DTI pursues free trade talks with EU, Chile Philippine Daily Inquirer August 22, 2016 THE DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry is aggressively pursuing free trade talks with key trading partners, including the European Union and Chile, as it sought to follow through with the gains achieved by the last...

PCA leads 30th Coconut Week celebration Aug. 18-21 Business Mirror August 16, 2016 THE Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) will lead the country’s 30th Coconut Week Celebration to coincide with the Third International Coconut Festival on August 18 to 21 at the SM Megamall. With the theme “Coco Farm Productivity,...

Coconut industry holds 1st Cocolink 2016 in Davao Business Mirror August 16, 2016 HIGHLIGHTING the theme “Bridging Industries,” Cocolink 2016 debuted in Davao City on July 27 and 28 via the First International Coconut Conference  (ICC). More than 500 guests participated in the event, mostly coconut processors, exporters, traders,...

DTI-EMB conducts DBFTA session during 1st International Coconut Conference in Davao Business Mirror August 16, 2016 THE First International Coconut Conference (ICC) held in Davao City on July 27 and 28 provided a venue for the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) to hold a...

Improving Industry Competitiveness Needed to Overcome Exports Decline – NEDA National Economic and Development Authority August 10, 2016 Weak demand from major export markets pulled down exports by 11.4 percent in June 2016, its 15th consecutive month of decline, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The...