PCCI Aklan backs Negosyo Centers in Ibajay and Altavas

Aguirre

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) - Aklan Chapter has committed to support the newly-launched Negosyo Centers (NC) in the municipalities of Ibajay and Altavas in the province of Aklan. 

PCCIs Jun Aguirre, reading the board resolution of the group, emphasized that the business organization sees the program not to compete with the existing MSMEs but to bring economic progress resulting to vibrant economic activities and consumers’ high purchasing power.

The NC is a big help to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), he said.

The Negosyo Center is a salient feature of Republic Act No. 10644, otherwise known as “Go Negosyo Act,” which seeks to strengthen micro, small and medium enterprises to create more job opportunities in the country.

Ibajay Mayor Ma. Lourdes Miraflores believed that with the NC, those who want to put up their businesses and budding businessmen “will be guided on how to manage their businesses and become sustainable.”

In Altavas, Mayor Denny D. Refol welcomed the establishment of the NC, which is situated at the middle of the town’s public market. Its strategic location would enable constituents to have more access to the services of the DTI, he added.

DTI Aklan OIC-Provincial Director Ma. Carmen I. Itturalde, on the other hand, discussed the importance and the various services the NC offers to the public. The NC could further economic development in the municipality as it would provide ample assistance to local entrepreneurs.