Local business organizations have urged the Senate anew to ratify the Philippine membership in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the largest economic bloc in the world’s history. (See also “Senate resumes debates on RCEP, sponsor Koko Pimentel hopes for ratification vote on last day“).
In a joint statement on Wednesday, the business organizations said, “Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX), the Makati Business Club (MBC), and the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) would like to reiterate our call for the Senate to ratify the Philippine membership in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the largest economic bloc in the world’s history.”
In their earlier Joint Statement dated January 21, 2022, the business organizations emphasized that RCEP’s 15 member economies consisting of the…
