DTI - Design Center of the Philippines 5.58

The Design Center of the Philippines (DCP), formerly known as Product Development and Design Center of the Philippines (PDDCP), is an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry, mandated to promote design as a creative tool for improving the quality and competitiveness and branding of Filipino products in the global market; as a strategic tool of value creation for sustainable economic growth and development; and as an innovative tool for enhancing the quality of human life.

The Design Center is further mandated to:
1. Develop and maintain a creative research and development program on product design, development, and improvement of Philippine products and services, including those created by small and medium enterprises (SMEs);
2. Conduct continuing research on product and product packaging design trends, materials and processing technologies;
3. Create, develop, promote and upgrade the design of all Philippine products and services, including those created by SMEs;
4. Conduct seminars and workshops on product design and development;
5. Set-up design exhibitions;
6. Publish design-related materials;
7. Ensure protection of Filipino design ideas, products, and other outputs of creative talents;
8. Promote design education throughout the country to meet the needs of Philippine industries;
9. Promote Philippine design here and all over the world.

Source: RA 10557 - Philippine Design Competitiveness Act of 2013