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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reminded the public to be wise in buying goods and products as the Christmas season nears and ensure that these are compliant with the suggested retail price (SRP). In an interview, DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez urged consumers to report the irregular pricing of items not just on physical […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Small Business Corporation (SB Corp.) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to finalize the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) for Tourism Rehabilitation and Vitalization of Enterprises and Livelihood (TRAVEL) program that will extend loan assistance to micro, small and medium […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has called on the Department of Trade and Industry to expedite the processing of loans that its attached agency, the Small Business Corporation (SBC), is extending to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) not only to help them rebuild their businesses amid the pandemic, but also to ensure that they have enough […]
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said the country must continue to reopen business activities to bring back jobs and revive the economy amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Commenting on the latest survey of the World Bank, the National Economic and Development Authority, and the Department of Finance, Lopez said the gradual and safe reopening of […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nestlé Philippines for assistance in implementing the Rural Agro-Enterprise Partnership for Inclusive Development and Growth (RAPID Growth) Project for the benefit of the country’s coffee farmers. DTI and Nestlé Philippines will collaborate to increase the incomes of smallholder coffee farmers […]
The Department of Trade and Industry, through its Consumer Protection Group (DTI-CPG), continues its annual celebration of Consumer Welfare Month (CWM) this October with most of the activities done virtually because of the community quarantine. “This year’s theme is ‘Sustainable Consumer in the New Normal,’ which calls for a change in consumer behavior and […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III is urging the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to develop in-house an online shopping platform for Philippine-made or Philippine-grown products and help micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Acknowledging the use of digital technology as the new normal, Pimentel is pushing for a Filipino-made selling […]
The Philippines, together with the other nine ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) member states has begun to implement the ASEAN-Wide Self-Certification Scheme (AWSC) starting 20 September 2020. The AWSC simplifies and streamlines origin certification procedure to claim and be granted lower duties or, in most cases, duty-free treatment when using the ASEAN […]
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez, together with the Philippine Bamboo Industry Council (PBIC), marked the celebration of World Bamboo Day with a bamboo planting activity at the House of Representatives recently to highlight the need to increase the number of bamboo to support the requirements of the producers of bamboo-based goods. […]
Reducing trade deficit. Improving value creation. Increasing backward and forward linkages. Modernizing Philippine industries. Department of Trade Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez underscored these four key goals of the REBUILD PH Program, when he digitally addressed from Manila, top French business executives of MEDEF (Mouvement des entreprises de France, or the Movement of the Enterprises […]