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Sultan Kudarat, Philippines—On April 4, 2025, in Sultan Kudarat, the Kape Dose 2025 Coffee Quality Competition Awarding Ceremony brought together coffee farmers, processors, and industry stakeholders in an atmosphere celebrating success. Organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the event showcased the best coffees from SOCCSKSARGEN, highlighting the
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Makati City, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has launched the 2025 iteration of the Food Connect Program to capacitate more entrepreneurs in securing the License to Operate (LTO) and Certificate of Product Registration (CPR) from the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Facilitated by the DTI MIMAROPA, in
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Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) generated a total of PHP 600,741.05 in sales and served 4,047 customers during its Diskwento Caravan Women’s Month Edition on March 19 to 21. Organized by the DTI Misamis Oriental, the three-day caravan brought together 23 manufacturers and retailers
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Davao del Norte, Philippines—In the quiet yet culturally rich lands of New Corella, a woman’s dedication has sparked a movement that uplifts and protects indigenous heritage. Nene Omos Luayon, a proud member of the Manguangan Tribe of the Indigenous People (IP) community, has dedicated over 13 years working as a community organizer.
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Iloilo City, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Education (DepEd) forged a partnership to strengthen youth entrepreneurship education, focusing on the 31 farm schools in Western Visayas. During a memorandum of agreement (MOA) signing ceremony at the DTI Region 6 office on March 26, both
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Tacloban City, Philippines—Sixty-nine women entrepreneurs, assisted by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), will gather to present their best local products from across the provinces of Eastern Visayas at the BAHANDI Women’s Trade Fair. The event will be held from March 28 to 31 at the 2F Activity Area,
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Sultan Kudarat, Philippines––The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), has successfully distributed coffee farm rejuvenation tools to 1,142 farmers in the municipalities of Lebak, Senator Ninoy Aquino, and Kalamansi. Through its provincial office in Sultan Kudarat, the DTI provided pruning shears, saws, grafting knives, knapsack sprayers, and chainsaws to support
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Iligan City —Edelyn Dales, a local coffee farmer supported by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), won the top prize in the 12th Mindanao Cup Tasters Competition’s 4th Elimination Round (Provincial Level) held on March 1. Dales, representing the Somiorang Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative, triumphed over 17 other participants to claim
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Batangas City, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) welcomed the expansion of Omega Global Technologies, Inc.’s (Omega GTI) regional office in the Philippines on March 6. Facilitated by the DTI’s Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Silicon Valley (PTIC-SV), this expansion signifies the growth of the Silicon Valley-based comprehensive
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Tacloban City —The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) strengthened its commitment to consumer protection and community support by conducting an Orientation on Basic Consumer Rights and Responsibilities for Barangay 39 Sirin officials and staff on March 14. Held in celebration of World Consumer Rights Day, this initiative aimed to educate
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