Message of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, Intellectual Property (IP) Grand Forum 2021

Ladies and gentlemen, magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat. Thank you very much to the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) for inviting us to be part of your Grand Forum. Hindi po maikakaila ang halaga ng intellectual property at ng ating Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (o MSMEs) sa recovery ng ating ekonomiya continue reading : Message of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, Intellectual Property (IP) Grand Forum 2021

Message of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, PRRD’s Meeting on COVID-19 Concerns and Talk to the People

Ito na po ‘yung pinagdaanan natin at masasabi ko lang po dito sa tinanong ninyo kanina on commerce and trade. Kung titingnan natin the economy has been performing very fast bago mag- pandemic and nalaman natin ‘yung nangyari last year. Nakita po natin ‘yung pagbagsak ng gross domestic product (GDP) ng ekonomiya, ‘yung kulay pula continue reading : Message of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, PRRD’s Meeting on COVID-19 Concerns and Talk to the People

Message of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s Talk to the Nation

15 April 2020 The economy is definitely challenged. Malaki pong pagsubok sa ekonomiya ‘yung nararanasan natin ngayon. Dahil doon sa huli nating report mga 3 weeks ago, ni-report ko po na sana po ay nag-re-recover na subalit nagkaroon po tayo ng surge nitong umpisa ng March at dahil po dito ay tayo ay nag-lockdown ulit continue reading : Message of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s Talk to the Nation

Opening Remarks of Secretary M. Lopez, First Manila Forum for China-Philippines Relations

3 March 2021 via Facebook live Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. We would like to offer our warm greetings to the guests and participants of today’s forum. We hope that everyone is keeping safe against the COVID-19 pandemic. Let me thank also the organizers, the Association for Philippines-China Understanding (APCU) and the Embassy of the continue reading : Opening Remarks of Secretary M. Lopez, First Manila Forum for China-Philippines Relations

Keynote Speech of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, Virtual Launch of Philippines E-Commerce Roadmap 2022

Ladies and gentlemen, magandang hapon po sa inyong lahat!  Thank you to all the participants for coming to today’s virtual launch. Finally! After more than a year of preparation, we will have an updated Philippine e-Commerce Roadmap in place that will set the course of our country’s e-commerce until the end of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s term by 2022.  As roadmaps go, we take continue reading : Keynote Speech of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, Virtual Launch of Philippines E-Commerce Roadmap 2022

DTI chief: 91.3% employment rate points toward PH economic recovery

MANILA—Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said the latest employment rate at 91.3% as recorded by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) indicates that the country is on the right track towards economic recovery.  The PSA’s Labor Force Survey (LFS) indicated that the employment rate in October 2020 was estimated at 91.3%, which continue reading : DTI chief: 91.3% employment rate points toward PH economic recovery

DTI-ROG triumphs milestones in 2018; plots targets for 2019

Commending the persistent efforts of the Department of Trade and Industry Regional Operations Group (DTI-ROG) to sustain the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the countryside, Secretary Ramon Lopez stressed in his reports the 50-percent increase in MSMEs assisted in 2018 rendering more than 900,000 services per year through ROG’s programs and continue reading : DTI-ROG triumphs milestones in 2018; plots targets for 2019