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MENTOR ME ON WHEELS, MONEY MARKET ENCOUNTER HELD FOR R3 MSMES T w o m a j o r M S M E e v e n t s h a p p e n e d f o r C e n t r a l L u z o n e n t r e p r e n e u r s i n t h e WHAT'S INSIDE: C i t y o f S a n F e r n a n d o , P a m p a n g a o n D T I - 3 c o n d u c t s S e p t e m b e r 1 6 , 2 0 1 9 . e n f o r c e m e n t i n R 3 N a t i o n a l H a l a l c o n f a b O r g a n i z e d b y t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f h e l d i n C l a r k T r a d e a n d I n d u s t r y a n d t h e G o C o n s u m e r C o r n e r s N e g o s y o T e a m , t h e t h i r d r u n o f t h e M e n t o r M i c r o E n t e r p r i s e s o n W h e e l s l a u n c h e d ( M M O W ) a n d t h e M o n e y M a r k e t M i n i M E s e s s i o n s h e l d E n c o u n t e r ( M M E ) w e r e i n P u l i l a n s i m u l t a n e o u s l y h e l d f o r C e n t r a l L u z o n S S F t u r n e d o v e r i n e n t r e p r e n e u r s t o h e l p t h e m l e v e l u p A u r o r a t o b e s m a r t e r a n d m o r e c a p a b l e S i n g k a b a n F e s t i v a l - d r i v e r s o f t h e l o c a l e c o n o m y . A r o u n d 4 0 0 e n t r e p r e n e u r s , m e n t o r s , g u e s t s - - a n d m o r e a n d a s p i r i n g e n t r e p r e n e u r s a t t e n d e d t h e M M O W w h i l e 2 0 2

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ENFORCEMENT OF PRODUCT STANDARDS LAWS HELD IN ALL CL PROVINCES T o p r e v e n t u n c e r t i f i e d m a d a t o r y p r o d u c t s f r o m b e i n g d i s t i b u t e d a n d s o l d i n t h e l o c a l m a r k e t , t h e D T I - 3 m o b i l i z e d i t s p r o v i n c i a l a n d r e g i o n a l o f f i c e s t a f f t o r a n d o m l y m o n i t o r a n d c h e c k h a r d w a r e s t o r e s a n d w a r e h o u s e s i f t h e i r p r o d u c t s a r e c o m p l i a n t w i t h P r o d u c t S t a n d a r d s .

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D T I P r o v i n c i a l o f f i c e s f r o m A u r o r a t o Z a m b a l e s a l s o i n s p e c t e d s t e e l a n d p i p e p r o d u c t s i n s t o r e s a n d w a r e h o u s e s . A N o t i c e o f V i o l a t i o n w a s i s s u e d f o r a n o n - c o m p l i a n t s t o r e i n B a t a a n . Page 2 Vol.III Issue No. 3, Oct 2019 CENTRAL LUZON HOSTS 2ND NATIONAL HALAL CONFERENCE

C e n t r a l L u z o n o n c e a g a i n g a i n e d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o h o s t a v e r y i m p o r t a n t e v e n t f o r b u s i n e s s e s a s i t s e r v e d a s t h e v e n u e o f t h e 2 n d N a t i o n a l H a l a l C o n f e r e n c e o n J u l y 2 - 3 a t t h e Q u e s t H o t e l a n d C o n f e r e n c e C e n t e r i n C l a r k F r e e p o r t , P a m p a n g a . D T I S e c r e t a r y R a m o n M . L o p e z a n d U s e c . A b d u l g a n i M a c a t o m a n l e d t h e o p e n i n g p r o g r a m f o r t h e e v e n t .

M o r e t h a n 5 0 0 p a r t i c i p a n t s a t t e n d e d t h e e v e n t t o h i g h l i g h t t h e g r o w i n g H a l a l i n d u s t r y i n t h e c o u n t r y a n d t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r l d . L o c a l a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l r e s o u r c e s p e a k e r s e x p l a i n e d t h e b i g o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r s u p p l y i n g H a l a l p r o d u c t s a n d s e r v i c e s , t h e p r o c e s s o f H a l a l c e r t i f i c a t i o n , H a l a l - r e l a t e d l a w s a n d I s l a m i c f i n a n c i a l a r r a n g e m e n t s . T h e e v e n t a l s o p r o v i d e d H a l a l c e r t i f i e d M S M E s t o s h o w c a s e t h e i r p r o d u c t s i n a m i n i - t r a d e f a i r . T h e H a l a l C o n f e r e n c e i s a l s o t i m e l y f o r t h e u p c o m i n g S o u t h e a s t A s i a n G a m e s , w h e r e i n m a n y p a r t i c i p a n t s a r e e x p e c t e d t o l o o k f o r H a l a l c e r t i f i e d p r o d u c t s a n d s e r v i c e s .

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T h e D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a d e a n d I n d u s t r y – T a r l a c P r o v i n c i a l O f f i c e ( D T I T a r l a c ) l a u n c h e d t h r e e C o n s u m e r C o r n e r s o n J u l y 3 1 , 2 0 1 9 a t t h r e e l o c a l m a l l s i n T a r l a c C i t y , n a m e l y : M y M e t r o t o w n M a l l , C i t y w a l k a n d S e c t o r 7 .

P r o v i n c i a l D i r e c t o r A g n e s B . R a m i r e z o f D T I T a r l a c , w h o l e d t h e l a u n c h i n g o f t h e C o n s u m e r C o r n e r s , e x p r e s s e d h e r g r a t i t u d e t o t h e m a n a g e m e n t o f t h e s a i d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s f o r t h e i r p o s i t i v e r e s p o n s e t o D T I ’ s r e q u e s t f o r p a r t n e r s h i p i n a d v o c a t i n g f o r c o n s u m e r p r o t e c t i o n . T h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f C o n s u m e r C o r n e r s i s a i m e d t o s t r e n g t h e n a n d p r o m o t e c o n s u m e r w e l f a r e a n d p r o t e c t i o n b y p r o v i d i n g c o n s u m e r s r e a d y a c c e s s t o D T I c o n s u m e r - r e l a t e d i n f o r m a t i o n m a t e r i a l s . T h i s i n f o r m a t i o n e d u c a t i o n a n d c o m m u n i c a t i o n ( I E C ) m a t e r i a l s i n c l u d e p o s t e r s , t a r p a u l i n a n d b r o c h u r e s o n s u c h t o p i c a s : C o n s u m e r R i g h t s , E x a c t C h a n g e , P r o d u c t C e r t i f i c a t i o n a n d S t a n d a r d s , C o n s u m e r V i g i l a n c e , P h i l i p p i n e S t a n d a r d s k n o w l e d g e o f C o n s u m e r r i g h t s ( P S ) a n d I m p o r t C o m m o d i t y C l e a r a n c e a n d t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s o f ( I C C ) m a r k s , C o n s u m e r C o m p l a i n t s a n d s e l l e r s . I n c a s e t h e r e a r e o t h e r c o n s u m e r r e l a t e d t o p i c s . o n s u m e r c o m p l a i n t s o r c o n c e r n s r e g a r d i n g t h e i r b u y i n g T h e D T I T a r l a c o f f i c e r e g u l a r l y t r a n s a c t i o n s , D i r e c t o r R a m i r e z v i s i t s m a j o r s t o r e s a n d s u p e r m a r k e t s n o t a l s o r e m i n d e d c o n s u m e r s t o c a l l o n l y t o m o n i t o r t h e s u p p l y a n d p r i c e s t h e C o n s u m e r H o t l i n e 1 - 3 8 4 o r o f b a s i c n e e d s a n d p r i m e c o m m o d i t i e s b u t s e n d a m e s s a g e o n D T I ’ s s o c i a l a l s o t o c a p a c i t a t e t h e p e r s o n n e l o f m e d i a a c c o u n t u s i n g t h e h a n d l e t h e s e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d e n h a n c e t h e i r @ D T I C o n s u m e r C a r e .

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MORE NEGOSYO SERBISYO SA BARANGAY SERVICES LAUNCHED M o r e N e g o s y o S e r b i s y o s a B a r a n g a y s e r v i c e s i n 4 t h t o 6 t h c l a s s m u n i c i p a l i t i e s i n R e g i o n 3 w e r e l a u n c h e d f o r t h e 3 r d Q u a r t e r o f 2 0 1 9 . A s i d e f r o m t h e d i s s e m i n a t i o n o f D T I s e r v i c e s f o r M S M E s a n d c o n s u m e r s , s k i l l s t r a i n i n g , H o w t o S t a r t a B u s i n e s s s e m i n a r s a n d C A R E S s e s s i o n s w e r e a l s o c o n d u c t e d i n t h e i d e n t i f i e d b a r a n g a y s .

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NEGOSYO SERBISYO SA BARANGAY LAUNCHED IN Q3 2019 T h e D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a d e a n d I n d u s t r y - R e g i o n 3 h a s t a g e t e d 6 2 b a r a n g a y s i n i t s 4 t h , 5 t h a n d 6 t h c l a s s m u n i c i p a l i t i e s t o b e l a u n c h e d f o r t h e y e a r a s p a r t o f i t s B r e a k t h r o u g h G o a l f o r t h e y e a r . F o r t h e 3 r d Q u a r t e r a l o n e , D T I - 3 h a s l a u n c h e d 4 0 N S B s w h i c h b r i n g s t h e t o t a l a s o f S e p t e m b e r t o 5 4 o r 8 7 % o f i t s t a r g e t f o r t h e y e a r .

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E q u i p m e n t w o r t h a r o u n d P h p 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 t h e p r o d u c t i v i t y a n d i m p r o v e t h e w e r e r e c e n t l y t u r n e d o v e r b y t h e e f f i c i e n c y o f p r o d u c t i o n , t h e r e b y D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a d e a n d I n d u s t r y e n a b l i n g t h e p r o d u c t s o f l o c a l m i c r o , A u r o r a P r o v i n c i a l O f f i c e ( D T I A u r o r a ) t o s m a l l a n d m e d i u m e n t e r p r i s e s l o c a l h a n d i c r a f t m a k e r s o f B a r a n g a y ( M S M E s ) t o c o m p e t e i n t h e l o c a l a n d D i b u t u n a n , D i p a c u l a o , A u r o r a i n s i g n i n g i n t e r n a t i o n a l m a r k e t . T h e e q u i p m e n t c e r e m o n i e s h e l d o n A u g u s t 2 , 2 0 1 9 . t u r n e d o v e r b y D T I A u r o r a t o t h e D i p a c u l a o V i c e - M a y o r F r a n k l y n R e y e s l o c a l c r a f t s m e n i n c l u d e m o d e r n a n d B r g y . C a p t a i n R o d o l f o C a l a u n a n b a m b o o c u t t i n g a n d s h a p i n g w i t n e s s e d t h e t u r n o v e r m a d e b y D T I f a c i l i t i e s s u c h a s b a n d s a w , c i r c u l a r A u r o r a P r o v i n c i a l D i r e c t o r E d n a D . s a w , p l a n e r , j o i n e r , b e n c h d r i l l a n d D i z o n t o J u n C a s p e , P r e s i d e n t o f v a r i o u s h a n d t o o l s . I n a d d i t i o n t o C r o p p e r s h a r e s m e n , a n a s s o c i a t i o n o f a v a i l i n g o f t h e p r o d u c t d e v e l o p m e n t l o c a l h a n d i c r a f t m a k e r s a n d t h e a s s i s t a n c e g i v e n b y D T I u n d e r t h e c o o p e r a t o r o f t h e S h a r e d S e r v i c e O n e T o w n O n e P r o d u c t N e x t F a c i l i t y ( S S F ) o n B a m b o o a n d C o c o G e n e r a t i o n ( O T O P N e x t G e n ) , t h e S h e l l P r o c e s s i n g F a c i l i t y p r o v i d e d b y p r o d u c t s o f C r o p p e r s h a r e s m e n f r o m D T I . D i b u t u n a n , D i p a c u l a o h a v e a l s o b e e n f e a t u r e d i n l o c a l a n d r e g i o n a l t r a d e A s b e n e f i c i a r i e s o f t h e S S F p r o g r a m , f a i r s s u c h a s t h e A u r o r a T r a d e F a i r c o o p e r a t o r s l i k e t h e a n d t h e L i k h a n g C e n t r a l L u z o n T r a d e C r o p p e r s h a r e s m e n o f D i p a c u l a o a r e F a i r . p r o v i d e d f a c i l i t i e s t h a t w i l l e n h a n c e

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Page 9 Vol.III Issue No. 3, Oct 2019 BULACAN OPENS SINGKABAN FESTIVAL 2019 The Bulacan Provincial Government once again showcased the best of its food, talent and unity in the annual Singkaban Festival which opened on September 9, 2019 at the Capitol Grounds in Malolos City, Bulacan. The week long festival featured an opening program and parade, the Bulacan Business Conference, a trade and jobs fair and a Diskwento Caravan organized by the DTI.

Senator Cynthia Villar served as Guest of Honor and Speaker during the opening program. She noted the vibrant economy of the province and the steadfast character of the people of Bulacan. Besides improving the different industries in the province, she also emphasized the need to develop and improve agriculture to help the majority of those in the countryside.

Governor Daniel Fernando asked his provincemates to unite and once more show how courageous and proud Bulakenyos are.

DTI-3 Assistant Regional Director Aldana said that DTI participates regularly with the programs of the provincial government, especially those that help MSMEs.

Among the much awaited event during the festival is the Bulacan Food Fair and Expo. Page 10 Vol.III Issue No. 3, Oct 2019

DTI-3 ASSOCIATES ATTEND ISO 9001:2015 AWARENESS SEMINAR

In line with the move of the DTI to be certified under the The trainor further differentiated the ISO 900:2015, and under the tagline ONE DTI ISO, three old version from the ISO 9001:2015 batches of DTI-3 associates from the regional and QMS. Among the salient points he provincial offices underwent an Awareness Seminar . noted were that: The sessions were conducted by Michael Manaloto, a. It is important fo the organization certified trainor of Macrovision Consultancy on to detect risks and opportunities September 2-4 2019 at the DTI-3 Conference room in b. These risks and opportunities the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. might be brougt to the organization c. Improvement, more than system In the awareness training, the trainor briefed the management is key to a good QMS participants on Quality Management System. He also d. Management should be guided by cited the difference between the principles of the ISO evidence-based decision making 9001:2008 and ISO 9001:2015 version which DTI is to e. Relationship management with the adopt. different stakeholders of the organization is important The trainor emphasized the need for the DTI organization f. The process approach requires the to ensure that all of the key requirements of the ISO determination of inputs and outputs 9001:2015 are imbued with the right elements to ensure compliance.

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DTI-3 MID-YEAR GENERAL ASSEMBLY EMPHASIZES DTI VALUES No less than DTI Undersecretary Ruth P. Castelo emphasized the importance of living the six core DTI values of Passion, Integrity, Competence, Creativity, Synergy and Love of Country. In her message to DTI-3 associates as guest speaker during the DTI-3 Mid-year General Assembly on August 9, 2019, Usec. Castelo said that these values should always be embedded in every DTI employee whenever they provide public service. She further noted that these positive values are mostly easy to perform, especially in doing our normal daily work. She also congratulated the DTI-3 officers and staff for showing these values whenever the Consumer Protection Group which she heads, asks for assistance from DTI-3.

DTI-3 RD Judith P. Angeles thanked Usec. Castelo for taking time to attend the GA. She also reported the noteworthy accomplishments of DTI-3 which made impact on MSMEs and consumers.

The highlight of the event was the recognition of SPRINTs and loyalty awardees for CY 2018.

Provincial offices also showed their talents as provincial staff members performed song and dance under the theme "Your Voice Sounds Familiar. " The rendition of the 80s iconic group Queen by DTI Zambales earned first place. DTI Tarlac's "Abba" rendition was awarded second while DTI Pampanga's Culture Club performance earned third place.

A mass was also offered and newly hired and newly promoted associates were recognized during the assembly. Page 12 Vol.III Issue No. 3, Oct 2019

DTI-3 MID-YEAR GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SPRINTS AWARDEES

LOYALTY AWARDEES

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DTI-3 HIGHLIGHTS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS As of 3rd Quarter 2019

140 22,058 10,403 98.12%

No. of KMME No. of MSMEs MSMEs assisted in Percentage of Graduates consumer assisted priority industries complaint resolved

348 No. of 225 No. of permits, licenses,accre. prototypes 945 No. of Unique No. of MSMEs 3,896 SSF Established doing E-commerce issued within developed prescribed time

No. of 3,095 56 No. of frims Negosyo Centers monitored for 98 established No. of Investors 669 Price Trending No. of BMBEs assisted in priority registered industries

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15th BULACAN NEGOSYO CENTER OPENS IN SANTA MARIA

The Department of Trade and Industry opened the 15th Negosyoc Center in Bulacanin the town of Santa Maria on July 9, 2019. The Negosyo Center is now the 96th in Central Luzon and was established with the support of the local government. The center is located at the Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) of the said LGU and will serve aspiring and existing entrepreneurs in the area.

Attending the opening of the Negosyo Center are DTI officials led by Mayor Russel G. Pleyto, ARD Zorina Aldana, BPLO Head Myrna Lopez and other local officials and businessmen. DTI Bulacan and the LGU of Santa Maria also signed a Memorandum of Agreement for the operation of the Negosyo Center.

The Negosyo Center is expected to provide business name registration services, assistance in BMBE registration, business advisory services, business matching, capability building and product development services, among other services.

“At the opening of the new Negosyo Center in the said town, the service will be faster and easy,” Lopez said.

The municipality of Santa Maria has been recognized several times for its efforts in streamlining business permits and licensing in their town.

In 2015, Santa Maria was ranked second in the Philippines’s Most Competitive Municipalities based on the Municipal Competitiveness Index as evaluated by the National Competitiveness Council. Page 16 CL EXPRESS EDITORIAL BOARD

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