With more and more Filipinos falling prey to fraudulent transactions and poor customer service from online sellers and digital platforms, homegrown e-commerce platform, VeMoBro, vows to follow the guidelines recently issued by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through the Bureau of...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), the country's chief economic development planner, said the country needs to strike a better balance in managing the health and economic threats, particularly in Metro Manila where almost a quarter of its population suffer from hunger. Acting...
Amid an apparent take up of the government micro financing facility, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has reiterated his call to all micro small and medium (MSMEs) that wish to restart or to strengthen their business operations to avail of the Bayanihan CARES lending fund....
Government should further reopen the domestic economy to prevent job losses resulting from downsizing or closure of a number businesses, the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) and the government’s economic managers urged. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez expressed hopes...
The departments of trade and industry and the agriculture are finalizing within this week a price cap for imported pork which could even be lower than the existing price ceiling on pork. This was revealed by Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez during the Malacanang public press briefing of...
The Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act can bring in over P200 billion in new investments and generate as much as 2 million additional jobs, according to Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez. According to Lopez, the bicameral approved CREATE will be a big boost...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will look into the possibility of implementing a suggested retail price (SRP) on car seats on private vehicles to ensure prices will not skyrocket as government starts to enforce Republic Act 11229 or the Child Safety and Motor Vehicle Act. DTI...
An Inter-Agency Task Force on National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS) is being constituted to address the alarming high unemployment situation in the country and help Filipinos get back to the new normal. This developed as government agencies led by the Department of Trade and Industry signed...
An Inter-Agency Task Force on National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS) is being constituted to address the alarming high unemployment situation in the country and help Filipinos get back to the new normal. This developed as government agencies led by the Department of Trade and Industry...
Putting up a business is not an easy feat but these young Filipino entrepreneurs continue to overcome the many challenges of a business along with what this year has to offer. What drives them is the synergy of business and purpose: to promote local products. Learn more about their stories below....
Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) has opened a new credit facility that will fund 90 percent of borrowers’ investment requirement, but this is only if the borrower is either a farmer or a micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) engaged in the agricultural value chain of certain...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez yesterday said the domestic economy is expected to recover to 6 percent GDP growth this year, which he premised on the easing of restrictions under a modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) status for the National Capital Region and neighboring...
