DTI holds MSME Negosyo Caravan in Negros Oriental

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is set to hold a Micro, Small and Medium-scale Enterprise (MSME) Negosyo Caravan at Bethel Guesthouse, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental on July 5 and 6 this year.

The MSME Caravan in Dumaguete City is part of a nationwide activity to improve access of MSMEs to government services particularly in areas where the provision of business development services may be limited.

The activity also aims to increase the awareness of MSMEs on various business development services provided by government and private sectors.

Resource speakers who are experts in their respective fields are brought to various provinces in the country including Negros Oriental to conduct training and counseling sessions to promote entrepreneurship, improve access to markets, access to finance, and increase MSME productivity and efficiency.

Topics to be discussed in Dumaguete City will include among others NEGOSEM Basics such as Mastering Self through Positive & entrepreneurial Mindset, Spotting Business –Opportunities, Registration in BPMS, Choosing the Right Market, Product Development and Marketing.

Other topics to be discussed during breakout sessions include Export Procedures, Product Design & Development, Product Costing & Pricing, Green Manufacturing, Data Upgrading/ Registration in BPMS, Packaging & Labelling, Credit Sourcing & Management.

Side activities include “Made in Negros” Festival at Robinsons’, Diskwento Caravan, Launching of  PCPS4 and e-Bamboo in Dauin.

According to DTI, MSMEs represent 99.6 percent of all registered businesses in the country and can thus be considered as the backbone of the Philippine economy. DTI adds that, to strengthen support to the sector, the series of free entrepreneurship briefing sessions are geared toward enterprise creation and imparting more knowledge and information necessary in starting and running a business.

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DTI rolls out Diskwento Caravan in Central Visayas

School supplies and processed food will be made available at discounted prices as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) spearheads the nationwide Diskwento Caravan.

In Central Visayas, the DTI has talked with manufacturers and suppliers to roll out the Diskwento Back to School Promo and Caravan in the region from May 31 to June 15 this year.

School supplies identified are bags, shoes, school uniforms, notebooks, pad papers, pencil cases, lunch boxes, raincoats, uniforms, socks, ballpens, pencils, among others. Also included are processed food items for the school children’s snacks and lunch.

The DTI Central Visayas Office said the store based Diskwento Back to School Promo and roving Caravan will be held with the following companies and suppliers in the schedule indicated:

For Cebu, the store based Diskwento Back to School Promo will be participated by Happy Mart in Colon, South, Mandaue & Tabunok now up to June 19; Aji-ichiban Ayala & SM on June 1 to August 31; CRIBZ in Ayala now up to July 25; Converse (Sports Mix Mktg Corp) in Banilad Town Center from June 15-20; White Gold in Cebu City ongoing up to June 13; Unitop in Tabunok now up to June 15; Fooda Saversmart in Guadalupe, Consolacion, Mango from May 16 until July 17. Roving Diskwento Caravan in Argao on June 6 and Dalaguete on June 5 will be participated by Julie’s Bakeshop, Cebu Bazaar, National Bookstore and Liwayway Mktg, among others.

For Bohol, the Diskwento Back To School Promo will be participated by Island City Mall, Plaza Marcela, Alturas Main, Alturas Talibon, Bohol Quality Corporation from May 31 to June 2. The Diskwento Caravan in Talibon, Trinidad, Ubay, Loboc, Sevilla and Baclayon will be participated by the Alturas Group of Companies from June 7 to 10.

For Negros Oriental, the store-based Diskwento Back to School Promo will be participated by Lee Super Plaza from May 15 to July; Cang’s Inc. will participate from May 15 to June 15. The roving Diskwento Back to School Promo in Bayawan City on June and Guihulngan on June 3 will be participated by Lee Plaza, Island Merchants, Macro Distributors, Tulong Sugar and NFA.

In Siquijor, the roving Diskwento Caravan in Siquijor Capital Square and Poblacion Siquijor, Siquijor on June 3 will be participated by Alvarico Warehouse, Park N Go Bakeshop and Julie’s Bakeshop; the caravan in Larena Queen Gate and North Poblacion Siquijor, Siquijor on June 10 will be participated by R2M Marketing, Alvarico Meatshop, Alfonso Siquijor Plaza, Lynard One-Stop Shop, Jayvee Marketing, Meying General Merchandise, Inocencia Baroro Dry Goods Store, Islands Trends & Fashion, Almie Dry Goods Center, Rafonsel Dry Goods Store, AM & M Store, Uni-J Thrift Mart, Capricorn Twenty Two Store, Uy Chiao Tian Commercial, Elvis Tan Store, Star General Merchandise and Stefi Denise Store. 

Following the success at the National Capital Region (NCR), DTI’s Diskwento Caravan Project has expanded its reach to the provinces to bring discounted goods to consumers in these areas.

For more information on the Diskwento Back to School Promo and Caravan, interested parties may call the DTI provincial Offices: DTI Bohol at tel. # (63) 038-501-8260 or 038-411-3533, DTI Cebu at tel. # ( (032) 412-1863 or 253-2631, DTI Negros Oriental at (035) 422-2764 or 225-7211, DTI Siquijor at tel. # (035) 480-9065 or (035) 344-2238.  

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Public High Schools in Central Visayas to receive free computers

More than 1,000 computers will be given to public high schools in Central Visayas as part of the Personal Computers for Public High Schools (PCPS) Phase 4 project of the Department of Trade and Industry.

DTI Regional Director Asteria Caberte said that PCPS 4 is a nationwide project of the DTI which provides 11 desktop computers and peripherals to each of the public high school beneficiaries. 

Caberte also shared that among the recipient public schools this year include 39 high schools in Bohol, 46 in Cebu, 46 in Negros Oriental and 2 in Siquijor.

She added that the DTI has been spearheading the implementation of the PCPS project since 2001.  Phases 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the project have provided computers to 4,139 public high schools nationwide and, thus, reduced the computer backlog in secondary education from 75 percent in 2001 to 37 percent to date.

According to Caberte, the computer package given to each school includes: 11 WiFi ready computers, 1 printer, software bundles such as Windows 7 and Office 2010,  AntiVirus, and UPS.

She also said that each school will also be given training on basic computer operation, troubleshooting and preventive maintenance.

The PCPS project aims to respond to the growing challenges of technology among public high schools in the Philippines.

For schools to qualify for the program, they must not have been recipients of other computerization projects or have not availed of any PC grant from other donors.

Also qualified are newly established schools that are still without computers, big schools with large population, and schools that meet the counterpart requirements like stable supply of electricity, availability of computer laboratory and counterpart facilities like tables and chairs and IT/Lab teacher provision.

The government of Japan has provided aid to the Philippines to narrow the international digital divide between developed and developing countries. It show’s Japan’s strong support to IT education in the country and recognition of IT’s major role in the global economy.

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