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THE IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (Ibpap) and the Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation Inc. (Seipi) have forged a partnership aimed at enhancing the country’s export potential, to create more job opportunities and increase revenue streams.

PHILIPPINE exports won’t likely hit the target set under the Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP) 2023-2028 for this year as the goals discounted the flaring of geopolitical tensions, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) official revealed. DTI-Export Marketing Bureau Director Bianca Pearl R. Sykimte said the Marcos administration would face…

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through its Export Marketing Bureau (EMB), is set to conduct a business matching activity that aims to uplift the electronics and semiconductor industry in the country.

“UPSKILLING” has become a byword in the Philippines especially during the pandemic when the lockdowns hastened the country’s digital shift. Rapid developments on the digital front, including the increasing popularity of artificial intelligence (AI), have now made upskilling an imperative and not just a fad that companies and other organizations could ride on to attract

Local exporters of semiconductors and electronics said the Philippines’s free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea would help the industry expand its market share and boost its growth prospects. The Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation Inc. (Seipi) noted that around 5 to 6 percent of semiconductors and…

UK-BASED think tank Oxford Economics said the recent weakness in goods trade has been concentrated in Asia and Europe, noting that the trend of ‘slowbalization,’ which was visible since the global financial crisis, will persist. Oxford said the outlook for world goods trade growth remains “relatively downbeat.” “Our baseline forecast…

Turbulence at the airport? Now that bidding for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s rehabilitation is underway, the sudden changes in its top brass might just make the road to a better airport more bumpy

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) is calling on investors to pinpoint particular local government units (LGU) or government agencies that are giving them a hard time to do business in the country.  Secretary Ernesto V. Perez bared ARTA’s tack  said  as he revealed that Texas Instruments Inc., which he described…

Think tank Stratbase ADR Institute, along with other business groups, on Monday expressed concern over an Office of the Ombudsman order to dismiss Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) chief Cesar Chiong on the basis of an anonymous letter, pointing out the complaint is dubious and that those telling the truth should…

THE Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation Inc. (Seipi) is urging the government to look into tax issues clutching the electronics industry. Seipi President Danilo C. Lachica told reporters last week that “one of the challenges” that piques the industry is the full tax charged on equipment that…