Some 50 industry leaders participated in a leadership program that aims to educate Philippine companies on the impact of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) on business and ensure that the country achieves the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The SDGs4Biz: A Leadership Program on...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez raised hope before the local business community that Congress would be able to pass key commerce and industry-related measures--particularly those mentioned by the President in his State of the Nation Address (SONA)--before the end of 2022. House Speaker Martin...
Congressman-elect and outgoing Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi attended his last flag-raising ceremony as local chief executive on Monday, June 27, and was honored with an award and plaques of recognition. “Hindi naman ho talaga pagpapaalam sa kanya kundi hinahatid lang natin sa kanyang bagong...
PCCI President, George Barcelon. The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the largest business organization in the country, has expressed its full support to the incoming administration led by president-elect, Ferdinand Marcos,Jr. and vice president-elect, Sara Duterte. PCCI...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go thanked the private sector for its continuing cooperation with and support of the Duterte administration’s efforts to attain sustainable development and inclusive growth in the country during the 2nd General Members Meeting of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the next administration will inherit a slew of President Duterte’s “hard-won” reforms, including several economic liberalization measures that will help fuel the Philippines’ resurgence in the years ahead. These reforms include the...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta As two political dynasties, each with a pervasive air of privilege, act out a tragic-comic zarzuela, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) averts its eye and points a moral compass towards pivotal issues concerning the nation’s future. Last week, the...
For presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo, there is no doubt that economic recovery coupled with job security and employment opportunities is key in addressing the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Vice President Leni Robredo delivers her opening keynote speech...
The two-day 47TH Philippine Business Conference (PBC) opens today with the theme “Innovation.PH: Economic Recovery for All.” The 47th PBC, chaired by Cathay Land President Jeffrey T. Ng, has pursued innovation as a continuing theme since last year as businesses must embrace innovation to thrive...
Unlike the 28 business and professional organizations that threw their full support to the Commission on Audit (COA) and calling to uphold the independence of the auditing body amid President Duterte’s quick defense of his officials' integrity even lambasting the audit agency, the Philippine...
The country’s largest business groups have strongly opposed moves to maintain the telecommunications industry as a public utility or subject it to minority foreign ownership as they cited interest from SpaceX, Japan's KDDI and Kobashi groups to enter the country that could provide competition in...
Philippine employer groups have called for the ratification of the International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 190, which seeks to provide a working space that is free from violence and harassment in whatever form for all workers regardless of gender, sex, race, age, beliefs, and ability. ...
