#APEC2015 "APEC Philippines 2015" has just published an informative and illustrative presentation on the road situation during the APEC meeting check out their website at http://apec2015.ph/2015/10/27/apec-aelm-road- advisories/
Read MoreForeign business groups have conceded hopes the country would achieve higher net foreign direct investments (FDI) this year, acknowledging it would fall short from last year after inflows declined 35 percent in seven months.
Read MoreTHE GOVERNMENT should take steps to arrest the fall in net foreign direct investments (FDI) -- which were nearly halved last semester from a year ago -- and prod some improvement by yearend, the Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines said in a statement sent to media yesterday.
Read MoreSen. Juan Edgardo Angara vowed that he would refile the bill aimed at lowering income tax rates during the administration of the successor of President Aquino next year.
Read MoreBUSINESS groups continued to push for tax reforms even if the government appears lukewarm to the proposal.
Read MoreDue to popular demand, ECCP Cebu gives EkoShare: Bamboo Series a second edition on October 8 to 9. Certified green architect and planner Joy Onozawa is the trainer/facilitator of the workshops.
Read MoreAnnie Giron, president of the PS Link group, called for the resignation of Tolentino, while business groups represented by the American Chamber of Commerce and the European Chamber of Commerce discussed the impact of traffic in investments.
Read MorePartnership for Integrity & Jobs (Project I4J), a three-year project being implemented by a publ...
Read More“There is a need to review the ‘Roadmap for Transport Infrastructure Development for Metro Manila and its Surrounding Areas’ that was approved last year. Needless to state, commuters as well as private vehicle owners suffer monstrous and extremely costly traffic everyday in Metro Manila,†Aquino said.
Read MoreUmali, who is the chairman of the House Committee on Energy, casually announced on Wednesday that he had “disintegrated†plans to consider amendments to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001, or Epira law, because “the private sector doesn’t want to support it.â€
Read MoreThe Philippines is one of 37 Asian countries cited by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as “either suffering from low levels of water security or have barely begun to engage in the essential task of improving water security.†In 2013 the ADB said local public utilities responsible for providing water and sanitation services to local communities “were found to lack capacity in all aspects of sustainability, including effective functioning, financing and demand responsiveness.â€
Read MoreThe House Committee on Energy has abandoned its plan to amend Republic Act 9136 or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira), which was supposed to address various issues concerning the power industry.
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