(SEPO) At A Glance - The MSME Sector

Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have a very important role in developing the Philippine economy. They help reduce poverty by creating jobs for the country’s growing labor force. They stimulate economic development in rural and far-flung areas. They serve as valuable partners to large enterprises as suppliers and providers of support services. They serve as breeding ground for new entrepreneurs and large corporations. A vibrant MSME sector is thus an indication of a thriving and growing economy. Despite policies that aim to provide an enabling environment for MSME development, the sector still faces various constraints that prevent it from realizing its full growth and potential.    Download

STSRO TAX Bits: Reviewing the Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, (JPEPA)

The PJEPA (Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement)¹ is the first bilateral trade agreement covering trade in goods, services, investments, movement of natural persons, intellectual property, customs procedures, improvement of business environment and government eliminations².    Download

The Linkages Report is a digest of the press releases regarding or related to legislation that is aimed to inform the public on various concerns and accomplishments of the Senate. In this issue, we are presenting the accomplishments of the Senate in terms of committee reports filed and bicameral committee meetings conducted during the Fourteenth Congress (July 23, 2007 – June 4, 2010) Download

Enclosed in the walls of the Senate museum is a repository of our country's rich legislative tradition, the Philippine Senate's long and illustrious heritage that serves as the bastion of our nation's freedom.

The museum houses materials that show the mandates of the Senate under the Jones Law, and a host of congressional records, bills, resolutions and republic acts.