DTI-7 Holds First Accelerated Anti-Poverty Program in Dalaguete, Cebu

(PIA-7/DTI-7) — Thirty-five underprivileged constituents of Dalaguete, Cebu benefited from the Retail Trade Management Training initiated by the DTI Cebu Provincial Office in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) last July 8 to 9, 2015.

The local residents were trained on fundamental competencies of entrepreneurship such as financial management, bookkeeping, record keeping, costing & pricing, and standard operating procedures in running a retail store under the mentorship of Prof. Joseph Emerson Subong, a DTI accredited speaker who is also a business economics professor in the University of Cebu.

“Ang katakus, kakugi, ug kaisog maoy kontra sa kawad-on!”, said DTI Cebu Business Development Chief Elias Tecson during his speech by way of encouraging the participants to fight against illiteracy and poverty.

Aside from capacitating the local constituents to become good business managers, a starter kit worth P20,000 was given to each beneficiaries. The kits received are in-kind such as goods and commodities enough to start their own enterprise.

“Bisag grade 1 ra akung nahuman, natagaan gihapon kog higayon nga maharuhay akung kahimtang pinaagi aning training ug assistance gikan sa DTI ug DSWD”, a teary-eyed beneficiary said during an interview with the media.

Retail Trade Management in Dalaguete is the first program implemented in the province of Cebu under the Accelerated and Sustainable Anti-Poverty Program (ASAPP) of the government that aims to accelerate poverty reduction and boost economic growth in municipalities with high poverty incidence levels by providing employment and business opportunities, including self-employment for the poor.

The same management training will be organized next week from July 29 to August 1 in Santa Fe and on August 13 to 15 in Tuburan. These two municipalities are also under ASAPP intervention.