BCCP Executive Director & Trustee Chris Nelson with Cong. Sharon S. Garin 26 June 2020 – The Philippine unemployment rate surged from 5.3% in January 2020 to 17.7% in April 2020. To address this, Congress passed the Accelerated Recovery and Investments Stimulus for the Economy (ARISE) Philippines Act. The British Chamber of Commerce Philippines with …

British Chamber Executive Directror and Trustee, Chris Nelson (left) with DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez 27 May 2020 – The British Chamber of Commerce welcomes the House Defeat COVID-19 committee’s approval of the Philippine Economic Stimulus Act (PESA) which will help secure sustained operations of business and help retain jobs.  It also supports the call of …

  14 May 2020 – The British Chamber of Commerce Philippines hosted a webinar with DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez last Thursday, 14 May 2020. This webinar was organized in cooperation with the French, Dutch, German, Nordic, and Spanish chambers. Secretary Lopez discussed DTI’s issuances in response to challenges brought on by the pandemic and …

(L-R) Julian Payne (President, CanCham), Mark Woolfrey (Treasurer, ANZCham), Chris Nelson (Executive Director and Trustee, BCCP), Mike Advani (President, FICCI) and Edward Ling (President, MCCI)  06 March 2020- The British Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Australian-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Malaysian Chamber of …

  23 March 2020- The British Chamber of Commerce supports the government’s measures in slowing down the spread of COVID-19. However, it acknowledges the economic and long term social impact these measures might cause.  The Chamber supports the call of the business groups for a massive stimulus package that will help ease the strain on …

03 March 2020- The British Chamber of Commerce Philippines (BCCP) together with other foreign chambers and business groups attended the CITIRA Forum jointly organised by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Finance (DOF) at Pasay City. The forum brought together stakeholders from public and private sectors to discuss the provisions and …

The British Chamber recently held its merriest celebration of the year, Christmas at the Chamber, last 5 December 2019 at Dusit Thani Manila. Four lucky winners were given roundtrip tickets from Etihad Airways. Our special thanks to Etihad Airways!  Below are the winners of the roundtrip tickets: Economy class ticket – Roger Bartholomew Economy class ticket …

      (Philstar.com) – September 2, 2019 – 1:35pm  (As released) The British Chamber of Commerce Philippines hosted its “5th Property Matters: The Real State of Things and Beyond” on Aug. 23, 2019 at the Makati Diamond Residences. Industry experts from both private and government, DPWH, Santos Knight Frank, BPI Family Savings Bank, Colliers International …

  By Melissa Luz Lopez, CNN Philippines Published Aug 28, 2019 11:34:12 PM Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 28) – The private sector is equally enthusiastic about the government’s grand plans to develop roads, bridges, and mass transport, but challenges lie ahead in the road toward the “Golden Age of Infrastructure.” CNN Philippines again gathered government officials …

  (Philstar.com) – August 15, 2019 –  (As released) Rider Levett Bucknall Philippines celebrated its 30th year in the construction industry yesterday, August 13, at Shangri-La at the Fort. The British Chamber of Commerce Philippines expresses its congratulations to the company for its commitment to deliver professional and excellent services that aid the advancement of the …