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PH EXPORT CAPS 2021 WITH 15.5% GROWTH – LOPEZ

Philippine merchandise exports capped 2021 with a 14.5% growth with a value reaching $74.6B, based on preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Despite the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant that has impeded the full recovery of the global economy, Philippine exported goods increased in December which added $6.3B in the country’s export […]

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NO SRP INCREASES IN NOCHE BUENA PRODUCTS – LOPEZ

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) released the List of Suggested Retail Prices (SRPs) of Noche Buena products for the information and guidance of the consumers as the holiday season approaches. The price guide includes products such as ham, keso de bola, cheese, sandwich spread, mayonnaise, pasta—spaghetti noodles, elbow and salad macaroni, spaghetti sauce, tomato […]

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DTI’S SOCMED CAMPAIGN TO BOOST LOCAL BIZ — LOPEZ

#flexPHridays is a new call to action campaign by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to encourage Filipinos to support local businesses through the power of social media. For the past six years, the Philippines has been at the top of global charts as to the number of social media users and internet usage. […]

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MORE THAN 43,000 ESTABLISHMENTS GET SAFETY SEALS

Businesses nationwide are adopting the Safety Seal to assure the public that safe health protocols are put in place in their establishments amid the various quarantine restrictions. A total of 43,332 public and private establishments have been issued Safety Seal Certifications through the joint efforts of the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Interior and […]

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PH’S EXPORTS GAIN $563.9M IN JUNE – LOPEZ

Total Philippine exports surged to an almost double-digit increase in June this year by 9.49% gaining $563.9M.  The growth is attributed to the reopening of the global markets like US, China and EU, as well as the continuing policy to keep the export operations at full capacity despite the lockdowns.  Meanwhile, imports grew slower at […]

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LOPEZ TO MSME: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF REOPENING ECONOMY

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez called on the 52 graduates comprising of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the trade agency’s 3A (Accept, Adapt, and Act) Program to scale up as the country gradually reopens the economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. “You should scale up so as […]

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REMOVE ECONOMIC RESTRICTIONS IN CHARTER — DTI

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) welcomed efforts to remove the economic restrictions in the Constitution, stressing the move will help unleash the economic potential of the Philippines, the second-fastest growing economy in Southeast Asia. At the continuation of the public hearing of the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments on Resolution of Both Houses […]

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DTI: ONLINE CELEBRATION OF CONSUMER WELFARE MONTH

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 […]

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PRICES OF GOODS REVERT TO SRP AFTER END OF 60-DAY NATIONWIDE PRICE FREEZE – LOPEZ

Prices of basic items have reverted to their suggested retail prices (SRPs) effective Saturday with the end of the 60-day nationwide price freeze, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. For SRPs of manufactured basic goods, these will be based on the DTI SRP bulletin dated 30 September 2019.  “The lifting of the price […]

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94% OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES TO OPEN UNDER GCQ – LOPEZ

About 94 percent of economic activities will resume under a general community quarantine (GCQ), Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez has assured. But Lopez said companies are still encouraged to implement work-from-home arrangements even when most of the economic activities has returned under GCQ.  The trade chief said the remaining 6 percent of economic activities that are not […]