DTI to hold stakeholders’ consultation on March 25

DAVAO CITY, Mar. 24 – The Regional Office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here will be convening various stakeholders to get their insights on its planned programs and projects for 2015.

Set on March 25, the half-day consultation will serve as an avenue for DTI-Davao Region and representatives from civil society organizations (CSOs) and private sector partners to discuss on how to implement, or even improve the implementation, of DTI’s identified programs and projects.

DTI-Davao Region Officer-in-Charge Maria Belenda Q. Ambi said the participating stakeholders may also share their opinions on what other interventions DTI can do for both the business sector and consumers.

“We really conduct the CSO and Stakeholders’ Consultation annually so that we’ll know what they think of our plans for a particular year. By doing it, we can have more inputs on how to improve our interventions for MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises) and consumers,” she said.

Pursuant to the National Budget Memorandum No. 123 dated January 28, 2015, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has provided procedures to strengthen the conduct of agency consultations at the central and regional levels to secure feedback on programs and projects of departments and corporations.

This is also in accordance with the current administration’s thrust of inclusive growth, transparency, and financial accountability.

“We are optimistic about getting valuable inputs from our partners from the government and the private sector,” she said.

Among DTI-Davao Region’s plans for this year are the setting-up of six Negosyo Centers, establishment of 49 Shared Service Facility (SSF) projects, implementation of 21 Bottom-Up Budgeting (BuB) projects, distribution of 130 Timbangan ng Bayan to 65 public markets (each public market will be given at least two weighing scales), conduct of Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Roving Academy and Presyo Diskwento Caravans, and strengthening of priority industry clusters. (DTI11/JenMendoza)