This question had been posed in various forums, dialogues, and summits convened by stakeholders — the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (P..

For the Philippines to maximize the potential prospects for the upcoming ASEAN common market in 2015, there is a need to enhance the competitiveness o..

The Department of Trade and industry continues to strengthen its industry development and policy arm with the two (2) recent appointments of experts o..

A few gaps and challenges still hamper logistics and trade facilitation in the Philippines, and removing them, while necessary, will also be difficult..

Two trade policy experts have been appointed to the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Industry Development and Trade Policy Group (IDTPG). Th..

The Department of Trade and industry continues to strengthen its industry development and policy arm with the two (2) recent appointments of experts o..

To better prepare for the upcoming free trade market in 2015, the Philippines needs to attract more investment to be able to modernize international p..

The Philippines’ budget for basic education as a percentage of the country’s gross domestic product remains to be low compared to those of its Sou..

For the Philippines to be more competitive in a free trade market two years from now, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) recommen..

The topic of unemployment and underemployment in last week’s column is the backdrop for today’s focus on labor market policies. Labor policies hav..

The government can maximize the benefits of economic zones if they would be well integrated into the local economy and be flexible enough to allow a w..

Based on output shares, the Philippine economy has undergone significant structural transformation, with the contribution of agriculture to GDP now on..

Here’s the paradox of growth in this country. From 2003 to 2009, the economy grew by an average of 4.8 percent. And yet, instead of decreasing with ..

Policymakers should employ information technology (IT) to drive innovation in the country’s health sector and make health care more accessible a..

The focus of the Bureau of Customs should be on trade facilitation and the modernization of customs administration, instead of its revenue collection ..