Creation of central clearinghouse for utilities pushed The business, academic and labor sectors have teamed up for the first time to submit to the
Read MoreElectricity said to account for 30% of exporters’ operating expenses The government’s target to double exports to $120 billion in the next five yea
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Verbiage could be defined as garbage words. Well, too many of those are being spewed forth on the issue of the ris
Read MoreThe domestic economic zones that the government is planning to set up will do away with minimum investment requirements for locators, to encourage s
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - President Aquino must assure Japanese investors that his administration is addressing their concerns that include bureaucratic
Read MoreMAP STATEMENT OF THE WEEK 19 September 2011 The MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (MAP) supports the stand of the Employers Confederat
Read MoreJAPAN’S BUSINESS CHAMBER has asked the government to develop Batangas port into an industrial complex to help its members -- many of whom operate ju
Read MoreThis a re-posted article. Foreign investors looking to invest in real estate-related businesses have ranked Manila as their last choice among various
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has agreed to establish their National Single Windows (NSWs) by 2012 and co
Read MoreIT’S going to be a battle of documents. Jetti Petroleum Inc. President Joselito Tibayan Magalona said his company is preparing documents to prove i
Read MoreMore than a week after President Aquino announced he had picked a new customs commissioner, outgoing Bureau of Customs (BoC) chief Angelito Alvarez
Read MoreAsean’s big role in American firms’ future seen American businesses operating in the country are optimistic that the Philippine economy will contin
Read MoreThis is a re-posted article MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has given its full backing, but organized labor and e
Read MoreThis is a re-posted article CUSTOMS commissioner Angelito A. Alvarez is on the way out, with President Benigno S.C. Aquino III declaring he was "no l
Read MoreThousands of documents pertaining to United States officials’ views on the Philippines have been released by WikiLeaks, among them a fairly recent r
Read MoreHIGHER FEES AND CHARGES have been proposed by government agencies to reflect current transaction costs, with the increases ranging from 20% to as hi
Read MoreThis is a re-posted press release. Senator Edgardo J. Angara said that the passage of a cybercrime bill will enhance e-governance initiatives in the
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. On the challenges of global economic competitiveness, i.e., being the kind of country (or city) that attracts inve
Read MoreThis is re-posted article. MANILA, Philippines—How easy is it for an entrepreneur to register his or her business in these islands? The an
Read MoreThis is a re-posted editorial/opinion piece. Two reports, released one after the other by financial and economic think tanks that have found Manila n
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