Department of Trade and Industry (Philippines)

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Department of Trade and Industry

Kagawaran ng Kalakalan at Industriya
Department overview
Formed	June 23, 1898; 126 years ago (1898-06-23)
Preceding agencies	Department of Commerce Department of Commerce and Industry Department of Industry Department of Trade Ministry of Trade and Industry
Headquarters	Trade and Industry Building, 361 Gil Puyat Avenue, Bel-Air, Makati, Philippines 14°33.6′N 121°1.8′E / 14.5600°N 121.0300°E / 14.5600; 121.0300
Motto	Enabling Business, Empowering Consumers
Employees	2,210 (2020)[1]
Annual budget	₱21.944 billion (2022)[2]
Department executives	Alfredo E. Pascual, Secretary Atty. Ruth B. Castelo, Undersecretary for Consumer Protection and Spokesperson
Child agencies	Board of Investments Philippine Trade Training Center Design Center of the Philippines Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines Cooperative Development Authority Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
Website	www.dti.gov.ph

The Department of Trade and Industry (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kalakalan at Industriya, abbreviated as DTI) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the advancement, promotion, governance, regulation, management and growth of industry and trade.

Department Order No. 19-18, s. 2019, laid out the organizational structure of the department into the following functional groups: Competitiveness and Innovation Group (CIG); Consumer Protection Group (CPG); Industry Development and Trade Policy Group (IDTPG); Management Services Group (MSG); Regional Operations Group (ROG); and the Trade Promotions Group (TPG).

Its hierarchical organization include 27 foreign trade service posts, 17 regional offices (including Negros Island Region), 87 provincial/city/area offices, 12 bureaus, 4 attached agencies, 7 attached corporations, and 8 services offices.

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