(first published in the Philippine Online Chronicles, April 20 2015) The Department of Finance, together with various government agencies recently released an infographic and videographic containing a simplified process of starting a business in 8 steps and Read More
Foreign construction firms will soon be able to secure permits as regular construction contractors and participate in local building projects, with full equity. The opening up of the local construction and related industry to foreigners Read More
Dual training will soon be integrated with the K to 12 curriculum, with the collaboration of the Department of Education (DepED) and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DTI). Dual training combines practical, on-the-job, Read More
The Philippines was ranked as “most resilient to potential external shocks” among 21 countries considered as “emerging markets,” according to a report by the Center for Global Development, an international think tank based in Washington, Read More
The putting up of a single e-commerce platform for micro, small and medium enterprises across economies in the SEAN will be one of the measures the DTI will push when economic ministers meet in the Read More
To ease the process of doing business in the Philippines, 12 government agencies have recently committed themselves to operational reforms, according to the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Read More
In order to make its services more accessible to the public, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun to set up mall-based satellite offices. The first such office, located at SM City Manila, will Read More
Filipinos can now take technical and vocational courses at the Technical Education and Skills Development Administration (TESDA) in the comfort of their homes by enrolling in any of its online courses. Enrollment is free of Read More
The trouble brewing at the Makati City Hall, where Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay and Vice Mayor Romulo Pena both hold office as head of the city government, is sowing confusion among Makati constituents, including Read More
The Philippine peso will not be deliberately made weaker against the US dollar in order to improve the performance of Philipine exports but rather allowed to be determined by the market. This was the answer Read More
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