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ZUBIRI PUSHES FOR MSME, TOURISM, COOP SECTORS IN BAYANIHAN 2

Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri championed the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), tourism, and cooperative sectors during the bicameral conference committee meetings for the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, or Bayanihan 2. Bayanihan 2 seeks to provide an economic stimulus package that will allow businesses to recover from financial losses incurred during the […]

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DTI, GO NEGOSYO’S DIGITAL KMME PILOT RUN PRODUCES 45 GRADUATES – LOPEZ

Gearing up towards the “new normal,” the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in partnership with Go Negosyo, successfully held the first-ever graduation of 45 micro, small, and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) across the regions, after completing the online business courses offered by the department’s Kapatid Mentor Micro-Enterprise (KMME).  KMME Online was developed as the practical […]

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HELP MSMEs TAP ONLINE MARKETS AMID PANDEMIC – ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara called on the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to step up efforts to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) find online markets to sell their wares amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Angara said that as a result of the community quarantines imposed across the country, many MSMEs, including those […]

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REDUCE RENTAL RATES OF MSMEs BY 50% – PIMENTEL

Senator Koko Pimentel III is appealing to commercial lessors to reduce by up to 50 percent the rental rates of all bona fide micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as a way to stimulate the country’s economic recovery. This came after both government and private sectors step up measures to help alleviate the effects of […]

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INFUSE MORE FUND TO DOLE EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM – VILLANUEVA

Fresh funding must be infused into emergency employment programs of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to stem the impact of mass layoffs, which have already started in the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME), according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Despite the initial difficulties in the implementation of the programs, the DOLE has shown […]

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WAGE SUBSIDY FOR MSME WORKERS TO ALLOW FASTER RESTART OF ECONOMY – VILLANUEVA

Providing wage subsidy for workers in the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector will allow the restart of the country’s economy faster and smoother as workers are kept in their homes during the quarantine, said Senator Joel Villanueva. In a statement, Villanueva expressed gratitude to the government for considering his proposal to provide a […]

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GOVT SHOULD PREPARE ‘BAILOUT’ FOR COVID-19 HIT MSMEs –ABANTE

House Minority Leader Benny Abante Jr. on Monday joined calls for government measures to aid the middle class, particular micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) that have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Abante pointed out that the government would have to find ways to extend financial assistance not just to underprivileged families, but […]

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30-DAY GRACE PERIOD FOR RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL RENT ENFORCED – LOPEZ

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has recently released Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 20-12, Series of 2020 granting a 30-day grace period for the payment of residential and commercial rents with due dates within the the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) period. “To provide economic relief to Filipinos and MSMEs during the COVID-19 public health emergency, DTI […]

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MICRO, SMALL BUSINESSES ALSO NEED RELIEF FROM GOVERNMENT – VILLANUEVA

Senator Joel Villanueva is calling on the government to also provide assistance to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which he said are also suffering from the effectis of the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, Villanueva expressed concern on the ability of the sector to keep their workers employee during the pandemic. “Just as we […]

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INCLUSIVE INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIES NEED STRONGER GOV’T-PRIVATE SECTOR COLLABORATION – LOPEZ

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez underscored the agency’s commitment in pursuing inclusive innovation in various industries through greater collaboration among other government agencies and the private sector as the world enters the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0). “In line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s vision of a future where all Filipinos have […]