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  • DTI to promote investments and exports in Calabarzon

    DTI to promote investments and exports in Calabarzon

    21 February 2018 Published also in Business Mirror THE Department of Trade and Industry in Region 4A (DTI 4A) hosted on February 17 the Calabarzon Investment Forum and B2B Meetings with the Canada Inbound Mission delegates in Lucena City, Quezon, to promote investments and exports in the region. The forum…
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  • DTI: DAO on certification focuses on safety, ease of doing business

    DTI: DAO on certification focuses on safety, ease of doing business

    The Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) ensures the public that the Department Administrative Orders (DAO) on the issuance of the Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) on products under the mandatory certification of the BPS facilitates the ease in doing business without compromising consumer safety. In a…
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  • DTI sets new guidelines on the recognition of Consumer Organizations (COs)

    DTI sets new guidelines on the recognition of Consumer Organizations (COs)

    Providing the buying public with effective and efficient representation in the development of policies and programs that cater to them, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) releases the new guidelines on its recognition of Consumer Organizations. “The DTI truly values the role of consumer organizations in educating themselves and…
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  • DTI reviews Philippine National Standard on Steel bars for concrete reinforcement

    DTI reviews Philippine National Standard on Steel bars for concrete reinforcement

    The Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) undertakes review of the Philippine National Standard (PNS) 49:2002, Steel bars for concrete reinforcement – Specification (PNS 49:2002) through the BPS Technical Committee on Steel (BPS/TC 11) Sub-Committee on Steel for Long Products (SC 01). The PNS 49:2002 specifies…
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  • ISO circulates guidelines in publicizing ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications

    ISO circulates guidelines in publicizing ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications

    The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) circulates strict guidelines to assist organizations in publicizing certifications to the ISO 9001 quality management system and ISO 14001 environmental management system standards. “By using ISO’s guidelines, you will avoid the pitfalls of false, misleading or confusing statements in your communications about ISO 9001…
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  • DTI 4A, EMB to help CALABARZON exporters become more competitive

    DTI 4A, EMB to help CALABARZON exporters become more competitive

    The Department of Trade and Industry Region 4-A, in partnership with the DTI-Export Marketing Bureau, will conduct a forum on Doing Business in Free Trade Areas: Regional Exporters Coaching Session on February 20, 2018 in Tagaytay City to help CALABARZON companies understand the impact of economic integration on their businesses.…
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  • The rise of PH cacao beans in Japan

    The rise of PH cacao beans in Japan

    The Department of Trade and Industry’s Trade and Investments Promotion Group (DTI-TIPG) and the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Tokyo (PTIC-Tokyo) shared promising developments for Philippine cacao beans as it enters the mainstream Japanese market through the newly-produced chocolate made by Isetan Mitsukoshi.   Isetan Mitsukoshi Group, Japan’s largest…
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  • The rise of PH cacao beans in Japan

    The rise of PH cacao beans in Japan

    The Department of Trade and Industry’s Trade and Investments Promotion Group (DTI-TIPG) and the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Tokyo (PTIC-Tokyo) shared promising developments for Philippine cacao beans as it enters the mainstream Japanese market through the newly-produced chocolate made by Isetan Mitsukoshi. Isetan Mitsukoshi Group, Japan’s largest department…
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  • Buyers’ Day presents newest Go Lokal! collections

    Buyers’ Day presents newest Go Lokal! collections

    22 February 2018 – Go Lokal!, the leading retail concept store which showcases high quality and innovative Philippine products crafted, designed and manufactured by the country’s Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), will launch its newest collections for 2018 at a Buyers’ Day on March 08, 2018. The Buyers’ Day is…
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  • BOI trains Region 2 Negosyo Center frontliners on investments promotion

    BOI trains Region 2 Negosyo Center frontliners on investments promotion

    The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) thru its Domestic Investments Promotion Service (DIPS) recently conducted a two-day training on investments promotion for Negosyo Centers (NCs) frontliners of Region 2 in Tuguegarao City. The training is part of the collaboration between BOI and the DTI Regional Operations Group in standardizing counseling…
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