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BOI approves Php46M plastic pellets plant
November 24, 2017PORTAL STEELS, INC.’s application for registration as a new export producer of plastic pellets was given the go-signal by the Board of Investments (BOI) under the Export Activities of the Investment Priorities Plan (IPP). The said category covers production/manufacture of non-traditional export products with an export requirement of at least…Read More -
Sec. Ramon Lopez on ANC Headstart
November 23, 2017DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez with Ms. Karen Davila of ANC. As part of the Department’s continuing advocacy to promote greater regional integration, Secretary Ramon M. Lopez talks to Karen Davila (ANC Headstart) on the results of the recently concluded 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. He shares…Read More -
BOI-approved investments up 187 percent in Oct 2017 from Oct 2016; January-October year-on-year also up by 38 percent
November 22, 2017The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) posted a 187 percent surge in October investment approvals worth Php27.6 billion from Php9.6 billion in the same month last year. Overall, investment approvals from January to October 2017 reached Php408.7 billion, up 38.1 percent from the same period in 2016. “We remain bullish…Read More -
Secretary Ramon M. Lopez Interview with Ms. Pinky Webb of CNN Philippines
November 21, 2017DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez with Pinky Webb of CNN Philippines. In an interview with Ms. Pinky Webb on 21 November 2017 for the show The Source, Secretary Ramon M. Lopez discussed key takeaways of the Philippines at the recently concluded 31st ASEAN Summit. Among the items noted were…Read More -
Sec. Lopez on new DAO on cement importation: ‘improved process, ensures quality’
November 21, 2017The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) issued a revised Department Administrative Order (DAO) on cement importation to ensure consumer protection through compliance on quality standard procedure. This allows pre-shipment test in select and accredited testing centers from the country of origin to facilitate ease and fast importation process, while…Read More -
ASEAN gathers for region-wide inaugural Printing Forum, aims to meet demands of regional integration, global market challenges
November 21, 2017Printing industry stakeholders from ASEAN Member States (AMS) are gathering today until tomorrow (November 21-22, 2017) for the first-ever ASEAN Printing Forum at the Crowne Towers Manila, City of Dreams, Paranaque City, with the primary objective of meeting the demands of regional integration and global markets opportunities. Hosted by the…Read More -
PH welcomes leading Japanese confectionery manufacturers
November 21, 2017The Philippines, through the Department of Trade and Industry’s Foreign Trade Service Corps (DTI-FTSC), welcomed 19 confectionary manufacturers from Kansai Kashi Kogyo Cooperative Association, led by its President Mr. Fujisawa Hajime, President of Nobel Confectionery Co., Ltd. (1st row; 5th from left), through a briefing held last 16 November at…Read More -
PH, PROC strengthens cooperation in developing industrial parks and Intellectual Property
November 21, 2017Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese Premiere Li Keqiang witnessed (15 November 2017) the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) of the Philippines (PH) and the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) of the People’s Republic of China (PROC) during the sidelines of…Read More -
PH, PROC strengthens cooperation in developing industrial parks and Intellectual Property
November 20, 2017Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese Premiere Li Keqiang witnessed (15 November 2017) the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) of the Philippines (PH) and the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) of the People’s Republic of China (PROC) during the sidelines of…Read More -
DTI leads business mission to Scandinavia
November 20, 2017The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) – Stockholm and Export Marketing Bureau recently organized an Outbound Business Matching Mission (OBMM) in Stockholm, Oslo and Copenhagen on 29 September to 6 October 2017. The mission aimed to familiarize the delegates from the…Read More
