Europe-PH News
Aquino approval rating falls
March 17, 2015
The approval rating of President Benigno S. C Aquino III has fallen to its lowest after the Mamasapano fiasco, which may curtail the administration’s push for key legislative measures including much-awaited economic reforms according to analysts, even though business groups remain hopeful. Read More
A grace-ful exit
March 15, 2015
It was exactly one month and ten days since she bowed out as chairperson of the Commission on Audit. On that Thursday afternoon, Maria Gracia Pulido Tan was upbeat and candid, talking about her stint in government at the Integrity Initiative forum organized by the Makati Business Club and the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines. Read More
Congress on verge of giving up power measure
March 14, 2015
Both Chambers of Congress are on the verge of giving up on passing a joint resolution that will allow the President to address an electricity shortage expected to take place from March to July in Luzon. Read More
Tell me what's on your mind
March 13, 2015
I havenot done a retro diary in over a year. So, I figured, with the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) and the European Union (EU) holding its joint Network and Opportunities event during the middle of last week at the InterContinental Manila, this was the perfect time to bring it back. Read More
Re-bracketing tax rates doable
March 11, 2015
A proposal to cut the individual income tax rate to 25 percent from the present 32 percent is unlikely to happen before the end of the Aquino administration but a re-bracketing of the tax rates is doable, according to Sen. Sonny Angara. Read More
Efforts to decongest ports progressing - Palace
March 11, 2015
Malacañang said yesterday efforts to decongest the ports were progressing and that importers and forwarders were now being urged to reduce trucking rates back to where they were prior to the congestion. Read More
ECCP worried over gov’t stance on incentives
March 11, 2015
“Senator (Juan Edgardo) Angara has reiterated today that the incentives will not be part of the budget and will only be an addendum. The way it was explained to the business community, it is more for statistical purposes and not for approval purposes,†he said. Read More
Sugar mills hounded by antiquated motors
March 10, 2015
A consortium of six high-profile organizations believes the country’s sugar industry can become more globally competitive if it can be energy-efficient. Read More
6 groups see efficient power supply for sugar
March 10, 2015
A consortium of six high-profile organizations believes the country’s sugar industry can become more globally competitive if it becomes more energy efficient. Read More
Congress has little time to okay key bills - ECCP
March 10, 2015
Foreign investors have expressed concern that the limited time left for the Aquino administration will not be enough to see the passage of legislations that seek to improve the economy and the way people are doing business in the Philippines. Read More
‘Sunset clause’ for export incentives pushed
March 10, 2015
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny†Angara, chair of the Senate committee on ways and means, said that fiscal incentives granted to export-oriented enterprises should be maintained but there must be a sunset clause to incentives granted to prospective investors. Read More
Angara says tax cuts won't pass by end of Aquino term
March 10, 2015
The reduction of income tax rates for both individual and corporate taxpayers will not be achieved within the term of President Benigno S. C. Aquino III, Senator Juan Edgardo M. Angara said on Tuesday, citing pleas from some agencies to go slow on tax cuts. Read More
