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SLOVENIAN DELEGATION TO VISIT PHL FOR TRADE, BUSINESS MISSION – LOPEZ

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said a delegation from Slovenia will visit the Philippines for a trade and business mission in March 2019. In a statement, Lopez said the planned visit of Slovenian businessmen was bared during his meeting with Philippine Honorary Consul to Slovenia Srecko Debelak. In March 2016, government […]

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THE PHILIPPINES EXCEEDS SALES FORECAST IN CHINA EXPO – LOPEZ

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced that the total sales of Filipino participants in the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai surpassed its $50 million sales projection. According to the DTI, the total sales of Philippine booths in the CIIE from Nov. 5 to Nov. 10 reached $124 million to include $108 […]

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PH JUMPS TO 56TH RANK FROM 68TH IN 2018 GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS REPORT – LOPEZ

The government’s continued effort to improve the business environment in order to make the Philippines a more competitive investment destination has been bearing fruit, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez welcomed the country’s 12-notch jump in the 2018 Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) of the World Economic Forum (WEF) to […]

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PIMENTEL TO BUSINESS COMMUNITY: WORK WITH GOV’T TO MAKE NEW EASE OF DOING BUSINESS LAW WORK

Senate Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship Committee chair Sen. Koko Pimentel III said on Monday that the appointment of the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) head and the release of the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) law implementing rules and regulations (IRR) before the end of the year would be the “best Christmas gift for businessmen who […]

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DTI LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE TO MARAWI CONTINUES – LOPEZ

Over a year after the guns fell silent in Marawi City, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has continued to provide livelihood assistance for families and individuals whose lives were turned upside down by the months-long fighting. The Small Business (SB) Corp. said disbursement of the P100 million budget for livelihood assistance to internally […]

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NO PRICE HIKE FOR PINOY TASTY, PINOY PANDESAL UNTIL DECEMBER – LOPEZ

There is no movement in the prices of Pinoy Tasty and Pinoy Pandesal until December this year, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said. Lopez said the price of Pinoy Tasty remains at PHP35 per loaf, while Pinoy Pandesal at PHP21.50 per 10-piece pack. The prices of these bread products manufactured by […]

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PIMENTEL TO DTI: EXPEDITE ISSUANCE OF IRR ON EASE OF DOING BUSINESS LAW

Senate Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship Committee Chairperson Koko Pimentel III on Thursday urged the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to expedite the issuance of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the ease of doing business (EODB) law so that the country could immediately benefit from the provisions of the law that seeks to […]

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DTI MUST STEP UP PRICE MONITORING EFFORTS, PUNISH ‘HEARTLESS’ PROFITEERS IN REGIONS – NOGRALES

House Appropriations Committee Chairperson Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles urged the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to intensify their anti-profiteering operations after skyrocketing rice prices in Zamboanga City forced the city council to pass a resolution urging the local government to place the city under a state of calamity. Nograles, who had earlier called […]

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MARAWI ENTREPRENEURS RECEIVE LOAN ASSISTANCE — LOPEZ

At least 24 Maranao entrepreneurs received assistance from the Small Business Corporation (SB Corp) in the form of Pondo sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso (P3) loans to help bring back the business environment in the war-torn city. SB Corp, the micro-financing arm of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) released a total of P245,000 to […]

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The Philippines Is an Ideal Source for Coconut-Based Products – TERRADO

  The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through its Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) and Philippine Trade and Investment Centers (PTICs) in the United States recently concluded the 2017 Philippine Coconut Roadshow in key cities in the United States including Los Angeles, Colorado, San Francisco, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. “We see the increasing healthy, non-GMO, […]