(Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is pushing for the reinvigoration of the country’s garment and textile industry to entice foreign investors who are now leaving China to relocate their businesses.“The government must take decisive...
Despite the projected economic difficulties in the coming year, exports of garments, textile and apparel are seen growing by measly two percent to around $1.33 billion starting in the middle of 2024 as industry players expand into new markets to boost revenues. Robert M. Young, FOBAP President...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) is now investigating reports of the alleged illegal strip search conducted on a visitor of a person deprived of liberty (PDL) inside the Metro Manila District Jail Annex 4 (MMDJ-4) at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City.
In a statement, BJMP...
Makabayan bloc solons have pitched different ways for government to generate revenue even as they thumbed down the proposed tax on “ukay-ukay” or second-hand clothes.
'Ukay-ukay' clothes
This, after House Ways and Means Chairman and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda said...
H&M's Garment Collecting is back!
According to Fashion Revolution, over 100 billion pieces of clothing are produced every year. What regular shoppers may not know is that it takes a lot of resources from nature and extreme labor to produce that amount of garments. While we stock out closets...
This distinctly Pinoy dress shirt has been reshaped by technology
PHILIPPINE TEXTILE TODAY From left: Handwoven, cotton Men's polo shirt; cocoon ladies' barong; handwoven, black, cotton blouse
What is it about the barong Tagalog that instantly makes a man appear dressier and more...
Garment and furniture exporters joined calls for the government to step in and address the deteriorating shipping and logistics situation in the country.
Robert Young, Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (PHILEXPORT) trustee for the textile sector and president of the Foreign Buyers...
At least $500 million worth of garment and apparel importation from top international buyers, particularly US brands, have been shifted to the Philippines, according to the Foreign Buyers Association of the Philippines.
This was announced by Robert M. Young, FOBAP President and trustee of the...
