SSF

SSF For Fabrication Laboratory Establishing the Innovation Laboratory (Integration of Fabrication Laboratory and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory) in Region IV-A Cavite in Support to Technology-Driven Macro,  Small, and Medium Enterprises in the Region

One of the newly Shared Service Facility projects in Cavite is the De La Salle University – Dasmarinas  CEAT Center of Innovation. It is the fourth major fabrication laboratory established by the DTI Region IV-A in partnership with the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology Engineering Department, the CEAT Center of Innovation will be housed to the new and state of the art New CEAT Building.

The DLSU-D CEAT Center of Innovation FabLab which was established last December 21, 2021, is equipped with Php24,625,086.98 array of state-of-the-art computer-aided machines and equipment that can work on various length scales and materials, and with AI capabilities that targets to aid Cavite MSMEs, students, technopreneurs, and give the public a venue to materialize their ideas to businesses through trainings and workshops and access to advanced facilities and equipment of the laboratory in the field of product Research and Development. It caters to stakeholders that require rapid prototyping services, small-volume manufacturing, AI integration and computer modeling.

With the hope that it will be a launching pad for entrepreneurship – helping businesses, start-ups and MSMEs increase productivity and accelerate competitiveness, and revolutionize and uplift the lives of Filipinos in the name of public service, the DLSU-D CEAT Center of Innovation FabLab was launched last December 21, 2022 to further promote its services. During the inauguration, a number of private sector, political leaders and DLSU-D students were ecstatic on the possibilities of what that the FabLab can do for them and how big the possibilities it can bring for them personally and for their business and future business ventures

SSF For Garments Production

Reliance Producers Cooperative (RPC) is the first and only Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Registered Cooperative authorized to engage in garment manufacturing and exporting in the Philippines. PC was established on April 4, 2017 through the collaboration of its members who united voluntarily to put up and jointly own a cooperative to further improve their economic stability. Through PC’s varied and multi-skilled manufacturing capability, it caters to a wide-range of products of international customers of distinguished brands. Currently, it is one of the few nominated garment manufacturing facility in the Philippines for the high-end brand Tory Burch.

SSF For Garments Production

Reliance Producers Cooperative (RPC) is the first and only Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Registered Cooperative authorized to engage in garment manufacturing and exporting in the Philippines. PC was established on April 4, 2017 through the collaboration of its members who united voluntarily to put up and jointly own a cooperative to further improve their economic stability. Through PC’s varied and multi-skilled manufacturing capability, it caters to a wide-range of products of international customers of distinguished brands. Currently, it is one of the few nominated garment manufacturing facility in the Philippines for the high-end brand Tory Burch.

SSF For Organic Compost Production

Local Government Unit of Alfonso, Cavite The Municipality of Alfonso is located in the high value and productive agricultural zone. It is among the upland towns that form the agricultural base and food basket of the province of Cavite.

The Municipality of Alfonso is an upland town situated at the southwestern peripheral boundary of the province of Cavite and lies on the coordinates of 14°05′ latitude and 120°50’longitude. The boundary limits are the municipality of Indang to the north, Batangas province to the south, Gen. Aguinaldo and Magallanes to the west and Mendez-Nuñez to the east.

The cool climate of the municipality, the favorable peace and order condition, its accessibility, and the presence of the facilities and basic amenities present a wholesome environment that make Alfonso attractive to visitors and inventors. 

Although it is considered as an agricultural community, its proximity to Tagaytay City, a well-known tourist destination area in the country, highly influenced the development trend in the area. For the past years, tourism related activities were taking place in the locality particularly those involved in cut flower production, which is considered not only as high earner agricultural crop but as a tourist attraction as well. Tourism destination areas like golf courses, condominium cum hotel, resorts, restaurants, and other tourism facilities, were constructed in the municipality thereby paving the way to the development of Alfonso as an agro-tourism area.

Metal Working Machineries

Silang Transport Service and Development Cooperative (STSDC) is the product of the merger of two Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registered association plying the Gen. Emilio F. Aguinaldo Highway, the Silang-Dasmariñas Zapote and the Silang Zapote Association(SZA). The officers of the two associations decided to convert the associations into a cooperative to help the members against abusive traffic enforcers and to be able to register it to the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board.

In December 27, 1991, the Office of the Transportation Cooperative awarded the Certificate of Accreditation 91-051 under the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC). In April 2, 1992, with assistance from OTC and IIRR the Cooperative Development Authority (DA) awarded the Certificate of Registration with Php 25,000.00 of 15 members as initial capital. In 1993, with its 50 members mostly drivers, the cooperative engaged in various income generating business activities such as, eatery, automotive spare parts, saving and lending. With good management and businesses making profit, the cooperative was able to give dividends to its members, it was in 1997 that the cooperative continues to grow in terms of membership and acquiring various properties. With continued growth and various success of STSDC it was awarded as The Most Outstanding Service Cooperative in 1997. To date the cooperatives existing businesses are Auto Supply, Line Assistance for LTFRB and LTO, Boundary Hulog Program and Auto Shop. The auto shop services only cater to the coop own 30 jitney units and members who have their own vehicle. To generate employment and to increase the productivity and income of the coop, the members decided to expand the services offered by the shop which is auto body building. The shop Will not only serve the auto servicing needs of its members but also nonmembers. This will cover body repair and manufacture of high quality passenger jeepney. With the Shared Service Facilities Project (SSF) of DTI it will help the cooperative acquire special machines to produce quality and durable jeepney body assembly. The shop will also engage in customized metal works fabrication

SSF For Wearables & Home-Style (High Speed Sewing Machine)

Being the primary proponent, Social Enhancement Entrepreneurial Development Phils., Inc. (SEED) is a non-government organization working with underprivileged individuals, families and communities to enhance their knowledge and skills, assist them on livelihood and employment generation, and referrals to basic services, for their increased income and increased use of basic services.

Binhing Pagkakaisa is a shared service facility project for micro entrepreneurs in the sewing industry of Cavite. The project features an integrated and scaled-up microenterprise development model for home-based sewers in three identified urban poor clusters in Cavite. Principal production for the first four months will be rags while preparing the sewers to engaged to more complex and high volume production. The project is jointly undertaken by SEED Center Philippines and the Department of Trade and Industry– Cavite Provincial as its main partner. For the first six months, SEED will act as the lead of the whole social enterprise covering the three sites. This is to ensure proper management of the whole enterprise while empowering tasks on production, marketing, operations, and organizational and financial management. After six months, each site  shall have a registered legal organization set-up and will be capable of running the enterprise with minimal supervision from SEED.

SSF For Wearables & Home-Style (High Speed Sewing Machine)

Being the primary proponent, Social Enhancement Entrepreneurial Development Phils., Inc. (SEED) is a non-government organization working with underprivileged individuals, families and communities to enhance their knowledge and skills, assist them on livelihood and employment generation, and referrals to basic services, for their increased income and increased use of basic services.

Binhing Pagkakaisa is a shared service facility project for micro entrepreneurs in the sewing industry of Cavite. The project features an integrated and scaled-up microenterprise development model for home-based sewers in three identified urban poor clusters in Cavite. Principal production for the first four months will be rags while preparing the sewers to engaged to more complex and high volume production. The project is jointly undertaken by SEED Center Philippines and the Department of Trade and Industry– Cavite Provincial as its main partner. For the first six months, SEED will act as the lead of the whole social enterprise covering the three sites. This is to ensure proper management of the whole enterprise while empowering tasks on production, marketing, operations, and organizational and financial management. After six months, each site  shall have a registered legal organization set-up and will be capable of running the enterprise with minimal supervision from SEED.

SSF For Dairy Industry

General Trias Dairy Raisers Multi-Purpose Corporative expanded their product lines from fresh milk, white cheese, yougurt, pastillas, etc. with the addition of ice cream that comes in various flavors. GTDRMC aims to further increase the income of farmers and dairy raisers and promote the nutrition in the community.

Flavored ice cream made from Carabao’s milk is one of the best sellers produced by Gen.Trias Dairy Raisers MPC. More popularly known as GenTri’s Best, in the province. Acquisition of ice cream machines through SSF Project eliminates spoilage of   and in turn produces 100 liters of ice cream per month which is marketed by GTDRMP was formed and registered in August 10, 2005 mainly to promote dairy enterprise to improve the quality of lives of the Carabao raisers.  From 44 members, the Coop has increased its membership to 176 in 2012. This multi-million project is in collaboration with the Local Government of General Trias, the Korea International Cooperating Agency and the Philippine Carabao Center of the Department of Agriculture. DTI’s SSF gave the cooperative a further boost with the acquisition of machines that eliminates spoilage of raw materials.

SSF For Pineapple Processing

Batas is one of the barangays in Silang, Cavite that is known to be producing large volumes of pineapples. Of the total agricultural land are, two hundred hectares is devoted for pineapple plantation.On the average , it has achieved a production level of 31 metric tons per hectare, which is far higher than the provincial and regional averages of 10.8MT and 5.3 MT per hectare respectively.

Their organization as assessed has been at their highest level of maturity for a couple of years, so the Batas ARC wants to pursue entrepreneurship. That is through pineapple processing into tarts and pies utilizing mostly the rejects or undersized fruits. This would create more jobs, augment the   farmers’ income and ensure non-spoilage of rejects. Looking forward to increase their income and create additional jobs, they have to expand their business and spend further market coverage. In doing this, they also are required to apply for a license to operate. As a prerequisite to this, several tests of the products should be performed to assure food safety. However, the cooperative has been delimited by insufficient capital to pursue the project. They needed additional ovens and funds for plant improvement, food  analysis and testing and FDA-LTO registration, which was provided by DTI (baking ovens only).

SSF For Processed Food (Soya Products)

“PDOCCI” is an acronym for Person with Disability Organization in Carmona Cavite Inc., a federation consisting of 14 barangays  formed in 2012 that has agreed on one common project which is the Tofu and Soya production. DTI SSF program provided a grant  of necessary cooking  and Tofu making equipments to help the organization achieve their objective.

This organization was established to ensure that marginalized persons are provided with auxiliary services like employment that will restore their social functioning and participation in community affairs thus the common project which is the Tofu and Soya production.

This organization would not have been created and established without the help of CBR-Community Based Rehabilitation coordinators as well as the focal person of PDAO in Carmona. It all started when the LGU through the CBR gathered data of PWD’s residing in Carmona. This was done to have an inventory as to the number of PWD’s who live in the 14 barangays of the municipality. Each municipality elected their set of officers who will directly communicate with the LGU and raise concern on their behalf. The move was fully supported by their Chief Executive-Mayor Dahlia Loyola. Governed by Republic Act 7277, an Act Providing  for Rehabilitation, Self-Development and Self-Reliance of Person with Disability and their Integration into the Mainstream of Society and for other purposes of Magna Carta for Disabled Persons, the state should ensure that marginalized    persons are provided with the necessary auxiliary services like employment that will restore their social functioning and participation in community.

Magallanes is now forth class municipality with land area of 8,000 hectares in the map of Cavite. The farthest town in the province, the municipality is an agricultural based wherein huge part of it is sugarcane plantation with an area of 1,500 hectares and with a propose 1,500 hectares’ expansion program by 2013. Sugarcane farming in Cavite especially in Magallanes is one of the main sources of income of the farmers. Most of the MAWCO members are small scale sugarcane planters.

MAWCO’s mission and goals are to empower women through the delivery of global quality Muscovado    Sugar,satisfy their shareholders in terms of survival, growth, and profitability, deliver services that are     ethical and beneficial to the shareholders and promote partnership through networking and linking with others.

The Department of Trade and Industry assisted the Magallanes Women’s Club Multi-Purpose Cooperative (MAWCO) in the first packaging and label of Muscovado sugar. This product became the One Town One Product (OTOP) of Magallanes, Cavite. In July 11,2013, Department of Trade and Industry granted MAWCO a Granular Packaging Machine for Muscovado sugar sachet. Inspired by the idea of seeing his women constituents productive and earning a second income, late congressman Napoleon R. Beratio Sr., requested the then President of Magallanes Women’s Club, Mrs. Salud A. De Padua to form a cooperative. He  believed that cooperative is the tool to make women busy by engaging in livelihood programs.

SSF On Metal Works

Primepak Multi-Purpose Cooperative having been serving its members and society for almost two (2) decades will enhance its metal works business.

The project is located at Primepak Multi-Purpose Cooperative owned lot at along Andres Soriano Hi-way, Calibuyo, Tanza, Cavite.

The project will benefit not only the existing members of the cooperative but also the non-members who possess the required skills through employment. In due time, this project will also be open in tandem with TESDA for training of out of school youth from selected and deserving cooperator’s immediate family and relatives, community and educational institution’s scholars. Expenses for this training will be funded by the cooperative’s community funds. The Machine Shop will also be served as the training ground for the newly hired employees before they will be transferred in subcontracting job.

SSF For Wearables & Home Style

Gawad Kalinga aims to bring in sustainability for the community by harnessing its residents for small to mid-scale enterprises. It aims to create wealth by helping the community produce world-class products and services, enabled by private-public partnerships where rich and poor can work together to build a strong middle class.

Gawad Kalinga-Rosario residents render 1,920 man-hours of construction time to be awarded one built. These man-hours were computed cumulatively depending on the number of volunteers per household. Presently, there were 104 families that occupy the houses in GK Rosario. The men work as production

workers in various manufacturing companies in the nearby economic zones and some as construction workers. Some of the women also work in various garment manufacturing companies. They are hired through contractual and on seasonal basis to generate and augment their income because of this scenario, they decided to create a livelihood wherein all of the residents will be benefited. It will also develop the productivity o some of the residents who are unemployed.

The livelihood they identified is sewing basahan (rugs) for general cleaning utility and floor mats. They chose these because of the marketability of the products. This product offers daily earnings for home-based enterprises. Some of the women are sewer, skills acquired while working in the garments companies. The residents identified where to buy the raw materials and to sell their products

through the help of their project coordinator Mr. Villamor Delos Santos. To date the residents do not have sewing machines. With the Shared Service Facilities Program of DTI it will help the residents acquire special sewing machines to produce quality products. SSF aims to improve the quality and productivity of microenterprises through the provision of processing and/or manufacturing tools, machinery and equipment for the common use microenterprise within industry clusters, thus it will also improve the lives of the GK residents and the nearby barangay who will avail of the services.

SSF For Wearable & Home Style (Printing)

JOY MPC has 300 members and total assets of Php9,500,000.00. They conduct annual medical missions as part of their community program. They also participate actively in various cooperative activities in the province where they can acquire additional knowledge and techniques to become a successful organization. The members of the cooperative are mostly teachers, fishermen, tricycle drivers, household helper and some skilled workers who have resigned or have finished contract from garments factories in EPZA. The cooperative never stopped crafting strategies on how to improve their sources of income. One of the activities they have agreed to venture into is the garment manufacturing. Since there are a number of members who are skilled sewers, the officers thought of putting a garments manufacturing activity to augment income of more than 30 members who are displaced as sewers in nearby EPZA. Another thing that pushed the cooperative to go into sewing business is the opportunity given by factories in EPZA who offer subcontracting jobs to local garment manufacturers. JOY MPC being near EPZA saw this advantage and would like to start as soon as possible.

Initially, the cooperative planned to manufacture t-shirts which they will supply to members and other cooperatives who may need them. From time to time there are various provincial and local activities that the cooperative attend and oftentimes, they wear uniform t-shirts. This was found as a good market for JOY MPC. Also, they plan to supply schools and dry goods store of their manufactured shirts. Given this very attractive situation, JOY MPC in coordination with DTI proposed applying to the SSF program as one of its hopeful beneficiaries.

SSF For Wearable & Home Style

JOY MPC has 300 members and total assets of PHP8,500,000.00. They conduct annual medical missions as part of their community program, they also participate actively in various cooperative activities in the province where they can acquire additional knowledge and techniques to become a successful organization. The members of the cooperative are mostly teachers, fishermen, tricycle drivers, household helper and some skilled workers who have resigned or have finished contract from garments factories in EPZA. The cooperative never stopped crafting strategies on how to improve their sources of income. One of the activities they have agreed to venture into is the garment manufacturing. Since there are a number of members who are skilled sewers, the officers thought of putting a garments manufacturing activity to augment income of more than 30 members who are displaced as sewers in nearby EPZA. Another thing that pushed the cooperative to go into sewing business is the opportunity given by factories in EPZA who offer subcontracting jobs to local garment manufacturers JOY MPC being near EPZA saw this advantage and would like to start as soon as possible.

Initially, the cooperative planned to manufacture t-shirts which they will supply to members and other cooperatives who may need them. From time to time there are various provincial and local activities that the cooperative attend and oftentimes, they wear uniform t-shirts. This was found as a good market for JOY MPC. Also, they plan to supply schools and dry goods store of their manufactured shirts

SSF For Agri-Based Food Production

In year 1993, through the R.A. No. 6657, or the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law, the municipality of Naic, Cavite was classified as one of the Agrarian Reform Communities (ARCs) in the province of Cavite. It was in year 1994 when the Palangue Agrarian Reform
Beneficiaries Association (PARBA) located at Brgy. Palangue 2 and 3, Naic Cavite was organized initially with seventeen members. Back in July 5, 1995, the Palangue Agrarian Reform Cooperative (PARC) was registered in Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) with 34 members whom were Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) and initial capital of 21,100.00 pesos.

Since then, the members of the cooperative were able to utilize the land awarded to them by producing rice and vegetables like tomatoes, cucumbers, strings beans, bitter gourds, corn, eggplants and other crops. The municipalities of Naic, Silang, Tanza, Indang and Trece Martires City benefitted from farmers of this cooperative as source of vegetables for their public market. In year 2005, PARC closed a contract with Waltermart Supermarket as supplier of vegetables in consignment but due to the huge volume requirement, they were not able to sustain the market.

The Shared Service Facilities (SSF) Project of the Department of Trade and Industry aims to improve the quality and productivity of microenterprises and SMEs by addressing the gaps and bottlenecks in the value chain of priority industry clusters through the provision of processing machines/equipment for the common use of the Microenterprises and SMEs within the said industry clusters all over the country.

CAFFMACO engages in the manufacture of quality feeds, operating a consumer store, livelihood projects such as Dispersal, Mara Farm and other services. Livestock and poultry production has generated the profitable component of farming system in the province of Cavite but the main problem of the industry and the livestock raisers was that the pork production is always faced with uncertainty such as the price, quality and marketing of the animals and inconsistent demand and supply which are affecting not only producers but then even the consumers who have to pay a high price for pork in market. The cost of meat is too expensive now a days and allowing them to spoil would mean throwing away a good sum of money.

The cooperative expect expansion in the field of agro-processing and think of some measures for the development of the projects as additional services to members. As such, the Board created a new department, the “Meat Processing Department. Meat Processing is the generic term used to describe the industry. However, a number of terms are used to describe the facilities at which a meat processing occurs, including abattoirs, slaughterhouses and meat packing plants. The terms abattoir and slaughterhouse are synonymous and refer to plants which slaughter livestock and dress carcasses only, often with limited or no processing of by-products. Meat packing plants undertake slaughter and carcass dressing, but also undertake the further processing of meat products and by-products.

To provide members with good quality processed meat that were not infested by disease and/or imported, Caffmaco also engages in meat processing.

The project can also be a market outlet for the produce of members. The processed meat includes skinless & native longanisa, bacon, tocino, lumping shanghai, pork tapa, hamburger patties and embutido. These products were branded as Caffmaco’sBest.

Food microbiology is an integral part of the Food Safety. International standards require three (3) major aspects of food safety namely: 1) physical hazard, 2) chemical hazard, and 3) microbiological hazard. Establishing a world class testing laboratory for micro and small enterprises is a big challenge in our industry in terms of cost and technical capability. It is to this effect that most if not all of the local food products made by our members may not be acceptable or suitable for export market due to stringent requirement on food safety. Putting a World Class Food Testing Laboratory (at par with latest equipment and technical skills) that can be used commonly and shared by our members is a big leap to help boost our member’s competitiveness. Putting it inside a Campus is an even better ingredient to accomplish the big picture by enabling the Laboratory to continually produce future Laboratory analyst that can be absorbed by the industry.

Establishing a world class testing laboratory for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) is a big challenge in our industry in terms of cost and technical capability. It is to this effect that most if not all of the local food products made by the members of PHILEXPORT may not be acceptable or suitable for export market due to stringent requirement on food safety. Putting a World Class Food Testing Laboratory (at par with latest equipment and technical skills) that can be used commonly and shared by PHILEXPORT members and food processing MSMEs in Cavite and the rest of CALABARZON, will drastically improve productivity, the safety and quality of the members’ product conforming to the export market standards. Also, it will serve as a big leap to help boost the said beneficiaries’ competitiveness. Setting it inside the National College of Science and Technology Dasmariñas Campus (a member company of Philexport Cavite) is an even better ingredient to accomplish the big picture by enabling the Laboratory to continually produce future laboratory analysts that can be absorbed by the food processing industry.

The Likhang Kabitenyo Foundation Inc. is an organization that promotes and assists MSMEs in the Province of Cavite. It consists of more than one hundred entrepreneur-members, majority of which are engaged in food production and categorized in the micro industry. Likhang Kabitenyo Foundation Inc. encountered a lot of difficulties in the accessibility of printing/labeling materials for the packaging of their products because of the absence of available services that could provide them with cheaper printing and labeling services and lesser quantity order so that the working capital can be adjusted to the available budget at hand. Aside from the high cost and maximum order requirements, the Cavite entrepreneurs are taking hard time to look for a nearer service provider for the said facility. It is in this context that a Digital Printing/labeling and Digital Duplicating machine is being proposed for members and non-members of LKFI to avail under the DTI Shared Service Facility program.

SSF for Processed Food (Printing and Labeling Machine)

The Likhang Kabitenyo Foundation Inc. is an organization that promotes and assists MSMEs in the Province of Cavite. It consists of more than one hundred entrepreneur-members, majority of which are engaged in food production and categorized in the micro industry. Likhang Kabitenyo Foundation Inc. encountered a lot of difficulties in the accessibility of printing/labeling materials for the packaging of their products because of the absence of available services that could provide them with cheaper printing and labeling services and lesser quantity order so that the working capital can be adjusted to the available budget at hand. Aside from the high cost and maximum order requirements, the Cavite entrepreneurs are taking hard time to look for a nearer service provider for the said facility. It is in this context that a Digital Printing/labeling and Digital Duplicating machine is being proposed for members and non-members of LKFI to avail under the DTI Shared Service Facility program.

The Likhang Kabitenyo Foundation Inc. promotes and assists MSMEs in the province of Cavite. It consists of more than one hundred entrepreneurs-member’s majority of which are engaged in food production and categorized in the micro industry. In business, labeling is considered as one of the important processes. Label is the first point of contact between a consumer and the producer.

SSF for Organic Compost Processing

The Green Beans Marketing Cooperative, located at Brgy. Sta. Filomena, San Pablo City, has united local farmers who are equipped with the proper knowledge and experience but lack the necessary capital and technology to propel their business interest. As one of the beneficiaries of DTI’s SSF programs, this cooperative is eagerly anticipating the continuous growth of their production, and in the near future, obtain higher yields which will bolster the economic condition of their investors and the local coffee bean industry to become at far with coffee-based products abroad.

With the help of the three machines lent by DTI under the SSF program, this cooperative which composed of retired employees of Nestle Philippines, makes a conservative projection of doubling the volume of their production and the expansion of their potential markets.

SSF for Coffee

Cavite State University (CvSU) – Indang, Cavite, is located strategically in the upland portion of the province. Based on the university, is the National Coffee Research Development and Extension Center. The Research Center (RC) exerted serious efforts towards streamlining the Research, Development and Extension Program by establishing a strong and effective research program by establishing a strong and effective research program aimed to generate innovative and viable technologies useful to farmers and other clienteles. RC also helps the farmers in their quest to unite and form the Cavite Coffee Growers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (CCGMPC). The CCGMPC is a group composed majority of coffee represented by nine municipalities in the upland area of Cavite province namely: Amadeo, Alfonso, Maragondon, Gen. Aguinaldo, Magallanes, Mendez, Tagaytay City, Silang and Naic. The more than sixty farmer-members converged for a common goal to strengthen their capacity in terms of marketing and production. They pooled their effort and resources to acquire bargaining power for their produced coffee which they sold directly in bulk and partly convert into ground coffee which they brand as “Café Montana”. Aside from the group, the university envisioned to assist the coffee traders, millers and farmers who intend to engage in coffee ground business from the upland places of Cavite.

SSF on Production of Slats, Furniture and Builders Woodwork

The Bamboo Industry Development Project is one of the flagship projects of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The project is supported by the Executive Order No. 879 or Philippines Bamboo Industry Development Project Council (PBIDC). Some of its aims is to establish a bamboo hub to accommodate supplier of bamboo slat from Bamboo Node of Sta. Maria to Majayjay and to produce engineered bamboo furniture and fixtures and other bamboo products that can be used in the construction industry.

SSF for Recyclable Paper Waste Products

In 2007, under the leadership of the Disabled Person Coordinating Office formerly known as the Persons with Disability Affairs Office and the Public Employment Service Office formed a group of people with disabilities to seek assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment – Cavite for initial funding for the organization. The said organization was named Kilusan Kabalikat ng may Kapansanan para sa Kinabukasan, Inc. due to the good intentions of the two local government offices in Carmona DOLE gave the organization initial funding, of the initial funds they used on a small commodity within Carmona Elementary School. And in 2008 the 4K organization was transferred into the association of parents with children with disabilities under the leadership of their first president Mr. Roberto Novicio. After the tenure of Mr. Novicio his successor was Mrs. Jesus Halnin until they acquire an SSF.

The works of the Kilusan Kabalikat ng may Kapansanan para sa Kinabukasan (4K), Inc. Became well known not only locally but also internationally because our product is different and because our member’s Persons With Disabilities have become productive citizens of Carmona.

SSF has been of great help especially to our unemployed members and it also helped us introduced Filipino -made products in the local and international markets.

SSF for GDH (Water Hyacinth Processing

In 2007, under the leadership of the Disabled Person Coordinating Office formerly known as the Persons with Disability Affairs Office and the Public Employment Service Office formed a group of people with disabilities to seek assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment – Cavite for initial funding for the organization. The said organization was named Kilusan Kabalikat ng may Kapansanan para sa Kinabukasan, Inc. due to the good intentions of the two local government offices in Carmona DOLE gave the organization initial funding, of the initial funds they used on a small commodity within Carmona Elementary School. And in 2008 the 4K organization was transferred into the association of parents with children with disabilities under the leadership of their first president Mr. Roberto Novicio. After the tenure of Mr. Novicio his successor was Mrs. Jesus Halnin until they acquire an SSF.

The works of the Kilusan Kabalikat ng may Kapansanan para sa Kinabukasan (4K), Inc. Became well known not only locally but also internationally because our product is different and because our member’s Persons with Disabilities have become productive citizens of Carmona.

SSF has been of great help especially to our unemployed members and it also helped us introduced Filipino -made products in the local and international markets.

SSF for Coffee (Roasting Facility)

The Café Amadeo Development through the support of various line agencies, LGUs and private sectors, the cooperative has become the benchmark of development or once dying coffee industry and a hallmark of success. It has startup capital or fifteen thousand pesos and is composed of fifteen members with one employee in 2002. The cooperative has now a direct employment of 11 workers and 181 members. Last year alone the said coop has garnered a total sales of P 10,635,231. As of March of 2014, it has a gross sales of P 3,476,439.51 and a net income from operation of P 871,802.61 From micro, now the cooperative has graduated to small scale industry with total assets of P 7,748,608.52.

The Café Amadeo Development Cooperative comprised of more than one hundred members have long time envisioned to have a roasting facility which would address their need for the machine to cater their more than one thousand kl demand per month of the roasting services. It was through DTI-SSF program that the realized this good opportunity to use the facility in usufruct agreement thereby allowing the use or the machine for tree within six years. The roasting machine was already delivered to the cooperative thus, a launching ceremony was scheduled.