The BDT promotes efficient marketing and distribution of local products and services. It seeks to expand and strengthen linkages among the country’s small, medium, and large enterprises through information exchanges and market matching.

The BDT also conceptualizes, monitors, and evaluates programs, plans, and projects intended to create awareness of domestic marketing opportunities for new projects, new technologies, and investments.

Mandate

Programs, Projects, and Activities

The major task of the BDT is to intensify the provision of business development to help micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) grow globally competitive.  Other tasks are to increase MSMEs' access to market provide information on business opportunities and other relevant information.

Below are the major programs, projects, and activities of the bureau:

a.  Promotion of Indigenous Raw Materials

             - Directory of Raw Material suppliers and Raw Materials Catalogue
             - Trade Associations Directory
             - Product Catalogue

             - SME Marketing Guidebooks
             - Source Book for Food Manufacturing

f. Others Activities

Publications for sale:

1. Paano Maging Supplier, Isang Gabay Para sa SMEs (10 booklets, Tagalog version)

     - Supermarket
     - Office and School Supplies Store
     - Department Store
     - Hotel and Resort
     - Pamahalaan
     - Fastfood and Restaurant Chain
     - Subcontractor
     - Paano Maging Certified Food Supplier?
     - Paano Magbenta ng Produkto o Serbisyo?
     - Paano Maging Halal-Certified Food Supplier?
 
The booklets/guidebooks contain basic guidelines and requirements of various buyers that a supplier should know to help them in selling their products and/or services to major buyers such as supermarkets, office and school supplies stores, department stores, hotels and resorts, government offices, and fastfood and restaurant chains.  It is also a guide for would-be entrepreneurs on how to start a business.

2. Source Book for Food Manufacturing (3 editions)
 
    - First publication covers sources in Metro Manila and was published in 2005. 
    - The second edition covering suppliers of Mindanao food sectors was published in 2008.
    - Third publication covers sources in South Luzon and was published in 2009.
 
This publication contains directory of suppliers of food products, equipment, packaging, and services related to food sector.

3. Philippine Raw Materials Catalogue (4 editions - yearly publication)

The catalogue is a series of publications, which showcase a variety of indigenous raw materials used in manufacturing Philippine products. It provides the scientific names of raw materials, its biological structures, economic uses, and places in the country where they can be found.  It also contains list of raw material suppliers and contact information.

Published in 2005 - The Philippine Raw Materials Catalogue:  Wearable, Gifts and Holiday Décor features a variety of indigenous raw materials used in wearable, gifts and holiday decors such as bamboo, bast fiber, climbing ferns, reeds, herbs, erect palms, climbing palms (rattan), sedges and rushes, screw pines (pandan), woody pines, leather, seashells, beads and components.

Published in 2006 - The Philippine Raw Materials Catalogue:  Furniture, Furnishings, and Loomweaving.  This volume features raw materials used in the furniture, furnishings and loomweaving industries such as rushes, grasses, woody vines, screwpines, erect palms, bamboo, tree plantation species, fibers, fossilized/skeletonized leaves, and butterfly.

Published in 2007 - The Philippine Raw Materials Catalogue:  Beads, Carabao Horns and Bones, and Seashells. It features the uses of beads, carabao horns and bones, and seashells in manufacturing Philippine products.

Published in 2009 - The Philippine Raw Materials Catalogue:  Asian Green Mussel, Banana, Coconut, Corn, Fish Scales, Manila Palm, Recycled Materials, Sabutan, Water Hyacinth and Woven Fibers. It also includes a step-by-step guide in making the raw materials manipulations.

4. Trade Associations Directory 2008 – 2009 (Available in CD installer)

The Directory is updated and published every two years. It contains lists of various trade association members with its contact details and product/service lines.  It covers the following sectors:

- Agricultural products                                         - Hotel and restaurants   
- Automotive parts and accessories                - Metal products
- Chamber of Commerce                                   - Non-metal products
- Chemical and chemical products                  - Packaging
- Construction                                                       - Paper products
- Fashion accessories                                        - Petroleum
- Franchise                                                            - Pharmaceuticals
- Fresh and processed foods                            - Resource based products
- Furniture and furnishings                                 - Retail
- Garments, Textiles and Similar Products     - Services
- Gifts, toys, and housewares                            - Others not elsewhere classified                                        
- Info-tech, electronics, and electrical products and services 

5. Philippine Food Product Catalogue (Available in Print and CD installer)

This features 111 Philippine manufacturers/ exporters offering a wide array of products in the following food sectors:
 
- Snack foods
- Baked products
- Processed fruits and vegetables
- Wines and beverages
- Sauces and condiments
- Processed meat products
- Frozen/processed marine products
- Organic and natural products
- Other food products
 
It also features the Philippine food industries, regional and provincial food products/delicacies, and One Town One Product (OTOP) Program.


Functions

Market Development. Identify, develop, and expand domestic markets for local raw materials and MSME products. Provide market matching services for buyers and sellers. Market Matching strengthens buyers/suppliers linkage through facilitating various business agreements.

Market development assistance includes the dissemination of brochures, e.g., Paano Maging Subcontractors?, to government and non-government agencies (NGAs) and trade associations that provide services to MSMEs.

BDT handled the Resources Suppliers Assistance Program (RSAP), an interagency initiative, which aims to assist raw material suppliers and producers with the provision of a comprehensive assistance package. It also encourages the formation of cooperatives and associations among raw material producers and suppliers to help them develop their organizational capabilities.

In line with the government thrust to sustain and revitalized the growth of the export sector and at the same time spur development of the rural-based industries, the Raw Material Showcase (RMS) is being initiated to address the needs of manufacturers, exporters, and sub-contractors in sourcing their raw material requirements and at the same time provide marketing assistance to raw material producers by showcasing their products in a location more accessible to their users, who are mostly operating in Metro Manila.

The event showcases products produced by DTI assisted small and medium entrepreneurs to increase exposure of their products in the domestic and foreign markets.

Ensuring Efficiency in Distribution.  Assist raw material suppliers and MSMEs improve their efficiency and reliability, streamline local distribution channels, and advocate for improvements in the local distribution system.

Regional Resource Mapping. Aims to identify and develop local networks of reliable raw material suppliers. Suppliers are encouraged to organize themselves into associations or networks to enable them to serve larger volume orders. A survey of reliable suppliers throughout the country has been conducted for abaca, raffia, sinamay, pandan, mahogany, falcatta, prawn, seaweeds, mango, banana, rattan, wicker, bamboo, leather, sabutan, bancuang, ornamental fish, abalone, calamansi, gabi, and ube.

The Philippine Product Depot. A marketing outlet for Philippine products catering to foreign buyers, institutional buyers, balikbayans, and the usual malling crowd. As a one-stop shop center, it carries products that the regions and provinces are traditionally known for and serves as the marketing arm of the MSMEs who cannot afford to set up their outlets in Metro Manila.

Launched last 11 August 2009, the Philippine Product Depot is open daily from 10:00AM to 7:00PM at the HK Sun Plaza along Diosdado Macapagal Arroyo Avenue in Pasay City.

BDT Showroom. Provides an additional venue for MSMEs who want to showcase their products in Metro Manila, BDT Product Showroom was established in August 2009.  The showroom is located at the Ground Floor of the DTI Building in Makati City also serves as a small satellite of the Philippine Product Depot. It is open from 8:00AM to 6:00PM, Monday to Friday.

Market Promotion. Utilize various forms of campaigns and marketing activities, other than trade fairs, to promote local raw materials and MSME products. More intensive use of multimedia in promotion and in information dissemination. The publications of BDT are the source of information and guide for manufacturers and exporters looking for local suppliers. It is also useful for those looking for partnerships, subcontracting, distributorship and other business cooperation arrangements.


Contact Information

Office of the Director
Bureau of Domestic Trade
G/F Trade and Industry Bldg.
361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Ave., Makati City
Tel. No.: (+632) 751.3223
Fax: (+632) 751.3224

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