The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) is supporting the proposal on the Strategic Investment Priority Plan (SIPP) by the Board of Investments (BOI), an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The SIPP will serve as the primary basis for determining which projects or ac
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A total of 352 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) products under the Go Lokal! program have been mainstreamed and graduated as regular suppliers to 20 big retailers in the country.
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said at the virtual launch of Go Lokal! of Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc. (MRSGI), which provides selected products free retail space in two of their Metro Supermarkets outlets.
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN)
According to Lopez, a total of 20 big retailers have joined the program providing free space to MSME products in 144 stores or malls nationwide. So far, 788 MSMEs have participated in the Go Lokal! Program since its inception in 2016.
MAKATI, March 3 — Fresh off a 25-month high in January, the Philippine manufacturing sector output remained steady in February, according to a survey conducted by IHS Markit.The Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) for the country sustained its figure at 52.5, still above the benchmark of.
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez expressed confidence of strong rebound in the country’s manufacturing output in the coming months.
Lopez said following a sustained growth in the Philippine manufacturing out in February, according to a survey conducted by IHS Markit.
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