In many ways Central Luzon, or Region III, shares many characteristics with Calabarzon, the country’s industrial core. As well as being an affluent region, Central Luzon is the third-highest contributor to GDP, with Bulacan and Nueva Ecija ranking among the top-10 earning provinces according to the Commission on Audit’s 2015 “Annual Financial...
Over the years Central Visayas’ key city, Cebu, has grown into one of the country’s most significant provincial economies and an attractive destination for foreign direct investment (FDI). Formerly the country’s colonial capital, and currently known as the Queen City of the South, Cebu’s central location has positioned the island as a natural...
As a result of the election of President Rodrigo Duterte in mid-2016, decentralisation and countryside development have been put on the Philippines’ immediate national agenda. Metro Manila faces an unsustainable traffic congestion problem, which a 2014 study by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency, in conjunction with the National...
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SOCIETY & ETIQUETTE: Philippine business customs are similar to those prevailing in the West. Handshakes are standard for both men and women, in formal and informal occasions, while the exchange of business cards is fairly informal. However, if meeting with a high-ranking government official or...
On October 24, 2002 Senator Edgardo Angara delivered a speech before the Philippine Senate pushing for change in the country’s public procurement system. With the Philippines ranked the 11th most corrupt nation in the world at the time, Angara proposed the passing of Senate Bill No. 2248. “Fighting official corruption should mean snuffing out...
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