BANGUED, Abra (PIA) – Four Abrenian firms are set to receive a cash assistance from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through its Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP).
The DOST through its Provincial Science and Technology Training (PSTC) held a signing of a memorandum of agreement with the enterprises namely D&C Enterprise, Alijede Construction Services, Window Tek Window Installation Services and S&G Agricultural Supply, the first approved proponents under SETUP for year 2023.
Under this program, Bautista said the total cash assistance amounting to P3.23 million will be released to the beneficiaries for the procurement for technology upgrading of processing equipment machineries, training program and other technical assistance.
DOST-Abra SETUP Focal Person Rona Mae Bautista said that this banner program of the agency can be availed by enterprise to upgrade production capability. “This program will help them to grow and expand their firm so that they can further generate more income and employment.”
In an interview with Dario Buenafe of D&C Enterprises in La Paz town, he said that the SETUP has helped his business grow in the past years. He is now under SETUP Phase II.
“I am currently producing sugarcane products and ever since I availed the SETUP of DOST, my business was boosted and I was able to upgrade my production equipment,” Buenafe shared.
For this year,he has proposed a packaging technology solution in increasing the productivity of his enterprise. Among his products are sugarcane wine, mascuvado and others.
SETUP is a flagship program of the DOST encouraging and assisting micro, small, and medium enterprises to adopt technological innovations to improve their products, services, and operations and increase their productivity and competitiveness.(JDP/CAGT-PIA CAR, Abra)
