Local cement manufacturers welcomed the thrust of the current administration towards a bias for domestic industries, stressing they too are victims of import surges that threaten the viability of their cement factories. “Like our peers in the sugar sector, we welcome President Ferdinand Marcos’...
President and Agriculture Secretary Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. has met with Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual to talk about the prices of fertilizers in the country, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Friday, August 12. Communications Secretary...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. met with officials of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to iron out plans to increase farmers' productivity by ensuring that affordable fertilizers are available in the market. Malacañang photo In a social media post on Wednesday evening, the...
The domestic electronics industry has urged for a review of the effectiveness of the incentives rationalization program of the government stating the country could potentially lose $400 million worth of investments to other countries, on top of the earlier $3.25 billion losses, should there be no...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday, August 1, that it will assist the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the implementation of a price freeze for basic commodities in Abra province after it was rocked by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake and placed under a state of calamity last week....
From left: Go Negosyo Executive Director, Thermina Akram; Senior Adviser for MSME Development, Engr. Merly Cruz; Go Negosyo founder and president, Joey Concepcion; Department of Trade and Industry Secretary, Alfredo Pascual; DTI OIC Director for BSMED, Emma Asusano; and Undersecretary, Blesila...
CREATEPhilippines once again gathers local and international creatives to discuss the future of the Philippine creative economy via the digital conference Creative Futures 2022. On its second run, the conference, to be staged using the digital platform Hopin from July 28 to 29, 2022, includes an...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) cited Quezon City as the most competitive “Highly Urbanized City” in the 2021 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI), the city government announced Friday, July 8. Mayor Joy Belmonte received the award from DTI-Competitiveness Bureau...
From left: Robert Bastillo, Group Head, Innovation and Advocacy Group, SBCorp; Santiago Lim, EVP and COO, SBCorp; Marvin Tiu Lim, Chief Growth and Development Officer, Mega Global; and Joseph Pardo, Sales Director, Mega Global Corp. Sari-sari stores are an important part of Filipino culture. Across...
The Philippines and Israel agreed to broaden their bilateral economic cooperation by signing an investment promotion agreement that is aimed at creating more jobs for Filipinos, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. TI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez and Israeli Finance Minister present the...
Experts and advocates of Islamic finance presented the trends and outlook in the growing sector, including ED Nelly Dillera - PTTC; DED Dhim Radia - PTTC; Dr. Zalina Binti Zakaria -Head, Halal Research Center of Islamic Health, Universiti Malaya; Dr. Dalal Aassouli - Asst. Professor, Islamic...
(CLOCKWISE) LOCAD’s CEO and co-founder Constantin Robertz, Manila Athletica’s CEO Aencille Santos, Etaily’s CEO and co-founder Alexander Friedhoff, Department of Trade and Industry – Philippine Trade and Training Center Executive Director Nelly Dillera, Digital Pilipinas Convenor and...