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Davao City maintains spot as ‘Most Competitive City’, capacitates investment promo officers on latest business policies
July 25, 2018OIC-Director for Investment Assistance Service Edilberto Nunag during his welcome remarks at the Investment Briefing/Counseling Seminar in Davao City. The Davao City Local Government is maintaining its spot as one of the most competitive and highly urbanized cities in the country as it partnered with the Philippine Board of Investments…Read More -
Filipino Souvenirs Reimagined: The Launch of Go Lokal!’s First Souvenir Collection
July 24, 2018DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez delivered the message of appreciation during the launch of the Go Lokal! Souvenir Collection on 4 July 2018 The Go Lokal! Souvenir Collection launch on 4 July 2018 was met with great support. Held at the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) East Wing…Read More -
DTI-PAB and UAE-ESMA MOU Signing
July 23, 2018The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through the Philippine Accreditation Bureau (PAB) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with United Arab Emirates – Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (UAE-ESMA) on 19 July 2018 at the DTI International Building in Makati City. The MOU aims to ease the technical…Read More -
DTI taps startups for Project One: Government to make information on business registration more useful
July 23, 2018The Department of Trade and Industry, the temporary Secretariat of the Anti Red Tape Authority (ARTA), is partnering with the startup community in implementing Project One—One form, One number, One portal for business registration. Banking on the millennial start-up revolution, the government will begin its collaboration with start-ups in developing…Read More -
BOI FDIs up 165% in first sem of 2018, contributes to 27% increase in BOI-registered investments
July 23, 2018Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) and Board of Investments (BOI) Chairman Ramon Lopez announced a 165-% increase in foreign direct investments (FDIs) in the first semester of the year, contributing to the 27-% increase in overall approved investments for the period. FDIs approved by the agency grew to P14.5…Read More -
ADVISORY: External Circular from the Food Safety Department of the Dubai Municipality
July 20, 2018The Food Safety Department of the Dubai Municipality has released External Circular, dated 17 July 2018 re: usage of food additives as authorized by the UAE standard UAE.S 192-2016. Special attention should be paid on the prohibition of the use of the food color E102 Tartrazine, except on allowed items per…Read More -
DTI-Davao now more than 50% done with 2018 targets
July 20, 2018DAVAO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Davao Region has already achieved more than 50 percent of its 2018 annual targets in different indicators. Its planning unit revealed that during the first semester of this year, the office has already assisted a total of 8,112 micro,…Read More -
Marawi entreps, soldiers to benefit from P3 program’s PHP100M loan allocation
July 20, 2018DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez encourages the attendees of the Marawi Entrepreneurship and Job Fair to take advantage of the microfinancing programs of the government and private sectors. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) offered microfinance solutions amounting to P100M to Internally Displaced People (IDPs) during the Marawi Entrepreneurship…Read More -
21 Quezon mentees graduate from DTI’s KAPATID mentor me program
July 19, 201821 successful mentees graduated from the Department of Trade and Industry’s KAPATID Mentor Me Program (KMME) in Tayabas City, Quezon on 16 July 2018 after almost three months of training. They are the third batch of graduates since 2017 and the first batch to graduate this year. “In essence, undergoing…Read More -
Inspection team confiscates 20 weighing scales in Nueva Valencia
July 18, 2018The DTI Guimaras Provincial Office and the Municipality of Nueva Valencia, Guimaras conducted a joint weighing scales inspection in the town’s barangays (villages) on June 25 and 27 and on July 3 to 5, 2018. The activity was carried out to ensure that only accurate weighing scales are used by…Read More
