To achieve its “fighting target” of 7-8% growth per year under its term, the new administration is betting on a few key initiatives and the continue
Read MoreThis is the June 2011 issue of the AmCham-Investment Climate Improvement Project/Arangkada Legislative Tracker which reflects the current status of th
Read MoreTHIS YEAR’S list of investment areas where businesses will be eligible for tax perks will come into effect within the month, after Malacañang finally
Read MoreThe National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has said it is optimistic that the 7-8 percent economic growth target in the next five years is
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Read MoreThe petition for a rise in the minimum wage will be rewarded with an increase in the minimum wage. Signals from the government have announced as
Read MoreThe two legislative leaders of the country – Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Speaker of the House Feliciano Belmonte Jr. – agreed to place on t
Read MoreThe Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) sees the country’s economy picking up in the second half of the year on the back of robust private consumption a
Read MoreThe South China Sea has again resurfaced as an area of concern in the region and of attention to the international community. Once again the Philip
Read MoreConcrete reforms are now expected from the government, businessmen said as they noted efforts by President Benigno S.C. Aquino III to lay the groundwo
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. It seems that the situation in the South China Sea is taking a turn for the worse. The increasingly harsh rhetoric
Read MoreThis is an article repost. No matter who is President, whether he or she is a democracy icon or a dictator, the American Chamber of Commerce of the P
Read MoreThe Philippines enjoyed another boost to its international image as Fitch Ratings upgraded the country’s credit rating to just a notch below investmen
Read MoreTHE UNITED STATES’ message to President Aquino yesterday was crystal clear. Says they are allies on issue of Spratlys “I assure you, in all sub
Read MoreThe Philippines says oil blocks it plans to offer to international exploration companies later this month in the South China Sea are “well within” its
Read MoreTHE PHILIPPINES finally bagged the credit rating upgrade it's been waiting for as Moody's Investors Service assigned a Ba2 rating on the country's for
Read MoreThe political turmoil across the Arab world has not subsided, and overseas Filipino workers who were forced to return home could have a long wait for
Read MoreThe lack of legislation on data privacy is a growing cause of concern for prospective investors and a substantial hindrance to the development of the
Read MoreTHE United States government urged the Philippines to “examine constraints to economic growth” during the recent high-level talks held in Washington,
Read MoreIrony of ironies. While millions of Filipinos are too poor to even finish basic education, tens of thousands of foreigners are flocking to the Philip
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