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Chemical firms eye 5% export growth
July 01, 201901 July 2019 By Philexport News and Features Published also in Business Mirror LOCAL chemical firms expect to register a modest export growth of five percent this year as importers, particularly Europe, impose stricter quality requirements. Oscar Barrera, trustee for the chemicals sector of the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport),…Read More -
PHL fintech participates in APEC Financial Opportunities Fair for Women-led MSMEs
July 01, 201901 July 2019 Published also in Business Mirror OLIVIA Technology Group Inc., a Philippine fintech company, participated in the APEC Financial Opportunities Fair for Women-led MSMEs held in Tomsk, Russia on June 14 and 15, 2019. The company, the lone Philippine representative, was nominated by the Department of Trade and…Read More -
KOIMA to conduct buying mission in PH
June 28, 2019Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) – Seoul Commercial Counsellor Jose Ma. Dinsay, DTI-EMB Assistant Director Agnes Legaspi (center), Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC,) and Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PCCI) officers met with KOIMA officers during the coordination meeting for the KOIMA Business Mission…Read More -
DTI expands shoemaking shared service facility in Davao; SSF to benefit more out-of-school youth, PWDs
June 28, 2019DAVAO CITY – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez officially launched on 27 June 2019 the expanded shared service facility of the Ateneo Shoe Academy (ASA), a shared service facility (SSF) project of DTI-Davao City Field Office in partnership with the Ateneo de Davao University as cooperator…Read More -
DTI mandates translations for English, Filipino, or both for business and marketing materials
June 27, 2019Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez signed last 21 June 2019, Department Administrative Order (DAO) No. 19-09, Series of 2019, which mandates the translation of signages, billboards, advertisements, brochures, flyers, notices, advisories, labels, price tags/lists, menus, receipts, and other business marketing materials to English and/or Filipino. The…Read More -
PAB Orients Regional Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory Heads on Latest ISO/IEC 17025 Version
June 26, 2019Engr. Aldwin B. Tagapan discusses ISO/IEC 17025:2017 in the Philippines including the requirements and application process during the QMS Course #2: Laboratory Quality Management Systems (QMS) for Management held at Somerset Hotel, Alabang, Muntinlupa City on June 21, 2019. Philippine Accreditation Bureau participated in a series of training courses on…Read More -
DTI pushes special program for e-vehicle industry to boost trade, investments between PH, South Korea
June 26, 2019MAKATI – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez underscored that for the Philippines (PH) to be a production hub of electric vehicle (EV) in the future, the government should work on a special program that will attract investors in the different stages of the value chain in…Read More -
Invest in new PH industrial destinations– PRRD to Thai execs
June 25, 2019BANGKOK – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) organized a courtesy call for 20 Thai executives with President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to encourage Thai investments in the Philippines (PH). These executives are from the agro-industry, banking, cement, chemical, food, energy, real estate and tourism sectors. Some of them…Read More -
Entreps, students join Mentor Me on Wheels, Money and Market Encounter
June 24, 2019The DTI together with the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE) launched the Mentor Me on Wheels (MMOW), and the Money and Market Encounter (MME) on Friday, June 21, in Iloilo City. The MME opened the registration of participants from 8AM at the MO2 Westown Hotel in Smallville Complex, while at…Read More -
PH to bridge trade gap with Indonesia through agri, auto parts exports
June 24, 2019BANGKOK – The Philippines (PH) is working to bridge its trade gap with Indonesia by exporting more agricultural products and automobile parts. At the sidelines of the 34th ASEAN Summit on 21-24 June, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez discussed trade opportunities with his Indonesian counterpart, Minister…Read More
