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    An inquiry on the history and development of the Philippine cement industry
    (2002-10) Deloria, Riza Marie; Pama, Katrina; Tan, Edita
    This paper examines the history and development of the Philippine cement industry to understand its current situation. It employs the structure conduct performance paradigm. It traces the different policies and issues affecting the industry over the years such as regulation in the 1970's, import liberalization in 1990, dumping, collusion in the industry and. the provisional tariff imposition in 2001. It recounts the evolution of the industry from a single plant in 1914 to establishment of plants in the 1960's and the changes in the number of firms. It also discusses the changes in industry structure, the evidence of high concentration of the industry and its dominance in the local market and the control of multinationals. The study also shows the uncompetitive pricing behavior and comments on profitability. With these findings, it recommends full liberalization of imports to encourage competitiveness in the industry.
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    The economic impact of China's entry to the WTO on Philippine trade of industrial manufactures
    (2002-10) Gatlabayan, Kristine L.; Sebastian, Mia Mary G.
    The Economic Impact of China's Entry to the World Trade Organization on Philippine Trade of Industrial Manufactures examines the recent effects of the trade liberalization policies initiated by China on its pre-WTO membership and on its actual accession in December 2001. The industrial manufactures sector is expected to be affected the most since it is the greatest contributor to the export earnings of the Philippine economy. It is considered as one of the fastest-growing industries in China as well. This study concentrates on quantitative and qualitative aspects of the trade in machineries and electronic equipment in the two countries. The gradual opening up of the Chinese global market and its impacts on China itself and on the ASEAN are taken into account. Using the Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) method as the framework of the study, the competitiveness of Philippine industrial products compared to that of China is analyzed in detail. Data used include the export and import values of the Philippines and China and the total world export and import values of the Harmonized System (HS) 84-85 from 1996-2000. The RCA method is intended to search for Philippine niches in the industrial manufactures sector. By disaggregating HS 84-85 into a 6-digit classification level, the competitive niches of each country are determined. The study indicates that the trade values of China and the Philippines both have complementing and competing products that lead to trade creation and trade diversion, respectively.
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    Moving out: a look into the patterns and factors affecting industrial relocation in the Philippine manufacturing sector
    (2004-10) Leyritana, Rica Estela M.; Paguntalan, Jenny T.; Estudillo, Jonna
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    China's emergence: threat or opportunity for the Philippines?
    (2005-04) Reyes, Lili-Mae T.; Santos, Marie Kristien Moiselle L.; Pernia, Ernesto M.
    This paper aims to assess the impact of China's emergence on the Philippines. Four direct channels of impact are examined. These are: (1) growth of Philippine exports to China,. (2) increased competition from China in the domestic market, (3) increased competition from China for Philippine exports to third markets, and (4) effects on foreign direct investment. The findings show an increase in Philippine exports to China, particularly industrial manufactures. Imports from China increased as well but to a lesser extent. In addition, there is evidence supporting the claim of increased competition in third markets, specifically in US. Lastly, FDI inflows to the Philippines do not seem to have been affected.
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