10/11/2026
𝐓𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐓𝐈’𝐬 𝐊𝐌𝐌𝐄-𝐌𝐌𝐄 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥
Ten entrepreneurs from General Santos City are one step closer to achieving bigger business goals after completing the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Kapatid Mentor ME-Money and Market Encounter (KMME-MME) Program.
The ten mentees celebrated their graduation on 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗮𝘁 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆. The ceremony was held simultaneously across the region, with the DTI Regional Office leading the program through a Zoom connection with participating provinces.
The graduates represented diverse local enterprises: 𝗥𝗼𝘅𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵; 𝗝𝗼𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗰.; 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘁𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲; 𝗥𝗲𝘆𝗷𝗲𝗻 𝗝𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗔𝗻𝗰𝘂𝗻𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗜𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴; 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗚𝗦 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀; 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗮 𝗦𝗮ñ𝗮𝗱𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗞𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗮; 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀; 𝗝𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯-𝗮-𝗖𝘂𝗽; 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝗮𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝘀; 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘇 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗙𝗨𝗗 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘇 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀.
During her closing remarks, DTI Sarangani 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝘀𝗺𝗶 𝗟. 𝗚𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮, 𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗢 𝗩, congratulated the graduates and encouraged them to put their learnings into practice.
“𝙄 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚, 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨, 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥,” PD Gumana said.
Through the KMME-MME Program, the mentees gained practical business knowledge, mentoring, and guidance to improve their operations and strengthen their business strategies.
But graduation is not the finish line. It is the start of a bigger journey. DTI encourages the graduates to turn their learnings into concrete business improvements, pursue new markets, and take bold steps toward growth. As they move forward, their success will not only benefit their enterprises but also contribute to a stronger and more competitive local business community.