Tag: ASEAN Integration

Aquino pushes economic policy changes to “level the playing field” in preparation for ASEAN integration

  MANILA, Philippines  (Eagle News Serivice) — President Aquino stressed the importance of achieving competitiveness for the country, especially as Southeast Asian countries begin to integrate economically. He said this during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Chief Executive Officers’ Summit in Beijing, China Sunday. The President said achieving competitiveness means making changes in the country’s policies and guidelines, to  “level the playing field” for businesses, as well as to correct the interventions between the ways and means […]

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Are our academic Institutions ready for the ASEAN Integration?

Based on the 2014 ranking of top universities in Asia, National University of Singapore is at the no. 1 spot (with a score of 100%).  Ranking no. 7 is another university from Singapore, the Nanyang Technological University. Sadly, only one university from the Philippines made it to the top 100 list.  This is the University of the Philippines (UP) with a rank of 63 (and a score of 60.7).  Ateneo de Manila University was ranked […]

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Mindanao farmers ready for ASEAN Integration

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, October 31 (PIA) – “When you look at ASEAN and beyond, the Philippines is already well-positioned but we have to unite around the AEC game plan… the government has a role, but private sector is the key,” said Atty. Adrian S. Cristobal, Jr., Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) undersecretary in his keynote speech during the Mindanao Food Congress held in Cagayan de Oro City recently. In consonance with its theme: […]

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Are Filipino business enterprises ready for the ASEAN integration?

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News Service) — Are Filipino business enterprises ready for the ASEAN integration? This was what a recent forum on the ASEAN integration, entitled the “Business of ASEAN”, tackled as it invited guests and speakers from the business sector as well as from the academe and government sector, to talk about the issue. The forum which was about preparing SMEs or small and medium-sized enterprises for regional cooperation was convened by the Asia […]

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Agri sector preparing for ASEAN Economic Integration by end-2015, Alcala says

QUEZON CITY,  Oct. 12 — Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala assured the agribusiness sector and its development partners that the government has been working to better prepare the agri-fishery for fast-liberalizing global trade, including the much-anticipated ASEAN economic integration by end of 2015.  Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 21st AgriLink, Foodlink and AquaLink trade show Thursday at World Trade Center in Pasay City, Alcala said the DA has intensified the small farm clustering initiative and […]

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ASEAN Formulates a Post-2015 Vision and Strategic Action Plan on Competition

JAKARTA, 11 September 2014 – The ASEAN Experts Group on Competition (AEGC) gathered at the ASEAN Secretariat from 9-10 September to deliberate a post-2015 vision, with new targets and a regional plan of action on competition for the period 2016-2025. The envisaged establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) at the end of 2015 will mark an important milestone on ASEAN’s way towards deeper regional economic integration and community-building. The Brainstorming Meeting was convened in compliance […]

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