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Export products to UAE need Halal certification by January 2017
September 20, 2016Export products to UAE need Halal certification by January 2017 Export Development Council September 20, 2016 Effective January 1, 2017, products entering the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are required to be certified by UAE- Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (UAE-ESMA). This new regulation for control on Halal products covers…Read More -
Aquino bill seeks to create a Government Efficiency Office
September 20, 2016Aquino bill seeks to create a Government Efficiency Office Export Development Council September 20, 2016 Senator Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV recently filed Senate Bill No. 348 or an Act Creating a Government Efficiency Office (GEO) to improve the quality of regulations and reduce regulatory burden. The GEO will be an…Read More -
EDC revises export targets for 2016-2017
September 20, 2016EDC revises export targets for 2016-2017 Export Development Council September 20, 2016 The Export Development Council (EDC), in its meeting last 22 July 2016 agreed that the revised export target for 2016 will be flat or 0% on goods, +9% on services and +3% on total exports and retain at…Read More -
IRR on controlled chemicals to take effect on 9 August 2016
September 20, 2016IRR on controlled chemicals to take effect on 9 August 2016 Export Development Council September 20, 2016 The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA 9516 which governs controlled chemicals is expected to be implemented starting 9 August 2016, 15 days after its publication last 25 July 2016. Said IRR…Read More -
NBI warns exporters on online transactions
September 20, 2016NBI warns exporters on online transactions Export Development Council September 20, 2016 “Cybercrime is rampant and statistically, has the most number of criminal acts”, Investigative Agent Francis Señora of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) stated in his talk entitled “How to Avoid Cybercrime in Export Transactions” at the Philippine…Read More -
DTI Launches Negosyo Center Tanay
September 20, 2016The province of Rizal launched its third Negosyo Center in Tanay on August 31, 2016 at the Tanay Municipal Hall in Barangay Plaza Aldea.Read More -
Polish firm meets with BOI Officials, discusses production facility at Bataan Freeport
September 19, 2016Trade Undersecretary and Board of Investments (BOI) Managing Head Ceferino Rodolfo recently met with executives from the Polish company Pietrucha to discuss its newly-established production facility at the Freeport Area of Bataan in Mariveles.Read More -
KATBP: “Pagpapatupad ng Price Freeze”
September 16, 2016This week’s topic is (17 September 2016): “Pagpapatupad ng Price Freeze” with studio guests from DA, DOE, DOH and DTI.Read More -
DOLE, DTI lead consultations on tenure rights; trade chief shares ‘win-win structure’ on labor relations
September 16, 2016MANILA—Government officials on labor and trade, business leaders and selected legislators gathered recently at the hall of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to discuss the implementation of the Right to Security of Tenure, following President Rodrigo Duterte’s resolve to end labor contractualization and end-of-contract (endo) schemes.Read More -
DTI on Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): greater exposure for MSMEs, workers, consumers
September 16, 2016MAKATI CITY—A trade pact that is part of an agenda to spur domestic reform, to improve the business climate and to secure economic gains was how Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) envisaged the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement on the first day of the Philippine hosting of the ASEAN Workshop…Read More
