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  • 19 graduate from DTI’s ‘Kapatid Mentor ME’ program

    19 graduate from DTI’s ‘Kapatid Mentor ME’ program

    Nineteen entrepreneurs in Albay graduated after a 12-week mentoring program under DTI’s ‘Kapatid Mentor ME’ (KMME). These graduates were provided by the mentors with a number of helpful tips on the different functional areas of entrepreneurship, such as entrepreneurial mind setting and values formation, marketing management, operations management, human resource…
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  • DTI 4-A ensures intensifies product standard monitoring

    DTI 4-A ensures intensifies product standard monitoring

    To ensure consumer protection from defective, injurious, and unsafe products, the Department of Trade and Industry Region IV-A intensified its conduct of Market Monitoring of Product Standards in the CALABARZON Region. On June 19 – 22, 2017, DTI 4-A conducted a Market Monitoring of Product Standards in the province of…
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  • DTI 4-A conducts assessment, field validation of earthquake impact swarm in Batangas

    DTI 4-A conducts assessment, field validation of earthquake impact swarm in Batangas

    During the Rehabilitation and Recovery Planning Workshop in Tagaytay, Cavite on May 31 – June 1, 2017, it was reported that not only Batangas City, Mabini, and Tingloy but also four other municipalities such as Agoncillo, Bauan, Taal, and San Luis were affected by the earthquake swarm that occurred in…
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  • MARKET DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: Coco Loco: Mexico and PHL in global coconut trade

    MARKET DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: Coco Loco: Mexico and PHL in global coconut trade

    By Vichael Angelo D. Roaring / Commercial Counsellor Philippine Trade and Investment Center, Mexico City   Part One   Global context The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said the global demand for coconut and its derivates is growing at more than 10 percent per year, outpacing production supply which is…
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  • Expert sees tech start-ups flourishing in PHL

    Expert sees tech start-ups flourishing in PHL

    By Renee Cuisia and Katrina Mina / Special to the BusinessMirror   The enterprise world is full of creative business ideas, but only a few actually work. With this in mind, Gurango Software Corp. (GSC) founder Joey Gurango shared his secrets of success that led him to grow this entity…
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  • DTI promotes franchising sector in Vietnam

    DTI promotes franchising sector in Vietnam

    By Gliceria N. Cademia / Trade and Industry Development Specialist, DTI-EMB   Ten Philippine companies successfully exhibited their products at a recent international exposition in Vietnam, with businessmatching activities generating negotiated sales amounting to US$350,000 (P17.6 million) and potential sales of $3 million (P150.9 million).                                                         The 10 companies joined…
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  • DTI 4-A ensures consumer protection through intensified product standard monitoring

    DTI 4-A ensures consumer protection through intensified product standard monitoring

    To ensure consumer protection from defective, injurious, and unsafe products, the Department of Trade and Industry Region IV-A intensifies the conduct of Market Monitoring of Product Standards in the CALABARZON Region. On June 19 – 22, 2017, DTI 4-A conducted a Market Monitoring of Product Standards in the province of…
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  • DTI routes draft PNS on Public Utility Vehicle for comments

    DTI routes draft PNS on Public Utility Vehicle for comments

    The Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Philippine Standards routes for comments to stakeholders until 15 August 2017 the Draft Philippine National Standard (DPNS) on Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Class 2 and Class 3. The DTI-BPS, in support to the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr’s) Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program,…
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  • PH celebrates International MSMEs’ Day

    PH celebrates International MSMEs’ Day

    With its pursuit to advance the betterment of micro, small and medium enterprises, the Philippines celebrates today the International MSME day in support of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly resolution recognizing the crucial role MSMEs play in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly in promoting innovation, creativity,…
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  • DTI-CIAP leads “HR Forum” for the Philippine construction industry

    DTI-CIAP leads “HR Forum” for the Philippine construction industry

    Philippine Construction Human Resource Forum The Department of Trade and Industry-Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (DTI-CIAP), through its manpower development arm, the Construction Manpower Development Foundation (CMDF), will conduct the Philippine Construction Human Resource Forum. This pioneer forum, to be participated in by construction industry players, government agencies, members…
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