| Export Activities Get Top Priority in IPP 2010 |
| Written by Federico Escalona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuesday, 21 September 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Board of Investments (BOI), during the seminar organized by the body in Cebu on 20 September 2010, unveiled the top priority areas for investments in the Investment Priorities Plan 2010 signed by then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on 30 April 2010.
II. Mandatory List
These abovenamed priority areas will enjoy BOI incentives such as tax holiday, tax-free importation of capital equipment, employment of foreign nationals, etc. Notably, export activities which are a permanent preferred activities every annual version of the IPP is given extra attention in the 2010 version of the IPP as it now include export services and activities in support of exporters. Export activities in the ARMM region is also now classified as a priority area. The day-long seminar was co-organized by the DTI regional and provincial offices. BOI Gov. Oliver Butalid headed the team from Manila. More than 200 participants, coming from the different sectors of the Central Visayas area, attended the seminar. Quite visible among the participants were chief executives of the different LGUs from the provinces of Cebu, Siquijor, Bohol and Negros Occidental. Also, representatives from the different media like TV, print and radio, were on hand to report on the activity. |
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