18/09/2026
Center for International Private Enterprise Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, with technical support from LAYERTech Software Labs help build capacity of ๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ through its ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ โ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฌ (๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐) Program.
Under the HPDE-DRIVE program, the training of mentors for North Luzon was conducted in Baguio City, to organize a pool of expert trainers on the digital economy, with strong understanding and knowledge of the local context. The training of mentors brought together representatives and chamber presidents from local chambers across North Luzon.
The session equipped mentors with practical approaches to supporting MSMEs in their digital upskilling journey. It also introduced the new HPDE ๐๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ธ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ and presented key findings from the ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐จ๐ฝ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด, providing insights into the evolving digital capacity-building needs of Philippine MSMEs.
With a growing network of trained mentors and chamber leaders, we look forward to cascading HPDE-DRIVE to more MSMEs across North Luzon and supporting businesses as they harness digital technologies for growth, innovation, and competitiveness.