The Commission on Audit (COA) has dismissed, due to pending Supreme Court (SC) cases, the petition for money claim filed by MTD Philippines, Inc. which sought the payment by the Calamba City government of P755,006,011.34 for the botched construction of the CALABARZON Regional Government Center in...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have signed an agreement to strengthen trade policy in the country. Customs Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio and officials from the DTI signed a memorandum of agreement on Monday, Sept. 4, that will ensure the implementation...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Calling the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) "useless", ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is proposing to give the agency a budget of just P1 for the year 2024. "Napaka-useless nitong BPI na ito, ‘wag na bigyan ng...
(Unsplash) Despite an ongoing export boom, Senator Cynthia Villar has vowed to continuously protect the local coconut industry and work toward its expansion. "We are aware that our work doesn’t stop here as we [continuously] monitor the implementation...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go renewed his call for Congress to expedite the measure providing enhanced protection and benefits for media and entertainment workers to safeguard their rights and welfare. Go noted the sacrifices of media and entertainment workers particularly as frontliners,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has approved the Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) three-year Food Logistics Action Agenda aimed at revolutionizing the country's food distribution system, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) bared Tuesday, August 29, that it was planning to expand interregional and intra-regional routes in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) Administrator Hernani Fabian (middle) meets with...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) The House Committee on Appropriations is eyeing the augmentation of the proposed 2024 budget of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), which is the country’s "main investment promotion agency". Thus,...
CEBU CITY – The coffee industry development program in Tuburan town, Cebu is something that can be replicated nationwide as part of the country’s poverty reduction plan. National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Secretary Lope Santos III said this after he attended the recent convergence of...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said the responsibility of both the government and the private sector is crucial to the success and growth of the Philippine real estate industry. Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go at the Accredited Real Estate Salespersons of the Philippines Inc. event at...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid has filed a bill seeking to address the working conditions of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) workers, noting the high levels of stress they are exposed to to meet the industry’s increasing demands. “Since its establishment in the country, the...
The domestic electric vehicles (EV) market is expected to grow a conservative 30 percent on strong adoption by motorists amid the influx of new models at relatively affordable price range. Patrick T. Aquino, director at the Department of Energy Utilization Management Bureau (EUMB), said during a...
