Manila, Nov. 27 -- ver virtual trade fair for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Eastern Visayas has surpassed its target sales, overcoming challenges in selling products online.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported on Friday the online Bahandi Trade Fair held on November 16-20 has generated total sales of PHP8.12 million, with PHP1.56 million in sales, PHP6.55 million in booked orders, and PHP501,600 under negotiation.
The total sales figure is 162.5 percent higher than the PHP5 million target, DTI 8 (Eastern Visayas) director Celerina Bato said.
"From the original PHP1 million target sales, we increased it to PHP5 million after our Undersecretary's (DTI Regional Operations Group Undersecretary Blesila Lantay...