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Ecothon 2023 showcases Philippine Startup Excellence in Sustainability and Innovation during demo day
September 06, 2023MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Once more, Philippine startups demonstrated their pioneering technologies driving forward the cause of eco-innovation initiatives during the Ecothon in the Philippines 2023 Demo Day held on the 30th of August at the Makati Diamond Residences, Makati City. In its third edition, Ecothon Philippines renewed its commitment to uncover…Read More -
DTI 12 capacitates 35 bamboo farmers in value-adding their bamboo products
September 05, 2023KORONDAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 12, through its South Cotabato Provincial Office, has teamed up with the BPI Sinag Foundation to provide bamboo value-adding training to 35 bamboo farmers from Brgy. Maan in the municipality of Tboli, South Cotabato. The two-day skills…Read More -
DTI to host the 25th plenary meeting of the International Organization for Standardization Technical Committee on Packaging and its related events
September 05, 2023MAKATI CITY — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS), will be hosting the 25th Plenary Meeting of the International Organization for Standardization Technical Committee (ISO/TC) on Packaging and Its Related Events in Makati City on September 5-8, 2023. The Philippines is a…Read More -
DTI organizes Philippine participation in China’s Premier Services Trade Fair
September 05, 2023The Department of Trade and Industry’s Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC)-Beijing and Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) organized the participation of Philippine services exporters in the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) held on 02 – 06 September 2023. CIFTIS is China’s premier trade fair dedicated to services…Read More -
The DTI is ready to implement the RCEP
September 05, 2023The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has entered into force in the Philippines on 2 June 2023 and is expected to deepen existing economic integration within the broader region and attract more investments and trade opportunities to country. The RCEP is a regional free trade agreement that brought together the…Read More -
DTI-BPS expands IEC National Committee, calls for experts from electrotechnical industries
September 05, 2023MAKATI CITY — The International Electrotechnical Commission – National Committee of the Philippines (IEC-NCP), through the Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS), opens the membership to all interested management and technical staff as well as experts of companies/ organizations in the field of electrotechnology to participate in the International Electrotechnical Commission…Read More -
PH, US consumer protection and privacy agencies hold a 5-day workshop
September 05, 2023MAKATI CITY — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the National Privacy Commission (NPC), and the United States Federal Trade Commission (US FTC) successfully conducted a five (5)-day workshop on Emerging Technological Sector Issues in Consumer Protection and Privacy Investigations and Enforcement on 07-11 August 2023 at Ascott Hotel,…Read More -
DOH’s National Reference Laboratories Plan to Get DTI-PAB Accreditation
September 05, 2023The Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of Trade and Industry-Philippine Accreditation Bureau (DTI-PAB), Department of Health (DOH), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is paving the way for international competence recognition as National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) gear up for accreditation. Through this agreement, all NRLs are required to be…Read More -
President Marcos Jr. orders DTI to facilitate distribution of financial aid to affected retailers
September 04, 2023MANILA—On Monday, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to facilitate the immediate distribution of financial aid to retailers who might be affected by the implementation of the Executive Order No. 39, s. 2023, which sets the price ceiling of regular-milled rice at PHP41.00/kilogram…Read More -
Gov’t readying aid to small rice retailers that may be affected by EO 39, says DTI
September 04, 2023MANILA CITY – An assistance program aimed at extending support to small rice traders and retailers that will be affected by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s Executive Order (EO) No. 39 is in the works to keep them afloat until rice prices stabilize, a trade official said on Saturday. Small…Read More
