CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Aside from knowing their rights, a Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Misamis Oriental official has urged consumers to be knowledgeable about their responsibilities, saying that customer is always right mantra is no longer true. Angelo Devero, chief of the DTI-Misamis...
Investors' confidence in the Philippines remains solid despite the decline in the country's foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the first half of the year, a Cabinet member said. Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual said in a Presidential Communications Office (PCO) statement that this is...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will distribute cash assistance to sari-sari store owners suffering losses due to the rice price ceiling starting on Tuesday, Sept. 26. DSWD Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communications Group and spokesperson Romel Lopez on Monday, Sept....
DTI Secretary, Alfredo E. Pascual; Senator Robin Padilla; and Digital Pilipinas Convenor, Amor Maclang, join forces with Philippine investment champions as they promote the “Make it Happen in the Philippines” Campaign. With a GDP growth rate of 7.6% in 2022 and a P1.5 trillion investment...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-6 has started distributing aid totaling P14.5 million to 967 more micro rice retailers in Western Visayas affected by the price cap. “We are glad that we are able to help more small rice retailers this time. We believe that,...
Photo from the Manila City Council / MANILA BULLETIN The Manila City Council announced on Monday, Sept. 18 that it passed City Resolution No. 416 which authorizes the local government to establish a Go Negosyo Center within the premises of the Manila City Hall. The city resolution was filed by...
A total of 44 rice retailers received cash assistance or “ayuda” from the national government in Muntinlupa following the imposition by President Marcos of a rice price cap on regular milled and well-milled rice. The Muntinlupa City government headed by Mayor Ruffy Biazon assisted in the...
Despite the apprehensions of some sectors and economists, the implementation of the price ceiling imposed on the country’s staple grain is “going as well as we can expect,” President Marcos claimed on Tuesday, Sept. 12. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting with the...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-6 has launched a campaign to make Western Visayas the capital for Healthcare Information Management Service (HIMS). “Let us continue to collaborate and make Region 6 as an innovative and digitally-enabled region – as HIMS capital of the...
Sen. Robin Padilla on Monday, Sept. 11 pushed for clearer regulations on Halal certification amid the confusion brought by having two different agencies involved in the certification and accreditation. Sen. Robin Padilla presides over the Committee on Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) convened on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023 to finalize the initial list of small rice retailers who may qualify for government cash assistance under the Sustainable Livelihood Program. (Photo courtesy of...
The Philippines and South Korea have signed a free-trade agreement (FTA) that will scrap tariffs on Korean-made cars, green cars and auto parts as well on fishery and agricultural products that the country will be importing. This came after Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary...
