High power rates and limited access to financing for small enterprises are among the structural problems that the Philippine government should addre
Read MoreWhy the Philippines is one of the most competitive investment locations in Asia right now This eye-opening presentation made by Japan External Trad
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—The House committee on labor is expected to approve an across-the-board daily wage hike of P125 for private workers and bring it
Read MoreNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL 29 February 2012
Read MoreBaldoz urges balanced and reasonable approach to holiday legislation to ensure productivity Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Bald
Read MoreTHE QUEZON City government agreed to simplify its business permit and licensing system (BPLS) and construction permit approval next year as part of
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The government has approved in principle the extension of the discounted power rates to economic zone locators until such time
Read MoreThis is a re-posted press release. The House Committee on Basic Education and Culture has reported out for floor deliberation a measure declaring Sep
Read MoreThe Department of Trade and Industry is working closely with the Department of Energy (DoE) to formulate a new power rate subsidy scheme for Philipp
Read MoreThe Department of Energy (DoE) is studying the possibility of extending the special discounted power rate being offered to ecozone locators, given t
Read MoreDISCOUNTED POWER RATES for ecozone locators should be allowed to expire next month as scheduled, the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Philippine agricultural sector faces major stumbling blocks in attracting investments, according to an official of the Min
Read MoreTHE TRADE and Interior departments have agreed to their coordinate efforts to create the Local Investments and Incentives Code in a bid to make loca
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. A year and a half into a new administration, it has become harder to do business in this country. This is according
Read MoreThis is a re-posted press release. Levels Playing Field for American Business Leaders Traveling Overseas Washington, D.C. - The House of Representat
Read MoreThe Philippines dropped further behind other emerging markets in the region when it fell two notches in the global ranking on ease of doing business
Read MoreAIR FRANCE-KLM, the only European carrier operating in the Philippines, will be phasing out direct Manila-Amsterdam flights due to issues with the c
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is urging Filipino exporters to tap Australian and New Zealand markets amid current
Read MoreThe Philippines, which is hard-pressed to corner more foreign direct investments, is set to get a $1-million grant from the Japanese government to i
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The House committee on ways and means voted yesterday to endorse at least four bills seeking to exempt expressway toll from th
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