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Northbound policy
May 04, 2017By Benedict M. Uy / Director of Commercial Affairs, Manila Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei Foreign Trade Service Cops-DTI Conclusion On the part of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei and the DTI, our “business as usual” is to promote Philippine exports to Taiwan and invite Taiwanese…Read More -
DTI-EMB pushes promotion of PHL construction services
May 04, 2017By Gliceria N. Cademia Conclusion THE RIPPLES program is anchored in PEDP Strategy 1. The key export sectors of services are IT-BPM sectors (software development, animation and game); technical and trade-related, computer and information services; engineering services out- sourcing; and other business services. The RIPPLES is designed to increase exports…Read More -
ASEAN, determined to help small businesses, substantially conclude regional agreement
May 02, 2017President Rodrigo Duterte, current chair of ASEAN, successfully led the convening of the 30th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings on 29 April in Manila, the first of the two ASEAN Summits to be hosted by the country this year. Pres. Duterte facilitated frank discussions on the deepening integration process in…Read More -
PH companies sign MOUs with Indonesian counterparts
May 02, 2017A total of 11 memorandums of understanding (MOUs) have been signed between Philippine companies and top-level Indonesian businesses that would boost trade and economic ties between the two countries during the recent Philippines-Indonesia Business Networking session held on 30 April in Davao City, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced.…Read More -
Defective weighing scales destroyed in Bataan
May 02, 2017A total of 97 defective weighing scales were recently destroyed by an enforcement group led by DTI Bataan, Bataan Consumer Affairs Council, Bantay Presyo Orani Movement and the local government of Orani, Bataan on April 11, 2017 at the Orani Public Market. The defective scales were confiscated during saturation drives…Read More -
Senator Bam Aquino visits NE Negosyo Center
May 02, 2017The principal author of the Go Negosyo Act recently visited the Negosyo Center in Cabanatuan City. Senator Bam Aquino, together with his staff, visited the center on April 6, 2017 to meet with DTI officials and members of the Micro Small and Medium Enterprise sector of Nueva Ecija. Senator Aquino…Read More -
Mentoring program for small entrepreneurs set
May 02, 2017A mentoring program of the Department of Trade and Industry is scheduled to start this month. On April 26, 2017, the first of the twelve session module of the Kapatid Mentor Micro Enterprise (KMME) program will be held in Bulacan. All provinces of Central Luzon will have their respective KMME…Read More -
DTI reminds stores to give additional discount to PWDs
May 02, 2017The Department of Trade and Industry is reminding stores, supermarkets and shops to give a Five Percent (5%) discount to Persons with Disabilities (PWD), as mandated by law. This reminder is given as the DTI, the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Energy (DoE) have signed a Joint…Read More -
OTOP Next Generation sessions open in CL
May 02, 2017Some 63 local Micro Small and Medium Enterprises in the region were part of the pilot run of the One Town One Product Next Generation (OTOP Next Gen) project of the Department of Trade and Industry. The sessions included product cliniquing, packaging and labeling advice, and product evaluation. The pilot…Read More -
Negosyo Center opens in Mexico, Pampanga
May 02, 2017The seventh Negosyo Center in the province opened in Mexico, Pampanga today (March 27) as the Department of Trade and Industry Pampanga Provincial Office and the Municipality of Mexico signed a Memorandum of Agreement for the operation of the center. The Mexico Negosyo Center is also the 33rd center to…Read More
