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DTI Negosyo Seminar para sa Marawi
Activity: DTI Negosyo Seminar para sa MarawiDate: 30 January 2018Venue: MSU-IIT Gym, Iligan CityParticipants: Over 1,500 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Of MarawiSponsoring Agency / Organization / Institution:1. Department of Trade and Industry2. Lanao Muslim Youth Association3. College of Business Administration & Accountancy, MSU-IIT With the destruction that Marawi City is experiencing, the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are now asking on how they can recover from the devastation brought about by the war or how they can regain and begin their lives again. The Task Force Bangon Marawi Sub-Committee on Business and Livelihood (TFBM-SCBL) headed by the Department of Trade and Industry continuously creates initiatives to allow the effective rehabilitation of the people of Marawi....
Bangon Marawi: DTI fasttracks assistance to IDPs
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is keen on fasttracking the revival of Marawi City’s illustrious business environment, as the agency looks to provide more assistance to affected Maranao entrepreneurs. “We plan to allocate more budget for this year to support the Bangon Marawi programs to provide livelihood assistance to around 80% of identified internally displaced persons (IDPs) in 2018,” said Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez. DTI Regional Operations Group (ROG) Undersecretary Zenaida C. Maglaya said that the agency has set aside Php 50 million to fund the Shared Service Facilities (SSF) project and will seek additional budget to fund the provision of livelihood starter kits, micro loans, mobile rice mills, tricycles, construction of public markets, and provision of retail spaces...
BOI proposes inclusion of Marawi and affected areas in LDA list, seen to jumpstart recovery of former war-torn zone
In support of the government’s efforts to jumpstart the rehabilitation of the already-declared liberation of war-torn Marawi and its nearby affected localities from terrorists influence, the Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) is proposing the inclusion of such areas in the list of Less Developed Areas (LDAs). “Listing these areas as LDAs will encourage more investors, both local and foreign, to seriously look into investment opportunities in the said areas,” said Trade Undersecretary and BOI Managing Ceferino Rodolfo adding that such investments will mean more employment and income opportunities, and eventually lead to normalcy or even better quality of life for returning residents and internally-displaced persons (IDPs) in the affected areas. Putting up investment projects in LDAs...
Bangon Marawi: Marawi entrepreneurs receive loan assistance from SB Corp.
At least 24 Maranao entrepreneurs received assistance from the Small Business Corporation (SB Corp) in form of the Pondo sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso (P3) loans to help bring back the business environment in the war-torn city. SB Corp, the micro-financing arm of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) released a total of P245,000 to 24 borrowers who were also recipient of DTI’s business starter kits. Another P10,000 P3 loan package was also released to 13 micro enterprises last week. “DTI is bringing the government's P3 microfinancing program closer to the entrepreneurs of Marawi by helping them start and rebuild their businesses. We are committed in reviving the vibrant business environment in the city, especially for the Maranaos who are well-known as traders,” said DTI Secretary Ramon M....
