During the 𝗚𝗣𝗖𝗖𝗜 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗰𝘁 held at the German Club in Makati City, 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝘆. 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗮 𝗗𝘂-𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗱, Founding Partner and CEO of 𝗕𝗗𝗕 𝗟𝗮𝘄, moderated a high-level panel discussion featuring key government and industry representatives. The panel included 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝘆. 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗼, Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue; 𝗠𝘀. 𝗩𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘀, Deputy Director General for Operations at the Philippine Economic Zone Authority; 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝘆. 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗖. 𝗟𝗮𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘇𝗮, President of the Tax Management Association of the Philippines; 𝗠𝗿. 𝗗𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗘𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗼, Assistant Secretary, Department of Finance; and 𝗠𝗿. 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗹, General Manager of Continental Automotive Calamba and President of Automotive ASEAN.
The discussion centered on the impact of the CREATE MORE Act on the Philippine investment climate, highlighting enhanced tax incentives, improved transparency, and a push for ease of doing business. Panelists also noted implementation challenges, inter-agency coordination issues, and the growing importance of non-fiscal factors like infrastructure and labor quality amid global tax reforms.
