WIRE — BUSINESS NAME registrations fell 48% to 37,041 in June, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The DTI's business name registry had tallied 71,578 registrations in a year earlier. Of the June 2026 total, 32,848 were new registrations, while 4,193 represented renewals. In the first half, business name registrations rose 4.82% to 659,747.
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