45 entreps in Central Luzon graduate from DTI online course
Philippine Information Agency
27 May 2021, 00:38 GMT+10
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, May 26 (PIA) A total of 45 entrepreneurs from Central Luzon graduated from the Kapatid Mentor Micro Entrepreneurs-Money Market Encounter (KMME-MME) program of Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
DTI OIC-Regional Director Leonila Baluyut said the mentees are owners of tourism-related establishments whose businesses were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including hotels and restaurants, transient houses, beach resorts, travel agencies, agri-tourism business, and events places.
Graduates include seven each from Bataan, Nueva Ecija, and Zambales; and six each from Aurora, Bulacan, Pampanga and Tarlac.
DTI reminds CL establishments to comply with Price Freeze
Philippine Information Agency
20 May 2021, 00:38 GMT+10
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, May 19 (PIA) Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reminds establishments in Central Luzon, particularly groceries and supermarkets, to comply with the Price Freeze on basic goods.
An Automatic Price Control is being implemented after President Rodrigo Duterte signed Presidential Proclamation 1143, declaring a nationwide state of calamity due to the spread of the African Swine Fever (ASF) in 2,571 barangays throughout the country.
The ASF, according to the declaration, adversely affected the local hog industry and the supply and prices of pork in the local market.
DTI OIC-Regional Director Leonila Baluyut said this is part of the Department Administrative Order No. 21-03 or the “Guidelines for Payments Options on the Purchase of Consumer Products and Services,” which the agency issued recently.
“Under this, all sellers, whether registered or unregistered, are mandated to provide consumers the option to pay in cash, in installment, or a combination of the two. It also states that an installment only mode of payment is strictly prohibited,” Baluyut said.
The guidelines, she said, also specify that no additional charge should be collected if the buyer opts to pay through debit/credit/prepaid cards, QR codes, electronic fund transfers, or other digital means available.
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+ April 21, 2021 BUSINESS confidence in Central Luzon continues to surge as Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported a total of 29,619 Business Name Registrations (BNRs) from January to March 2021.
“Despite the ongoing pandemic, businesses and investors in the region continue to show optimism and dynamism with this upward trend. The figure we have now is 6.6 percent higher compared to the 27,773 BNR processes in the same quarter last year,” DTI OIC-Regional Director Leonila Baluyut said.
Of the 29,619 BNRs tallied, 26,012 are new business name registrations while only 3,607 are renewals.
Among the provinces in the region, Bulacan registered the most number of business names with 6,832. This was followed by Pampanga with 5,051 registrations; Nueva Ecija – 4,662; Bataan – 4,235 ; Tarlac – 3,972; Zambales – 3,614; and Aurora – 1,253.