MABITAC, LAGUNA — The Department of Trade and Industry Laguna Provincial Office (DTI-Laguna) in partnership with the Local Government Unit of Mabitac under the leadership of Hon. Roland I. Sana successfully awarded a total of 45 livelihood kits to program beneficiaries of the Department’s Livelihood Seeding Program (LSP) – Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay (NSB) Program on 22 December 2020.

Mabitac Municipal Administrator Romeo Alarde expressed his gratitude to DTI-Laguna on behalf of Mabitac Municipal Mayor Ronald I. Sana for giving livelihood kit assistance to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) especially in this time of the pandemic. Alarde affirmed their commitment to supporting the LSP-NSB Program and they underscored the benefits and importance of the collaboration between the local government units and national government agencies in aiding MSMEs.

DTI-Laguna Provincial Director Susan R. Palo said that the 45 MSMEs were one of more than 500 beneficiaries of the livelihood kits, each amounting to P5,000. This is in line with the Department’s commitment to the Bayanihan To Heal As One Act through its LSP-NSB. The town of Mabitac, the fourth congressional district, was one of the municipalities to have been released with the said assistance. According to Palo, the LSP-NSB was an offshoot of the Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay Program, which aims to provide packages of livelihood kits and business advisory assistance and services to MSMEs affected by natural and human-induced calamities including health disasters.

Palo stated that the beneficiaries will not be left alone as they are now part of its database, and they will be handheld by the Business Counsellors of the Negosyo Centers and will be guided until they are able to grow and excel in their business.♦

Date of Release: 7 January 2021