DAVAO CITY –A number of Mindanao products will invade Makati City in October as Mindanao Trade Expo (MTE) introduces them to new markets. Fresh from the successful staging of MTE 2017 in Davao City last August 11-20, the MTE Foundation, Inc. (MTEFI) is making another major step to further widen the reach of the island-region’s continue reading : Mindanao products to invade Makati in October

Davao City, Region XI—The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI), the industry development and investments promotion arm of the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI), gathered in a forum last September 21, 2017 stakeholders in Southern Mindanao to present and discuss the salient features of the 2017 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP). The IPP is a list continue reading : BOI conducts 2017 IPP Roadshow for Davao Region stakeholders

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Regional Office 11, in coordination with the Regional MSME Development Council-Mindanao Chapter, led the staging of the Regional Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Conference 2017, last July 27-28 at Marco Polo Davao, which centered on the 7Ms framework of successful entrepreneurs. DTI-Bureau of Small and Medium Enterprise continue reading : DTI 11 leads Davao Region MSME Conference 2017

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has committed its full support to the newly-launched coffee cupping laboratory in Digos City, Davao del Sur. The facility is designed to obtain quality graded coffee to meet the increasing demand of the coffee processors in the region and the country as a whole. It is the first continue reading : DTI commits support to new coffee cupping lab

Truck rebuilders and importers in Mindanao have strengthened their organization anew to continuously push for the development of the industry. The Association of Accredited Truck Rebuilders and Importers in Mindanao (AATRIMI) inducted its new set of officers for 2017 last June 5, 2017 at the Grand Menseng Hotel, Bureau of Customs (BoC) Port of Davao. continue reading : Truck rebuilders, importers strengthen organization in Mindanao

The municipality of Maco is now ready for the establishment of the first-ever economic zone to be located in the province of Compostela Valley. Maco Mayor Dr. Alvera Veronica Rimando announced during the organizational meeting of the Maco Chamber of Commerce on May 30that the town is definitely pushing for the establishment of the ecozone continue reading : ComVal town now ready for ecozone

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Davao Region is set to roll-out its financing initiative, the Pondo Para sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso (P3) on May 31. P3 is a microfinancing initiative of the administration which aims to assist the small entrepreneurs that traditionally depend on the “5-6” lenders to fund their operation. DTI-Davao continue reading : DTI-Davao rolls-out P3 in the region

A total of 102 micro entrepreneurs from Davao Region are set to graduate in May and June this year from the mentoring sessions they have availed of through the Kapatid Mentor ME program. The Kapatid Mentor ME program, or KMME, was launched on October 7, 2016 in the region, with President Rodrigo R. Duterte, Trade continue reading : 102 micro entreps to graduate from Kapatid Mentor ME’s 1st batch in Davao

The Department of Trade and Industry – Supply Chain and Logistics Management Division (DTI-SCLMD) and DTI-Davao Region conducted recently the Logistics Efficiency Indicator (LEI) Project Roadshow in a bid to enhance the logistics sector in the country. Around 60 participants consisting of representatives of the logistics service providers, manufacturing companies, and some national government agencies continue reading : DTI 11 holds Logistics Efficiency Indicator Project Roadshow

The New Zealand Embassy in Manila visited Davao City on May 8 to hold the Ease of Doing Business Explanatory Support Exercise at Grand Menseng Hotel. Organized in partnership with the National Competitiveness Council and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Competitiveness Bureau through DTI-Davao Region, the one-day activity was aimed to analyse and look continue reading : New Zealand holds Ease of Doing Business Explanatory Support Exercise in Davao City