Machine generated contents note: 1 Check It Out -- 2 The Philippines: A Place to Invest -- Robert Blume -- 3 Recession: A Balance Sheet -- Peter Wallace and Venvenuto Icamina -- 4 Making the Commitment -- Robert Katz -- 5 Taking the Plunge -- 6 Paying Your Taxes -- Cornelio C Gison and Emmanuel P Bonoan -- 7 Environmental Legislation -- Raul de Guzman -- Deregulation in Jeopardy -- Peter Wallace -- Beyond, Beneath, Behind the Labels -- Baron L Buck -- Tariffs and Import Taxes -- Special Economic Zones -- The Free Ports: Clark and Subic -- Eric Moltzau Anderson -- , 0 ': Easing the Burden -- 14 Banking and Financing -- Philippine Banking Today -- Leo Gonzaga -- Historical Perspective -- The Bankers'Association -- 15 The Work Force -- Benildo G Hernandez -- 16 Marketing and Investing -- Appendix A: Business Travel -- Appendix B: Basic Data -- Appendix C: The Stock Exchange -- Appendix D: Common Abbreviations -- Index