Amidst the general community quarantine (GCQ), the Department of Trade Industry (DTI) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) continue joint conduct of the Kadiwa Diskwento Karavan (KDK) to provide affordable basic necessities and prime commodities to the public. Last 21 June 2021, DTI’s Consumer Policy and Advocacy Bureau (CPAB), in partnership with the Local Government continue reading : DTI and DA continue the Kadiwa Diskwento Karavan
In coordination with the Department of Agriculture (DA), National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Philippine National Police (PNP), and as co-Chair of the Sub-Task Group on Economic Intelligence (STG-EI), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) facilitated and witnessed the confiscation of more than P100 million worth of smuggled frozen meat continue reading : P100M worth of smuggled ASF-infected pork and assorted agri-fishery products seized in NCR
With the influx of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) returning to the Philippines due to the pandemic, various organizations including the national and local government have been challenged to provide the necessary support to ensure that work and livelihood opportunities are made available for the affected sector. BaliKaBayanihan is a multi-stakeholder project which responds to this continue reading : DTI-Cavite takes part in the BaliKaBayanihan Campaign for OFWs
Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez clarifies that, “Much as we would want to manage the supply and regulate the price of sugar to ensure its availability and affordability to consumers, the law does not authorize DTI to perform such function. Sugar is a basic commodity under the responsibility and jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture (DA). continue reading : Sugar Supply and Prices not covered by DTI
To address the current issue on rice stocks and prices, the government will continue to import rice until the next harvest season. In the meeting of the Committee on Tariff and Related Matters (CTRM) held last month, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), together with the Department of Agriculture (DA) and other member-agencies, proposed continue reading : Government to import rice until harvest season
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Agriculture (DA) recently conducted a joint price monitoring activity on agricultural basic necessities and prime commodities at the Paco Market in Manila. Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez (center), DTI-CPG Undersecretary Ruth B. Castelo (left), and DA Undersecretary Ariel T. Cayanan (right) during the joint DTI-DA continue reading : DTI, DA conduct joint monitoring of the prices of agricultural products