Oro Chamber invites Mindanao schools to join ICT quiz tournament

The Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. (Oro Chamber) is enjoining all universities and colleges from all parts of Mindanao to join the 2nd Mindanao Tertiary Schools ICT Quiz Show on July 14, 2007, 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. at the Event Center of SM City.

Heidi Grace P. Mendoza, secretary general of the Oro Chamber disclosed that the IT quiz tournament aims to challenge and highlight the knowledge and skills of Mindanao IT students by providing an avenue for them to engage in a friendly competition.

Mendoza said that with the ICT quiz tournament, the Oro Chamber hopes to motivate IT students to build fulfilling careers in the ICT industry and at the same time, promote Mindanao as a rich human resource pool of technologically-adept high-skilled graduates.

Prizes at stake for the champion team are as follows:  Php 5,000 for each student member of the team plus employment offer in StickyMedia Solutions, Inc., one unit computer set plus trophy for the school and a plaque for the coach.

For the 1st runner-up, team members get Php 3,000 and plaque each, one unit scanner and trophy for the school and plaque for the coach while the 2nd runner-up gets Php 2,000 and plaque for each member of the team, one unit printer and trophy for the school and plaque for the coach.

Topics for the quiz show include systems analysis and design, DBMS, ICT trends/technology, networking, hardware, data communication, data structures, operating systems, programming languages, standards, regulations and policies.

Each competing team will be composed of three students and each school is only entitled to one representation in the ICT quiz tournament.

The ICT Quiz Show is also jointly initiated by StickyMedia Solutions, Inc., STI College-Cagayan de Oro and SM City-Cagayan de Oro.

For further details, please visit the Oro Chamber located at the 2nd Floor of Paras Bldg. Corrales Avenue, Cagayan de Oro City or call telephone numbers (088) 856-3764. (City Information Office)

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Tax bureau launches weekly `Premyo sa Resibo' raffle

Quoted: “…help boost the tax collection drive of BIR in plugging billions of pesos in tax leaks due to non-issuance of receipts and misdeclaration of sales.” -- Mustapha Gandarosa, Regional Director, BIR-Northern Mindanao

To motivate consumers to always ask for a receipt whenever they purchase goods or services, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has launched the Premyo Sa Resibo (PSR) Raffle Project on a weekly basis.

Mustapha Gandarosa, Regional Director of BIR-Northern Mindanao, said the PSR is expected to help boost the tax collection drive of BIR in plugging billions of pesos in tax leaks due to non-issuance of receipts and misdeclaration of sales.

He said all you need to join the raffle is a cellphone with load and a receipt with a minimum amount of P100.

Just type the Tax Identification Number (TIN) of the establishment, receipt number and amount in the receipt and then using your cell phone, type in the text message in the following format: PSRTINReceipt Number Receipt Amount. Ex: PSR 005215077076*84293*130, then send it to 9777 for single entries for Smart/Globe/Sun Cellular subscribers and to 9778 for multiple entries for Smart/Globe subscribers.

No registration needed

 Gandarosa said there is no need to register your name and address because the original of the official receipt shall serve as your primary identification as a winner.

There are three types of receipts with a minimum amount of P100 that can be entered in the PSR: Official Receipt, Cash/Sales Invoice and Cash Register Machine (CRM)/Point of Sales (POS) Receipt.

"In the case of the machine-generated receipts, ask the cashier to identify the receipt number to you. If she/he can't do it, they you can type in any number you can find in the receipt. Ex.: slip no./cash register no./serial no.," he further said.

All receipts dated the month before the draw and on the days of the current month prior to the actual draw date are qualified for the raffle. For the July 6, 2007 Raffle Draw, all receipts dated May 1-July 5, 2007 are qualified.

Gandarosa also said one can text again the non-winning receipt no. used in previous draws as long as the receipt date is within the covered period.

For more details on the PSR, contact Lawyer Nenette G. Epon, Information Officer of BIR, NorMin located at the 4th Flr. Trinidad Bldg., Corrales St., Cagayan de Oro City at telephone no. 725609.

Read more at: Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro

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