Sen. 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.
BUSINESS groups continued to push for tax reforms even if the government appears lukewarm to the proposal.
Due 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.
Annie 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.
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“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.
Umali, 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€
The 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€
The 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.
“The FINL Liberalization Act is included in President Aquino’s priority legislative measures as of July 2015. It is intended to remove restrictions on adjustment companies, lending companies, financing companies and investment houses in the FINL under a single reform measure,†the JFC said.
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines still believes there is room for smaller retail investments, and consequently supports the further opening of the retail sector through the revision of R.A. 8762, in line with our advocacy in making the Foreign Investment Negative List more positive.
"What is interesting for me to see is when I first arrived here in 2005, many buildings were not yet there, and 10 years later, there is a boom in high-rise buildings all over the place. So you can really see the growth." Gottein said pointing out to the view outside.
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