QUEZON CITY, Feb. 23 The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) added its voice to the call of influential business groups to Congress for the swift passage of pending economic bills including economic constitutional reforms (Economic CORE) as the House of Representatives began plenary hearings on Resolution of Both Houses No. 2.
DILG Spokesperson and Undersecretary Jonathan E. Malaya said they join the call to the Senate and the House of Representatives of five (5) respected business groups who collectively expressed their strong support for the initiatives of the Duterte administration to open the Philippine economy as a means for economic recovery and sustainability.
Published February 18, 2021, 5:52 PM
Local businesses are strongly supporting initiatives to reopen further the Philippine economy, which has suffered from long lockdowns and quarantines due to COVID-19.
“We, the undersigned, express our strong support for the initiatives of the Duterte administration to open the Philippine economy as a means for economic recovery and sustainability,” according to a statement by Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc., Foundation for Economic Freedom, Inc., Management Association of the Philippines, Subdivision and Housing Developers Association, Inc., and UP School of Economics Alumni Association.
As the Philippine economy struggles to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside the rest of the world, the business groups said, “It is important to balance public health with the deleterious effects of poverty and hunger on our countrymen, and to maximize opportunities to attract foreign inve
Groups warn of lost opportunities amid COVID-19
February 19, 2021 | 12:31 am
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PHILIPPINE business groups on Thursday urged the government to further ease lockdowns to fast-track economic recovery amid a coronavirus pandemic.
In a statement, several chambers and industry groups said the qurantines should be limited to areas with rising infections.
“Delaying any further could result in lost opportunities and see us again lagging behind our neighbors in our quest for economic recovery and sustainability,” they said.
Among those that signed the statement were the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc., Foundation for Economic Freedom, Inc., Management Association of the Philippines, Subdivision and Housing Developers Association, Inc. and University of the Philippines (UP) School of Economics Alumni Association.
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The panelists included Joey Bondoc, Associate Director for Research, Colliers International Philippines; Rouen Raz, Vice President for Sales and Marketing, DataLand; Janlo Delos Reyes, Head of Research and Consulting, JLL; Debbie A. Obias, Head of Business Development and New Business for Globe At Home Broadband Business, Globe Telecom; and Michelle T. Ysmael-Ora, Director, Head of Strategic Property Business Development, Globe Telecom.
Globe Telecom and Subdivision and Housing Developers Association (SHDA) were the official event partners, while ANC was the official broadcast media partner.
News anchor and executive producer at ANC Raine Musngi hosted the virtual discussion.
The virtual discussion will feature various thought leaders from different firms, including Joey Bondoc, Associate Director, Research, Colliers International Philippines; Rouen Raz, Vice President for Sales and Marketing, DataLand; Janlo Delos Reyes, Head of Research and Consulting, JLL; Debbie A. Obias, Head of Business Development and New Business for Globe At Home Broadband Business, Globe Telecom; and Michelle T. Ysmael-Ora, Director, Head of Strategic Property Business Development, Globe Telecom.
Raine Musngi, Anchor and Executive Producer at ANC, will facilitate the discussion.
Lamudi’s partners for the event are Globe Telecom, Subdivision and Housing Developers Association (SHDA), and its official broadcast media partner, ANC.