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Commentary: Highlighting drop in Philippines' global competitiveness ranking

By Edwin Santiago | November 23, 2019 - 11:00am

Filipinos find delight at the suffering of others or the Philippines.

News Commentary

DOF: Drop in competitiveness ranking both wake-up call and false alarm

By Ian Nicolas Cigaral | May 29, 2018 - 2:11pm

While the sharp drop in the Philippine economy’s global competitiveness was a “wake-up call” for policymakers,...

Business

Noy’s fight vs corruption marks modest progress

November 14, 2015 - 9:00am

The anti-corruption campaign of President Aquino has led to the arrest of a string of top officials, including three senators, a former national police chief and even his predecessor.

Headlines

Philippines seeks review of World Bank gauge on ease of doing business

October 15, 2015 - 10:00am

The Philippines has called the World Bank to revise its measurements on ease of doing business amid the country’s fluctuating performance in the agency’s annual report measuring economies’ business...

Business

Gov't urges World Bank to revise methodology in doing business report

By Prinz Magtulis | October 15, 2015 - 3:49am

The Philippines has called on the World Bank to revise its measurements on ease of doing business amid the country’s...

Headlines

Are we ready for APEC heads of state meeting?

September 30, 2015 - 10:00am

The upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ Meeting this November is going to be the biggest event ever...

Business

Tax fairness key to FDIs, competitiveness

March 2, 2015 - 12:00am

The Tax Management Association of the Philippines (TMAP) reiterated the call of the private sector to promote tax fairness...

Business As Usual

Phl to launch new Doing Business plan

January 4, 2015 - 12:00am

The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) is set to launch a new Doing Business game plan this year to sustain gains in competitiveness rankings and attain the target of top third quartile by 2016.

Business

EDITORIAL - Improving competitiveness

September 6, 2014 - 12:00am

The Philippines continues to improve in competitiveness, according to the annual global index drawn up by the World Economic Forum. In the latest Global Competitiveness Report, the Philippines climbed seven notches...

Opinion

Improved Phl competitiveness traced to good governance

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | September 4, 2014 - 12:00am

Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said the Aquino administration’s good governance initiatives must be credited for the...

Business