Crowd shot during the Virtual Commitment Signing

2021 First batch of Rizal KMME-MME online mentees inks commitment signing with DTI-Rizal

With the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kapatid Mentor ME (KMME) program transitioned to a digitalized room since 2020. The program, KMME-Money and Market Encounter (KMME-MME) online program aims to guide entrepreneurs in pandemic-proofing their businesses while providing valuable mentorship modules and exposure from the business world specifically from entrepreneurs-mentors. This year, the continue reading : 2021 First batch of Rizal KMME-MME online mentees inks commitment signing with DTI-Rizal

Online Bagsakan of fresh produce

1st Online Bagsakan sells 54 tons of fresh produce from Region 2

The Bureau of Domestic Trade Promotion (BDTP) and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – Region 2 held the first-ever online Grand Bagsakan in partnership with Mayani.ph helping farmers sell 54 tons of fresh produce worth P600,732. Among the farmers and the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) assisted were from the Federation of Farmers continue reading : 1st Online Bagsakan sells 54 tons of fresh produce from Region 2

DTI-R2’s Walang Sayang Project brings light to another set of local farmers

DIFFUN, QUIRINO – Another set of local farmers growing watermelons were given light through the Walang Sayang Project after its established partners from Bulacan and the National Capital Region (NCR) bought the 2.5 tons of watermelon harvest of Ms. Leah N. Prieto, benefitting the other nine local farmers from Barangay Ricarte Sur working with her. continue reading : DTI-R2’s Walang Sayang Project brings light to another set of local farmers

DTI-Batanes joins in monitoring and inspection of pre-packed unlabeled processed meat and by-products in Basco

The Provincial Task Force assigned to monitor compliance to the “Temporary Ban of Pre-packed Unlabeled Processed Meat and By-Products” conducted an inspection in the capital town of Basco. The team is composed of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Provincial Veterinary Office, and Philippine National Police (PNP)-Batanes. Twelve (12) business establishments were monitored continue reading : DTI-Batanes joins in monitoring and inspection of pre-packed unlabeled processed meat and by-products in Basco

Keynote Message of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, 1st GenSan Youth Entrepreneurship Boot Camp

Ladies and gentlemen, maayong hapon sa inyong tanan!  We offer our warmest welcome to everyone attending the 1st GenSan Youth Entrepreneurship Boot Camp. We would also like to congratulate the City Government of General Santos as you hold the biggest and longest youth festival in Mindanao, the GenSan Summer Youth Festival, of which the Boot Camp is one of the main events.   With the launch of today’s Boot Camp and through the Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP), we will empower you—our young continue reading : Keynote Message of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, 1st GenSan Youth Entrepreneurship Boot Camp

Understanding ISO 15189 for Medical Laboratories

As we are all battling with COVID-19, our medical frontliners, particularly those in the medical laboratories, are also battling to maintain the integrity of every testing process and release of result. Hence, this is the right time to consider laboratory accreditation. Philippine Trade Training Center-Global MSME Academy (PTTC-GMEA) and Philippine Accreditation Bureau (PAB) partnered to deliver this timely continue reading : Understanding ISO 15189 for Medical Laboratories

ADVISORY: Coverage Extension of the Special Service Campaign for the Fuel Pump Replacement on Multiple Toyota Models

Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation – Government and Industry Affairs, Corporate Affairs Group First Vice President Atty. Rommel Gutierrez, through the DTI-Consumer Protection and Advocacy Bureau (CPAB), has issued an advisory on initiating a Coverage Extension of the Special Service Campaign for the Fuel Pump Replacement on Multiple Toyota Models. The special service campaign shall cover continue reading : ADVISORY: Coverage Extension of the Special Service Campaign for the Fuel Pump Replacement on Multiple Toyota Models

screen shot of presentation for webinar on trademark registration

DTI, IPOPHL tie-up for Laguna MSMEs Branding

VICTORIA, LAGUNA – In celebration of the National Intellectual Property Month in the Philippines with the theme “Intellectual Property (IP) and MSMEs: Our Road to Recovery,” the Department of Trade and Industry – Laguna Provincial Office (DTI-Laguna), in partnership with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) conducted a webinar on trademark registration entitled continue reading : DTI, IPOPHL tie-up for Laguna MSMEs Branding