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July 8, 20190

Philippine call centers sound alarm over Duterte’s Manila zone cap

Philippine call centers sound alarm over Duterte's Manila zone cap Ban on creation of new low-tax areas intended to push outsourcers into provinces

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July 1, 20190

Ecozone ban to hurt BPO sector

Ecozone ban to hurt BPO sector 22 projects worth P34B at the mercy of Malacañang; 131 other proposals face dim prospects Roy Stephen C. Canivel | Ph

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June 26, 20190

Economic zone proclamations hit snag for IT industry — PEZA

Economic zone proclamations hit snag for IT industry — PEZA Janina C. Lim | BusinessWorld | June 25, 2019 The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (

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May 22, 20190

[VIDEO] Incentives help PH keep, grow foreign investments: electronics manufacturers

Incentives help PH keep, grow foreign investments: electronics manufacturers ABS-CBN News / ANC Early Edition | May 20, 2019 Watch more in iWant

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September 25, 20180

BPO office take-up on recovery track

BPO office take-up on recovery track Catherine Talavera | September 21, 2018 - 12:00am   MANILA, Philippines — Office space demand from busi

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September 21, 20180

The trade deficit and the balance of payments: What need be done

The trade deficit and the balance of payments: What need be done CROSSROADS (Toward Philippine Economic and Social Progress) by Gerardo P. Sicat | Se

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August 7, 20180

P8-B subsidy for BPO sector eyed

P8-B subsidy for BPO sector eyed By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel | Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:08 AM July 31, 2018 The Department of Finance (DO

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August 1, 20180

Ecozone stakeholders worried TRAIN 2 will drive away FDI

Ecozone stakeholders worried TRAIN 2 will drive away FDI By Charmaine A. Tadalan | July 31, 2018, 8:43 pm   Stakeholders representing variou

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July 26, 20180

Statement of Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri on the next TRAIN packages

Statement of Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri on the next TRAIN packages Senate of the Philippines | July 25, 2018    I would like to correct a

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February 12, 20180

[VIDEO] BPO industry up in arms over removal of special tax rate for employees of multinational companies

BPO industry up in arms over removal of special tax rate for employees of multinational companies Aired: February 09, 2018 | ANC Market Edge with Cat

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September 28, 20170

BPO sector forecast to rebound in early 2018

BPO sector forecast to rebound in early 2018 By: Doris Dumlao-Abadilla - Reporter / @philbizwatcher | Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:08 AM September

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September 25, 20170

BPO exec criticizes ‘grandfather’ clause in Senate’s tax reform bill

BPO exec criticizes ‘grandfather’ clause in Senate’s tax reform bill By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel - @inquirerdotnet | Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:

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September 22, 20170

[OPINION] BPO sector at risk

BPO sector at risk BIZ LINKS By Rey Gamboa (The Philippine Star) | Updated September 21, 2017 - 12:00am A series of events during

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August 25, 20170

Korean firms leave Philippines for Vietnam

Korean firms leave Philippines for Vietnam Due To Rising Cost of Business By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star) | Updated August 24, 20

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August 24, 20170

Arangkada forum to explore PHL industrialization

Arangkada forum to explore PHL industrialization August 24, 2017   Foreign businesses are looking forward to helping the Philippines reach t

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July 28, 20170

Revenue loss due to tax perks down to P104B

Revenue loss due to tax perks down to P104B By: Ben O. de Vera - Reporter / @bendeveraINQ | Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:24 AM July 28, 2017 Act

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July 24, 20170

Infrastructure, tax reforms in investors’ SONA wishlist

Infrastructure, tax reforms in investors’ SONA wishlist By: Amy R. Remo - Reporter / @amyremoINQ | Philippine Daily Inquirer / 06:04 AM Jul

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July 11, 20170

BPO firms’ tax perks to stay under tax reform package, says finance exec

BPO firms’ tax perks to stay under tax reform package, says finance exec By: Ben O. De Vera | Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:05 AM July 08, 2017 &

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January 30, 20170

Jaime A Zobel de Ayala on globalization

Jaime A Zobel de Ayala on globalization Elfren S. Cruz - BREAKTHROUGH (The Philippine Star) - January 29, 2017 - 12:00am     My column “Globalizat

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January 19, 20170

Investment priorities seek to make growth inclusive

Investment priorities seek to make growth inclusive Posted on January 18, 2017 INCENTIVES will be granted to new ventures that will help spread

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PHILIPPINE PROFILE

GDP*, 2017 6.7% y-o-y growth
GDP*, 2018 6.2% y-o-y growth
GDP Q2, 2019 5.5% y-o-y growth
Exports, 2017 US$ 63.7 million
Exports, 2018 1H US$ 32.7 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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