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City Price Coordinating Council conducts seminar, Bantay-I Presyo launch for Consumer Welfare Month
October 27, 2021Tayabas City joins and supports the celebration of Consumer Welfare Month, which is celebrated every October. During the City Price Coordinating Council convening session which was 20 October 2021 at the Balilo Event Center, the following consumer welfare-related activities were conducted : 1. Consumer Advocacy Seminar on Price Tag Law…Read More -
DTI Quezon conducts webinar on taxation
October 27, 2021The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Quezon held a successful Kapatid Mentor ME-Money Market Encounter Online Program: Webinar on Taxation. As the current president-elect of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants-Quezon Chapter, Gene Emil A. De La Cruz, an independent tax and accounting practitioner and proprietor of G.A.C.…Read More -
PH, KR conclude FTA negotiations
October 26, 2021Manila—Following the negotiations led by the Philippine Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez and Korean Trade Minister Han-Koo Yeo, the Philippines-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was concluded. The two Ministers formally signed and issued a joint statement prior to the ASEAN-Korea Summit on 26 October 2021. In the statement, both parties…Read More -
DTI conducts public consultations for Online Businesses Guidelines
October 25, 2021The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through its Consumer Protection Group (CPG) and E-commerce Division drafted the Joint Administrative Order (JAO) on Guidelines for Online Businesses Reiterating the Laws and Regulations Applicable to Online Businesses and Consumers to protect consumers against deceptive, unfair, and unconscionable sales acts and practices…Read More -
PH named most improved country in strategic trade control implementation
October 25, 2021The Philippines was named the most improved country in the 2021/2022 Peddling Peril Index (PPI) of countries implementing strategic trade regulations. The Philippines’ ranking increased by 273 points from 482 points the previous year to 755 points, moving up from 86th place in 2020 to 49th place in 2021. Trade…Read More -
Gov’t increases allowed occupancy in business establishments
October 24, 2021Business establishments allowed to open in their localities which are issued a Safety Seal will be granted an increase of 10 percentage points in operational or venue capacity with the issuance of the latest joint guidelines from five government regulatory agencies. The latest directive is contained in the “Supplemental Guidelines…Read More -
DTI-DA partners with Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc: Reasonably-Priced Frozen Meat available in Metro Supermarkets
October 22, 2021The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Agriculture (DA), in collaboration with Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc., will launch the Presyong Risonable Dapat Program – Frozen Meat Edition (PRDP-FME) on 25 October 2021 at Metro Supermarket, Market! Market! McKinley Parkway, Taguig City. Since July, the DTI…Read More -
DTI conducts the National Conference on the First ASEAN Peer Review on Consumer Protection
October 22, 2021The DTI Consumer Protection Group (DTI-CPG), through its Consumer Policy and Advocacy Bureau (CPAB), held the National Conference on the Philippines’ ASEAN Peer Review on Consumer Protection to officially publish the External Peer Review Report (EPR) and present its findings with the participation of international developmental partners. Secretary Ramon M.…Read More -
DTI MIMAROPA launches consumer vlog making contest
October 22, 2021Millennial vloggers have won big at the recently concluded Consumer Vlog Making Contest organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) MIMAROPA. The contest is part of the many lined-up activities of DTI MIMAROPA in celebration of the 2021 Consumer Welfare Month, with the theme Digital Consumers: The…Read More -
DTI launches Youth Entrepreneurship program in Rizal Province
October 22, 2021On 15 October 2021 at 12:00 in the afternoon, the virtual launching of BIDABES “Building Initiatives with DTI in Assisting Budding Entrepreneurs to Succeed thru 7Ms in the province of Rizal” with the theme, Youth + Entrepreneurship = Success Forum: “Turning Job Seekers to Job Creators,” was conducted through Zoom.…Read More
