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  May 26, 2023 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 7 minutes
  

  Investment Hotspots in the Philippines: Promising Sectors to Watch

  The Philippines is working to move up the global value chains, thereby presenting foreign investors with newfound opportunities.
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  May 16, 2023 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: < 1 minute
  

  Opportunities for Foreign Investors in the Philippines – Latest Issue of ASEAN Briefing Magazine

  Download our latest magazine covering opportunities for foreign investors in the Philippines.
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  May 11, 2023 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 4 minutes
  

  Audit and Compliance in the Philippines: A Guide for Foreign Investors

  The Philippines uses a self-assessment tax system, and the accounting period consists of 12 months, normally ending on December 31.
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  April 14, 2023 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 2 minutes
  

  Philippines Allows 100% Foreign Investment in Public Services

  The Philippines has issued the implementing rules for the Public Service Act which allows for 100 percent foreign ownership of public services.
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  March 27, 2023 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: < 1 minute
  

  Philippines’ Public Holidays for 2023

  ASEAN Briefing outlines the Philippines’ public holidays for 2023. This is a comprehensive list of those holidays.
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  March 22, 2023 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 5 minutes
  

  Philippines Ratifies RCEP Agreement: Opportunities for Businesses

  Having ratified the RCEP agreement in February, we discuss prospects in key growth sectors in the Philippines – agriculture, BPO, and electronics.
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  January 11, 2023 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 3 minutes
  

  Philippines Opens Renewable Energy to Full Foreign Ownership

  The Philippines has fully opened its renewable energy sector to foreign ownership.
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  January 4, 2023 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 5 minutes
  

  A Guide to Taxation in the Philippines

  The Philippines imposes a territorial tax system, meaning only Philippine-sourced income is subject to taxes.
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  December 21, 2022 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 4 minutes
  

  Philippines to Establish Sovereign Wealth Fund

  The Philippines government wants to establish a sovereign wealth fund to spur infrastructure development but there are worries over diverting resources and transparency of the fund.
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  December 20, 2022 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 4 minutes
  

  Philippines to Prepare Green Lane for Strategic Investments

  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr is preparing to sign an executive order to create a ‘green lane’ for strategic investments into the country. Licenses and permits could be processed more efficiently under the scheme.