ABOUT 600 micro, small and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) in Zamboanga Peninsula are expected to participate in the region’s 2018 MSME Conference on July 25, where one of the main topics of discussion will be on disaster resilience. “Owners of the MSMEs must not only be innovative but resilient in rising up to environment challenges,” Lowell S. Vallecer, chief MSME Development Division officer-in-charge of the Department of Trade and Industry-Region 9, said. The conference, to be held in Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, will also cover strengthening public-private partnerships, technology and innovation, and the financing program Pondo Para Sa Pagbabago. “In case of calamities, these business owners must know what to do and be able to rise up as soon as possible,” Mr. Vallecer said.— Albert F. Arcilla

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