MANILA—Leading the Philippine delegation at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Virtual Trade Negotiations Committee Ministerial-level Meeting on Fisheries Subsidies on 15 July 2021, Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez and Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar encouraged trade and agricultural ministers to speed up negotiations to come up with new disciplines to eliminate subsidies that contribute to continue reading : PH pushes for immediate conclusion of WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies
Ladies and gentlemen, magandang hapon po sa inyong lahat! Nais po naming iparating ang aming mainit na pagsalubong sa lahat ng nariririto ngayon sa paglulunsad ng Agri Negosyo Para sa OFWs program—ito pong program ay talagang para sa OFWs. Sana po lahat kayo ay nag-iingat at sumusunod sa health protocols at standards na ipapatupad ng continue reading : Message of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, Agri-Negosyo para sa OFWs Virtual Launch
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
Cyrus Restauro, Trade and Industry Development Analyst from the Consumer Protection Division, share their knowledge and experiences relative to the implementation of the Suggested Retail Price to members of the Department of Agriculture’s Regional Bantay Presyo Monitoring Team. The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 2 (DA-RFO 2) tapped DTI-2’s Consumer Protection Division staff to continue reading : DTI and DA Region 2 Information and Experience Sharing on SRP