MANILA, Philippines – The local electronics industry likely missed its $1-billion investment target in 2011 even as three large Japanese firms indicated plans to set up manufacturing facilities here, the Semiconductors and Electronics Industry of the Philippines Inc (SEIPI) said. Read the rest of this entry »
Electronics sector likely missed $1-B investment target in 2011
January 31, 2012
SEIPI sees 10% growth in exports this yr
January 11, 2012
MANILA, Philippines – The electronics industry is looking forward to a better year this 2012 after grappling with the global financial issues and the natural disasters in Japan and Thailand last year. Read the rest of this entry »
6th straight month of decline for exports
December 13, 2011
Electronics rose 4.6% month on month in Oct.
Philippine exports in October fell 14.6 percent as electronic shipments, which dominate exports, contracted 36.5 percent from October 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
Electronics outlook worsens
September 28, 2011
FULL-YEAR electronics exports could contract by more than 5% given slow consumption in troubled Western markets, an industry official yesterday said. Read the rest of this entry »
Electronics industry cuts outlook
June 2, 2011
THE Philippine semiconductor and electronics industry on Wednesday cut its exports outlook following the disasters in Japan and the political tension in Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA). Read the rest of this entry »
Electronics industry’s growth seen slowing down to 8%
April 11, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – The electronics industry will likely grow by a slower eight percent this year due to the impact of the twin disasters in Japan, the Semiconductors and Electronics Industry of the Philippines Inc. (SEIPI) said. Read the rest of this entry »
Electronics exporters’ costs up because of Japan woes, says DTI
March 30, 2011
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Tuesday said electronics exporters have complained of rising costs after some suppliers’ facilities shuttered because of the disaster in Japan. Read the rest of this entry »
Japan quake to affect electronics sector
March 24, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – The government is projecting that 20 percent of business belonging to the electronics sector will be affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Read the rest of this entry »
Chip makers see RP exports to take hit from Japan crisis
March 17, 2011
A prolonged crisis in Japan as a result of the multiple disasters that hit it will slow down the supply chain for electronics including that to the Philippines which relies heavily on Japanese raw materials for its semiconductors, its biggest export product, the Semiconductor Electronics Industries in the Philippines Inc. (Seipi) said yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »
Japan earthquake disrupts technology companies
March 16, 2011
Technology firms are facing major disruption to supplies in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami which have devastated parts of Japan. Read the rest of this entry »
