Participants to Gensan DTI trade fair generate P5 million in sales

KORONADAL CITY – The July 13-15 joint business fair in Gen. Santos City by private groups and the Department of Trade generated P35 million-worth of investments, DTI’s regional office here said.In an email Saturday, DTI’s office for Region 12 said the activity also generated P5 million worth of sales by participating entrepreneurs and private trading groups.The three-day event, held at a shopping mall in Gen. Santos City, was dubbed Negosyo Konsyumer ATBP (NKATBP), which involved traders and entrepreneurs from central Mindanao’s South Cotabato-Sultan Kudarat-Sarangani and Gen. Santos geographical economic corridor.The fair was also capped off with business-matching activities, focused on livestock, orchard and short-term crop ventures.The DTI-12 said P1.8 million was generated by the Diskwento Caravan” during the three day fair, where participants sold various merchandise in designated booths with high discount rates.A trade and consumer fair that featured products from provinces in Region 12 had raked in P3.8 million worth of sales during the three-day activity.