After
staging a successful national food fair in August, the Department of
Trade and Industry (DTI) is launching another national fair to
promote and sell Filipino handicrafts under its Sikat Pinoy brand
this month.
“This
is the second edition of DTI’s national domestic trade fairs under
our newly introduced Sikat Pinoy brand,” DTI Undersecretary for
Trade and Investment Promotions Ponciano C. Manalo, Jr. said.
With
the tagline “Piling-piling produktong Pilipino”, the DTI will
hold the Sikat Pinoy National Handicrafts Fair from September 19 to
23 at the SM Megatrade Halls, SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City.
“With
the artistic and innovative Filipino handiworks from different
regions of the Philippines available in this fair, we intend to kick
off the Christmas shopping season that usually starts as early as
September in the country,” Manalo said.
The
fair will showcase furniture and furnishings, home décor, gifts and
housewares, holiday décor, wearables, accessories, and jewelry.
“Aside
from shoppers from Metro Manila and nearby provinces, corporate
buyers and institutional merchandisers are also expected to visit and
make this fair an opportunity to support the growth of participating
micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs),” Manalo said.
The
Sikat Pinoy National Food Fair, held last August, and involving over
250 micro, small and medium-sized food entrepreneurs from the
country’s 16 regions, generated about P15 million in cash and
booked sales.
For
more information on the Sikat Pinoy National Handicrafts Fair, you
may contact the DTI through the Bureau of Domestic Trade (BDT) at
751.3223, or email at bdt@dti.gov.ph. The BDT is on the ground floor
of the Trade and Industry Building, 361 Senator Gil Puyat Avenue in
Makati City. You may also visit Sikat Pinoy fairs’ website at
www.sikatpinoyfairs.com,
or “Like” its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SikatPinoyFairs.
