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Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez told manufacturers, retailers, and distributors of improved policies and coordination with law enforcers at checkpoints after recognizing the challenges of cargo trucks carrying essential food and non-food materials reportedly being barred at checkpoints due to the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon. “We can expect order […]
Manufacturing facilities allowed to operate during the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon are encouraged to shut down their factories to further limit the movement of people. In a press briefing in Malacañang Palace recently, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez appealed to factories with one to two months inventory in their warehouses to stop their operations during […]
The Philippine economy will recover from the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said. Lopez made the assurance, as he admitted that the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country is harming the country’s economic growth. “Initially, NEDA (National Economic and Development Authority) has the computation that the impact […]
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez has assured of adequate food supply during the enhanced community quarantine now being enforced in Luzon as a measure to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Lopez made the assurance after the Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI) said that they anticipate a “severe shortage of goods […]
Following the declaration of a state of calamity in the Philippines for six months, the price freeze on basic commodities will be effective until May 15, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. The price freeze covers all merchants, including those who sell basic goods through the Internet or other media, according to the […]
The government is assuring the public that it is continuously monitoring and addressing issues involving the transport of raw materials needed by meat processors in Luzon which is now under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Saturday stressed that measures had already […]
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez is asking for a faster and separate lane through checkpoints for vehicles carrying basic necessities such as agricultural products, food, medical products, and hygiene products to ensure that an adequate supply reaches markets during the enforcement of the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. Lopez said he had a discussion with the […]
Secretary Ramon Lopez of the Department of Trade and Industry is urging utility companies to postpone payments during the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “We are trying to work also on deferring some of the costs like payment of utility bills,” Lopez said. The trade chief added that […]
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez has assured that movement of cargo and thesupply chain of basic goods shall continue even after President Rodrigo Duterte had placed Luzon under an enhanced community quarantine. Lopez said there is an ongoing meeting in the government discussing its next steps for the enhanced community quarantine […]
Lopez said the DTI is urging President Rodrigo Duterte to issue an executive order (EO) to prosecute those who had raked-in unfairly large profits on products which are in demand during this situation and those who hoard goods whether for their own consumption or re-sale at higher prices.The trade chief said Duterte has agreed with […]