DTI to open 24 more Negosyo Centers in Central Luzon

• Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1007716
• Thursday, May 10, 2018

By Melanie B. Ronquillo (CLJD-PIA 3)

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, May 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will be opening 24 more Negosyo Centers in Central Luzon in 2018.

From the figure, six will be located in Nueva Ecija, five in Zambales, four each in Pampanga and Tarlac, three in Bulacan, and one each in Bataan and Aurora.

“As of April 30, eight new centers have already been established in Marilao and Guiguinto in Bulacan, General Tinio and Quezon in Nueva Ecija, Angeles City (Metro Angeles Chamber of Commerce and Industry Office) and Floridablanca in Pampanga, Pura in Tarlac and Subic Bay (Harbor Point) in Zambales,” DTI Regional Director Judith Angeles disclosed.

Negosyo Centers provide micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME)-related services such as Business Name Registration, Barangay Micro Business Enterprise Registration Assistance, Product Cliniquing, Product Catalogue Production, Business Matching, Loan Assistance, Packaging and Labeling Assistance and Product Development.

They were created by virtue of Republic Act 10644 or the Go Negosyo Act. It aims to establish at least one Negosyo Center in each local government to help spur inclusive growth and countryside development through the development of the MSME sector.

The law also strengthened the partnership of the private sector and government agencies to help support the growth of the MSME sector.

In 2017, they were able to assist a total of 55,669 MSMEs in the region.