The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) here is urging the government to look at the possibility of allowing full foreign ownership in public utilit
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Read MoreThe Philippines had the greatest number of disaster-related deaths in 2012, with 2,360 fatalities, according to a report in the Centre for Research on
Read MoreJapanese startup Terra Motors officially debuted its electric tuk-tuk (a type of three-wheeled passenger vehicle common in Asia), a tricycle that
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines --- The Philippines may need to go on a non-working holiday diet to be more “attractive” to foreign and local investors, the Depar
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Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—The securities and Exchange Commission has drafted a new set of guidelines on foreign ownership of certain industries in line with
Read MoreMEASURING poverty incidence in the country will be done annually starting this year, a Cabinet official said yesterday. “Starting 2013, we’ll have
Read MoreTHE GOVERNMENT is coming up with an updated medium-term development plan (MTDP) that will be centered on “job creation” and will be presented by Presi
Read MoreTHE constitutionality of Republic Act (RA) 7942, or the Philippine Mining Act of 1995, will be scrutinized by the Supreme Court (SC), which is set to
Read MoreBoo Chanco | Demand and Supply When I was growing up in a working class section of Paco, my father had his annual Holy Week penitensya. Dressed in
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon yesterday emphasized the need to carry out a major overhaul of the country’s national customs
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