Muntinlupa City, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recorded around PHP 1 million in sales from micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from Western Visayas during the recently concluded KULTURA Fest: Philippine Trade Fair 2025, held at Festival Mall in Alabang. About 30 MSMEs from Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, and Negros Occidental showcased their premium continue reading : Western Visayas MSMEs rake in PHP 1M sales at Kultura Fest Trade Fair
Iloilo City, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) met with representatives from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to reaffirm their joint commitment to the Roads Leveraging Linkages for Industry and Trade (ROLL IT) Program. This collaboration focuses on completing ongoing projects from 2018 to 2024, supported by a PHP 130 million continue reading : DTI, DPWH renew push for ROLL IT implementation in Iloilo
Iloilo City, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) urged small businesses based in Western Visayas to showcase their products in this year’s IFEX Philippines 2025 to have a chance at expanding their markets overseas. Through the joint effort with DTI’s attached agency, the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), IFEX Philippines 2025 continue reading : DTI urges MSMEs to join IFEX Philippines 2025
lloilo City, Philippines— In celebration of Consumer Welfare Month, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 6 launched the “Adopt a Plant: Assert Your Consumer Rights” program in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture on 15 October 2024. The event took place outside its Regional Office in Iloilo City, where 300 seedlings of fruit-bearing continue reading : DTI distributes 300 fruit-bearing seedlings to promote consumer rights and environmental protection in Western Visayas
Iloilo, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry(DTI) successfully kicked off the highly anticipated four-day startup program dubbed Online Slingshot Region 6 (OSR6) last 24 September as part of the Western Visayas Innovate Startup Festival. This year’s event, focusing on the Health Information Management Services (HIMS) Ecosystem, aims to promote innovation and technopreneurship in Western Visayas continue reading : DTI launches startup festival for health management technologies in Iloilo
Iloilo, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 6 wrapped up its third annual CoCaNut Summit, a two-day conference promoting the coconut, cacao, and coffee industries in Western Visayas last 26 to 27 September 2024. The summit attracted around 250 participants from across the region, including farmers, processors, traders, government officials, academics, and financial institutions. continue reading : DTI hosts coconut conference to promote agripreneurship in Western Visayas
PASAY CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) honored ten cities from Western Visayas at the 2024 Lunsod Lunsad Ceremonial Awarding held on August 6, 2024 at the Philippine Trade Training Center. The event recognized outstanding creative proposals aimed at driving socio-economic growth through local creative sectors. The awardees from Western Visayas include continue reading : DTI honors 10 Western Visayas cities at 2024 Lunsod Lunsad Awards for innovative local growth projects
WESTERN VISAYAS – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region VI has thrown its full support behind an innovative program aimed at empowering local weavers and designers through sustainable and digitally-driven solutions. During the Regenerative Philippines Innovation Workshop held on, June 18, 2024, organized by tech startup Panublix Innovations Inc. and US-based Fibershed organization continue reading : DTI Region VI backs regenerative fashion initiative for local weavers
WESTERN VISAYAS – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region VI, in collaboration with PCE Go Negosyo held a virtual Government Services Forum via Zoom on May 7, 2024, as part of the Kapatid Mentor ME – Money Market Encounter (KMME-MME) program. The primary objective of this event was to equip MSMEs with invaluable continue reading : DTI VI holds virtual government services forum for MSMEs
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region VI recently conducted a training session on lean management and productivity aimed at bolstering the capabilities of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) within the Wearables and Homestyle Industry Cluster (WHIC) in Western Visayas. Held in collaboration with the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity continue reading : DTI VI empowers MSMEs in wearables and homestyle industry with lean management and productivity training