GERMAN and Canadian entrepreneurs have been urged to consider doing business in the Philippines, which has seen a phenomenal rise in the number of call centers as well as business and knowledge process outsourcing (BPO/KPO) firms.
Makati City, June 6, 2012 -- The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) yesterday signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Kaya Futbol Academy that is expected to boost grassroots development of football in the country.
Lafarge Cement Services (Philippines), Inc. (LCSPI) participated in the recently held Integrity Run at Bonifacio Global City, reiterating its support for the Integrity Initiative, a private sector-led campaign for common ethical standards among various sectors of society.
Realizing that corruption has been one of the biggest impediments to economic development, the Makati Business Club (MBC) and the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) launched the Integrity Initiative in December 2010, with the support of American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (Amcham), Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), and other associations.
Government must keep vigilant in its position to reform the current structure on sin taxes in the light of the continuing lobby of the industry's mega monopoly partners Philip Morris and Fortune Tobacco to keep the status quo.
"Now is not the time for constitutional amendments to lift foreign ownership limits but we are definitely not going in the reverse direction," Trade Undersecretary Adrian S. Cristobal, Jr. said in a phone interview on Friday.
The event photos from the recent I Run For Integrity Towards a New Philippines 2012 held last 6th of May at the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) are now available in the official Facebook Fan Page of the Integrity Run.
A cigarette manufacturer said on Wednesday it is hoping Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. would make good his promise that the administration- dominated House of Representatives would consider amendments to the controversial Malacañang-backed sin-tax reform bill, which was hastily approved in the committee level amid mounting opposition from several legislators and stakeholders.
The event photos from the recent 13th ECCP Annual Golf Challenge 2012 are now available in the official Facebook Fan Page of ECCP.
When comparing the already existing retirement projects in the Philippines with other retirement communities worldwide, one difference can be seen: The marketing approach of the projects in the Philippines is mostly focused on real estate. Developers in the country are not using tourism- marketing tools and the only option in nearly all their projects is buying a property. The developers try to sell their property as fast as possible, without any connection or partnership to tourism or retiremen
The final race results for the Integrity Run 2012 is now available here.
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines ECCP expressed disappointment yesterday over the amendments made to House Bill 5727 which was approved at committee level and urged the Congress to restore the provisions in the earlier bill.
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