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DTI, UN SIGN E-MOBILITY PROJECT AGREEMENT

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Fred Pascual and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Philippine Representative Teddy Monroy signed the “Accelerating the Adoption and Scale-up Electric Mobility for Low-Carbon City Development in the Philippines” (E- Mobility) project. This initiative aims to revolutionize Philippine transportation by promoting electric vehicles (EVs) and fostering a thriving […]

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ROBUST PPP DRIVES PH AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY – PASCUAL

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Fred Pascual recognized the significant role of robust public and private partnerships in propelling the country’s automotive industry during the ceremonial turnover of Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation’s (TMP) presidency recently. Pascual also recognized TMP and the broader automotive industry’s contribution to boosting job creation and economic growth. “Over […]

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DTI BOOSTS CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL VAPE SALES

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has further intensified its monitoring and enforcement operations against violators of Republic Act No. 11900 or the “Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). With its heightened enforcement operations, the DTI covers both physical and online stores, confiscating over 18,000 non-compliant […]

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PBBM FOREIGN VISITS REAP $14B INVESTMENTS FOR PH

Investment pledges from foreign firms during the presidential visits over the past 16 months are now being actualized substantively and tangibly, boosting the position of the Philippines as a premier investment destination for foreign businesses in Asia, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Notably, the presidential visits of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. […]

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DTI AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR STRONG INVESTMENTS SECTOR

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Fred Pascual affirmed the Department’s strong efforts to create an enabling environment for investments during the inauguration of the Brother Industries Philippines Inc.’s third factory expansion in Batangas recently. “We are actively showcasing our skilled workforce, strategic location, and generous investment incentives to the world, tailoring opportunities to […]

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PASCUAL EYES PH-VIETNAM CROSS-BORDER COLLABORATION

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Fred Pascual called for deeper economic collaboration and stronger investment deal between the Philippines and Vietnam during the welcome networking reception for the Philippine business delegation at the sidelines of the Presidential visit in Vietnam. In his address, Pascual welcomed business leaders as he emphasized the shared economic […]

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DTI HITS 2023 BUSINESS NAME REGISTRATION RECORD

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported a noteworthy accomplishment with a total of 984,332 business name registrations for 2023. This marks a consecutive annual increase showcasing a 5% spike from the previously recorded 937,431 registrations in 2022.  “All business name registrations, 88% (864,200) accounted for new business registrations, with the remaining 12% (120,132) […]

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DTI ANNOUNCES ADJUSTED SRP FOR COFFEE, SALT

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has completed the assessment and validation of notifications for price adjustments filed by certain manufacturers in the Coffee and Salt categories of the basic necessities with suggested retail prices (SRPs). Price adjustments have been approved for 3 of 13 stock-keeping units (SKUs) of coffee and 6 of 19 SKUs of […]

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DTI-BOI PROMOTE PH BIOFERTILIZER INDUSTRY

Shoring up the promotion of locally-developed biofertilizer products and technologies in the Philippines, the Board of Investments (BOI) discussed with AgriSpecialist, Inc. (ASI) possible strategic collaborations in the commercialization of the country’s biofertilizer industry.   Director Raquel Echague of the BOI’s Resource-Based Industries Service (RBIS) and Mario Labadan, Jr., President of AgriSpecialist, Inc., talked about the […]

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BOI POSTS HIGHEST INVESTMENT APPROVALS IN 2023

The country’s premier industry development and investment promotion agency recorded P1.16 trillion (T) in investment approvals—the highest-ever level in the Agency’s 56-year history. This surpasses the previous record of P1.14T generated in 2019 and is already 59-percent higher than last year’s P729.1 billion (B) level. This also marks the third time in four years the […]