Manila—Following the issuance by President Duterte of Executive Order No. 169 “Strengthening the Franchising Industry for the Protection of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)”, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon M. Lopez ensures that in promoting entrepreneurship and franchising as tried and tested business models for aspiring MSMEs, “we have to protect continue reading : PRRD’s EO on franchising to promote entrepreneurship and protect MSMEs