DTI VI’s 7th Regional CMCI Awards highlight local government competitiveness in Western Visayas

ILOILO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry Region 6 celebrated the achievements of the most competitive local government units (LGUs) in Region 6 during the 7th Regional Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) Awards for Western Visayas Competitive LGUs. The event, themed “Building Creative Cities and Municipalities, Elevating Local Competitiveness,” took place at continue reading : DTI VI’s 7th Regional CMCI Awards highlight local government competitiveness in Western Visayas

Best performing Local Government Units recognized for Safety Seal implementation

Quezon City, Dasmariñas City, Cavite, and Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya led the nine local government units (LGUs) that were recognized for their outstanding achievement in issuing Safety Seals to business establishments during the Recognition of Best Performing Local Government Units in the Safety Seal Certification Program, VaxCertPH Program, and National Vaccination Day held on 22 March continue reading : Best performing Local Government Units recognized for Safety Seal implementation

Keynote address of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, 9th Cities & Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) Regional Competitiveness Summit

Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Allow me first to express my sincere gratitude to all LGUs who participated in this year’s Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) survey. As some of you may now know, the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index or CMCI is an annual ranking of Philippine cities and municipalities that aims to continue reading : Keynote address of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, 9th Cities & Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) Regional Competitiveness Summit

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DTI Quezon through NC Dolores together with LGU Dolores conducts basic accounting and bookkeeping seminar

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Quezon through Negosyo Center (NC) Dolores, together with the Local Government Unit of Dolores, organized and conducted a seminar entitled “Basic Accounting and Bookkeeping.” It was held on 23 November 2021, at 9:30 a.m. in Sinsayan, Brgy. Silanganan, Dolores, Quezon. With 32 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) continue reading : DTI Quezon through NC Dolores together with LGU Dolores conducts basic accounting and bookkeeping seminar

Four (4) LGUs initiate PPP proposals to facilitate investment inflows in Cagayan Valley Region

Four (4) viable Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project proposals were presented as output during the online capacity building activity on the Initial PPP Project Identification and Structuring webinar conducted last 7-8 July 2021 by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 2, in collaboration with the PPP Center. The City Government of Tuguegarao presented a continue reading : Four (4) LGUs initiate PPP proposals to facilitate investment inflows in Cagayan Valley Region

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DTI-12 trains South Cotabato LGUs to test and calibrate weighing scales

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato – The Department of Trade and Industry-12 (DTI-12) through its South Cotabato Provincial Office has capacitated the technical staff of the City and Municipal Treasurer’s Offices of South Cotabato in testing and calibrating weighing scales through the conduct of Weight and Measure Calibration Training on April 7 in Koronadal City. The continue reading : DTI-12 trains South Cotabato LGUs to test and calibrate weighing scales

Message of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, Virtual Launch of the Liveable Cities Dashboard

Ladies and gentlemen, a good afternoon to you all. We’d like to thank our good friend Bill Luz for inviting us to speak at today’s launch of the Liveable Cities Dashboard. We’d also like to recognize the British Ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Pruce, as well as the esteemed city mayors present here.  Building local continue reading : Message of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, Virtual Launch of the Liveable Cities Dashboard

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Consumer protection comes first

Tackling this pandemic is never an easy feat. With almost the entire country placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) plus bubble later in March, Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Region 2 – Cagayan Valley Consumer Protection Team had its efforts doubled to serve the public amidst the growing number of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue reading : Consumer protection comes first

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94.7% of NCR establishments found complying with health protocols

The first-quarter report of the Department of Trade and Industry Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB) showed that 94.7% of the business firms and establishments in the National Capital Region (NCR) comply with the government mandated Minimum Health Protocols (MHP). In response to the recent reverting of NCR and its nearby provinces from General Community Quarantine continue reading : 94.7% of NCR establishments found complying with health protocols