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                    [ArticleID] => 1351228
                    [Title] => Cabotage Law:  Promoting inefficiency
                    [Summary] => 

A year ago, President Benigno Aquino III (PNoy), in his fourth State of the Nation Address, stressed the need to review certain laws. Despite criticisms for its length and substance, inarguably, PNoy pressed the right button when he urged congress to review and amend the Cabotage Law.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134218 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1317599 [AuthorName] => Fidel O. Abalos [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1306656 [Title] => PIDS pushes review of Cabotage Law [Summary] =>

State think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is pushing for a comprehensive review and amendment of the Philippine Cabotage Law to foster competition in the local shipping industry paving the way for lower shipping costs.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1190961 [Title] => Will change in Cabotage Law bring down domestic shipping costs? [Summary] =>

For many, “cabotage” is a concept beyond the realm of ordinary understanding.

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133715 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805279 [AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1026861 [Title] => Cabotage Law = “Exclusive growth” for local ship-owners [Summary] =>

The late Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay, in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on January 25, 1954, raised the awareness of the plight of the poor when he said, “I believe that he who has less in life should have more in law”.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134218 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1317599 [AuthorName] => Fidel O. Abalos [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 100508 [Title] => 'Liberalized cabotage is good for economy' [Summary] =>

International liners calling at the country's ports expressed their support for the call of local importers and exporters to have the country's cabotage law liberalized even as they pointed out that they have no intention of competing with domestic liners in the transport of goods within the country.

This was clarified by Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) general manager Julia Garcia, saying that liberalizing the country's cabotage law will greatly benefit local importers and exporters and the country's economy in general.

In a talk with the STAR, Gar [DatePublished] => 2000-04-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1195859 [AuthorName] => by Job Realubit [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )

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