The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) has started talks with mayors and governors in a bid to address investor issues with local governments.
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) wants closer cooperation with local government units (LGUs) to improve doing business at the local level.
A bill seeking to establish a government office that will focus on improving interconnectivity in the Philippines could be enacted into law under the current Congress as the leader of the House of Representatives voiced his support for the measure that has been pushed by the business community and approved in the Senate.
European businessmen are spearheading a move in forging closer cooperation with local government units (LGUs) to address concerns on red tape relating to business permits and approvals, integrity issues, unclear policies and regulations, taxes, penalties, and fees imposed by LGUs on businesses.
The tollways arm of Metro Pa-cific Investments Corp. is hoping that its petitions for toll-rate increase before the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) will be approved before it jump-starts its multibillion-peso expansion initiatives for the North Luzon Expressway (Nlex).
I met up with Bill during the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) annual Golf Challenge during the month of May. He has been its tournament director for the longest of time. Prior to that, he was also the ECCP chairman for four years.
Leadersof the House of Representatives retreated from a fight to make it easier for foreigners to own land after they refused to put to a vote a move to lift the Constitution’s economic provisions.
The House of Representatives failed last night to approve on third and final reading a landmark resolution seeking to ease the restrictive economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution.
The second regular session of the current 16th Congress ended yesterday with three bills deemed priority by Malacañang and business approved on final reading and two of these now awaiting signing into law.
The government will need to relax more sectors in the Foreign Investment Negative List (FINL) to attract investments and create competition, foreign business groups said.
The leadership of the Catholic Church in the country has turned its sights on moves to lift restrictions on foreign participation in industries and other sectors, putting it at loggerheads with the business community.
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) said the Philippines has to adjust its taxation system or it will be at the losing end when the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (Asean) integrates.
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