VICTORIA, LAGUNA — In line with the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week celebration, the Department of Trade and Industry – Laguna Provincial Office (DTI-Laguna), in partnership with the Local Government Unit of Kalayaan, Laguna (LGU-Kalayaan), conducted a Consumer Education and Advocacy Activity on July 28, 2023, at the Kalayaan Municipal Hall, Kalayaan, Laguna. A continue reading : DTI-Laguna, LGU-Kalayaan conduct consumer education and advocacy for PWDs, Solo Parents
The Department of Trade and Industry encourages Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) to utilize their 5% special discount for Basic Necessities and Prime Commodities (BNPC) following the release of the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 01, series of 2022, entitled “Guidelines on the Provision of the Mandatory Statutory Benefits and Privileges of the continue reading : Senior citizens and Persons with disabilities can avail of a 5% discount on purchases of Basic Necessities and Prime Commodities on their transactions made online, and via phone, text or call
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 6 conducted an advanced sign language training to further capacitate frontliners on sign language and address the communication gap with deaf and hard of hearing clients. A total of 30 Business Counselors and persons with disabilities (PWD Focal Persons of DTI 6 participated and completed the saidadvanced continue reading : DTI 6 conducts a sign language advanced training for Business Counselors and focal persons for PWDs
DTI Isabela’s Romeo Panopio, Trade and Industry Development Specialist (in blue shirt) conducts the Basic Entrepreneurial Development Training for forty-four persons with disabilities (PWDs) from San Mateo, Isabela who are recipients of Sari-Sari Store starter kits. On 14 June 2019, DTI Isabela collaborated with the local government of San Mateo, Isabela to provide basic entrepreneurial continue reading : LGU San Mateo taps DTI for PWDS’ Entrepreneurial Development Training
One of the newest recipients was Mr. Ali A Mangorsi (center), a person with disability who said that the bakery starter kit will help him and his wife start a business, MARAWI – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) awarded eight Shared Service Facilities (SSFs) to cooperatives and 240 livelihood starter kits to continue reading : DTI gives 8 Shared Service Facilities, 240 livelihood kits to Marawi entreps
DTI-BPS’ Technical Committee on Road Vehicles meets to create Working Group on accessibility of PWDs to PUVs In support to the rights of the Persons with Disability (PWD) on accessibility to Public Utility Vehicles (PUVs), the Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) created a Working Group (WG 3) under the continue reading : DTI creates working group on accessibility of PWDs to PUVs
Mr. Benjamin Banatao (center) receives a Certificate of Appreciation from DC Leovilda Tumaliuan (left) and STIDS Cynthia Talattad (right) during the Orientation Workshop on Disability Sensitivity on November 27, 2018 at the Negosyo Center, DTI-2 Regional Office in Tuguegarao City. Government agencies are required to allot 5% of their annual budget for GAD and PWD–related continue reading : DTI conducts Disability Sensitivity Orientation Workshop