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                    [Title] => DTI sees more Chinese companies investing in local garments sector
                    [Summary] => The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) expects more Chinese companies investing in the Philippine garments and textile industry as indicated by Chinese companies during the recently-concluded investment mission on textiles in Guangdong Province, China.


The Philippine textile delegation was led by DTI Senior Undersecretary Thomas Aquino and DTI Special Consultant on Textiles and Garments Serafin Juliano.

More than 70 Filipino textile businessmen who are members of the Federation of Philippine Textile Industries Inc. accompanied the delegation.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 315185 [Title] => 10 Taiwanese bicycle makers to invest in RP [Summary] => At least 10 Taiwanese bicycle makers are set to invest anywhere from $15 million to $30 million in Subic.

According to sources privy to the investment, the Taiwanese bicycle makers are eyeing a 20-hectare site in Subic where they plan to manufacture bicycles, bicycle parts and Shimano transmissions.

The 10 Taiwanese bicycle manufacturers would form a cluster group that would support each other’s operations.

The cluster approach is part of the thrust of Subic to attract Taiwanese investors to locate in the former US naval facility.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 301223 [Title] => USFDA to implement new food labeling rule starting next year [Summary] => The US Food and Drugs Administration (USFDA) will start implementing on Jan.1, 2006 a new food labeling that requires disclosure of trans fat contents in food to be sold in the US market.

In a report to Trade and Industry (DTI) Senior Undersecretary Thomas Aquino, Romeo Borillo, Philippine Commercial Attaché (CA) in Washington, said that the USFDA requires all food labels to disclose the amount of trans fat contained in any conventional food or some dietary supplement being sold in the US.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 300759 [Title] => Food exporters to US urged to label products for allergens [Summary] => The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is alerting local food exporters of the expected passage in the US Congress of a bill requiring allergens to be identified in labels of food imported into the US market.

In a report to DTI Senior Undersecretary Thomas Aquino, Commercial Attaché Romeo Borillo, of the Philippine Embassy in Washington, said that the enacted bill requires the identification in plain English, instead of relying on technical names, of the presence of any of the eight major food allergens on labels of food entering into the US.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 300900 [Title] => Food exporters to US urged to label products for allergens [Summary] => The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is alerting local food exporters of the expected passage in the US Congress of a bill requiring allergens to be identified in labels of food imported into the US market.

In a report to DTI Senior Undersecretary Thomas Aquino, Commercial Attaché Romeo Borillo, of the Philippine Embassy in Washington, said that the enacted bill requires the identification in plain English, instead of relying on technical names, of the presence of any of the eight major food allergens on labels of food entering into the US.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 280568 [Title] => DTI, SIAP sign accord to protect coastal, marine areas [Summary] => The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Bureau of Export Trade Promotion (BETP), is collaborating with the Seaweed Industry Association of the Philippines (SIAP) and the proponents of the Sustainable Coastal Tourism in Asia (SCOTIA) – Philippines to promote economic development, protect the long-term viability of delicate coastal and marine areas, and create livelihood opportunities in the countryside.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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