National Competitiveness Council News

Pathway out of poverty

manager — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:24:28 +0800

The above title is taken from the theme of the Asian Development Bank Annual Board of Governors Meeting which was held in Manila last week.

IBM Building New Research Lab in the Philippines

manager — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:20:40 +0800

IBM announced that it is working with the Philippine government to build a new research and development lab to spur economic growth in the region.

More regions eyed for establishment of competitiveness councils

manager — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:34:22 +0800

TACLOBAN/ILOILO -- More regions are expected to form competitiveness councils soon as part of efforts to improve the country’s attractractiveness to foreign inves

RDC-X pushes for NorMin’s competitiveness

manager — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:15:50 +0800

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 2 -- The Regional Development Council (RDC), constituting the Regional Competitiveness Council, will set competitiveness building a major p

DTI meets industry groups for roadmaps

manager — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:42:13 +0800

The Industry Development Group of the Trade Department met with 57 industry associations and companies as well as eight government agencies to chart roadmaps that w

Committee formed to measure trade competitiveness of Cebu

manager — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:36:28 +0800

Stakeholders in the public and private sector will form a committee that will collect data needed to measure Cebu’s competitiveness.

Industry sectors, gov’t commit to craft road maps

manager — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:20:28 +0800

At least 30 sectors have committed to craft their respective strategic road maps in collaboration with the government, in a bid to further boost the competitiveness

Regions prodded to hone their edge

manager — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:17:19 +0800

Attractiveness of the country’s regions to investors will soon be assessed according to measures that have just been drafted, the private sector head of the Natio

Improve labor system, quality of education

manager — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:12:45 +0800

The country needs to improve its quality of education and labor system in an effort to take advantage of investment opportunities amid projections for the Philippin

Competitiveness committee to be set up in the provinces

manager — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:34:55 +0800

Dedicated to improve the competitiveness of the country, a regional competitiveness committee will be set up in different provinces of the country to measure how bu

RDC 6 to set up competitiveness committee

manager — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:05:26 +0800

Western Visayas is one of eight regions of the country where a regional competitiveness committee will be set up this year as a special body under the Regional Deve

People make it more fun in the Philippines

manager — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:35:11 +0800

It’s not just the beaches and the fiestas, but the genuine warmth and friendliness of Filipinos that make the Philippines more fun to visit.

Branding shift pushed

manager — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:41:13 +0800

A Business branding campaign could be unveiled later this year by the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) as part of efforts to boost exports and attract investo

DOLE creates TWG to formulate measures on mission-critical skills

manager — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:31:55 +0800

Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz recently created a technical working group within the DOLE to formulate specific measures fo

NCC sees Phl improving in competitiveness

manager — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:25:58 +0800

The Philippines aims to be in the top one third in ranking in international competitiveness surveys by 2016, according to the National Competitiveness Council (NCC)