The Redondo Peninsula Energy, Inc. (RP Energy) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Zambales have launched a partnership on April 20 for enterprise development.

The program includes a workshop on how to start a business, camote food processing, novelty crafts, and furniture making for identified organizations in Cawag, Subic, Zambales and Olongapo City.

“Patience, perseverance, and the right attitude will open the road to success. There is no need to go out of the country to flourish,” Meralco PowerGen Vice President for External Affairs Litz Manuel-Santana emphasized at the signing.

As a precursor, RP Energy also established Botika sa Sitios to provide easier access of over-the-counter medicines to far-flung areas. The drugstores will be managed by local village associations.

“We have to think long-term. Teaching and capacitating these organizations is what will make them prosper in their chosen business,” said DTI Zambales Provincial Director Leonila Baluyut.

Meanwhile, the representatives of beneficiary organizations expressed gratitude for the opportunities given to their groups.

“We are grateful for the support given to our association. We cannot do it alone, but with the help of RP Energy and DTI, we believe that we can succeed,” said San Martin Tribal Association Chieftain Antonio Cabalic.

RP Energy is the developer of a 2×300-megawatt coal-fired power plant in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

 

TOP PHOTO: RP Energy and DTI-Zambnales officials sign a partnership (L-R): RPE CSR officer Jason Gavina, Meralco PowerGen VP for external affairs Litz Manuel-Santana; DTI-Zambales provincial director Leonila Baluyut, business division chief Marilou Arcega; and trade and industry development specialist John Neil Fabay