The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is the Philippine government department tasked with acting as the main economic catalyst to enable innovative, competitive, and job-generating business. It was founded in 1898 and seeks to accelerate economic growth through trade liberalization and industrial growth strategies. The DTI has a Secretary and Undersecretaries that oversee its functional groups and aims to protect consumers and develop policies to sustain Philippine economic growth.

2.  Department of Trade and Industry - is the executive
department of the Philippine government tasked as
the main economic catalyst that enables innovative,
competitive, job generating, inclusive business, and
empowers consumers.
 It acts as a catalyst for intensified private sector
activity in order to accelerate and sustain economic
growth through comprehensive industrial growth
strategy, progressive and socially responsible trade
liberalization and deregulation programs and policy
making designed for the expansion and
diversification of Philippine trade – both domestic and
foreign.

3.  FOUNDER: MANUEL ROXAS
 FORMED : JUNE 23,1898
 HEADQUARTERS : TRADE AND
INDUSTRY BUILDING, 361 GIL
PUYAT AVENUE, BEL-AIR, MAKATI
PHILIPPINES.

4. Department Executive
:Ramon M. Lopez, Secretary
Annual budget :₱20.95 billion
(2020)
Motto: Enabling Business,
Empowering Consumers

5. Functional Groups:
1. Competitiveness and Innovation Group (CIG)
2.Consumer Protection Group (CPG)
3.Industry Development and Trade Policy Group
(IDTPG)
4. Management Services Group (MSG)
5. Regional Operations Group (ROG);
6.Trade Promotions Group (TPG).

6.  The department is headed by a
Secretary(equivalent to Minister) and
assisted by Undersecretaries(equivalent
Deputy Minister) which take charge of
certain sub-department each, and
Assistant Secretaries which serve as
specialized assistants of the Secretary.

7. 1898- OUR BEGINNINGS The DTI had its beginnings on 23 June 1898 when
President Emilio F. Aguinaldo formed four government agencies, namely the
Departments of Navy, Commerce, Agriculture, and Manufacturing.
1901- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY After World War II,
President Manuel A. Roxas issued
1.Executive Order (EO) 94 on 04 October 1947, creating the
2. Department of Commerce and Industry (DCI).
1972- AFTER 25 YEARS DCI had grown into a big organization with 10
regular bureaus and 22 agencies under its direct supervision. The DCI was
mandated to promote, develop, expand, regulate, and control foreign and
domestic trade, industry, and tourism.
1973- DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY
 President Ferdinand E. Marcos issued Presidential Decree (PD)
189 on 11 May 1973, creating the Department of Tourism to handle
all tourism-related matters.
 (1974) Marcos issued PD 488 creating the Department of Industry to
promote and enhance the growth of the existing and thriving
industries in the country.

8.  1975- DEPARTMENT OF TRADE (02 June 1975) created under PD 721
to pursue efforts of the government toward strengthening socio-
economic development of the country, particularly in the area of
commercial activities.
 1981- MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY In the early 80s, the
national economic development goal of the Marcos government
required the need to hew industrial promotion efforts with the expansion
of Philippine trade overseas. This resulted in the creation on 27 July
1981 of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, which took over the functions
of the subsequently abolished Departments of Trade and of Industry.
 1987- DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY Drastic changes
followed after the People Power Revolution. President Corazon C.
Aquino signed on 27 February 1987 EO 133, reorganizing the Ministry
of Trade and Industry and renaming it the Department of Trade and
Industry (DTI).
 2006- AT PRESENT Secretary Peter B. Favila issued a Department
Order officially declaring every 27 July of each year, the date and
month the Ministry of Trade and the Ministry of Industry was first
merged, as the DTI anniversary

9.  The Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI) is a prime mover of consumer
welfare. It is committed to protecting the
rights and interests of the consumers and
is also committed to developing policies
and programs aimed at sustaining the
growth and development of the Philippine
economy.

10.  The DTI is responsible for realizing the
country's goal of globally competitive and
innovative industry and services sector
that contribute to inclusive growth and
employment generation.

11.  Business Registration Assistance,
 Business Advisory Services,
 Business Information and Advocacy, and.
 Monitoring and Evaluation (of business-
process improvement for MSMEs).

12. PART II

13.  This is to make sure no other business or
organization has the same name as
yours. DTI registration is the first step for
sole proprietorship businesses to ensure
you can go on with establishing your
business without any legal hassles along
the way.

14.  At least 18 years old (Foreign nationals aged
below 18 must submit proof that they come
from a country where the legal age is lower
than 18.)
 Filipino citizen
 Foreign national with a Certificate of
Registration of Sole
Proprietorship/Certificate of Authority to
Engage in Business in the Philippines
 Refugee or stateless person

15.  The applicant must be at least 18 years old.
 1 Valid ID (SSS, GSIS, Passport, Voter’s ID,
or any government-issued ID)
 Application Form Documentary Stamp worth
PHP 15 A set of three business names

16.  Barangay – Php 200
 City/ Municipality –
 Php 500 Regional – Php 1,000
 National – Php 2,000

17.  If you’re busy and wondering how to process
DTI registrations with your tight schedule,
don’t fret. You can send in someone on your
behalf – provided they have your
authorization letter – to process for you.

18. Online Application for DTI Business
Registration
&
Walk-in / Over-the-Counter Application
for DTI Business Registration

19. 1. Check if your prospective business
name is available. Go to the Business
Name Search page of the BNRS website
and type the keywords of your preferred
trade name.
2. Proceed with your DTI business
registration online once you’ve
confirmed that your target business
name is still available. Access the New
Registration page of the BNRS site and
read the Terms and Condition. When
you’re done, click the I Agree button at
the bottom of the page.

20. 3. Fill out the online registration form. Fields
marked with a red asterisk must not be left blank.
Your tax identification number (TIN) must also be
provided on the online form.
4. Pay the business name registration fee within
five calendar days from the online application date.
You can pay at the DTI office or Negosyo Center
indicated in your Transaction Reference Number
(TRN) acknowledgment form. For convenience,
make your online payment immediately during your
DTI business registration via GCash. If you have a
GCash account, just enter your mobile number in
the Payment Details section.
5. Claim your Certificate of Business Name
Registration at the nearest DTI office or download
it for printing.

21. 1.Go to any DTI office or Negosyo Center
2. Submit all the DTI business registration
requirements. Make sure to have a list of
backups in case your three proposed
business names are already taken.
3. Pay the business name registration fee.
4. Once DTI approves your business name, it
will issue a Certificate of Business Name
Registration to you.

22.  Green Economic Development.
 Green Growth Cooperation.
 Advanced Sustainable Consumption and
Production (Advanced SCP)
 Chemicals and Waste Global Environment Facility
(GEF) 6 Cycle- (ESM for SMEs)
 Green Public Procurement (GPP)
 Promotion of Green Economic Development
(ProGED)
 MSME Resiliency.

24. This Policy Brief aims to assess our innovation and
entrepreneurship ecosystem and recommends effective
innovation strategies and policies. The analysis looks at
the different elements of the ecosystem and their
interaction using innovation studies and indicators from
various sources. A total of 12 consultation workshops and
focus group discussions with over a thousand participants
were conducted in six key cities (Manila, Angeles,
Legaspi, Cebu, Davao, and Cagayan de Oro) covering
the country’s various regions from 2017 to 2018.

25.  Traditional global markets have been
replaced with vertically coordinated market
linkage systems, where local sourcing in
both developed and developing countries
has largely been replaced by centralized
national, regional, or international supply
chains with strict sets of standards, which
must be met to gain access to global value
chains.

26.  The Philippines’ current involvement in the
cocoa-chocolate GVC is limited as it
primarily acts as an importer of immediate
and final products for domestic consumption.
 The primary challenges to Philippine
participation in the chain are the low volumes
of cocoa beans and farm-level issues,
constraining upgrading into higher
processing stages.

27.  The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
has reiterated its reminder to the public to
always be vigilant and to assert their
consumer rights in buying products to ensure
their protection and be able to get the best
value of their money.

28.  To be best protected, consumers
must be well-informed with their
basic consumer rights, which include
basic needs, safety, information,
choice, representation, redress,
consumer education and healthy
environment