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- Thu, 11/29/2012 - 01:38pmTACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Nov. 29 (PIA) - The National Competitiveness Council (NCC), a public-private sector body formed in 2006 by virtue of Executive Order No. 44, is conducting a series of Road Shows ...
- Tue, 11/27/2012 - 11:17amThe Philippines has been ranked 87th among 141 nations in terms of being the best for business, a development officials said reflected rising investor confidence. The country’s Forbes ranking was un...
- Mon, 11/26/2012 - 08:51amNational Competitiveness Council (NCC) Co-Chair Guillermo Montinola Luz urged Iloilo's government and business sectors to work more to enhance the country's global competitiveness level and to do so w...
- Wed, 11/14/2012 - 03:04pmEver wonder why anything coming from Germany is often associated with precision, efficiency and technology?
- Wed, 11/14/2012 - 02:36pmThe National Competitiveness Council (NCC), in coordination with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will conduct the NCC roadshow in November 19, at the Iloilo Grand Hotel. This roadshow...
- Wed, 11/14/2012 - 11:03amThe Philippines says it is pleasantly surprised by the significant rise in overseas students enrolling to learn English or study at its English-speaking universities. According to some reports, the Ph...
- Tue, 11/13/2012 - 10:31amThe country’s top industry leaders and economic planners will lay down proposals in a Cebu conference aimed at generating more employment and raising the country’s global competi...
- Tue, 11/06/2012 - 01:39pmKorean companies operating in traditional manufacturing hubs like China are “seriously thinking” of moving to the Philippines, according to the Korean Chamber of Commerce Philippines (KCCP). KCCP ...
- Sun, 11/04/2012 - 02:10pmWhile the business community has long asked the government to rid itself of corruption, a recent anti-corruption survey among business owners showed majority of them have done little to curb corruptio...
- Sat, 11/03/2012 - 02:00pmTo realize its goal to raise the Philippine ranking in various international surveys and reports, the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) urged Cebu enterprises to help analyze and suggest improvem...
- Sat, 11/03/2012 - 01:59pmGENERAL SANTOS CITY – In a bid to improve the competitiveness of Region 12 or the Soccsksargen Region, the Regional Development Council (RDC) has created a special body that will oversee various tra...
- Fri, 11/02/2012 - 11:18pmOne of the biggest concerns keeping the Philippines from being competitive is its bureaucracy. National Competitiveness Council co-chairman Guillermo Luz, who cited indicators from international compe...
- Wed, 10/31/2012 - 09:21amCebu business leaders and public officials were urged to improve at least 10 crucial areas to upgrade the country’s business competitiveness by 2014. “Cebu can very well benefit for a positi...
- Sat, 10/27/2012 - 11:11pmIf it can make the necessary changes in government, the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) aims to get and improve the Philippine rankings in different competitiveness surveys around the world. NC...
- Wed, 10/24/2012 - 03:36pmMANILA, Philippines - A decrease in the number of days required to start a business in the country was overlooked, the National Competitiveness Council said, commenting on a slip in the Philippines' r...
- Tue, 10/23/2012 - 03:22pmAs the country’s growth is driven more and more by services, there is some effort to rekindle the strength of the manufacturing sector which has languished the past two decades.. The government woul...
- Sat, 10/20/2012 - 02:28pmSustaining an economic growth remains the biggest challenge under the government’s five-year Philippine development plan. “We need to develop and implement coherent policies and programs, includin...
- Fri, 10/19/2012 - 02:32pmThe Caraga Regional Development Council endorsed last week the establishment of the Caraga Regional Competitiveness Committee (RCC) to raise the country’s overall competitiveness as compared with se...
- Wed, 10/17/2012 - 02:40pmThe Philippines will finally have a comprehensive industrialization strategy by next year. This was announced last week by Adrian Cristobal Jr., undersecretary for international trade of the Departmen...
- Tue, 10/16/2012 - 08:35amI recently spoke to Guillermo “Bill” Luz, co-chairman of the National Competitiveness Council (NCC), the agency responsible for advancing the country’s competitiveness within a global context. I...
- Sun, 10/07/2012 - 04:55pmThe DTI Regional Office IV-B (MIMAROPA) hosted the first meeting of the MIMAROPA Regional Competitiveness Committee (RCC) on September 11, 2012 at Berjaya Hotel in Makati City. The RCC is a special an...
- Sun, 10/07/2012 - 04:49pmMANILA, Philippines - Despite the availability of jobs in business process outsourcing (BPO) firms, positions are not being filled as students and graduates lack the skills required for the work, the ...
- Mon, 10/01/2012 - 01:41pmThe last two weeks have seen a number of conferences focused on the topic of governance and the economy. The midyear Economic Briefing, with the theme “Good Governance is Good Economics,” was held...
- Wed, 09/26/2012 - 06:50pmMANILA, Philippines - The umbrella organization of major players in the information technology and business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) and global in-house center (GIC) has tied up with the state-run...
- Mon, 09/24/2012 - 06:46pmMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines ranked 65th out of 144 countries in the Global Competitiveness Report 2012 of the World Economic Forum (WEF), jumping 10 places from 75th in the 2011 list. The ...
- Wed, 09/19/2012 - 05:57pmMANILA, Philippines - While the government's efforts to streamline processes in project implementation led to gross underspending in 2011, it had a positive outcome: cheaper publicly-funded projects. ...
- Tue, 09/18/2012 - 09:28amCitizen participation and the strengthening of institutions are key to sustaining good governance and improving the country’s competitiveness. Guillermo M. Luz, cochairman of the National Competitiv...
- Fri, 09/07/2012 - 09:11amFor the second year in a row, the Philippines climbed 10 notches in the global competitiveness ranking of the Geneva-based World Economic Forum, landing in the 65th spot out of 144 countries assessed ...
- Fri, 09/07/2012 - 08:52amThe country's improvement in the 2012 global competitiveness ranking could facilitate the expansion of exports to the European markets, a Department of Trade and Industry official said. "Looking at ou...
- Thu, 09/06/2012 - 08:15amThe Philippines improved its global competitiveness ranking to No. 65 out of 144 economies this year from No. 75 the year before, although the country still trails its Southeast Asian neighbors Singap...
