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PH exporters visit Alibaba campus in China
November 19, 2018L-R: Steven Zheng of Alibaba.com; Ray Alimurung, CEO of Lazada Philippines; Undersecretary Nora Terrado; Farhad Sami, Senior Director for International Policy and Public Affairs of Alibaba Global Business Group; Gladys Chun, General Counsel and Head of Government Affairs at Lazada Group; Tony Yin, Global Business Development Manager at Alibaba.com. Department of…Read More -
PH merchandise exports up in the third quarter –DTI
November 16, 2018The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) assessed that Philippine merchandise exports rose 0.3% year-on-year (yoy) in the third quarter of 2018, a positive turnaround following its 1.3% yoy decline in the second quarter and 5.5% yoy contraction in the first quarter of the year. PH’s third-quarter merchandise export performance…Read More -
DTI promotes PH as investment destination in Indonesia
November 15, 2018DTI Undersecretary for Trade and Investment Promotions Nora Terrado joins the Philippine Business Roundtable on November 1, 2018 at the Fairmont Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) Jakarta organized a Philippine Business Roundtable on November 1, 2018,…Read More -
DTI Chief Signs ASEAN Agreement on E-Commerce, To Benefit PH MSMEs & Consumers
November 14, 2018SINGAPORE – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez together with other ASEAN economic ministers signed the ASEAN Agreement on E-commerce during the ASEAN Summit on 12 November 2018 in Singapore. The agreement provides a set of policies, principles, and rules to govern cross-border e-commerce in ASEAN. It…Read More -
Filipino workers join Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan Seminar in China
November 14, 2018More than 200 Filipinos residing in Shanghai joined the Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan (TNK) Seminar held on the sidelines of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) on 5 November 2018. The TNK Seminar is an initiative of Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez to encourage entrepreneurship among overseas…Read More -
DTI Chief Promotes ASEAN Economic Integration: Joins ASEAN Ministers in Signing E-Commerce Agreement, in Enhancing Agreements on Services Trade and Investment
November 13, 2018SINGAPORE — Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez joined other ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) at the Preparatory AEM Meeting and the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Council during 11-12 November in Singapore. In this event, the ministers signed the ASEAN E-Commerce Agreement; announced the conclusion of the negotiations…Read More -
DTI promotes use of PH-EFTA FTA, calls on exporters to seize opportunities
November 13, 2018Resource persons from EFTA and the Philippines pose for a photo with Swiss Ambassador Andrea Reichlin, DTI Undersecretary Ceferino Rodolfo, and Norwegian Ambassador Bjørn Jahnsen during the OCOV session in Manila. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – Bureau of International Trade Relations (BITR), in coordination with the Philippine…Read More -
RCEP MADE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS, POISED FOR CONCLUSION IN 2019
November 13, 2018SINGAPORE — Economic ministers and officials of 16 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) parties gathered in Singapore for the RCEP Ministerial Meeting on 12–13 November 2018 to continue the negotiations and finalization of several chapters of the RCEP Agreement. The RCEP parties comprise the 10 ASEAN member states (Brunei Darussalam,…Read More -
Tuguegarao City ICT Council approves roadmap, passes resolutions to tap stakeholders support
November 12, 2018The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Council of Tuguegaro City which was created by the passing of Ordinance No.17-2018 on 11 April 2018, approved the Tuguegarao City IT-BPM Roadmap 2018-2022 during its regular meeting on 5 November 2018 at the City Mayor’s Conference Room, Tuguegarao City Hall, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.…Read More -
Quirino Mentee Graduate Exemplar attends 2nd KMME Evaluation, Assessment and Planning Conference 2018
November 12, 2018Ms. Erlinda F. Chi, (seated, 3rd from left) joins other Mentee Graduates exemplars from other regions during the sofa conversation with Mentors Mr. Lorenzo Templonuevo (standing, left) and Mr. Paulo Tibig (standing, right) as moderators. A mentee graduate exemplar of Kapatid Mentor Me (KMME) Batch 2 from the province of…Read More
