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  • PEZA cheers signing of PH-FTA deal as investment approvals increase 180% in September

    PASAY CITY — Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Director General Tereso O. Panga said on Thursday that it is optimistic to receive more investors from South Korea with the signing of the Philippines-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on the sidelines of the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)…
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  • DTI Chief meets Dyson, discusses expansion plans in PH

    SINGAPORE—President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. together with Trade and Industry Secretary Fred Pascual met with Dyson’s Chief Executive Officer Roland Krueger in Singapore on Saturday, 16 September 2023, to discuss the Singapore-based tech giant’s expansion plans in the Philippines.  Krueger confirmed Dyson’s PHP11 billion investment expansion in the Philippines during…
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  • Micro rice retailers in Eastern Visayas receive cash assistance

    The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the assistance of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), led the simultaneous distribution of cash assistance to qualified micro retailers across Eastern Visayas on September 13-14, 2023.   As mandated by Executive Order No. 39, the DTI is in charge of…
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  • DTI validates more beneficiaries in Central Luzon qualified for P15K gov’t subsidy

    City of San Fernando, Pampanga – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) validated 336 micro rice retailers in Central Luzon to receive subsidy under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Sustainable Livelihood Program. The cash assistance pegged at ₱15,000.00 was set in motion to help micro rice…
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  • More rice retailers in NorMin get relief; DTI continues price cap monitoring

    The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), with the assistance of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), successfully distributed cash assistance to the first batch of micro rice retailers in Northern Mindanao from September 13-14, 2023.  The cash assistance, facilitated through DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (cash assistance for micro…
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  • DTI Chief Pascual highlights Philippine investment opportunities at Milken Asia Summit in Singapore

    SINGAPORE — Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Fred Pascual highlighted the Philippines’ readiness to welcome global investors, emphasizing the nation’s strategic trade policies and investment priorities at the 10th Milken Institute Asia Summit held on September 14 in Singapore.  During the panel entitled “Global Overview: Illuminating Pathways Through…
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  • 127 rice retailers in Region 12 get cash aid

    KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 12 joined the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 12, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region 12, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 12, and the Local Government Units (LGUs) in the…
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  • More rice retailers in NorMin get relief; DTI continues price cap monitoring

    NORTHERN MINDANAO – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) together with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) successfully distributed cash assistance to the first batch of micro rice retailers in Northern Mindanao in compliance to the Executive Order No. 39 implementations.   EO No. 39 took effect on…
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  • DTI Chief encourages Singapore business leaders to invest in strategic investment priorities 

    SINGAPORE–Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Fred Pascual, in partnership with the Milken Institute, spearheaded a roundtable discussion on strategic investment priorities in the Philippines between Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and prominent CEOs and top-tier in Singapore last Wednesday. President Marcos Jr. and Secretary Pascual outlined the business-friendly…
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  • Rice retailers in Iloilo City receive gov’t subsidy

    ILOILO CITY — In response to presidential directives outlined in Executive Order No. 39, the first wave of payouts to assist affected rice retailers started today, 13 September 2023 at the Iloilo City Vice Mayor’s Office.   EO. No. 39, which took effect in 5 September 2023, established price ceilings for…
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