The Department of Trade and Industry – Bureau of Domestic Trade Promotion (DTI – BDTP) will showcase the finest products of Isabela Province in the upcoming DTI Bagsakan on July 28- 29, 2022 at the Ground Floor, Trade and Industry Building, Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City. In coordination with the DTI Region 2, this continue reading : DTI Bagsakan features Isabela’s best products
In line with the product development initiatives for holiday items, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 2 held consultations and design conceptualization with select MSMEs for the food sector on 3 January 2022. This activity was centered on refining existing and new potential products of the region that are sustainable under the new continue reading : DTI R2 starts the year right with product development for bundle gift sets
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 Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP) of the Department of Trade and Industry Region 2 has yet again taken the region’s craftmanship up a notch by empowering the Indigenous Peoples (IP) Youth to preserve their skills and traditions and instill the culture of entrepreneurship as a source of livelihood in their community. The successful implementation of continue reading : DTI R2’s YEP! empowers Cagayan Valley IP youth
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 Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 2, in close partnership with the Provincial Local Government Unit (LGU) of Nueva Vizcaya, launched the 4th One Town One Product (OTOP) Philippines Hub in Region 2, 18 November 2021. The newly launched OTOP Hub will serve as an avenue for the DTI-assisted homegrown entrepreneurs in the continue reading : DTI, PLGU Nueva Vizcaya launch fourth OTOP Hub
With the continuous interventions of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in bolstering the agri-business sector in Region 2 amid the pandemic, officers and staff of the DTI R2 met with the officers of CSU-Business Incubation Zone for Novel and Sustainable Technology Enterprises (TBI-BizNest), a Technology Business Incubator, and CSU-DOST 2 Food Innovation Center continue reading : DTI R2, TBI-BizNest, CSU-DOST R2 Food Innovation Center on marketability of Region 2 products
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