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Message of the Secretary

TRABAHO, NEGOSYO, KABUHAYAN, AT KONSYUMER

Driving employment and income opportunities to address
inequality and ensure shared prosperity

Pursuant to President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to
promote inclusive growth, the Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI) immediately set into motion its
Trabaho at Negosyo agenda.

Since then, DTI has been contributing to the
national goals of addressing inequality and
reducing poverty by implementing initiatives that
create jobs and increase incomes, while
encouraging sustainable entrepreneurship.

The essence of inclusive growth is to make growth
truly felt by the people. In the continuing growth
story of the Philippines—as characterized by sound
macroeconomic fundamentals, strong investors’ awareness of the consuming public on their rights

confidence and good governance—part of the and responsibilities from 50 to 80%.

narrative is to have an end in view that attaining In the next five years, DTI will pursue its mission

inclusive growth leads to shared prosperity. as the government’s main economic catalyst

tasked to enable innovative, competitive, job-
With the Trabaho at Negosyo agenda we generating, inclusive business, as well as to
spearhead programs that improve the quality of life empower consumers anchored on our values of
of Filipinos, including through expanding the Passion, Integrity, Creativity, Competence, Synergy
consumer market by generating demand to power and Love of Country.
existing and new industries, sustaining if not

increasing economic growth levels at 7 to 8%, and The PROSPERITY PLAN 2022 will serve as our
guide in reaching our goals ahead, as we
most importantly, empowering the bottom of the revisited our vision, mission and values. This
pyramid. roadmap features DTI’s re-focused agenda and
result-driven strategies designed to realize “A More
We likewise aim to strengthen the business Inclusive and Prosperous Philippines with

environment and productivity by improving the Employment and Income Opportunities for All.”

country’s competitiveness and ease of doing
business. DTI targets to generate 4.6 million jobs As DTI remains committed to its goals, it is also
from industry and services sector, 2 million of determined to fulfill the aspirations under the
which shall come from the sector of micro, small Ambisyon 2040: matatag, maginhawa, at panatag na
buhay.
and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the backbone of
the Philippine economy.
As consumers ourselves, DTI takes pride to be at
the forefront in leading Filipino consumers towards RAMON M. LOPEZ
becoming Matalino, Mapanuri at Malayang mga Secretary
Mamimili. We endeavor to increase the level of
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