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DTI releases latest SRP list of basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs), seen minimal increases in some goods
January 28, 2022The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) published the latest suggested retail price (SRP) list of all basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs) in Business Mirror and Malaya today, 27 January 2022, to continuously guide consumers and retailers in their purchase and sale of goods. In the latest SRP list,…Read More -
Executive department allays farmers’ concerns on RCEP
January 28, 2022The Executive Department through the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) responded anew to concerns raised by stakeholders in the agricultural sector against the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement. Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez reiterated that the RCEP Agreement did not only exclude highly sensitive agricultural products from tariff…Read More -
Aerospace Industry supports RCEP
January 27, 2022MANILA, Philippines – The Aerospace Industries Association of the Philippines (AIAP), representing aerospace parts manufacturers and suppliers, expressed support for the Philippines participation in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement. “The aerospace industry fully supports the RCEP because there are key benefits that cannot be ignored such as lower…Read More -
FPI supports RCEP, joins call for the Agreement’s Senate concurrence
January 26, 2022MANILA, Philippines – Federation of Philippine Industries, Inc. (FPI) through their letter dated 24 January 2022 to the Senate extends their support for the country’s participation to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement, and seeks the Senate’s immediate concurrence. According to FPI Chairman Dr. Jesus Lim Arranza, “We believe…Read More -
Joint Foreign Chamber joins the call for RCEP Senate concurrence
January 26, 2022MANILA, Philippines – The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) urged the Senate to concur the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement in a statement released Monday, 24 January 2022. The JFC is a coalition composed of the American, Australian-New Zealand, Canadian, European, Japanese, Korean chambers of commerce, and…Read More -
PH seen as investment hub under RCEP, Japanese Chamber urges Senate to concur ratification
January 26, 2022MANILA, Philippines – The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Phils. Inc. (JCCIPI) joined calls for the Philippine Senate’s immediate concurrence of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement in a statement released Monday, 24 January 2022. The chamber stressed that ratifying RCEP would increase economic activity and…Read More -
DTI streamlines application for Certificate of Authority to import used motor vehicles
January 25, 2022The Department of Trade and Industry’s Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB) marked the first year of its streamlining project for the application of Certificate of Authority to Import (CAI) through its Integrated Registration and Information Systems (IREGIS) last 2 December 2021. The digital transition was launched in 2020 and since…Read More -
Tuna Canners and Canned Sardines groups join calls for Senate’s RCEP concurrence
January 25, 2022MANILA, Philippines – Tuna Canners Association of the Philippines (TCAP) and the Canned Sardines Association of the Philippine (CSAP) joined the call of business groups and associations nationwide for the Senate’s concurrence of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement. TCAP and CSAP Executive Director Francisco Buencamino, through letters for…Read More -
DTI Caraga vows to assist Odette-hit San Francisco in Surigao del Norte
January 24, 2022Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga, through Regional Director (RD) Gay A. Tidalgo, expressed its commitment to assist micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that have been heavily affected by Typhoon Odette in this municipality. After its landfall in the province on 16 December 2021, Odette swiped off establishments,…Read More -
DTI Negosyo Center Tayabas City participates in Business One-Stop-Shop (BOSS)
January 24, 2022As the City of Tayabas enters the year 2022 they started the Business One-Stop-Shop on the first Monday of the year 3 January 2022. They assigned a desk for each office at the Silungang Bayan ng Tayabas to accommodate the Tayabasin who will apply for the new business permits as…Read More
