Reform in Motion: 15 Years of Arangkada and the Road Ahead

Executive Summary

Fifteen years on from the publication of the Arangkada Philippines 2010: A Business Perspective, this 2025 update – Reform in Motion: 15 Years of Arangkada and the Road Ahead – revisits the original recommendations, identifies reform successes, and integrates insights from roundtables held from May–July 2025 to develop an updated list of recommendations covering seven “Big Winner” sectors—agribusiness; creative industries; IT-BPM; infrastructure; manufacturing; mining; and tourism in consideration of geopolitical shifts, technological advances, and rising challenges to Philippine competitiveness. A total of 75 recommendations came out from this process and will serve as a roadmap for Arangkada’s advocacy agenda for the next three to five years.

Date Published: September 25, 32025
Type: Publication
Pages: 146
Size: 8.5 x 11 in

CONTENT

Executive Summary


Introduction


Chapter 1: Political Economy Landscape of the Philippines


Chapter 2: Becoming More Competitive


Chapter 3: Seven Big Winner Sectors


Chapter 4: Legislation


Chapter 5: Sustaining Momentum: Continuing Legacy and the Road Ahead