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Monday, May 29, 2017
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BACOLOD City — At least 23 associations in Hinigaran, Negros Occidental will benefit from the P5.3 million provided by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for the town’s Rural Micro Enterprise Promotion Program.
The amount is part of the fund turned over by the DTI as part of the 2016 bottom-up budgeting (BUB) of the agency released as of Friday.
DTI-Negros Occidental provincial director Lea Gonzales said the micro enterprise assistance, along with the P2 million for the operation of OTOP (one-town, one-product) Express Store, was the third BUB fund granted to Hinigaran since 2014.
The P5.3-million fund will be allocated for the training and enterprise development activities of the beneficiaries.
“The projects aim to boost the economy of Hinigaran by creating more enterprises,” Gonzales said.
Under the micro-enterprise promotion, some beneficiaries of the DTI’s Yamang Pinoy program will attend educational tours in Cebu and Pampanga to learn from other entrepreneurs on shell craft development and meat processing.
Hinigaran, located in southern Negros, is the province’s top producer of Capiz shells.
These are used as raw material for production of various crafts by the furniture and furnishings, and gifts, decor and housewares sectors.
Under the BUB program, civil society organizations identify the projects needed by the community. The Local Productivity Reduction Action Team of every local government unit then reviews the project proposal to be endorsed and facilitated for funding by the DTI. (PNA)
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