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Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said the agency will bring the Diskwento Caravan in areas affected by Super Typhoon Rolly. During a cabinet meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte recently, Lopez said DTI eyes to hold Diskwento Caravan in two to three local government units (LGUs) for consumers in areas affected by […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS), will be issuing a Memorandum Circular (MC) on the Supplemental Guidelines for the Implementation of Department Administrative Order (DAO) 17-06 Series of 2017 or “The New Rules and Regulations Concerning the Mandatory Certification of Portland Cement and Blended Hydraulic Cement with […]
Philippine-branded organic coconut products including coconut milk, coconut cream, balsamic sauce, aminos sauces, coconut syrup, coconut oil, and coconut jam are now available in top online retail stores in Russia such as Ozon and Wildberries. Ten new coconut products of Quezon’s Best, a Philippine manufacturer of organic and Halal- and Kosher-certified coconut products, are […]
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez reported that DTI shall reimpose the mandatory certification of locally manufactured or imported plywood. This is to assure customers that all plywood products would go through rigorous quality checking. “Unfair competition from imported substandard plywood threatens not only public safety but also the local manufacturing industry, […]
Same terms will be applied for small-scale business owners that would like to borrow from the COVID-19 Assistance to Restart Enterprises (CARES) fund for the 13th month pay of their employees, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said. This is after Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III bared that the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) committed some […]
Aiming to reach out to more creators and innovators and provide them with an easier way to secure their intellectual property (IP) assets, the IP Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) recently launched its own mobile application dubbed “IPOPHL Mobiliz.” Available on Google Play and the App Store, IPOPHL Mobiliz facilitates all IPOPHL services, from filing […]
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 […]