23/06/2026
๐๐ข๐ข๐ | ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด
The DTI Davao City Field Office, through Negosyo Center Toril, in collaboration with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office XI, successfully conducted a ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries on ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, at Barangay Crossing Bayabas, Toril, Davao City.
A total of 55 beneficiaries actively participated in the activity, which aimed to equip graduating and exiting 4Ps beneficiaries with the knowledge, skills, and entrepreneurial mindset necessary to sustain and expand their livelihood and future business ventures. The training focused on developing participants' competencies in entrepreneurial mindset, marketing, financial literacy, and simple bookkeeping to help them make informed business decisions and achieve long-term financial stability.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐, ๐ ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ introduced the participants to the various DTI programs and services available to MSMEs. She also facilitated sessions on Entrepreneurial Mindsetting and Financial Literacy, emphasizing the importance of recognizing business opportunities, setting clear goals, managing personal and business finances wisely, saving regularly, budgeting effectively, and making sound financial decisions to build resilient and sustainable enterprises.
Meanwhile, ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐, ๐๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐ท๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ discussed the fundamentals of Basic Marketing and Simple Bookkeeping. She highlighted practical marketing strategies such as identifying target customers, understanding customer needs, promoting products effectively, and delivering quality service to gain customer trust and loyalty. She also demonstrated the importance of maintaining simple financial records, enabling participants to accurately monitor sales, income, expenses, and profits, thereby improving financial management and supporting informed business planning.
The activity reinforced the commitment of DTI and DSWD to empower 4Ps beneficiaries by enhancing their entrepreneurial capabilities and preparing them for sustainable livelihood opportunities beyond the program.