The advertising industry has apparently gone global and thus, blurred the rules on foreign ownership. This was the common observation among stakeholders as they try to find a common ground as to whether the Philippine advertising industry should be opened to foreign equity, Sen. Juan Edgardo...
The Senate is set to resume on Thursday, May 9, 2024, its hearings on the proposed amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. It will be the fifth hearing of the Senate subcommittee on constitutional amendments and revision of codes chaired by Senator Sonny Angara on the...
Photo from Pixabay A commissioned Pulse Asia survey conducted in March revealed that majority of Filipinos see complicated rules and regulations (56 percent) and restrictive rules on foreign ownership (55 percent) as the main barriers to foreign investment in the Philippines. Pulse Asia president...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri Assistant Minority Leader 1-Rider Party-list Rep. Rodge Gutierrez doesn't think that Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri’s recent comments serve as the death knell for the proposed economic Charter change...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (left), Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Rep. Villafuerte's office, Facebook) Economic Charter change (Cha-cha) backer, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has...
Sen. Robinhood Padilla said on Thursday, April 25 that he is open to pushing a Constitutional Convention (Con-Con) in his attempt to amend economic and political provisions of the 1987 Constitution. Sen. Robinhood Padilla presides ver Wednesday’s hearing, April 24, 2024 of the Committee on...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) With its mission to pass the economic Charter change (Cha-cha) measure already accomplished, the House of Representatives will shift its focus to strengthening national security and...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez commended the Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) for supporting Congress' proposed amendments to the economic provisions...
The consultative session organized by Democracy Watch Philippines in Cagayan de Oro City (Democracy Watch Philippines' Facebook page) The majority of students and community leaders who attended a consultative session in the Bangsamoro...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez didn't mince his words Monday, April 22 as he slammed a group of economists from his alma mater, the University of the Philippines (UP), for...
DAVAO CITY – Youth leaders across different grassroots communities of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are in favor of amending the Charter's economic provisions. In a statement released to the media, several Moro youth participants of the consultative session on...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte says he is expecting that the proposed amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution will soon be realized. This, after...
