MANILA, Philippines --- Congress is committed to the removal of “structural impediments” to investments and encourages aggressive progra
Read MoreOur economy’s growth rate may have stepped up to 6.6 percent from 3.9 percent in 2011, but that’s still not quite growing twice as fast—
Read MoreThe Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in the Philippines said it believed that while economic growth in the Philippines was very encour
Read MoreThe JFC is pleased to participate in the 2013 Philippine Development Forum (PDF), and be part of the substantive policy dialogue among stakeholders on
Read MoreThe National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) is considering possible amendments to the Foreign Investments Act to address the
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Foreign business chambers in the country are calling for the passage of bills seeking the direct remittance to local governmen
Read MoreOctober 9, 2012 Hon. Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. Chairman Committee on Local Government Philippine Senate Pasay City Dear Chairman Mar
Read MoreThe Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines (JFC) attended a meeting with World Bank Country Director Motoo Konishi and top officials of the World
Read MoreThe Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines (JFC) met with Sen. Ralph Recto on August 1, 2012 at his office in the GSIS Building, Senate of
Read MoreThe Joint Foreign Chambers Statement on Executive Order 79 Reforming the Philippine Mining Sector Download the PDF version here.
Read MoreLifting foreign equity limits through changes to the Constitution soon is unlikely, a ranking Trade official last week said, hinting however that a
Read MoreWe, the Joint Foreign Chambers, support fair and competitive wages for the Philippine workforce. Fair in the sense that as many Filipinos as possible
Read MoreApril 27, 2012 Hon. Ralph Recto Chairman Ways and Means Committee Philippine Senate Pasay City Dear Senator Recto: We write to reque
Read MoreEnergy Sec. Jose Rene D. Almendras was the keynote speaker at the April 23, 2012 Energy Forum hosted by the Joint Foreign Chambers. He discussed in de
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Philippines has yet to fully capitalize on the benefits of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), beyond those t
Read MoreThe Aquino government has yet to complete the implementation of a package of reforms to lift the country to the level of newly industrializing count
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. No one can accuse the private business sector of just complaining and not offering solutions. Last year, the Joint
Read MoreEconomic growth and the inflow of local and foreign investments last year remained far behind expectations, prompting the Joint Foreign Chambers to
Read MoreBUSINESS GROUPS yesterday called on Congress to act fast on priority bills to avoid being sidetracked by preparations for the 2013 midterm
Read MoreRENEWED CALLS for the abolition of taxes imposed on foreign airlines will be opposed by the Finance department, which claims the current system is l
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