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DILG Undersecretary and spokesperson Jonathan E. Malaya noted that the DILG joined the call to the Senate and the House of Representatives of five respected business groups that collectively expressed their strong support for the initiatives of the Duterte administration to open the Philippine economy as a means for economic recovery and sustainability.
“The affirmation given by these business groups shows that government policies are on the right track and those business leaders are willing to work hand in hand with the administration for economic recovery and sustainability,” Malaya said.
The business groups include the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc., the Foundation for Economic Freedom, Inc., the Management Association of the Philippines, the Subdivision and Housing Developers Association, Inc., and the UP School of Economics Alumni Association.
QUEZON CITY, Feb. 23 The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) added its voice to the call of influential business groups to Congress for the swift passage of pending economic bills including economic constitutional reforms (Economic CORE) as the House of Representatives began plenary hearings on Resolution of Both Houses No. 2.
DILG Spokesperson and Undersecretary Jonathan E. Malaya said they join the call to the Senate and the House of Representatives of five (5) respected business groups who collectively expressed their strong support for the initiatives of the Duterte administration to open the Philippine economy as a means for economic recovery and sustainability.
Published February 18, 2021, 5:52 PM
Local businesses are strongly supporting initiatives to reopen further the Philippine economy, which has suffered from long lockdowns and quarantines due to COVID-19.
“We, the undersigned, express our strong support for the initiatives of the Duterte administration to open the Philippine economy as a means for economic recovery and sustainability,” according to a statement by Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc., Foundation for Economic Freedom, Inc., Management Association of the Philippines, Subdivision and Housing Developers Association, Inc., and UP School of Economics Alumni Association.
As the Philippine economy struggles to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside the rest of the world, the business groups said, “It is important to balance public health with the deleterious effects of poverty and hunger on our countrymen, and to maximize opportunities to attract foreign inve
Groups warn of lost opportunities amid COVID-19
February 19, 2021 | 12:31 am
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PHILIPPINE business groups on Thursday urged the government to further ease lockdowns to fast-track economic recovery amid a coronavirus pandemic.
In a statement, several chambers and industry groups said the qurantines should be limited to areas with rising infections.
“Delaying any further could result in lost opportunities and see us again lagging behind our neighbors in our quest for economic recovery and sustainability,” they said.
Among those that signed the statement were the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc., Foundation for Economic Freedom, Inc., Management Association of the Philippines, Subdivision and Housing Developers Association, Inc. and University of the Philippines (UP) School of Economics Alumni Association.