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Exemption sought for 9 cities from ecozone ban

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has requested anew the Office of the President (OP) to exempt nine cities in Metro Manila from the ongoing ban on new economic zones and to give ecozone developers with pending ecozone applications more time to complete their requirements.

[Read more in Philstar]

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The Philippines as innovation achiever

The country’s continuing efforts to improve has once again been recognized as we inched up in rankings of this year’s Global Innovation Index (GII). Published by the World Intellectual Property Organization in coordination with Cornell University SC Johnson College of Business and the European Institute of Business Administration, the index is an annual benchmarking exercise of the innovation performance of 129 countries and economies around the world, including the Philippines. 

[Read more in Business Mirror]

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FLI’s New Clark City declared as ecozone

FLI said the company and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), its partner for New Clark City, signed the Registration Agreement with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza).

[Read more in Business Mirror]

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More ecozones in Mindanao pushed

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) are pushing for the creation of economic zones in Mindanao in line with President Duterte’s directive to promote economic activity in the countryside.

[Read more in Philstar]

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DOST contributes to improved PHL rankings in innovation

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said its programs and projects have resulted in collaborations between and among the different sectors—academe, industry, agriculture, information technology, electronics and semiconductors, and health—which were reflected in the country’s innovation ranking.

[Read more in Business Mirror]

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Duterte vetoes Security of Tenure bill

Malacañang confirmed on Friday that President Duterte has decided to veto the Security of Tenure Bill before it lapses into law today, July 27.

[Read more in Manila Bulletin]