Increased saturation, the reduced availability of land and worsening traffic in Metro Manila has progressively led to the migration of the metropolis’ manufacturing into the south. The primary beneficiary and destination for these investments has been Calabarzon, or Region IV-A, comprising the highly urbanised provinces of Cavite, Laguna,...
What challenges and opportunities have arisen for industrial estate expansion and for the manufacturing sector as a whole?
Which areas of economic activity are best positioned to benefit from deepening economic integration among ASEAN economies?
Economic growth and business activity has been historically centred in the National Capital Region (NCR) or Metro Manila, a narrow strip sprawling between Laguna Lake on the east and Manila Bay on the west that accounts for nearly 37% of GDP and 13% of the country’s population. As a result, the metropolis, consisting of 16 independent cities...
Relative insulation from China has been a saving grace for the Philippines since 2014, helping sustain high growth rates as most other South-east Asian economies have slowed. Yet the Philippines will continue to be affected by the developing changes in China.
For a concise summary of the Philippines’ plans and aspirations for its economic future, the Cebu Action Plan (CAP) is probably the best place to start – even though it is aimed at a much broader area than the Philippines.
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