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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 […]

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BOI NOTES MANUFACTURING OUTPUT REBOUND – LOPEZ

The Department of Trade and Industry – Board of Investments (DTI-BOI) reported that manufacturing output has rebounded, based on recent data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and IHS-Markit. This point toward industry stabilization as manufacturing output sees an upside in the months ahead with the ongoing rollout of the vaccination program and ease […]

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BOI-APPROVED INVESTMENTS TOP P1T IN 2020 – LOPEZ

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary and Board of Investments (BOI) Chairperson Ramon Lopez announced a P1.25T project approval target for the agency in 2021, following total approved investments of P1.02T last year. “We are working hard for a V-shaped Philippine economic recovery in 2021 and are hence targeting the original 2020 pre-pandemic goal for […]

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COLD CHAIN INDUSTRY TO AID VACCINE STORAGE – BOI

The Board of Investments (BOI) and its partner industry stakeholders recently launched the Cold Chain Industry Roadmap, expecting to flourish as it plays a critical role in maintaining the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines. The Cold Chain Industry Roadmap lays down the blueprint for industry expansion towards the “new normal” adept in coping […]

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TOURISM PROJECTS THAT MEET ‘NEW NORMAL’ HEALTH STANDARDS TO GET BOI INCENTIVES – LOPEZ

The Board of Investments (BOI) will provide incentives to tourism projects involving upgrading and modernizing facilities that will ensure implementation of new health standards amid the ‘new normal’ due to the pandemic. The BOI said the investment promotion agency heeded the call of Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat to put in place possible measures that will […]

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DTI, BOI MUST WORK DOUBLE TIME IN ATTRACTING INVESTORS SET TO EXIT CHINA – VILLAFUERTE

Deputy Speaker Lray Villafuerte is calling on the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Board of Investments (BOI) to work double-time in conducting roadshows abroad to attract foreign investors set on leaving China to relocate to the Philippines. Villafuerte at the same time called on the Senate to approve the state economic team’s modified version of the […]

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GOV’T, PRIVATE SECTOR TEAM UP TO PRODUCE PPEs FOR FRONTLINERS – LOPEZ

Heeding the government’s call to produce more needed Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) in the country, member-companies of the Confederation of Wearable Exporters of the Philippines (CONWEP) will start the local production of medical-grade PPE coveralls for frontline healthcare workers. “We need to protect our healthcare workers as they are in the frontline of our fight […]

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INCLUSIVE INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIES NEED STRONGER GOV’T-PRIVATE SECTOR COLLABORATION – LOPEZ

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez underscored the agency’s commitment in pursuing inclusive innovation in various industries through greater collaboration among other government agencies and the private sector as the world enters the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0). “In line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s vision of a future where all Filipinos have […]

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BOI TARGETS 10% HIKE INVESTMENT APPROVALS IN 2019 – LOPEZ

The Board of Investments (BOI) is targeting to increase investment approvals this year in hopes of breaching the P1 trillion mark. Trade Secretary and BOI Chairman Ramon Lopez said the agency is eyeing a 10 percent growth in investment approvals this year from the P907.2 billion projects it had registered in 2018. Lopez noted that […]