Part 4 News: General Business Environment
[OPINION] Boost productivity to reduce poverty
6 May, 2019 at 15:58
The connection between labor productivity and poverty reduction is brought to the fore anew by news of a supposed decline in the number of poor Filipinos in the first semester of 2018.
[EDITORIAL] Not a neutral party
6 May, 2019 at 15:22
The Czech Republic and France have taken steps to limit the use of products by Chinese telecom giant Huawei, “primarily due to security concerns.”
Duterte admin gets excellent net satisfaction rating
6 May, 2019 at 14:55
Net satisfaction with the general performance of the Duterte administration rose to a record-high “excellent” +72 in the first quarter of 2019, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
Shift from ODA to PPP for project...
6 May, 2019 at 14:12
The Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) is urging the Philippines to consider funding more projects through public-private partnership (PPP) as this will be cheaper and speedier in the long-term with increasing credit confidence in the country.
[PRESS RELEASE] FEF CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT DUTERTE AND...
6 May, 2019 at 07:26
We, the Foundation for Economic Freedom, congratulate President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and his economic team for enabling the Philippines to get a ratings upgrade from Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings to BBB+ from BBB.
NAIA Consortium beats deadline, revised offer still...
2 May, 2019 at 10:10
The super consortium of seven conglomerates seeking to rehabilitate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has managed to beat the deadline set by the Department of Transportation, but its offer continues to hang in the balance as it now undergoes scrutiny from the government.
Australia businesses seek clarity on tax perks...
30 April, 2019 at 08:34
Australian businesses seek clarity in the planned changes in the tax and incentives regime under the proposed second package of the government’s tax reform…
[OPINION] Elevating Philippines’ economic profile
30 April, 2019 at 08:25
The recent Philippine economic briefing in Washington that the Philippine embassy helped organize with the Department of Finance was well attended.
[OPINION] A cornucopia of legislation
29 April, 2019 at 17:27
Not many people may realize it, but there has been a bountiful harvest of legislation from the 17thCongress.
P1.97-T ODA to fund PH projects
26 April, 2019 at 12:17
Loans and grants from the country’s development partners will finance the bulk of the flagship infrastructure projects to be rolled out by the Duterte administration under its ambitious “Build, Build, Build,” according to the state planning agency National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).
After infra, agri
26 April, 2019 at 11:42
The first three years of the Duterte administration concentrated on infrastructure with its “Build, Build, Build” program. This initiative has gained momentum and is seen to continue for the next three years.
[OPINION] It’s not a bomb
26 April, 2019 at 09:32
We should go nuclear. Not with weapons to annihilate China — a fruitless task — but to provide us with clean, reliable, safe electricity.
JFC Meeting with DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade
26 April, 2019 at 08:29
The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) met with Department of Transportation Secretary Tugade and most of his undersecretaries at the DOTr office at Clark, Pampanga on April 8, 2019.
Is anyone minding the store?
26 April, 2019 at 01:50
The past few weeks have not been good for the country. In Metro Manila, people are not happy about the failure of basic utilities to provide the services expected of them.
