DTI wants OFW remittance data for CV

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/15/2017

A TRADE official in Central Visayas has sought the assistance of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in obtaining a breakdown of dollar remittances sent to the Philippines by region. Asteria Caberte, director of the Department of…

Osmeña not anti-business – Joel Mari Yu

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/23/2017

JOEL Mari Yu, Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s consultant on business and economic development, decried accusations hurled by Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Dino that the mayor is “anti-business” and “anti-poor.” Coming to Osmeña’s defense, Yu cited that…

Labor groups: Scrap DTI-7, Neda-7 reps’ voting power in wage board

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/16/2017

AFTER their proposal for a P150 minimum wage increase was brought down to the approved P13 wage hike for Central Visayas, the disappointed labor groups in Cebu said they would lobby in Congress for the scrapping of…

DTI-7 considers establishing another FabLab in region

John Carlo Villaruel, Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/25/2017

HAVING another Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab) in Central Visayas can improve the quality of products of more enterprises in the region. Director Asteria Caberte of the Department of Trade and Industry in Central Visayas (DTI-7) said they were…

DTI: Micro fund program to pilot run this month

PR 01/13/2017

FOLLOWING President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to replace the “5-6” money lending system and provide an affordable micro-financing for the country’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the government’s Pondo sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso (P3) program pilots this…

DTI workshop gives 16 MSMEs an online boost

Cebu Daily News 01/11/2017

More Cebu-based micro, small and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) will be able to use their knowledge in e-commerce to grow their businesses after representatives from 16 MSMEs underwent nearly a two-monthlong workshop initiated by the Department of Trade…

DTI-Cebu trade fair eyes Balik Cebu tourists

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/09/2017

THE Department of Trade and Industry is holding a trade fair in a mall in Cebu City to take advantage of the tourists, including the estimated 500 balikbayans of the Balik Cebu program who are set to…

MSMEs to use e-commerce knowledge to expand markets

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/09/2017

FOURTEEN micro, small and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) are expected to expand their markets and become more competitive after completing a workshop on e-commerce organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The 14 ventures have been…

DTI trade fair opens in SM City Cebu

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/05/2017

The influx of tourists and balikbayans during Sinulog festivities is seen to boost the business of micro, small, and medium-scale entrepreneurs (MSME), according to Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Cebu director Ma. Elena Arbon. To take…

CLOSING THE INNOVATION GAP: Go into e-commerce, entrepreneurs urged

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/21/2016

Entrepreneurs in the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector are encouraged to go into electronic commerce or e-commerce so that they can compete with other Asian countries in terms of innovation. Ma. Elena Arbon, Department of…

Tumulak: No pyro outlets in malls

Inna Mejia 12/16/2016

WITH only a few days before Christmas, Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak announced that selling firecrackers inside malls and other establishments is no longer allowed. Tumulak said that according to the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 1,…

Mentor Me graduate aims to duplicate Thirsty’s success

Dominic D. Yasay 12/14/2016

A LOCAL entrepreneur is aiming to duplicate what Cebuano businessman Bunny Pages’ fruit shake business, Thirsty, has attained. Terence Neil Padrique, 38, is the owner of The Lemon Co., a one-year-old business venture he started in May…

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