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By Bohol Chronicle

The Sandugo Trade Expo, on its last day of display today at the Block of Island City Mall, has been lauded for its display of locally manufactured products with improved quality and design.

More than 80 exhibitors brought in products in the tourism, food, fashion, gifts, accessories, crafts, and house ware industries.

At said Expo, Visayan craft producers who joined a series of training and one-on-one consultations with expert designers presented their work prototypes, says DTI Provincial Director Maria Elena Arbon.
         
The trade expo has been held for 21 years.

A unique offering this year is the first output of the Materials Research and Development Project (Materials R & D) of the Department of Trade and Industry Central Visayas Office (DTI 7) and the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines
in Cebu (ECCP-Cebu).

Locally made crafts using mixed media and new design patterns, results from experiments made by weavers with recycled materials, buri, abaca, old plastic twine mixed together with raffia and other indigenous materials will be the main attractions for the expo.

National and international buyers including exporters, buying agents, wholesalers, retailers, manufacturers and subcontractors have visited the exhibit.

Emerging tourist destinations in the region such as the Ecological Adventure in the town of Danao and the Abatan River Community Life Tour which traverses five towns in Bohol - are likewise offering packaged tours that are readily made available at the booths.

Several booths shall display the wealth of local culture, heritage, natural wonders that are available for tourists and visitors who wish to explore the rising destinations.

"The Sandugo Trade Expo is a culmination of a series of product development initiatives geared towards improving the quality and design of the export-oriented crafts and ethnic food in the region," said Arbon, adding that the Expo not only highlights the region's unique products and services but also made use of local ingenuity.

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