05/08/2026
๐๐๐-๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐
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KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO โ The Department of Trade and Industry Region 12 is set to establish a Shared Service Facility (SSF) for automotive services training and assessment in Pigcawayan to enhance workforce competence in the automotive servicing sector across the region.
In partnership with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Region 12, the P4.2โmillion project will be established at the TESDA Provincial Training CenterโPigcawayan. The facility will showcase stateโofโtheโart automotive servicing equipment designed to train and upgrade the skills of both budding and experienced service workers.
A ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was held on July 27, underscoring the commitment of both agencies to strengthen technical competence through improved training facilities and services.
DTI-12 Regional Director Flora PolitudโGabunales, CESO III, and TESDA-12 Acting Regional Director Remegias Timonio, CEO VI, spearheaded the signing ceremony.
PolitudโGabunales emphasised that the establishment of the SSF highlights the joint commitment of DTI and TESDA to upgrading technical skills that will make local enterprises, particularly those engaged in automotive servicing, more competitive.
โ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข๐ค๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ, ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ค ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฐ๐บ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ตโ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ,โ PolitudโGabunales said.
Under the agreement, DTI-12 will provide the automotive servicing equipment under a shared service scheme, while TESDA-12 will provide the building and oversee the management and operationalisation of the facility. The facility is expected to be operationalised by October of this year.
The SSF is one of DTIโs flagship programs aimed at improving productivity, efficiency, and competitiveness of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through the provision of technology, equipment, and shared production facilities.
In 2024, the sales and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles contributed approximately P71.4 billion to the Philippinesโ gross domestic product, underscoring the importance of initiatives that strengthen the automotive servicing sector. -END
DTI-12 forges partnership with TESDA to upgrade automotive servicing competence through Shared Service Facility
KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO โ The Department of Trade and Industry Region 12 is set to establish a Shared Service Facility (SSF) for automotive services training and assessment in Pigcawayan to enhance workforce competence in the automotive servicing sector across the region.
In partnership with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Region 12, the P4.2โmillion project will be established at the TESDA Provincial Training CenterโPigcawayan. The facility will showcase stateโofโtheโart automotive servicing equipment designed to train and upgrade the skills of both budding and experienced service workers.
A ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was held on July 27, underscoring the commitment of both agencies to strengthen technical competence through improved training facilities and services.
DTI-12 Regional Director Flora PolitudโGabunales, CESO III, and TESDA-12 Acting Regional Director Remegias Timonio, CEO VI, spearheaded the signing ceremony.
PolitudโGabunales emphasised that the establishment of the SSF highlights the joint commitment of DTI and TESDA to upgrading technical skills that will make local enterprises, particularly those engaged in automotive servicing, more competitive.
โThrough this shared service facility, we provide economic opportunities by making the automotive workforce more employable and service establishments more marketโdriven and in demand,โ PolitudโGabunales said.
Under the agreement, DTI-12 will provide the automotive servicing equipment under a shared service scheme, while TESDA-12 will provide the building and oversee the management and operationalisation of the facility. The facility is expected to be operationalised by October of this year.
The SSF is one of DTIโs flagship programs aimed at improving productivity, efficiency, and competitiveness of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through the provision of technology, equipment, and shared production facilities.
In 2024, the sales and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles contributed approximately P71.4 billion to the Philippinesโ gross domestic product, underscoring the importance of initiatives that strengthen the automotive servicing sector. -END
