The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) welcomed Monday, June 7, Region II Director Sancho A. Mabborang as its new Undersecretary for Regional Operations. Region II Director Sancho A. Mabborang takes oath as Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary for Regional Operations...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has a new undersecretary for regional operations. (DOST Region II Facebook page) DOST Region II Director Sancho A. Mabborang has been appointed as replacement of the late Undersecretary for Regional Operations Dr. Brenda L. Nazareth-Manzano, who died...
Unimplementable, discriminatory. That's how a Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) official described proposals to require customers to present a "vaccine pass" before they are allowed entry to a business establishment. Essentially, a vaccine pass is proof that the person holding it has received...
Having a "safety seal" is by no means mandatory, but it would still be good for local business establishments operating amid the current public health crisis to try to acquire one. A restaurant staff cleans a table in preparation for the resumption of dine-in service last April 30, 2021. (Ali...
At least 500,000 Filipinos could regain their jobs once the reopening of personal care establishments and indoor dining in restaurants are allowed by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Trade and Industry) If this...
Toy manufacturers from Hong Kong are considering of investing in the Philippines as they showed strong confidence in the country. This was disclosed by the officers and members of the Toys Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong (TMHK) who joined an online information session with the Philippine...
Philippine garment factories expect to receive new orders worth up to $500 million from top global fashion brands as they start transferring production orders from troubled Myanmar to the Philippines and other Asian countries. Photo credit: (Philexport News and Features) Foreign Buyers Association...
In preparation for the proposed transition of Metro Manila from General Community Quarantine (GCQ) to Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ), DTI Consumer Protection Group (CPG) Undersecretary Ruth Castelo and DTI Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (FTEB) Director Ronnel Abrenica led a special...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported Monday that gross international reserves (GIR) dipped to $108.799 billion in January from December 2020’s $110.117 billion due to government withdrawals to pay for foreign-denominated loans, and changes in the price of gold. The BSP in a statement...
Trade and Industry Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo The Board of Investments (BOI), the country’s premier investment promotion and generation agency, is confident of hitting its P1 trillion investments target this year despite the pandemic that has slowed down domestic and global businesses....
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 Philippines and Germany have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in manufacturing, construction and innovation at the successful convening of their inaugural Joint Economic Commission (JEC). The Philippines-Germany Joint Economic Commission Co-Chairs Parliamentary State Secretary Marco...
