Boracay among Top 20 destinations for Chinese tourists
By Doris C. Dumlao
Boracay Island is among the 20 most popular destinations for Chinese travelers, the world’s largest tourism spender, based on data from travel site TripAdvisor.
Boracay Island is among the 20 most popular destinations for Chinese travelers, the world’s largest tourism spender, based on data from travel site TripAdvisor.
Tycoon Henry Sy’s SM Department Stores and Hypermarkets have been ranked the third-best retail brand in Southeast Asia, according to Interbrand, the world’s largest brand consultancy firm.
There are now fewer women lording over the boardrooms in the country than there were last year, according to a research paper from the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR).
Metro Manila climbed up a notch on a list of the world’s top outsourcing hubs in 2012, ranking just behind India’s Bangalore and Mumbai.
The Philippines emerged as the second-worst country when it comes to corporate governance, according to the latest survey of 11 countries in Asia by the Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA).
The Philippines is expected to improve its ranking when the World Economic Forum (WEF) releases its Global Competitiveness Report, a top official of the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) said over the weekend.
The good news is that the Philippines is moving forward in terms of business competitiveness. The bad news is that it’s not moving fast enough to keep pace with other countries with which it is competing against.
