The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is adjusting safeguard duty for imported cement this 2021 for the second year of the imposition of the trade remedy
In response to the COVID-19 health crisis that resulted in the extensive loss of jobs and incomes, the Cebu Provincial Government, in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 7 and the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), launched the “SUGBO Negosyo” livelihood assistance for micro-entrepreneurs.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) MIMAROPA joins the different local government units (LGUs) and government agencies in streamlining the processes of establishing a business, made possible through the convergence of various business development services in one place.
A group of aspiring youth entrepreneurs who pitched a business concept on the innovation of coconut husks is this year’s winner of the TuoNegosyo Business Plan Making Contest organized by the provincial local government here and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through its Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP).
It has been a challenging year 2020 for all of us. Despite with all the limitations and movement restrictions, the DTI-RAPID Growth Project Region 11 managed to deliver its commitments this year and strategized to reach its partners and beneficiaries.
The Board of Investments (BOI) and its partner industry stakeholders recently (December 14, 2020) launched the Cold Chain Industry Roadmap, expecting to flourish as it plays a critical role in maintaining the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Amid the global pandemic, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Davao Region successfully delivered its 2020 targets and intensified its assistance to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to help them cope up in these trying times.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has welcomed the signing of Executive Order (EO) 123 retaining the tariff rate of imported mechanically deboned meat (MDM) of chicken and turkey at 5 percent until end-2022.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)- MIMAROPA Region reported over 14,000 new and existing micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) assisted through its Negosyo Centers.
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez emphasized the need for the provisional safeguard measures on automotives following the news of the closure of operations of Nissan Philippines. Nissan informed on January 20, 2021, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) that Nissan will cease assembling its Almera model in the country in line with the group’s global plan to optimize production and efficient business operations in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region.
The Philippines is committed to forging closer economic and bilateral ties with Indonesia as the two countries are further deepening their collaboration on boosting each other’s copper industry.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Davao Region has continued to ensure that consumers are protected from substandard products as it conducted its first Philippine Standard (PS) audit for the year.
Rural Agro-Enterprise Partnership for Inclusive Development and Growth (RAPID Growth) project of the Department of Trade and Industry Region 12 (DTI-Region 12) has assisted for the year 2020 a total of 57 cacao and coffee farmer-organizations in Region 12 through the forging of commercial partnership agreements with institutional buyers
During the 68th regular session of the 8th City Council of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan held last 22 December 2020 at the Sangguniang Panlungsod Session Hall, the City Council presided by Hon. Vice Mayor Bienvenido C. De Guzman II, enacted City Ordinance No. 95-08-2020, entitled “An Ordinance Institutionalizing the Implementation of Bamboo Development Project of Tuguegarao City and Providing Funds Thereof”.
Davao Region Coffee Council chairperson Joji Pantoja stressed the need to institutionalize the cupping competition during the virtual Focus Group Discussion for the review of the 2017-2022 Philippine Coffee Industry Roadmap. Pantoja, who is the founder and chief executive officer of the Davao-grown enterprise Coffee for Peace, also cited the importance of focusing government’s interventions on the production of quality coffee beans