DOST turns over P1.4M check to Siquijor SME

By Rizalie A. Calibo

SIQUIJOR, Mar 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through its Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP), recently released P 1,423,600 to GL Motors and Industries owned and operated by Gerry Sumagang in Siquijor. 

In an interview with the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) here, provincial science and technology (PSTC) director Mario de la Pena said the move is in line with DOST's continuing support to the SETUP beneficiaries to make sure that the metals and engineering sector are assisted.

The upgrading of equipment and machineries for GL Motors will be for the acquisition of sandblasting machine, plasma cutting machine, lathe machine and TIG welding machine.

The DOST assistance upgrading of their metal working capability is seen to benefit not only the metals industry in the province but as well as the transport industry, particularly sea transport.

GL Shipping will push through with its plan of fabricating/assembling RORO type vessels to cater cargo trucks for Dumaguete-Siquijor and Oslob-Siquijor routes and the acquisition of newly refurbished fast craft to augment its existing vessels plying Siquijor-Dumaguete and vice versa.

This development would mean expanded market for GL Motors and Industries, de la Pena said. (rmn/rac/PIA-Siquijor/MEP/DOST)