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February 12, 20180

Joint Foreign Chambers Letter to Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara on Tax Amnesty

Joint Foreign Chambers Letter to Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara on Tax Amnesty February 12, 2018 JFC Letter to Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara on Tax Amnesty

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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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February 12, 20180

[VIDEO] ECCP members fly to Vietnam to compare notes on how business is done

ECCP members fly to Vietnam to compare notes on how business is done Aired: February 09, 2018 | ANC Market Edge with Cathy Yang   Sour

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February 9, 20180

[VIDEO] Bandila: Aalis ng Bansa?

Bandila: Aalis ng Bansa? Aired on ABS-CBN Bandila | Thursday, February 8, 2018 Operating cost ng multinational firms, tataas ng 5%-7% kung sasaluh

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January 26, 20180

Lost perks under TRAIN force regional HQs to shelve Philippine entry

Lost perks under TRAIN force regional HQs to shelve Philippine entry By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star) | Updated January 25, 2018 -

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December 7, 20170

Foreign chambers urge Congress to speed up passage of traffic bill

Foreign chambers urge Congress to speed up passage of traffic bill By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star) | Updated December 7, 2017 - 12

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November 17, 20170

[OPINION] Making investors happy

Making investors happy HIDDEN AGENDA By Mary Ann LL. Reyes (The Philippine Star) | Updated November 12, 2017 - 12:00am Various for

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October 10, 20170

[VIDEOS] The Arangkada Philippines Forum 2017

[VIDEOS] The Arangkada Philippines Forum 2017 Watch the full coverage of the recently concluded sixth anniversary Arangkada Philippines Forum 2017 be

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September 25, 20170

PH economy remains on track for expansion, says Tetangco

PH economy remains on track for expansion, says Tetangco Published September 23, 2017, 10:00 PM | By Lee C. Chipongian The Philippines

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September 25, 20170

[OPINION] Improving the investment climate

Improving the investment climate By: Dindo Manhit - @inquirerdotnet  | Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:08 AM September 23, 2017 The National Co

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September 22, 20170

Tetangco receives lifetime achievement award from JFC

Tetangco receives lifetime achievement award from JFC By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star) | Updated September 22, 2017 - 12:00am  

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September 21, 20170

[OPINION] The investment and infrastructure challenges in implementing the 10-Point Agenda

The investment and infrastructure challenges in implementing the 10-Point Agenda Thinking Beyond Politics by Victor C. Manhit | September 20, 201

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September 15, 20170

At least $10 B yearly FDI possible with reforms — JFC

At least $10 B yearly FDI possible with reforms — JFC By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star) | Updated September 15, 2017 - 12:00am

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September 15, 20170

Foreign chambers pitch reforms to Duterte gov’t

Foreign chambers pitch reforms to Duterte gov’t By Elijah Joseph C. Tubayan, Reporter | September 15, 2017   FOREIGN BUSINESS chambers

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August 30, 20170

Industrialization in peril sans mining progress — JFC

Industrialization in peril sans mining progress — JFC By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star) | Updated August 29, 2017 - 12:00am

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August 25, 20170

JFC expresses support to Duterte programs

JFC expresses support to Duterte programs By Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat | Published August 23, 2017, 10:01 PM Foreign business chambers yeste

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August 25, 20170

[OPINION] How the businessmen vote

How the businessmen vote posted August 25, 2017 at 12:01 am by Gary Olivar   The other day, we got a peek at what foreign businessmen think

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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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August 23, 20170

The JFC to Hold Sixth Arangkada Philippines Forum to Implement the Ten-Point Agenda

On September 14, 2017, the Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) of the Philippines will hosts its Sixth Anniversary Forum with the theme “Implementing the

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March 9, 20170

BY 2030: Manufacturing to triple jobs to 10M

BY 2030: Manufacturing to triple jobs to 10M March 08, 2017 The number of workers in the manufacturing sector is targeted to t

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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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