The Philippine government is eyeing a way bigger minimum access volume (MAV) allocation, or about 388,790 metric tons (MT), for pork. This is just one of the proposals of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in terms of addressing the shortfall in the supply of the commodity as well as bring down its...
Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) has opened a new credit facility that will fund 90 percent of borrowers’ investment requirement, but this is only if the borrower is either a farmer or a micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) engaged in the agricultural value chain of certain...
Go green, go local ! Sustainable living has evolved from being just a fad to a collective movement which some Filipinos have seriously embraced. For those who have included adapting to a zero-waste lifestyle in their list of new year’s resolutions, here’s a quick list of local products that can...
Makati Shangri-La, the Philippines foremost business hotel located at the heart of the Makati business district along Ayala Avenue, today announced the temporary closure of their 30-year operation due to uncertain business condition effective February 1, 2021. (Photo from Makati Shangri-La’s...
The country’s Micro, Small to Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) has always been described as the lifeblood of the country’s business landscape that largely supports and spurs economic development and helps generate wide-scale employment. As of May 2019, 99.56 percent of business...
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed more funding to DELIVER-e application, a farmers-to-buyers digital platform recently launched in the Philippines. In a Webinar on Monday, USAID Acting Mission Director for Philippines Patrick Wesner said his agency...
The Department of Finance (DOF) ordered the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to return to the government coffers the P32.6 billion sitting idle in the state-owned Philippine International Trading Corp. (PITC). In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said he has...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has ordered all manufacturers and operators of bagging facilities to immediately cease all printing operations of previously approved cement bag designs indicating the words "Product of the Philippines" but are used to pack imported cement products as it...
The Department of Trade and Industry has relaxed effective today, Thursday, the control measures in the operation of malls and commercial centers but with strict compliance to the health and safety protocols. DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez issued Memorandum Order C No. 20-55 on Easing of Control...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is incentivizing local enterprises for them to adopt to digital technologies because while majority of enterprises are aware of the need to transform digitally many of them are facing various constraints, particularly the lack of capital. DTI...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will reimpose the mandatory certification of locally manufactured and imported plywood citing unfair competition from imported substandard plywood that threatens not only public safety, but also the local wood manufacturing industry. Trade and Industry...
Entrepreneurs are known for their sheer grit and determination, without hesitation to seek for help and inspiration from professionals when things get rough. Edith Christmae Tan is already an entrepreneur in her own right. She owns a 6-hectare farm in Northern Mindanao, but when the pandemic...
