Economic activities listed under the 2020 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) will serve as the initial projects that will qualify for incentives under the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act (CREATE) Law, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said. Lopez said that...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said the loan take up of micro enterprises at the SB Corp., the micro financing arm of the government, has started to pick up. According to Lopez, the loan take up has already improved from about 200 applications a week only at the start to...
SECRETARY RAMON M. LOPEZ Department of Trade and Industry (Photo by Mr. Mark Ches Ang) As the Philippine economy continues to tread the path towards post-pandemic recovery, keeping Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) relevant remains a challenge for us at the Department of Trade and...
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The Board of Investments has granted pioneer tax incentives to the P30.6576 billion project of Philippines Fiber Optic Cable Network (PFOCN), a Singaporean company, which is expected to spur the country’s telecommunications sector. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez announced the...
SECRETARY RAMON M. LOPEZ Department of Trade and Industry (Photo by Mr. Mark Ches Ang) While there’s a growing awareness of the global competitiveness of Filipino products, there are still some Pinoys that are biased towards imported products because they think locally-made goods are not “high...
Six Philippine pharmaceutical firms are planning to venture into local vaccine manufacturing, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez revealed. At the President Duterte’s “Kumusta Na Po Mahal Kong Kababayan” broadcast Wednesday (March 24) night to update Filipinos on COVID-19...
The Board of Investments (BOI) has approved a total of P137 billion worth of projects as of middle March this year, reflecting a significant 64.65 percent increase from P83 billion in the same period last year. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez (Bloomberg file photo) Trade and Industry...
After the passage of the CREATE Bill, the government’s economic managers have endorsed to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (PRRD) for certification as urgent three economic bills pending in Congress with target passage by October this year or just before the political season starts for next...
The National Development Corp., the government investment arm under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), has approved P250 million venture fund for tech startups. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez. (ALFRED FRIAS/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO FILE PHOTO) This was announced by DTI Secretary...
Curvy as she is pretty, Sanya Lopez could easily turn heads wherever she goes. The fact that she is also quite the actress is added bonus. No wonder, she has strong following. This is quite obvious on social media. Her Instagram account alone has 3 million followers. View this post on Instagram...
The government has allocated at least P22 billion for the development of bamboo industry in the country from 2021 to 2022 as the high value added forest product has good export potential, wide industry applications, and jobs creation. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said at the North...
