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                    [Title] => Biz groups back NTC ruling on VoIP
                    [Summary] => Two of the nation’s leading business organizations have expressed their support to  the decision made by the government that telephone calls made via the Internet are not within the franchises of telecommunications companies.


Endorsing the new rules were the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and the Philippine Exporters Confederation (Philexport). PCCI is the largest business association in the country with chapters in all provinces and cities. Philexport is the umbrella organization of exporters.
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This can be gleaned from the latest export data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) last week. With sales receipts totaling $262.4 million in July 2002, garment exports topped by 2.4 percent exports worth $256.30 made for the same month last year.
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This surfaced after a series of dialogues between industry leaders and a team of consultants from the JE Austin and Associates of the United States in a mission here to help specific segments of the export sector develop their strategies for faster and rapid growth.
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The appeal was aired by Philippine Exporters Confederation (Philexport) president Sergio R. Ortiz-Luis, Jr. as the industry reeled under a global trade slowdown and in the wake of the decision of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to address the issues raised by developing countries for fairer trade under its rules.
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Trade statistics culled from the US Census Bureau, the National Statistics Office (NSO) and the Garments and Textile Export Board (GTEB) before and after the country joined WTO prove false the impression that the Philippines got little from trade with other countries.
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Titled "How to evaluate trade credit requests," this handbook was recently released as part of government and private sector efforts to facilitate credit to exporters, particularly the small enterprises and those involved in non-traditional export sectors or sectors of economic importance but considered hazardous.
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A study conducted by the United Nations’ International Trade Center (ITC) showed that in 1999 alone, 88 percent of the products being traded globally are subject to environmental trade barriers (ETBs). Traders from developing nations believe that in one way or the other, these regulations intervene in the potential access of the commodities in major markets.
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This was disclosed by Dr. Danda N. Juanday, the man behind the 10th Mindanao Business Conference scheduled to be held in Cotabato City on September 20-22.
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This emerged as a common assessment of business leaders and representatives of the academe when their views were sought by government negotiators led by Trade assistant secretary Jose Antonio Buencamino before the weekend.
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                    [Title] => Biz groups back NTC ruling on VoIP
                    [Summary] => Two of the nation’s leading business organizations have expressed their support to  the decision made by the government that telephone calls made via the Internet are not within the franchises of telecommunications companies.


Endorsing the new rules were the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and the Philippine Exporters Confederation (Philexport). PCCI is the largest business association in the country with chapters in all provinces and cities. Philexport is the umbrella organization of exporters.
[DatePublished] => 2005-04-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 175578 [Title] => Garment exports back on growth track [Summary] => The garments industry has finally joined other Philippine export products in the growth track in the month of July after lingering in the negative growth list for one-and-a-half years. The industry ranks second biggest export product, after electronics.

This can be gleaned from the latest export data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) last week. With sales receipts totaling $262.4 million in July 2002, garment exports topped by 2.4 percent exports worth $256.30 made for the same month last year.
[DatePublished] => 2002-09-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 144277 [Title] => Jewelry, furniture industries eye new approach to clustering [Summary] => The fine jewelry industry in Meycauayan, Bulacan, the furniture industry in Cebu and the ceramics industry in Metro Manila have expressed interest in adopting a new approach to industry clustering as a strategy for faster growth.

This surfaced after a series of dialogues between industry leaders and a team of consultants from the JE Austin and Associates of the United States in a mission here to help specific segments of the export sector develop their strategies for faster and rapid growth.
[DatePublished] => 2001-12-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 142874 [Title] => Bigger budget eyed for export development [Summary] => Reviving the battle cry "export or die," House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. has pledged to work in the bicameral committee finalizing next year’s budget to increase the meager allocation for export development and promotions.
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The appeal was aired by Philippine Exporters Confederation (Philexport) president Sergio R. Ortiz-Luis, Jr. as the industry reeled under a global trade slowdown and in the wake of the decision of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to address the issues raised by developing countries for fairer trade under its rules.
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Trade statistics culled from the US Census Bureau, the National Statistics Office (NSO) and the Garments and Textile Export Board (GTEB) before and after the country joined WTO prove false the impression that the Philippines got little from trade with other countries.
[DatePublished] => 2001-12-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 139400 [Title] => Banks get guide on how to evaluate trade credit requests [Summary] => Banks have been provided with a guide on the basic principles and methods for the assessment of short-term risks of lending to exporters.

Titled "How to evaluate trade credit requests," this handbook was recently released as part of government and private sector efforts to facilitate credit to exporters, particularly the small enterprises and those involved in non-traditional export sectors or sectors of economic importance but considered hazardous.
[DatePublished] => 2001-11-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 139275 [Title] => Environmental trade barriers affect LDC exports — study [Summary] => A number of environmental regulations pertaining to trade seem to be reversing prospects for developing countries in the midst of free global trading.

A study conducted by the United Nations’ International Trade Center (ITC) showed that in 1999 alone, 88 percent of the products being traded globally are subject to environmental trade barriers (ETBs). Traders from developing nations believe that in one way or the other, these regulations intervene in the potential access of the commodities in major markets.
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This was disclosed by Dr. Danda N. Juanday, the man behind the 10th Mindanao Business Conference scheduled to be held in Cotabato City on September 20-22.
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This emerged as a common assessment of business leaders and representatives of the academe when their views were sought by government negotiators led by Trade assistant secretary Jose Antonio Buencamino before the weekend.
[DatePublished] => 2001-09-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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