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The Senate has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the bill that seeks to promote foreign investments in the Philippines. Senator Imee Marcos, who chairs the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, who presented the bicam report on the reconciled version of Senate Bill No. 1156 and...

Using his "global celebrity stature", presidential aspirant Sen. Manny Pacquiao said on Thursday, Nov. 18 that he will lure foreign direct investments (FDIs) to the Philippines and provide jobs for the country's poor. Senator Manny Pacquiao2 Pacquiao mentioned he has at least 10 international...

Presidential aspirant Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said he will pursue amendments to the Foreign Investment Act if he gets elected as president. In a televised interview, Dela Rosa said that part of economic programs would be to allow more foreign investors to invest in micro, small and...

The Department of Finance (DOF) said the Philippines needs the passage of key economic reform measures to bring in more capital and spur job creation in the medium- to long-term. Finance Undersecretary Gil S. Beltran said Friday, Oct. 15, that Congress should pass the amendments to the Foreign...

Approved foreign investment pledges increased by nearly half in the second-quarter of the year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Thursday, Sept. 9. psa-logo Based on the PSA data, total foreign investments in the country reached P22.5 billion in April to June 2021, an increase of...