Foreign Equity and Professionals News
[OPINION] Saga of the towers
18 February, 2019 at 11:19
The government has decided a third player is necessary in the telecommunications market to provide fiercer competition. But it’s going to be a difficult task to invade the market.
PH posted record trade deficit of $41.44...
14 February, 2019 at 08:00
The Philippines posted a record trade deficit of $41.44 billion in 2018 as imports climbed while exports dropped last year.
Business groups support gov’t investment liberalization bills
8 February, 2019 at 18:00
Business groups have joined the economic managers’ call for the Congress to swiftly approve three legislative measures aiming to either lift or ease restrictions on the entry of foreign investments…
Government plans on Hanjin clearer by Q1
4 February, 2019 at 17:00
The government sees itself forging within the first quarter a more concrete position on its plans for debt-saddled Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Corp. Philippines (HHIC-Phil).
Mislatel franchise elevated to plenary, faces further...
4 February, 2019 at 13:00
Anticipating “protracted legal proceedings,” Sen. Grace Poe moved to elevate the pending franchise application of China-linked Mindanao Islamic Telephone Inc. (Mislatel)…
Foreign chambers back FIA changes
1 February, 2019 at 15:00
The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) in the Philippines have thrown their support behind amendments to the Foreign Investments Act (FIA) to help the country attract more investors and create jobs.
Some European firms put on hold projects...
1 February, 2019 at 11:01
A European firm has put its P25-billion manufacturing project on hold due to uncertainties over the current tax incentives in the Philippines…
China eyes a strategic port in the...
31 January, 2019 at 12:31
A sudden and unexpected bankruptcy has provided China with a unique opportunity to win control of a Philippine port facility at Subic, the former site of US military bases that were closed in 1991…
Korean manufacturers decry port congestion, mull departure
30 January, 2019 at 13:53
Korean manufacturing companies are on the brink of leaving the Philippines as they struggle with port congestion issues, a problem that led to the exodus of some firms…
A Resurgent East Asia: Navigating a Changing...
29 January, 2019 at 12:00
The success story of East Asia and its development model – a combination of outward-oriented growth, human capital development, and sound economic governance – has been dubbed the “East Asian Miracle.”
[OPINION] Gov’t takeover of Hanjin
28 January, 2019 at 14:00
There is unanimity of opinion in the business and labor sectors that all efforts must be taken to prevent Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Corp. Philippines from closing down.
Charter change seen to top Congress agenda...
28 January, 2019 at 12:00
It is reasonable to expect that charter change will be the predominant theme in the agenda of this year’s 18th Congress.
Fitch Solutions says Philippines to ‘struggle to...
28 January, 2019 at 10:29
Economic growth will likely ease further this year in the face of heightened global trade tensions and “deteriorating” business conditions, Fitch Solutions Macro Research said…
[OPINION] Terrified of tariffication
25 January, 2019 at 10:52
Why do many voices sound so terrified of the coming tariffication of rice imports? Even within government, there are signs that suggest continuing resistance to this long-awaited reform.
