In this photo uploaded on social media on Jan. 29, 2025, award-winning documentarist Baby Ruth Villarama (second from left) poses with officers of the Western Command (Wescom) led by its commander, Vice Adm. Alfonso Torres Jr. (third from left), and documentary photographer, filmmaker and artist...
LEADING THE HELM The Ruth Foundation founder and president Dr. Rumalie Corvera In 2012, Dr. Rumalie Corvera launched the Ruth Foundation. Operations formally commenced by Jan. 2013. Its vision ever since has been to provide palliative and hospice care to those with life-limiting illnesses,...
Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual, has proposed that government adopts what he called a “supply chain control tower” approach complete with a six-point action agenda to manage the country’s food logistics and challenges and ensure food security. Pascual, a former academician...
The Department of Trade and Industry issued today, July 25, a new Suggested Retail Prices (SRP) for school supplies, adjusting by a wide range prices of notebooks, pad paper, writing materials, crayons, erasers, ballpoint pens, rulers, and sharpeners. The latest SRP Bulletin “Gabay sa Pamimili ng...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has introduced a program that would directly link onion farmers, and possibly rice farmers, to institutional buyers and loan assistance to farmers as one of measures to stabilize prices of basic goods in the country. Dubbed “Farmer Retail Market”...
Manufacturers of canned sardines, coffee, salt, instant noodles and canned meat have submitted requests to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to increase the Suggested Retail Price (SRP) of these basic goods. DTI Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual said that manufacturers cited various reasons for...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it has intensified its campaign against illegal vape retailers both physical and online stores amid proliferation on the use and sale of prohibited vape products with the confiscation of P3.5 million worth of items and more stores facing investigation....
The Department of Trade and Industry - Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB) seized additional prohibited vaporized nicotine and non-nicotine products and novel tobacco products, or commonly called vape, in intensified crackdown in the metro targeting both physical and online stores. In a...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) seized uncertified vaporized nicotine and non-nicotine products, and novel tobacco products worth P3 million and found that a large majority of online stores are non-compliant with the implementing rules and regulations of the VAPE Law. DTI Secretary...
The country’s largest construction materials manufacturers issued an appeal to builders and construction companies to “Build Lokal” by patronizing the use of local building materials in their projects over imported products to support the growth of domestic manufacturing. The group issued this...
South Cotabato 2nd district Rep. Peter Miguel and Laguna 2nd district Rep. Ruth Mariano-Hernandez. From left to right: Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, South Cotabato 2nd district Rep. Peter Miguel, and Laguna 2nd district Rep. Ruth Mariano-Hernandez...
Price freeze on basic necessities and prime commodities is in effect in several areas in the country affected by the incessant rains, resulting in the declaration of state of calamities (SOC), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced. The areas covered in the price freeze are located in...
