Trade and Industry Secretary Fred Pascual said Wednesday, May 24, that the Philippines is keen on pursuing the resumption of negotiations for free trade agreement with the EU citing support from the Sweden, which holds the current president of the EU Council, and the EU businessmen operating in...
The National Development Co. (NDC), the government’s investment arm under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), has agreed to renew for another 25 years the lease of American oil company Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI) on certain parcels of land used for its energy infrastructure in the...
Trade and Industry Secretary Fred Pascual said the Philippines supports the resumption of air, land, and sea connectivity in the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) as the sub-regional grouping implements its $24.3 billion worth of connectivity...
The National Commission for Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) has proposed for the creation of “Lake Lanao Special Economic Zone” to develop a halal ecosystem in the country to improve the country's participation in the huge export potential for Halal products. This was proposed raised by Engineer...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) seized uncertified vaporized nicotine and non-nicotine products, and novel tobacco products worth P3 million and found that a large majority of online stores are non-compliant with the implementing rules and regulations of the VAPE Law. DTI Secretary...
Aside from looking for potential supplier for the planned nuclear power plant in the Philippines, Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual said the government is also eyeing potential manufacturing of nuclear power reactors in the country. It could be recalled that President Ferdinand R....
The Philippines has asked the US government for the inclusion of garments and shoes in the list of products eligible for zero duty under the US Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), which grants preferential or zero tariffs on exports by developing countries to the US market. Trade and Industry...
Caritas Manila, the social action arm of the Archdiocese of Manila, has launched a new ministry that aims to encourage parishes to create more cooperatives to help provide livelihood opportunities for the poor as well as for the less-fortunate church workers and volunteers. Radio Veritas president...
COOPERATION AGREEMENT – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. witnessed the signing of the Cooperation Agreement between Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, Chairman of the Board of Directors of AC Industrial Technology Holdings, Inc. and Zero Motorcycles Chief Executive Officer Sam Paschel for the...
A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) have been forged by various parties to strengthen collaboration and scale up the technology sector for global competitiveness amid robust growth among startups in the Philippines. The MOA was signed by the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP),...
Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual highlighted the agency’s efforts in the promotion of intellectual property to advance the growth of creative industries and overall development of the domestic economy. Pascual stressed the role of IP in a speech during the Women in IP: 2023 Gawad...
The IT Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Board of Investments (BOI) signed a five-year development program outlining specific activities to spur the local IT-business process management industry (IT-BPM). The “Statement of...
