On 11 February 2025, Commercial Counsellor Jollan Llaneza paid a courtesy visit to the Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Produk Halal (BPJPH). The courtesy visit is a joint call with the National Commission of Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) delegation. DTI Jakarta conveyed the interest of the Philippines to pursue a mutual recognition agreement

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Foreign Trade Service Corps (FTSC) championed the Philippine creative economy at the ASEAN-UK Symposium on the Development of the ASEAN Creative Economy Sustainability Framework held on 20-21 February 2025. The event convened over 100 policymakers, academics, and industry leaders

Pasay City, Philippines—The Department of Trade of Industry (DTI) has positioned the Philippines to become Asia’s premier creative hub through the Philippines-Indonesia Creative Economy Roundtable held on 28 August 2024. This initiative underscored the Philippines' recognition of Indonesia as a valuable partner in advancing the creative economy agenda both bilaterally

The Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Jakarta reported the approval by the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture of the PH application for the extension of two (2) food safety testing laboratories through Decree No. 8528/KPTS/KR020/K/10/2021. The Decree is valid for three years starting 24 October 2021 and can be renewed.

MAKATI - Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez revealed that PT Pertamina, the second-largest crude oil producer in Indonesia, expressed their interest to take part in the development of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in the Philippines (PH) through a regasification hub project worth an estimated USD 1B.