August 11, 2011
Chief Justice Renato Corona on Thursday vowed to enforce judicial reforms in the Supreme Court (SC) that would be responsive to the needs of society and local and foreign investors. Read More
August 10, 2011
The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) has thrown its support behind moves for the country's accession to the "Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks" (Madrid Protocol) which protects trademarks of companies operating in the country. Read More
August 10, 2011
The Turanor continues its solar circumnavigation and called on the Philippines from Australia on its way to Hong Kong. Read More
August 02, 2011
Ever since the Philippine Retirement Authority was put up during the Marcos Administration, I have heard talks of tapping the large population of Japanese senior citizens for our retirement villages. In fact, the very first retirement facility, Rose Princess, was put up in Cabuyao for Japanese retirees. Unfortunately, for decades, our retirement program degenerated into a visa selling affair. Read More
August 01, 2011
Excerpts from the Arangkada Philippines 2010, a joint publication of the Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines which was presented by Henry Schumacher, executive vice president of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, during the roundtable on structure reform at the University of Asia & the Pacific. Read More
July 26, 2011
Several government leaders, corporate executives and prominent personalities lauded the first creative industries summit recently held in Cebu, saying that this will further propel Cebu's standing in global competitiveness maximize the skills and resourcefulness of Cebu's creative work pool, and serve as a model example for self-reliance and entrepreneurship in the country. Read More
July 26, 2011
Foreign Businesses are dissatisfied with a recent Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) circular that was supposed to ease the common carriers tax burden of foreign air and shipping lines saying it did not address their concern. Read More
July 25, 2011
Several private sector groups have stepped up efforts to help the government stamp out corruption this time attempting to lay down reward and penalty systems that directly affect a firm's costs and market access. Read More
July 21, 2011
IBC 13 reports on the successful 2nd PEEF 2011, and how it supports the initiative of DOE in campaigning for an Energy Efficient Philippines. Read More
July 20, 2011
The government and the private sector on Tuesday pushed for energy efficiency and conservation measures to alleviate the country's tight power supply situation. Read More
July 20, 2011
Switching off appliances when not in use, among other small energy conservation measures, could reduce the country's annual power consumption by 10 percent and result in savings that could go up to of P59 billion a year. Read More
July 17, 2011
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) yesterday announced that it has completed the energy audit of 10 companies that were selected earlier in the year as part of its energy efficiency drive. Read More