The resignation of Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual is poised to pave the way for a Cabinet reshuffle, with two secretaries currently under consideration for the vacant position. Malacañang announced on Wednesday, July 31, the resignation of Pascual as head...
In one classic finance case I took up in graduate school, an owner-manager of a small business was very pleased reviewing the positive results in the firm’s profitability metrics – net profit margin, gross profit margin, return on assets and return on equity. Noting the favorable results,...
Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual reported that a total of P169.7 billion in actual investments have been generated from the 34 letters of intent and agreements signed with various Japanese companies during President Marcos visit to Japan in February this year. Pascual reported the...
Senator Mark Villar, chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship, joined the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) headed by Secretary Alfredo Pascual in a price monitoring activity of Noche Buena items in one of the grocery stores in Divisoria market in Manila....
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) now includes rice in their monitoring activities for basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs) amid surging prices of rice in the local market despite assurances by the Department of Agriculture (DA) of higher palay output this year. PRICE...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has put on hold their decision on the request by canned sardine manufacturers for a price increase in their suggested retail price (SRP) following massive increases in the prices of fuel products in the past couple of weeks. Trade and Industry...
Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual emphasized that hope and resiliency are the enabling fundamentals that strengthen the Philippines as it pursues inclusive growth. In a speech during the Rotary Zone 10A Public Image Congress held in Shangri-La Manila on 12 August 2023, said...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it would push at the minimum the carryover of benefits that Filipino exports currently enjoy under the EU Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (EU-GSP+) into the proposed free trade agreement with EU. “We will ask for the inclusion of the EU-GSP...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sternly warned establishments against violating the price freeze on basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs) that took effect in areas affected by Typhoon "Egay". DTI S ecretary Alfredo E. Pascual reminded business establishments that the price...
Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual, has proposed that government adopts what he called a “supply chain control tower” approach complete with a six-point action agenda to manage the country’s food logistics and challenges and ensure food security. Pascual, a former academician...
Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual improved his Cabinet performance ranking from 6th place in March this year to 4th place this July, which the agency attributed to the foreign and local investment leads the DTI gathered and the public’s trust on its mandate on jobs creation,...
The Department of Trade and Industry launched the country’s first Philippine ECommerce Platform (PEP) and presented the digitalized One Town, One Product, or OTOP Philippines to enable micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) reached a nationwide market initially. The launch of the PEP and the...
