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...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has proposed to share P4 billion out of the P10 billion allocation from the Bayanihan 2 as soft loans to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to pay for the 13th month pay of their workers. This was revealed by Department of Labor and Employment...
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...
Noche Buena products manufacturers are seeking as much 3 percent increase in their suggested retail prices (SRP) due to increased cost of production. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez. (ALFRED FRIAS/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO FILE PHOTO) Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said the Noche...
Photo from Floyd Mayweather's Instagram account / Top Rank Easy bucks for the "Money." Floyd Mayweather lived up to one of his monikers when he showed his $20,000 bet earnings after Teofimo Lopez defeated Vasyl Lomachenko Saturday (Sunday, Manila time). Unbeaten Lopez showed who's boss in Las Vegas...
Teofimo Lopez pulled an upset over Vasiliy Lomachenko to become the king of lightweight division. (Photo from Top Rank Boxing) Unbeaten Teofimo Lopez upset Vasiliy Lomachenko by a unanimous decision on Saturday to become the undisputed world lightweight champion in Las Vegas. Lopez defended his...
Travel agencies, tour operators, reservation service and related activities are allowed to reopen starting today, Oct. 16, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez. (ALFRED FRIAS/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO FILE PHOTO) Memorandum Circular No. 20-53...
In this file photo Vasiliy Lomachenko (left) punches Guillermo Rigondeaux during their WBO Junior Lightweight Title bout at Madison Square Garden on December 9, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by AL BELLO / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) Ukraine's Vasyl Lomachenko and unbeaten American Teofimo...
58 Minutes in Driftland brings a story that rings true to the life of the Filipino youth and immigrants A coming-of-age story about belongingness, taking a stand against the odds, in an alternative realm where both dreams and nightmares reign—that’s the premise of Filipina author I.S.A....
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has assured that the implementation of the P3.27 billion Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) procurement contract to the Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) for the construction of fire stations and supplies and equipment is on track. Trade...
A labor-employer-government meeting agreed in principle to ask government to extend a loan facility to micro enterprises to pay for the mandatory 13th month pay of their employees which is estimated between P500 million to P1 billion. Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) President...
