ILOILO CITY — From a P7,000 startup to an award-winning enterprise, McNester Food Products' success story highlights the transformative power of the Department of Science and Technology's (DOST) Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (Setup) in Western Visayas.

McNester, a Guimaras-based producer of calamansi and mango-based products, was named DOST's Most Agile MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) after leveraging Setup to significantly increase production and technical capabilities.Rebecca Tubongbanua, McNester's owner, told the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas program of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) how Setup revolutionized her business.

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