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Official Statement of Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez on the Decline of GDP Growth Rate for the Second Quarter
August 07, 2020The second quarter GDP result is expected, given that the whole country was on different stages of community quarantine levels during the period, and even heightened quarantine for mega Metro Manila, Cebu, and Davao, which are the highly urbanized centers in the country. We recognized the primacy of health over…Read More -
Official Statement of Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez on the Decline of GDP Growth Rate for the Second Quarter
August 07, 2020The second quarter GDP result is expected, given that the whole country was on different stages of community quarantine levels during the period, and even heightened quarantine for mega Metro Manila, Cebu, and Davao, which are the highly urbanized centers in the country. We recognized the primacy of health over…Read More -
Gradual recovery in PH goods exports seen in June 2020
August 06, 2020Philippine merchandise exports for June 2020 shows a gradual recovery of trade amid the Covid-19 pandemic. According to preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), June 2020 exports decreased only by 13.3% to USD5.3B from USD6.1B in the same month last year. This is a marked improvement from the…Read More -
DTI, UNCTAD, PCA conduct nationwide multi-stakeholder consultations in coco oil organic certification
August 06, 2020The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Foreign Trade Service, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) held an online multi-stakeholder series of consultations on the assessment of organic certification in the virgin coconut oil (VCO) value chain last July 28,…Read More -
DTI-ZCO Assists 75 MSMEs Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic through the LSP-NSB
August 06, 2020The Department of Trade and Industry – Zamboanga City Office reached out to seventy-five (75) micro, small and medium enterprises amid the COVID-19 pandemic through its Livelihood Seeding Program – Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay (LSP-NSB). The beneficiaries of the program were mostly micro enterprises and entrepreneurs whose business operations and…Read More -
DTI R9 Continues to Provide Training and Livelihood Kits Thru LSP-NSB
August 05, 2020Zamboanga City. DTI Region 9 OIC-RD Ceferino J. Rubio delightedly said earlier this week that region’s Livelihood Seeding Program – Negosyo sa Barangay’s (LSP-NSB) funding amounts to PhP 11,114,000.00 which will be used to provide a package of livelihood kits and business advisory assistance and services, amounting to at least PhP5,000…Read More -
DTI turns over Negosyo Kits to motor boat owners during tourism sites reopening ceremony in Moalboal
August 05, 2020The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently distributed negosyo kits to motor boat owners from seven barangays in Moalboal, Cebu under the Pangkabuhayan sa pagBangon at Ginhawa (PBG) program. A total of 41 motor boat owners, all members of the Boat Owners of Moalboal Island Hopping Association (BOMIHA) Inc.…Read More -
Philippines and Indonesia seek collaboration on creative economy sector
August 04, 2020JAKARTA, INDONESIA – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Jakarta and the DTI Export Marketing Bureau (EMB), co-hosted a webinar last July 22 with the Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy to explore post-pandemic promotion and cooperation in the…Read More -
DTI R9 Completes 1st Sem Roll Out for Pangkabuhayan Sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa (PBG)
August 04, 2020Zamboanga City. DTI Region 9 OIC-RD Ceferino J. Rubio disclosed earlier this week that Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa (PBG) allotted an initial funding of PhP 3,090,450 for the region. The initiative intends to support micro enterprises to resume their businesses after natural and human-induced calamities, including armed conflicts. Through…Read More -
DTI webinar educates Filipino exporters on untapped potential of Latin American export markets
August 03, 2020The Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) Mexico City, Foreign Trade Service Corps (FTSC) and the Export Marketing Bureau (EMB), held last July 28 a webinar discussing the untapped potential of Latin American markets that Filipino exporters could pursue. The webinar…Read More
