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STRATEGIC LOCATION FOR GLOBAL EXPORTS
- At
the crossroads of international shipping and air lines
- Centrally
situated along the world’s fastest growing regions
- Serviced
by 30 international airlines with 226 scheduled flights
- Proximity
by jet to: Hong Kong and Taipei
(1 hr.), Seoul, Tokyo and Singapore (3.5 hrs.), Sydney (7.5 hrs.), US West
Coast (14 hrs.), Europe (18 hrs.)
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LIBERAL BUSINESS LAWS
- Foreign
investment law opens more investments areas to 100% foreign equity
- Incentives
at par with other Asean countries
Income
tax holidays
Capital equipment incentives
Employment of foreign nationals
in selected positions
- Basic
privileges and guarantees
Remittance of profits and payment of foreign obligations
Repatriation of investments
- Simplified
investment procedures
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DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT COMMITTED TO FREE ENTERPRISE
- A
free market economy
- Commitment
to development
- Improved
business climate
- Minimum
government intervention
- Encouragement
of foreign investments
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QUALITY MANPOWER
- Large
pool of computer-literate manpower
- Educated, highly trainable, creative, and
English-speaking labor force
- Competent, dynamic managers and technical personnel
- World-class financial, legal, accounting and other
support services
- Highly competitive salary rates
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CONTINUALLY IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE
- Water and power supply, roads, air and sea ports, and
telecommunication systems in place, and constantly being
upgraded.
- Established government-run export processing zones
- Privately owned world-class industrial estates where factories can
be set up quickly and conveniently
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COMFORTABLE LIFESTYLE FOR EXPATRIATES
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Excellent housing, with added bonus of easily affordable housing
services
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High standard schools for expatriate children, with English
as the medium of instruction
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Most modern hospital and health care servicesA varied range
of leisure facilities including golf course, sports
clubs, beach resorts, theaters and restaurants
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PROFITABLE RETURN ON INVESTMENT
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All of the above advantages translate into good return on
investment for foreign companies operating in the Philippines
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