DTI offers free registration for barangay-based ventures The Freeman May 18, 2016 Barangay-based enterprises can now register free of charge at the Department of Trade and Industry through its Negosyo Centers. ? ?We encourage micro enterprises to register their businesses and avail of the incentives under the BMBE (Barangay...

Philippines, Switzerland strengthen economic ties through second JEC Business Mirror May 18, 2016 In Photo: Delegations from the Philippines and Switzerland during the signing of the second Philippines-Switzerland Joint Economic Commission (JEC) in Bern, Switzerland, last April 28, 2016. The Philippines-Switzerland JEC covers trade in goods, services, investments, improvement...

Ease of doing business: Movement of goods and services Business Mirror May 18, 2016 BASED on the country?s performance in 2015, World Bank Doing Business Report 2016 shows the decline in ranking of the Philippines, from 95th to 103rd among 189 countries in the world. The decline was due...

Dealing with NTMs: Why market intelligence matters Business Mirror May 18, 2016 ? THE proliferation of free-trade agreements (FTAs) has drastically changed the global trading environment. With the elimination and drastic reduction of tariffs, we do our best to understand the various types of nontariff measures (NTMs). NTMs are...

Implementing rules and regulations for amended Cabotage Law released Business World May 17, 2016 A JOINT DEPARTMENT Administrative Order was issued yesterday for the implementation of the Co-Loading Act or Republic Act No. (RA) 10668, also known as the amended Cabotage Law. President Benigno S. C. Aquino III signed...