Cinemas in Marikina CIty will remain closed even if the national government already approved their re-opening in areas under the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) starting March 5. (MARIKINA PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Marikina Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro said his executive order...
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has defended the Department of Trade and Industry’s imposition of safeguard measures and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) on certain imports to protect domestic industries, but the country’s anti-trust watchdog also equally stressed that such legitimate...
Price of motorcycles sold on installment payment is 25 percent higher than the cash price of the unit, according to Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez. Lopez said this was found out by the DTI as it conducts public hearings on the draft Memorandum Circular that will promote payment options...
Starting Friday, March 5, 2021, libraries, museums, cultural centers, meetings and conventions, and limited tourist attractions and video games arcades will be allowed to operate at a maximum of 50 percent under general community quarantine (GCQ) and 75 percent under modified GCQ (MGCQ). ...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has raised the likelihood of allowing lower tariffs on rice from India as a way of minimizing tariff barriers for the Philippines very vital commodity. Lopez mentioned this during the Philippines Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (FICCI) and the...
Philippine garment factories expect to receive new orders worth up to $500 million from top global fashion brands as they start transferring production orders from troubled Myanmar to the Philippines and other Asian countries. Photo credit: (Philexport News and Features) Foreign Buyers Association...
The “Go Lokal!” program of the Duterte administration since 2016 has brought over a thousand micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) into the mainstream markets. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said that through the “Go Lokal” program, 275 MSMEs were given the...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez today called for transformational leaders in government with crucial traits in integrity, competence and energy (ICE) specially in this pandemic period where the country continued to wallow in hunger and unemployment on prolonged strict quarantine...
Homes are built as a sanctuary, while offices are designed for productivity. But in these times, bedrooms, dining spaces, and even the oddest corners of the room, must now have the flexibility to be converted into functional spaces for working and learning. The Silid collection curated by Common...
The Bureau of Product Standards of the Department of Trade and Industry has included child restraint system (CRS) or car seats in the list of products for mandatory certification. This is pursuant to Section 6 of Republic Act (RA) 11229 or the “Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act” and the...
Local cement manufacturers, which enjoyed government protection in the form of safeguard tariff against imported cement, are strongly supporting for the “Build Lokal” campaign of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), which promotes the prioritization of locally produced building...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez on Monday, (Feb. 22) urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to craft rules to encourage banks to lend more for auto loans stressing that banks have huge liquidity that they can use to help businesses recover. Trade and...
