THE Philippines is on the brink of being returned to the blacklist of global finance regulators if Congress fails to pass the third amendment to the
Read MoreIT ONLY TAKES nine minutes for a worker in Tokyo (Japan) to earn enough to buy a Big Mac but a wage earner in Manila will have to toil eight times l
Read MoreU.S. Businesses Positive About Opportunities in ASEAN ASEAN Business Outlook Survey 2012/2013 (Full Report on the Philippines) Source: American Cham
Read MoreAn employer group has appealed the order which raised minimum wages in Metro Manila by P30 claiming that it is not economically feasible. In a moti
Read MoreThe Philippines this year rose to the middle rung of a biennial ease of trade ranking after placing in the bottom third in 2010, with a report notin
Read MoreThe Department of Trade and Industry reported an 8-percent increase in business name registrations last year with the automation of its sign-up proc
Read MoreThe minimum fare for jeepneys will be rolled back by 50 centavos to P8 starting today in light of lower diesel prices, a Land Transportation Franchi
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has moved the opening of bids for the P8.2 billion information and
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Board of Investments (BOI) has restored the iron and steel in the 2012 Investment Priorities Plan because of strong privat
Read MoreTraffic Solutions for Metro Manila: A Realistic Approach Traffic congestion and traffic discipline are perennial discussions at coffee shops and in
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Last Saturday, I found myself observing the flow of traffic at a key intersection in Ortigas Center from atop a ne
Read MorePresident Benigno Aquino III has signed a new executive order to help cash-strapped businesses. Under Executive Order No. 68, a new monetization pr
Read MoreThe country’s largest business organization has cautioned the government against unduly raising the cost of power in Mindanao in the process of addres
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The business community has risen as one in protest over too many non-working, paid holidays. In a series of letters sent to M
Read MoreHigh 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
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