Western Visayas Trade and Industry News

The DTI Guimaras Provincial Office and the Municipality of Jordan, Guimaras joined hands in the conduct of inspection if weighing scales at the Jordan Food Terminal Market in Jordan, Guimaras are calibrated.

The DTI Guimaras Provincial Office has processed a total of 133 business name registration certificates for the month of February through its Negosyo Centers. These NCs are located in Jordan (73), Buenavista (43) and Nueva Valencia (17).  

(seated from left) Go Negosyo’s Paul Anthony De Guzman, DTI Negros Occidental Provincial Director Lea D. Gonzales, DTI VI OIC-Regional Director Rebecca M. Rascon, DTI Capiz Provincial Director Ermelinda P. Pollentes, and DTI Negros Occidental STIDS Romel Amihan join the 1 st Batch of 2017 KMME graduates from Negros Occidental during their business improvement plan presentation and graduation at the Sugarland Hotel on September 20, 2017. The DTI VI will resume its mentorship program this year to further prepare local entrepreneurs develop their products and brands to become more competitive and to reach a wider market for their manufactured goods.

The Antique Pasundayag Trade Fair 2018 generated an initial cash sales and booked order amounting to Php 1,411,012.00 as of February 21, 2018, according to the DTI Antique Provincial Office.

Assistant Secretary for Competitiveness and Ease of Doing Business Group Mary Jean T. Pacheco presides over the Regional Competitiveness Committee (RCC) first quarter meeting held at the Hotel Metro in Kalibo, Aklan on February 27, 2018. To her left are National Competitiveness Council Co-Chairman from the Private Sector Guillermo M. Luz and DTI VI OIC-Regional Director Rebecca M. Rascon.   Members of the of the Regional Competitiveness Committee (RCC) discussed the 2018 Local Data Captured Sheet, defined each cities and municipalities competitiveness index indicators, required unit measures, where to get the data, and the scoring methodology, among others during its first quarter meeting held at the Hotel Metro in Kalibo, Aklan on February 27, 2018.