Home

The Seventh Annual Arangkada Philippines Fora is organized by the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce (JFC) of the Philippines. This year’s fora will focus on two separate Big Winner industries namely Infrastructure and Creative Industries.

The Seventh Anniversary Forum entitled,Arangkada Philippines: Better Infrastructure for a Strong Economy” will be held on September 12, 2018 at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, Marriott Hotel Manila.

A special Creative Industries Forum entitled, “Creative Industries: The Next Sunrise Industry” will be held on November 27, 2018 at the Fairmont Makati.

About

The Arangkada Philippines Project during its first 5 years has become a brand name for faster economic growth and higher investment. Now in its second phase, the project aims to continue its multi-channel advocacy, through alliance partnerships with leading foreign chambers and Philippine business groups, of a broad range of business and economic reforms. The project continues the positive influence it has had in the Philippine business climate through advocacy of the Arangkada recommendations on the progress achieved during its first phase.

The JFC presidents with past and present Arangkada Lifetime Achievement Awardees during the recently concluded sixth anniversary Arangkada Philippines Forum last September 14, 2017 at the Marriott Grand Ballroom (In photo L-R: Mr. Ho-Ik Lee (KCCI), Mr. Bruce Winton (AmCham), Mr. Julian Payne (CanCham), 2014 Arangkada Lifetime Achievement Awardee former PEZA Director General Lilia De Lima, PAMURI Chairman Mr. Shameem Quraeshi, Mr. Tom Grealy (ANZCham), 2017 Arangkada Lifetime Achievement Awardee former BSP Governor Amando Tetangco Jr., Mr. Hiroshi Shiraishi (JCCIPI), 2015 Arangkada Lifetime Achievement Awardee SGV founder Mr. Washington Sycip, AmCham Executive Director Mr. Ebb Hinchliffe, Ms. Evelyn Ng (PAMURI), Arangkada Chief-of-Party Mr. John Forbes, and JCCPI Vice-President Nobuo Fujii).

The Arangkada Philippines Forum is an annual event that brings together public officials and business leaders from different industries to discuss topics/issues that are important and relevant in improving the country’s business and investment climate.

[VIDEO] Better Infrastructure for a Strong Economy

Watch the full video coverage of the Seventh Anniversary Arangkada Philippines Fora — Better Infrastructure for a Strong Economy that was held last September 12, 2018 at the Marriott Grand Ballroom.

Part 1

Part 2

Press

BLOG: Can the creative industries of ASEAN make waves?

By Patrick Cooke, Asia Regional Editor | Oxford Business Group — October 26, 2018 Strolling through Bonifacio Global City on a sunny Saturday, it is easy to spot the groups of smiley teenagers self-learning slick K-Pop dance moves in the shadows of gilded skyscrapers and leafy parks. This joyful scene in a privileged enclave of Metro …

TRAIN 2 year-end OK in Senate faces delay

By Butch Fernandez & Cai U. Ordinario | September 14, 2018 A BIPARTISAN consensus is shaping up among senators for a more careful consideration of the administration’s second major tax-reform measure, as senators raised the possibility it may not be passed by Christmas—a wish expressed by President Duterte in his recent televised tête-à-tête with Presidential Counsel Salvador Panelo. …

Poe on Train 2: Address causes of inflation first

By: Consuelo Marquez | INQUIRER.net / 07:15 PM September 12, 2018 “I don’t know if it is time to actually consider TRAIN 2,” Senator Grace Poe said on Wednesday, noting that the people are still hurting from the effects of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law (TRAIN 1). TRAIN 2 or the Tax Reform for Attracting Better …

Contact

The Arangkada Philippines Project (TAPP)
American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc.

Address: 7th Floor, Corinthian Plaza Building, 121 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City, Metro Manila, 1229, Philippines

Office: +632 751 1495
Email: [email protected]

Map