LEGISLATION POLICY BRIEF
Date Published: November 2022

Excerpt:

The first Arangkada Philippines Legislation policy brief was released in September of 2013, in the middle of former President Benigno S. Aquino 3rd’s term and in the first year of the 16th Congress. In it we wrote the following about legislation in the Philippines: the country has both well-crafted laws copied by others and badly outdated ones that need to be amended or repealed; the country’s bicameral system, which requires deliberation, approval, reconciliation of differences, and separate ratification by both Houses of Congress before presidential enactment, is not designed to legislate rapidly; and bills can both stall for many years in successive Congresses or, occasionally, move through Congress in a surprisingly short period.

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POWER POLICY BRIEF
Date Published: November 21, 2019

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Achieving reliable and affordable electricity has been a constant challenge for the Philippines. While the country no longer experiences the extremely low levels in the power supply that marked the early 90s, much still has to be done in order to address the rising electricity demands of a fast-growing economy.

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AGRIBUSINESS POLICY BRIEF
Date Published: November 21, 2019

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From the inclusive growth perspective, agriculture is arguably the country’s most important economic sector. The Philippine rural economy has been characterized for many years by the low income levels of primary producers, low levels of rural employment, lack of food security, weak exports, weak agricultural competitiveness, and overall high level of rural
poverty.

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TOURISM POLICY BRIEF
Date Published: November 21, 2019

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Tourism in the new millennium is regarded not only as a powerful economic activity but also as a vital force to alleviate poverty, protect the environment, preserve culture, and promote intercultural understanding.

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CREATIVE INDUSTRIES POLICY BRIEF
Date Published: November 27, 2018

Excerpt:

The importance of the creative economy is now widely recognized, not only in terms of its ability to employ a large number of people, but in demonstra ng growth that even surpasses that of the industrial age.

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SEAPORTS AND SHIPPING POLICY BRIEF
Date Published: September 12, 2018

Excerpt:
As an archipelago, the Philippines is extremely dependent on marine transport both to connect its major islands as well as its economy to the dynamic Asian region and the world…

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ROADS AND RAIL POLICY BRIEF
POLICY BRIEF COVER - LAND_verG_SM Date Published: September 12, 2018

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Efficient transport overland of people and goods characterizes high-income developed economies. Implementing more efficient transport in the Philippines will help achieve the aspiration of the Aquino and Duterte administrations for a “comfortable life for all.”

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WATER POLICY BRIEF
POLICY BRIEF COVER - WATER_CMYK_8_SM Date Published: September 12, 2018

Excerpt:
The Philippine water sector is much larger and more complex than often portrayed. It has been observed that the national policy debate surrounding water has, over the years, revolved mainly around the municipal water supply and sanitation/sewerage (WSS) sub-sector…

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AIRPORT POLICY BRIEF
Date Published: February 15, 2017

Excerpt:
This policy brief is about the state of the three “A’s” of Philippine air transport infrastructure–airlines, airports, and air traffic management–and the regulatory and institutional infrastructure that binds these pillars together. As humanly devised constraints, institutions are supposed to create order…

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AGRIBUSINESS POLICY BRIEF
Date Published: September 5, 2016

Excerpt:
While the Philippines can no longer claim to be an
agrarian society, the agriculture sector still plays an
important part of the economy, particularly for rural
households who depend largely on exploiting the land
for their livelihood…

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BROADBAND POLICY BRIEF
policy brief_BROADBAND_small Date Published: February 23, 2016

Excerpt:
Broadband internet access has been widely considered as a tool that can help achieve development and accelerate economic growth. An often-cited World Bank study estimates that a 10-percent increase in broadband penetration can lead to a 1.38-percent increase in a country’s GDP….

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MINING POLICY BRIEF
Mining Policy Brief Date Published: September 10, 2014

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Thirty percent of the Philippine land area with a total of 9 million hectares has high mineral potential. Of this, only 60,000 hectares – about 35 percent the size of Quezon City – are occupied by large-scale mines. The Fraser Institute of Canada has ranked the Philippines in the top 10 most attractive countries for mineral development based on mineral potential alone…

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MANUFACTURING POLICY BRIEF
Manufacturing_Policy_Brief-1 Date Published: December 5, 2013

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Creating more and better jobs is the biggest challenge facing the Philippine economy. For the Philippines to achieve inclusive growth—as President Aquino has declared to be his principal goal for the remainder of his term—strengthening the manufacturing sector is imperative…

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LEGISLATION POLICY BRIEF
Legislation_Policy_Brief-1 Date Published: September 12, 2013

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Each branch of government plays a role in the national body of laws. The Congress proposes, studies, deliberates, and passes new laws and amendments to existing ones and oversees their implementation, and passes the president’s budget…

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PRESIDENT DUTERTE’S 10-POINT SOCIO-ECONOMIC AGENDA
10_point_info_sm Date Published: September 2016

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An infographic representing President Duterte’s 10-point Socio-Economic Agenda in relation to The Arangkada Philippines Project (TAPP) advocacies.

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TOURISM, MEDICAL TRAVEL, AND RETIREMENT POLICY NOTE
PN_TOURISM Date Published: March 1, 2016

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In late January 2016, the Korean Chamber of Commerce organized a roundtable of business leaders to review the state of the tourism, medical tourism, and retirement sector. The objective was to identify bold solutions to sustain the momentum of the sector’s growth in the next decade…

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MINING POLICY NOTE
PN_MINING Date Published: March 1, 2016

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The abundance of mineral resources the Philippines has remained underdeveloped. As a result the potential to create millions of needed new jobs for the poor in rural areas and to generate billions of pesos in additional tax revenue required by the government to support, amongst other things, environmental management and social development has been foregone…

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MANUFACTURING POLICY NOTE
PN_MANUFACTURING Date Published: March 1, 2016

Excerpt:

On January 22, 2016, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines (JCCIPI) organized a round table discussion on the manufacturing sector as part of the annual Arangkada Review of the Philippines’ Seven Big Winner Sectors. This policy note incorporates results of said discussions, including key challenges and issues confronted by manufacturing companies…

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INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY NOTE
PN_INFRASTRUCTURE Date Published: March 1, 2016

Excerpt:

This policy note was prepared following a roundtable of industry experts in late 2015 organized by the Australian- New Zealand Chamber of Commerce with the Joint Foreign Chambers to discuss the status of the infrastructure sector in the Philippines…

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CREATIVE INDUSTRIES POLICY NOTE
PN_CREATIVE-INDUSTRIES Date Published: March 1, 2016

Excerpt:

When the Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) launched Arangkada in 2010 and focused – among others – on 7 Big Winner Sectors, Creative Industries was seen as one of the sectors that has great potential:

“Filipinos enjoy a well-deserved international reputation for creativity…

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BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING (BPO) POLICY NOTE
PN_BPO Date Published: March 1, 2016

Excerpt:

In late 2015, PAMURI organized a rountable with the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce and the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines” (IBPAP) to assess progress of the IT-BPM industry since the original Arangkada Roundtable Discussion (RTD) in 2010 and make recommendations for its future over the coming decade…

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AGRIBUSINESS POLICY NOTE
AGRIBUSINESS_PN Date Published: March 1, 2016

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In early 2016, the American Chamber of Commerce with the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce of the Philippines (JFC) organized a roundtable of industry participants to review the state of the agriculture sector and offer bold solutions to guide its resurgence over the next decade…

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