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BOI approves KTM’s entry in motorcycle manufacturing
January 17, 2017The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) has approved the application of KTM Asia Motorcycle Manufacturing, Inc. as a new participant under Classification III (Motorcycle) of the new Motor Vehicle Development Program (MVDP). KTM Asia is a partnership between Ayala Corp. and Austria-based KTM AG which has chosen the Philippines as…Read More -
Santa Fe OTOP Store’s Dedication and Inauguration Ceremony
January 17, 2017On January 12, 2017, the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Santa Fe in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry- Nueva Vizcaya led the dedication and inauguration ceremony of the Santa Fe OTOP Store in Forest Park, Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya. In attendance were DTI- R02 OIC Regional Director,…Read More -
BOI, HLURB expedites housing permit, license & clearance processing
January 17, 2017The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) seeking to fast track the processing of applications of various housing permits, licenses and clearances such as Locational Clearance (LC), Development Permit (DP), Certificate of Registration, and License to…Read More -
DTI-Nueva Vizcaya awards Php 2.310 M to LGU of Santa Fe
January 17, 2017The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)- Nueva Vizcaya awarded a total of Php 2.310 M worth of checks to the LGU of Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya for the implementation of two (2) Bottom-up Budgeting (BuB) Projects for 2016 in Forest Park, Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya on 12 January 2017.…Read More -
Catch the Konsyumer Atbp. this Saturday! (14 Jan 2017)
January 13, 2017This week’s topic is:“Pagbusisi sa Fuel Price at Suplay,” with studio guests from DoE, IPPCA, major petroleum companies, and transport group in the Philippines. 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…Read More -
Improved packaging, prod quality keys to global competitiveness
January 11, 2017Improved packaging, product quality keys to global competitiveness Business Mirror January 11, 2017 LOCAL food processors are urged to make the packaging of their products conform to legislations and laws of other countries in order to be acceptable and competitive in the global arena. “The future of processed-food packaging shall…Read More -
5 global packaging trends in 2017
January 11, 20175 global packaging trends in 2017 Business Mirror January 11, 2017 AN international market intelligence agency has listed five key packaging developments for next year that can help Philippine enterprises leverage their brands and products in the global market. In a newly released study entitled “Global Packaging Trends 2017,” UK-based…Read More -
DTI to pilot-run PRRD’s microfund program
January 11, 2017DTI to pilot-run PRRD’s microfund program Business Mirror January 11, 2017 FOLLOWING President Duterte’s directive to replace the usurious “56” money-lending system prevalent in the country and provide an affordable microfinancing for the country’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the government’s Pondo sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso (P3) Program pilots…Read More -
DTI: Withdraws ICC; Set To File Case Against Erring Importer
January 10, 2017In order to ensure public safety while establishing the quality of steel imports, the DTI has withdrawn the Import Clearance Certificate (ICC) for a 20,000 MT shipment of steel bars, the largest ever shipped into the country that arrived at the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) from China. The inspection report…Read More -
Merging Agriculture, Tourism In 20-ha. Davao Food Complex
January 10, 2017The Board of the National Development Company (NDC), the investment catalyst arm of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), approved last week the implementation of the Davao Food Complex (DFC) development, a 20-hectare land in Brgy. Dalio, Toril in Davao City envisioned to be an economic zone for food-based…Read More
