The Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), the export promotions arm of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), has surpassed its $66.49 million target export sales by an impressive 1240 percent, hitting total export sales of $824.719 million in 2022. CITEM exceeded...
Antipolo City 2nd Rep. Romeo Acop (PPAB) Retired police brigadier general-turmed-Antipolo City 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop says the purge of cops involved in the illegal drug trade should "go down to the lowest level of the Philippine National Police (PNP)". Acop had this to say in reaction to the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has accepted the resignation of 18 police officers allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade almost a day after declaring that he will be waiting for them to step down. Before leaving for Malaysia on Tuesday, July 25, Marcos announced the resignation of18...
CITEM Executive Director Edward Fereira with distinguished government officials during the Ceremonial MOA-Signing for CAEXPO Partnership. From left: CITEM Deputy Executive Director Malou Mediran, Hon. Mayor of Tuguegarao City Rosario Maila Ting-Que, PEZA Deputy Director General Joy Alguso, and...
At least 250 exhibitors are participating in the Manila FAME, which will return to trade show floor in October this year since the pandemic as the most anticipated international sourcing event in Asia for home, furnishings, and lifestyle pieces. In a statement Monday, July 17, the Center for...
Increasing cooperation in trade and culture between the Philippines and Mexico has been agreed upon by both countries during the presentation of credentials by Mexico’s Ambassador-designate Daniel Hernandez-Joseph to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 10. (From left)...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Friday, June 30 cautioned the Marcos administration against rushing the plan to further liberalize the sugar industry by allowing industrial users to import their own sugar needs to alleviate price increases amid moves to tax sugary food and...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry-Leyte reported sales of P3.2 million from the five-day Fiesta Bonanza Trade Expo 2023 from June 23 to 27 at the Robinsons Marasbaras here. Sales in the event held in time for the city's annual fiesta exceeded its target of P2.5 million with...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Sunday, June 25, lauded the contributions of Filipino seafarers to the country’s economy and in their communities during the commemoration of the Day of the Seafarers. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential Communications...
ON TO A BETTER FUTURE From left: ABAC Chile member Ramon Jara, Aboitiz Group chief sustainability and reputation officer and ABAC Philippines staffer Ginggay Hontiveros, and ABAC Philippines lead staffer Patrick Chu In Bander Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam recently, APEC Business Advisory Council...
The 16th International Food Exhibition (IFEX) Philippines, the country’s biggest international food and ingredients trade show, saw a 52 percent increase in export sales or $162 million in actual and negotiated export sales, compared with its 2022 edition. In a report, the Center for International...
Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual said on Tuesday, June 6, that he would fly to Brussels, Belgium toward the end of June to follow up on the Philippines’ status on the European Union’s (EU) Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), as well as negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA)....
