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  • Ecosystem Connect

    Ecosystem Connect

    by May Nina Celynne LayugTrade Commissioner, Philippine Trade and Investment Center San Francisco | January 6, 2019 During one week each November, thousands of events and competitions in 170 countries inspire millions to engage in entrepreneurial activity while connecting them to potential collaborators, mentors and even investors. Powered by the…
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  • BOI’s procurement matching and financing forum in Cotabato expected to yield Php414 million in investments

    BOI’s procurement matching and financing forum in Cotabato expected to yield Php414 million in investments

      A total of Php414 M from nine investments leads are expected to be realized as a result of the “Procurement Matching Activity and Financing Forum” conducted by the Board of Investments (BOI) through its Domestic Investments Promotion Service (DIPS), Davao Extension Office at the Grand Shine Hotel in Kidapawan…
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  • BOI investments reach Php304B in 1H, up 27% year-on-year

    BOI investments reach Php304B in 1H, up 27% year-on-year

      Total approved investments by the Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) remain steadily upward with Php304.4 billion in the first half of 2019, an improvement of 27.4 percent compared to the same period last year. Approved foreign investments hit Php68.9 billion in the same period, a 375.3 percent jump from…
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  • DTI pushes digitalization, innovation for MSME training

    DTI pushes digitalization, innovation for MSME training

    PASAY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is preparing micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to become globally competitive by incorporating digitalization and innovation-related modules in its training and workshops offered at the Philippine Trade Training Center-Global MSME Academy (PTTC-GMEA). During the opening of MSME Week on 8…
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  • PAB Holds Conformity Assessment Bodies Forum

    PAB Holds Conformity Assessment Bodies Forum

    Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Assistant Secretary for Competitiveness and Innovation Group (CIG), Mary Jean T. Pacheco, joins the participants in a photo opportunity after she graced the event through her welcome remarks during the CABs forum conducted by the Philippine Accreditation Bureau’s (PAB) Laboratory Accreditation Division (LAD). The…
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  • 18 establishments sell non-conforming products –-DTI-6

    18 establishments sell non-conforming products –-DTI-6

    Enforcement teams deployed in the different provinces here checks on the markings on steel bars in randomly selected hardware stores in the region. Of the 41 establishments randomly monitored by enforcement teams deployed in the provinces here, 18 hardware stores were found selling uncertified/ substandard steel bars following the synchronized…
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  • DTI tightens monitoring and enforcement on product standards

    DTI tightens monitoring and enforcement on product standards

    In line with DTI’s mandate of ensuring that consumers are provided with safe and quality products, the DTI-6 joins nationwide monitoring and enforcement especially on product standards on 5 July 2019. The DTI-6 has a total of 13 teams simultaneously deployed in Iloilo (4), Aklan (2), Antique (2), Capiz (2),…
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  • DTI Region 1 tightens monitoring on steel bars

    DTI-1 OIC Director Grace Falgui-Baluyan along with OIC Provincial Director Merlie D. Membrere led the Monitoring and Enforcement Team at San Fernando City, La Union. San Fernando City, La Union- The Department of Trade and Industry Region 1 (DTI-1) thru the Consumer Protection Division Teams of the Regional and Provincial…
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  • 28 PHL start-ups to participate in Hong Kong RISE 2019

    28 PHL start-ups to participate in Hong Kong RISE 2019

    By Angie M. Brosas | Knowledge Processing Division | DTI-Export Marketing Bureau 08 July 2019 Published also in Business Mirror THE Philippine government is sending the Philippines’s first-ever delegation of Philippine start-ups to the RISE Conference 2019, the largest technology conference in Asia, from July 9 to 11 at the Hong Kong…
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  • DTI chief engages with Chinese investors, pushes implementation of iron processing plant

    DTI chief engages with Chinese investors, pushes implementation of iron processing plant

    01 July 2019 Published also in Business Mirror Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez TO ensure the implementation of the iron processing plant project signed during the recent Presidential visit to China in April, Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez engaged with Chinese investor group to discuss the details of their expansions,…
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