The Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) invites exporters to comment on 47 notified technical regulations from: No. Country Product Sector 1 Argentina Alcoholic beverages 2 Bolivia Milk and processed milk products Packaging and distribution of goods in general 3 Brazil Tea 4

09 October 2018 The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa reported that the government of Canada banned artificial trans fats in food product. The announcement came after the majority of Canadian members of Parliament supported the law that would completely rid food products of artificial trans fat within two years -- the

29 September 2018 Published also in Business Mirror THE Philippines’s best-selling Goldilocks polvoron is now available in select Indonesian supermarkets. This was announced by the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) trade post in Jakarta. DTI Commercial Attaché Jeremiah C. Reyes said the much-anticipated entry of the product in Indonesia is part

22 September 2018 Published also in Business Mirror THE Philippines should follow the success of other countries in developing strong export clusters centered near hub seaports in a bid to become a major exporting nation. A policy brief on Philippine seaports and shipping published by The Arangkada Philippines Project (TAPP)

22 September 2018 Published also in Business Mirror THE Philippines is keen on strengthening economic relations with one of China’s key provinces, Fujian. In a business networking conference organized by the Fujian government and led by Gov. Tang Dengjie on  September 14, Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez discussed trade and