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One Town, One Product (OTOP) is a promotional program of the government of the Philippines. The initiative follows a similar undertaking by the Republic of China, which launched a One Town One Product in 1989 to promote companies in Taiwan.[1] OTOP in the Philippines aims to promote goods and products of Filipino towns, cities, and regions, and provides funding for small businesses. It is administered by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).
History edit
OTOP was proposed by then-President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as early as 2002[2] and launched in 2004. It was scheduled to end in 2010. DBM dropped OTOP funding in spring 2011; however, current Filipino President Benigno 'Noynoy" Aquino has authorized its continuation.[3]
OTOP is a priority stimulus program for Micro and Small and Medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) as government's customized intervention to drive inclusive local economic growth. It enables localities and communities to determine, develop, support and promote culturally-rooted products or services where they can be the best at or best renowned for.
OTOP Next Gen is DTI's program to further boost these products and services. Building from the gains of OTOP's first generation, the initiative offers a package of public-private assistance for MSMEs with minimum viable products to develop new and better offerings in areas including quality, product development, design, standards compliance, marketability, production capability, brand development.
In keeping with DTI's mission and priorities, OTOP Next Gen also seeks to align support to DTI and PDP-identified priority industries. OTOP products shall still emphasize “Pride of Place” and cultural value, while focusing on marketability. OTOP products are significantly identified by their:
- Cultural value – heritage, local customs, living traditions (such as a vintage recipe passed on for generations)
- Abundant resources or skills – available raw materials and a pool of skills readily and locally deployable
- Competitive advantage – a locality's innate or endemic strength connected to factors such as topography, climate, or geographic location
MSMEs who engage in business within the value chain of OTOP products (primarily their manufacturers, but also raw material suppliers, processors, distributors, retailers, etc.) are called OTOPreneurs.
Examples of OTOP Products edit
OTOP products vary, and can include fruits, specialty dishes, or handmade products. Examples of OTOP products include Arabica coffee in the Cordillera region,[4] cacao products in San Isidro in Davao del Norte,[5] and brooms in Santa Fe in Nueva Vizcaya.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Beyond Aid: Using 'One Town, One Product' as a Mutual Partnership - The News Lens International Edition". international.thenewslens.com. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ "Town Hall Meeting for Gloria in LA". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ De Leon, Max (May 17, 2011). "Aquino adopts GMA's Otop in bid to spur growth". Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ "Agriculture agency allots P5M for Cordillera's OTOP". SunStar. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ "Davao Norte mayors back CoCoPal project". SunStar. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ "Nueva Vizcaya town moves to sustain broom making industry". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved August 22, 2011.