Los Baños, Laguna — From March 4 to 7, 2025, the Laguna Provincial Office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-Laguna) together with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) of Regional Office No. 4-A, successfully conducted a 4-day entrepreneurship training program dubbed as Training of Trainers in relation to Marketing Assistance and continue reading : DTI-Laguna Continues Its Collaborative Undertaking with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 4A
On March 26, 2025, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – Laguna, in collaboration with the Calamba Manpower Development Center (CMDC), successfully conducted a comprehensive livelihood seminar for the trainees of the CMDC. This event was made possible through the combined efforts of key partners, including the Negosyo Center Business Counselors from the towns continue reading : Empowering Entrepreneurs: DTI-Laguna Provides Livelihood Seminar for CMDC Trainees
Paete, Laguna — The Department of Trade and Industry – Laguna Provincial Office (DTI-Laguna), through its Negosyo Center Paete, hosted a seminar about financial literacy on March 7, 2025, for potential women micro, small, and medium enterprises in Paete, Laguna. The event was organized in partnership with the College of Human Ecology, Institute of Human continue reading : Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: DTI-Laguna Hosts Financial Literacy Seminar in Celebration of Women’s Month
[Acknowledgements] Ladies and gentlemen, good morning! I am pleased to be here at our 7th year of the Slingshot Conference, which is the 2nd year we’ve been conducting this Conference virtually. The Slingshot Conference has always been one of our major activities for startups where we showcase Filipino creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Regardless of whether continue reading : Opening Address of Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, Philippine Startup Week 2021: 7th Slingshot Conference
Friends, partners, mentors, enablers and mentee-graduates of Kapatid Mentor ME (KMME) program, magandang hapon at happy 5th anniversary sa inyong lahat! It has been five years from the time the very first batch of mentees first began their journey of learning from the best entrepreneurship coaches. Now the program is on its 413th batch of continue reading : Keynote Message of Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, KMME Summit 2021
[Acknowledgements] Ladies and gentlemen, magandang umaga sa inyong lahat! First off, I want to congratulate the Philippine Franchise Association for spearheading the Franchise Asia Philippines 2021 and successfully utilizing the virtual platform for the Virtual Franchise Expo. Let me begin on a very encouraging note by saying that our country’s latest available economic data confirm continue reading : Keynote address of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, Franchise Asia Philippines 2021 Virtual Conference
Ladies and gentlemen, magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat! From the start of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s administration, we’ve accelerated the support for the growth and development of our micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in making them into smarter entrepreneurs. This is not surprising. Even at the start of his term, President Duterte had continue reading : Opening speech of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, National MSME Week 2021 “Makabagong MSMEs: Bagong Pag-asa Laban sa Pandemiya”
Ladies and gentlemen, magandang umaga po sa iyong lahat! We would like to thank Director General (DG) Jeremiah B. Belgica and the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) for inviting us to today’s Ease of Doing Business (EODB) Summit. As the lead agency implementing Republic Act No. 11032, or the “Ease of Doing Business and Government Efficiency continue reading : Keynote Speech of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, 2021 Ease of Doing Business Summit
MANILA—Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez highlighted the important role of women entrepreneurs especially as the country pushes for post-COVID economic recovery during the 3A Program Batch 2 Handog Kabuhayan: Alay Kay Juana launch on 08 March 2021. In celebration of International Women’s Day, DTI paid tribute to women-led micro, small, and continue reading : Women entreps important in PH pandemic recovery: DTI chief
Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat. Unang-una, salamat po sa DiskarTech and congratulations on your very successful program. We would like to thank Diskartech again for another innovation, a financial app and info campaign, ito pong IPON GALING to support Filipinos during the pandemic. We fully support your program on IPON GALING. Napaka importante po sa isang negosyo ang maging masinop sa pera. We really need to have, unang-una, magandang negosyo, tamang business model, tamang negosyo at ‘yun naman po ang mga binibigay na seminar ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) para po maging maganda ang negosyo at maganda ang kita. We will need to have that mindset na sa ating bawat kita ay kailangang maging masinop at nag-iipon. We don’t just spend it for ourselves at ginagastos ang pera ng negosyo. Sabi nga, ang pera mo ay continue reading : Keynote Message of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, Virtual Launch of DiskarTech IPON GALING