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  • Filipinos attend first DTI Negosyo Seminar in Kuala Lumpur

    Filipinos attend first DTI Negosyo Seminar in Kuala Lumpur

    The Department of Trade and Industry’s newly-opened Philippine Trade and Investment Center-Kuala Lumpur (PTIC-KL) recently kicked off its first-ever Negosyo Seminar for 2017 for Filipinos in Malaysia. Participated in by over 100 community leaders and members, the Negosyo Seminar, entitled “Overseas Filipino Investor: Investing in Asia’s New Economic Tiger” aimed…
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  • PH strengthens economic ties with Hungary

    PH strengthens economic ties with Hungary

    The Philippines and Hungary are determined to bring their partnership into a more strategic direction, following the signing of an economic cooperation agreement in Makati and the re-opening of the Embassy of Hungary in Taguig on 28 March. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez and Hungarian Minister…
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  • PH, EU affirm trade and development partnership

    PH, EU affirm trade and development partnership

    Greater cooperation ahead as EU commits EUR 6.1 million. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez and European Union (EU) Ambassador to the Philippines Franz Jessen affirmed the long-term partnership of the Philippines and the EU on trade and development with the completion of the third phase of…
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  • Consumer Rights 101: Know and exercise your rights as a consumer

    Consumer Rights 101: Know and exercise your rights as a consumer

    In an economy, it is not always the businesses or producers who have the final say and are on top of everything. Consumers, likewise, do their share. As consumers, it is you who demand and use the goods and services offered by various businesses. Hence, it is important that you…
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  • CIAP Drives Towards Efficiency, Launches One Stop Window in Tacloban

    CIAP Drives Towards Efficiency, Launches One Stop Window in Tacloban

    With the target to increase competency, the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP) opened a one-stop window facility in Tacloban City last March 20, 2017 to cater to licensing, arbitration and training needs of aspiring local contractors in the regions. Undersecretary for CIAP Atty. Ruth B. Castelo, together with…
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  • DTI, Robinsons Department Store launch first Go Lokal! store for MSME dev’t

    DTI, Robinsons Department Store launch first Go Lokal! store for MSME dev’t

    Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in partnership with Robinsons Department Store, launched its first Go Lokal! store in Robinsons Place Manila on March 24. Go Lokal! is a public-private collaboration between DTI and local retailer partners. Among its partners, Robinsons Department Store, an affiliate of Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc.,is…
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  • DTI, SM’s Kultura sign deal to operate Go Lokal!

    DTI, SM’s Kultura sign deal to operate Go Lokal!

    The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Kultura, the country’s largest retailer of homegrown products, signed an agreement on 24 March to open Go Lokal! stores in SM Makati. DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez, together with Industry Promotion Assistant Secretary Rosvi Gaetos and DTI 4-B Regional Director Joel Valera signed…
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  • Catch the Konsyumer Atbp. this Saturday! (24 Mar 2017)

    Catch the Konsyumer Atbp. this Saturday! (24 Mar 2017)

    This week’s topic is: “Pag-Conserve para sa Mother Earth” with studio guests from DOE, ERC and WWF. Tune in to Konsyumer Atbp, (KATBP), DTI’s consumer education radio program, simultaneously aired over DZMM 630 kHz and Sky Cable channel 26, every Saturday from 10:30 in the morning to 12:00 noon. Learn…
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  • Fire Extinguishers: A first aid in fire fighting

    Fire Extinguishers: A first aid in fire fighting

    The month of March is recognized as the Fire Prevention Month in the Philippines by virtue of Proclamation No. 115-A signed by then President Ferdinand Marcos in 1966. This initiative propagates “safety consciousness among our people every day of the year as a positive preventive approach to a problem that…
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  • DTI opens 11th Negosyo Center in Cavite

    DTI opens 11th Negosyo Center in Cavite

    The Department of Trade and Industry, in partnership with the Local Government of Naic, opened the Negosyo Center at the Municipal Compound in Naic on 20 March 2017. According to DTI Cavite Director Noly D. Guevara, it is the 11th Negosyo Center launched in the province of Cavite. Naic is…
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