In cover photo: Trade Commissioner Anne Marie Kristine Umali, Philippine Trade and Investment Center - Silicon Valley (fifth from left) and Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Frank Ferrer (fourth from right), Parangal Attire Director and Paraluman Exhibit Curator Rex Dela Cruz ( 2nd from right) with officials and members of Parangal and the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco. (Photo courtesy of Alyssa Cortez)

PTIC-Silicon Valley celebrates Indigenous women and showcase

This message was echoed in the keynote address of DTI-Competitiveness and Innovation Group (DTI-CIG) Assistant Secretary Leonila Baluyut, who underscored the significance of traditional textiles—such as the T’nalak of the T’boli and the Yakan weaves of Mindanao—as cultural artifacts rich in history, identity, and storytelling. She highlighted that the Philippine creative industries contributed ₱1.94 trillion continue reading : PTIC-Silicon Valley celebrates Indigenous women and showcase

PTIC-Shanghai Vice Consul (Commercial) Jose Ma. Dinsay as the main guest speaker at the Forum on 21 May 2025 in Shanghai.

DTI promotes PH as Southeast Asia’s emerging cold chain hub at ISL Expo 2025

Shanghai, China — The Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Shanghai (PTIC-Shanghai) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) participated in the Forum on Synergistic Development of Cross-Border Cold Chain and International Trade, held on 21 May 2025, at the Shanghai International Procurement Expo Center. The forum was one of the highlights of the continue reading : DTI promotes PH as Southeast Asia’s emerging cold chain hub at ISL Expo 2025

In photo:  Atty. Roberto B. Mabalot, Jr., Vice Consul (Commercial) & Commercial Attache, PTIC-HK (leftmost); and, Mr. Cris Angelo Patalunan, Science Research Specialist II, DOST-PTRI (2nd from right); Mr. Romulo Victor M. Israel Jr., Philippine Consul General to Hong Kong SAR (3rd from left); Atty. Allan G. Revote, Vice Consul for Political and Economic Affairs, PCGHK; and, Ms. Maribeth Barros, Manila Consultant, HKTDC.

PH threads sustainability and innovation into one at Hong Kong’s Fashion Instyle 2025

HONG KONG SAR — Filipino ingenuity took center stage in Hong Kong as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Philippine Trade and Investment Center – Hong Kong (PTIC-HK), partnered with the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI) in showcasing creative, sustainable, and innovative fashion at Fashion InStyle continue reading : PH threads sustainability and innovation into one at Hong Kong’s Fashion Instyle 2025

From L-R: PTIC-KL Trade Assistant Cassandra Anwar, PTIC-KL Commercial Counsellor Norjamin Delos Reyes, PFA Director for Homegrown Franchises Jose Alvero, and PFA Executive Director Jake Santos

PTIC-KL joins Philippine Franchise Association at ASEAN Franchise Convention 2025

The Philippine Franchise Association, Inc. (PFA), represented by Mr. Jose Arnold Alvero, Director for Homegrown Franchises, and Mr. Jake L. Santos, Executive Director, was joined by the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Kuala Lumpur (PTIC-KL) at the ASEAN Franchise Convention 2025, held on May 7-8, 2025. PTIC-KL, represented by Commercial Counsellor Ms. Norjamin Delos continue reading : PTIC-KL joins Philippine Franchise Association at ASEAN Franchise Convention 2025

From L-R: PTIC-KL Commercial Counsellor Norjamin Delos Reyes, IPI International Business Development Officer Alain Rey Caballero, IPI International Sales Lead Serenil Cannen, and PTIC-KL Trade Assistant Cassandra Zaini Anwar

PTIC-KL meets with International Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to discuss potential market expansion

The Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Kuala Lumpur (PTIC-KL) recently welcomed representatives from International Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (IPI) for a productive meeting focused on potential market expansion opportunities in Malaysia. The discussion brought together Mr. Serenil Cannen, International Sales Lead, and Mr. Alain Rey Caballero, International Business Development Officer, alongside Ms. Norjamin Delos Reyes, PTIC-KL continue reading : PTIC-KL meets with International Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to discuss potential market expansion

PTIC-Paris successfully holds the Philippine economic dialogue in Milan

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Paris (PTIC-Paris)—its representative office based in France covering Italy—advances the Philippines’ trade and investment agenda centered on sustainable growth and industrial transformation in two side events of the 58th Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual Meeting held in Milan, Italy from 4 continue reading : PTIC-Paris successfully holds the Philippine economic dialogue in Milan

PTIC-Paris advances PH green industrial potential at the 58th ADB annual meeting in Milan

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Paris (PTIC-Paris)—its representative office based in France covering Italy—advances the Philippines’ trade and investment agenda centered on sustainable growth and industrial transformation in two side events of the 58th Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual Meeting held in Milan, Italy from 4 continue reading : PTIC-Paris advances PH green industrial potential at the 58th ADB annual meeting in Milan

In photo: Philippine Trade and Investment Center – Ho Chi Minh City (PTIC-HCMC) Commercial Attaché Enrico Ma

PH highlights investment opportunities for Vietnamese firms in Ho Chi Minh City briefing

The Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) overseas office in Vietnam, the Philippine Trade and Investment Center – Ho Chi Minh City (PTIC-HCMC), in collaboration with the Philippine Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, successfully held a Doing Business in the Philippines briefing on April 28, in partnership with the Asia Consulting Group (ACG). continue reading : PH highlights investment opportunities for Vietnamese firms in Ho Chi Minh City briefing