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DTI: Travel ban vs US senators might affect FTA talks

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Credit to Author: Tyrone Jasper C. Piad| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 14:00:49 +0000

THE travel ban ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte against two American senators last month might affect the planned Philippines-United States free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations this year, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez, in an interview with The Manila Times, said the ban had become a “possible part of […]

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Envoy draws Palace rebuke for calling trip ‘reward’

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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 21:32:49 +0000

Malacañang has rebuked Ambassador to Japan Jose Laurel V for claiming Cabinet members are traveling with President Rodrigo Duterte

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Trash issue  won’t affect Philippines – Canada trade ties – DTI chief 

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 14:10:21 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Trade relations between the Philippines and Canada will not be affected by the garbage shipment issue between the two countries, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said Thursday.

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Palace to investigate reports on Chinese-only businesses

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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 23:22:23 +0000

Palace to investigate reports on Chinese-only businesses

MANILA, Philippines — Saying Filipinos should not be discriminated against in their own country, Malacañang on Monday said it would investigate reports that some Chinese restaurants and other Chinese-owned businesses in Metro Manila were catering exclusively to Chinese nationals.

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‘Concerns’ preventing Duterte from signing Rice Tariffication Law

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Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 03:20:31 +0000

‘Concerns’ preventing Duterte from signing Rice Tariffication Law

President Rodrigo Duterte has not signed the Rice Tarrification Bill due to “concerns” raised by some stakeholders.

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DTI taps ‘sari-sari’ stores to bring affordable goods to consumers

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RESPONDING to calls from consumers to bring affordable basic goods to their neighborhood “sari-sari” stores, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Wednesday launched a project inviting their owners, wholesalers and cooperatives willing to comply with the DTI’s suggested retail prices (SRP) initially in Metro Manila “The DTI Suking Tindahan program was conceived by […]

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Duterte wants health warnings on packaging of sugary drinks – trade chief 

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President Rodrigo Duterte wants health warnings on the packaging of sugary drinks, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said on Wednesday. “He is really concerned that these products are being sold without warning,” Lopez said in a briefing at Malacañang Palace.

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