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NorMin entrepreneurs join first digital trade fair
July 22, 2020Flaunting the pride and the best of Northern Mindanao in the digital sphere, nineteen (19) competitive and resilient food entrepreneurs joined the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and One Town, One Product (OTOP) virtual trade fair—Pasinaya: Digital Market Showroom and Online Trade Platform on 20-24 July 2020. Pasinaya is…Read More -
DTI confers 2018 Miss Universe Catriona Gray as OTOP Philippines Ambassador
July 21, 2020On 21 July, 2020, One Town One Product (OTOP) Philippines acknowledged Ms. Catriona Gray as their OTOP Philippines Ambassador. This took place at the DTI office, with Asec. Demphna Du Naga, OTOP national program head, signing the contract. Alongside her as witnesses were DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez, DTI ROG Usec.…Read More -
Clarificatory Statement of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez on Online Barter
July 15, 2020Barter is the world’s oldest form of trade and is regulated under Executive Order (EO) No. 64 signed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte in 2018. The EO also established the Mindanao Barter Council, tasked to supervise and coordinate barter activities in the Philippines. This EO stresses that barter trade is…Read More -
Moving towards disability-inclusive recovery in employment and livelihood in the time of COVID-19
July 15, 2020Project Inclusion Network (PIN), in cooperation with the Department of Trade and Industry, the Department of Labor and Employment Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns (DOLEBWSC), and the Employees Compensation Commission are one in the belief that Persons with Disability should not be left behind in the efforts to…Read More -
DTI-BPS grants automatic renewal of local PS Licenses expiring within the year
July 14, 2020The Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) is granting automatic renewal to local manufacturers holding valid Philippine Standard (PS) licenses that have recently expired or to expire within the year pursuant to BPS Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 20-34, Series of 2020. The MC was issued on 08 June 2020…Read More -
BOI investments more than doubles, with strategic projects; reached Php645B in first half 2020
July 13, 2020The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) recorded P645.3B of approved investments in the first six months of the year, bouncing back strongly with a 112-% surge from just P304.4.B in the same period in 2019. “The robust bounce back despite the pandemic shows the country’s resilience as we begin the…Read More -
Online mall directory emerges in Iligan
July 13, 2020Residents of Iligan City can continue their shopping needs while staying in the comfort and safety of their homes with the introduction of Iligan Online Shop (IOS): Ang Online Mall sa mga Iliganon. Launched by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Lanao del Norte, IOS is an online directory…Read More -
DTI-BPS adopts standard on graphical symbols for use on equipment
July 13, 2020The Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) approves the international standard on graphical symbols for use on equipment (ISO 7000) as Philippine National Standard (PNS) ISO 7000:2020. The PNS ISO 7000 database provides a collection of graphical symbols which are placed on equipment or parts of…Read More -
IT-BPM sector delivers service to global clients amid contagion
July 13, 202013 July 2020 Published also in Business Mirror Trade Undersecretary and Board of Investments (BOI) Managing Head, Dr. Ceferino Rodolfo, along with key officials of the Philippine IT and business-process management (IT-BPM) industry, reached out on Wednesday (July 1, 2020) to stakeholders in the Americas region to highlight the projected…Read More -
DTI-BPS adopts more Environmental Management ISO Standards
July 13, 2020In its continuous effort to help the local industry become more protective of the environment, the Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) has adopted and approved as Philippine National Standards (PNS) additional standards of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on Environmental…Read More
