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Philippine merchandise exports rose by 26.1% in June 2025, reaching USD 7.02 billion, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). This is the second-highest year-on-year growth in the past two years, following the 28.2% expansion in April 2024. A robust global appetite for key Philippine export products fueled the strong
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The Department of Trade and Industry's Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Tokyo (PTIC-Tokyo), alongside its coordinating office in Manila, the Foreign Trade Service Corps (FTSC), joined the Opening Ceremony of the Japanese Film Festival (JFF) in Manila on 30 January 2025. Now in its 28th year, JFF continues to
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Manila—During the recently concluded Virtual Economic Briefing, conducted by the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo and the ASEAN Japan Centre, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), between the Philippines and Japan, Japanese investors and economic managers shared views on the current investment and economic climate in the Philippines. The event was
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Manila—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in collaboration with the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo, organized an end-of-year Philippine Economic Briefing focused on Philippine-Japan Economic Partnerships in Sustainable Development last 24 November 2021. During the opening remarks, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte mentioned how the Philippines-Japan relations grew from strength to
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In the recently concluded Virtual Philippine Economic Briefing organized by the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and ASEAN Japan Centre, Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez called on Japanese firms to invest in sustainable industries including electric vehicles (EV) and to develop untapped green metals such
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The Philippines’ top Japanese investors in electronics and medical devices manufacturing reaffirmed their confidence in the country’s economy as they pledged to continue their operations during an online roundtable meeting led by Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez and the agency’s senior management at the start of
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In a recent seminar co-organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the ASEAN Japan Center (AJC) entitled “Changing Trade and Investment Landscape in ASEAN and the Philippines”, DTI Undersecretary Nora K. Terrado cited the importance of global value chains and non-equity mode (NEM) in the growth of
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The Department of Trade and Industry’s Trade and Investments Promotion Group (DTI-TIPG) and the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Tokyo (PTIC-Tokyo) shared promising developments for Philippine cacao beans as it enters the mainstream Japanese market through the newly-produced chocolate made by Isetan Mitsukoshi. Isetan Mitsukoshi Group, Japan's largest
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The Department of Trade and Industry’s Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (DTI-CITEM) seeks to augment the Philippines’ trade relations with Japan as it showcases the country’s finest tropical flavors in the largest food fair in the Asia-Pacific region. Under Food Philippines brand, DTI-CITEM will bring the country’s
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DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez (left) with Japanese Trade Minister Hiroshige Seko at the sidelines of the 49th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting in Pasay City last 9 September. As part of the continued cooperation between the Philippines (PH) and Japan (JP), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon
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