MANILA – (UPDATE2- 5:17 p.m.) For the second year, the Philippines barely improved in its performance as a business-friendly location, according to an annual World Bank survey. It actually slipped two notches in the 2013 Ease of Doing Business report, but because two countries were added to the list, the Philippines remained as is.
In its 2013 Ease of Doing Business report, the World Bank said the Philippines’ ranking slid to 138 from last year’s 136. This was the country’s second consecutive drop after landing on the 134th place in the 2011 report. The 2013 report ranked 185 locations.
The country’s slide comes even as the economy has registered decent growth, with the Philippines’ gross domestic product expanding 6.1 percent, making it among the fastest in Asia.
The Ease of Doing Business ranks locations in terms of how easy it is for businesses to start up, operate, expand and close shop.
Among its indicators are starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. –Likha Cuevas-Miel, InterAksyon.com
June 2025
Philippine Environment Month!
“Action for Nature, for the Future!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideosturesVideos
Monthly Observances:
1 Jun – World Day of Parents
5 Jun – World Environment Day
7 Jun – World Food Safety Day
8 Jun – World Oceans Day
12 Jun – World Day Against
Child Labour
15 Jun – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
16 Jun – International Day of Family Remittances
17 Jun – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20 Jun – World Refugee Day
25 Jun – Day of the Seafarer
27 Jun – Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines
