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DTI-BOI, DOLE sign order on accreditation guidelines of garment firms, order to highlight PH compliance with global labor standards
July 26, 2017The Department of Trade & Industry-Board of Investments (DTI-BOI) and the Department of Labor & Employment (DOLE) signed yesterday (July 25, 2017) a Joint Department Order (DO) providing for the guidelines for the issuance, suspension or revocation of certificates of accreditation for garments firms. These accreditation certificate guidelines would cover…Read More -
Pinoy MSMEs can avail themselves of free trade legal service
July 26, 2017by Magnolia M. Uy / Commercial Attaché Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the World Trade Organization, Philippine Trade and Investment Center Geneva Published in Business Mirror 25 July 2017 PHILIPPINE micro- small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) that want to expand their market overseas—especially in highly developed markets, such as…Read More -
DTI-EMB team conducts market opportunity mapping in South Africa
July 26, 2017Rafaelita C. Castro / Division Chief Market Innovation Division / Department of Trade and Industry Export Marketing Bureau Published in Business Mirror 25 July 2017 In Photo: The Philippine contingent to South Africa is led by Department of Trade and Industry’s Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) Director Senen M. Perlada (third…Read More -
DTI holds forum on trade and investment opportunities in Vancouver, Canada
July 25, 2017In its effort to increase trade and investment opportunities from various markets, the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), represented by the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Toronto, is set to hold a breakfast forum dubbed as “Trade and Investment Opportunities in the Philippines” on 26 July…Read More -
BOI approves PhP500M Leyte Hotel project
July 25, 2017The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) recently approved Robinson Land Corporation (RLC) Summit Hotel and Resorts Group’s Php500 million hotel facility in Tacloban City, Leyte. The project complied as a tourism project under the 2017 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP). The project is expected to further boost local tourism in the…Read More -
DTI opens Negosyo Center in Malungon
July 24, 2017DTI in partnership with the local government unit of Malungon held a groundbreaking ceremony of the Negosyo Center- Malungon on June 27. The said Negosyo Center, which is currently under construction, will have a separate building with a training room facility. Currently, the center is temporarily housed in the Business…Read More -
BOI approves furniture exporter’s project in Mandaue
July 24, 2017The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) has approved the application for registration of Maison Galuchat Inc.’s Php9.13 million project in Cabancalan, Mandaue City. Maison will manufacture furniture and accessories and export 100 percent of its production in Asia, Europe and the United States. The company is initially employing 53 people…Read More -
ASEAN unity in helping fuel MSME growth
July 21, 2017With the adoption of the Manila Call to Action (MCA) for ASEAN MSMEs, all 10 ASEAN Governments, including the Philippines, are called to pursue affirmative actions for MSME development. Participants at the ASEAN 2017 MSME Development Summit at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Pasay City. Adopted at the ASEAN MSME…Read More -
DTI chief calls on corporate foundations to practice inclusive, innovative CSR
July 20, 2017Inclusive business model is not just about helping small players, as big companies also benefit from partnerships that this model creates, the country’s trade chief said. Speaking at the League of Corporate Foundations’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Expo on 19 July, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez…Read More -
Investment Promotion Seminar in Gifu Prefecture
July 20, 2017Last July 12, Buster Elevado, Commercial Counsellor of the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) – Osaka was one of the speakers of a seminar entitled, “Philippine Economic Seminar: Attractive Business Climate as Manufacturing Base and Market” held at the OKB Fureai Center in Gifu City. It was organized the…Read More
