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Government urged to lower import duties on boat importation
January 27, 2015
The Philippine government should consider lowering the duties on importation of watercraft and review antiquated laws on the maritime industry to spur growth in the local boating industry. Read More
From rails to ports, poor infrastructure planning burdens Pinoys
January 25, 2015
The train car is full to the brim; if the idiom “bursting at the seams†were literal, the coach’s doors would have been busted by now. Read More
Crime volumes fall after gov’t gets its act together
January 24, 2015
The number of criminal incidents in the Philippines fell last year, thanks to government efforts to get its act together after it received criticism early to the middle part of the year. Read More
Business sees Charter change as key to sustained growth
January 18, 2015
Business sector representatives insisted that amendments to the economic provisions of the Constitution remain critical for sustaining growth beyond 2016, and noted that the administration risks losing sight of priorities as it gears up for 2015 with a raft of economic reform bills. Read More
Thailand prepares for ASEAN Integration
January 15, 2015
If ASEAN is to avoid the middle-income trap, each ASEAN country has to invest in infrastructure. This is especially true for the Philippines where basically no major infrastructure projects have flourished for years, if not decades. Read More
Biz groups raise eyebrows over non-working days for papal visit
January 15, 2015
The five-day visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines, which started Thursday, is much anticipated by the Filipino faithful that the government declared three special non-working days in Metro Manila. Read More
Stronger economic growth seen in next 2 yrs
January 11, 2015
For the Philippine trade chief, 2014 was " a good pause " for the expected " strong charge " in the last year and a half of the Aquino administration. Read More
Cargo rush on ahead of Nazarene feast, Papal visit
January 06, 2015
THE GOVERNMENT has called on the private sector to pull out as much cargo this week from the Port of Manila ahead of the visit of Pope Francis next week, and the Feast of the Black Nazarene this Friday. Read More
European firm plans to invest in coconut water for export
January 02, 2015
A European company plans to invest in the Philippines for the export of coconut water. Read More
More aggressiive push for reforms in 2015 sought
December 28, 2014
Local and foreign business groups want a more aggressive push for reforms in the last year and half of the Aquino administration and the fast-tracking of crucial infrastructure projects, to sustain the country's economic growth. Read More
Businessmen tap the power of the sun
December 22, 2014
Solar technology is now shining in the Philippines, as some businessmen began to install solar panels on rooftops of schools, office buildings and even shopping malls, seven years after the passage of Republic Act No. 9513, or the Renewable Energy Law. Read More
Pag-IBIG officials, members vow integrity, professionalism
December 22, 2014
Pag-IBIG Fund president and chief executive officer Darlene Marie B. Berberabe recently led the corporate-wide simultaneous recitation and signing of the Integrity Pledge among Fund officers and employees in line with the agency's celebration of its 34th anniversary last December 14, and as a testament that its workforce strongly believes that a public office is a public trust. Read More
