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                    [Title] => Philippine suffers $300 M loss  from garments exports
                    [Summary] => The Philippines has lost about $300 million worth of garments exports to its regional rivals over the past two years due to local factories’ failure to comply with certain social and ethical requirements.
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-04-30 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1805259
                    [AuthorName] => Richmond Mercurio
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                    [Title] => Foreign buyers back revival of local garments industry
                    [Summary] => 

The Foreign Buyers Association of the Philippines (FOBAP) is supporting government efforts to revive the local garments industry, a development which it expects to boost export revenues of its members.

[DatePublished] => 2018-04-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805259 [AuthorName] => Richmond Mercurio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/articles/bus4-garments_2018-03-31_19-42-15781_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1414845 [Title] => Foreign buyers group sees growth in garments export [Summary] =>

The Foreign Buyers Association of the Philippines expects increase of export earnings in the garments and hard goods following the declaration of European Union's Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus status to the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1298072 [AuthorName] => Ehda Dagooc [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1414274 [Title] => Exports of garments, hard goods seen rising 15% [Summary] =>

Local garments and hard goods manufacturers expect export earnings to increase by 10 to 15 percent this year after the grant of the European Union’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status to the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business As Usual [SectionUrl] => business-as-usual [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1406324 [Title] => Philexport urges gov’t to plan for optimization of EU GSP+ benefits [Summary] =>

Exporters are calling on the government to come up with strategies that would allow the country to take advantage of the European Union’s (EU) Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) scheme.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1371998 [Title] => European Commission backs Phl bid to access EU GSP [Summary] =>

The European Commission has favorably endorsed the Philippines’ application for a scheme that would allow more goods to enter the European Union (EU) at zero duty.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1355388 [Title] => Something needs to be done fast! [Summary] =>

It’s about time that the national government takes notice of the serious condition of two of our ports in Manila.  The Manila International Container Port (MICP) and the Port of Manila have been congested far too long that the country is fast disappearing from the radar of international shipping lines as a destination.  The lack of berthing space has also cost many sectors to lose money due to missed deadlines for the country’s exporters or added berthing or harbor fees.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133766 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805279 [AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1340199 [Title] => Foreign buyers, exporters raise concern over port congestion [Summary] =>

Foreign buyers’ representatives and furniture exporters have raised concerns on port congestion and a new policy against colorum vehicles, citing delays in shipments and losses.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1324037 [Title] => Kun nalista ka,guilty na ka? [Summary] =>

Unsa may gibasihan ni Janet Lim Napoles sa iyang paglista sa na-involved konohay sa pork barrel scam? Dili na ba ma-question ang iyang mga ebidensiya, kun duna man, kun i-submit na kini ngadto sa department o kun tukion na sa Ombudsman?  Ug nganong gipaagi pa man ni sa lista-lista … nganong waa man ni ideritso ngadto sa Ombudsman, aron ang mga nalambigit adto na manubag sa korte? Ug waa na gani kinahanglana ang Senate investigation.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1129613 [AuthorName] => Antolin dela Cerna [SectionName] => Banat Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1311931 [Title] => Foreign firms seen relocating to Phl [Summary] =>

Several foreign manufacturing companies operating in China and in Southeast Asian countries are eyeing to relocate to the Philippines citing the available high-quality labor here, the Foreign Buyers Association of the Philippines (FOBAP) said.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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