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๐ŸŽ‰โœจ ๐‚๐Ž๐๐†๐‘๐€๐“๐”๐‹๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’! โœจ๐ŸŽ‰The Department of Trade and Industry โ€“ Dinagat Islands proudly congratulates ๐ƒ๐˜๐€๐ƒ for being select...
01/06/2026

๐ŸŽ‰โœจ ๐‚๐Ž๐๐†๐‘๐€๐“๐”๐‹๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’! โœจ๐ŸŽ‰

The Department of Trade and Industry โ€“ Dinagat Islands proudly congratulates ๐ƒ๐˜๐€๐ƒ for being selected as one of the ๐“๐จ๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐’๐ž๐ฆ๐ข-๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ‘ โ€“ ๐’๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  (๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐„๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง).

๐ŸŽต Song Title: Buhay Paglalakbay
๐Ÿ‘ฅ Members:
โ€ข Rigen M. Neรฑiza โ€“ Singer & Songwriter
โ€ข John Aldrin F. Landazabal โ€“ Musician & Songwriter

This remarkable achievement reflects the creativity, passion, and dedication of these talented young Dinagatnons in the field of music and songwriting. Through their inspiring composition, they have proudly showcased the artistry and potential of Dinagat Islands on a national platform.

Their success serves as an inspiration to fellow young creatives to pursue their passions and continue sharing their talents with the world.

May this milestone open even greater opportunities for them as they continue their musical journey.

Mabuhay ang kabataang malikhaing Dinagatnon!







๐€ ๐‘๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐š ๐’๐š๐ซ๐ข-๐’๐š๐ซ๐ข ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐’...
01/06/2026

๐€ ๐‘๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐š ๐’๐š๐ซ๐ข-๐’๐š๐ซ๐ข ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฉ

Success is rarely a straight path. For many entrepreneurs, it is a journey filled with challenges, sacrifices, and moments of uncertainty. For Anarose Trania Parcon, owner of Wilma Sari-Sari Store and Precious David Dressed Chicken and Meat Shop, her business journey has been exactly thatโ€”a roller coaster ride marked by perseverance, resilience, and unwavering determination.

Unlike many entrepreneurs who start from scratch, Ms. Parconโ€™s business story began as a continuation of a family legacy. In 2019, her parents entrusted their sari-sari store to her. Determined to carry on what her family had built, she formally took ownership by purchasing the existing inventory and stocks, officially beginning her entrepreneurial journey.

The road ahead was far from easy. Like a roller coaster, her business experienced both highs and lows. Limited access to capital made it difficult to sustain and expand operations, while personal challenges added even greater pressure. Between 2023 and 2024, she faced one of the most difficult periods of her life as both of her parents were hospitalized. Balancing family responsibilities and business operations tested her strength, patience, and determination.

Despite these hardships, Ms. Parcon refused to give up. Driven by her desire to provide for her family and achieve a better future, she remained focused on growing her business. She understood that every challenge was part of the process and that success required persistence through difficult times.

A turning point came when she attended a meeting organized for business owners affected by Typhoon Odette. Through this engagement, she became aware of various government programs designed to support micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). One of the most significant opportunities she received was financial assistance through SB Corporation, which provided the working capital needed to sustain and expand her operations.

With additional capital, Ms. Parcon was able to increase her inventory, improve product availability, and serve more customers. Sales gradually improved, and she strengthened her financial management practices. More importantly, she expanded beyond simple retail operations by venturing into meat processing. Instead of merely reselling products, she began sourcing and processing meat directly, including slaughtering pigs for her pork products. This expansion improved product quality, increased profitability, and opened new opportunities for business growth.

Today, Wilma Sari-Sari Store and Precious David Dressed Chicken and Meat Shop have become a source of stability and pride. Through years of hard work and perseverance, the business has enabled Ms. Parcon to support her family, acquire valuable assets such as land and tricycles, and create employment opportunities within her community.

Looking toward the future, she remains committed to growing her enterprise even further. Her goal is to establish a supermarket within the next one to three years. Through continuous reinvestment, maintaining adequate inventory, and practicing sound financial discipline, she is steadily working toward making that vision a reality.
Ms. Parconโ€™s journey truly reflects its titleโ€”a roller coaster of dreams. While she believes there is still much more to achieve, she takes pride in how far she has come. Her story serves as an inspiration to aspiring entrepreneurs, proving that success is not defined by the absence of challenges, but by the determination to keep moving forward despite them.

As she puts it:

"My journey in business is like a roller coasterโ€”there are ups and downs, but it keeps moving forward."

Through every obstacle and achievement, her story reminds us that perseverance, combined with opportunity and support, can transform humble beginnings into meaningful success.

โ€œSuccess is not about avoiding challenges; it is about having the courage to rise above them and keep moving forward.โ€


๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š ๐ฌ๐š ๐ƒ๐š๐ ๐š๐ญ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐š ๐š๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐ž๐ง๐๐š Tikman ang malutong at masarap na Seaweed Crackers mula sa New Mabuha...
29/05/2026

๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š ๐ฌ๐š ๐ƒ๐š๐ ๐š๐ญ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐š ๐š๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐ž๐ง๐๐š

Tikman ang malutong at masarap na Seaweed Crackers mula sa New Mabuhay Seaweed Farmer and Fisherfolk Association โ€” isang lokal na produktong ipinagmamalaki ng Dinagat Islands.

Available with 5 different flavors: Cheese, Hot & Spicy, Natural, Sugar Free, at BBQ na siguradong babalik-balikan ng buong pamilya.
Gawa mula sa dekalidad na seaweed at pinaghirapan ng ating masisipag na seaweed farmers at fisherfolk, bawat kagat ay puno ng lasa at suporta sa lokal na kabuhayan.
Perfect bilang pasalubong, pang-snack, o panghanda sa anumang okasyon!

๐Ÿ“ Manufactured by:
New Mabuhay Seaweed Farmer and Fisherfolk Association
P-2 New Mabuhay, Dinagat, Dinagat Islands

๐Ÿ“ž for orders and inquiries:
09463650899



๐ƒ๐“๐ˆ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ โ€œ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐š๐ง ๐ง๐š๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ง-๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐š ๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐š๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐š๐ญ๐š๐ฒโ€ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌMay 28, 2026 || The Department of...
29/05/2026

๐ƒ๐“๐ˆ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ โ€œ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐š๐ง ๐ง๐š๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ง-๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐š ๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐š๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐š๐ญ๐š๐ฒโ€ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ

May 28, 2026 || The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) โ€“ Province of Dinagat Islands, through Negosyo Center Cagdianao and One Town, One Product (OTOP Next Gen) Program, joined the celebration of โ€œBuyan nan Man-ooma sanan Managatayโ€ held at the Cagdianao Cultural Sports Center, Brgy. Poblacion, Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands.

The activity gathered local farmers, fisherfolk, partner agencies, and community stakeholders in recognition of the significant contributions of the agriculture and fisheries sectors to the municipalityโ€™s economic growth and food sustainability.

As part of the celebration, DTI participated in the trade fair exhibit showcasing a variety of locally produced products. The trade fair provided local farmers and fisherfolk with an opportunity to promote their products, expand market exposure, and encourage community support for locally made goods.

Through Negosyo Center Cagdianao, DTI continues to support grassroots entrepreneurs by promoting local products, strengthening market linkages, and encouraging sustainable livelihood opportunities for farming and fishing communities.
The activity also highlighted the importance of collaboration among government agencies and local organizations in empowering communities and strengthening the local economy through inclusive and sustainable development initiatives.












๐ƒ๐“๐ˆ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐‹๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ May 28, 2026 || To boost f...
29/05/2026

๐ƒ๐“๐ˆ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐‹๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ 

May 28, 2026 || To boost financial awareness and promote sustainable livelihood growth, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) โ€“ Province of Dinagat Islands, through Negosyo Center Basilisa, organized a Financial Literacy Training and Workshop with Simple Bookkeeping for members of the Villa Ecleo Farmers Association at Brgy. Villa Ecleo Gymnasium, Basilisa, Dinagat Islands.

The event was held in partnership with DSWD Project LAWA at BINHI, LGU Basilisa, MAO, and MSWDO, as part of a ongoing 3-day Cash-for-Training Program designed to strengthen community capacity and prepare beneficiaries for sustainable economic opportunities.

The activity also highlighted the importance of proper financial planning and resource management in strengthening household and association-based businesses.

Through initiatives like this, DTI continues to empower communities by promoting financial resilience, responsible entrepreneurship, and inclusive economic growth to build more sustainable communities.










๐ƒ๐“๐ˆ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐„๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐‚๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ญ ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐’๐–๐ƒ-๐’๐‹๐ ๐๐ž๐ง๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข...
29/05/2026

๐ƒ๐“๐ˆ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐„๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐‚๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ญ ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐’๐–๐ƒ-๐’๐‹๐ ๐๐ž๐ง๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐š

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) โ€“ Province of Dinagat Islands, through the Negosyo Center Basilisa, organized a comprehensive training series on Customer Marketing Strategies, Customer Engagement, and Pricing and Costing Profit Analysis for eight (8) Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) associations.
Conducted in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) โ€“ SLP, led by Project Development Officer II, Ms. Jane O. Talisaysay, the multi-day training aimed to boost the entrepreneurial skills, market reach, and financial sustainability of local community enterprises.
The series provided participants with vital skills in identifying target markets, building strong customer relationships, and understanding the basics of product costing and profit margins to support long-term business success.

The training sessions benefited these eight (8) DSWD-SLP associations on their respective dates:
โ€ข April 27, 2026 โ€“ Basilisanhon RAC SLP Association
โ€ข May 14, 2026 โ€“ Sibanag SLP Association
โ€ข May 14, 2026 โ€“ Roxas Madasigon SLP Association
โ€ข May 14, 2026 โ€“ Coring and Yabyaban Fisherfolk SLP Association
โ€ข May 14, 2026 โ€“ Columbus Fisherfolk SLP Association
โ€ข May 14, 2026 โ€“ Cortes Island Traders SLP Association
โ€ข May 14, 2026 โ€“ Catadman United Fisherfolk SLP Association
โ€ข May 25, 2026 โ€“ Pieco Sto. Niรฑo SLP Association

Both DTI and DSWD stay committed to transforming local associations into competitive, self-reliant, and sustainable community micro-enterprises.

28/05/2026

๐Ÿ“: ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐š๐ง ๐ง๐š๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ -๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐š ๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐š๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐š๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐…๐š๐ข๐ซ
๐‚๐š๐ ๐๐ข๐š๐ง๐š๐จ, ๐ƒ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ ๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ

๐Ÿ—“: May 28, 2026 at Cagdianao Cultural Sports Center, Brgy, Poblacion, Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands

๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐–!Buyan nan Mag-ooma sanan Managatay Mini Trade FairCagdianao, Dinagat Islands
28/05/2026

๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐–!
Buyan nan Mag-ooma sanan Managatay Mini Trade Fair
Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands

๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐–!Financial Literacy Training and Simple Bookkeeping towards Financially Resilient and Sustainable communiti...
28/05/2026

๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐–!
Financial Literacy Training and Simple Bookkeeping towards Financially Resilient and Sustainable communities.
Villa Ecleo, Basilisa, Dinagat Islands

As we celebrate ๐„๐ข๐โ€™๐ฅ ๐€๐๐ก๐š, may this special occasion bring peace, gratitude, and renewed hope to every home and communi...
27/05/2026

As we celebrate ๐„๐ข๐โ€™๐ฅ ๐€๐๐ก๐š, may this special occasion bring peace, gratitude, and renewed hope to every home and community.

Today, we honor the rich culture, faith, and meaningful contributions of our Muslim brothers and sisters in building stronger communities and empowering local enterprises. Your dedication and resilience continue to inspire progress and unity across the nation.

๐„๐ข๐ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐›๐š๐ซ๐š๐ค!

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Dinagat Islands
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