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OTOP PH collabs with PLDT; leveraging technology to help MSMEs recover in the new normal
August 20, 2020The Department of Trade and Industry-Regional Operations Group (DTI-ROG), through its One Town One Product (OTOP) Philippines Program, formally inked the deal with PLDT, through its KaAsenso, bringing the 2020 Virtual Trade Expo to life. The virtual ceremonial MOA signing happened on August 17, 2020, via Zoom, a cloud-based video…Read More -
DTI grants a 60-day grace period to holders of Private Emission Testing Centers (PETC) Certificate of Accreditation
August 20, 2020The Department of Trade and Industry issued Memorandum Circular (MC) 20-40 to ensure that Private Emission Testing Centers (PETCs) with expiring certificates of accreditation and located in an area where a community quarantine is still in effect will remain operational. The intent of a testing center is to determine the…Read More -
DTI heightens cooperation on trade and investment with UK, MSMEs in focus
August 20, 2020The Philippines and the United Kingdom successfully convened the 2nd Philippines-United Kingdom Economic Dialogue on Wednesday, 19 August 2020. The dialogue was led by Undersecretary for Industry Development and Trade Policy, Dr. Ceferino S. Rodolfo, and UK Ambassador to the Philippines, His Excellency Daniel Pruce. The dialogue serves as a…Read More -
Bukidnon farmers receive DTI livelihood kits
August 19, 2020Twenty more farmers in Bukidnon received livelihood kits as second batch of beneficiaries of the Pangkabuhayan sa pagBangon at Ginhawa (PBG) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Each farmer received knapsack sprayer after attending an entrepreneurial mind-setting seminar conducted by Negosyo Center in Sitio Kibulag, Barangay Lantud in Talakag. The knapsack…Read More -
SSF transfers to new home, LGU inaugurates building
August 19, 2020The Shared Service Facility (SSF) on Garments Making got a facelift as the co-operator, the Municipality of Lambunao, Iloilo, has transferred the facility to its new home which was inaugurated last August 12. Former Lambunao Mayor and now Iloilo Third District Board Member Jason Gonzales led the blessing and inauguration…Read More -
We assure you of our full support to any collaboration that will be explored by the business community
August 18, 2020This was the key message last August 18 by Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary for Industry Development and Trade Policy Ceferino S. Rodolfo when he addressed the Philippines’ and Turkey’s top bilateral diplomats, high-level economic officials and key business practitioners who were gathered by the Foreign Economic Relations…Read More -
DTI Sydney holds TNK webinar on real estate investments for overseas Filipino investors
August 17, 2020SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA —The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Sydney, DTI’s overseas office in Australia, held a webinar on real estate investment opportunities last August 13 as part of its Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan (TNK) webinar series to help overseas Filipinos investors…Read More -
Under community quarantine, DTI continues Diskwento Caravan
August 17, 2020To continue providing affordable basic goods to the public in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic, the Department of Trade and Industry’s Consumer Protection Group (DTI-CPG) started conducting another series of Diskwento Caravan in the National Capital Region (NCR). The Diskwento Caravan (DC) is a DTI initiative in partnership with…Read More -
PCAB released 5,000 digitally renewed licenses through PCAB Online Renewal Portal
August 17, 2020“This entire situation and experience reminds me of the great philosopher Socrates who once said that ‘The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new’ I must say this best describes how we are able to rise up…Read More -
Towards the digital “next normal,” PH Gov’t partners with PayMaya for an improved payment system on PCAB’s online transactions
August 17, 2020PayMaya Philippines, Inc. is now an official partner in automating the transactions of the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB), particularly its pilot on online contractor’s license renewal portal (pcabgovph.com) that serves around 15,000 contractors all over the country. The service of PayMaya is an additional digital payment option for contractors aside from the existing Land Bank LinkBiz Portal. The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed by…Read More
