High Shipping Cost: A 30-Year Issue

Feb. 22 | Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry mainstay Donald Dee says he and other leaders of the country’s biggest business organization have been making noise about the problem of high domestic freight for no less than 30 years. Bobby Amores, head...

Infra, Infra, Infra

Jan. 31 | It has not been adopted yet as one of the mantras of the Aquino administration. But we hope it will soon be elevated to the level of catch phrases “inclusive growth” and “sustainable development” which government’s economic managers keep on...

Reviving Industry and Manufacturing

Jan. 10 | We first heard the phrase “SM Economy” used by prominent economist Dr. Benjamin Diokno to describe what the Philippine economy has become, one that is driven by consumption fuelled by dollar remittances of overseas Filipino workers. Gauging by the...

A Rosier Picture

Dec. 27 | It is ironic that as the export community celebrates the National Exporters’ Week this month, it is again experiencing serious challenges. The September export performance saw exports plunging 27.4 percent from $5.34 billion to $3.87 billion in the...

Move The Ports Out Of Manila

Dec. 19 | (The Export Advocate debuts in this issue to open another channel for export awareness, promotion and support. Opinions and comments here are based on issue discussions, positions and recommendations and may not directly come from the Philippine Exporters...