THE British Chamber of Commerce Philippines organized an event titled “A Year After: Build, Better, More (BBM)” at the Fairmont Hotel, Makati City, on July 13, 2023.   The event highlighted the key achievements under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s leadership, particularly the infrastructure projects, future plans, and other initiatives under his administration.   “This event …

Philstar.com | July 19, 2023 | 1:52pm     United Kingdom — The British Chamber of Commerce Philippines assisted Atkins Import and Export Resources Inc. and Ramcar Group of Companies to represent the Philippine delegation at The Great Yorkshire Show – Business Mission from July 10 to 16, 2023.   Organised by the Agriculture & …

Louise Maureen Simeon – The Philippine Star | July 18, 2023 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The government’s economic team is targeting to come up with a consensus bill for the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension system reform next month following the conclusion of dialogues with troops and cops.   On the sidelines of the …

      THE DEPARTMENT of Finance (DoF) is expected to present the proposed bill seeking to reform the pension system for military and uniformed personnel (MUP) to Congress by August.   Finance Undersecretary Maria Luwalhati C. Dorotan-Tiuseco said the DoF is currently waiting for the completed actuarial studies.   “Then the economic team will …

      By: Kathryn Jose | July 16, 2023   The Department of Information and Communications Technology or DICT will launch on Monday E-LGU to digitalize various processes of local government units, and E-Report, an online police reporting system to help authorities respond to crimes quickly.   Mon Gutierrez, DICT chief of staff for …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attends the ceremonial signing of the South Commuter Railway Project, a section of the North-South Commuter Railway System which aims to decongest traffic and lessen greenhouse gas emissions, at the Malacañang Palace on July 13, 2023. The agreement was signed by DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista and Isman Widodo, general manager of …

With the right infrastructure, we believe the Philippines can be the most attractive market for both services and manufacturing in the ASEAN. By: Kathryn Jose | July 15, 2023   British multinational bank HSBC advised the government to further speed up and expand its infrastructure build-up as a launchpad for boosting the services and manufacturing …

  By: Tyrone Jasper C. Piad | Philippine Daily Inquirer | July 15, 2023 | 02:18 AM  MANILA  -After signing contract packages for a commuter railway linking Pampanga and Laguna, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is lining up more train projects to improve connectivity for passengers and on the hunt for potential private sector partners to implement …

Philstar.com | July 14, 2023 | 6:50pm MAKATI CITY, Philippines — On July 13, 2023, the British Chamber of Commerce Philippines (BCCP) hosted the event titled, “A Year After: Build, Better, More” at Fairmont Hotel.   The event is in line with the British Chamber’s goals for 2023, particularly to further liberalize the Philippine economy and …

Deputy Head of Mission Alistair White, British Embassy Manila By: THE PHILIPPINE BUSINESS AND NEWS | July 14, 2023   The British Chamber of Commerce hosted the event, “A Year After: Build, Better, More” yesterday, July 13, in Ballroom 1, Fairmont Hotel, Makati City.   In time for President Marcos Jr.’s 2nd State of the Nation …