The government and the private sector on Tuesday pushed for energy efficiency and conservation measures to alleviate the country's tight power supply situation.
Read MoreThe European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) yesterday announced that it has completed the energy audit of 10 companies that were selected earlier in the year as part of its energy efficiency drive.
Read MoreIt is certainly heartening to note that despite the various problems confronting it, including the existence of unscrupulous small-scale miners, the multi-billion-dollar mining industry still remains to be one of the bright spots in the Philippines investment prospect.
Read MoreThe decision of newly appointed Transportation Secretary Manuel A. Roxas III to review the P15-billion project involving the operation and maintenance of Light Rail Transit 1 (LRT-1) and Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT 3) has not turned off prospective investors, according to leaders of two business groups.
Read MoreThe European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) is leading the private sector in a renewed campaign to conserve energy asserting that a mere 20 percent savings in the country's annual power consumption of 8 gigawatts (GW) will fill the gap in meeting foreseen shortages, even if the country forgo with the construction of new power plants.
Read MoreForeign businessmen joined tourism industry leaders in expressing support for Tourism Secretary Alberto Lim.
Read MoreThe European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) will again push for renewed energy efficiency commitment in the country with the planned staging of the 2nd Philippine Energy Efficiency Forum next month.
Read MoreConcrete Reforms are now expected from the government, businessmen said as they noted efforts by President Benigno S.C. Aquino III to lay the groundwork for his pledges to grow the economy and combat corruption.
Read MoreThe trade and investment road show by the Philippines in Milan, Italy -- the first-leg was reported to be a big success and attracted some 370 entrepreneurs in the area.
Read MoreThe Philippines has grown so slow for so long a time, millions of its people are poor, jobless and hungry, that it would need to "move twice as fast" to eliminate poverty, create jobs and catch up with its faster-growing neighbors.
Read MoreIt takes two to tango as the saying goes, and it applies just as we to corruption. Bribery is consummated only when the offer of a bribe is accepted or when the briber and the recipient both see it as part of the normal course of events.
Read MoreTo attract more long-term investors, the Philippines should market itself as an investment "brand," with rules that are set for the long term and not dependent on who the sitting president is.
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