PH business listings likely dipped in 2025, says DTI

Fewer businesses registered and renewed their names with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in 2025, with total registrations slipping 4.27 percent to 1.02 million, based on preliminary data near the end of the year. Figures from the DTI’s Business Name Registration System (BNRS) portal as of Dec. 23 showed that registrations breached the