The Inabanga OTOP Center, model OTOP in Region VII will be inaugurated on September 30, 2005 with Usec Zenaida C. Maglaya as guest of honor. The facility is funded through the 1M1 Program of the Office of the President.
In photo are designers from the PDDCP and staff from DTI Bohol.
PhilExport Calabarzon visits OTOP InabangaMembers of the Philippine Exporters Foundation (PhilExport) of the Calabarzon (Calamba, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) led by their prsident Clemente Manrique, owner of CSM International based in Biñan, Laguna wednesday visited the One Town One Product (OTOP) Center here on a raw material sourcing mission.
The group was looking for raffia products, raffia components and other raw materials for accessories for their gifts, toys and housewares (GTH) items.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) had recommended this town's OTOP program and the OTOP center as the potential source. the visitors bought P10,000 worth of samples of the finsihed products and components. The groups also told the supplirs to expect ample orders in a month.
The visiting team included Josefina Nuñez, GM of JOAMI International; Romeo Valderama Jr., CEO of SarilinLikha Novelties; Tony Ganal of Marianka Crafts; and Budji Salceda-Tresvalles of Next Design Inc., guided by Blair Panong and Vierna Teresa Ligan of DTI Bohol.
Bohol products generate interest of out-of-town exporters, buyers
Bohol products captured the interest of several buyers and exporters from Manila and Cebu.
Featured during the recent Bohol Product Showcase, the products registered total sales of P40.075 million in cash and booked orders.
Top selling items in the trade fair include bags utilizing sea shell accessories, woven raffia, beads/buttons which serve as fashion jewelry and table top components, bag baskets, miniature decorative items utilizing indigenous materials and table accessories utilizing wood, coco shell, bamboo, agsam, nito and sig-id.
A total of 34 producers/exhibitors generated cash sales of P215,000, booked orders of P20,646,000 and orders under negotiations of P19,396,000.
Bannering the the theme, "Our Town, Our Product, Our Pride", the trade fair was made possible with the cooperation of the Philippine-Australia Technical Support for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development, DTI-CARP National Program Office, the Bohol Foundation and the Bohol Provincial SMED Council.
The showcase of beautifully handcrafted items made from indigenous raw materials was a result of a series of product clinics activities conducted by designers from the Product Development and Design Center of the Philippines, an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry based in Manila.
