DTI to implement ‘halal’ industry devt

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will implement initiatives to develop the Philippines’ halal exports, a move highlighting the sector’s potential to spur trade and investments.

During the World Halal Assembly Philippines 2018 late last week, Abdulgani Macatoman, Trade assistant secretary for the Trade and Investments Promotion Group, said the country should produce, import and export halal products, noting that the “Muslim population worldwide has been steadily growing at a 1.84 percent per annum.”