Highlighting exporters’ contribution to nation building at the National Exporters’ Week 2025

Posted: October 16, 2025

With the theme “Making Waves: Exporters Driving the Nation Forward,” the 2025 National Exporters’ Week (NEW) will be held on 01–04 December 2025. This year’s celebration underscores the significant role of Philippine exporters as the breakers, crests, and ripples that sustain the momentum of the achievements under the Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP) 2023–2028.

Anchored on Presidential Proclamation 931, s. 1996 and House Resolution No. 33, the NEW is held annually every first week of December to highlight the joint commitment of the government and the private sector to sustaining export development and promotion. Over the years, it has evolved into one of the most important national platforms for dialogue, collaboration, and recognition within the export community.

The week-long gathering will bring together exporters, aspiring exporters, buyers, business chambers, foreign embassies, government partners, and the academe for a series of activities designed to SURGE exports:

  • Showcase Philippine products and services through a public export exhibit;
  • Understand industry trends, tools, and solutions through the National Export Congress (NEC) and Usapang Exports sessions;
  • Reach new partners and networks during business matching and networking events;
  • Grow by accessing services of export enablers and trade facilitation partners; and
  • Empower exporters and institutions to innovate, achieve excellence, and embrace best practices.

The information sessions during the NEW will explore a wide range of topics important to exporters, including financing, supply chain and logistics solutions, intellectual property management, customs processes, productivity and continuous improvement, as well as emerging opportunities in digital platforms, sustainability, and competitiveness.

An Exporters’ Exhibit will also feature the diverse products and services being exported from the Philippines. It will highlight innovative food and lifestyle items and high-value services that demonstrate the range of Filipino excellence and ingenuity.

The culmination of NEW 2025 is the National Export Congress on 04 December 2025, where the mid-term assessment of the PEDP 2023-2028 will be presented and the various programs of the Department of Trade and Industry for the exporters will be launched. The NEC will also convene industry leaders, government officials, and stakeholders to discuss and outline the interventions necessary to achieve the remaining years of the current PEDP. There will also be an Exporters’ Awards Night that will recognize companies, whose excellence, resilience, innovation, and export performance have made an impact on the country’s economy.

“We formally celebrate exporters once a year and yet everyday, they make us proud here and abroad as they deliver what is good from our country and in us as people even with the meager assistance that we can afford,” said PHILEXPORT President Sergio R. Ortiz-Luis Jr. “It is but fitting that we try to help them be more productive and resilient by building up and strengthening the ecosystem within which they operate. We consistently say that exports remains our best bet and we need to look at developing exports and MSMEs as investments rather than an expense. The National Exporters Week and Congress provides a good venue and reminder about the game changing importance of supporting our export industry and MSMEs.”

DTI-EMB Director Bianca Pearl R. Sykimte added that inclusivity is one of the focus of this year’s celebration: “We want NEW 2025 to be an empowering experience for all – whether you are a seasoned exporter, an MSME taking your first steps into the global market, or an institution enabling trade. Our goal is for the NEW to be a platform for learning, discovery, building connections, and creating opportunities.”

The NEW is organized by the Department of Trade and Industry – Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB), the Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (PHILEXPORT), and the Export Development Council (EDC), with support from partner trade regulatory agencies and business support organizations. It is expected to draw about 1000  participants from across the export ecosystem.

For more information and registration details, please visit the DTI-EMB Facebook page at www.fb.com/dtiemb

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Date of Release: 16 October 2025