GET TO KNOW DTI- REGION 4A
DTI-Region 4A or DTI-CALABARZON is composed of the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon.
CALABARZON’s thriving industries include semi-processed industrial raw materials and industrial components coming from its 31 world-class industrial estates and economic zones (ecozones). Laguna is dubbed as the automotive capital or “the Detroit City of the Philippines” because most of the automative assemblers in the country—Ford, Honda, Isuzu, Mitsubishi, Nissan, and Toyota—are located here.
The region also hosts the big names in the electronics and semiconductor industries and has a vast pool of human resource base for the manufacturing and services industries.
NEWSSUCCESS STORIES
VICTORIA, LAGUNA — Under Republic Act No. 7394 otherwise known as the Consumer Act of the Philippines, it is the policy of the State to protect the interests of the consumer, promote his general welfare and establish standards of conduct for business and industry. Accordingly, Article 159 of the Consumer
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VICTORIA, LAGUNA — The Department of Trade and Industry - Laguna Provincial Office began actively assisting local government units in Laguna in December 2023 with their preparations for conducting business one-stop shops in January 2024 through its Negosyo Centers. As part of the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government
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BIÑAN CITY, LAGUNA — The Laguna Provincial Office of the Department of Trade and Industry, headed by its Provincial Director Christian Ted Tungohan, participated and attended the “Business Horizon: 2024 and Beyond” event held at Cafetalista, Unit 1, The Junction Strip Mall, Carmelray Industrial Park 1, Canlubang, Calamba City, Laguna,
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VICTORIA, LAGUNA — The Department of Trade and Industry - Laguna Provincial Office (DTI-Laguna), through its assigned representative, supervised the drawing of raffle entries sponsored by an establishment in Siniloan, Laguna, on February 1, 2024. This regular monitoring activity is under the Department's mandate to protect consumers from misleading advertisements
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SANTA ROSA, LAGUNA — The Department of Trade and Industry – Laguna Provincial Office (DTI-Laguna), in partnership with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the City Government Unit of Santa Rosa, conducted the awarding of livelihood packages to former rebels as part of the Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at
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VICTORIA, LAGUNA — Pursuant to the Department Administrative Order No. 3, Series of 2002 (DAO 3:2002) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Laguna Provincial Office of DTI (DTI-Laguna), through its Consumer Protection Division, conducted onsite inspection and monitoring of a motor vehicle private emission testing center (PETC)
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VICTORIA, LAGUNA — Sales promotion is a marketing activity that is designed to increase sales, encourage customer loyalty, or generate brand awareness. It usually involves offering a discount or some other types of incentive for customers to buy a product or engage with a brand. In 2023, the Department of
Read more. VICTORIA, LAGUNA— Trade and Industry Laguna Provincial Director Christian Ted Tungohan orders the weekly monitoring of the price and supply of basic necessities such as, but not limited to, canned sardines, processed milk, powdered milk, coffee, bread, instant noodles, salt, detergent soap, bottled water, and candles including other prime commodities
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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Rizal through DTI Competitiveness Bureau’s Business Name Registration Division successfully conducted the yearly session of Business Name Registration Retooling on December 20, 2023 entitled, “Nurturing Capability-Building Capacity Strategies for Rizal Business Counselors (NCBCS for Rizal BCs)” with the topic Procedural Guidelines on Business
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VICTORIA, LAGUNA – The Department of Trade and Industry - Laguna Provincial Office (DTI-Laguna), through its Consumer Protection Division, conducted an onsite assessment for the DTI Bagwis Awards on March 7, 2024, in the municipalities of Calauan, Pila, and Santa Cruz, Laguna, to determine which Bagwis Level will be awarded
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The COVID-19 pandemic displaced millions of families from their livelihood. This includes Agnes Bicomong, a resident of Brgy. San Cristobal, San Pablo City, Laguna. Just like other low-income families, Agnes’ financial struggles have increased when the pandemic started in 2020. Due to imposed lockdown and quarantine measures that restrict and/or
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It is known for a fact that life isn’t always sweet. At some times, it can be really salty. Year 2020, the corona virus pandemic began. The national government implemented preventive measures to minimize the spread of the virus. Community lockdowns had happened and it had halted the daily routines
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Mr. Rafael Fernandez of Brgy. Bulihan, Famy, Laguna, has been a rice farmer for many years, working hard to provide for his family, especially when his wife Marivic had to quit working to attend to one of their children who underwent dialysis due to kidney disease. Their family struggled to
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Being an agripreneur may sound easy for some, but for Marivic Quiatchon, she has to go through bumpy road of struggles to reach her goals. Marivic, a 43-year-old wife, is a backyard hog raiser from an upland barangay in Los Baños, Laguna. She started the business in order to provide
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One inspiring success story of a sari-sari store in Barangay Maate, Famy, Laguna involves a determined and kind-hearted woman named Anabelle Resurreccion and her horticulturally talented husband, Cristan Resurreccion. They were dedicated and hardworking individuals who dreamed of improving their lives and providing a better future for their family. Despite
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Experience, hard work, and perseverance rolled into one — these are the secret recipe of Ms. Annie Montefalcon, owner of ANNIE - NESTOR FOOD PRODUCTS from Nagcarlan, Laguna. As a child, she had been exposed to doing household chores and tasted the bitter part of life full of challenges which
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Ms. Annalie Vicuña and her husband Mr. Ranilo had a simple dream when they started their business 35 years ago — that is, to provide a unique and delicious lechon to their customers. At first, the business was slow but Annalie and Ranilo were determined to make this work. They
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DASMARIÑAS, CAVITE -- Bee Healthy Lemon started its humble BEEginnings in the sweet home of Bagadiong Family from Dasmariñas, Cavite. The owner, Ms. Maricel Bagadiong, is a hands-on mother of two children. One day, when she discovered that her daughter had a severe urinary tract infection, she remembered her childhood
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LILIW, LAGUNA -- Everybody has their own definition of risk. It can be for anything that requires you to take opportunities to achieve your goals but risk is not for everybody. Taking risk requires bravery, guts and the heart to take in everything your actions will throw at you. For
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In 2016, Scents and Memories was born under Ms. Jovita A. Caoile. She is a wife and a mother of two. She worked as a sales representative in a leather company for almost 30 years. Though she was a full-time employee back then, she still had time to run her
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