A Hong Kong-based garments company is looking to expand its manufacturing capacity in the Philippines to take advantage of the country’s relatively low tariff rates once the postponed reciprocal tariffs are lifted after 90 days. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Cristina Roque...
Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville Luistro (left), Harry Roque (PPAB) A lawyer-legislator believes that the House tri-committee (tri-comm) now has "probable cause" to recommend action from government agencies against former...
Harry Roque (left), Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (PPAB) A country probably wouldn't take in someone who brags about being good at "toppling governments". With this reasoning, Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia...
The Philippines is ready to collaborate with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as the 10-member bloc moves to strengthen its trade partnership with the United States (US) following the 90-day suspension of reciprocal tariffs. In a statement, Department of Trade and Industry...
Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (PPAB) Vlogger Vicente "Pebbles" Cunanan has accused former presidential spokesman Harry Roque of leading a plan to "bring down" President Marcos' administration with the use of the so-called...
DTI Secretary Cristina Roque meeting representatives of JAKIM (DTI photo) Malaysian government's Islamic Development Department, otherwise known as JAKIM, is looking into establishing a world-class Halal certifying body (HCB) in the Philippines, according to Trade Secretary Cristina Roque....
The Philippines is eyeing the reduction of tariffs on products from the United States (US) in a bid to reverse US President Donald Trump’s imposition of 17-percent tariffs on Philippine imported goods, according to Trade Secretary Cristina Roque. “Definitely, of course, definitely,” Roque...
Former presidential spokesman Harry Roque should just render legal help to Filipinos arrested in Qatar instead of making incessant appeals to authorities there, Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre said on Wednesday, April 2. Acidre says that while the Marcos administration is doing its best to...
The government is set to meet with aviation companies in Canada to discuss potential expansion in the Philippines, as local airlines move to bolster their maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service capabilities. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Cristina Roque said this...
While the Philippine government has no power to block the asylum bid of former presidential spokesman Harry Roque in the Netherlands, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Migrant Workers Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said that it can inform the Dutch government that the former official is...
US President Donald Trump The Philippines is not worried about United States (US) President Donald Trump’s looming reciprocal tariffs on several countries, given its minimal trade deficit with American goods, according to Trade Secretary Cristina Roque. While she admitted that the...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is gearing up to launch a lending program for micro-entrepreneurs, accessible through e-wallet platforms, as part of its ongoing commitment to scale up businesses. In a chance interview on Thursday, March 27, DTI Secretary Cristina Roque said the...
