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Increase in SRP, insignificant –DTI
March 01, 2019ABS-CBN TV Patrol Panay’s Regie Adosto interviews DTI-6 Regional Director Rebecca M. Rascon on the price increases on the basic necessities and prime commodities. The price adjustments of selected basic necessities and prime commodities were due mainly to the rising costs of raw materials, packaging materials, and fuel, among others,…Read More -
DTI Explores Iloilo’s Market Potential
March 01, 2019Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III receives a token from DTI Usec. Rowel S. Barba and FTSC Executive Director Emmanuel W. Ang DTI Undersecretary Rowel S. Barba recently led a group of foreign trade officers for a two-day visit to explore the potential key investment areas of the city and…Read More -
DTI continues standards advocacy for consumers
February 28, 2019The Department of Trade and Industry – Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) continues to strengthen its information campaign on standards and standardization activities through the “Enhanced Standards Blitz Program”. The Enhanced Standards Blitz Program is a standards advocacy campaign to the public by conducting awareness sessions on standards and standardi…Read More -
Rethinking the healthcare ecosystem
February 28, 2019(New technologies are increasing healthcare access, improving lives and saving costs) By Antoinette Price | Source: IEC News (https://iecetech.org/) Today, for many, technology is an inextricable part of life and healthcare. Friendly robots administer daily medications; algorithms diagnose diseases more accurately than top specialists, and a doctor’s appointment can happen…Read More -
Keeping track of things with RFID
February 28, 2019(Agriculture, healthcare and retail are some of the industries that already benefit from radio frequency identification (RFID) tags.) By Antoinette Price | Source: IEC News (https://iecetech.org/) RFID plays a key role in streamlining supply chain management applications, as the digitization of industries advances. This simple, effective and low-cost technology is…Read More -
PTTC Marks 32nd Year With Global MSME Academy
February 27, 2019The Philippine Trade Training Center, the training arm of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), marks its 32nd year this February. Marking this milestone is the establishment of the Global MSME Academy (GMEA) under PTTC’s auspices. “Secretary Mon Lopez expanded the role of PTTC to cover the development and…Read More -
DTI and DA Region 2 Information and Experience Sharing on SRP
February 26, 2019Cyrus Restauro, Trade and Industry Development Analyst from the Consumer Protection Division, share their knowledge and experiences relative to the implementation of the Suggested Retail Price to members of the Department of Agriculture’s Regional Bantay Presyo Monitoring Team. The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 2 (DA-RFO 2) tapped DTI-2’s…Read More -
DTI Cagayan conducts 3 in 1 Consumer Protection Initiative in Calamaniugan
February 26, 2019DTI Cagayan’s Consumer Protection Division Team members Lourdito Antonio, STIDS and Mar Anthony Alan, in Clamaniugan, Cagayan during the 3-in-1 activity. The Consumer Protection Team of DTI Cagayan consisting of Lourdito B. Antonio, Zenadia P. Baricaua, -both Senior Trade and Industry Development Specialists – and Mar Anthony V. Alan, Trade…Read More -
DTI warns public of Wan Chiong Steel products
February 26, 2019The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) advises consumers to refrain from using Wan Chiong Steel Products. To ensure the safety of consumers and to prevent the release of substandard products to the market, DTI orders hardware stores to pull out stocks and stop selling steel bars produced by Wan…Read More -
PHL eyes $90-million sales in Dubai food expo
February 24, 2019By Roderick Abad 23 February 2019 Published also in Business Mirror TWENTY-FIVE Filipino food companies that participated in Gulfood—the biggest annual food expo in the Middle East and North African (Mena) region—seek to generate at least $90-million sales. Gulfood was held on February 17 until February 21 at the Sheikh…Read More
