By RD Velasco Published in Business Mirror 18 July 2017 In Photo: Agnes Perpetua Legaspi, assistant director of the Department of Trade and Industry’s Export Marketing Bureau, speaks during the Asean multisector forum held on June 30 at the Provincial Capitol of Benguet. She discussed opportunities in Asean for micro,

The Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB), in cooperation with the Regional Operations Group (ROG), will livestream the “ASEAN MSME Development Summit: The 7Ms Towards a Prosperous ASEAN MSMEs" to be held on 14 July at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City. The summit will elevate discussions on various aspects of MSME development from developing the

by Kate Bondoc Published in Business Mirror 11 July 2017 THE United Coconut Association of the Philippines Inc. (Ucap) recently issued a statement clarifying the American Heart Association’s (AHA) advisory against the consumption of coconut oil. In the statement, Ucap said the advisory has gone viral with an adverse effect

By Mexico City, Vichael Angelo D. Roaring Commercial Counsellor Philippine Trade and Investment Center Published in Business Mirror 04 July 2017   Working on a nutty comeback WILL Mexico, which currently has a minuscule coconut production, catch up fast enough to compete with world leaders like the Philippines and Indonesia?

By Vichael Angelo D. Roaring / Commercial Counsellor Philippine Trade and Investment Center, Mexico City   Part One   Global context The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said the global demand for coconut and its derivates is growing at more than 10 percent per year, outpacing production supply which is