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Legislative Tracker – September 2018
10 October, 2018 at 16:40
Legislative Priorities — September 2018
Legislative Tracker — September 2018
JFC Letter to Rep. Jesus Sacdalan on...
10 October, 2018 at 16:26
The Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce of the Philippines (JFC) writes to support the passage of a bill creating an independent airport authority as contained in House Bills 6327 and 7306.
JFC Letter on Direct Remittance to LGUs...
10 October, 2018 at 16:17
We would like to express our appreciation for your committee’s effort to initiate deliberation on House Bills 1533, 2581, and 2995 – providing for the direct remittance…
‘Trabaho’ bill to stem job generation in...
10 October, 2018 at 16:05
The latest tax reform bill championed by the country’s economic managers could result in tepid hiring of new workers in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry by the year 2022—or just 300,000 vacancies…
JFC Statement on House Bill 4067 –...
10 October, 2018 at 15:53
In 1991, the Foreign Investments Act (FIA) or Republic Act 7042 (amended in 1996 by RA 8179) was enacted liberalizing the entry of foreign investments into the country by opening the domestic market to 100% foreign investment project…
Trump Signs Revised Korean Trade Deal
5 October, 2018 at 13:00
President Trump signed a revised free trade agreement with South Korea on Monday in New York, cementing the first bilateral trade deal of his administration and suggesting the United States…
‘Serious’ query from Vodafone about 3rd player...
4 October, 2018 at 11:03
THE UK’s Vodafone Group PLC has discussed with the government the possibility of participating in the selection process for the telecommunications industry’s so-called “third player”…
[OPINION] ‘Weaponized’ Incentives and TRAIN 2
3 October, 2018 at 17:00
Most of the time, when passions are high it is because conflicting greeds are involved.
Gov’t easing foreign investment restrictions
3 October, 2018 at 15:00
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has assured British businesses that the government is working to ease foreign investment restrictions through the…
[OPINION] Attracting investors
3 October, 2018 at 13:00
Investors, local or foreign, look for the same things. What are the prospects for making money in a country, how easy or difficult is it to do business there, and is it politically stable.
JFC Position Letter on the Mandatory 14th...
2 October, 2018 at 16:41
We write in connection with House Bills 402 and 3815, which seek to provide a mandatory 14th month pay for all private sector employees in the Philippines.
[JFC Statement] Foreign Chamber Comments on TRABAHO
1 October, 2018 at 10:55
Leading business associations in the Philippines are supporting the TRABAHO bill in the Congress but urge that it contain provisions that continue to support the country’s competitiveness.
ANGARA: TRABAHO BILL MUST CREATE JOBS, NOT...
26 September, 2018 at 10:00
Senator Sonny Angara said the Senate committee would not proceed with its deliberation of the TRABAHO bill unless the government can present definitive data on the impact on jobs.
China-based US firms mull transfer to South...
25 September, 2018 at 15:00
American firms in China are considering relocating to Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent amid escalating trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies…
