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R&D spending of PH alarmingly low—DTI
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) raised alarm over the country’s low gross expenditure on research and development that ...
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DTI sees economy growing over 7% this year under new administration
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez on Monday offered an unsolicited advice to the next government on efforts to help the economy ...
Read moreDTI: Lowering rice price to P20 a kilo possible, but needs study
The campaign promise of presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to reduce retail price of rice to P20 or P30 ...
Read moreDTI seeks removal of tariffs on imported electric vehicles
The Department of Trade and Industry asked the Tariff Commission for the removal of tariffs on electric vehicles, regardless of ...
Read moreManufacturing gauge reaches 53-month peak
The Purchasing Managers Index, a gauge of manufacturing sector, hit a 53-month peak at 54.3 in April from 53.2 in ...
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American IT company plans to put up BPO hub with 2,000 jobs in PH
Another US information technology company plans to set up business processing operations and create 2,000 jobs in the Philippines, the ...
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US health insurance provider keen to expand PH operations
Anthem Inc., one of the largest health insurance providers in the United States, plans to expand its business process management ...
Read moreDTI woos US battery maker to expand to PH
The Department of Trade and Industry is wooing US battery maker ZAF Energy Systems and Battery Grade Materials Inc. to ...
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Vape Bill to empower gov’t to crack down on substandard e-cigs
The Vape Bill, which awaits the approval of the President, will empower the Department of Trade and Industry to order ...
Read moreJoint order stipulating guidelines on online businesses now in effect
An attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry has asked platforms, e-retailers and merchants to follow laws and ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.