New Law in Philippines Aims to Enhance Government Response to HIV-AIDS

Jan 1, 2019

The Philippine government is going to strengthen its response to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) cases as President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the Republic Act 11166, or the Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act of...

Philippine Bill Aims to Open SMEs and Start-ups to Foreign Investors

Jan 1, 2019

The Philippine House of Representatives has approved House Bill No. 8764 on its final reading, which attempts to amend the Republic Act No. 7042, referred to as the Foreign Investments Act of 1991. The bill intends to bring in more Foreign Direct Investments (FDI),...

Philippines Legislature Passes Bill Creating Space Agency

Jan 1, 2019

In December 2018, the Philippines House of Representatives approved House Bill No. 8541, or the Philippine Space Development Act, designed to help beef up the country’s development of space technologies, applications and a more secure and independent space access. The...