EUROPE-PH News

October 03, 2012
Solar, Real-Estate Groups in Talks on Nationwide Solar-Roof Installations

The Philippine Solar Power Alliance (PSPA) is looking at partnering with real estate developers and make available solar photovoltaic (PV) rooftop panels in their new projects, Tetchi Cruz-Capellan, the group founding president, told reporters on Wednesday.

October 03, 2012
PASIA Hosts Confab

The Procurement and Supply Institute of Asia (PASIA) will host the 2012 Annual Global Procurement and Supply Management Conference & Exhibit slated on Nov. 27 to 28 at Marriott Hotel in Manila.

September 24, 2012
A Call For Integrity

President Aquino’s anticorruption drive is gaining traction, thanks to the Integrity Initiative launched two years ago by the business community to involve private companies in the campaign against corruption in the private sector.

September 24, 2012
APEC Members Renew Commitment to Fight Corruption

Member countries of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have declared their renewed commitment to fight corruption in government in a recent meeting in Vladivostok, Russia.

September 19, 2012
Christkindlmarket: A European Christmas

For the first time in Asia, the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) will be organizing the Christkindlmarket in Manila. From December 3-9, 2012, the SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating rink will be transformed into a Christmas village to replicate the original event.

September 19, 2012
P-Noy: I Prefer To Pick Up The Can

President Aquino, whose term won’t end until 2016, hopes that his successor is someone who doesn’t kick the can down the road but solves problems. Speaking on integrity before the country’s CEOs, the President said his goal was to sustain growth and bequeath a country “that is better off than when we arrived” in 2010.

September 19, 2012
Italian Firms Get Pre-Travel Briefing From PHL

The Philippine Embassy in Rome and Confindustria conducted a pre-travel briefing to Italian companies joining a business mission to the Philippines in November.

September 16, 2012
Business Is Doing Well In PHL, Top FCC Execs Say

How'€™s business? That's our stock question to some of the members of the Foreign Chambers of Commerce (FCC) during their 9th annual Networking Night at the Marriott Hotel on Friday evening, where top business executives of the country came to socialize and to let the public know who they are.

September 14, 2012
United Stand vs. Corruption Pushed

Proponents of the Integrity Initiative have tasked its members to do business only with those who have signed its pledge. The move is designed to increase the number of firms that are committed to stamping out corruption in dealing with the government.

September 14, 2012
1st Manila Football Cup Set

The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines has joined hands with Kaya Football Club Academy to stage the 1st Manila Football Cup, a two-day festival featuring age group and corporate teams, this weekend at the Ayala Alabang Country Club Football grounds in Muntinlupa City.

September 14, 2012
2nd Integrity Summit Highlights Achievements

The 2nd Integrity Summit to be held on September 18 2012 at the Hotel Intercontinental in Makati City comes at a time when the Philippines is perceived to be reaping the fruits of improved governance and increased awareness on the need to foster a culture of integrity in the country.

August 28, 2012
European Xmas Festivities Lined Up

The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) yesterday announced that it is bringing to the Philippines the European way of celebrating Christmas with a planned week long festivity in December at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City.