Western Visayas Trade and Industry News

DTI VI Regional Director Rebecca M. Rascon (fifth from left) joins the students and coaches from the six provinces in Western Visayas – Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo and Negros Occidental – together with DTI Focal Persons and staff and the judges during the Consumer Welfare Month Regional Quiz Bee held at SM City Iloilo on October 29, 2018. The three-member team from the Regional Science High School for Region VI from Kalibo, Aklan bested other schools from the other five provinces in Western Visayas to emerge as champion of the Consumer Welfare Month Regional Quiz Bee held at the SM City Iloilo on October 29.

All roads lead to this city for the unveiling of this year’s regional exhibit that would showcase Western Visayas’ craft, artistry and gastronomy at SM City – Iloilo in Mandurriao District, Iloilo City on November 14.

The DTI Aklan Provincial Office is setting up a product showcase during the re-opening of the country’s premier tourist destination, Boracay Island, in Malay, Aklan on Friday, October 26, 2018.  

Who will be this year’s regional consumer welfare quiz bee champion?  

Most noche buena products increased their suggested retail prices (SRP) this year. The increase varies on the brand and size or weight of a product which ranges from 20 centavos to as high as P49.75.

DTI Antique Provincial Director Mercedes A. Young (right) and DTI VI Small and Medium Enterprise Development Division Officer-in-Charge Mary Jade Gonzales (left) join Barbaza, Antique Mayor Gerry C. Necor (center) in the ribbon-cutting ceremony during the launching of the Negosyo Center Barbaza on September 20, 2018. The Province of Antique is the first province in Western Visayas to complete the establishment of NCs in all its municipality.   DTI’s good relationship with local government units and the dynamic outlook of local chief executives, made it all possible for the swift establishment of Negosyo Centers (NC) in the Province of Antique, said DTI Antique Provincial Director Mercedes A. Young.