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Stakeholders of the DOST Integrated Program on Halal gathered today to discuss the program’s final details before moving toward implementation.

Crucial to the finalization process were ideas and contributions from key personalities of Mindanao Halal for Peace and Development, Incorporated (MHPDI), and the Halal Business Council-Mindanao (HBC-MIN); Sheikh Salih Musa (Chairman), Habbas Camendan (Secretary General), Sheikh Abdulwahid Sumaoang (IVP), and Antara Zacaria (Auditor) who shared their knowledge on Halal from which of the program’s aspects would best benefit from.

 Leading the group were Dr. Ma. Patricia Azanza, Director of the DOST-Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) and Dr. Anthony Sales, DOST XI Regional Director,, who, along with leaders from the Department of Science and Technology IX (DOST IX), the DOST-Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI), DOST-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DOST-ARMM), DOST-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI), Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD), and the University of Southern Mindanao (USM), were successful in identifying strategies and activities for the 4 major components of  the program:

 Human Resource

• Laboratory Services
• Research and Development (R&D)
• Technology Transfer

For more information, please call (062) 991-1024 or text 0917 705 4686 and look for Ms. Rosemarie S. Salazar. Email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/DOSTRegion9 

            SETUP or Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program, the Department of Science and Technology IX (DOST IX)'s flagship project, assists micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the following priority sectors:

• Food processing
• Metals & Engineering
• Furniture
• Marine and Aquatic resources
• Agriculture & Horticulture
• Health-related Products
• ICT & Electronics
• Gifts, Decors & Handicrafts

The program assists MSMEs to improve productivity through different technological interventions such as acquisition of innovative and cost-effective technology, product development, process improvement, human resource development, and consultancy services, among others.

Interested companies or individual firms must be wholly owned by Filipino citizens and be based in the Philippines. To avail of the program's services, the following requirements must be submitted: 

1. Comprehensive TNA Report
2. Proponent’s letter of interest to avail of financial assistance, stating commitment to repayment, including the proposed repayment schedule.
3. Copy of business permits and licenses from relevant LGUs and other government offices.
4. Financial statements of at least the past three (3) years for the company / beneficiary duly signed by a Registered Accountant / Auditor.
5. Projected financial statements for the next five (5) years.
6. Certificate of Registration of Business Name with DTI, SEC or CDA, Board resolution authorizing the borrowing and designating authorized signatories for the financial assistance (whichever is applicable).
7. Three (3) quotations from suppliers / fabricators of the equipment to be purchased / fabricated with technical specifications.
8. Complete technical design / drawing of the equipment to be purchased / fabricated.

For more information on SETUP, please call (062) 991-1024 or text 0917 705 4686 and look for Julius Barbas or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/DOSTRegion9 (Bon Padayhag, DOST IX Press Release)