Press Articles

Article	Date	Link (Archive)
Mangoes For Skin Product Eyed (GIZ SCOPE)	30 January 2012	Manila Bulletin (.PDF)
Investment Promotion	24 January 2012	Manila Bulletin (.PDF)
GK to work with NGO for sourcing of materials (GIZ SCOPE)	9 January 2012	Sun Star Cebu (.PDF)
Approach for Tourism Setup	17 December 2011	Daily Star (.PDF)
DTI, GIZ set up value chain approach for tourism in NegOr	14 December 2011	PIA (.PDF)
Duty-Free Philippines to buy stocks from Tindahang Pinoy	6 December 2011	Sun Star Cebu (.PDF)
DOT, DTI and GIZ to come up with website for tourists	3 December 2011	Leyte Samar Daily Express (.PDF)
Editorial: Green Energy	24 November 2011	Sun Star Cebu (.PDF)
Solar power 'best for Cebu'	24 November 2011	Sun Star Cebu (.PDF)
Visayas LGUs expected to keep program	21 November 2011	BusinessWorld (.PDF)
DTI Usec. Merly Cruz graces closing of value chain training	4 November 2011	UP ISSI (.PDF)
ISSI, GIZ, DTI team up for value chain training	25 October 2011	UP ISSI (.PDF)
GIZ managing director visits Leyte Island	25 October 2011	PIA (.PDF)
Companies told to step up CSR amid protests	18 October 2011	BusinessWorld (.PDF)
PHL pushing for "green economy"	7 October 2011	BusinessMirror (.PDF)
MSMEs key to "green growth"	7 October 2011	BusinessWorld (.PDF)
Go German	18 September 2011	Manila Bulletin (.PDF)
DTI presents major investment projects to promote So Leyte tourism	16 September 2011	PIA (.PDF)
SoLeyte to focus on tourism, coconut industry to boost SMEs	15 September 2011	PIA (.PDF)
Prov'l SMED Council links with GIZ in MSME Development Plan formulation	9 September 2011	PIA (.PDF)
Development aid sought for expansion of DTI programs	1 September 2011	US News Las Vegas (.PDF)
1st EV businessmen conference tackles transforming business, transforming communities	26 August 2011	PIA (.PDF)
Feature: Amarela: The yellow resort turns "green"	20 August 2011	PIA (.PDF)
Pinoys abroad tapped to improve MSME in PH	19 August 2011	ABS CBN News (.PDF)
Leyte upscales business permits and licensing system of LGUs	18 August 2011	PIA (.PDF)
Cebuano News: Paghimong "green tourism" Sa Bohol gituki sa workshop	11 August 2011	PIA (.PDF)
DTI maps entire Bohol Tourist Site with Galaxy Tabs	27 July 2011	AOL Yugatech (.PDF)
DILG, DTI to push for unified BPLS in Southern Leyte	26 July 2011	PIA (.PDF)
GIZ allocates 10M euros for Philippine enterprises	26 July 2011	Philippine Star / The Freeman (.PDF)
Bohol businessmen to go green, eye Europe market	22 July 2011	Philippine Daily Inquirer / Cebu Daily News (.PDF)
DTI secretary expected to keynote CV SME Summit	21 July 2011	Philippine Star / The Freeman (.PDF)
Sandugo expo highlights ‘green opportunity’	20 July 2011	Sun Star Cebu (.PDF)
Stakeholders seeks more investments in San Jose	16 July 2011	PIA (.PDF)
Feature: Biliran’s natural beauty delights tourists	1 July 2011	PIA (.PDF)
Iloilo strengthens local business competitiveness	28 June 2011	Sun Star Iloilo (.PDF)
1st Cebu Creative Industries Summit set next week	15 June 2011	PIA (.PDF)
TV personality to speak in industries summit	13 June 2011	Philippine Daily Inquirer (.PDF)
DTI, GIZ to launch website for business dev't in Eastern Visayas	9 June 2011	PIA (.PDF)
1st Bohol Tourism Congress meets at Tropics June 9-10	4 June 2011	The Bohol Standard (.PDF)
3 German groups decide to merge to be more efficient in projects	22 May 2011	Sun Star Cebu (.PDF)
German government renews support for Central Visayas	20 May 2011	The Freeman (.PDF)
2-day Tourism Summit with Sec. Lim on Thursday	18 May 2011	Bohol Chronicle (.PDF)
Planning workshop to further spur Aklan’s MSMEs	11 May 2011	PIA (.PDF)
DOT to stakeholders: Keep tourism afloat	17 Apr 2011	The Bohol Standard Online (.PDF)
Survey shows Bohol satisfies tourists	16 Apr 2011	Manila Bulletin (.PDF)
Bohol scores high tourist satisfaction–HNU survey	15 Apr 2011	PIA (.PDF)
Tourism Summit launching today	13 Apr 2011	Bohol Chronicle (.PDF)
Siquijor entreps, gov’t sector complete planning workshop	30 Mar 2011	PIA (.PDF)
MSME planning workshop set in Siquijor	27 Mar 2011	PIA (.PDF)
EV maps out tourism value chain	20 Mar 2011	PIA (.PDF)
Cebu maps out tourism value chain	18 Mar 11	Manila Bulletin (.PDF)
DTI collaborates with DOT to map out tourism value chain	17 Mar 2011	Philippine Star (.PDF)
DTI-Ifugao simplifies processing of business permits	Mar 2011	Cordillera Express (.PDF)
Workshop output proposes priority product	28 Feb 2011	Sun Star Baguio (.PDF)
Bohol to host tourism summit	20 Feb 2011	Bohol Times Online (.PDF)
Preparations for tourism summit 2011 underway	20 Feb 2011	Bohol Chronicle (.PDF)
Ormoc BPLO a consistent model, says DTI specialist	17 Feb 2011	Ormoc LGU (.PDF)
Value chain workshop conducted for the regional priority industry sectors	11 Jan 2011	PIA (.PDF)
Mayor Jimenez shares BMT local economic development	9 Jan 2011	The Bohol Standard (.PDF)
GIZ adviser gives orientation on value chain approach	4 Jan 2011	UP ISSI (.PDF)
“Bohol-generated data” on tourist arrivals soon?	19 Dec 2010	The Bohol Standard (.PDF)
AFTER DTI, GTZ INTRODUCED LRED P1.5 B in investments have been poured in to Baybay, Leyte	1 Dec 2010	Leyte Samar Daily Express (.PDF) Sun Star Tacloban (.PDF) Eastern Visayas Online (.PDF)
CFIF firms up ties with local partners	Nov 2010	ECFIF (.PDF)
DTI eyes Passi City as next recipient of local and regional economic development program	23 Nov 2010	Positive News Media (.PDF) The News Today (.PDF)
GTZ projects make big impact in Leyte	11 Nov 2010	PIA (.PDF)
DoT to focus on extending help to LGUs in tourism promotion	10 Nov 2010	Leyte Samar Daily Express (.PDF)
DTI, PCW, GTZ assist women entrepreneurs in 4 Leyte towns	3 Nov 2010	Leyte Samar Daily Express (.PDF)
FAIRBank to extend to firms cash flow-based loan program	28 Oct 2010	SunStar Cebu (.PDF)
Lawmaker eyes economic plan for local governments	24 Oct 2010	Manila Times (.PDF)
German embassy official hails GTZ projects in Leyte	22 Oct 2010	PIA Region 8 (.PDF)
GTZ to shift focus to Mindanao	21 Oct 2010	Sun Star Cebu (.PDF)
German agency pushes for ‘green’ growth plan	21 Oct 2010	Business World (.PDF)
Germany to focus on developmental projects in Mindanao	21 Oct 2010	The Freeman (.PDF)
German group cites Cebu projects	21 Oct 2010	Philippine Daily Inquirer (.PDF)
Catbalogan considers the creation of a local Tourism Council a priority	12 Oct 2010	Samar News (.PDF)
Catbalogan creates Tourism Council	10 Oct 2011	EV Online (.PDF) PIA (.PDF)
E-Bamboo forum lated in Capiz on October 12	9 Oct 2010	News Today (.PDF) PIA (.PDF) Manila Bulletin (.PDF)
Health & wellness group boosts links with Pinoy groups abroad	6 Oct 2010	The Freeman (.PDF)
Green growth and private sector development	2 Oct 2010	UP ISSI (.PDF)
DTI, DOT to work on setting up value chain approach for tourism	22 Sep 2010	Sun Star Cebu (.PDF)
Other regions to employ Central Visayas' trade and tourism value-chain	22 Sep 2010	Philippine Star (.PDF)
Adapt to climate change to reduce business risks, MSMEs told	26 Aug 2010	BusinessWorld SEARCA and TUCP (.PDF)
Cayading: Why the need for reforms?	23 Aug 2010	Sun Star Baguio (.PDF)
Malaysia, truly Asia. Incredible India. What about the Philippines?	11 Aug 2010	New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (.PDF)
Bacolod gets AIM Award	11 Aug 2010	Philippine Star (.PDF)
UP ETC: The SMEDSEP Program: A Hope for Sustainable Development	29 Jul 2010	UP Alyansa, UP ETC (.PDF)
DTI pushes for establishment of NERBAC at all LGUs in EV	27 Jul 2010	Leyte Samar Daily Express (.PDF)
IFC, GTZ to provide technical aid to BSP on SME lending program	24 Jul 2010	Philippine Star (.PDF)
IFC taps Deutsche Bank to help BSP improve access to SME credit	24 Jul 2010	Manila Bulletin (.PDF)
IFC, GTZ provide assistance to BSP to strengthen supervisory and regulatory capacity	23 Jul 2010	Balita.PH (.PDF)
City-based SMEs struggle to borrow from banks	20 Jul 2010	The Manila Times (.PDF)
DTI promotes Northwest Leyte Corridor for tourism sector investment promotion	17 Jul 2010	Leyte Samar Daily Express (.PDF)
P35.82-M loans, business opportunities available for Leyte MSMEs	14 Jul 2010	PIA (.PDF)
ECCP: Strong creative sector to curb exodus of designers	14 Jul 2010	The Freeman (.PDF)
Congressman-elect Boying Cari says he'll back up investment promotions with rapid appraisal	13 Jun 2010	Eastern Visayas Mail (.PDF)
Calbiga town undergoes ‘economic’ workshop	28 Apr 2010	PIA8 (.PDF)
Workshop to enhance bamboo industry in Capiz kicks off	27 Apr 2010	PIA (.PDF)
DTI, GTZ conduct LRED workshop in Samar town	23 Apr 2010	PIA8 (.PDF)
Nerbac satellite office opens in Ormoc	17 Apr 2010	Positive News Media (.PDF)
Tourism Competitiveness	13 Apr 2010	Manila Bulletin (.PDF)
Phase 1 of SMEDSEP-LRED helps improve economic activities to some LGUs in Leyte , two other regions	11 Mar 2010	PIA8 (.PDF)
Cebu medical tourism eyes Canadian market	8 Mar 2010	Business Mirror (.PDF)
DTI, GTZ back SME green operations	4 Mar 2010	The Freeman (.PDF)
Materials Library Highlighted in Exporters Conference	30 Jan 2010	Fairs and More (.PDF)
PCCI and GTZ Meeting	17 Jan 2010	The Philippine Star (.PDF)
DTI-7 to bolster programs this year	16 Jan 2010	The Freeman (.PDF)
Agencies to help seaweed industry	10 Jan 2010	SunStar Cebu (.PDF)
NEDA7 backs RP science, technology growth	6 Jan 2010	Manila Bulletin (.PDF)
Export Sectors in Cebu to hold Strategy Planning for 2010	15 Dec 2009	PhilExport Cebu (.PDF)
Registration made easy	4 Dec 2009	Philippine Daily Inquirer (.PDF)
Cebu raw material suppliers, exporters to address concerns	30 Nov 2009	BusinessWorld (.PDF)
Exporters brace for rebound through innovative strategies	30 Nov 2009	The Freeman (.PDF)
Business registration process simplified	28 Nov 2009	Manila Bulletin (.PDF)
Calabarzon LGUs streamline business registration and licensing processes	26 Nov 2009	PIA (.PDF)
PCCI seeks review of Tourism Act IRR	24 Nov 2009	Manila Bulletin (.PDF)
Foreign aid boosts business registration	21 Nov 2009	Manila Times (.PDF)
World Bank, German government to provide technical aid to BSP on SME lending	8 Nov 2009	Philippine Star (.PDF)
Durano to stakeholders: Nurture tourism revival	6 Nov 2009	Philippine Star (.PDF) and Department of Tourism
3 cities, 4 towns ‘need biz chamber’	2 Nov 2009	Sun Star Cebu (.PDF)
Industry Stalwarts	1 Nov 2009	Philippine Daily Inquirer (.PDF)
Stakeholders pin hope on IRR to boost tourism competitiveness	1 Nov 2009	Manila Bulletin (.PDF)
RP to implement tourism law this year / Raise tourism quality, create investor-friendly environment, RP told	30 Oct 2009	PHILExport News and Features (.PDF)
Boosting Tourism Competitiveness	29 Oct 2009	Philippine Star (.PDF)
Tourism stakeholders map out strategies to raise RP tourism competitiveness	28 Oct 2009	Gov PH (.PDF)
Quality standards, brand identity for RP tourism needed – expert	27 Oct 2009	Manila Times and Global Pinoy (.PDF)
RP urged to impose tourism tax	27 Oct 2009	Philippine Star (.PDF)
Tourism forum cites need to upgrade quality of local facilities	27 Oct 2009	BusinessWorld (.PDF)
RP tourism competitiveness slips five notches	26 Oct 2009	Philippine Daily Inquirer (.PDF)
Solon’s tourism support lauded in 3-region forum	25 Oct 2009	The Bohol Standard(.PDF)
RP Tourism Dialogue slated at Dusit Hotel	24 Oct 2009	Philippine Star (.PDF)
Tourism dialogue slated October 26-27	24 Oct 2009	Manila Bulletin (.PDF)
Travel and Tourism Expert in RP	22 Oct 2009	Manila Bulletin (.PDF) and Philippine Star (.PDF)
Stakeholders, DTI push for Abatan river tourism dev’t	18 Oct 2009	The Bohol Standard(.PDF)
Mining claims threaten Abatan River development	18 Oct 2009	The Bohol Standard(.PDF)
Cluster approach introduced to more LGUs	16 Oct 2009	The Freeman (.PDF)
Visayas LGUs to convene in regional economic forum	15 Oct 2009	The Freeman (.PDF)
Cluster for development	15 Oct 2009	Sun Star Cebu (.PDF)
Visayas forum on ecotourism development set	12 Oct 2009	Sun Star Cebu (.PDF)
Economic development program kicks-off	8 Oct 2009	Visayan Daily Star (.PDF)
DTI 7 regional and provincial offices adopt Knowledge Management	6 Oct 2009	Bohol News Daily (.PDF)
DTI 7 regional and provincial offices adopt Knowledge Management	4 Oct 2009	PIA (.PDF)
LRED enthusiasts from Quezon to emulate best practices from Samar and Leyte	2 Oct 2009	PIA (.PDF)
DTI, PSMEDC assess performance level of MSMED Plan 2004-2010 in Siquijor	29 Sep 2009	PIA (.PDF)
Competitiveness Ranking Project formed	17 Sep 2009	BusinessWorld (.PDF)
GTZ-PSP, AIM Policy Center ink agreement for PCCRP 2009	11 Sep 2009	PIA (.PDF)
PhP20M marketing plan seen to boost Cebu export trade	20 Aug 2009	Manila Bulletin (.PDF)
Altavas Aklan gears for economic development 20Aug09	20 Aug 2009	Trading Markets (.PDF)
DTI’s NERBAC to help investors	18 Aug 2009	NewsToday (.PDF)
Pontevedra town gears for M & E workshop	11 Aug 2009	PIA (.PDF)
Knowledge seminar-workshop conducted in Iloilo	11 Aug 2009	PIA (.PDF)
Local entrepreneurs urged to get involved in LRED	8 Aug 2009	PIA (.PDF)
Bizmen satisfied with City Hall’s one-stop shop at mall	3 Aug 2009	NewsToday (.PDF)
Capiz town gets competitiveness support	30 Jul 2009	PIA (.PDF)
Project sets more trainings for LGUs	29 Jul 2009	Sun Star Cebu (.PDF)
DTI pushes Cebu as premier health, wellness destination	25 Jul 2009	The Freeman (.PDF)
DTI urges more LGUs to adopt BPLS streamlining in Southern Leyte	24 Jul 2009	PIA (.PDF)
National offices: Partners in Maasin City's growth	20 Jul 2009	PIA (.PDF)
Siquijor to join OTOP, MSME Congress and Awards in Bohol	17 Jul 2009	PIA (.PDF)
Benguet coop bank, SLU institute receive presidential citations for best practices	17 Jul 2009	PIA (.PDF)
Laua-an town adopts Local Regional Economic Dev't Program	16 Jul 2009	PIA (.PDF)
GTZ wins a Presidential Award at MSME Week Rites	9 Jul 2009	BusinessWorld (.PDF)
Palace cites micro, small and medium enterprise achievers	9 Jul 2009	Philippine Star (.PDF)
GTZ wins presidential award at MSME Week rites	8 Jul 2009	PIA (.PDF)
DTI, GTZ push for the use of the LRED planning tool	15 Jun 2009	The Freeman (.PDF)
Streamlining Emil's Life	10 Jun 2009	Messenger (.PDF)
LRED: A challenge to Mambusao town	5 Jun 2009	News Today (.PDF)
GTZ conducts Knowledge Management Seminar	3 Jun 2009	Messenger (.PDF)
DTI backs creative industry sector, sees need for it to organize, develop	28 May 2009	Sun Star (.PDF)
Growth of the bamboo sector in Capiz: A challenge for industry players	16 Apr 2009	News Today (.PDF)
DTI hosts crisis management planning for exporters	11 Mar 2009	The Freeman (PDF)
Creation of fisheries network augurs rehabilitation of Maqueda Bay	8 Apr 2009	PIA (.PDF)
NERBAC Cebu holds free seminar on business permits and licensing every Wednesday	1 Apr 2009	PIA (.PDF)
Free seminar on Business Permits and Licensing at NERBAC Cebu every Wednesday	31 Mar 2009	Business Visayas (.PDF)
Germany grants P800 million for development of conflict areas in Mindanao	17 Mar 2009	Philippine Star (.PDF)
Germany commits P800M for RP	16 Mar 2009	Business Mirror (.PDF)
SMEDSEP-LRED helps improve economies in Leyte, rest of Visayas	11 Mar 2009	PIA (.PDF)
GTZ and DTI Memorandum of Understanding Signing	10 Mar 2009	Dakbanwang Silay (.PDF)
Samar LGU LRED clusters conduct stakeholders forum	1 Mar 2009	PIA (.PDF) and Samar News
Jobless professionals urged to put up own company as business development services provider	15 Feb 2009	Business Mirror (.PDF)
Workshop to identify ways to help SMEs become competitive	11 Feb 2009	BusinessWorld (.PDF)
Seminar on Working with Stakeholders Dialogues held	Feb 2009	PCCI (.PDF)