DTI-GS conducts workshop for aquamarine producers Ro Martin To initiate a synergy among aquamarine enterprises in General Santos City,

the Workshop on Organizational Assessment and Planning is conducted by the epartment o! Trade and "ndustry on #$ April %$&#' The said e(ent is !acilitated by Pro!' )austino *erome +abate o! +abate Consultancy at ,i- ./ ,agic, General Santos City, and is organized by T"0GS )ield O!!icers Christi dela 1osa and 2dgar Soguilon o! the +usiness e(elopment i(ision' The participants o! the e(ent are proprietors and representati(es o! (arious enterprises under General Santos Aquamarine Producers Association 3GA,PA4, and General Santos ried )ish ,akers Association 3G ),A4' ,s' 1osanna Contreras o! SA))"" discussed the long0range plans o! the General Santos Tuna Cluster, and urged the participants to come up 5ith plans as a subset o! the Tuna Cluster and as propellers o! the City/s economy' Pro!' +abate/s 5orkshop had the participants assess their organizations, dra!t their association/s (ision statement, re(ie5 their current situation and de(elop SWOT analysis, de(elop strategic plans and ob6ecti(es, and de(elop action plans' "n bet5een discussions, points are raised including issues on marketing, !inance and management' O!!icer Soguilon discussed the importance o! con(ergence among companies as to propelling industries' The o!!icer urged the participants to take an e-tra step to de(elop net5orks, !acilities, policies and !inances as an association o! aquamarine entities' The 5orkshop is 6ust one o! the series o! acti(ities T" General Santos has set in store to boost the industry' Another 5orkshop on con!lict management is in the 5orks to be conducted on &7 April %$&#' O!!icer e la 1osa remarked8 9This is 6ust the beginning' We shall continue our endea(ors in helping you shape the aquamarine industry and the Tuna Cluster in the long0run':