KORONADAL CITY 鈥 In support of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the regional office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-12) opened here this week a coffee shop with a 鈥減asalubong center鈥 showcasing goods from local enterprises in central Mindanao.
DTI-12 Director Flora P. Gabunales said the opening of TsokoKapetearia aims to connect coffee producers in Kidapawan, Tacurong, Koronadal, General Santos, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato, and Sarangani to external markets.
鈥淲e capacitate them (MSMEs) to become self-reliant and agents of social change,鈥 she said of the caf茅, which was originally planned for launching in 2021 but delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a statement Thursday, Cotabato Gov. Emmylou Tali帽o-Mendoza, who chairs the Regional Development Council 12, said she will support the establishment of other TsokoKapetearia outlets in other provinces in the region to further capacitate MSMEs. 鈥 John Felix M. Unson
