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The chair of the House of Representatives’ labor and employment committee on Thursday emphasized the need for the country to be business-ready to create more jobs for Filipinos. “A business-ready climate will attract both the foreign and local private sector to set up shop in the country, thus generating jobs for our people and spurring […]
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has reconstituted the Ease of Doing Business and Automation Task Force to harmonize the city government’s efforts with various national policies and help further streamline the city government’s processes and services. In Executive Order No. 47, Series of 2020, Belmonte turned the existing Ease of Doing Business and Automation Task […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging local government units (LGUs) to adopt an ease of doing business (EODB) reform model that harnesses digital innovation to streamline the processing of business permit applications in their respective jurisdictions. Gatchalian cited Valenzuela City’s recently launched EODB model called “Paspas Permit” system, which is an online service that aims to […]
“Leaping over 29 other countries from 124th to 95th in the World Bank (WB) ranking because of our Ease of Doing Business (EODB) law is truly noteworthy. Congress has hurdled major stumbling blocks and we are hoisting that as a challenge to the whole of government,” said Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri, the major author […]
Two House leaders said the country’s improved rankings in the World Bank’s (WB) “Doing Business” report is a testament to the rising business confidence in the reforms instituted by the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. In the just-released WB report, the Philippines improved by 29 notches, ranking 95th from the previous 124th out of 190 […]
The Philippines is now one of the top 100 most competitive countries in the world for doing business as it has implemented more regulatory reforms to improve its business climate. The World Bank recently released its Doing Business 2020 report indicating the Philippines’ sharp improvement of 29 notches in the global rankings of the ease […]
It is now easier and more convenient for Filipinos to register and renew business names as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) partners with digital payment service providers. “(Now), there is no need (for the entrepreneurs) to take a leave of absence, or to commute just to pay for business transactions,” said National Treasurer […]
The head of the Senate budget-writing committee wants government agencies to detail their “anti-red tape performance and targets” in their 2020 budget proposals. Senator Sonny Angara said the different government agencies will be asked what they have done to implement “ease of doing business (EODB)” mandates when they face the Senate Committee on Finance during […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Monsoon Blockchain Storage Inc., a U.S.-based company that provides blockchain-based cloud data storage optimization service, signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) recently that will enhance capacity building and institutional development on the effective use of blockchain technology in the Philippines. The partnership, signed by Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez and Monsoon Blockchain […]
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez urged Cebu industry players to be part of reforms in doing business with government by filing complaints and reporting corrupt practices and unfair treatment in all government transactions. “The law is in effect already, which entitles everyone to file a complaint. Your support, through filing proper […]