MARCH 2020 | International Law Alerts | Trade and Investment

THAILAND has stonewalled attempts to resolve its dispute with the Philippines over a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on cigarette shipments, continuing the friction between the two countries.

The bill that would legalize 100% foreign ownership of public utilities in the Philippines may have been passed by the House, but several ranking legislators strongly opposed what they described as an “anti-Filipino” measure.

The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on final reading a measure that seeks to open up the country’s retail trade to foreign competition by lowering the capital requirements for foreign retailers

Reefer Express Line of the Filipinas Inc. (Reefer Filipinas), based in Davao, has announced it will launch a direct shipping route between Mindanao and the Middle East

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board’s Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee (ICC-CabCom) has approved the Philippine Customs Modernization Project