Aquino bill seeks to create a Government Efficiency Office Export Development Council September 20, 2016 Senator Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV recently filed Senate Bill No. 348 or an Act Creating a Government Efficiency Office (GEO) to improve the quality of regulations and reduce regulatory burden. The GEO will be...

EDC revises export targets for 2016-2017 Export Development Council September 20, 2016 The Export Development Council (EDC), in its meeting last 22 July 2016 agreed that the revised export target for 2016 will be flat or 0% on goods, +9% on services and +3% on total exports and retain...

IRR on controlled chemicals to take effect on 9 August 2016 Export Development Council September 20, 2016 The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA 9516 which governs controlled chemicals is expected to be implemented starting 9 August 2016, 15 days after its publication last 25 July 2016. Said...

NBI warns exporters on online transactions Export Development Council September 20, 2016 “Cybercrime is rampant and statistically, has the most number of criminal acts”, Investigative Agent Francis Señora of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) stated in his talk entitled “How to Avoid Cybercrime in Export Transactions” at the...

DTI intensifies consultations on PHL’s Europe Strategy Business Mirror September 14, 2016 THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will hold a series of stakeholder consultations in Manila, Cebu and Davao to discuss the Philippines’s Europe Strategy. The consultation aims to solicit inputs on the ongoing free-trade agreement (FTA)...