The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) awarded the local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas region for their improvement in competitiveness.
The skyline of Mandurriao district in Iloilo City, which is the new center of economic develop
LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT. Recipients of the Pagbangon at Ginhawa Program livelihood kits in Iloilo City in this undated photo. This year, the Department of Trade and Industry has allocated 40 livelihood kits for barangays that have been cleared from insurgents.(Photo courtesy of DTI Iloilo) ILOILO CITY - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) this year has allocated 40 livelihood support under its Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa (PPG) program for micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) operating in insurgency-cleared areas. DTI is a member of the Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster (PRLEC) of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). "This is a convergence of several government agencies to provide livelihood assistance in the economic sector including the areas under armed conflict," said DTI Iloilo director Felisa Judith Degala in an interview on Thursday. She said the recipients are entitled to a package of assista
MONITORING. Personnel of the Department of Trade and Industry in Iloilo hold routine price monitoring in a supermarket in Iloilo City last April. Monitoring on June 8, 2022 showed that prices of necessities and prime commodities sold in 21 supermarkets and 18 grocery stores in the city were within the May 11 suggested retail price.(PNA file photo courtesy of DTI Iloilo) ILOILO CITY- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here on Wednesday urged consumers to buy from supermarkets where prices of goods are regulated. This as the agency reported that prices of basic goods and prime commodities sold in 21 supermarkets and 18 grocery stores in the city are within the May 11 suggested retail price (SRP). "We always advise our consumers to buy from supermarkets because there are still goods regulated by the DTI that are still affordable by our budget," DTI-Iloilo Director Felisa Judith Degala said in an interview. "Majority of these basic necessities and prime commodities o
FOR BETTER QUALITY. The shared service facilities (SSF) for the herbal processing and toll packaging center by the San Dionisio Iloilo Herbal Growers Economic Enterprise Association Inc (SaNdighheeia) in Barangay Bondulan, San Dionisio town in Iloilo province undergo a test run on Feb. 2, 2022. Trade and Industry Iloilo Director Felisa Judith Degala said on Wednesday (Feb. 16, 2022) the SSF project seeks to address the gap in the lack of tools and equipment of micro, small and medium entrepreneurs to improve production and quality.(Photo courtesy of DTI Iloilo FB page) ILOILO CITY - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) continues to extend assistance to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Iloilo through its Shared Service Facilities (SSF) project. DTI Iloilo Director Felisa Judith Degala, in an interview Wednesday, said SSF, a flagship project of the department, seeks to address the gap in types of machinery necessary for MSMEs to improve the quality and productivity an