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  • Manila Climbs 20 spots in Global Startup Ecosystem Ranks, Signals Growing Global Competitiveness as a Top 70 Emerging Ecosystem

    DTI joins the Artisanal Exhibit, LIKHA 2025

    Manila, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), reaffirmed its steadfast commitment to building a globally competitive and culturally rooted creative economy as it joined LIKHA 4: Likha Ko, Lahi Ko, held from 6 to 8 June 2025 at the Foro de Intramuros, Manila. Spearheaded by the First…
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  • DTI, Sharetronic discuss expansion and workforce growth in PH

    Makati, Philippines – The Department of Trade and Industry’s Foreign Trade Service Corps (DTI-FTSC), met with Sharetronic Data Technology Co., Ltd. on May 19, 2025, at the DTI Filinvest Building to discuss the company’s ongoing expansion in the Philippines and its efforts to strengthen its workforce by recruiting skilled professionals.…
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  • PH celebrates Filipino culture at Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori School in the U.S

    The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Silicon Valley (PTIC-SV), together with the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco (San Francisco PCG) and the Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT) in San Francisco, joined the Filipino Day event at Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori…
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  • PH IC design capabilities highlighted at sectoral briefing in Eindhoven

    Eindhoven, Netherlands — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through its Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Brussels (PTIC-Brussels) and in partnership with Xinyx Design and High Tech NL, successfully held the Philippine Sectoral Briefing on IC Design at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven on 5 June 2025…
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  • PH threads sustainability and innovation into one at Hong Kong’s Fashion Instyle 2025

    HONG KONG SAR — Filipino ingenuity took center stage in Hong Kong as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Philippine Trade and Investment Center – Hong Kong (PTIC-HK), partnered with the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI) in showcasing creative, sustainable, and…
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  • Green GSM's grand launch event in the Philippines, featuring the first fully foreign-owned electric vehicle operator, with officials on stage and a backdrop reading 'HELLO PHILIPPINES MOVE FORWARD THE GREEN WAY Grand Launch, June 10, 2023.'

    DTI hails Green GSM as PH’s pioneer foreign e-vehicle operator

    Quezon City, Philippines—On June 10, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Cristina A. Roque and Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs Secretary Frederick Go welcomed the launch of Green GSM Philippines as the country’s first fully foreign-owned electric vehicle operator. This groundbreaking entry is marked…
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  • DTI Secretary Cristina A. Roque and Assistant Secretary Agaton Teodoro Uvero inspecting school supplies during a price monitoring activity at Baclaran market, accompanied by other officials and staff.

    DTI: School supplies stay affordable, accessible

    Parañaque City, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced that prices and supply of school essentials remain stable and accessible as the new school year approaches. DTI Secretary Cristina A. Roque, who chairs the National Price Coordinating, affirmed this during a monitoring activity at Baclaran market on June 8.…
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  • Three men in formal attire standing on a marble staircase with Philippine and ASEAN flags behind them; from left to right: PTIC-Washington D.C. Commercial Counselor Kenneth Yap, Asurion Senior Assistant General Counsel Grant Mullins, and Minister and Consul Hans Siriban.

    DTI, PH Embassy welcomes Asurion expansion, 500 jobs for Cebu

    Washington D.C—On June 05, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recognized US-based tech care giant Asurion’s latest expansion plans, which include opening a new contact center in Cebu City. This is set to create at least 500 new jobs for Filipinos within the year. The company, through Asurion’s General…
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  • PH hosts innovation forum in San Francisco to propel startup growth

    The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Silicon Valley (PTIC-SV), supported the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco’s (San Francisco PCG) forum titled “Unleashing the Startup Mindsets in the Philippines: A National Innovation Update” on April 28 at the Kalayaan Hall of…
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  • PH showcases rich culinary heritage in Macau through “Pinas Sarap” initiative

    Macau SAR – Filipino food took center stage at the Sofitel Macau as the Philippine Trade and Investment Center–Hong Kong (PTIC-HK) of the Department of Trade and Industry supported the successful Filipino Food Month celebration last April 2025 with “Pinas Sarap: A Filipino Buffet.”  Held at Mistral Restaurant, the event…
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