Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez preferred the passage of pending economic bills that will open certain domestic industries to majority foreign ownership rather than tinkering the Constitution or charter change (cha-cha). At the "Laging Handa" briefing, Lopez explained that as a matter...
Domestic automotive parts manufacturers and workers stood behind the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) decision to impose provisional safeguard measure on imported completely built-up (CBU) cars and light commercial vehicles (LCVs) as a step that will arrest further decline in local auto...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez is not considering any price increase on basic necessities and prime commodities while big retailers also opposed price hikes as the economy is in recession. “We have not considered any price increase,” said Lopez as he clarified that although there...
The Philippines today slapped a provisional safeguard duty against imported passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (LCVs) to protect the domestic motor vehicle manufacturing industry from the onslaught of imported vehicles, a move that will hit Thailand and Indonesia the most being the top...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said that keeping the 5 percent tariff rate on imported mechanically deboned meat (MDM) has gained support from all department heads concerned. “We are in the process of completing by today (Jan. 4) the official endorsement from each member of the...
“Power rate reduction” tops the 2021 to-do list of the Department of Energy (DOE) to improve the attractiveness of the Philippines as an investment destination for manufacturers, who have been discouraged by the prohibitive power cost in the country. Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi told...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has stood its ground stating it does not need the concurrence from the Tariff Commission (TC) to adjust a safeguard duty rate on a particular import that has been causing injury or serious threat to a domestic industry. This was stated by Bureau of Import...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has directed to restart the study on the country’s potential participation in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). This was revealed by DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo, who said that the...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is finalizing its report on its investigation on the surge in the importation of motor vehicles into the country, indicating that government is on its way towards the imposition of safeguard measure against imported cars to protect the domestic industry...
The government today launched the Leyte Ecological Industrial Zone (LEIZ) Master Development Plan Project, which is hoped to develop and complete the Philippines copper industry supply chain in Leyte by 2030 and establish the country’s role in modern industries. The launch of LEIZ Master Plan...
Amid the popularity of the Philippines neighboring countries to foreign investors, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has called on American investors to take a closer look at its most loyal ally in southeast Asia and make the Philippines their natural investment destination. Lopez made...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has urged Filipinos to patronize local establishments and products for their events and gatherings this Christmas season to support micro, small and medium enterprises and prop up the overall recovery of the domestic economy. Lopez aired this appeal...
