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Pascual touts PH’s manufacturing potential to Singaporean business leaders
June 11, 2024Singapore––Following one of the priorities of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to position the Philippines as a leading manufacturing hub in Southeast Asia, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Fred Pascual met with several Singaporean business leaders on June 5, 2024, to highlight manufacturing investment opportunities in the Philippines.…Read More -
Manila startup ecosystem value surges to USD6.4B
June 11, 2024San Francisco, California—Manila’s startup ecosystem continues to flourish according to the 2024 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) by Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network. During the GSER launch at London Tech Week, it was reported that the city’s ecosystem was valued at USD 6.4 billion from 01 July 2021…Read More -
DTI teams up with Bosch to modernize PH manufacturing landscape
June 11, 2024Singapore –– On 07 June 2024, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with global manufacturing leader Bosch to harness cutting-edge technologies and sustainable practices that will drive the transformation of the country’s manufacturing sector. The partnership highlights the development of a Pilot Factory…Read More -
DTI empowers Filipino creatives with animation and game development masterclasses
June 10, 2024Mandaluyong City, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) celebrated the achievements of the 83 scholars from the first batch of the LikhaSanay: Animation and Game Development Masterclasses during its Culminating Event on 01 June 2024. The LikhaSanay program, a government-funded masterclass program under the Malikhaing Pinoy Program, provides…Read More -
DTI Region VI enforces price freeze in Western Visayas due to El Niño and Pertussis Outbreak
June 10, 2024WESTERN VISAYAS – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region VI has released the price freeze on basic necessities in local government units (LGUs) that are under a state of calamity due to El Niño and Pertussis Outbreak. Out of the 31 declarations of a state of calamity from…Read More -
Region 12 coffee bags the award as the best Robusta in the Philippines
June 10, 2024MAKATI CITY – The coffee from Region 12 was declared this year’s best Robusta coffee in the recently concluded Philippine Coffee Quality Competition (PCQC), beating 101 other entries from all over the country in the Robusta category. At an awarding ceremony on Sunday, June 9, Rey John Basco, a resident…Read More -
Region VI joins HIMSS Global Health Conference in Florida, USA
June 10, 2024Western Visayas’ participation in the 2024 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Global Health Conference and Roadshow in Orlando, Florida, USA from March 11 to 15, 2024, aligns seamlessly with the region’s lofty goal to establish Western Visayas as the “Healthcare Information Management Service (HIMS) Capital of the World”…Read More -
DTI VI, EMB facilitate XRoads Philippine Sea Salts’ and local artisans’ partnership
June 10, 2024In a series of meetings spanning from February 28 to March 1, XRoads Philippine Sea Salts, founder Ms. Lennie DiCarlo, from San Diego, California, explored collaborative opportunities in Western Visayas, with assistance from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region VI and the Export Marketing Bureau (EMB). XRoads Philippine…Read More -
DTI VI promotes consumer rights awareness through new radio program
June 10, 2024ILOILO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Regional Office VI is reminding the importance of consumer rights awareness among the public. DTI VI Officer-in-Charge Regional Director Rachel Nufable reiterated that consumers must be knowledgeable about and assertive of their basic rights to ensure their protection. OIC-RD Nufable…Read More -
DTI VI to host Consumers Talk on World Consumer Rights Day
June 10, 2024ILOILO CITY – In observance of the World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) on March 15th, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region Office VI – Consumer Protection Division (CPD) will conduct one of its Consumer Advocacy Initiatives (CAIs), particularly the Consumers Talk, aimed at raising awareness on consumer rights…Read More
