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DTI R02 Multi-Purpose Coop to provide cash assistance to MSMEs helping in the fight against COVID-19
April 13, 2020Some selected DTI R02 assisted MSMEs producing Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) for COVID-19 frontliners will receive cash assistance from the DTI R02 Multi-Purpose Cooperative. The donation aims to provide more capital to the MSMEs for the procurement of their raw materials. DTI R02 MPC Chairman Michael Paggabao said that the Board…Read More -
Buy-Bust Operations to Entrap Violators of the Consumer Act of the Philippines
April 13, 2020The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) conducted buy-bust operations this week to entrap violators of Republic Act 7581, also known as the Price Act and Republic Act 7394 or the Consumer Act of the Philippines. CIDG –PNP teams in the Provinces of Isabela,…Read More -
DTI R02 provides temporary shelter to CVMC frontliners, donates 15 gallons of Alcohol
April 13, 2020The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 2 provided temporary shelter to Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC) frontliners to extend assistance to nurses and other medical professionals serving during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period. CVMC is one of the designated COVID-19 treatment facilities in the region. The DTI R02’s dorm facility is temporarily converted into temporary shelter which has…Read More -
Telemedicine: An Alternative Way to Access Healthcare Services in a Pandemic
April 13, 2020Healthcare professionals at the frontline of the COVID-19 epidemic response are at the highest risk of getting infected. While there is a high demand on healthcare services from those who need consultation and treatment from the disease, minimizing face-to-face interactions with patients may be warranted at this time to mitigate…Read More -
ADVISORY: DTI issues MC 20-14: Ensuring Enhanced Operations for BPO Companies and Export Enterprises, and their Service Providers, throughout the Extended ECQ
April 11, 2020Date of Release: 11 April 2020Read More -
Online Learning During COVID-19 Pandemic
April 08, 2020The shift to virtual rooms is the culmination of the past week’s efforts to prevent COVID-19 from entering establishments and spreading to local communities during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). Embracing the advantages of technology, the Department of Trade and Industry – Philippine Accreditation Bureau grabbed the opportunity of the…Read More -
PH exports grow for second straight month in February
April 08, 2020MAKATI – Amidst a backdrop of the surging COVID-19 pandemic, Philippine merchandise exports grew by 2.8% in February 2020 to USD5.4B from USD5.3B in the same period last year, based on the preliminary Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data. Semiconductors were still the top export product, comprising 75.7% of electronics exports…Read More -
PH exports grow for second straight month in February
April 08, 202008 April 2020 MAKATI – Amidst a backdrop of the surging COVID-19 pandemic, Philippine merchandise exports grew by 2.8% in February 2020 to USD5.4B from USD5.3B in the same period last year, based on the preliminary Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data. Semiconductors were still the top export product, comprising 75.7%…Read More -
Taiwan’s New Kinpo Group to produce 1,000 ventilators and 2.5 Million face masks, face shields in the Philippines to support the country’s fight against COVID-19
April 08, 2020New Kinpo Group (NKG) CEO, Simon Shen, recently informed the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) of its immediate plans for its Philippine subsidiary, Cal-Comp Philippines to produce medical-grade face masks and ventilators solely for the Philippine market in light of the current COVID-19 crisis the country is facing. DTI…Read More -
DTI, GSU fabricate thousands of PPEs for COVID-19 frontliners in Guimaras
April 08, 2020Through the mobilization of the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Shared Service Facility (SSF) program, the Guimaras State University (GSU) has stepped in to address the deficiency of face masks in the market for the use of medical frontliners and volunteers in the island province of Guimaras. Utilizing the…Read More
