Food Processing
Furniture
Metals & Engineering
SETUP
Priority
Sectors
Gifts, Decors and
Handicraft (GDH)
Health
Products/Services
/Pharmaceuticals
Agriculture and
Horticulture
Aquatic &
Marine
Electronics and ICT
Increased Productivity of 20% to 1,000%
Increased Number of Employees of 30% to 150%
Export Market Penetration
2010: P139M and 2015: P662M
Food Innovation Centers and Packaging Technology for
Export-ready Philippine Products
Water retort improved
shelf life from 3 days
to 6 months
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Food Innovation Centers and Packaging Technology for
Export-ready Philippine Products
Vacuum Evaporator
Water Retort
Vacuum Fryer
Freeze Dryer
Immersion Freezer
Vacuum Packaging
Spray Dryer
DOST Programs for Countryside
Development in support of MSMEs
SETUP
FIC
OneLab
Montano Foods Corp.
Product: Bottled Sardines
Technology Innovations
Application of new technologies
to improve production efficiency
and product quality (facilities,
enclosed solar dryer)
Compliance to existing standards
such as cGMP/HACCP
Continuous R&D on product and
process resulting to product
expansion/diversification
Manpower development
10-20 cases a month
(1975)
Generated 75 employment
after intervention
HACCP- and HALAL-certified
Penetrated export market
Multi-Million Enterprise with
annual gross sales over P10M
Inspiring stories of Innovative MSMEs in support
to the Food Processing Sector
Arden Classic, Inc.
Mactan, Lapulapu City, Cebu
Technology Innovations
Introduction of
electroplating
technology
Inferior
quality of
outsourced
plated
component
parts that led
to rejects &
reworks
Application of white
metal casting
technology
 Reduced rejects and reworks
from 10% to less than 3% of
the production output
 Increased production volume
by 100%
 Improved product quality
through controlled production
of electroplated metal
components
 Increase in sales by 30%
after intervention
 High flexibility on the design
and quality enabling access
to new markets
Inspiring stories of Innovative MSMEs in
the Gift-Decors-Houseware (GDH) Sector
Total Woodkraft
Alburquerque, Bohol
Technology Innovations
Lumber Drying
Technology: 3000 bd ft
Furnace Type Lumber
Dryer
Productivity enhancement
consultancy through MPEX
Woodworking
Technology
Wooden Furniture and
home furnishings
catering to limited
market
Training on Lumber
Drying Techniques;
Wood Finishing; Wood
Bending
 Reduced product reworks due to
warping and shrinking from 20%
to 5% of production volume
 Increased production volume from
2,000 board feet monthly lumber
utilization to 4,000 board feet
 Increased annual gross sales
from P 1.8M to P 4M
 Expanded market from local retail
buyers to high-end institutional
markets (package furnishings for
hotels, restaurants and resorts)
Inspiring stories of Innovative MSMEs in
Furniture Sector
Kablon Farm Food Corporation
Product: Tablea
Pure Tablea
from Farm
Produce
Technology Innovations:
 Manufacturing Productivity Extension
(MPEX) program, and Consultancy on
Agricultural Productivity Enhancement
(CAPE)
 Trainings on GMP, HACCP, Packing
and Labeling, Industry Dialogues and
many Technology-Transfer Trainings.
 Application of new technologies to
improve production efficiency and
product quality (cacao bean roaster
with complete accessories, roller
grinder, stone mill)
 Product development through
Laboratory Analysis and Nutritional
Facts
 Shelf life study on fruit purees and fruit
preserves
 Various technical consultancies on the
research and development of tablea
through ITDI.
 Increased production from
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76,000 to 130,418 tablets per
annum.
Generated employment from
10 to 25 employees
Improved quality of products’
packaging and labeling
designs.
Product diversified to 3
additional variants
Product standardization
Created 15 additional market
outlets
Waste reduced from 20% to
90%.
Inspiring stories of Innovative MSMEs in
the Agricultural Sector
MAGS Pipe Bending and Steel Works
Technology Innovations:
Introduction of a new technology
(Hard Chrome Electroplating) and
adoption of a precision production
equipment (Hydraulic Pipe Bender
and Hydraulic Guillotine Shear
Machine) that lead to improved
product quality and plant efficiency.
Adoption of a cost-effective
technology.
Adoption of the aforementioned
technologies that lead to product
and market expansion and
diversification.
Php 50,000
(1992)
 Generated 18 employment after
intervention
 Gross sales reaching over
PhP12M (2012)
 Pioneered the establishment of a
Hard Chrome Electroplating
Facility in Iloilo City
Inspiring Stories of Innovative MSMEs in
the Metals and Engineering Sector
Palaisdaan Natin
Before
Intervention –
Grow –out Pond
PhP50,000.00
(in 1997)
Technology Innovations
Farm Layout design &
construction
Construction of treatment tank
Installation of egg-collection/
Hatchery laboratory
After
Training on:
Intervention–
- Grow-out pond Management
Hatchery
- Hatchery management
- Treatment (SRT Management)
 Generated 8 employment after
- Feed Formulation & Feeding
intervention
Management
 Pond Area increased from 0.3 ha. to 3.0
ha. The firm also harvested 5-6 tons of
- Tilapia Fish Processing
tilapia.
 From now, the hatchery produce of the
firm can now reach from 700,000-800,00
fingerlings/month.
Inspiring stories of Innovative MSMEs in
the Aquatic & Marine Sector
Research &
Development
Laboratories
(27)
Regional
Laboratories
(15)
Foreign
Laboratories
Other Gov’t
Agencies & State
Universities and
Colleges
(80)
Private
Laboratories
(100)
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