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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 2020-04 or the “DTI and DOLE Supplemental Guidelines on Workplace Prevention and Control of COVID-19” in further efforts to minimize the transmission of the virus in the workplace. “This JMC is a crucial part […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has asked the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to provide companies with all necessary assistance to help them adjust to the New Normal and prevent deeper job cuts. As workers continued to be retrenched, Villanueva cited the possibility of the government helping factories […]
During the meeting of some Interagency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-EID) Cabinet officials with President Rodrigo Duterte recently in Davao City, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez presented the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)’s additional response in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. “We reported to the President that the Philippines now […]
The country’s poor families and vulnerable sectors need not worry about complying with the health and safety protocols against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the government recently launched a community distribution of free washable face masks to contain the pandemic. Dubbed as “Bida Solusyon: MaskVIDA (Mask for Vulnerable and Indigent; Delivered and Available) laban kontra […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) urged government offices to prioritize locally-manufactured products when procuring materials and supplies for their operations in order to help local businesses struggling due to the adverse economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez, such a move will help Filipino-owned businesses remain afloat and […]
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said that it is only through the resumption of business activities that the country’s economy will be able to recover after plunging 16.5 percent in the second quarter of the year. But with the risk posed by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Lopez underscored that strict health protocols should remain in place […]
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said the Trade and Industry (DTI), Labor and Employment (DOLE), and Health (DOH) departments will be issuing a new health protocol in workplaces strengthening the minimum health standards in business establishments. Lopez said establishments will be required to assign a health officer, whether a security officer, nurse, or doctor, who will […]
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez has advised the public not to panic buy and engage in hoarding following the enforcement of modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) measures in Metro Manila and in four other adjacent provinces. Lopez said there is enough supply of goods in Metro Manila and the four other […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has released a new memorandum circular (MC) listing additional health and safety protocols to be observed in gyms, fitness centers, and sports facilities that have been allowed to partially reopen in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ). Under MC 20-44, the DTI prohibits group workout sessions, such as […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has started an online trade fair featuring products of entrepreneurs who are persons with disabilities (PWDs) in line with the celebration of the 42nd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week. The Biz-Ability Online Trade Fair, which runs from July 30 to August 12, will introduce the products of […]