering from massive revenue loss due to cyber attacks. According to research firm Juniper Research, the global cost of cybercrime will reach up to $2.1 trillion in 2019 amid rapid digitization in consumer and enterprise transactions.

In its bid to further strengthen its suite of web security solutions, IPC (IP Converge Data Services, Inc.), the country’s pioneer DDoS Mitigation service provider, is partnering with Continent 8 Technologies, a global ICT firm with offices in Europe and North America.

“With Continent 8’s industry-leading services spanning the globe, and IPC’s local market coverage and expertise in cloud, data center, and DDoS mitigation services, this partnership will offer Philippine enterprises highly sophisticated yet easy to deploy security solutions with truly localized support,” said IPC Chief Operating Officer David R. de Leon.

DDoS is a type of cyber attack that “denies” service or renders a company’s website and servers inaccessible to users by flooding it with large volumes of malicious traffic. Hackers have launched DDoS attacks for various reasons, such as extortion, revenge, competition, diversion, and politics. Popular targets include government agencies, banks and financial institutions, online gaming sites, and software-as-a-service providers.

Be Prepared for Disasters with the Batingaw Mobile App

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Because readiness is the key to survival.

The country has been hit by a series of earthquakes in recent months. PAGASA has also officially announced the start of the rainy season. In the next few months, we can expect typhoons and other weather disturbances to enter Philippine area of responsibility every now and then. What are we doing to keep ourselves and our families safe? One of the most important tools that you can have in the midst of an emergency is a survival kit, and you can now carry around your own survival guide with you through your mobile phone.

In partnership with the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and app developer Tudlo, Smart Communications came up with the Batingaw mobile app – a handy mobile guide that educates users on disaster-preparedness and gives them tools that can be used in emergency situations. With the Batingaw app, the mobile phone can be a more powerful addition to the family’s emergency survival kit.

The Batingaw app was designed to aggregate important and timely disaster and emergency preparedness updates from government agencies and citizens. With the built-in tools, the app can let you do all these and more:

1. Know what to do to prepare for and survive disasters like flood, earthquake, fire, tsunami, cyclone, and more.

2. Set off a siren to alert and call the attention of your family or community.

3. Let family and friends know that you are safe by simply pressing the “I Am Safe” button.

4. Use your phone as a flashlight.                                                               

5. Get to your designated meeting place or evacuation site through a compass.

6. Be easily tracked or easily call the attention of responders through a strobe light.

7. Get reliable information from authorized government sources.

Now, we can boost our disaster preparedness with just a few taps on our smart devices. Download Batingaw for free by searching the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, or going to bit.ly/Batingaw-Android or bit.ly/Batingaw-iOS.