The departments of trade and industry and the agriculture are finalizing within this week a price cap for imported pork which could even be lower than the existing price ceiling on pork. This was revealed by Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez during the Malacanang public press briefing of...
The Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act can bring in over P200 billion in new investments and generate as much as 2 million additional jobs, according to Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez. According to Lopez, the bicameral approved CREATE will be a big boost...
Top officials of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation Inc. (PNVFI) and some of the country’s volleyball superstars are gracing the special session of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) webcast Forum on Tuesday. PNVFI President Tats Suzara, Vice President Arnel Hajan, and...
An Inter-Agency Task Force on National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS) is being constituted to address the alarming high unemployment situation in the country and help Filipinos get back to the new normal. This developed as government agencies led by the Department of Trade and Industry signed...
An Inter-Agency Task Force on National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS) is being constituted to address the alarming high unemployment situation in the country and help Filipinos get back to the new normal. This developed as government agencies led by the Department of Trade and Industry...
The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) has given its blessings to Ramon “Tats” Suzara for being elected as president of the newly formed Philippine National Volleyball Federation Inc. (PNVFI). In a letter dated Jan. 28, AVC President Rita Subowo congratulated Suzara’s election and looked...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez yesterday said the domestic economy is expected to recover to 6 percent GDP growth this year, which he premised on the easing of restrictions under a modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) status for the National Capital Region and neighboring...
The Board of Investments (BOI), the Philippine premier investment generation agency, has set a P1.25 trillion investments target in 2021, following the approval of P1.02 trillion in committed investments last year. “We are working hard for a V-shaped Philippine economic recovery in 2021 and are...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said the latest manufacturing index bodes well for the economy as he cited efforts in the cold chain and copper industries development as crucial pillars that will strengthen the country’s supply value chain. The Philippine Manufacturing Purchasing...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has launched its community resellers program for former residents of Barangay Taliptip in Bulakan, future site of the P740-billion Manila International Airport project, as part of the company’s continuing livelihood creation and training programs for them and their...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has a standing recommendation to impose price caps on pork not just on the retail price side, but across the value chain to ensure traders, hog raisers and other middle men are not engaged in profiteering activities. DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez stressed...
A consumer group has called for “pork holiday” in protest of the high prices of pork in the local market and amid the inability of government and industry players to stop prices from rising.. MB file (Photo by Keith Bacongco) In a statement, Laban Konsyumer Inc. issued a challenge to consumers...
