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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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Government

SBC OPENS P1-B LOAN FACILITY FOR MICRO BUSINESSES HIT BY COVID-19 LOCKDOWN – LOPEZ

To support micro and small businesses affected by the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country, the Small Business Corporation (SBC) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is setting up a P1-billion Enterprise Rehabilitation Financing facility under the “Pondo sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso” (COVID-19 P3-ERF).  The loan facility will be […]

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Politics

P3 TO COMBAT ‘5-6’ – PIMENTEL

Senate Trade and Commerce Committee Chair Koko Pimentel III on Wednesday reiterated the need to institutionalize the government’s Pondo sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso (P3) Program to permanently establish a viable alternative for small business owners that fall prey to “5-6” loan sharks who charge “unconscionable” interest rates. The senator from Mindanao said he understands why […]