TARGET EXCEEDED. Department of Trade and Industry in Davao Region (DTI-11) Director Maria Belenda Ambi reports Friday (Jan. 20, 2023) that the agency has assisted 26,108 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) for 2022. The figure is about 104 percent of the agency's target of 25,200 MSMEs for the same year. (PNA file photo) DAVAO CITY - The Department of Trade and Industry in Davao Region (DTI-11) exceeded its annual target of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) last year, an official said Friday. In a statement, DTI-11 Director Maria Belenda Ambi said they have assisted 26,108 or 104 percent equivalent of their targeted 25,200 MSMEs for 2022. She attributed the achievement to the agency's hardworking team in the provincial and regional offices, who despite facing numerous constraints and challenges, delivered beyond the expected target. "As we gear towards the full recovery of our economy, we will continue to innovate the way we do things as we continually d
CHECK SRP. Davao Region Trade and Industry director Maria Belenda Ambi warns businesses that violate the agency's suggested retail price (SRP). This, after the DTI-11 urged on Monday (May 23, 2022) the consumers to be aware of the new SRP amid a surge in the prices of basic necessities and prime commodities. (File Photo from DTI-11) DAVAO CITY - The Department of Trade and Industry in Davao Region (DTI-11) advised consumers to be aware of the new suggested retail price (SPR) amid a surge in the prices of basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs). "We are keeping tabs on different establishments to check if their prices are still within the SRPs issued by the agency," DTI-11 regional director Maria Belenda Ambi said in a statement on Monday. The latest SRP list covers the 218 stock-keeping units (SKUs) of BNPCs under DTI's jurisdiction with 136 or 62 percent of them having retained their prices based on the SRP bulletin issued on Jan. 27, 2021. Ambi said the DTI-