PIA Davao Region

Atty. Lucky Seigfred Balleque, prov'l director of DTI Davao de Oro, inspects the biomass furnace SSF facility  DAVAO DE ORO, January 21 (PIA) - - The Department of Trade Industry (DTI) distributed on Thursday shared service facilities (SSF) totaling to more than PhP 2.5 million to three groups in Davao de Oro. The identified cooperators of the SSF projects were VPI Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative (VPI ARBCO), VPI Employees Cooperative (VPIEMPCO), and Maco Centro OFW Family Association (MACOFA).   A banana flour producing cooperative, VPIARBCO, received a biomass furnace (mechanical dryer) worth Php 1.68 million. VPIEMPCO obtained the first Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for a shared service facility in the province worth PhP 677,980. The ICT equipment consists of 20 desktop computer sets with noise cancelling headsets, keyboards, mice, uninterruptible power supply, swivel chairs and web cameras. Meanwhile, MACOFA acquired additional equipment to their Coc

MALITA, Davao Occidental - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here has already assisted a total of 1,500 clients through its entrepreneurial seminars and skills training interventions.   As of May this year, the office reported that its 50 seminars and training have already helped numerous existing entrepreneurs who experienced the downside of Covid-19. The health pandemic caused disruptions in the operation of many businesses which has resulted in a decreased income. There were even some that filed for bankruptcy and closer their businesses completely.   DTI-Davao Occidental Program Office manager Ma. Joycelyn F. Banlasan shared that through the Negosyo Center in the area, the affected micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are being provided with the necessary interventions.   “To continuously help the MSMEs in the province recover from the effects of the pandemic, the Negosyo Centers, which our office here runs, has been giving a series of entrepreneurial seminars, skil