The Confederation of Wearables Exporters of the Philippines (CONWEP), the largest wearables sector group in the country, categorically said they cannot afford any wage hike and instead urged government to reactivate the inflation subsidy to workers implemented during the pandemic period to ensure...
The country’s garment export this year is expected to hit $1.5 billion on favorable headways causing major shift in orders to the Philippines from big producers Vietnam and China. Robert Young, president of the Foreign Buyers Association of the Philippines, said there is no official 2022 garment...
The Philippines, the second largest papaya exporter in ASEAN, is seen to lose its papaya exports market to Malaysia if the country fails to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which will abolish the 24 percent tariff on the exports of this tropical fruit. During the RCEP...
Do you still remember the garments factory workers who were supporters of former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., before they were met by Vice President Leni Robredo? Vice President Leni Robredo meets supporters of former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in a garments factory in Parañaque City on...
Vice President Leni Robredo took time out from her busy schedule last February to meet with employees of a garments factory, where 80 percent of the employees were supporters of her main rival for the presidency, former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Vice President Leni Robredo meets supporters of...
Some 100,000 shoppers trooped to various garment bazaars in Taytay, Rizal to do their Christmas shopping from Dec. 12 to 24. According to Mayor George Ricardo Gacula II, there were around 8,000 visitors daily in the Garments Capital of the country starting the second week of December. Garment...
Senator Imee Marcos on Friday, July 23, appealed to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to exclude manufacturers of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies from the imposition of value-added tax (VAT) on local inputs. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez (center) inspects the face...
The Philippines' garments manufacturers and exporters are now looking at exporting medical-grade personal protective equipment (PPE) to other countries as the government supposedly continued to show preference for foreign-made products. (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) "Nakakatawa 'no, tayo magsusupply...
Philippine garment factories expect to receive new orders worth up to $500 million from top global fashion brands as they start transferring production orders from troubled Myanmar to the Philippines and other Asian countries. Photo credit: (Philexport News and Features) Foreign Buyers Association...
Foreign buyers move out of Myanmar Local garments factories expect to receive new orders worth up to US$500 million from top global fashion brands as they start transferring production orders from troubled Myanmar to the Philippines and other Asian countries, providing huge relief to the...
42% laid off workers Majority or 90.9 percent of companies are just operating at certain capacity while 42.4 percent have laid off employees either temporarily or permanently, according to a survey conducted by the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (PhilExport). The PhilExport Survey on the...
Exports of garments and hard goods are expected to grow by as much as 15 percent to about $1.4 billion this year as buyers reinstated their cancelled orders last year due to the pandemic. Robert Young, president of the Foreign Buyers Association of the Philippines (FOBAP). Robert Young, president...
