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Save the Date: CTRL + BIZ: Reboot Now!
May 11, 2020CTRL + BIZ: Reboot Now! is back for another set of sessions! Join us on 14-16 May 2020 for another series of FREE webinars that are targeted to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) who need to know the ins and outs of digital business. Date of Release: 11 May…Read More -
DTI-BPS adopts International Standards on bamboo structures
May 09, 2020The Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) adopts the following International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards on bamboo structures as Philippine National Standards (PNS): PNS ISO 19624:2020 Bamboo structures – Grading of bamboo culms – Basic principles and procedures PNS ISO 22157:2020 Bamboo structures – Determination…Read More -
DTI-BPS adopts ASTM Standards on test methods for plastic film
May 09, 2020The Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) has adopted and approved as Philippine National Standards (PNS) the standards of the ASTM International on test methods for plastic film which will serve as reference test methods for evaluating the performance of plastic bags for disposing biohazardous medical…Read More -
DTI-PAB Maintains International Recognition for Five Accreditation Schemes
May 08, 2020Amidst the gloom brought by a raging COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – Philippine Accreditation Bureau (PAB) got reason to rejoice. On May 05, 2020, DTI-PAB received a reaffirmation of its signatory status to the Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA). DTI-PAB first…Read More -
Q1 exports slip amid lockdown but electronics subsectors buck trend
May 08, 2020MAKATI – Six out of nine electronics exports groups reported positive growth for the first quarter despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Automotive exports, in particular, grew 79% to USD57.4M from USD32.1M in the same period Other gainers were Consumer Electronics (up by…Read More -
DTI’s Negosyo Center launches ‘One Stop Tindahan on Wheels’
May 08, 2020JABONGA, AGUSAN DEL NORTE – As a means to help consumers in remote areas, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Negosyo Center (NC) in Agusan del Norte, partnered with the local government unit of Jabonga in bringing basic and prime commodities close to the communities. The DTI-Agusan…Read More -
DTI, CIDG seize P3.5M worth of overpriced basic goods
May 07, 2020Over an estimated Three and a Half Million Pesos (P3.5M) worth of basic goods were seized in an entrapment operation conducted last 30 April 2020 by the Department of Trade and Industry–Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB) headed by Director Ronnel O. Abrenica, together with Philippine National Police–Criminal Investigation and Detection…Read More -
DTI assists PPE producer UNISOL to reinvent its business
May 06, 2020As demand dries up and non-essential establishments temporarily close amidst the COVID pandemic, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through its financing arm the Small Business Corporation (SB Corp.), opens a loan facility for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that decide to repurpose their production lines to cope…Read More -
DTI-BPS extends PS License validity amid COVID-19 Pandemic
May 05, 2020Considering the implementation of the Luzon-wide Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), and the DTI Department Order No. 20-37, Series of 2020, entitled, “Instituting an Alternative Work Arrangement in the Department of Trade and Industry While the Philippines is Under the State of Public Health Emergency”, the Department of Trade and Industry’s…Read More -
Diskwento Caravan continues to roll, moves west of the city
May 05, 2020The Department of Trade and Industry, through the initiative of its Regional Operations Group (DTI-ROG) led by Undersecretary Blesila Lantayona, has finally run the Diskwento Caravan rolling store, heading its way to the western portion of Zamboanga City after serving four (4) barangays in the east. It first went to…Read More
