Foreign business groups plan to submit an updated list of priority measures to President Benigno S.C. Aquino III before his final State of the Nation Address in July in a bid to hone the reform focus of his administration as it enters the homestretch
The current MWSS brings us back the pre-privatization era of the 1990s when the incompetence and mismanagement of the debt-riddled MWSS Metro Manilans to the brink of a severe water crisis.
The Philippines has stayed out of a US watch list of countries found deficient in protecting intellectual property rights (IPR) for the second year in a row, according to an annual assessment the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released in Washington D.C. on Thursday, a development attributed to effective enforcement of relevant laws.
State spending on infrastructure -- a key driver of the economy -- ended last year on a muted note due to persistent bottlenecks with agencies, the Budget department said yesterday, adding that it expected disbursements to improve in succeeding months after the “hard lesson†learned in 2014.
Eco-friendly travel, which has a positive impact on the planet, may bring to mind images of roughing it in the wilderness but, throughout the world, you can enjoy luxury with a conscience as there are many resorts that are both green and glamorous. Here in the country, one such resort is the 95-room Sheridan Beach Resort & Spa, the only luxury resort along Sabang Beach within the equally eco-friendly city of Puerto Princesa in Palawan.
These obstacles are low Internet connectivity; bad airports; severe lack in infrastructure; very high power cost; unfriendly tax regime; very expensive cost of doing business; and many corrupt local government units.
Why did the European Chamber of the Philippines (ECCP) join the Judicial Reform Initiative, Inc. (JRI) as a member and why am I sitting in the Steering Committee of the JRI?
Switching from conventional lighting to light-emitting diode (LED) lights is one effective way to save energy. But lack of LED product standards have led to a proliferation of sub-standard units in the local market and these compromise efficiency and safety.
Foreign businessmen in the country continue to speak out against proposed measures to streamline the incentives granted by the investment-promotion agencies (IPAs) currently being vigorously pushed by the Department of Finance (DOF) to plug revenue leakages
The seven-month-long port congestion cost local and foreign businesses at least $500 million, according to estimates made by the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), which enjoins the government to implement reforms to avoid more losses, as the peak season for port activity draws near.
By 2016,senior high school students of STI in the culinary and restaurant services , hotel and events management, information and technology, and tourism management programs undergo training under the ECCP member companies.
Retirement & Healthcare Coalition (RHC) Executive Director Marc Daubenbuechel landed in the Philippines in 2006, and from then on it was a love affair with the country that sees no end.
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