Stakeholders of the Davao Ecocrafts are optimistic this initiative will boost the productivity of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which is the pilot of the Tindahang Pinoy program of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the Davao Region.
DTI Regional Director Marizon S. Loreto said Davao Ecocrafts is a store that carries various quality, all Filipino-made products. It partners with the Department of Tourism (DOT) in this project. This will be located at Aldevinco Shopping Center along C.M. Recto and M. Roxas Avenue and the operation will start within the semester.
She explained that 70 percent of the total consigned products at the Davao Ecocrafts store will be from Davao Region while only 30 percent will be from other parts of the country.
During the Davao Ecocrafts store soft launching and logo unveiling recently, DOT Regional Director Arturo P. Boncato, Jr. said the Davao Ecocrafts store was geared towards changing the landscape of the region’s hospitality.
He noted that in developing the region as a tourism destination, a "pasalubong" center is important.
Meanwhile, Loreto said the Davao Ecocrafts store will carry authentic Davao products ranging from processed foods, gift items and stationery, fashion accessories, furnishings and home decors, furniture, to other items typically found in a souvenir shop.
“While there are many pasalubong centers in the region, we have to develop the standards. This will also help us ensure the promotion of One Town One Product (OTOP) program and the SMEs behind these products,†she said.
Loreto also said in this endeavor, the government acts as the enabler while the private sector is the implementer. Thus, the Davao Ecocrafts store will be managed by the Davao Ecocrafts, Inc., a private organization.
Davao Ecocrafts, Inc. president Mary Ann M. Montemayor revealed that the Davao Ecocrafts project was born out of a meeting of the Tourism Cluster of the Davao Industry Cluster Capacity Enhancement Project (DICCEP), an initiative spearheaded by DTI in cooperation with other government agencies and the private sector and funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). = PNA
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