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By Riza Lozada President Duterte deviated last Friday from his usual role as an anti-crime crusader to promote business confidence as he urged investors to come to the country because “the fundamentals of the economy are good.”

The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects China’s plan to increase the volume of fruit, fish and fishery product imports from the Philippines to boost the country’s agriculture.

The final days of the administration of former President Benigno S. Aquino III saw an increase in the apprehensions of businessmen over corruption in the government, with 63 percent saying they saw a “a lot” of it in the government, compared to 56 percent in 2013, a Social Weather Stations survey showed.

Negotiators of the government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) reiterated last Saturday their commitment to work closely with their counterparts from the National Democratic Front (NDF) for the speedy resolution of issues related to the crafting of a Comprehensive Agreement on Socio-Economic Reforms (Caser).

The Tourism Congress of the Philippines (TCP), a private consultative agency, will be promoting inclusive growth in the tourism industry by holding national job fairs exclusively for tourism stakeholders.

Australia’s Sydney Harbor Tall Ships, a company operating cruises and private charters in Sydney Harbor recently opened call center operations in the Philippines.

By Luis Leoncio  The appears to be no more stopping the plan of the Duterte administration to freeze for two years the conversion of agricultural lands to non-agricultural uses to further push the government’s food-security and food self-sufficiency program. 

By Riza Lozada  The European Union (EU), the country’s largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI), has given an assurance of its commitment to strong trade ties with the Philippines, despite the recent outburst of President Duterte against the EU Parliament because of its resolution demanding that the Philippines respect international rights conventions in the conduct of its war against …

The government is seeking a change in the development classification of countries, as the Philippines, which has been elevated to the rank of middle-income nations, had resulted in lesser aid from rich countries. 

By Luis Leoncio Judging by the result of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual review through its Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), the last year of President Aquino was a disappointing flop, as the Philippines, out of 138 countries, slipped 10 notches to rank 57th on competitiveness, from 47th place last year.