MANUFACTURING & LOGISTICS
The development path of each of Asia’s advanced and middle-income economies has been characterized by strong growth of the industrial sector and large shifts of workers from lower value-added agriculture and services into higher-value manufacturing and exports. This has yet to take place in the Philippines on a sufficiently large scale.
Manufacturing
For much of the last century, industrialization in the Philippines consisted of import substitution and exports of agricultural and forestry products having limited value-added (e.g. coconut oil, copper metal, and plywood). [ Read This Chapter ]Logistics
The ports of Batangas and Subic have substantial new investment in port infrastructure that should be utilized to lower international shipping costs for industry in CALABARZON and to develop an Asian regional freeport at Subic. [ Read This Chapter ]Hanjin Plans $700-M New Investments
24 May, 2012 at 11:08
MANILA, Philippines — Hanjin, world’s leading ship manufacturer, is expanding its existing shipyard facility in Subic Freeport cementing
WTO warns of risks to electronics supply chain
17 May, 2012 at 10:23
Increased “interdependency” in global production networks for electronics requires greater multilateral cooperation, the World Trade
Factory output up for the 3rd straight month
17 May, 2012 at 10:06
Factory output rose for the third consecutive month in March, posting the fastest growth in 12 months, the National Statistics Office (NSO)
March slump prompts export growth worry
11 May, 2012 at 10:57
Merchandise exports reversed to a slump in March, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported yesterday, declining by 1.2% following gains in
$3-billion foreign investments expected this year
10 May, 2012 at 10:51
MANILA, Philippines – As much as $3 billion in foreign investments in the business process outsourcing, electronics and energy sector are in
France Backs Airbus’ Philippine Plan
9 May, 2012 at 14:10
MANILA, Philippines – The French government has vowed to bring some operations of Airbus and its parts and components suppliers to the
JCCIPI-JICA Seminar on the Improvement of Transport Logistics through...
27 April, 2012 at 16:34
On April 16, 2012, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) organized
Presentation of PEZA Director General Lilia De Lima at...
19 April, 2012 at 13:36
On March 27, PEZA DG Lilia De Lima presented at the Euromoney Conference Workshop at the Manila Peninsula. In her presentation “Creating
Customs ready to implement clearance system by midyear
4 April, 2012 at 11:26
THE BUREAU of Customs (BoC) is set to implement by midyear a scheme that will facilitate shipments, as it finalizes the internal clearances of the
House cool to lifting VAT on oil products
28 March, 2012 at 17:36
This is a re-posted article. MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives is not inclined to lift the 12-percent value added tax (VAT)
Auto parts makers eye partnerships with Taiwan firms
27 March, 2012 at 15:18
MANILA, Philippines – A delegation of Philippine automotive and motorcycle parts companies will join the Outbound Business Mission (OBM)
What’s Killing Japanese Electronics?
26 March, 2012 at 14:21
This is a re-posted opinion piece. Hardly a day goes by without bad news for the Japanese electronics industry. With a few notable exceptions, such
Pure Foods to invest P2.5 billion into new grains...
21 March, 2012 at 12:46
SAN MIGUEL Pure Foods Co., Inc. plans to invest P2.5 billion in a new grains storage facility in Batangas as part of efforts to lower operation
Vehicle importer sales outdo local assemblers
21 March, 2012 at 12:40
SALES OF vehicle importers continue to outdo those of local automotive assemblers which are grappling with tight supply, a business group reported
House approves tax incentives for alternative-fuel vehicles
21 March, 2012 at 11:31
MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a bill granting tax incentives for the manufacture,
Japanese firms not particularly keen to expand
21 March, 2012 at 11:11
THE PHILIPPINES does not particularly figure in the expansion plans of Japanese firms, which have tagged economies such as China, Thailand,
