The BIR just announced they will start collecting 12% VAT on Toll fees. This is on top of the recently announced Toll increases.
The Public Transport companies have announced plans to ask for Fare Rate Adjustments. I assume even the Cargo Industry will likewise seek increases. The Oil Industry may also ask for pump increases as a lot of their fuel is transported overland.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Most of the Philippines' Infrastructures are owned by One Foreign-Owned Company
Forgive my naivete, but I noticed that the country's major infrastructures are owned by the same foreign company, the First Pacific Group which in turn is owned by the Salim Group:
1. Meralco - Country's biggest Power Distributor covering Metro Manila and parts of Central Luzon and Southern
Tagalog which happens to also be home of the country's major commercial and industrial might
2. PLDT - Country's largest fixed landline and broadband service provider. Of course, they are also the biggest
Telecom company in the Philippines
3. Smart - The Country's Largest Cellular Network Company with the most number of subscribers
4. NLEX - Owns the Main North Expressway which is the link between Northern Luzon and Metro Manila and
to the rest of Luzon, largest Island of the Philippines
5. Philex - Largest and most profitable mining company in the country
6. Proposed Link between the Skyway in the south of Manila with the NLEX in the North bypassing traffic-prone Metro Manila
7. Makati Medical Center and a number of regional hospitals - The Number 2 best hospital in the Philippines
There are a lot more that I do not know about but the above would be of concern to a Logistics man. How do you negotiate rates when one company controls the country's fuel, tollway rates to the country's main road arteries, data and voice communications so vital for the flow of logistical information and many more implications?
1. Meralco - Country's biggest Power Distributor covering Metro Manila and parts of Central Luzon and Southern
Tagalog which happens to also be home of the country's major commercial and industrial might
2. PLDT - Country's largest fixed landline and broadband service provider. Of course, they are also the biggest
Telecom company in the Philippines
3. Smart - The Country's Largest Cellular Network Company with the most number of subscribers
4. NLEX - Owns the Main North Expressway which is the link between Northern Luzon and Metro Manila and
to the rest of Luzon, largest Island of the Philippines
5. Philex - Largest and most profitable mining company in the country
6. Proposed Link between the Skyway in the south of Manila with the NLEX in the North bypassing traffic-prone Metro Manila
7. Makati Medical Center and a number of regional hospitals - The Number 2 best hospital in the Philippines
There are a lot more that I do not know about but the above would be of concern to a Logistics man. How do you negotiate rates when one company controls the country's fuel, tollway rates to the country's main road arteries, data and voice communications so vital for the flow of logistical information and many more implications?
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Hello World
I have started Shop Logistics because
1. I wanted to continue my passion for things Logistics
2. I want to continue learning about Logistics
3. I wish to offer products and services related to Logistics
4. I wish to open a channel for small business
5. More importantly, I would like to connect and share ideas with like-minded and not so like-minded special people such as yourself.
1. I wanted to continue my passion for things Logistics
2. I want to continue learning about Logistics
3. I wish to offer products and services related to Logistics
4. I wish to open a channel for small business
5. More importantly, I would like to connect and share ideas with like-minded and not so like-minded special people such as yourself.
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