DTI holds 1st Packaging and Labeling Summit for MSMEs’ Business Mirror October 12, 2016 THE Department of Trade and Industry, through the Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB), held the first Philippine Packaging and Labeling Summit under the Philippine Export Competitiveness Program (PECP), with a theme dubbed as “Enhancing Competitiveness through...

The Philippines as ‘Franchise Hub of Asia’ Business Mirror October 12, 2016 WITH the Philippines’s growing economy thriving on the ingenuity of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and talents of young entrepreneurs, the franchising industry remains a viable investment option—more so, with the projected growth of up to...

PHL app developers confident in global mobile competition this year Business Mirror October 12, 2016 BELIEVING that Filipino talents are not just confined within the premier Manila but across the archipelago, the Mobile Challenge Asia Pacific (MCAP) Philippines 2016 is, once again, open for young entrepreneurs and innovators to...

China lifts import ban on Philippine bananas The Philippine Star October 7, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The Chinese government has lifted the ban on the import of bananas coming from the Philippines. During his courtesy call at the Department of Agriculture, Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua said China would now...

PHL forwards MSME agenda in global arena Business Mirror October 5, 2016 GENEVA, Switzerland—Forwarding the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) advocacy to bring small businesses in the front and center of global and regional trade, the Philippine Mission to the World Trade Organization (PMWTO) organized a session in...