The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently launched Moonshot TNK ASPIRE Startup Bootcamp to provide hands-on mentorship, skills training, and network-building to 71 entrepreneurs from 37 early-stage manufacturing, information and communication, agriculture, and service startups in Western Visayas. The bootcamp is the first component of DTI Region 6’s...

Iloilo City, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Education (DepEd) forged a partnership to strengthen youth entrepreneurship education, focusing on the 31 farm schools in Western Visayas. During a memorandum of agreement (MOA) signing ceremony at the DTI Region 6 office on March 26,...

Muntinlupa City, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recorded around PHP 1 million in sales from micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from Western Visayas during the recently concluded KULTURA Fest: Philippine Trade Fair 2025, held at Festival Mall in Alabang. About 30 MSMEs from Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo,...

  Iloilo City, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) urged small businesses based in Western Visayas to showcase their products in this year’s IFEX Philippines 2025 to have a chance at expanding their markets overseas. Through the joint effort with DTI’s attached agency, the Center for International Trade...

Iloilo City, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has been awarded the prestigious Red Orchid Award from the Department of Health (DOH) for its outstanding commitment to creating a 100% tobacco-free workplace. This recognition marks a significant accomplishment for DTI Region 6, which secured the award...