The National Competitiveness Council was formed last October 2006 as a Public-Private Task Force on Philippine Competitiveness by virtue of Presidential Executive Order No. 571, to address the improvement of the country’s competitiveness from the bottom third of competitiveness rankings to the top third by 2010. The council is co-chaired by Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory L. Domingo for the public sector and Ambassador Cesar Bautista for the private sector. The NCC focuses on six (6) areas expected to improve the country’s competitiveness, namely: Developing Competitive Human Resources; Instituting Efficient Public and Private Sector Management; Creating Effective Access to Financing; Improving Transaction Cost and Flows; Providing Seamless Infrastructure Network; Developing Energy Cost Competitiveness and Self-Sufficiency. Addressing Special Concerns in the Legislature, Ombudsman, and the Judiciary Each of the focus areas are handled by working groups with members coming from both the public and private sector, primarily those agencies and offices already involved in some of the priority projects, as well as foreign and local chambers of commerce, and various industry associations. There are also council members assigned to handle legislative and judiciary concerns. Also working closely with the council are the Anti-Red Tape Task Force and the Philippine Development Forum Development in the implementation of short- and long-term goals.

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