THE Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), with the participation of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), held its first face-to-face general membership meeting last July 14 at Shangri-La The Fort in Bonifacio Global City. The chief topic of the meeting was DTI priority programs largely focused on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and other efforts to sustain local economic recovery and growth.

MSMEs comprise 99.5 percent of business establishments in the country. They employ 63 percent of the Philippine workforce and contribute almost half of gross domestic product.