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GS1 Philippines, the leading organization on local barcode standards, said it is targeting to introduce GS1 Activate, a digital service aimed at simplifying barcode generation, to over 30,000 retailers nationwide by the end of 2024. The Philippine-based barcode organization said the GS1 Activate was launched last January 30. It said…
Manufacturers of electronics and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) warned the government that a legislated wage hike might drive away foreign investors and make the Philippines more unattractive as an investment destination. Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation, Inc. (SEIPI) President Danilo C. Lachica said…
OFFICIALS of two business groups are thumbing-down the plan of the Marcos government to impose a tax on single-use plastics. “I think they should look at the collection system and the reusing [first] rather than forbidding the [use of] plastic itself,” Sergio R. Ortiz-Luis Jr., president of the Philippine Exporters…
THE Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) said imposing tax on single-use plastics (SUPs) would affect local retailers and consumers, as it highlighted the need to clarify the definition of single-use plastics in the bill. The excise tax on single-use plastics is one of the essential measures that President Ferdinand R. Marcos…
THE objections of Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) and other business groups to the legislated P150 wage hike are “speculative” and stand on hollow ground, said labor group Nagkaisa Labor Coalition (NLC). In the 49th National Retail Conference and Expo, PRA President Roberto S. Claudio said most businesses will “reduce employment”…