The country’s exports continued to recover, growing 29.8 percent in May this year, spurred by the reopening of major economies globally. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that exports in May this year reached $5.89 billion compared to $4.54 billion in May 2020. The...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has batted for continued support such as loan moratorium, rent relief and industry support funds to troubled micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as the way forward to recovery. At the virtual hearing by the Senate committee on trade, commerce, and...
The Department of Trade and Industry-National Capital Region Office (DTI-NCRO) turned over “Carinderia Kits” to 75 food retailers and other micro-entrepreneurs in Muntinlupa to help them recover amid the ongoing pandemic. DTI-NCRO Regional Director Marcelina Alcantara, Mayor Jaime Fresnedi, and...
A total of 352 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) products under the Go Lokal! program have been mainstreamed and graduated as regular suppliers to 20 big retailers in the country. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said at the virtual launch of Go Lokal! of Metro Retail Stores...
The family of President Duterte’s former aide, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, enriched themselves by as much as P6.6 billion in government contracts, P5.1 billion of which were awarded during the first two years of the President’s term, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said on Monday,...
The nationwide consultation zeroing on the availment of statutory discounts for the online transactions of senior citizens and persons with disability (PWD) will begin starting next week, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced on Friday, July 2. (BARMM / MANILA BULLETIN...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has widened the coverage of areas with higher operating capacities of business establishments in the National Capital Region (NCR), including the provinces of Bulacan and Rizal, but retained the ban on social activities in Laguna and Cavite. Trade and...
Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc.(MRSGI) has partnered with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and various entrepreneurs and organizations to support their products through a succession of events that celebrate Filipino diversity and spirit of service amid the pandemic. The company has...
Employers and government agencies on Wednesday, (June 30) signed a manifesto that seeks to create 1 million jobs by end this year to help address the high unemployment rate in the country and bring it back to pre-pandemic level. The Manifesto on 1 Million Jobs for 2021-Partnership Project with the...
The domestic creative industry lost as much as 90 percent of revenues in 2020, exacerbated by the closure of ABS-CBN that affected the total media landscape. In a presentation at the virtual Creative Futures 2021, Paolo Mercado, president of the Creative Economy Council of the Philippines,...
The P1.14-trillion employment recovery plan that is expected to generate at least 220,000 jobs and assist over 1.4 million Filipinos struggling with unemployment and income losses has finally received the green light from Malacañang. A barbershop worker in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. (File...
The government is seen to extend the temporary work from home (WFH) authority for IT-business process management (IT-BPM) economic zone locators as well as the easing of locational restriction in the National Capital Region (NCR). Trade and Industry Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo revealed...
