MANILA, Philippines - The country’s growth is on the right track but much remains to be done, including by Congress, to make sure the ec
Read MoreTHE GOVERNMENT has already tackled more than half, or 65 percent, of the reforms proposed by foreign businessmen to help the P
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – The conditions laid down by the Aquino administration in its policy on mining keeps the industry at a standstill,
Read MoreThe government is moving towards further liberalizing the investment regime in the country as it pushed for the passage of thr
Read MoreTHE 15TH CONGRESS’ output was said to have exceeded expectations given the number of priority measures passed. "The 15th Congress
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Although he favors amending the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, Vice President Jejomar Binay said on
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Read MoreThis is a re-posted article THE SENATE LAST NIGHT ratified a reconciled bill allowing foreigners to take a majority stake in rural banks, a
Read MoreWith the stink still lingering at the Senate, you can understand why President Aquino (according to close aides) can’t trust lawmakers to amend th
Read MoreHOUSE SPEAKER Feliciano “Sonny” R. Belmonte, Jr. has asked congressmen to attend the last few session days in a bid to pass the Freedom of Informa
Read MoreMANILA - The business community has called on legislators to pass key economic reform bills before the 15th Congress goes on break for the mid-term
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Read MoreRelease Date: 18 November 2012 JOINT FOREIGN CHAMBERS AND PHILIPPINE BUSINESS GROUPS MEET WITH HOUSE LEADERS ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REFORM LEGISLAT
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Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The compromise reproductive health (RH) bill that the House leadership presented last Wednesday “is not a watered-down version
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—The country’s health secretaries—past and present—are all solidly behind the drive to increase the sin taxes on tobacco products
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Beginning Oct. 25, the revised implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the new mining policy would be enforced, according
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Foreign business chambers in the country are calling for the passage of bills seeking the direct remittance to local governmen
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) - Sen Ralph Recto resigned on Monday, October 15, as chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee. Recto said h
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