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July 9, 20190

DTI chief not backing business groups’ veto-SOT call

DTI chief not backing business groups’ veto-SOT call Elijah Felice Rosales | BusinessMirror | July 9, 2019 Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez

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July 5, 20190

Right to security of tenure not absolute–business groups

Right to security of tenure not absolute–business groups Elijah Felice Rosales | BusinessMirror | July 5, 2019 In this BusinessMirror file photo,

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July 3, 20190

DPWH lists 10 priority road projects till 2022

DPWH lists 10 priority road projects till 2022 Myla Iglesias | Malaya Business Insight | July 3, 2019 The 10 projects are seen to improve connec

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June 30, 20190

Ban on new NCR eco-zones puts P34B in BPO investment at risk

Ban on new NCR eco-zones puts P34B in BPO investment at risk Janina C. Lim | BusinessWorld | June 30, 2019 The BPO industry accounts for 30% to 3

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June 28, 20190

SOT bill passage likely on Sona day–DOLE

SOT bill passage likely on Sona day–DOLE Jovee Marie de la Cruz | BusinessMirror | June 28, 2019 Hope is still alive for the passage of the securi

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June 26, 20190

Moratorium puts 130 ecozone plans in limbo

Moratorium puts 130 ecozone plans in limbo Roy Stephen C. Canivel | Philippine Daily Inquirer | June 26, 2019 More than 130 proposals to put up bu

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June 3, 20190

Foreign workers now required to secure TIN

Foreign workers now required to secure TIN Mary Grace Padin | The Philippine Star | June 3, 2019 This is pursuant to Revenue Memoran

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May 31, 20190

Seipi: CIT shift means 80% operating cost hike

Seipi: CIT shift means 80% operating cost hike Elijah Felice E. Rosales | BusinessMirror | May 31, 2019 File photo shows workers in a manufacturin

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May 31, 20190

Uncertainty weighs on electronics firms’ plans

Uncertainty weighs on electronics firms’ plans Janina C. Lim | BusinessWorld | May 31, 2019 The country has lost a “billion dollars” worth of

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May 31, 20190

IT-BPM steps back as future looks foggy

IT-BPM steps back as future looks foggy Roy Stephen C. Canivel | Philippine Daily Inquirer | May 31, 2019 The Information Technology and Business

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May 31, 20190

Trabaho bill threatens PH electronics industry’s existence

Trabaho bill threatens PH electronics industry’s existence Roy Stephen C. Canivel | Philippine Daily Inquirer | May 31, 2019 Electronics manufactu

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May 28, 20190

‘SOT bill will still allow contractualization’

‘SOT bill will still allow contractualization’ Samuel P. Medenilla | BusinessMirror | May 27, 2019 Last updated on May 27th, 2019 at 01:18 am The D

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May 24, 20190

Showdown seen over ‘End of Endo’ at bicam

Showdown seen over ‘End of Endo’ at bicam Samuel P. Medenilla | BusinessMirror | May 24, 2019 ALU-TUCP Spokesman Alan Tanjusay (Photo from DWIZ)

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May 23, 20190

Senate okays ‘End of Endo’ bill

Senate okays ‘End of Endo’ bill Butch Fernandez | BusinessMirror | May 23, 2019 The Senate passed on third reading on Wednesday the “End of En

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May 20, 20190

CBCP urges solon to pass job-generating laws

LOCAL EMPLOYMENT FOR OFWS CBCP urges solon to pass job-generating laws Jovic Yee | Philippine Daily Inquirer | May 20, 2019 The Catholic Bishops’

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May 6, 20190

[OPINION] Boost productivity to reduce poverty

Boost productivity to reduce poverty Dindo Manhit, Commentary | Philippine Daily Inquirer | May 03, 2019 The connection between labor productivity

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April 15, 20190

Senate planning final push on ‘endo’ bill in May

Senate planning final push on ‘endo’ bill in May April 14, 2019 | 11:50 pm The Senate will continue plenary deliberation on the bill penalizing

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April 15, 20190

PEZA wants separate incentives regime for exporters in upcoming bill

PEZA wants separate incentives regime for exporters in upcoming bill April 14, 2019 | 11:50 pm   THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority

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February 7, 20190

‘End Endo’ Bill Hurdles Interpellation; Passage on 2nd Reading In Sight, Says Villanueva

'End Endo' Bill Hurdles Interpellation; Passage on 2nd Reading In Sight, Says Villanueva Press Release  February 6, 2019   With the closing

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January 30, 20190

Korean manufacturers decry port congestion, mull departure

Korean manufacturers decry port congestion, mull departure By Richmond Mercurio | The Philippine Star - January 28, 2019 - 12:00am   M

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PHILIPPINE PROFILE

PHILIPPINE PROFILE
GDP*, 2017 6.7% y-o-y growth
GDP*, 2018 6.2% y-o-y growth
GDP, 2019 5.9% y-o-y growth
Exports, 2018 US$ 67.5 million
Exports, 2019 (as of Nov 2019) US$ 64.5 million
FDI Inflows, 2017 US$ 8.7 billionGone up!
FDI Inflows, 2018 US$ 6.5 billionGone down.
Poverty Incidence, % of Pop, 2015 21.6%
Population, 2018 106.5 million
Income Classification (WB) Lower Middle Income
*in constant 2000 prices
**in current prices

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