LOCAL and foreign business groups are intensifying their lobby for the passage of at least 12 proposed laws, as they prod legislators to make 2011 a
Read MoreWorking Schedule MANILA, Philippines — Businessmen are lukewarm to the proposed four-day work week saying Congress should better focus on the passa
Read MoreThe Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) of the Philippines and other business groups are pushing for several legislative measures that the government could
Read MoreLOCAL and foreign business groups are calling on Congress to focus on priority economic legislation to help improve the country’s investment climate
Read MoreBusiness pushes for fiscal incentives rationalization Instead of coming out with more bills, Congress should focus on priority bills, as identified
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Influential business groups urged members of Congress yesterday to prioritize bills on the Philippine Development Plan instead
Read MoreSTATUS OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REFORM LEGISLATION (15th CONGRESS)* Joint Foreign Chambers/ Philippine Business Groups Press Conference - Septem
Read MoreArangkada Philippines Workshop Turning the Philippines into a Tiger Economy December 6, 2011 PRESS RELEASE The Joint Foreign Chambers will hos
Read MoreEfforts by the government to catch up on its infrastructure spending in the second quarter fell short as public construction was again cited as a ma
Read MoreAugust 26, 2011 Beth Day Romulo Executive Editor Manila Bulletin Manila Bulletin Building Muralla Corner Recoletos, Intramuros, Manila Fil C.
Read MoreThis is an article repost. Business leaders on Friday cheered Malacañang’s decision to allow Philippine Airlines to outsource its non-core operations
Read MoreThis is an article repost. BUSINESS GROUPS will continue to push for the approval of legislation they deem as crucial despite the measures’ exclusion
Read MoreThis is a re-posted editorial/opinion piece. Traffic congestion in Metro Manila results in losses amounting to at least $3.6 billion a year, accordin
Read MoreThis is an article repost. A PRIORITY BILL seeking to rationalize the grant of fiscal incentives has been approved on third and final reading by the
Read MoreThis is an article repost. BUSINESS GROUPS could meet this month in an attempt to gauge the outlook for the remainder of the year amid fears of anoth
Read MoreCheck out this livestream video courtesy of gov.ph where you can watch the entire 2011 State of the Nation Address (SONA) by President Aquino. Curious
Read MoreThe fifth of a series of working papers published by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), this paper builds on a private sector assessment done by the AD
Read MoreThis is an article repost. The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) of the Philippines is urging the government to accede to the Madrid Protocol at
Read MoreOne of the five professions restricted to Philippine nationals by law is environmental planning, a law passed in 1978. In the current Congress, the Ho
Read MoreThe Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) of the Philippines expresses its support for the Philippines’ accession to the "Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agree
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