BUTUAN CITY – The city government opened a Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS) in a popular mall here to facilitate the renewal and application of new business permits. THE Butuan City government opened a Business One-Stop Shop to hasten the issuance of business permits. (Butuan City...
GUEST COLUMNIST By DR. WILLIAM S. CO, PCCI CHAIRMAN The agriculture sector contributes to the economic development and food security of the country. It is primarily a source of livelihood in the rural areas. However, the neglect that it continues to face due to the uneven distribution of...
TOKYO, Japan —More than five business deals with Japanese investors will be signed during the visit of President Marcos here. DTI Secretary Alfredo Pascual (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool/Yummie Dingding)) Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual disclosed that the Philippines is looking to seal over...
President Marcos is set to follow up on the business deals forged earlier this year in Japan during his second trip to Tokyo this week. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hold a bilateral meeting in Malacañan Palace on Nov. 3, 2023. (Photo courtesy...
GUEST COLUMNIST By DR. WILLIAM S. CO, PCCI CHAIRMAN Finally, we now have a full-time secretary of the Department of Agriculture. After holding the post for over a year as concurrent DA chief, President Ferdinand Marcos, early this month, announced the appointment of fishing tycoon Francisco...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has started its nationwide audit on the compliance of local government units (LGUs) with the electronic Business One-Stop Shop (eBOSS) to determine the reasons why some LGUs could not comply with the said requirement. Ernesto Perez (ARTA) The audit started on...
G Summit 2023 Digital transformation has become synonymous with technology integration. But at the recent G Summit 2023 event, business leaders realized that it is way more than that – it is a transformative journey to overcome barriers and gain opportunities for sustainable business...
As access to comprehensive climate data is still wrought with challenges due to disparate sources and incompatible formats across countries, the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) is proposing the establishment of an online platform that shall facilitate the sharing of facts, figures and other...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) will hold its Legal Summit on Oct. 11 to boost its efforts in ensuring the ease of doing business (EODB) in the country. Photo from ARTA/Facebook In a Facebook post, the ARTA said its Legal Summit, with the theme "Scaling-Up Partnership Efforts Against Red Tape...
(MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar has filed a bill that would protect local business process outsourcing (BPO) workers from the "abusive language" of their employers, among other things. Villar...
The Philippine Business Bank (PBB) reported a 23.6 percent rise in its net income to P1.1 billion in the first nine months of 2023 compared to P926 million in the same period in 2022, attributed to its balance sheet expansion and better operating efficiency. The bank noted a strong performance in...
49 th Philippine Business Conference and Expo Chairman Felino “Jun” Palafox Jr. said the “Vision 2050: The Philippines A First-World Economy” is possible, given the country’s vast natural resources, its people, and full cooperation between the government and the private sector. “The...
