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Lima, Peru––The Philippines underscored its commitment to global trade and regional economic integration at the 2024 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting (AMM) held in Lima, Peru on 14 November 2024. DTI Secretary Cristina A. Roque, serving as the Philippine President’s Special Envoy to the 2025 APEC Economic Leaders Meeting,
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Makati City, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) released the 2024 Noche Buena Price Guide to provide consumers with a broad selection of options for this upcoming holiday season. The guide includes prices for 236 Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) from 22 Noche Buena manufacturers across 12 categories: ham, queso
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Aklan, Philippines — After a five-year hiatus, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is set to hold the 2024 Aklan Product Expo in Iloilo City at the Activity Center of SM City Iloilo on 18 to 22 November 2024. This event marks another milestone for Aklan, showcasing Aklanon products
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Makati City, Philippines—Held from November 4 to 5 in Somerset Central Salcedo Makati Hotel, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) launched the Innovation and Creative Entrepreneurship (ICE) Program to push Philippine cities towards UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) designation. The ICE Program seeks to advance local industries of key cities.
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Iloilo City, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) officially opened the 21st Panubli-on Regional Trade Fair at the SM City Iloilo Activity Center on November 13 to showcase the region's rich creativity and cultural heritage. The event featured 185 exhibitors, collectively aiming to generate over PHP 7 million in
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Metro Manila, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) successfully concluded the 2024 Shared Service Facilities (SSF) Coordinators’ Meeting cum Learning Visits held from 12 to 13 November 2024. This two-day event aimed at strengthening the implementation of the SSF Project by equipping DTI Regional and Provincial SSF Coordinators with
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Cavite, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will hold its very first regional arts and creative festival to strengthen the creative industries and elevate Filipino creativity in the CALABARZON region. Dubbed as “Fiesta Haraya 2024: Likha at Husay ng CALABARZON,” the festival will run from November 27 until 1
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Cebu City, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) proudly launched Fiesta Haraya Bai 2024, a month-long celebration honoring Filipino creativity, innovation, and the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in the creative industries in the Central Visayas region last November 8. The festival, which centered on the AI wave, brought
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Iloilo City, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is set to stage the best of Aklanon products at the annual Panublion 2024 Trade Fair from 13 to 17 November 2024, at the Activity Center of SM City Iloilo, Mandurriao. The fair will feature the top locally-made products from Western
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Iloilo City, Philippines—The Department of Trade of Industry (DTI) officially opened the Western Visayas Regional Fiesta Haraya Celebration at the Iloilo Convention Center in a bid to highlight the rich heritage and creativity of the Western Visayas region. Assistant Director Jo-Dann N. Darong of the Bureau of Competitive Development presented
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