DTI 10 Regional Director Linda Boniao graces the launching of OTOP Hub Malaybalay with  Lorielinda Bella Marte of the Tagolwanen Women Weavers Association (TWWA) Enteprise, the cooperator of the pasalubong center.
DTI 10 Regional Director Linda Boniao graces the launching of OTOP Hub Malaybalay with Lorielinda Bella Marte of the Tagolwanen Women Weavers Association (TWWA) Enteprise, the cooperator of the pasalubong center.

The highland paradise at the heart of Mindanao celebrates the best of its talents and products with the opening of two pasalubong centers in Bukidnon.

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Bukidnon together with the respective local government units officially opened the OTOP (One Town One Product Philippines) Hub Ph or Golden Harvest Pasalubong Center located in front of New Bus Terminal in Hagkol, Valencia City, Bukidnon on September 10, 2020. It was immediately  followed by the launching of OTOP Hub Ph in Malaybalay City, fronting Navarette Sports Complex,  in the afternoon of the same day.

The newly opened one-stop pasalubong centers house the best of the province’s quality products such as souvenir items, processed food, health and wellness products, gifts and decors, fashion accessories, wearables, and home furnishing. Amidst the pandemic, it is expected to boost the production of local products and continue to support micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as it aims to cater not only the general market of local buyers but also tourists and international market.

OTOP Hub Valencia and OTOP Hub Malaybalay are the 4th and 5th OTOP Hubs of Northern Mindanao. The OTOP Hub is a market platform for the MSMEs to develop and promote products or services rooted in the local culture and competitive advantage of the region.♦

Processed food products are neatly arranged in the OTOP Hub Valencia.
Processed food products are neatly arranged in the OTOP Hub Valencia.

Date of Release: 11 September 2020