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Duterte skipped tagging agencies with red tape in SONA

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 02:49 PM

The names of the 5 agencies were included in rehearsals for last Monday's SONA. Read more »

BALIKAN: Mga isyung tampok sa #SONA2018 ni Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 10:18 PM

Naging tampok sa ikatlong SONA ni Pangulong Duterte nitong Lunes ang mga prayoridad ng kanyang administrasyon.  Read more »

Duterte: 'Faithfully implement' Ease of Doing Business Act

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 23 07:09 PM

In his third State of the Nation Address, the President said the state would "sustain" efforts to make doing business in the country easier. Read more »

Economy reaps gains, pains of record growth pace

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 04:56 PM

Here are the key economic issues that loom over Duterte's third annual address to Congress next week.  Read more »

Businessmen wary over bureaucracy, taxation under federalism: De Ocampo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 05:13 PM

Former finance minister and Makati Business Club co-chairperson Roberto de Ocampo said proposals to shift to federalism need to be studied very carefully and should not be done in haste.  Read more »

'Red tape' makokontra ng RA 11032: DTI

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 10:05 PM

Sa ilalim ng batas, binibigyan ng tatlong araw ang mga empleyado ng gobyerno para iproseso ang mga simpleng transaksiyon. Read more »

PH taps New Zealand to make doing business easier

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 10:56 AM

Wellington, among others, is helping Manila create a mobile platform for business permit applications, said Trade Undersecretary Rowel Barba. Read more »

Bagong batas, inaasahang makaaakit ng investors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 11:44 PM

Inaasahang bibilis na ang mga transaksiyon sa gobyerno matapos pirmahan ng pangulo ang Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Delivery of Government Services Act of 2018. Read more »

Ease of Doing Business Act 'revolutionary': lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 09:12 PM

MANILA - The new Ease of Doing Business Act is a "revolutionary" law as it provides parameters in assessing the efficiency of government services, a lawmaker said Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte signs Ease of Doing Business Act

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 08:06 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday signed the Ease of Doing Business Act, delivering on a campaign promise to make government transactions faster. Read more »

ANALYSIS: How government can energize business

Jose Galang — Your Business
Posted at Nov 03 05:12 PM

The World Bank Doing Business report is the third global scorecard where Vietnam has overtaken the Philippines.  Read more »

PH slips in World Bank ranking on ease of doing business

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 01 04:04 PM

MANILA - The Philippines slipped from 99th place to 113th among 190 countries in terms of ease of doing business, the World Bank said on Wednesday in its "Doing Business 2018" report. Read more »

Too many laws spoil PH competitiveness: NCC

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 03:00 PM

MANILA - The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) wants to push for the repeal of thousands of departmental circulars and orders and even laws to accelerate improvements in ease of doing business in the country. Read more »

Gov't eyes 3-day process to start business

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 10:27 PM

By next year, starting a business should not be longer than three steps and three days.  Read more »

How Philippines can boost the ease of doing business

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 27 12:35 PM

With the country's strong economic fundamentals, it's no surprise more businesses are keen to set up shop here. But despite an attractive economy, businessmen said there's still a lot to do to boost the ease of doing business. Vivienne Gulla reports. Read more »

PH slips 6 spots in Ease of Doing Business ranking

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 28 04:16 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Doing business in the Philippines is still not favorable as the country slipped six spots in World Bank's latest Ease of Doing Business rankings. Read more »