Employers have expressed relief following the decision of the government to relax a bit the 2-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and neighboring provinces even as they urged the government never to implement the ECQ again unless it is the last resort....
Some of the biggest business organizations in the country on Monday called for urgent and comprehensive reforms in the Philippine education sector, warning that the current learning loss threatens the country’s economic growth for years to come. At the joint membership meeting on the Philippine...
Duterte clips FIRB powers, oil refinery gets perks By Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat and Chino S. Leyco Despite misgivings, the business sector lauded President Duterte for signing the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Act (CREATE), a game-changer law that is expected to support the...
As the country enters a new year and there are positive developments on the discovery and roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines, the country’s ten major business groups strongly urged the Duterte government to maintain its focus on safe economic recovery. “We support initiatives to liberalize the...
The Financial Executives of the Philippines Institute (FINEX) has joined a bandwagon of business groups opposing a proposal by the Lower House proposal to amend the economic provisions of the Constitution at this time. In a statement, FINEX said they agree that the economic provisions of the...
The Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) has elected lawyer Francis ED. Lim as its President for 2021. Lim was the President and CEO of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) from 2004 to 2010. It was during his stint at the PSE when he joined FINEX. Francis Ed. Lim...
The Capital Market Development Council (CMDC) is exploring the possibility of creating a Child Trust Fund (CTF) that would provide long-term savings or investment accounts to qualified low-income families to support their children’s tertiary education. National Treasurer Rosalia De Leon...
