True to its commitment to ease doing business and help micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the Department of Trade and Industry Region 1 (DTI-R1), through its provincial office in Pangasinan, inaugurated the Negosyo Center (NC)-Balungao on 9 June 2021. The NC Balungao is a model B facility that has a reception area, consultation, and continue reading : DTI-R1 opens additional Negosyo Center in Pangasinan
Bigger market opportunities await the coffee industry of Region 1 as the locally produced Robusta coffee from the province of Ilocos Sur dominated the top five spots in the 2021 Philippine Coffee Quality Competition (PCQC). The entries for the Robusta Category submitted by coffee farmers from the province were hailed as best coffee during the continue reading : Ilocos Sur coffee wins best in nationwide competition
SAN FERNANDO CITY, LA UNION – The Department of Trade and Industry Region 1 (DTI-Region 1) launched its 1st Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP) in the region with 70 budding entrepreneurs participating in the program. DTI Trade Chief Ramon M. Lopez and DTI Regional Operations Group (ROG) Undersecretary Blesila A. Lantayona graced the blended mode launching continue reading : YEP: Empowering the youth through entrepreneurship skills development and knowledge program
SAN FERNANDO CITY, LA UNION – Amidst the challenges brought about by the pandemic COVID-19, the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) of the Ilocos Region continue to rise against the odds and joined the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 1’s Rimat ti Amianan Virtual Trade Expo 2020. Local products from 42 home-grown continue reading : Rimat ti Amianan Trade Expo 2020 goes virtual in the new normal!
The Department of Trade and Industry Region (DTI) has awarded Negosyo Starter Kits to 20 identified beneficiaries as part of the agency’s Pangkabuhayan sa pagBangon at Ginhawa (PBG) program. Each of the beneficiaries received Php10,000 worth of Negosyo Starter Kit that varies from sari-sari store, bigasan (rice retail), frozen foods and tools and equipment for continue reading : DTI grants Negosyo kits to pandemic-affected families in La Union
ILOCOS NORTE –In a series of buy-bust operations jointly conducted by the PNPCIDG, the NBI and the PNP-Laoag City Station on March 27-29, 2020, three (3) abusive sellers of alcohol were arrested. The operations stemmed from numerous consumer complaints received by Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Ilocos Norte on products sold online which were continue reading : DTI, Law Enforcement Agencies continue operation against abusive sellers; 3 arrested
With lots of the hospitals and other medical facilities facing shortages of medical supplies to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, more and more people are pooling resources, to include creative and innovative skills to do their share and help. After seeing reports of massive shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as facemask and face shields, continue reading : Negosyo Center-FabLab, creates face shields for Covid-19 Frontliners
Ilocos Norte- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Shared Service Facility (SSF) for Bioenergy Innovation and Incubation Hub and Co-working Space cum Product Testing Center housed at the National Bioenergy Research and Innovation Center (NBERIC) of the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) in Batac City, Ilocos Norte came to the rescue in response to continue reading : DTI-SSF Project produces Liters of 70% Ethyl Alcohol
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 1 thru its Provincial Offices, intensified the monitoring of prices and supplies of basic necessities at various grocery stores and supermarkets in the region. This is to prevent over pricing and hoarding of basic goods. Following the declaration of a state of calamity in the country due continue reading : DTI intensifies price monitoring of basic goods; assures public there’s enough supplies
To further strengthen the effective and efficient delivery of services, the Department of Trade and Industry Region 1 (DTI R1) has forged a partnership with the City Government of San Fernando, La Union (CGSFLU) for the replication of the City’s award-winning Document Tracking System (DTS). DTI R1 Director Grace Falgui-Baluyan and City of San Fernando continue reading : DTI partners with City Government of San Fernando towards enhancing Knowledge Information Management