European businessmen in Southeast Asia have established a business council aimed at promoting trade and investments. The European chambers of commerce of the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam established the EU-Asean Business Council during this week's 1st EU Asean Business Summit in Jakarta.
Read MoreThe Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has echoed the call of business groups for the creation of a competition body because this would strengthen the government's consumer welfare protection program.
Read MoreThe Integrity Pledge program is fast becoming a tool to gain competitive advantage for companies as the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines ECCP and other business groups started to convince government agencies to stop dealing with firms that have not signed the pledge.
Read MoreTHE European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) sees room for attracting more foreign direct investments (FDIs) by addressing corruption and poor perception of the country. Michel Miloda, newly installed executive vice-president of ECCP said: "There are a number of problems here but we cannot change them rapidly. It has to be step by step."
Read MoreFOREIGN and local investors have urged the government to embark on the construction and improvement of its vital infrastructure facilities, notably airport facilities, to enable the country to cash in on the multi-billion dollar retirement business.
Read MoreTHE DEPARTMENTS of Education (DepEd) and of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will require bidders wanting to provide supplies and services to first sign up with a private sector anti-corruption drive, an official of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) said in a briefing on Wednesday.
Read MoreTHE AQUINO GOVERNMENT is moving to address issues that have held back growth but a great deal still needs to be done, monitoring by the Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines (JFC) has showed.
Read MoreThe Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP) recently signed the Integrity Pledge. Witnessed by PRSP members and guests, PRSP president Butch Raquel signed the Integrity Pledge in their first general membership meeting for the year last 25 March. The PRSP now joins over 500 other companies and associations who have taken the cause of integrity. In signing the Integrity Pledge, PRSP became part of the Integrity Initiative, which seeks to promote transparency and ethics in business.
Read MoreIn a bid to promote the country as a prime retirement haven, the Retirement and Healthcare Coalition (RHC) together with the Philippine Retirement Authority will hold the 1st Retirement Healthcare Summit on April 12 at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati City.
Read MoreTHE European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) and the Philippine Retirement Industry (PRI) are pushing for the inclusion of retirement villages in the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) program. They noted that there are several pieces of government property that are idle and can be readily developed by the private sector into world-class retirement facilities.
Read MoreMembers of the Foreign Chambers of Commerce pose with Chief Justice Renato C. Corona during a courtesy call on the chief magistrate on March 17, 2011, at the Dignitaries' Lounge.
Read MoreThe European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) and the Retirement and Healthcare Coalition (RHC) will hold the 1st Retirement & Healthcare Summit in order to promote the country as an attractive retirement destination. The project will be in partnership with the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA). More than 120 domestic and international companies are expected to participate in the summit.
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