Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has raised the likelihood of allowing lower tariffs on rice from India as a way of minimizing tariff barriers for the Philippines very vital commodity. Lopez mentioned this during the Philippines Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (FICCI) and the...
Philippine garment factories expect to receive new orders worth up to $500 million from top global fashion brands as they start transferring production orders from troubled Myanmar to the Philippines and other Asian countries. Photo credit: (Philexport News and Features) Foreign Buyers Association...
The “Go Lokal!” program of the Duterte administration since 2016 has brought over a thousand micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) into the mainstream markets. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said that through the “Go Lokal” program, 275 MSMEs were given the...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez today called for transformational leaders in government with crucial traits in integrity, competence and energy (ICE) specially in this pandemic period where the country continued to wallow in hunger and unemployment on prolonged strict quarantine...
Homes are built as a sanctuary, while offices are designed for productivity. But in these times, bedrooms, dining spaces, and even the oddest corners of the room, must now have the flexibility to be converted into functional spaces for working and learning. The Silid collection curated by Common...
The Bureau of Product Standards of the Department of Trade and Industry has included child restraint system (CRS) or car seats in the list of products for mandatory certification. This is pursuant to Section 6 of Republic Act (RA) 11229 or the “Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act” and the...
Local cement manufacturers, which enjoyed government protection in the form of safeguard tariff against imported cement, are strongly supporting for the “Build Lokal” campaign of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), which promotes the prioritization of locally produced building...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez on Monday, (Feb. 22) urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to craft rules to encourage banks to lend more for auto loans stressing that banks have huge liquidity that they can use to help businesses recover. Trade and...
In preparation for the proposed transition of Metro Manila from General Community Quarantine (GCQ) to Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ), DTI Consumer Protection Group (CPG) Undersecretary Ruth Castelo and DTI Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (FTEB) Director Ronnel Abrenica led a special...
Thirteen Philippine food export companies are attending the 2021 edition of Gulfood Hotel and Equipment Exhibition and Salon Culinaire (Gulfood), one of the world’s biggest fairs for food and hospitality held annually in Dubai. The Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM),...
True to its mandate of assisting micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippines to stand on their own and find their niche in the local and international markets, the Department of Trade and Industry has been at the forefront of bolsteringthe growth of Filipino MSMEs by...
The COVID-19 global pandemic is sorely testing our people's resolve to create a better life for themselves. SECRETARY RAMON LOPEZ Department of Trade and Industry (Photo by Mr Mark Ches Ang) This isn't surprising as the pandemic has shaken even the world’s strongest economies. That's why we at...
