In celebration of the Philippine Independence Day, the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Bern is holding an online cooking contest entitled #LeckerPhilippines as a toast to Philippine cuisine. Five Filipino-Swiss chefs and cooks in Switzerland share their favorite Filipino recipes. Interested participants simply choose any recipe, cook it, take a picture or video, continue reading : DTI-Switzerland hosts online cooking contest
“When I miss the islands, I bring the islands to my kitchen,” says Domingo S. Domingo, chef of Swiss restaurant Mille Sens. The Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Bern has branched out the #LeckerPhilippines online cooking contest in Tauchsport Käser AG (TSK) network. TSK is a leading diving company in Switzerland that has continue reading : DTI Switzerland partners with diving school, Filipino-Swiss chef to promote PH cuisine
Bigger market opportunities await the coffee industry of Region 1 as the locally produced Robusta coffee from the province of Ilocos Sur dominated the top five spots in the 2021 Philippine Coffee Quality Competition (PCQC). The entries for the Robusta Category submitted by coffee farmers from the province were hailed as best coffee during the continue reading : Ilocos Sur coffee wins best in nationwide competition
SAN FERNANDO CITY, LA UNION – The Department of Trade and Industry Region 1 (DTI-Region 1) launched its 1st Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP) in the region with 70 budding entrepreneurs participating in the program. DTI Trade Chief Ramon M. Lopez and DTI Regional Operations Group (ROG) Undersecretary Blesila A. Lantayona graced the blended mode launching continue reading : YEP: Empowering the youth through entrepreneurship skills development and knowledge program
To continuously provide better services to the consuming public, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through its Consumer Policy and Advocacy Bureau (CPAB) initiates to enhance its price monitoring system. Dubbed as “e-Presyo,” this online price monitoring system was created in 2015 as a repository of all prevailing prices of basic necessities and prime continue reading : DTI revamps online price monitoring system or e-Presyo
The Enforcement Division (ED) of the Department of Trade and Industry-Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB) conducted a special enforcement activity on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) steel cylinders in Trece Martires, Cavite on 6 May 2021. The DTI Cavite Provincial Office assisted the FTEB enforcers during the conduct of inspection. Three establishments monitored in Cavite were continue reading : DTI spot-checks LPG cylinders in Cavite
The Department of Trade and Industry – Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) has issued Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 21-20, Series of 2021 providing supplemental guidelines for the implementation of DTI Department Administrative Order (DAO) No. 20-03, Series of 2020 or the Technical Regulation concerning the mandatory product certification of Child Restraint Systems (CRS). This MC continue reading : DTI issues supplemental guidelines for Child Restraint Systems (CRS) mandatory certification
The Philippines and Australia reaffirmed their commitment to deepen cooperation in untapped multi-sector industries, particularly in the electronics sector during an event marking 75 years of PH-AU diplomatic relations.
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) together with Department of Agriculture (DA), ACDI/VOCA, the Barista and Coffee Academy of Asia (BCAA), and Coffee Quality Institute, awarded the best coffee producers in the country through the Philippine Coffee Quality Competition (PCQC) Awarding Ceremony on 26 May 2021. Considered as the most loved beverage by many worldwide, continue reading : PCQC awards top coffee growers of the Philippines
Photo from Canva/Getty Images PH exporters urged to become manufacturers of plant-based products The global demand for plant-based products is set to reach USD 74.2B by 2027, according to the market research firm Mintel. Hence, the Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) encouraged exporters to ride this trend by becoming manufacturers of plant-based continue reading : Global demand for plant-based meat to reach USD74.2B in 2027