Trade and Investment Information Resources

The Philippine government’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is charged with creating a business-friendly environment conducive to the growth of enterprises and supportive of fair and robust trade in goods and services, both within and outside the Philippines.

Board of Investments (BOI), an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), is the lead government agency responsible for the promotion of foreign investment and the facilitation of potential business ventures in the Philippines.

Tradeline Philippines is a web-based information system managed by the Bureau of Export Trade Promotion(BETP) that contains Philippine trade statistics, exporters' and buyers' listings as well as relevant trade information like trade-related sites/addresses, product and market profiles. The information base has been expanded by the Bureau of Domestic Trade Promotion (BDTP) to include exporter/supplier and local buyer profiles as well as Philippine Regional profiles. This project aims to support the Filipino exporter/supplier and local buyer in gaining a foothold to new market opportunities all over the world through the Internet.

Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) is an export promotions agency of the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry. Its thrust is to promote the Philippines as a reliable source of high-quality products and services through trade fairs, special exhibits, in-store promotions, trade missions, and other promotional activities here and abroad.

One Town One Product (OTOP) Philippines is a priority program of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to promote entrepreneurship and create jobs. Through OTOP, local chief executives of each city and municipality take the lead in identifying, developing and promoting a specific product or service, which has a competitive advantage.

Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is an investment promotion agency and a government owned corporation, attached to the Department of Trade & Industry. PEZA grants fiscal and non-fiscal incentives to developers of economic zones, export producers, and I.T. service exporters.

Know more on Procedure and Requirements for Economic Zone Registration  from PEZA.  Review the guidelines on Registration for Economic Zones below:  

• Registration of Information Technology Enterprises and the Establishment and Operation of IT Parks 
• Registration and Administration of Incentives to Tourism Ecozone Developers/Operators and Locators
• Registration of Agro-Industrial Economic Zones
• Registration of Retirement Economic Zones
• Registration of Medical Tourism Special Economic Zones

Clark Freeport Zone

Subic Bay Freeport Zone  

To know more about the products, manufacturers and exporters in Taiwan, Taiwan Trade is a comprehensive one-stop-shop where products are categorized according to major product groups. 

Trade laws and regulations in Taiwan may be obtained from the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) . 

Opportunities in Taiwan

Learn about technological break-throughs in agriculture and aquaculture from the Food and Fertilizer Technology Center (FFTC).

Techno Gabay Program is one of the banner programs of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research & Development (PCARRD) .  It aims to develop modalities for delivering information and technology services in agriculture, forestry, and natural resources sectors.

The Technology Resource Center (TRC) serves the public through the acquisition and promotion of technology and livelihood skills and information for Filipinos.