Google DevFest 2017 focuses on programmers, startups

Elizah Dela Rosa 11/20/2017

What qualities are sought for by companies when hiring programmers? These are some of the questions raised during the 5th Developers Fest spearheaded by online search giant Google in its GDayX Cebu 2017 event held at JCentre…

 DTI notes rise in prices of ham, queso de bola

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/08/2017

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has monitored only marginal changes in the prices of most Noche Buena products this year from 2016, but consumers should expect to pay more for ham this holiday season. Dinah…

New DTI rules to empower consumers

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/11/2017

CONSUMERS are expected to be more empowered as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) seeks to implement changes in business name registration. Under the Department Administrative Order (DAO) on the Revised Rules and Regulations implementing the…

DTI set to investigate sale of substandard angle bars

Ador Vincent Mayol 08/31/2017

The regional Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-7) office will look into reports of the proliferation of uncertified and substantard angle bars in Central Visayas. Zaide Bation, chief of the DTI-7’s consumer welfare and business regulation, said…

DTI pushes for innovation ecozones for startups

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/08/2017

In a bid to turn the Philippines into a magnet for startups, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is pushing for the creation of innovation economic zones across the country. Senen Perlada, director of the DTI’s…

28 MSE bizmen ready for DTI mentors

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/01/2017

ANOTHER batch of local entrepreneurs will undergo a mentoring program which can help them become successful in their business ventures. The third batch of the Department of Trade and Industry’s Kapatid Mentor Me mentees, comprising 28 Cebu-based…

DTI: Bohol expo seen to surpass P15M goal in 2017

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/06/2017

THE Department of Trade and Industry in Central Visayas (DTI-7) expects a bigger regional trade expo this year, even aiming to exceed its revenue target of P15 million for 2017. Asteria Caberte, DTI-7 regional director, said they…

DTI: No better time for business than now

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/08/2017

  Trade officials have urged anew aspiring business owners to take advantage of present opportunities as the government continues to roll out programs for entrepreneurial development. Ma. Elena Arbon, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Cebu provincial…

DTI pushes for baseline assessment tool for logistics sector

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/20/2017

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is pushing for the creation of the country’s own diagnostic tool that will be used to measure logistics efficiency. While there are metrics used internationally, such as the World Bank’s…

‘Impeccable hospitality’

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/07/2017

Meetings related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit recently held in Cebu may not have been as long or as huge as past activities of its kind, but local stakeholders nonetheless cited gains from…

Startups urged: Be exporters

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/29/2017

Entrepreneurs told to avail of DTI program to help them export their products More start-up businesses were encouraged to take steps to become full-fledged exporters as the export industry is expected to experience a rebound this year,…

Cebu to become key source of mentors for DTI program

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/20/2017

  CEBU is expected to become a key source of mentors as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) rolls out its Kapatid Mentor Me (KMM) program across all parts of the Philippines this year. DTI Cebu…

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