Europe-PH News
The View From the 19th Floor: A Checklist For Those Who Want To Retire In The PHL
June 06, 2012
The decision to relocate is not an easy one. A lot of factors come to play when retirees look for their winter escape destination or permanent place for retirement. Read More
Level Playing Field
June 06, 2012
Recently we witnessed a fine example of government coordination, damage control and rapid reaction/rectification. When Home Guaranty Corp. announced that it would bid out air rights over the PNR rail right of way within Metro Manila, the NEDA, DPWH, PNR, DTI and other government agencies stepped in to abort the said bidding. Read More
Invest in PH, Foreign Traders Urged
June 05, 2012
GERMAN and Canadian entrepreneurs have been urged to consider doing business in the Philippines, which has seen a phenomenal rise in the number of call centers as well as business and knowledge process outsourcing (BPO/KPO) firms. Read More
ECCP, Kaya Futbol Academy Push Football Grassroots Development
June 05, 2012
Makati City, June 6, 2012 -- The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) yesterday signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Kaya Futbol Academy that is expected to boost grassroots development of football in the country. Read More
LAFARGE Supports Integrity Initiative Campaign
June 03, 2012
Lafarge Cement Services (Philippines), Inc. (LCSPI) participated in the recently held Integrity Run at Bonifacio Global City, reiterating its support for the Integrity Initiative, a private sector-led campaign for common ethical standards among various sectors of society. Read More
Integrity Initiative
June 01, 2012
Realizing that corruption has been one of the biggest impediments to economic development, the Makati Business Club (MBC) and the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) launched the Integrity Initiative in December 2010, with the support of American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (Amcham), Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), and other associations. Read More
Beware of 'Amendments' to Sin Tax Bill
May 28, 2012
Government must keep vigilant in its position to reform the current structure on sin taxes in the light of the continuing lobby of the industry's mega monopoly partners Philip Morris and Fortune Tobacco to keep the status quo. Read More
Ownership Cap Still On Radar Amid Trade Talks
May 28, 2012
"Now is not the time for constitutional amendments to lift foreign ownership limits but we are definitely not going in the reverse direction," Trade Undersecretary Adrian S. Cristobal, Jr. said in a phone interview on Friday. Read More
Event Photos from the I Run For Integrity Towards a New Philippines 2012
May 25, 2012
The event photos from the recent I Run For Integrity Towards a New Philippines 2012 held last 6th of May at the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) are now available in the official Facebook Fan Page of the Integrity Run. Read More
Cigarette Maker To Smoke Out House Speaker On Sin-tax Reform Bill
May 24, 2012
A cigarette manufacturer said on Wednesday it is hoping Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. would make good his promise that the administration- dominated House of Representatives would consider amendments to the controversial Malacañang-backed sin-tax reform bill, which was hastily approved in the committee level amid mounting opposition from several legislators and stakeholders. Read More
Event Photos from the 13th ECCP Annual Golf Challenge 2012
May 24, 2012
The event photos from the recent 13th ECCP Annual Golf Challenge 2012 are now available in the official Facebook Fan Page of ECCP. Read More
Property Developers Should Focus On Foreign Retirees
May 23, 2012
When comparing the already existing retirement projects in the Philippines with other retirement communities worldwide, one difference can be seen: The marketing approach of the projects in the Philippines is mostly focused on real estate. Developers in the country are not using tourism- marketing tools and the only option in nearly all their projects is buying a property. The developers try to sell their property as fast as possible, without any connection or partnership to tourism or retiremen Read More
