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• Members

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• Programs

  List of PCCI programs created for members

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• Events

  List of all PCCI events and activities

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• Policy Resources

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• Advocacy and Research

   

  The Advocacy Division is comprised of ten (10) Sectors headed by a Vice President.  Under the Sectors are the Committees, which may be chaired by the Sector VP himself/herself or chaired by an industry leader.  A specialist is assigned to provide technical assistance and coordination activities for the Sectors.

  The Sectors serve as forum for discussing common issues as well as for taking initiative and action.  Advocacy initiatives are aimed at influencing public policy, practices and social

  systems that affect the economy in general, and the business community in particular.  Through an array of activities that include conducting meetings, forums and seminars, building coalitions, lobbying and media relations, the Sectors articulate on issues and concerns to affect decision-making processes in favor of business and the investment environment.

  Allowing its members’ voices to be heard, the Advocacy Sectors maintain active, positive and open dialogue with government and other stakeholders to influence and protect pro-business policies.  The Division ensures that the PCCI members are updated with the latest developments on key issues and mobilizes the business community when decisions affecting business comes before decision-makers.

  PCCI’s members are encouraged to join the committees which represent their company's strategic interests.

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  • Energy and Water Sector

    The Energy and Water Sector maintains principal responsibility in contributing to policy decision-making/promotion of the following subsectors: energy resource exploration and development; power development; indigenous and alternative fuel, renewable energy resources, and water as utility
    
    The Sector’s advocacies are focused on ensuring that the energy and water sectors are in step and able to respond to the needs of the growing economy.  Specifically, these are in:
    
    a.       Security of energy resources
    
    b.      Competitiveness of power rates
    
    c.       Sustainability and reliability of power supply
    
    d.      Efficient use of energy
    
    e.      Competitiveness of water tariffs
    
    f.        Sustainability of quality water supply
    
    

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  • Agriculture and Food Security

    

    The Agriculture and Food Security advocacies of PCCI are anchored on increasing the productivity of the Filipino farmer, boosting agricultural exports, and ensuring food on every table.  The Committee works closely with the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Trade and Industry to ensure that the private sector is represented in the consultations and has a voice in the decisions emanating from government.

    The Sector is a member of the Philippine Agriculture and Fisheries 2025 (PAF 2025) Task Force (PAF-TF) under the Congressional Oversight Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization (COCAFM).  Under the PAF-TF, Vice President for Agriculture, Mr. Roberto Amores heads the fruits and vegetables sector.

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  • Banking and Taxation

    The Banking and Taxation Sector takes the lead in monitoring and formulating the business sector’s position on finance and taxation legislations and issuances.

    Pursuing the objective of ensuring that finance and taxation regulations are as simple, transparent and as business-friendly as possible, the Sector monitors legislations and policy decisions that affect/relate to the sector and crafts position papers as needed.  Regular tax seminars are also organized to update the business community on the latest revenue regulations.

    The Sector works closely with the Department of Finance, the Bureau of Internal Revenue, and Congress and is represented in the National Competitiveness Council’s (NCC) Working Group on Improved Budget Transparency.

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  • Industry

    The Industry Sector seeks a long-term roadmap and is pushing for deliberate and sustained planning for an industry-led development and a tiger economy to happen.

    Vice President for Industry, Mr. Philip Romualdez, heads the Philippine Business Groups-Joint Foreign Chambers (PBG-JFC) that regularly meets with the Cabinet Economic Cluster to discuss issues related to the progress of the industry sector.

    The Sector spearheaded the crafting of a Transformation Development Program that articulated the steps and specific strategies that will help achieve the vision an industrialized tiger economy.  The Program has been presented to the Cabinet Economic Cluster and adopted by the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) as springboard in undertaking development initiatives.

    The Sector takes an active stand in the review of legislations and is actively engaged with the Technical Working Group for the Customs Modernization and Tariffs Act (CMTA) and the Anti-Smuggling Act.

    The Sector works in close coordination with the PBG-JFC, Congress, the Cabinet Economic Cluster, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Bureau of Customs and other stakeholders.

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  • CSR

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  • Environment

    The PCCI Environment Committee plays a key role in promoting environmental responsibility and sustainable development in the Philippine business sector. It examines environmental policy issues and advocates for environmental protection in the context of sustainable development with the end in view of promoting business growth and bringing better quality life for all.
    
    The Environment Committee leads in the promotion of environmental awareness in the Philippine Business Sector through the conduct of meetings, seminars and related activities. It implements projects and initiatives that would enhance the capability of enterprises to minimize their environmental impacts and at the same time realize some business gains.
    
    
    

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  • Housing, Construction and Infrastructure

    The Housing, Construction and Infrastructure Sector aims to foster and develop a cohesive and responsive roadmap that will enhance the country’s competitiveness and the economic viability of fundamental sectors by improving the country’s transport infrastructure facilities.  Strategies to attain this goal include enhancing the regulatory environment and for PPP projects to be implemented with greater transparency and accountability

    The Sector continues to be in the frontline in the lobby for the passage of a bill creating the Department of Housing; in proposing policy measures (administrative and legislative) to improve the BOT Law, which provides the PPP framework for private sector participation in infrastructure projects and in proposing the development of a logistics corridors; and, participates in dialogues to identify projects for Public-Private Partnership.

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  • Tourism

    

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  • Youth

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  • SME Development

    PCCI recognizes the critical role played by the micro, small and medium enterprise sector in the country’s in the country’s economic development. Their role is made more crucial given the global financial meltdown.
    
    The PCCI SME Development Division actively participates in the formulation and implementation of policies and programs, both in the national and regional levels, to improve the capabilities and competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises in the global market. The Divisions places particular emphasis on five key areas:
    
    - access to technology and information
    - access to credit and financing
    - access to markets
    - human resource developments and
    - access to market opportunities.

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  • Intellectual Property

    Promoting understanding and appreciation of intellectual property rights (IPR) continues to be the main advocacy of the IP Committee.  To carry out this advocacy, the Committee, in partnership with the Intellectual Property Office-Philippines (IPO-Phil) launched the Alfredo M. Yao (AMY) IP Awards, which recognizes Filipino-owned IPR owners of patents, utility models, industrial designs (and trademarks) that have contributed or have the potential to contribute to economic growth and development.  The AMY IP Awards is organized annually since 2009.

    With a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with IPO-Phil, the Committee continues to undertake information education campaign activities; intellectual property became among the topics presented and discussed in the Area Business Conferences this year.

    The Committee staunchly supports the Philippines’ accession to the Madrid Protocol, which offers trademark owners the possibility of seeking protection for their trademarks in signatory countries.

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  • ASEAN

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• Regional

  PCCI draws tremendous strength and extensive reach from its local chamber network nationwide. At present, PCCI has currently over 35,000 direct and indirect members over a hundred   local chamber affiliates throughout the country.  These are divided into five  (5) major geographical areas – North Luzon, South Luzon, National Capital Region, Visayas and Mindanao and --  into  19 regions.

  These local chambers replicate the services of PCCI in their respective areas.  They provide support in terms of advocacy for policy reforms, business services and networking to help build PCCI’s competitive advantage.  More importantly, the local chambers provide feed-back-up to the national chamber in terms of the real situation in the ground and needs of business people in the various areas which is critical in its efforts to forward the interest of business community nationwide.

  The local chambers also have strong and effective advocacy mechanisms on local concerns and issues.

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• International

  

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  • Europe

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• 37th PBC & E

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  • Programs

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  • Social Events

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  • Golf Tournament

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  • Exhibit

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  • Awards

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  • Speeches

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• Members Frontpage

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• Chamber Activities

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• International Oppurtunities

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  • Trade Fairs

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  • Trade Missions

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  • Business Opportunities

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• video

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• Philippine Chamber Development Institute (PhilCDI)

  The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) in partnership with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Manila through its JEXSA Program established the Philippine Chamber Development Institute with the primary objective of providing an institutionalized training for the organization’s business network all over the country. The focus is to enhance the capabilities of local chambers and industry associations to enable them to provide better and up-to-date services for their own members and to enhance the management capabilities of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to make them globally competitive.

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  • Trainings-Programs

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  • Schedule

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• Trade Bulletin

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• Governance

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• Resources and Publication

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  • Business and Economy News

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  • Press Releases

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  • Speeches

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  • Photos and Gallery

     

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    Photo Gallery

    Investment and Business Opp with Chile, Mexico and Peru - January 22, 2013, PCCI Office
    Investment and Business Opp with Chile, Mexico and Peru - January 22, 2013, PCCI Office
    Foreign Trade Attaches of DTI - January 17, 2013, PCCI Office
    Foreign Trade Attaches of DTI - January 17, 2013, PCCI Office
    International Buyer Seller Meeting - January 24, 2013, Dusit Thani Hotel Makati
    International Buyer Seller Meeting - January 24, 2013, Dusit Thani Hotel Makati
    Turkey Trade Mission and Business Matching - January 28, 2013, Vice President Jejomar Binay's Office at Coconut Palace
    Turkey Trade Mission and Business Matching - January 28, 2013, Vice President Jejomar Binay's Office at Coconut Palace
    Turkey Trade Mission and Business Matching - January 28, 2013, Vice President Jejomar Binay's Office at Coconut Palace
    Turkey Trade Mission and Business Matching - January 28, 2013, PCCI Office
    Turkey Trade Mission and Business Matching - January 28, 2013, PCCI Office

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    • 2013

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  • Others

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• Exports

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• Home-slide

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