MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday assured the Japanese enterprise neighborhood that his administration is pursuing “vital and game-changing” reforms to enhance the enterprise local weather within the Philippines.
Marcos made the assure, as he expressed elation over the signing of 35 letters of intent (LOIs) and agreements between the Philippines and Japan on the third day of his official go to to Tokyo.
“I once again will thank you for considering the Philippines as a place and as a partner to grow your businesses,” he mentioned in a speech delivered earlier than the Japanese traders.
“The government of the Philippines has been working to deepen the confidence in the Philippines of foreign investors and companies. We have been advancing vital and game-changing reforms to improve the country’s business environment.”
The LOIs and offers signed between the governments of the Philippines and Japan, in addition to totally different enterprise firms from each nations, cowl a variety of partnerships aimed toward deepening international investor confidence.
These embody key sectors akin to manufacturing, infrastructure improvement, vitality, transportation, well being care, renewable vitality, and enterprise enlargement.
The Philippine authorities, Marcos mentioned, is capitalizing on financial liberalization legal guidelines and strategic reforms to draw international investments and facilitate ease of doing enterprise within the nation.
He famous that a number of legal guidelines, together with the Retail Trade Liberalization Act, the Public Service Act, the Foreign Investment Act, and the provisions of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act supply “more encouraging” incentives to help international companies, together with these from Japan.
“And it is our hope that companies such as yours will not only find the Philippines to be an attractive investment destination. We are designing our efforts to encourage you to stay and to find our country to be a place where your businesses will thrive,” he mentioned. “I look forward to our follow-through on our engagements today. Together, we can make investments happen in the Philippines.”
Marcos mentioned he’s grateful for the international companies’ “continuing interest and confidence” within the Philippines.
‘Steady restoration, excessive progress trajectory’
The President assured that his administration’s eight-point socioeconomic agenda would assist maintain the “steady recovery and high growth trajectory” of the Philippine financial system.
“On a national scale, we have built confidence in our eight-point socioeconomic agenda. The set of agenda will reinforce the Philippine economy’s steady recovery and high growth trajectory,” he mentioned.
“We build our efforts around the intentions to further promote investments, improve infrastructure, achieve energy security, create jobs, and develop priority industries.”
Marcos instructed the Japanese traders that the federal government has eased restrictions on international nationals to personal companies within the Philippines, including that it is usually enabling cross-cutting mechanisms to ease investments.
“Very soon, you can expect reduced transaction costs in aspects of doing business in the Philippines,” he mentioned.
He additionally emphasised the significance of the institution of a “green lane” to streamline the processing of permits and licenses.
“We are prescribing a maximum of three working days for simple transactions and 20 working days for highly-technical transactions. This will also offer a single point of entry for strategic investments,” he mentioned.
The enterprise agreements signed embody a wiring harness manufacturing enlargement venture with Asti Corporation; a printer manufacturing enlargement venture with Brother Industries, Ltd.; a lodge building venture with DoubleDragon Corporation/IwataChizaki Inc.; and a manufacturing facility enlargement venture with Japan Tobacco Inc.
Also included within the record of offers are a brand new manufacturing facility for auto components with Kurabe Industrial Co, Ltd.; vitality, transportation, healthcare and afforestation tasks with Marubeni Corporation; and car manufacturing enlargement venture and a dedication renewal to satisfy manufacturing targets with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation. (PNA)