Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Northern Mindanao celebrates the Consumer Welfare Month this October 2021 with a series of activities intended to strengthen consumer rights and responsibilities.
This year’s theme, “Digital Consumers: The New Normal,” is a pledge of DTI to continue in protecting today’s digital consumers through its thrusts on digital reform.
It puts emphasis not only on the heightened awareness and knowledge of consumers but also on their assured engagement on programs and initiatives that will provide them protection, this time through the use of the internet and the available online platforms.
One of the major activities is the annual virtual Regional Quiz Bowl open for everyone in Northern Mindanao on October 19, 2021. Another Regional Quiz Bowl for high school students(15-18 years old) is scheduled on October 21, 2021.
Aside from webinars, other exciting activities in the provinces include the Provincial Youth Consumer e-Forum on October 8, Diskwento Caravan in Don Carlos on October 14, and Safety Seal Ceremonial Awarding on October 29 in Bukidnon.
DTI Camiguin will be organizing a Consumer Organization courtesy call to the governor on October 6 and participate in the Local Price Coordinating Council (LPCC) Operation Timbangan to its five municipalities on October 19-22, 2021.
DTI Lanao del Norte continues its Online Fiesta Diskwento Caravan that started on September 27 and will end on October 4. Additional activities include Vlog Contest on October 15 and its highly anticipated annual Vendor’s/Retailer’s Quiz on October 22.
Meanwhile, DTI Misamis Occidental will have a Consumer Welfare Thursdays on every Thursday of October and will also have its exciting Diskwento Caravan in Oroquieta City Plaza, Oroquieta City on October 13-15, 2021.
DTI Misamis Oriental will have its own Consumer Welfare Wednesdays in partnership with other national government agencies, Vlog Making Contest and E-Comics Making Contest with both deadlines on October 22, and the Virtual Awarding/Recognition of winners and Bagwis awardees and Safety Seal-certified business establishments on October 28, 2021.
For more information, you may visit the official Facebook page of DTI Region 10.
