Liberalizing Foreign Equity Restrictions

Liberalizing Foreign Equity Restrictions in Public Service Sectors

In keeping with the Filipino First Policy, the 1987 Philippine Constitution expressly states that operations of public utilities shall be granted only to Filipino citizens or entities organized under the Philippine laws and at least sixty percent (60%) of whose capital is owned by Filipinos.[1] The only issue is that neither the 1987 Constitution nor …

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