Said chambers are the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Australian-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines, Korean Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, and the Association of Regional Headquarters in Hong Kong and Singapore.
"We (joint foreign chambers in the Philippines) want to be part of this golden opportunity to present our objectives for the Philippines and how we can help create change in this country," said ECCP Executive Vice President Henry Schumacher.
Schumacher told members of the press here about the foreign business organizations' plan to recommend policy and priority legislation which they will present to the 15th Congress. Their proposals include ways by which they believe corruption in the country could be curbed effectively, energy conservation and pushing for the passage of the Competitive Law in the Philippines.
Schumacher, who was in Cebu recently to meet with the ECCP-Cebu Business Council, said the group of foreign business chambers is scheduled to meet with the new department secretaries to whom they will present their recommendations.
Initially, he said, the joint foreign chambers will meet with the newly appointed heads of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Finance (DoF), Department of Energy (DoE), and the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE).
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During the meeting with the ECCP-Cebu Business Council, Schumacher zeroed in on the seven priority sectors that the foreign chambers believe the local government units (LGUs) should immediately focus on, that is, the agri-business sector, IT-BPO, creative industry, manufacturing, infrastructure, mining, and tourism.
