+ Follow TRADE AND INDUSTRY SECRETARY PETER B Tag
TRADE AND INDUSTRY SECRETARY PETER B
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[ArticleID] => 504357
[Title] => RP wants 35% tariff on rice maintained until 2015
[Summary] => The Philippines wants the tariff rate of 35 percent on rice maintained until 2015 under the ASEAN Free Trade Arrangement (AFTA) which would likely go into full implementation next year.
[DatePublished] => 2009-09-13 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1097285
[AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go
[SectionName] => Business
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[ArticleID] => 503419
[Title] => RP urged to reconsider plea for rice protection under AFTA
[Summary] => Thailand has asked the Philippines to “reconsider” its request asking for continued protection of rice under the ASEAN Free Trade Arrangement (AFTA) which is set to be implemented next year.
[DatePublished] => 2009-09-10 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1097285
[AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go
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[ArticleID] => 486425
[Title] => APEC trade chiefs to meet on economic restructuring
[Summary] => Trade ministers of APEC member countries will meet next week to discuss economic restructuring amidst the global economic crunch.
[DatePublished] => 2009-07-15 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1480108
[AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio
[SectionName] => Business
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[ArticleID] => 462181
[Title] => Investment plan to be signed soon
[Summary] => MANILA, Philippines - The Investments Priorities Plan (IPP), one of the tools the government is using in order to discourage businesses from laying off workers, is expected to be signed by the President very soon, Trade and Industry Secretary Peter B. Favila said.
[DatePublished] => 2009-04-30 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1480108
[AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio
[SectionName] => Business
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[ArticleID] => 424144
[Title] => BOI, PEZA exceed '08 target
[Summary] => Investment commitments have reached P391 billion, as businessmen remain upbeat on the country’s economy, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.
[DatePublished] => 2008-12-17 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1480108
[AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio
[SectionName] => Business
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[ArticleID] => 403853
[Title] => Removal of import tariff on cement bucked
[Summary] => The removal of the tariff on imported cement will encourage dumping, the Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines ...
[DatePublished] => 2008-10-01 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1480108
[AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio
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[ArticleID] => 402952
[Title] => Government may remove tariff on cement
[Summary] => The government is planning to remove the tariff on imported cement to make it more affordable to the public, Trade and ...
[DatePublished] => 2008-09-26 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1480108
[AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio
[SectionName] => Business
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[ArticleID] => 28210
[Title] => DTI to deploy more price monitoring teams
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[DatePublished] => 2007-11-18 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1480108
[AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio
[SectionName] => Business
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[ArticleID] => 395829
[Title] => Cement imports eyed to keep local prices down
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Cement prices in the country are considered more expensive when compared to neighboring countries, prompting Trade and Industry Secretary Peter B. Favila to encourage cement users to buy overseas given that those are cheaper than the ones produced here.
"I told BOI (Board of Investments) to find out from contractors what’s keeping them from importing. They are complaining about the cost of cement. What we are saying is you can import on your own," he explained.
[DatePublished] => 2007-04-23 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1480108
[AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio
[SectionName] => Business
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[ArticleID] => 381018
[Title] => Favila urges synchronized shift from fiscal to non-fiscal perks
[Summary] =>
A shift away from the grant of fiscal incentives to non-fiscal incentives, specifically focusing on infrastructure development, to attract foreign investors would have to be carefully synchronized, according to Trade and Industry Secretary Peter B. Favila.
While the government’s economic team is basically in agreement on the need to gradually move away from fiscal perks to non-fiscal incentives, Favila stressed the need to carefully synchronize the withdrawal of fiscal incentives to the development of required infrastructure to attract investors.
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-21 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1097285
[AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go
[SectionName] => Business
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