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Business groups are urging Congress to protect and exclude business proprietary information from House Bill (HB) No. 3237, also known as the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill in the Philippines.
Thirteen business groups support the changes to be made in the Public Service Act that could increase more foreign direct investments (FDIs) in the Philippines.
Several business groups are urging the Senate to immediately pass the Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform (RPVAR) Act. This is part of Package 3 of the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP) of the Duterte administration.
Republic Act (RA) No. 11534, otherwise known as the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act was created by the Philippine Congress in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as a fiscal relief to domestic and foreign corporations doing business in the Philippines.
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto urges the government to procure COVID-19 vaccines for the Philippines for 2022.