Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... meeting of the steering committee presided by Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Peter Favila. Ricafort said “there is a need to formulate the Philippine Investments Promotions Plan (PIPP) to serve as guide towards harmonizing the policy-making, planning and programming of promotional strategies, programs and projects of the various IPAs.” Under the MOA, the PIPP will...
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... of the Philippine delegation were Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo, Trade Secretary Peter Favila, Trade Undersecretary and Philippine Senior Official for BIMP-EAGA Merly Cruz, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) for Mindanao Director Elena Haw and BIMP-EAGA Business Council (BEBC) Philippine Director Vicente Lao. The summit was also attended by its current chair...
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
... three to five years. The decision, however, rests on the newly created commission. Trade Secretary Peter Favila pointed out that the commission, not the government, is making a study on the actual damage and the cost needed to fund the rehabilitation program. The People’s Republic of China announced during the 12th ASEAN-China Summit held here Saturday that it will raise the preferential...
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
... Malacanang on Monday to meet with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Favila, Yap and other DA officials, and then proceed to the Shangri-La Hotel for the business forum. According to the USDA, the mission’s goal is "to promote trade and investment, particularly in the fisheries, biofuels, processed goods, beverages, meat and poultry, dairy products,...
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
... (NEDA) Acting Director General Augusto Santos, Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, Trade Secretary Peter Favila, Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes, and Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya Jr. On its 17th year, the 2009 mid-year economic briefing has as its theme, “The Philippines: Challenges and Opportunities in Global Rebound.” (PNA)
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
... within the first three years of the bill’s passage. Joining the President will be Trade Secretary Peter Favila and Confederation of Garment Exporters of the Philippines (CONGEP) president Laurence delos Santos. Other PGTA members are the Garment Business Association of the Philippines (GBAP), Textile Mills Association of the Philippines (TMAP) and the Foreign Buyers Association of...
New Philippine Revolution (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Trade secretary Peter Favila just received death threats from unscrupulous traders who want to make a quick buck out of the calamity. DTI just imposed the price ceiling, a great way to counteract the insidious plan of some businessmen to profit from all these. Prior to this, the DTI van with an undersecretary inside was smashed infront of her office in Makati. These are the hazards of...
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
... and other parts of Rizal province which are still under flood water. Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Favila proposed expanding price control coverage to include petroleum products, oils and lubricants, auto repair, and even funeral services, which have reportedly doubled their rates since “Ondoy” hit the country last Saturday. He said placing price ceilings on petroleum products...
