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ADVISORY TO PH EXPORTERS TO THE EU UNDER THE EU GSP SCHEME
January 07, 2019PH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REGISTERED EXPORTERS (REX) SYSTEM The Philippines will not be able to implement the REX System by 01 January 2019 As long as the REX system is not applied by the Philippines, the competent authority – the Bureau of Customs (BOC), will continue to issue Form…Read More -
DTI-6, ISAT U open first fabrication laboratory in WV
January 03, 2019DTI-6 Regional Director Rebecca M. Rascon and ISAT-U President Dr. Raul F. Muyong ink the Memorandum of Agreement and Usufruct Agreement between the DTI-6 and the ISAT U during the turnover of the Iloilo Center for Design, Prototyping and Modeling (FabLab) Equipment at the ISAT-U Research Hub on December 21,…Read More -
‘ASEAN firms stand to gain from US-China trade war’
December 29, 201829 December 2018 Published also in Business Mirror THE Philippines and other ASEAN member-states could benefit from the ongoing trade war between China and the US, but stakeholders must act now to take advantage of opportunities. “Someone has to supply the goods to the US, someone has to supply the…Read More -
Norway has high demand for PHL grocery, organic products
December 29, 201829 December 2018 Published also in Business Mirror GROCERIES and organic fruits and vegetables have high export potentials for Philippine enterprises keen to export to Norway under the Philippines-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement (PH-Efta FTA), says a Norwegian official. Bjorn Jahnsen, Norway’s ambassador to the Philippines, said in…Read More -
DTI, DOH streamlines FDA approvals for micro enterprises
December 27, 2018MAKATI – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Health (DOH) launched a six-month pilot program for micro enterprises to fast-track the process of getting permits from the Food and Drug Authority (FDA). Even as the program focuses on businesses producing low-risk food products with assets…Read More -
Setting another record-breaking performance: BOI investment approvals breach Php907B level in 2018
December 27, 2018Final figures from the Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) blew past expectations capping the year with another record-breaking accomplishment. The country’s premiere industry development and promotion agency ended 2018 with Php907.2 B in investment approvals, a strong performance easily surpassing the previous all-time mark of Php616.8 B in 2017. The…Read More -
Philexport sees ‘golden age’ for MSMEs
December 22, 201822 December 2018 Published also in Business Mirror EXPORTERS are optimistic about the start of a so-called golden age for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) on the back of laws, legislations and government initiatives to facilitate and support business and trade. Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport) President Sergio Ortiz-Luis…Read More -
3 government agencies sign MOU to promote, assist start-ups
December 22, 2018By Kristina Noelle S. Andaya 22 December 2018 Published also in Business Mirror IN an effort to strengthen efforts to promote and assist Philippine start-ups, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) signed a…Read More -
Mentors inspire cooperators of SSFs
December 21, 2018The participants and coaches during the two-day Coaching and Mentoring for SSF Cooperators together with the DTI staff. (seated from left) Mentors Rex Dagdag, Clarke Nebrao, Lester Mark Yee, DTI VI Asst. Regional Director Ermelinda P. Pollentes, DTI VI Regional Director Rebecca M. Rascon, Atty. Sharon Millan, Merianne Bebit, Melodie…Read More -
DTI lauds PH-EU economic relations, promotes PH exports and investments to EU Parliament
December 20, 2018From left to right (seated): Lieve Wierinck (Belgium), Barbara Kappel (Austria), DTI Director Anne Cabochan. From left to right (back row): David Martin (United Kingdom), Richard Ashworth (United, Kingdom), Herbert Dorfmann (Italy), EU Ambassador Franz Jessen, DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez, Csaba Sogor (Romania), Werner Langen (Germany and DASE Head), Peter…Read More
