The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported an all-time high business name (BN) registration in 2022 at 932,097, surpassing the previous record at 916,164 in 2020.
According to the DTI, there were 827,491 new BNs registered this year accounting for 88.8 percent of overall registrations.
Locally known as malunggay, moringa leaves and seed oil are major raw materials used in the food and nutrition industry, cosmetics, and herbal medicine in the Philippines.
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A global economic crisis looms just as we are at the tailend of the Covid-19 pandemic. Not surprisingly, the latest Pulse Asia survey shows that Filipinos want the government to focus on controlling inflation, increasing workers’ pay and creating jobs, and reducing poverty.
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