+ Follow TRADE UNDERSECRETARY ELMER C Tag
TRADE UNDERSECRETARY ELMER C
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[ArticleID] => 583747
[Title] => Government urged to relax rules on used car imports
[Summary] => A foreign business chamber is asking the government to relax the rules on the importation of used vehicles, saying it is against World Trade Organization (WTO) policies to ban the sale of imported used vehicles in the country.
[DatePublished] => 2010-06-14 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1480108
[AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
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[ArticleID] => 581599
[Title] => RP now a viable site for investment - banker
[Summary] => Investors are now looking at the Philippines as a viable investment destination when compared to its Southeast Asian neighbors, the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ said.
[DatePublished] => 2010-06-07 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1480108
[AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
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[ArticleID] => 559701
[Title] => Investment commitments double in January-February
[Summary] => Investment commitments in the country more than doubled during the first two months of the year as investments in the manufacturing sector poured in, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said over the weekend.
[DatePublished] => 2010-03-22 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1480108
[AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio
[SectionName] => Business
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[ArticleID] => 557693
[Title] => RP seeks help of US senators in saving local garment sector
[Summary] => The Philippines is now looking at getting some US senators to sponsor the Save Act in the US Senate to fast track the passing of the bill which will help the local garments industry.
[DatePublished] => 2010-03-15 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1480108
[AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio
[SectionName] => Business
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[ArticleID] => 543234
[Title] => Refleeting of PUJs with RP-made multi-purpose vehicles pushed
[Summary] => The automotive industry is pushing for the refleeting of public utility jeeps (PUJs) with the country’s own model of vehicle under the Philippine Brand Vehicle (PBV) program, a ranking government official said.
[DatePublished] => 2010-01-25 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1480108
[AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio
[SectionName] => Business
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[ArticleID] => 472932
[Title] => Exports seen to pick up as global economy recovers
[Summary] => MANILA, Philippines - The country’s exports of goods and services are expected to pick up in the coming months — reversing a sharp contraction since last year — as the global economy starts recovering from a crippling recession, Trade Secretary Peter Favila said.
[DatePublished] => 2009-06-01 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1480108
[AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio
[SectionName] => Business
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[ArticleID] => 455794
[Title] => Government keeps incentives for logistics sector
[Summary] => The government announced they will continue to give tax incentives to the logistics industry because of the crucial role it plays in all functions of companies.
[DatePublished] => 2009-04-08 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1480108
[AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio
[SectionName] => Business
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[ArticleID] => 425547
[Title] => Japanese firm may invest over P1B in RP
[Summary] => A Japanese firm, together with the government of Japan, is looking at the possibility of investing more than $1 billion in the country’s mining industry as it continues to explore two mine sites in Batangas.
[DatePublished] => 2008-12-22 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1480108
[AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio
[SectionName] => Business
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[ArticleID] => 9195
[Title] => DTI holds off publication of EO removing tariff on CBU automobiles
[Summary] =>
[DatePublished] => 2007-07-30 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1480108
[AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio
[SectionName] => Business
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[ArticleID] => 300764
[Title] => Japan cool on trade pact with Asean
[Summary] => There is a growing feeling among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that Japan is no longer keen on pursuing an ASEAN-Japan Free Trade Agreement.
Instead, ASEAN members have noticed that Japan is more actively negotiating bilateral FTAs with select ASEAN countries such as Thailand and the Philippines.
Thailand and Japan have already reached an agreement in principle on a Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA), while the Philippines and Japan are also slowly inching toward an agreement.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-09 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1097285
[AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
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