DTI to consumers: Beware of fake Highlands corned beef

Alden M. Monzon - @inquirerdotnet 11/22/2024

Consumers are being warned about counterfeit Highlands Gold Corned Beef products in the market, so the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) advises buyers to be cautious and look for warning signs when purchasing. To avoid counterfeit…

Five major Japanese firms eye new investments in the PH

Alden M. Monzon - @inquirerdotnet 09/20/2024

Five Japanese companies are interested in investing in the Philippines, according to acting Trade Secretary Cristina Roque. These companies include the Japan Institute of Design and Promotion, electronics manufacturer MinebeaMitsumi, merchandising firm Aeon Co. Ltd., and trading…

DTI bans sale of 5 vape brands over alleged law violations

Alden M. Monzon - @inquirerdotnet 09/08/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced on Saturday that it has removed five vape brands from stores due to alleged law violations. The brands under investigation are Shft, Dr. Freeze, Areogin, Don…

Kid dies from jellyfish sting: Family plans to sue Subic resort

Alden M. Monzon - @inquirerdotnet 07/16/2024

A lawsuit may possibly be filed against a beach resort inside the Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone.  This was after the family of the five-year old child, who died after the kid got stung late last…

Garment factory workers in PH: Over 5,000 lose jobs

Alden M. Monzon - @inquirerdotnet 05/07/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Weak demand overseas that depressed local orders caused around 5,100 garment factory workers to either be retrenched or forced to go on leave since the start of the year. At least nine factories have…

NPC says 730 gigabytes of Philhealth data were leaked, probe launched

Alden M. Monzon - @inquirerdotnet 10/08/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has started its investigation after they found out that some 730 gigabytes (GB) of data were leaked from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). The NPC said on Saturday,…

DTI sweeps FB marketplace for ‘noncompliant’ merchants

Alden M. Monzon - @inquirerdotnet 07/03/2023

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) over the weekend said it found at least 37 Philippines-based sellers in Facebook’s marketplace noncompliant with the law, with violations ranging from failing to indicate prices for their products to…

NPC gets bomb threat, suspends work at Pasay office

Alden M. Monzon - @inquirerdotnet 05/12/2023

MANILA, Philippines—The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Friday (May 12) received a bomb threat online, prompting the government agency to evacuate the premises of its office at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City and…

Fines, jail time for violating P250 SRP for red onions – DA

Alden M. Monzon - @inquirerdotnet 12/30/2022

Traders and retailers who will violate the suggested retail price (SRP) bulletin on red onions that the government is planning to issue today face fines ranging from P5,000 to P2 million and imprisonment of five to 15…

DA sets prices of red onion at P250 per kilo until 1st week of January

Alden M. Monzon - @inquirerdotnet 12/30/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday issued an order setting the price of red onion in Metro Manila wet markets at P250 per kilogram (kg) until the first week of January, amid the…

PH a ‘fried-food nation’ this holiday, study suggests

Alden M. Monzon - @inquirerdotnet 12/28/2022

Products associated with fried food  topped the list of Filipinos’ purchases from sari-sari stores this holiday season, according to a study by Philippine startup Packworks and sociocultural research firm Fourth Wall. Packaged dipping sauces or sawsawan had the highest consumption rate…

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