The Department of Trade and Industry Regional Office III joins the world in commemorating World Consumer Rights Day on March 15. The WCRD celebration for 2018 is themed – “making digital market places fairer.” The event also shares the Internet hashtag “#betterdigitalworld”. The commemoration of WCRD in the country is a show of solidarity and collaboration continue reading : March 15 is World Consumer Rights Day

Twenty micro entrepreneurs (on stage) pose with DTI officials during the launch of the first KMME program for the year in Central Luzon. DTI RD Judith P. Angeles (3rd from R )led the launch with (from left): Mentor Victor Madlangbayan, OIC-ARD Zorina Aldana, Mentor Armando Bartolome, PD Brigida T. Pili, MSMEDC Chair Dr. Reynato Arimbuyutan continue reading : Mentoring program opens in Nueva Ecija

Three top officials of DTI, DICT and NTC recently signed a Joint Memorandum Circular on the validity of prepaid loads. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) together with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) recently signed a Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) amending NTC’s Memorandum Circular No. continue reading : Signing of the DTI-DICT-NTC Joint Circular on Prepaid Loads

  DTI Bulacan Provincial Director Zorina D. Aldana (rightmost) and Balagtas Mayor Eladio Gonzales Jr. (2nd R) gives a sar-sari stores livelihood starter kit to a beneficiary from Balagtas Heights in Bulacan as part of the Livelihood Seeding Program of DTI. Livelihood starter kits composed of meat products, soap, condiments, milk products, noodles, rice and continue reading : Former informal settlers in Bulacan receive livelihood starter kits

  Atty. Clarisa Arauz (seated center) of ACODECO expressed her great admiration to the DTI and its consumer groups in her recent visit to DTI-3 office. Assisting Arauz is Asst. Dir. Lilian G. Salonga of DTI CPAB (2nd R, center table) An official of the Autoridad de Proteccion al Consumidor y Defensa dela Competencia (ACODECO) continue reading : Panamanian Consumer official visits DTI, consumer groups

Beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) in the region will showcase their products from November 13 to 16, 2017 at the activity center of the Robinsons Starmills in this city. Seventy six (76) micro and small enterprises from agrarian reform communities of the seven provinces in Central Luzon will sell different kinds of continue reading : CARP beneficiaries of CL to showcase products in mall

  The contestants of the “Reyna ng Palengke ng Gitnang Luzon 2017” showcased their costumes made out of recycled and native materials during the Consumer Welfare Month culminating activity. The Federation of DTI Accredited Consumer Organizations in Region 3 (Fedacor-3) and the Department of Trade and Industry Regional Office III recently crowned Rose Marie Placido, continue reading : NE market vendor crowned Reyna ng Palengke 2017

The newest Negosyo Center in Central Luzon was opened in Lubao, Pampanga with Vice-Mayor Robertito Diaz (center), DTI RD Judith Angeles (5th from R), Pampanga MSMED Council President Teresa D. Carlos (3rd from R) and other officials. The Department of Trade and Industry Regional Office III (DTI-3) opened 34 new Negosyo Centers in the region continue reading : DTI establishes 34 Nego Centers in CL for 2017

The Department of Trade and Industry Regional Office III (DTI-3) stated that based on its monitoring, the prices of basic goods and prime commodities in the region are still stable and are within the range of the Suggested Retail Prices (SRP). DTI has issued an SRP table effective January 1, 2018. As DTI Secretary Ramon continue reading : DTI-3: Prices still stable based on monitoring

  More than 850 cacao growers, processors, suppliers and other stakeholders listen to resource speakers related to the potential of Cacao as a high value product. The two day Luzon Cacao Link event was held on Nov. 16-17, 2017 at the Kingsborough Convention Center, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. The Regional Cacao Industry Council (RCIC) continue reading : Island Luzon sees potentials in cacao