The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 2 Isabela, Batanes, and Cagayan Provincial Offices conducted back-to-back-to-back Padday na Lima Provincial Trade Fairs this month. “Gawang Isabela, ating ibida!” was the theme of a campaign by DTI R2-Isabela to show off the products made in the province at Robinsons Place in Santiago from 12 – continue reading : DTI R2 holds three trade fairs in June
Two cities and four municipalities in Cagayan Valley made it to the Top 20 in the recently concluded 2021 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) Survey that was participated in by around 1,600 Local Government Units all over the Philippines. For the Component Cities category, Tuguegarao City and the City of Ilagan garnered the following continue reading : Region 2 LGUs grab top spots in 2021 CMCI survey
Moving forward to enhance the salability and marketability of Cagayan Valley products, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 2 concluded the Product Development for Bundle Gift Sets/Boxes: Presentation of Package Designs with select MSMEs for the food sector via Zoom on 13 January 2022. This is a follow-through of the recently conducted one-on-one continue reading : DTI R2 elevates product design and packaging for MSMEs
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 2 and the Mindanao Microfinance Council (MMC) formally inked a Memorandum of Understanding on 20 January 2022 to develop and promote initiatives in rural development particularly in the area of capacity development of multipliers, specifically trainers. Under the signed MOU, both parties will contribute to the initiatives continue reading : DTI R2, MMC, collaborates on promoting greater innovation, entrepreneurship literacy in the Cagayan Valley region
The Consumer Protection Division of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 2 spearheaded a dialogue with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Region 2 and the Philippine National Police (PNP) Region 2 on 24 January 2022 for a possible collaboration in enforcing consumer laws online. The dialogue was in preparation for DTI R2’s continue reading : DTI, NBI, PNP dialogue for consumer protection
The Bayanihan spirit yet again rekindles as the first-ever hybrid edition of the Padday na Lima Regional Trade Fair (RTF) concludes generating more than P3-M in sales surpassing the P1-M target. The week-long event lasted from 1-7 December 2021 and was participated in by over 100 MSMEs and farmers from all over the valley. The continue reading : DTI R2 generates over P3-M sales at 15th Padday Na Lima
The Kasama Chocolate, a Canada-based chocolate company, announced on their official Facebook page their newest limited release featuring rare, single-estate cacao beans grown in the northern Philippine province of Isabela in the Cagayan Valley. After several months in the making, the Kasama Chocolate, in a form of a bar, was launched and featured in the continue reading : Isabela cacao reaches Canada and the US
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 2 conducted a free webinar on Latte Art Making on 29-30 September via Zoom and Facebook live. This was participated in by 402 baristas, coffee shop owners, and coffee stakeholders. This webinar is the third and last module of the coffee webinar trilogy with the theme “Bukas continue reading : Cagayan Valley’s local coffee brews towards quality, sustainability
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 2 and the Game Developers Association of the Philippines (GDAP) are outlining the conduct of free comprehensive training, namely, Unity Game Development (programming) and Blender Game Asset Creation (for art). Currently, DTI R2 is in the process of identifying prospect beneficiaries of the said packages of training continue reading : DTI R2, GDAP organize trainings on game development, animation
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 2, supporting its Buy Local advocacy, conducted a series of product development initiatives for its food and non-food sector beneficiaries on 24-30 September 2021. This activity aimed to help the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) build their capabilities and improve their products to meet the requirements continue reading : DTI R2 gearing up for Buy Local product development initiatives