Tuesday, August 12, 2008 DTI, Globe recognize successes of 3 MSMEs in Luzon, VisMin
THE Department of Trade and Industry and Globe Telecom recently gave honor to the country’s outstanding micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) as they bestowed this year’s Outstanding MSME Award and Globe Masigasig Awards to the three regional winners representing the country’s main island groups.
These awards give recognition to the country’s MSMEs, which have excelled as a result of the assistance provided by government agencies and/or private institutions in the areas of business and investment, labor-management guidance, product development, access to finance and market, and productivity and efficiency.
“Their success is testament to the entrepreneurial spirit and flair alive in the country, and highlights their drive and determination to succeed,” Maridol Ylanan of Globe Telecom said.
Natomo Manufacturing of La Union bagged the Outstanding MSME Award for Luzon, while Capiz Multi-Purpose Cooperative of Capiz and Zaragoza Foods Corp. of Zamboanga del Norte were conferred the Outstanding MSME Award for Visayas and Mindanao respectively.
Winner of many international and national awards, Luzon awardee Natomo Manufacturing is considered a sector leader in La Union’s metal craft industry.
Maker of the Super Biomass Stove and other farm equipment, Natomo is a model SME not only because of its pioneering invention but also because of its continuing quest for product excellence. From an initial capital of P25,000, the company grew to become a business leader, not only in La Union but the whole Region 1 with an asset of P2.5-million in 2007 to become a business leader in the area.
Visayas awardee Capiz Multi-Purpose Cooperative (CMPC) serves as the primary coordinating body of the cutflower and ornamental plant growers in the province of Capiz which is now known as a major producer of potted orchids and orchid cutflowers, among others. CMPC has also helped the province slowly build its name as the premier source of exportable cutfoliages in the country as it already sends its exports to the Japanese market.
CMPC has 10 export SMEs participating with a total investment of P20-million and an aggregate area of 15 hectares providing more than a thousand jobs.
Winner of the 2005 National Shoppers’ Choice Awards, Mindanao awardee Zaragoza Foods Corp. (ZFC) is a producer of high-quality food products like Spanish sardines, bagoong, salted fish, and achara.
Starting with just three people, ZFC now has a manpower of 119 with a production level of 500 boxes. Their products can now be found in Filipino stores in the United States, Canada, Singapore and Australia.
One national winner adjudged as the 2008 Outstanding MSME and Globe Masigasig Awardee will be chosen from among the three regional winners based on their persistence, resiliency in the face of challenges, opportunity seeking, business creativity, goal orientedness and advocacy. (PR)
