Los Angeles, USA – In the heart of Hollywood, a powerful documentary highlighted the untold sacrifices of Filipino doctors who left their homeland to serve in the United States. Faith Healers, an independent feature documentary, made its world premiere at the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre on March 7 as part of the Manila International Film Festival continue reading : ‘Faith Healers’: Unveiling the heart and sacrifice of Filipino doctors in America premieres in Hollywood
Los Angeles, USA — The Philippines is taking bold steps to re-establish its presence in Hollywood, unveiling new incentives to attract international productions and showcase Filipino talent on the world stage. The initiative, dubbed “Expanding the Bridge,” was launched at a high-profile event in Los Angeles, attended by leading Hollywood producers, directors, and industry executives. continue reading : PH courts Hollywood producers with new film incentives
San Francisco, California—Amber Kinetics, a United States-based energy storage system company, informed of its plan to further expand its operations in the Philippines and the US. This was shared during the visit facilitated by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for the Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez. Organized by the DTI-Philippine continue reading : Game-changing energy storage technology solution firm plans to expand in PH and US
San Francisco, California—Manila’s startup ecosystem continues to flourish according to the 2024 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) by Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network. During the GSER launch at London Tech Week, it was reported that the city’s ecosystem was valued at USD 6.4 billion from 01 July 2021 to 31 December 2023. Manila’s continue reading : Manila startup ecosystem value surges to USD6.4B
SILICON VALLEY — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) – Silicon Valley, together with the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco once again collaborated with US-based startup incubator, Dynamico Space, for a hybrid Demo Day participated by seven Filipino and two Latin American startups last July continue reading : DTI Silicon Valley and Dynamico Space connects Filipino startups to investors through Demo Day
As part of the ongoing initiatives to promote the Philippine startup industry and connect it to the startup ecosystem in Silicon Valley for possible collaboration in the areas of training, mentorship, financing, and networking, the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, the Philippine Trade and Investment Center – Silicon Valley, and Dynamico Space organized its continue reading : PH-Silicon Valley startup cooperation opens opportunities to access the US and SE Asia
The Philippines is well positioned to support high-tech electronics manufacturing companies’ growth in Southeast Asia, creating value and competitive advantage to global businesses The Philippines has a long history in the semiconductor supply chain since the 1970s, supporting semiconductor assembly, test, and packaging requirements for such firms as Texas and Intel. By the 1980s, Philippine continue reading : PTIC Silicon Valley holds Make it Happen in the Philippines webinar
The Philippine Trade and Investment Centers in Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan identified high-value crops from Region 2 with significant export potential to East Asia.
Overseas Filipinos (OFs) in Canada were encouraged to support makapuno (coconut sport) farmers in the Philippines as a way to boost countryside development, expand opportunities for overseas investments, and transform the national coconut industry.
The Philippine Trade and Investment Centers across the United States hosted its first of a series of Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan (TNK) Agribusiness Webinar Series aimed at providing our Overseas Filipino Investors (OFI) and Filipino-Americans potential opportunities for investing agriculture-related ventures in the Philippines.