Western Visayas Trade and Industry News

ABS -CBN TV Patrol Panay’s Regie Adosto interviews DTI VI Regional Director Rebecca M. Rascon on the price increases on the basic necessities and prime commodities. The price adjustments of selected basic necessities and prime commodities were due mainly to the rising costs of raw materials, packaging materials, and fuel, among others, said DTI VI Regional Director Rebecca M. Rascon.

DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez visited the beneficiaries of DTI’s Livelihood Seeding Program, particularly the Boracay Women Producers Cooperative or Pinay Boracay, in Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan on February 12, 2019.

Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, together with DTI VI Regional Director Rebecca M. Rascon and DTI Aklan OIC-Provincial Director Ma. Carmen I. Iturralde, checks on the product exhibit at the Casa Pilar in Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan on February 12, 2019. Eight (8) micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from Boracay Island joined the fair, along with 17 MSMEs from mainland Aklan. The products include hand-painted garments, bags, customized slippers, embellishments, among others. The exhibitors were those assisted by the DTI during the temporary closure of the island from May to October last year, as part of DTI’s program under the Boracay Rehabilitation.