The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has ordered all manufacturers and operators of bagging facilities to immediately cease all printing operations of previously approved cement bag designs indicating the words "Product of the Philippines" but are used to pack imported cement products as it...
Google Philippines has introduced initiatives to support the country’s safe economic recovery through: MSME Caravan, free listings on Google Shopping tab, and Google Maps for local tourism. In partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry, MSME Caravan aims to train micro, small, and...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has now stepped in to improve the processing of applications in the food production sector, particularly in the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), as complaints on these agencies red tape mount. ARTA Director General Jeremiah...
Coconut industry stakeholders are upbeat that recent trials that show coconut oil having strong potential in fighting COVID-19 may provide a much-needed boost to the industry as well as the Philippine economy as a whole. Photo credit: https://www.ucap.org.ph/home/ The Department of Science and...
The Department of Trade and Industry has relaxed effective today, Thursday, the control measures in the operation of malls and commercial centers but with strict compliance to the health and safety protocols. DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez issued Memorandum Order C No. 20-55 on Easing of Control...
Despite the pandemic, the Philippines, the world’s top nickel producer and one of the most highly mineralized countries globally, may still end up with the same output of 40 million to 45 million wet metric tons (WMT) of nickel ore this year. Moreover, nickel mining firms may even book...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is incentivizing local enterprises for them to adopt to digital technologies because while majority of enterprises are aware of the need to transform digitally many of them are facing various constraints, particularly the lack of capital. DTI...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will reimpose the mandatory certification of locally manufactured and imported plywood citing unfair competition from imported substandard plywood that threatens not only public safety, but also the local wood manufacturing industry. Trade and Industry...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has vowed that micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) doing transactions with the government can expect a fully-automated digital platform with a refined customer service team any time of the day by next year. Lopez issued this commitment at the...
Entrepreneurs are known for their sheer grit and determination, without hesitation to seek for help and inspiration from professionals when things get rough. Edith Christmae Tan is already an entrepreneur in her own right. She owns a 6-hectare farm in Northern Mindanao, but when the pandemic...
As Senate continues to debate on the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) bill emotionally, two big electronics companies are shutting down operations because of uncompetitive business environment, according to the Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the...
Despite the declining prices of locally produced palay, the Philippine government agencies are in full force to defend the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), which allowed the unlimited entry of cheaper imported rice in the country. On Thursday (Oct. 8), four government agencies – the Department of...
