EBESE: A Bayanihan Model for Sustainable Productivity and Enhanced Competitiveness The Philippines is lagging behind its Asian neighbors in global competitiveness. In 2005, we were ranked 49th out of 60 countries in the world competitiveness scoreboard of the International Management and Development (IMD) while the Growth Competitiveness Index results in the World Economic Forum (WEF) placed us in the 77th position out of 117 countries studied. Obviously, the challenge is to ... VIEW PROJECT INFORMATION

ECOP SLATES SYMPOSIUM ON INCOME TAX EXEMPTION LAW (2008-07-02 ) What is the impact of the new law – which exempts minimum wage earners from paying income tax – on doing business? What are its repercussions on tax collection efforts? Officials of the Department ...READ MORE

ECOP TO TACKLE NEW WAGE ORDER IN NCR (2008-06-11 ) What are the implications of Wage Order No. NCR-14 on employment and cost of doing business? What are the controversies and intricacies of wage setting in the Philippines? These and other questions...READ MORE

ECOP JUNKS LEGISLATED WAGE HIKE (2008-04-21 ) The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) rejected calls by some segments of the labor sector for Congress to intervene in their bid for a wage adjustment. ECOP President Sergio Ortiz-L...READ MORE

ECOP URGES LABOR TO GO SLOW ON WAGE DEMAND (2008-04-21 ) The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) urged organized labor to go slow on moves to pursue another round of wage adjustment amid rising costs of rice and fuel. ECOP President Sergio ...READ MORE