The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) joins the Department of Agriculture (DA), in assuring the public that raw pork with certifications from the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) and processed pork products from trusted brands are safe to consume and should not be banned in supermarkets and wet markets. The DTI, along with the continue reading : Press Statement of Secretary Lopez on the African Swine Fever in the Philippines

We heard encouraging words from President Rodrigo Duterte and President Xi Jin Ping during the bilateral meeting, as they focused on how we can advance peace and cooperation in many fields, like in trade and investments, infrastructure and finance, education, agriculture, science and technology, security, and working against transnational crimes and illegal drugs. President Xi continue reading : Press Statement of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez On the Philippine-China bilateral meeting held on 29 August 2019 in Beijing, China

PRESS STATEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRYSECRETARY RAMON M. LOPEZ28 August 2019 The statements of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Director-General Charito Plaza do not have the endorsement of the PEZA Board. Likewise, PEZA’s position on tax reform and the moves to propose a new PEZA law are not officially endorsed. As Chairman of continue reading : Press Statement of Secretary Ramon Lopez on CITIRA bill and the proposed amendment of the PEZA law

PRESS STATEMENT OF SECRETARY RAMON M. LOPEZ   Today, I instructed the Department and Trade and Industry-Competitiveness Bureau (DTI-CB) to release to the Philippine Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) the working draft of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA 11032 or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018.   continue reading : Press Statement of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez on the Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 11032 or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018

PRESS STATEMENT OF SECRETARY RAMON M. LOPEZ   I had a meeting with Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Isidro Lapeña last October 9 and he clarified that there is no congestion in the Port of Manila. We need to clear this issue because perceived port congestion may cause companies to delay their shipments, and consequently continue reading : Press Statement of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez on the Issue of Congestion in the Port of Manila

JOINT STATEMENT BY PHILIPPINE SECRETARY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY RAMON M. LOPEZ AND U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT E. LIGHTHIZER   Following the bilateral meeting between the Philippines and the United States on August 31, 2018 in Singapore, during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Economic Ministers Meeting, and recalling the Joint Statement Between the Republic continue reading : Joint Statement by Philippine Secretary of Trade and Industry Ramon M. Lopez and U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer

PRESS STATEMENT OF SECRETARY RAMON LOPEZOn the Nikkei Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)   The Philippine (PH) manufacturing industry is continuing its breakout story. With the recently released Nikkei Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for October showing the index jumping to a 10-month high of 54 for the month from 52 in September, continue reading : Press Statement of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez on the Nikkei Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)

JOINT PRESS STATEMENT ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A JOINT ECONOMIC AND TRADE COMMITTEE BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA17 November 2018, International Convention Centre, Port Moresby Honourable Ramon M. Lopez, Secretary for the Department of Trade continue reading : Joint Press Statement on the Occasion of the Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of a Joint Economic and Trade Committee between the Republic of the Philippines and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea

Press Statement of DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez1st Logistics Services Philippines Conference and Exhibition6 December 2018,  Philippine International Convention Center [Acknowledgments] Good afternoon to our friends from media. Today government and the private sector banded together for the First Logistics Services Philippines Conference/exhibition. Based on registration reports, there are approximately 500 participants coming from the continue reading : Press Statement of DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, 1st Logistics Services Philippines Conference and Exhibition

STATEMENT OF DTI SECRETARY RAMON LOPEZ ON CEMENT SAFEGUARDS Cement is a strategic industry in the Philippines because it is a critical input to infrastructure (Build, Build, Build) and decent homes for Filipinos. As such, we have to ensure its availability (right price, top quality, right place, sufficient volume) in both the short- and long-term. continue reading : Statement of DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez on Cement Safeguards