REGION 6 NEWS

ILOILO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region VI is bringing together the biggest names in business and government for the Western Visayas Business Conference and Expo 2025 (WV-BIZCONEX 2025) on July 1–2 at the Grand Xing Imperial Hotel, Iloilo City. This two-day event is expected to
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PASAY CITY - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) honored ten cities from Western Visayas at the 2024 Lunsod Lunsad Ceremonial Awarding held on August 6, 2024 at the Philippine Trade Training Center. The event recognized outstanding creative proposals aimed at driving socio-economic growth through local creative sectors. The
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WESTERN VISAYAS - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region VI has thrown its full support behind an innovative program aimed at empowering local weavers and designers through sustainable and digitally-driven solutions. During the Regenerative Philippines Innovation Workshop held on, June 18, 2024, organized by tech startup Panublix Innovations
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WESTERN VISAYAS – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region VI, in collaboration with PCE Go Negosyo held a virtual Government Services Forum via Zoom on May 7, 2024, as part of the Kapatid Mentor ME – Money Market Encounter (KMME-MME) program. The primary objective of this event was
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ILOILO CITY - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region VI recently conducted a training session on lean management and productivity aimed at bolstering the capabilities of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) within the Wearables and Homestyle Industry Cluster (WHIC) in Western Visayas. Held in collaboration with the
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ILOILO CITY - The yearly celebration of the Manggahan Festival is off to a great start with the opening of the Guimaras Island Ecobazaar (GEB) 2024 at Robinsons Place Iloilo on April 24. Instead of the traditional ribbon cutting ceremony, this year's eco-bazaar initiated with a symbolic mango-picking event led
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The Department of Trade and Industry Region VI (DTI VI) extends its heartfelt congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Regional Coffee Quality Competition, showcasing the excellence of coffee producers across Western Visayas. Hosted at the esteemed Barista and Coffee Academy of Asia Coffee Laboratory in Iloilo, this competition which
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WESTERN VISAYAS - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region VI has released the price freeze on basic necessities in local government units (LGUs) that are under a state of calamity due to El Niño and Pertussis Outbreak. Out of the 31 declarations of a state of calamity from
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Western Visayas’ participation in the 2024 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Global Health Conference and Roadshow in Orlando, Florida, USA from March 11 to 15, 2024, aligns seamlessly with the region's lofty goal to establish Western Visayas as the "Healthcare Information Management Service (HIMS) Capital of the World"
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In a series of meetings spanning from February 28 to March 1, XRoads Philippine Sea Salts, founder Ms. Lennie DiCarlo, from San Diego, California, explored collaborative opportunities in Western Visayas, with assistance from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region VI and the Export Marketing Bureau (EMB). XRoads Philippine
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