San Jose, Province of Dinagat Islands – Completing the first batch of store owners assisted by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial office here, 24 micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) affected by Typhoon Odette received livelihood kits worth P8,000 each, 8 February 2022.

Since the onslaught of Odette on 16 December 2021, a total of 64 MSMEs in the province have already received their livelihood kits under the department’s Livelihood Seeding Program – Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay (LSP-NSB).

The 24 MSMEs who received their livelihood kits on February 8 complete the first batch of LSP-NSB beneficiaries in the Province of Dinagat Islands. More MSMEs are being profiled as of press time to be given the same livelihood kits.
The 24 MSMEs who received their livelihood kits on February 8 complete the first batch of LSP-NSB beneficiaries in the Province of Dinagat Islands. More MSMEs are being profiled as of press time to be given the same livelihood kits.

“Since Dinagat Islands have been heavily battered by Odette last December, our profiling of MSMEs here have begun immediately. These 64 MSMEs were the first to be identified and we hope to be assisting more store owners after our ongoing extensive profiling,” said Regional Director Gay A. Tidalgo.

Tidalgo added that the seeding program primarily aims to help MSMEs gain back their livelihood through immediate provision of livelihood starter kits.

“The negosyo or livelihood kit ranges from groceries, kitchen wares, tools and equipment that serves as fresh capital to aid the typhoon-hit MSMEs in the recovery of their businesses. This maybe only minimal but the Department is always willing to assist through different means such as through trainings and mentoring them on how to deal with issues on their businesses,” Tidalgo said during the distribution.

A total of P2,944,000 has already been disbursed for this immediate assistance catering to 368 Odette-affected MSMEs in the provinces of Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte.

“Dako kog pasalamat sa DTI kay wala jud ta pasagdi. busa dapat jud nato tarungon pag roll out sa atong negosyo para mulambo pa ta (I am very much grateful to DTI for ensuring we are assisted, that is why we should carefully use this for our capital roll-out and recovering back from what we have lost),” said salon owner Jerry Parnada.

Salon owner Jerry Parnada is just one of the 368 MSMEs that DTI Caraga has assisted so far in the two Odette-hit provinces in Caraga – Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte.
Salon owner Jerry Parnada is just one of the 368 MSMEs that DTI Caraga has assisted so far in the two Odette-hit provinces in Caraga – Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte.

LSP-NSB is a program of DTI that allows a wider reach of business development assistance by bringing government services closer to the people through partnerships between relevant local government units and DTI officials.

Also during the distribution were San Jose Vice Mayor Felix Portullano and DTI-PDI Provincial Director Elmer M. Natad. ♦

Date of Release: 10 February 2022

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