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DTI ensures quality of flat glass products

Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez signed an order reinstating the mandatory compliance requirement for flat glass. “We want to ensure the quality standard of each glass...

DTI gets $1.24-b Japanese investment pledges

Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said the department secured $1.24 billion worth of investment commitments from Japanese companies in a recent trade mission. Lopez said the...

Japanese companies bare expansion plans

A number of companies have conveyed interest to further expand in the Philippines, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said after the recently-concluded business mission to...

Govt imposes safeguard duty on imported cement

The government imposed a provisional safeguard duty of P8.40 per 40-kilogram bag of imported cement to protect the local industry amid the surge of...

BoI expects P792-b investments

Projects approved by the Board of Investments are expected to hit an all-time high of P792 billion by year-end, surpassing the 2018 target of...

Chinese firm to invest $3.5b in Mindanao steel factory

Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said Panhua Group Co. Ltd. of China will set up a 305-hectare integrated steel manufacturing plant at the Phividec Industrial...

Business licenses via mobile phones up

The government has developed a prototype that will allow new business registrants to apply for permits using a mobile phone. “We are pleased to report...

Manila, Washington resolve trade issues

Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced Tuesday several achievements resolving bilateral trade issues under the bilateral Trade and Investment...

PH climbs 12 spots to rank 56th most competitive country

The Philippines climbed 12 places to become the 56th most competitive among 140 economies in the world this year. The country’s ranking in the  2018...

Trade denies Port of Manila suffering from yard congestion

The Trade Department said Thursday there is no yard congestion in the Port of Manila. “We need to clear this issue because perceived congestion...

DTI wants direct sugar importation

The Department of Trade and Industry will keep on pushing for the direct importation of sugar by food processors to boost the exports of...

For PH startups

Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez (third from left) and Science and Technology  Secretary Fortunato de la Peña (second from L) sign an agreement that includes...

PH gets more booths for China international expo

The Philippines is preparing to participate in the upcoming China International Import Expo in Shanghai in November 2018, after the Chinese organizers opened more...

DTI gets authority to padlock stores

The Trade Department on Thursday threatened to shut down stores and stalls in public wet markets once they are found preying on consumers with...
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