ODIONGAN, ROMBLON – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Romblon, in partnership with Romblon State University (RSU) and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), conducted the first leg of the Intellectual Property Roadshow on May 8, 2024 at the Romblon State University (RSU) Main Campus in Odiongan, Romblon. Participated by micro, small, continue reading : DTI MIMAROPA launches first leg of IP Roadshow in Romblon
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) MIMAROPA Regional Office has issued a bulletin announcing price freeze on essential commodities in the municipalities of Bulalacao and Mansalay due to severe and prolonged drought. Based on two separate Sangguniang resolutions, the municipalities of Bulalacao and Mansalay in Oriental Mindoro, have declared a state of calamity due continue reading : DTI enforces price freeze in two Oriental Mindoro towns
MAKATI CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) brought together a lineup of multi-artists from the MIMAROPA region to perform at the Philippine Creative Industries Festival (PCIF) on 11-14 December 2023 at One Ayala in Makati City. PCIF is the culminating event of the national government on creativity to spotlight the nation’s vibrant continue reading : Marinduque artists take center stage at the Philippines’ first Creative Industries Festival
MAKATI CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-MIMAROPA region’s 2023 run of its intensive mentorship program culminated with 61 graduate entrepreneurs from across the Philippines. Kapatid Mentor ME (KMME) – MME, a 10-week module mentorship program, is designed to enhance the entrepreneurial capacity of mentees through weekly virtual sessions with mentors. The primary continue reading : 61 entrepreneurs complete DTI’s mentorship program, spurs economic empowerment in the MIMAROPA region
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) MIMAROPA Regional Office has issued a bulletin announcing a price freeze on essential commodities in various areas under a state of calamity. Based on two separate Sangguniang resolutions, the municipalities of San Fernando in Romblon, as well as Roxas and Mansalay in Oriental Mindoro, have declared a state continue reading : DTI imposes price freeze in four towns in MIMAROPA
Likhai Marinduque, the very first culture and arts festival in the MIMAROPA region, kicked off on Friday, November 10, 2023, across the province of Marinduque. Hundreds of artists, students, and other art enthusiasts from around the province and nearby cities and municipalities gathered for the three-day festival. The event hosted various workshops on painting, songwriting, continue reading : DTI partners with local government to push for creative industries in MIMAROPA
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of the Interior and Local Government, and various local government units (LGUs), successfully concluded the first series of its cash assistance distribution to eligible rice retailers affected by the implementation of rice price ceilings in the continue reading : Over 1,000 rice retailers in MIMAROPA receive P15,000 cash aid
MAKATI CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) MIMAROPA Region partnered with the DTI Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) in aiding micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to comply with the mandatory regulatory requirements of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Labelled as the “Food Connect Program”, the 2023 run of this initiative continue reading : DTI’s accelerated food processing and registration program is expected to benefit 27 MSMEs in the MIMAROPA region
MANILA CITY – In the 2023 edition of the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI), three local government units from the MIMAROPA region were included in the pool of the best local government sectors across the country. Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro has been named as the Most Competitive under the Resilience Pillar among competitive cities. continue reading : DTI recognizes the most competitive LGUs in MIMAROPA
SANTA CRUZ, MARINDUQUE – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) MIMAROPA Region signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA), and SAGANA Marinduque Agriculture Cooperative to foster collaboration, innovation, and sustainable economic growth through an IP Sharing Project for the aforementioned cacao-based cooperative. DTI continue reading : DTI signs MOU innovating the cacao industry in MIMAROPA