Manila, March 11 -- The shared service facilities (SSF) project, a flagship program of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), has generated over PHP60.68 million in sales and more than PHP18.14 million in investments in Western Visayas.

During the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas on Tuesday, DTI-6 officer-in-charge and assistant regional director Mutya Eusores said the program assisted about 1,012 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and created 1,541 jobs in 2024.

SSF was designed to improve the competitiveness and productivity of MSMEs by providing them with machinery, equipment, tools, systems, skills and knowledge to benefit under a shared system.

Eusores said 153 SSFs are operating in Western Visayas, with 131 co-operators....