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  • DTI-Laguna grants PangKabuhayan sa PagBangon at Ginhawa livelihood kits to Paete micro-entrepreneurs

    Paete, Laguna — The Department of Trade and Industry – Laguna Provincial Office (DTI-Laguna) through its PangKabuhayan sa PagBangon at Ginhawa (PBG) program awarded sari-sari store packages to six (6) barangay-based business owners and potential entrepreneurs at Barangay Ilaya del Norte, Paete, Laguna, on September 10, 2020. Each beneficiary received…
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  • EFTA market study aims to increase trade with Philippines

    15 September 2020 | To strengthen Philippine trade with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Switzerland in particular, the Department of Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) and the Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO) are conducting a market study on three key export products of the Philippines: Processed Food, Natural Ingredients, and…
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  • Negosyo Center Cabuyao City conducts webinar on Digital Marketing: Tips, Tools and Best Practices for MSMEs

    Cabuyao City – In these trying times, many businesses struggle to stay afloat and market their businesses online. After all, there’s been an influx in businesses shifting online.  With a lot of information available online, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. This is why Negosyo Center Cabuyao City in cooperation with…
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  • Raising success through poultry farming in the new normal

    The COVID-19 disease outbreak created global crises that brought deep impact to different aspects of the society. Posing enormous health, bringing economic, environmental, and societal challenges.   This may not always be the case, on the other hand, for the Pangi Sectoral Cooperative from Pangi, Gasan, Marinduque. For them, the…
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  • 30 MSMEs from Mendez, Cavite receive livelihood starter kits from DTI-4A

    The Department of Trade and Industry Region 4-A, through its Livelihood Seeding Program – Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay, distributed PhP 200,000.00 worth of livelihood starter kits for sari-sari store, carinderia, and fruits and vegetable vending to thirty (30) selected micro-entrepreneurs from Mendez, Cavite on September 10, 2020. Among the recipients…
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  • DTI, OPAPP sign MOA to promote socio-economic development in Bangsamoro communities

    QUEZON CITY—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Peace Process (OPAPP) signed on 11 September 2020 a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that will develop and supervise livelihood projects for decommissioned Moro Islamic Liberation From (MILF) combatants and their families in Bangsamoro communities. …
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  • Progressive Philippines: Arms wide open to more investment partners

    MANILA, Philippines, September 11, 2020 – The Philippines concluded its Guest Country of Honor duties at the China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) 2020 held in Xiamen, China, where the delegation – led by Ambassador Jose Santiago Sta. Romana, together with Philippine Cabinet Secretaries and top government officials –…
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  • Bukidnon opens 2 pasalubong centers

    The highland paradise at the heart of Mindanao celebrates the best of its talents and products with the opening of two pasalubong centers in Bukidnon. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Bukidnon together with the respective local government units officially opened the OTOP (One Town One Product Philippines) Hub Ph…
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  • CITEM, FFCCCII team up to bolster PH participation at CIIE, CIFIT

    FFCCCII turns overs Php1M to CITEM to boost PH delegation content marketing, promotional effort in CIIE, CIFIT 2020  The Department of Trade and Industry, through the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (DTI-CITEM), has partnered with the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) to…
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  • July goods exports decline slows to single-digit

    As more economies started easing up on their trade restrictions in July, the declining trend in Philippine (PH) Merchandise Exports also eased up. July 2020 exports posted only a single-digit decrease of 9.6% year-on-year (YOY), a welcome improvement from the revised figure of 12.5% YOY decline last month, preliminary July…
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