A good balancing act between maintaining the country’s economic recovery and protecting Filipinos against the dreaded Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez speaks during President Duterte's pre-recorded public briefing on Saturday, July 24, 2021....
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) team up with Atkins Import and Export Resources Inc., and MyOwn Group of Companies to provide consumers access to low-cost frozen meat products amid the community quarantine, cheaper by at least P20.00 than Atkins and...
Prices of basic necessities and prime commodities will increase by 3 to 5 percent or P0.75 centavos to P1 per can of sardines and canned meats, a situation that will likely worsen the country’s already elevated inflation level. In a television interview, DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said the...
Why standardizing food can be a good thing. And no, it’s not an attack on lola’s cooking ADOBO DEBATE The hot question of the week, 'Should the quintessential Philippine stew and other Pinoy dishes be standardized?' When I first read the news that the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)...
With the proposed Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Regulation Bill already inching closer to becoming a law, leading player Petron Corporation is eyeing that more robust competition will finally reign in the sector, as rouge industry traders will eventually be snuffed out with the stricter...
Initial committed investments of $3 billion from country’s top ten Japanese manufacturers are in peril as investors complained of operational and fiscal bottlenecks they are currently facing. During an online roundtable meeting with Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, the Philippines ’...
The president of the Philippine Amalgamated Supermarkets Association, Inc. finds nothing wrong with the Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) pursuit of certain standards on popular Filipino dishes, including everyone's beloved adobo. Steven Cua (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Steven Cua believes...
The electronics and semiconductor industry, the country’s single largest dollar earner accounting for 60 percent of the country’s total exports, said some companies are transferring their domestic purchases and indirect exports to foreign suppliers because the imposition of value added tax...
Prices of basic necessities (BN) are now back to their suggested retail prices (SRPs) following the expiry of the nationwide price freeze, the Department of Trade and Industry said. The DTI issued this advisory as the nationwide price freeze on basic necessities expired last July 9. The prices of...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has called for a review of processes in closing down a business, saying the difficulty of closing down a business has long been an issue among businesses in the country. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez “We need to change the process of...
There is nothing to worry about, adobo lovers. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) gave this assurance to Filipinos following its move to "standardize" Filipino dishes, including the much-beloved adobo. Pork adobo (Photo by Ellson Quismorio) The creation of a technical committee to develop...
Maintaining a general community quarantine (GCQ) level in the National Capital Region and neighboring provinces (NCR Plus) ensures continued reopening of the domestic economy, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez (File photo / MANILA...
