The Philippines and Hungary renewed their commitment to intensify two-way trade and investment relations in the 1st Hungary-Philippines Online Business Matchmaking Event on 18-20 May 2021
NorMin farmer organizations, agri-biz graduate from DTI RAPID’s mentoring program
Four Northern Mindanao producers and a processor of cacao, coconut, and processed fruits and nuts assisted by the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Rural Agro-enterprise Partnership for Inclusive Development (RAPID) Growth Project graduated in the pilot batch of the RAPID- Kapatid Mentor ME (KMME) Program. RAPID-KMME is the first 13-week capacity-building activity that provides continue reading : NorMin farmer organizations, agri-biz graduate from DTI RAPID’s mentoring program
Message of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission: PROJECT KASANGGA Anti-Corruption Manifesto Signing
Ladies and gentlemen, magandang hapon po sa inyong lahat. It is our pleasure to be a part of this momentous event of the Project Kasangga Anti-Corruption Manifesto signing. This signing is in line with President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s commitment to fighting corruption and anti-red tape through the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC), as led by Commissioner continue reading : Message of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission: PROJECT KASANGGA Anti-Corruption Manifesto Signing
Bukidnon Robusta coffee wins 6th place in 2021 PCQC
Robusta coffee from Pangantucan, Bukidnon ranked 6th in the Best Robusta Category in the recently conducted Philippine Coffee Quality Competition (PCQC) 2021. Pablo Helomoc’s Robusta coffee garnered an average score of 83.46. The natural Robusta was described as having “spice, white pepper, dried mango, caramel, and cacao” as noted by the organizers. Robusta is one continue reading : Bukidnon Robusta coffee wins 6th place in 2021 PCQC
Message of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, SEIPI Annual General Membership Meeting
Maraming salamat po sa inyong lahat at mabuhay po tayong lahat! Ladies and gentlemen, good morning to you all. First, we’d like to thank the Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation, Inc. (or SEIPI) for inviting us to speak before your members during your Annual General Membership Meeting (GMM). We hope you’re all continue reading : Message of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, SEIPI Annual General Membership Meeting
Keynote Message of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, Payong App Launch
Ladies and gentlemen, magandang hapon po sa inyong lahat. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) welcomes the guests, speakers, participants, and stakeholders in today’s launching of the PAYONG App. We would also like to thank the German development agency, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (or GIZ), as well as the Cebuana Lhuillier Foundation, continue reading : Keynote Message of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, Payong App Launch
How Racquel caters food and livelihood in the time of pandemic
Racquel Tamula always has a knack of setting a goal and aiming for it. Her special skill can perhaps be attributed to her active membership in the gun club in Iligan City. Together with her husband, Racquel frequently attended target shooting competitions even way back in the 1990s. Usually organized as one of the major continue reading : How Racquel caters food and livelihood in the time of pandemic
DTI Memorandum Circular 21-19
On-Site Operational Capacity of Business Establishments, Persons, or Activities Allowed to Operate in Areas Placed under General Community Quarantine with Heightened Restrictions and Other Community Quarantine Classifications For the full MC, please visit bit.ly/DTIMC2119
Imported plywood for furniture making exempted from testing – DTI
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through the Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) issued Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 21-17, series of 2021 providing supplemental guidelines for the implementation of Department Administrative Order (DAO) 20-06, series of 2020 or “The New Technical Regulation Concerning the Mandatory Product Certification of Plywood”. The MC took effect on continue reading : Imported plywood for furniture making exempted from testing – DTI
Statement of Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez on the tariff adjustment of imported rice, following Executive Order No. 135
The tariff adjustment was not due to any trade agreement discussion. It was mainly due to rising prices of rice from major import source like Vietnam and Thailand which are Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries and which have 35% tariff rates. And since we want to ensure sufficient stocks of rice for the continue reading : Statement of Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez on the tariff adjustment of imported rice, following Executive Order No. 135