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NCC eyes scoring system for policy recommendations

December 27, 2015 - 9:00am

The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) plans to come out with a new rating system next year that will measure which among policy recommendations in the country are worth pursuing or not.

Business

APEC cities: Cebu, Manila low in livability

By Prinz Magtulis | November 18, 2015 - 9:00am

Cebu and Manila got low rankings in livability and competitiveness among cities of  the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation...

Nation

DOF, NCC slam anew World Bank report on doing business

November 3, 2015 - 9:00am

The Philippines is not yet done with the World Bank and will repeat its criticisms of the Doing Business Report in a meeting...

Business

World Bank recommends: Open up shipping, rice, telecommunications sectors

October 29, 2015 - 10:00am

The World Bank is urging the country to open up its telecommunications, shipping, and rice industries to more competition...

Business

Philippines targets leap into top 30 most competitive economics

September 30, 2015 - 10:00am

After moving five notches higher in the latest World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index, the Philippines will now embark on a more ambitious task of breaching the top 30 most competitive economies in the...

Business

SWS survey shows decline in corruption

August 27, 2015 - 10:00am

Corruption in the Philippine public sector from the point of view of the business community declined over the last three months,...

Business

Local firm to provide e-trikes for Apec

By Louella Desiderio | March 25, 2015 - 12:00am

Local electric vehicle (EV) maker Emotors Inc. will serve as the green mobility partner of this year’s Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings.

Business

Toyota supports APEC as mobility partner

February 19, 2015 - 12:00am

Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMP) signed recently a memorandum of agreement with the government to become a mobility partner...

Business

LGUs told to streamline permit renewal process

By Carlo S. Lorenciana | January 8, 2015 - 12:00am

Enterprise owners in Cebu have called on local governments to make the annual renewal of business permits and licenses easier and faster and cut down red tape.

Freeman Cebu Business

NCC: Performance metrics a must to boost Phl rankings

By Carlo S. Lorenciana | January 5, 2015 - 12:00am

Stakeholder engagement campaigns are important to further drive up the growth of the Philippines, the National Competitiveness Council said.

Freeman Cebu Business