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February 2, 20230

Marcos approves creation of water management office

Helen Flores - The Philippine Star February 2, 2023 | 12:00am   A water resource management office will be created under the Department of Envi

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January 31, 20230

Congress urged to reconsider bill on transport safety board

January 31, 2023 | 12:31 am   Congress is being urged to approve a bill creating the Philippine Transportation Safety Board (PTSB), especia

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January 31, 20230

Transport safety board bill pushed

By: Alden M. Monzon - @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 02:07 AM January 31, 2023   The Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippine

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January 31, 20230

Foreign chambers seek creation of PTSB

Catherine Talavera - The Philippine Star January 31, 2023 | 12:00am   The members of the Joint Chambers of the Philippines (JFC), along wi

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January 30, 20230

Foreign Chambers, other stakeholders call for Passage of PTSB Bill after NAIA Air Traffic System glitch

January 30, 2023   The seven members of the Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) joined by the Safe Travel Alliance (STA) and the International Air

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January 26, 20230

Philippine economy grows 7.6% in 2022, beating target and expectations

Ramon Royandoyan - Philstar.com January 26, 2023 | 10:19am The Philippine economy ended 2022 on a high note despite roiling external headwinds tha

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January 25, 20230

NEDA to release infrastructure program in Q1

Louella Desiderio - The Philippine Star January 25, 2023 | 12:00am   The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) plans to release wi

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January 24, 20230

Malolos-Clark rail project faces delay

January 24, 2023 | 12:34 am   The Malolos-Clark segment of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) will not be finished until 2025 as a res

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January 20, 20230

Open access unlocks market

By Malaya Business Insight |January 20, 2023   The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) yesterday reiterated its call for the immediate passage of

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January 20, 20230

Senate urged to take action on open access bill

Catherine Talavera - The Philippine Star January 20, 2023 | 12:00am   The Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines (JFC) is urging the Se

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January 20, 20230

Senate urged to pass bill boosting internet competition

By: Alden M. Monzon - @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 02:26 AM January 20, 2023   The Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippine

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January 19, 20230

Foreign chambers press for Senate action on Open Access in Data Transmission measure

January 19, 2023 | 8:38 pm   The members of the Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) have called on the Senate to act on an open-access bill for da

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January 19, 20230

JFC prods Senate to commence deliberation on open access bill

BY ANDREA E. SAN JUAN | JANUARY 19, 2023   The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) has called on the Senate to commence deliberation on the Open A

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January 19, 20230

[MEDIA RELEASE] Foreign Chambers urge Senate action on Open Access Bill

The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) called on the Senate to commence deliberation on the Open Access in Data Transmission Act upon resumption of session

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December 3, 20220

BSP bucks inclusion of GIR in wealth fund

Lawrence Agcaoili - The Philippine Star December 3, 2022 | 12:00am   Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is strongly opposing plans to include th

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December 2, 20220

Philippines among top recipients of remittances this year

Louella Desiderio - The Philippine Star December 2, 2022 | 12:00am   The Philippines is expected to be among the top recipients of remitta

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November 29, 20220

Meralco beefs up presence in EV space

Richmond Mercurio - The Philippine Star November 29, 2022 | 12:00am   The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is set to beef up further its pres

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November 29, 20220

Marcos to visit IRRI today

Alexis Romero - The Philippine Star November 29, 2022 | 12:00am   President Marcos is scheduled to visit the International Rice Research I

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November 29, 20220

DOTr: 69 of 72 MRT trains overhauled

Elijah Felice Rosales - The Philippine Star November 29, 2022 | 12:00am   The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is nearing completion of

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November 22, 20220

Wind, solar to lead RE growth in next decade

Richmond Mercurio - The Philippine Star November 22, 2022 | 12:00am   The wind and solar sectors are expected the charge for renewable capacity

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PHILIPPINE PROFILE

PHILIPPINE PROFILE
GDP, 2020 -9.5% y-o-y growth
Exports, 2019 US$ 70.9 million
Exports, 2020 US$ 63.8 million
FDI Inflows, 2020 US$ 6.5 billion
Poverty Incidence, % of Pop, 2018 16.6%
Population, 2018 106.5 million
Income Classification (WB) Lower Middle Income
*in constant 2000 prices
**in current prices

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