Business groups have identified 24 priority legislative measures that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should certify as urgent for the immediate passage by the 19 th Congress to achieve the goals of economic recovery and ensure sustainable long term growth for the country. The list of the bills,...
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...
CEBU CITY— The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) with its newly-elected president Charles Kenneth Co hopes for a more competitive Cebu and is very optimistic that the business community here can recover well from all the challenges and adversities that negatively affected the economic...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has received a monetary donation from the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines Inc. (JCCIPI) that seeks to support the relief and recovery efforts for the families affected by Typhoon Odette. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC...
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...
Digital Pilipinas, the largest private sector-led movement to tech up the country and the French Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, in partnership with La French Tech, kicked 2022 with a Startup Pitch Competition featuring nine Filipino and French startup companies to pitch their ideas to gain...
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the country’s largest and most influential business organization, has joined the call of other business groups for deeper investigation and ensure transparency in the sale of Malampaya shares. pcci “Malampaya involves a lot of questions...
Philippine business and labor groups have passed a joint resolution calling on the Duterte administration to act on 11 recommendations, including addressing corruption and passage of Bayanihan 3, to ensure safe reopening of the domestic economy and protect lives. The 10 groups under the Leaders’...
Only less than 100,000 displaced workers in the National Capital Region (NCR) will remain jobless, but some 300,000 employees are returning to work with the further easing of restrictions and reopening of more establishments at higher operating capacity starting Saturday, Oct. 16. “With most of...
Top business, trade and labor leaders have come together and issued a joint appeal to President Rodrigo Duterte to immediately release the Executive Order (EO) deferring the increase in the Social Security System (SSS) monthly contributions of both employees and workers. pcci The September 27, 2021...
The number of closed establishments outside of the National Capital Region (NCR) worsened to 7 percent from 4 percent with the imposition of different alert levels in the regions, while NCR has improved to 11.76 percent from 16 percent following the limited opening in restaurants and personal care...
Malacanang has ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Cooperation (RCEP), a mega free trade deal seeking to grant zero duty on goods traded among 15 countries that account for 29 percent of global gross domestic product. The document was ratified by President Rodrigo Duterte on September 2...
