ISABELA -- At least P368,160 worth of uncertified products were disposed of by the Department of Trade and Industry Region 02 Isabela Provincial Office as a result of its intensive monitoring and enforcement operations from 2019 to 2021. (Photo from Liezle Basa Inigo / MANILA BULLETIN) The crushed...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) is supporting the proposal on the Strategic Investment Priority Plan (SIPP) by the Board of Investments (BOI), an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The SIPP will serve as the primary basis for determining which projects or...
TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has awarded the City Government of Borongan as the 4th most improved component city for 2021 nationwide during the 9th Cities and Municipalities Index (CMCI) Search of Competitiveness Bureau. DTI Regional Director Celerina Bato, who...
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) credited electronic commerce (e-commerce) for keeping afloat the micro, small, and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) of Western Visayas region during the pandemic. “The online selling sustained the MSMEs,” said DTI-6 Regional Director...
Filipino celebrities endorse 'Go Lokal' flagship program of Department of Trade and Industry Filipino celebrities endorsed a flagship program of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) that aims to help the country's micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) make their products more accessible...
Three-term Senator and Deputy Speaker, Loren Legarda, today called for more budgetary support for livelihood programs of the government for the marginalized sectors amid this pandemic. Legarda, principal sponsor and co-author of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Law, has been...
Secretary Ramon M. Lopez Department of Trade and Industry (Photo from Mark Ches Ang) As another year unfolds, we make a list of things we want to achieve and resolutions we promise to keep — from living a healthier life to spending more time with our loved ones. Why not include a commitment to...
Become a barista of peace WAKE UP CALL A cup of coffee from Coffee for Peace cafe Paying forward the gift of peace can be as easy as learning the art of homebrewing your own coffee. That means every Filipino, no matter where they’re based in the world, can source beans figuratively grown with...
Lloyd Laboratories is in discussion with Livzon Mavpharm Inc., a Chinese technology partner, for its planned COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing project in the Philippines. (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Christopher M. Bamba, Lloyd Laboratories director business development, said they are specifically...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the government will finalize within this month the Strategic Investment Priority Plan (SIPP) of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) law. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Wednesday, Jan. 12, that the...
Despite the denial of the government that there is a medicine shortage in the country, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, Jan. 9, urged it to coordinate with pharmaceutical companies and drugstores to make sure that Filipinos have access to basic over-the-counter...
Barely 24 hours since photos of people lining up to buy paracetamol in drugstores have been circulating, and with Unilab's announcement that they are trying their best to meet the demands, DTI has released a statement regarding this matter. Artwork by Ariana Maralit "In response to the reported...
