Philippine business group seeks reforms across 10 priority areas
The PCCI wants investment projects to expand opportunities for local suppliers and workers, with proposals covering infrastructure, energy, taxation and skills.
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has proposed reforms across 10 priority areas, seeking to attract investment while spreading economic benefits to Philippine businesses, workers and communities outside major corridors. Resolutions committee chair Pablo Gancayco presented the proposals at the 52nd Philippine Business Conference and Expo for submission to President Marcos.
The chamber identified the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC) and opportunities linked to the Pax Silica initiative as platforms for connecting investment, infrastructure and technology. It wants corridor projects supported by infrastructure connecting factories, farms, logistics operations, tourism destinations and communities.
Other priorities include dependable and competitively priced energy, stronger local suppliers for strategic industries, modernised agriculture and access to higher-value markets. The PCCI also called for simpler, more predictable taxation and regulation, stronger quality standards, and improvements in business and worker productivity. Tourism, halal markets and regional opportunities, including those in Mindanao, feature in its proposals for a more inclusive and sustainable economy.
The chamber urged lawmakers to prioritise measures including amendments to the Local Government Code of 1991, the General Tax Amnesty Act, the Customs Amnesty Act and Philippine Ports Authority Charter Reform. Its legislative priorities also cover support for smaller enterprises, quality infrastructure, apprenticeships, public access to information and political reforms.
For the next 12 months, the PCCI proposed an LEC delivery dashboard, a contractor green lane, supply-chain mapping and mechanisms to develop suppliers or match them with buyers. It also sought action on agricultural market readiness and food safety, customs processing, industry-aligned upskilling and reskilling, energy bottlenecks and closer dialogue between government and business at corridor, regional and national levels.
