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Senator Win Gatchalian on Tuesday stressed the need to amend the country’s current economic laws to foster a more competitive business environment in the Philippines as he called on Senate to accelerate the passage of much-needed legislative reforms designed to make the country more adaptive to current and future business demands and trends. Gatchalian, chair […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has expressed intent to share its Boracay rehabilitation experience and strategies with other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states. “We wish to share the Philippines’ experience in the rehabilitation of our top sun-and-beach tourism destination, the island of Boracay,” Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said in her speech during […]
Senator Sonny Angara is urging the Department of Tourism (DOT) to use “storytelling” as a key marketing strategy to attract more tourists to the Philippines. Angara said the DOT should come up with a master plan using narratives that portray the “rich cultural heritage” of the country’s various tourist destinations. “Storytelling is a great way […]
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez discussed the potential of the Philippines as a production hub and exporter of vehicles in the ASEAN region with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) Chief Executive Officer Osamu Masuko. DTI has requested MMC to start producing car models for export as the agency is promoting an export […]
Senator Loren Legarda said that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should address the need to bring about more equitable and sustainable economic development across the region and to promote stronger regional cooperation. Legarda said that the Philippines, as Chair of ASEAN 2017, has an excellent opportunity to steer ASEAN’s work in ways […]