Car prices may be lowered in 2010 bec of JPEPA

[Negus]

Only One pinoy, 2 Indonesians nurses (out of 251 from both nations) passed the Japanese nurse exam

eto ba yung under JPEPA?

[uls]

yep

baka people think i making this stuff up

here are a couple of articles:

Nurses, caregivers’ deployment under JPEPA
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/nur...nt-under-jpepa

THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) here and the government of Japan are forging a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Tuesday for the deployment of Filipino nurses and caregivers this year.

Philippine Overseas Administration (POEA) administrator Jenniffer Manalili will sign and represent for the Dole while Takashi Tsunoda, managing director of the Japan International Cooperation of Welfare Services (Jicwel), for the Japanese side.

Under the agreement, about 200 nurses and 300 caregivers will be initially deployed to Japan for the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA).

Deadline for JPEPA nurses program today
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/239627...-program-today

Pre-qualified applicants for candidate nurses and caregivers under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) program have until 5 p.m. Friday to submit documentary requirements.

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) also announced on its website (www.poea.gov.ph) that “due to limited vacancies for the second batch of JPEPA recruitment, accommodation of pre-qualified applicants with complete documents will be on a first come-first served basis.”

Pre-qualified applicants may submit the required documents at the POEA Main Office in Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City; POEA Regional Center for Visayas in Cuenco Ave., Cebu City; or at the POEA Regional Center for Mindanao in Davao City.

POEA earlier said that Japan is in need of an initial 162 nurses and 99 caregivers for its 75 health and caregiving institutions.

The POEA, which implements the Movement of Natural Persons component of the JPEPA agreement, was recently informed by its counterpart agency, the Japan International Corporation of Welfare Services (JICWELS), of the job vacancies. Screening of employers by JICWELS is going on to determine the final number of job vacancies.

[malinkelly]

Personally, I don't see the benefit to have cheaper big engined cars. Just like most SUVs on the road, they usually have one or two people on board, and 99% don't even go offroad at all. These vehicles end up guzzling more fuel and jamming up the highways.

you're right, maganda lang SUV's if talagang maraming sasakay, mostly, ams nagagamit talaga siya kapag may outings or special occasions ang isang family..

[br733]

Zero tariff on trucks, SUVs from Japan
BY IRMA ISIP
MALAYA
May 16, 2010

The Philippines will relax the importation from Japan of light commercial vehicles (LCVs), including big sport utility vehicles and trucks.

Trade Senior Undersecretary Thomas G. Aquino said this is part of the move to allow zero duty importation of trucks and LCVs with engine size above three liters under the ongoing negotiations on vehicles under the Japan-Philippine economic partnership agreement (JPEPA).

Aquino said the easing will result in a manageable revenue loss of less than P100 million a year, based on last year’s figures.

"Imports will surge but these are not made locally. This will certainly impact on the price of trucks, LCVs and SUVs especially now that our currency is strong," Aquino said.

Three-liter trucks are imposed a most-favored nation (MFN) tariff of 30 percent.

The zero duty according to Aquino will be in effect late June via a new executive order.

Aquino said the JPEPA negotiations are winding up soon in time for the conduct on May 19 of a hearing by the Tariff Commission.

He said the Philippines stands pat on its position to hold off tariff reduction on locally produced parts while immediately eliminating duties on three-liter vehicles under JPEPA.

Japan wants zero tariff on all.

As a matter of procedure, the Tariff Commission will conduct a public hearing/consultation to implement the amended rate of duty of certain motor vehicles and components, parts and/or accessories of motor vehicles based on the agreement between the government of the Philippines and government of Japan under the JPEPA.

Covered by the tariff review are buses and trucks; motor vehicles, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 3,000 cc and components, parts and/or accessories imported from one or more countries for assembly of motor vehicles by participants in the Motor Vehicle Development Program with certificate from the Board of Investments for assembly of hybrid (electric and gasoline/diesel), electric, flex-fuel (bio-ethanol and bio-diesel) and compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles. Tariffs on these products

were scheduled to drop to zero this year.

For parts, the Philippines initiated a negotiation to delay the elimination for 2013.

An existing regulation, EO 262 signed in December 2003, contains a list of dozens of parts and components , mostly for use of the domestic assembly industry whose tariff rates are high, 10, 20 to 30 percent as protection to local producers.

For vehicles with engine sizes that are below 3 liters, the Philippines did not commit anything in JPEPA.

After the TC hearing and deliberations of the Cabinet committee on tariff and related matters and the National Economic and Development Board, a new EO will be issued to effect the new tariff rates.

The EO will seek to amend EO 767 which lists the articles granted with tariff concessions under the JPEPA.

[br733]

While BMW is busy increasing its prices, does this mean Lexus will be making a price reduction on all its unit considering that everything it sells has an engine displacement greater than 3.0?

With the price advantage, Lexus may dominate the luxury market.

[alakdan168]

While BMW is busy increasing its prices, does this mean Lexus will be making a price reduction on all its unit considering that everything it sells has an engine displacement greater than 3.0?

With the price advantage, Lexus may dominate the luxury market.

Nakapag start pa ako ng bagong tread eh nandito lang pala to.
In business, pag may nakuhang advantage ang isang company like lower taxes or costs, di magpapabaya ibang competitor na mag dominate yung company, gagawa rin sila ng paraan either mapigilan or makakuha rin ng same advantage. In the end, prices of ALL vehicles will be lower across the board. Ganito sana mangyari para happy tayong car buyers.

[ghosthunter]

Nakapag start pa ako ng bagong tread eh nandito lang pala to.
In business, pag may nakuhang advantage ang isang company like lower taxes or costs, di magpapabaya ibang competitor na mag dominate yung company, gagawa rin sila ng paraan either mapigilan or makakuha rin ng same advantage. In the end, prices of ALL vehicles will be lower across the board. Ganito sana mangyari para happy tayong car buyers.

You can't please everyone.

Some people like Oyl, JPDM, and company would protest that it would not be beneficial to the "local" philippine motor vehicle industry.

Personally, I would rather have cheap cars of good quality. The so-called local philippine motor vehicle industry is just a idea that has come and passed us already. It is too late to establish it in the current economic and social conditions we have.

[br733]

this early, it seems that the european, korean and even chinese carmakers are ganging up against the implementation of the 0% duty for 3 liter vehicles originating from japan.

lets see where this is headed to...

[leopaul]

Oo nga, you raised a valid point. This will create chaos in the pricing of cars sold locally since a lot of Japanese cars are made in Thailand. Will the car companies simply pocket the custom's duty savings? That is a substantial windfall profit per vehicle.

This year alone, customs duties for jdm vehicles are down from 29% to 20% already. The question is which models sold locally are imported from Japan? I think carmakers even raised prices this year bec. of the stronger yen, I suppose.

One car advertised as being made in Japan is Teana. I sure have not heard any price reduction from Nissan.

Besides RAV4, I think, Prado, Previa, Land Cruiser, Teana are CBU Japan I think. What other models are CBU Japan? What about yung Lexus?

Dapat kasi cars branded from Japan para maging sure, even cars which are Japanese-branded but built in other countries...

[oliver1013]

I was able to chat with some people from DFA some months ago at a party and one of the topics was this JPEPA treaty. All of them are against its implementation. Masyado daw tayo lugi, although lower prices of cars and some products are one of the benefits for us, medyo hindi maganda yung ibang kapalit, isa na dun yung toxic wastes ng Japan na parang sa pagkakaintindi ko dito satin dadalhin, tsaka yung fishing in territorial waters. Ang pagkakaintindi ko sa explanation nung isa dun eh parang we can fish in their home waters and so can the Japanese in our home waters. Eh hello wala tayong capabilities dun(at the same time ang alam ko simot na isda sa Japan) samantalang mga Hapon kung dumating sila rito with their huge fishing vessels ubos isda natin. Marami pa daw actually pero yan lang naalala ko, basta bottom line lugi tayo in the long run.

Just sayin..