Europe-PH News
Businesses Worry About Effect of SC-Palace Row on Economy
December 19, 2011
MANILA, Philippines - The business community is worried that the conflict between the Aquino administration and Chief Justice Renato Corona might divert the attention of the government from the need to prop up the sagging economy. Read More
Filipinos Shine in Asia CEO Awards
December 19, 2011
Four Filipino firms and their chief executive officers were able to stand tall among multinational companies as they were hailed as having the best leaders in the country's corporate sector. Read More
Renewable Energy Should Be National Initiative - Angara
December 15, 2011
At a forum organized by the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), Senator Edgardo J. Angara urged the government to consider programs that will deploy renewable energy (RE) technologies as national initiatives. Read More
Finance Dep\'t Open to Airline Tax Removal But Wants Congress to Guarantee New Revenues
December 15, 2011
ABOLITION of the common carriers tax will be supported by the Finance department but only if Congress passes a measure to offset the revenue losses. Read More
DOTC Aligns Projects with EU Backed Programs
December 15, 2011
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said part of the P500 billion capital expenditure in the next five years would be spent on projects that will be aligned with the European Commission's projects. Read More
260 Execs Attend ECCP Solar Forum
December 15, 2011
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) in cooperation with the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce Inc. and the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit recently held solar energy forums in the country. Read More
Solar Energy Forum Held
December 06, 2011
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) together with the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH held the 1st Philippine German Solar Energy Forum in Makati City on November 21, 2011 and in Cebu City on November 24, 2011. Read More
Bills Lifting Taxes on Carriers Expedited
December 06, 2011
Congress aims to pass a measure that will lift taxes imposed on foreign carriers by the first half of next year, ranking officials of the two chambers said. Read More
DPWH Tackles Corruption Through Transparency
December 01, 2011
To lessen potential areas of corruption, Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson has ordered officials and employees of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to reveal family members and relatives transacting business with the agency. Read More
Losing Time
December 01, 2011
When people who have the money to move the country one way or the other sound the alarm, the government better pay attention -- close and fast. Read More
Crisis Driving Quality
November 25, 2011
Filipino brands, as with peers in much of Asia, are forced to become more competitive in terms of price and quality differntiation in response to more discriminating consumers looking for good deals amid the global economic crisis, a Singapore-based branding expert said in a lecture earlier this week. Read More
Arangkada Website Reaches 10K Hits
November 24, 2011
Just four months after its launch, the official Arangkada Philippines website www.arangkadaphilippines.com has attracted over 10,000 hits from 87 countries around the world. Read More
