Mall sale events now allowed in GCQ, MGCQ areas

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 10/16/2020

MANILA, Philippines — To spur consumer activity, the government’s task force on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has allowed shopping malls to resume sale events, Malacañang said Friday. “Ang mga establishments at mga malls may hold activities para…

DTI-7 Conducts Webinar Series in Celebration of the Consumer Welfare Month

PR 10/12/2020

The Department of Trade and Industry Region 7 (DTI-7) goes digital as it joins the nation in celebrating the Consumer Welfare Month. In response to the present crisis, the DTI-7 launched its Ready to Recover series of…

DTI: Maintain work from home setup, if possible 

Catherine Gonzales 10/05/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is still encouraging businesses to implement a work-from-home setup for workers despite allowing several businesses in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) to operate at 100 percent…

Capitol microenterprise program application up until Oct. 31

Rosalie O. Abatayo 10/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Micro-entrepreneurs and those aspiring to start up their own micro enterprises have until October 31 to sign up for the Capitol’s assistance program that it recently launched in a bid to get the…

RDC-7 recommends QR code health forms over paper slips

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Regional Development Council in Central Visayas (RDC-7) will endorse to the Department of Trade and Industries (DTI)  to replace the use of paper slips for the submission of health forms when entering…

DTI sees no increase in prices of Christmas products

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 09/17/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Thursday said it is not expecting an increase in the prices of Christmas products because of a slack in demand. But as the holiday season approaches,…

Negosyo Center in Talisay City launched

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Negosyo Center was launched in Talisay City to cater to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and help ease the processing of various business-related permits. Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas said this is a…

DTI sees 4K percent rise in online businesses during virus lockdown

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 09/03/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has seen a 4,000-percent increase in the number of registered online businesses during the six-month lockdown enforced by the government to curb the spread of the coronavirus…

Gyms, tutorial centers, grooming services can reopen in GCQ areas by Tuesday

Krissy Aguilar 08/31/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Gyms, establishments offering personal grooming services and tutorial centers can reopen starting Tuesday, September 1 in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ), Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said. “Iyong sektor gaya ng personal grooming, testing,…

IATF mulls extending quarantine status to one month

Krissy Aguilar 08/31/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases is looking into extending the duration of quarantine classifications from two weeks to one month, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said Monday. In a televised briefing,…

Cebu Provincial Board asks lessors to extend deferment of rental for biz, residential spaces

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Amid the continuing economic challenge due to the quarantine restrictions, the Cebu Provincial Board has called owners of business and residential spaces to allow the deferment of the payment of their tenants’ rentals.…

DA-7 launches P15M Cocohub in Tuburan

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture has launched in Tuburan town a P15-million “Cocohub” that would serve as a production center for various coconut products. The cocohub, which was launched in the midwest town last…

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