The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently unveiled a price guide for school supplies ahead of the upcoming school year. The guide, titled "Gabay sa Pamimili ng School Supplies," is designed to assist consumers in making informed purchasing decisions. Here are the price ranges...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is planning to streamline the suggested retail price (SRP) bulletin by removing certain products. In a statement on Wednesday, Junly 3, DTI said this proposal was presented at a recent meeting of the National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC)....
The Board of Investments (BOI) approved P640.22 billion worth of investments for the first five months of this year, led by domestic investments and continuous projects in the renewable energy (RE) sector. This year’s end-May investment figure was 14 percent higher than the P562.90 billion...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Thursday, June 13, urged Hungary to invest in the Philippines, particularly in the fields of agriculture, information and communications technology (ICT), and digital and water technologies. In a bilateral talk with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter...
President Marcos hopes that the Philippines and Hungary can forge new partnerships to strengthen their economic ties. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with Hungary's Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó at the Malacañan Palace on June 13, 2024. (Photo courtesy of...
A surge in imports led to the country’s trade deficit reaching its highest level since November last year, preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. Based on the PSA report released on Tuesday, June 11, the gap in the trade balance, or the difference between the...
Additional major basic goods manufacturers are implementing voluntary price freeze on select items in support of Filipino consumers amid rising prices of goods and the impact of the El Niño phenomenon, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported. In a statement, DTI Secretary...
A free trade agreement between the Philippines and the United States may not yet be possible in the immediate future. US Senator Chris Coons, who is visiting Manila, said Friday, May 31, it is not because the US government is reluctant to do so, but because of strong opposition coming from...
DTI Assistant Secretary Amanda Nograles answering questions from reporters in Makati City (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Vape products that are unable to register for a Philippine Standard (PS) license or an Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) will no...
BIR Chief Venus Gaticales during an interview with reporters in Makati City (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) A Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) official commended on Tuesday, May 28, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda over his proposed legislation that...
While the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is partly blamed for the power supply mess in the country due to its slow action on issuance of warranted rules and approvals of power supply agreements (PSAs), it has opted to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Board of Investments (BOI) for...
The Design Center of the Philippines (DCP), an agency under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), spent P1.9 million of the budget allocated for senior citizens and persons with disability (SCPDs) for other plans and programs in 2023, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its 2023 annual...
