A total of 66 exporters from all over Mindanao have confirmed their participation in the Mindanao Trade Expo (MTE) to be staged at the Abreeza Mall on August 13 to 16.
Now on its 17th year, MTE Foundation, Incorporated (MTEFI) board member Yvette Marie Celi said this year’s expo banners the theme “MTE 2012 Goes Retail” aimed at connecting with local buyers and consumers.
Celi said that as an exporter herself, she wants local buyers to enjoy her products at the domestic front and at affordable prices.
“The public will really find quality products there,” she said, adding that the four-day exposition, with a participation fee of P6,000 for non-MTEFI members and P4,000 for members, entitles each participant to a booth.
She said the amount is very minimal considering the huge opportunity that each participant will get to enjoy.
“It will be very easy for them to get back their investment for the participation fee they pay, I can assure that,” she said.
The MTE 2012 is supported by the Philippine Exporters Confederation (Philexport)-Davao Chapter, USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Abreeza Ayala Mall. [PNA]
