Trade & Investments
Counterfeit trade goes digital, IPOPHL seeks tougher crackdown
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) is pushing for tighter enforcement, stronger inter-agency coordination, and targeted legal reforms as the country's counterfeit trade increasingly migrates from shopping centers to online marketplaces.
Swiss dental giant expands Batangas facility
The Philippines is strengthening its credentials as a hub for high-value manufacturing after Swiss dental technology firm Ivoclar Vivadent expanded its local operations with a new production facility in Batangas, signaling continued foreign investor confidence in the country’s skilled workforce and industrial base.
Philippine mangoes spread sweetness across continents
Philippine mangoes have long traveled overseas, filling supermarket shelves and satisfying homesick Filipinos abroad. But increasingly, the country’s signature fruit is reaching new corners of the world and finding a place not just as a familiar export, but as a premium product for global consumers.
Philippines, Sweden forge new growth partnerships
The Philippines and Sweden are exploring deeper economic cooperation in renewable energy, digitalization, manufacturing, healthcare, and advanced technologies, as both countries seek to boost...
PH, India push closer to trade deal
The Philippines and India have taken another step toward a possible free trade agreement, using a high-level bilateral trade meeting to advance discussions on deeper economic integration and broaden cooperation in sectors ranging from renewable energy to artificial intelligence.
