Europe-PH News
President Aquino orders rebidding of Cavite-Laguna Expressway project
November 24, 2014
President Benigno Aquino III has ordered a rebidding of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) project. Read More
Quality care for seniors: The needs and wants (Part 1)
November 24, 2014
MY previous column on senior residences and homeowners’ associations was one of the most commented articles I have written so far. The feedback I received for it was entirely positive. Bringing the concept of nursing homes closer to communities and making it culturally acceptable will not only benefit the local market, but also enable more foreign clients to receive nursing care in the Philippines. Read More
IFC, Partner Banks Help Finance Sustainable-Energy Projects and Cut Carbon Emissions in the Philippines
November 20, 2014
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and its partner banks have provided 19 billion Philippine pesos (about $463 million) worth of financing to more than 130 sustainable-energy projects, thereby helping cut a million metric tons of greenhouse-gas emissions annually to mitigate climate change in the Philippines. The figures were announced during the annual Energy Smart Forum held today in Manila. Read More
AEC : Way forward
November 20, 2014
Europe and the Philippines share a long history of friendship and cooperation, with broad and expanding bilateral relationships in many key areas. Read More
'Carot' in power crisis measure watered down
November 20, 2014
A PROPOSAL to arm the Executive with options to deal with a power shortage that will hit Luzon in March-July next year suffered a slight setback yesterday, as the Ways and Means committee of the House of Representatives struck down a provision that would have outrightly exempted one of the measure’s incentives from value added tax (VAT). Read More
Customs reform bill hurdles committee
November 18, 2014
The bill that aims to modernize the Bureau of Customs (BoC) in order to make it more effective and transparent has clinched committee approval at the House of Representatives. Read More
DTI asks local banks to help fund region’s creative sector
November 17, 2014
Aside from tapping state-run financial institutions, local banks in the country are encouraged to extend financial assistance to the region’s growing creative sector to prepare them for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) regional integration next year. Read More
Power crisis resolution satisfies businesses
November 17, 2014
BUSINESS GROUPS expressed optimism that Luzon’s expected power shortage in summer next year could be licked even without giving the country’s chief executive authority to lease or purchase generators. Read More
Red carpet instead of red tape
November 11, 2014
Someone made the observation that in today’s tiger economies, governments roll out the red carpet to attract investors. Our government rolls out the red tape instead. Read More
Phl must stand out from regional competition to attract more investments from EU
November 11, 2014
There is no reason why the Philippines should not be among the top trading partners of the European Union (EU) in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), an official from a European business group said. Read More
Business groups mull legal action vs BIR
November 06, 2014
Business groups are considering legal action to push for the removal of a circular covering value-added tax (VAT) refunds which they claim would dampen the country’s competitiveness. Read More
BIR Seen Junking P15-B VAT Refund; Business Warns of Likely Backlash
November 06, 2014
Various investors in the country fear to lose at least P15 billion in VAT (value added tax) refund claims once the Bureau of Internal Revenue implements its new refund rule retroactively even as business groups warned of a backlash on government’s investment campaigns. Read More
