Traffic Solutions for Metro Manila: A Realistic Approach Traffic congestion and traffic discipline are perennial discussions at coffee shops and in
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Last Saturday, I found myself observing the flow of traffic at a key intersection in Ortigas Center from atop a ne
Read MorePresident Benigno Aquino III has signed a new executive order to help cash-strapped businesses. Under Executive Order No. 68, a new monetization pr
Read MoreThe country’s largest business organization has cautioned the government against unduly raising the cost of power in Mindanao in the process of addres
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The business community has risen as one in protest over too many non-working, paid holidays. In a series of letters sent to M
Read MoreHigh power rates and limited access to financing for small enterprises are among the structural problems that the Philippine government should addre
Read MoreWhy the Philippines is one of the most competitive investment locations in Asia right now This eye-opening presentation made by Japan External Trad
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—The House committee on labor is expected to approve an across-the-board daily wage hike of P125 for private workers and bring it
Read MoreNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL 29 February 2012
Read MoreTHE QUEZON City government agreed to simplify its business permit and licensing system (BPLS) and construction permit approval next year as part of
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The government has approved in principle the extension of the discounted power rates to economic zone locators until such time
Read MoreThis is a re-posted press release. The House Committee on Basic Education and Culture has reported out for floor deliberation a measure declaring Sep
Read MoreThe Department of Trade and Industry is working closely with the Department of Energy (DoE) to formulate a new power rate subsidy scheme for Philipp
Read MoreThe Department of Energy (DoE) is studying the possibility of extending the special discounted power rate being offered to ecozone locators, given t
Read MoreRegional News This is a re-posted blog article. I noticed a buzz about the economy, when I was in Indonesia last week, which was very different from
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is asking President Aquino to intercede and ask PSALM to reconsider its decision
Read MoreDISCOUNTED POWER RATES for ecozone locators should be allowed to expire next month as scheduled, the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Philippine agricultural sector faces major stumbling blocks in attracting investments, according to an official of the Min
Read MoreTHE TRADE and Interior departments have agreed to their coordinate efforts to create the Local Investments and Incentives Code in a bid to make loca
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. A year and a half into a new administration, it has become harder to do business in this country. This is according
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