LIVELIHOOD AID. A microentrepreneur affected by Typhoon Odette last December receives a livelihood voucher from San Carlos City Mayor Renato Gustilo (left), in the presence of Engiemar Tupas, head of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Unit of DTI-Negros Occidental, during the turnover rites held at the city auditorium on Tuesday (April 12, 2022). The assistance is granted under the agency's Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa program.(Photo courtesy of Negros Occidental-San Carlos City Information Office) BACOLOD CITY - Microentrepreneurs in some 13 local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental affected by Typhoon Odette last December have received livelihood assistance from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Engiemar Tupas, head of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Unit of DTI-Negros Occidental, said on Wednesday the assistance is granted under the agency's Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa (PPG) program. On Tuesday, Tupas, together wit
LAUNCHING. Engiemar Tupas, head of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Unit of the Department of Trade and Industry in Negros Occidental, delivers a message during the launching of the Negosyo Center in Ilog town on Dec. 29, 2021. In the province, all 32 local government units and Bacolod City, now have fully operational Negosyo Centers.(Photo courtesy of DTI-Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - All 32 local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental and this capital city now have fully operational Negosyo Centers, the Department of Trade and Industry-Western Visayas (DTI-6) reported on Tuesday. Engiemar Tupas, head of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Unit of DTI-Negros Occidental, said a total of 33 Negosyo Centers have already been established in the province, including the latest 10 this year. "The Negosyo Center is the face of DTI in the towns and cities," he added. Its primary services include business advisory, business registration, business informa
POWER SOURCE. With no power supply after the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, localities in southern Negros Occidental resorted to generator sets (gensets) as source of electricity. The Department of Trade and Industry is closely monitoring prices of necessities and prime commodities, including gensets, to ensure the price freeze is enforced.(Photo courtesy of Sipalay City LGU) BACOLOD CITY - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has warned business establishments in Negros Occidental against violating the price freeze as they could be held liable for taking advantage of consumers in the wake of Typhoon Odette. Engiemar Tupas, senior trade and industry development specialist of DTI-Negros Occidental, said on Wednesday all stores in the province should observe a price freeze since a state of calamity has already been declared in Negros Occidental. "We are conducting a monitoring of prices of basic necessities and prime commodities, including generator sets (gensets)," he adde