DTI wants tax perks included in Bayanihan 2
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) wants the Bayanihan 2 bill to include tax perks that would encourage businesses to keep at least 90 percent of their workforce, a…
DTI secures another P1B for CARES program
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will add another P1 billion to the total loans it is extending to micro and small businesses affected by the coronavirus disease pandemic,…
DTI stops accepting MSME applicants for loan program
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) had temporarily stopped since last month accepting loan applications from businesses that needed help to survive the health crisis after its P1-billion fund…
DTI lifts purchase limits for face mask, alcohol, other essential items
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has lifted limits in the purchase of essential items such as face masks, alcohol, and some food items as inventories…
DTI: Sellers operating on ‘irregular’ basis not required to register
MANILA, Philippines — Sellers that are operating “intermittently or irregularly” as well as those selling homemade items as a hobby are not required to register, the Department of Trade and…
McDonald’s shares enhanced safety protocols with DTI
As the country continue to fight to flatten the curve, safety and sanitation remain to be the top concerns of Filipinos. Understanding the sentiment of consumers, McDonald’s Philippines has further…
DTI to recommend ‘gradual’ reopening of dine-in restaurants during GCQ
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry is set to recommend to the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) the “gradual” re-opening of restaurants with dine-in…
DTI to check if restos can be allowed dine-in option
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will look into whether restaurants could be allowed to have dine-in customers in areas under general community quarantine, subject to health protocols and…
MECQ dilemma: No ride going to work? Employees risk losing job, says DTI chief
MANILA, Philippines — Refusing to report to work despite the lack of mass transportation or company shuttles might reflect badly on workers, said Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez, leaving…
DTI: Over half of MSMEs in PH fully stopped operations due to virus outbreak
MANILA, Philippines — More than half of the country’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country had to stop their operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department…