HUNDREDS of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Visayas and Mimaropa Region that were affected by Super Typhoon Yolanda have been able to get back on their feet thanks to a rehabilitation financing program operated by an arm of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

The Small Business Corp. (SB Corp.), the financing arm of the DTI, said that as of July 31, it has approved 245 loan applications from MSMEs in Western, Central and Eastern Visayas and in Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan) out of 397 loan applications it received totaling P638.3 million.

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