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WebGuide - Philippines

The following WebGuide, compiled by Summer Intern Kevin Reigel and the Ypsilanti U. S. Export Assistance Center, is meant to provide an overview into the many sources of information which must be considered in making a business decision.  Your feedback is appreciated to keep this as comprehensive a document as possible.  For a copy of the Country Commercial Guide, prepared annually by the US Commercial Service, Philippines please click here. 

Airlines

Air Philippines http://www.airphils.com/ 
Cebu Pacific Air http://www.cebupacificair.com/ 
Lufthansa-philippines.com http://www.lufthansa-philippines.com/ 

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Banks

Standard Chartered Bank - Find details on personal, corporate and treasury banking, as well as special promotions and branch directories.

http://www.standardchartered.com/

Here are links to various Philippine banks, insurance companies, airports, telecomm and utilities. Power / Utilities / Telecomm Do they ensure that basic services (i.e., medical, police, water, transportation) will be available in the year 2000?

http://www.veranda.com.ph/

Asian Development Bank

http://www.adb.org/

Central Bank of the Philippines - a lot of economic information Apolinario Mabini St. cor. Vito Cruz St., Malate, Manila, Philippines, 1004, Tel. No. : (632) 523-4832, Fax No. : (632) 523-1252, E-Mail: bspmail@bsp.gov.ph 

http://www.bsp.gov.ph

International Exchange Bank - Soft spot for tough customer. Bank of the Philippine Islands - Largest private unibank in the Philippines. Philippine National Bank - National Bank of the Philippines. BSP - Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas -

http://www.ibank.com.ph/ 

Listing of Philippine Banks from Philippine Information Page

http://www.philippine-info.com/

Philippine Banks Allied Banking Corporation - Asia United Bank Bankard Webzine BPI, Bank of the Philippine Islands China Banking Corporation Chinatrust Commercial Bank Corporation Citibank, N.A. Citystate Savings Bank Dao Heng Bank

http://www.bartssubic.com/

UNITED OVERSEAS BANK OF THE PHILS. A member of the United Overseas Bank Group of Singapore Manila Office: United Overseas Bank Philippines, 17th Floor, Pacific Star Bldg., Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Cor. Makati Ave., Makati City., Tel: (632) 878-8686, Fax: (632) 811-5917, Email: info@uob.com.ph 

http://www.uob.com.ph

In addition to the following links, the following guide may be of help: Questions for Your Banker.  It has links to several directories of worldwide banks.

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Business with Philippines

Doing Business Abroad: Philippines http://www.jadedragon.com/
Doing Business In The Philippines http://www.geocities.com/
Doing e-business in Philippines http://www.ebusinessforum.com/
European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines http://www.eccp.com/ 
Mabuhay! Welcome to the Philippines http://www.boi.gov.ph/ 
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry http://www.philcham.com/ 
PhilippineBusiness.com.ph: Guide To Doing Business http://www.philippinebusiness.com.ph/
Philippines : Doing Business in the Country http://www.stayphilippines.com/
Philippines Business Etiquette, Culture - Doing Business in  http://www.executiveplanet.com/
U.S. Commercial Service Philippines: Doing Business in the Philippines http://www.buyusa.gov/philippines/
Welcome to the Philippine Business Resource Section http://www.philippines.com.au/

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Chambers of Commerce

The American Chamber Of Commerce Of The Philippines, Inc., 2/F, Corinthian Plaza, Paseo De Roxas, Legazpi Village, Makati City Philippines
Country & City Code: (632), Tel: 8187911 To 13, Fax: 8113081

http://dot.com.ph/amcham/index.html 
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), Sergio Ortiz-Luis, Jr., President, 19/F, Salcedo Towers, 169 H.V. dela Costa St., Salcedo Village, Makati City, Phone: (632) 843-3176; 843-4098, Fax: (632) 843-4102, E-mail: pcci@philcham.com  http://www.philcham.com

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Directories and Databases

Useful starting point for Philippine WWW sources, comprehensive web directory

http://www.filipinolinks.com

Exporters.com.sg

http://www.exporters.com.sg/ 
Kompass - fee based but extensive free information http://www.kompass.com/ 
Philippine.com business directory http://www.philippinebusiness.com.ph/ 
Tradeline Philippine's Directory of suppliers. http://tradelinephil.dti.gov.ph/
Yahoo's index of Philippine directories http://dir.yahoo.com/
Index of Asian business directories http://www.nni.nikkei.co.jp/
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Financing Agencies

International Loans Invoice Pre Financing Venture Capital http://www.cambridgeserver.com/
Philippines Country Commercial Guide - Trade and Project Financing http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/
Philippines Country Commercial Guide FY 2004: Trade, Proj Financing http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/
The International Law Firm of Fulbright & Jaworski - Hong Kong http://www.fulbright.com/
Tsinoy.com : Franchise Financing: The Filipino Way http://www.tsinoy.com/
Various Deals: Bridge Loans, Long Term Loans and Venture Capital http://www.help-finance.com/
VENTURE CAPITAL: On the Net - 1000 pages, sites & links http://www.whatsonthe.net/
VENTURE CAPITAL: On the Net - 1000 pages, sites & links http://advocacy-net.com/
Worldwide Partners Network for Bridge Loans, Long Term Loans and Venture Capital. http://www.help-finance.com/

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General Country Information

Transport in Philippines Guide and travel tips for getting around Philippines The Philippines is generally a very safe place, however as with everywhere caution is advised, especially when arriving at the airport.

http://www.asiatraveltips.com/

The history and culture of the Muslim Moro of the Philippines

http://www.bangsamoro.org/ 

A travel site for those who wish to explore and discover the Philippines beyond the ordinary ways.

http://www.biyahero.net 
HelloManila.com,  Explore the Philippine capital and beyond http://hellomanila.com/ 

Philippine Information, Business & Tourism pages - updated frequently featuring information from the Department of Tourism and Philippine Consulate in San Francisco

http://www.filipino.com/ 

PhilippineBusiness.com.-  Guide To Doing Business

http://www.philippinebusiness.com.ph/ 

General Info. About Philippine hotels, travel and country history

http://www.travelsmart.net/

The Official Government Portal of the Republic of the Philippines

http://www.gksoft.com/

World Atlas Philippines Asia locator map and information page  - ... Facts and Figures Official Name Republic of the Philippines Capital City Manila

http://www.worldatlas.com/
WWW Virtual Library for the Philippines http://iias.leidenuniv.nl/
About's guide to the Philippines http://geography.about.com/ 
Fodors is known for being the best site for travel offering hotel, restaurant reviews and their series of mini-guides to specific destinations. http://www.fodors.com/
Lycos  Guide for the Philippines http://travel.lycos.com/

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Intellectual Property Rights

Consumer Project on Technology concerning IPR in he Philippines

http://www.cptech.org/

Description: Latest Philippine laws, rules, and issuances on intellectual property, patents, trademarks, copyright, etc. and hundreds of links to worldwide IP resources. Published on the world wide web by CHAN ROBLES & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM - PHILIPPINES.

http://www.chanrobles.com/

WITSA has increasingly assumed an active advocacy role in international public policy issues affecting the creation of a robust global information infrastructure. 

http://www.witsa.org/ 
Intellectual Property Office (IPO), IPO Building, 351 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, Philippines, Telephone Nos. (632) 752-5450 to 65 Loc. 201 to 205, Telefax No. (632) 897-1724, E-mail at dittb@ipophil.gov.ph or mail@ipophil.gov.ph http://www.ipophil.gov.ph/ 

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Market Research

Export.Gov market research from USDOC - access restricted to US Firms http://www.buyusainfo.net/

Asian Market Research News provides the latest news relating to the practice of market research in Asian countries, industry and consumer surveys, economic prospects, case studies, market and branding strategy & market entry. It is intended for business marketing professionals targeting Asian markets.

http://www.asiamarketresearch.com/

online database with over 50,000 publications from over 350 firms, however you must pay for service

http://www.marketresearch.com/ 
Strategis index of ICT Market Research http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/
American University MBA Report http://www.american.edu/
Internet research for the Philippines from asia.internet.com http://asia.internet.com/ 

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Michigan Exports

Item 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 142229702 122718572 83435450 91616527
336 Transportation Equipment 116285982 90258305 63428194 64983924
335 Elec. Eq.; Appliances & Parts 5449065 1624750 2419832 6248538
325 Chemical Manufactures 6618810 5427891 5815025 5986925
990 Spec. Classification Provisions 3205163 1965180 3917617 4268214
334 Computers & Electronic Prod. 2477787 18183723 3871670 3060761
333 Machinery Manufactures 1488352 1277344 954072 2310070
326 Plastic & Rubber Products 287393 100978 215778 1273512
311 Processed Foods 1153748 1301796 758985 941607
339 Misc. Manufactures 1052717 189762 247852 591386
322 Paper Products 458128 398097 370734 488724
332 Fabricated Metal Products 503683 413757 800070 443702
337 Furniture & Related Products 225191 323241 211826 375365
323 Printing & Related Products 132368 24810 162439 223600
321 Wood Products 15009 13000 19984 195902
111 Crop Production 36040 12040 26563 133515
327 Non-Metallic Mineral Mfgs. 94006 116199 38375 35621
511 Publishing Industries 0 0 10500 26370
331 Primary Metal Manufactures 2674772 920009 77091 25691
313 Fabric Mill Products 0 26267 15201 3100
113 Forestry & Logging 0 0 0 0
920 Used Merchandise 0 0 0 0
314 Non-Apparel Textile Products 3352 28050 37216 0
112 Animal Production 0 2825 0 0
212 Mining 38513 0 0 0
316 Leather & Related Products 0 0 0 0
910 Waste & Scrap 0 9864 0 0
324 Petroleum & Coal Products 29623 100684 36426 0

Ask us for more detailed statistics.

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Miscellaneous

Colleges and Universities Lorma College, City of San Fernando, La Union, 2500 Philippines, Tel/Fax No. (072) 242-3628 or (072) 888-2616 local 302 http://lorma.org/default2.htm 
Colleges and Universities

Technological University of the Philippines

http://www.tup.edu.ph 
Colleges and Universities

University of the Philippines Open University

http://www.upou.org 
Search Engines

A Philippine search engine

http://www.yehey.com/ 
Search Engines

A Philippine search engine

http://www.webquartet.com/ 
Search Engines

A Philippine Search Engine and Web

http://www.rpdir.net/ 
Search Engines

A Philippine search engines including business, news, travel etc.

http://www.accessphilippines.com/ 
US Subsidiaries Cisco Systems Philippines, 17th Floor, Citibank Tower, Citibank Plaza, 8741 Paseo De Roxas, 1299 Makati City, Philippines, Tel: 632 755-5800, Fax: 632 755-5899 http://www.cisco.com/ph/ 
US Subsidiaries Computer Associates International Philippines,  30/F Philamlife Tower 8767, Paseo de Roxas Street Makati City, Tel: (632)885-0441, Fax: (632)885-0118  http://ca.com/
US Subsidiaries HP Philippines http://welcome.hp.com/
US Subsidiaries IBM Building, 2nd-4th Floors IBM Plaza, 8 Eastwood Avenue, Eastwood City Cyberpark, E. Rodriguez - Jr. Avenue, 1110 Libis - Quezon City, Philippines, Tel: (632) 995 8000 (general information), (632) 995 6000 (product information), Fax: n/a http://www.ibm.com/ph/ 
US Subsidiaries Intel, Philippines http://www.intel.com/
US Subsidiaries

Microsoft's operations in the Philippines

http://www.microsoft.com/
US Subsidiaries

New York Life 

http://www.newyorklife.ph/
US Subsidiaries Oracle, Philippines http://www.oracle.com/ea/ 
US Subsidiaries Sun, Philippines http://www.sun.com.ph/ 
US Subsidiaries

Volvo's operations and sales in the Philippines

http://www.volvo.com/

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Newspapers

lists links to different news publications in the Philippines

http://www.philnews.com/ 

online articles about different issues in Asia

http://www.feer.com/ 

Dyaryoboy provides the web's biggest collection of Philippine and Filipino online newspapers from around the world.

http://www.dyaryoboy.com/

Large directory sites that link to many newspapers worldwide

http://www.co.arlington.va.us/

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Philippines's Economic Outlook

APEC Economic Outlook 1999 - Philippines http://training.itcilo.it/
Asian Development Outlook 2002 - Philippines - ADB.org http://www.adb.org/
Country Economic Review - Philippines - ADB.org http://www.adb.org/
Economic Outlook for Philippines http://www.dfat.gov.au/
Embassy of the United Stats in Manila : Economic Section http://usembassy.state.gov/
Philippines: Recent Economic Developments and Outlook http://www.bsp.gov.ph/

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Philippines's Government

Air Transportation Office (ATO)

 http://www.ato.gov.ph 

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)

 http://www.armedforces.mil.ph 

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)

 http://www.bsp.gov.ph 

Bureau of Export Trade Promotion

 http://tradelinephil.dti.gov.ph 

Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD)

 http://www.bfad.gov.ph 

Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)

 http://www.bir.gov.ph 

Bureau of Product Standards

 http://www.bps.dti.gov.ph 

Clark Development Corporation (CDC)

 http://www.clark.com.ph 

Department of Agriculture (DA)

 http://www.da.gov.ph 

Department of Energy (DOE)

 http://www.doe.gov.ph 

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

 http://www.denr.gov.ph 

Department of Finance (DOF)

 http://www.dof.gov.ph 

Department of Health (DOH)

 http://www.doh.gov.ph 

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)

 http://www.dilg.gov.ph 

Department of National Defense (DND)

 http://www.dnd.gov.ph 

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)

 http://www.dpwh.gov.ph 

Department of Science & Technology (DOST)

 http://www.dost.gov.ph 

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)

 http://www.dti.gov.ph 

Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC)

 http://www.dotcmain.gov.ph 

Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)

 http://www.erc.gov.ph 
Government Organization for Information Technology (GO-IT), Presidential Secretaries Office, Malacaņang Manila, Tel.: (632) 735-8010 / 734-5695 / 734-3971, Fax: (632) 735-6169, email: e_magdangal@hotmail.com  http://www.stii.dost.gov.ph/ 

Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC)

 http://www.hudcc.gov.ph 

Insurance Commission

 http://www.ic.gov.ph 

Intellectual Property Office (IPO)

 http://www.ipophil.gov.ph 

Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA)

 http://www.miaa.gov.ph 

National Computer Center (NCC)

 http://www.ncc.gov.ph 

National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)

 http://www.neda.gov.ph 

National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)

 http://www.ntc.gov.ph 

Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)

 http://www.pcg.gov.ph 

Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB)

 http://www.dti.gov.ph 

Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)

 http://www.peza.gov.ph 

Philippine National Police (PNP)

 http://www.pnp.gov.ph 

Philippine National Railways (PNR)

 http://www.pnr.gov.ph 

Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)

 http://www.ppa.com.ph 

Securities and Exchange Commission

 http://www.sec.gov.ph 

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA)

 http://www.sbma.com 

Tariff Commission

 http://www.tariffcommission.gov.ph 

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Transportation

Google Directory - Regional > Asia > Philippines > Transportation http://directory.google.com/
Philippine Embassy: Canberra - The Philippines - Transportation http://www.philembassy.au.com/
Philippine Getting Around and Transportation : Islands Philippines... http://www.islandsphilippines.com/
Philippines - Travel Information, Hotels, Transportation (Airlines ... http://www.asianinfo.org/
Transportation Of Philippines http://www.appliedlanguage.com/

In addition to the following links, the following guide may be of help: Questions for Your Forwarder.  It has links to several directories of worldwide freight forwarders and logistics companies.

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Travel and Tourism

Lakbay Pilipinas - Philippines Online Travel Forum, Philippines Message Boar... http://www.lakbaypilipinas.com/
philippines travel tourism http://www.archaeolink.com/
Philippines Travel, Tourism, Tours, and Vacations http://www.internationalcircuit.com/
Philippines Vacations & Tourism, Hotels in Philippines - Yahoo! Travel http://travel.yahoo.com/
Philippines! Philippines! Philippines! (Information, Business  http://www.filipino.com/ 
The Official Web Page of Philippine Tourism Authority http://www.philtourism.com/ 
WOW Philippines Homepage http://www.tourism.gov.ph/ 

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US Government

US Commercial Service, Manila http://www.buyusa.gov/philippines/en/ 
US Dept. of State's Background Notes http://www.state.gov/
US Dept. of State's Consular Information Sheet http://travel.state.gov/
US Embassy Manila http://usembassy.state.gov/
CIA Factbook http://www.odci.gov/
US Dept. of Energy's Country Analysis Briefs http://www.eia.doe.gov/

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Weather 

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Date Updated: March 27, 2007

 

 

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