The Board of Investments (BOI), the Philippines’ lead industry promotion agency, recently (06 July 2021) conducted an online information session on the upcoming Big Idea Food Competition (BIFC) 2022 Asia Edition to raise awareness on the potentials of plant-based foods. The said session is a tie-up with Big Idea Ventures (BIV), the Department of Science continue reading : BOI promotes plant-based foods, gears up local researchers and start-ups for the Big Idea Food Competition
DTI-BOI reported that the calibrated reopening of the economy has been resulting in improvement in the unemployment rate reported by NEDA at 7.7% in May, from 8.7% in April 2021; and the manufacturing index which climbed to 50.8 in June 2021, from 49.9 in May. Just last week it was reported that exports performed remarkably, posting continue reading : Purchasing Managers’ Index breaches 50-point mark, DTI-BOI sees strong second quarter recovery
22 June 2021, Manila, Philippines – The Philippines expressed confidence that bilateral relations with the United States will go further as the world is begins to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said during the virtual Philippines-United States Business Dialogue. “We are confident that these continuing conversations will further strengthen ties between continue reading : Philippines see stronger economic cooperation with US in post-pandemic recovery
The Board of Investments (BOI) has recently approved the application of OIKOS SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED (OIKOS) as New Producer of Hidrobags under the newly-enacted Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act and the 2020 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) under “all qualified manufacturing activities including agro-processing”. OIKOS, a newly-formed corporation in December 2020, will invest a total of continue reading : BOI approves hidrobag manufacturer’s investment project
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has signed Executive Order (EO) No. 140 officially adopting the National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS) as the Philippine government’s master plan for the restoration of the country’s labor market. The EO institutionalizes the 20-agency strong NERS Task Force (TF), charging it to implement the strategy from 2021 to 2022, in response continue reading : Duterte signs order formalizing adoption of NERS employment recovery agenda
