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    #21
    High cost of power + government numbskulls + anarchistic labor culture

    Not surprising, indeed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
    Manufacturing is a big headache and is only worth it if the volume is big enough to match the facility's capacity. Otherwise, the overhead costs will just eat up the profits.

    And the Philippines is not the easiest place to have a factory with so many regulatory agencies for everything like labor, unions, local and national taxes, water, air, land, animal, chemical, waste, housing, wages, etc. Just getting the proper license and clearance to handle and sell a regulated product/substance is a nightmare of trying to jump through one hoop after another, called government red tape. It is no wonder why there is less and less manufacturers wanting to do business in the country unless they are granted special considerations.
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    #23
    Quote Originally Posted by Monseratto View Post
    Sinong maysabi na atat mga hapon maglipat dito sa 'pinas from China? Mura daw kasi?
    Japanese manufacturers move to Philippines

    the move is not from China to PH...but still a good news

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    Automotive... Definitely not worth it. But electronics and subcomponents can be done here, because our technical labor skills and e lower cost of shipping small items make it worthwhile.

    We have been a local hub for semiconductors and electronics for the past decade... And other manufacturers who require precision work have moved here... like Bandai...

    But wholesale assembly of big, heavy items like cars... Doesn't work. Not easily. Cars MUST be built where shipping costs to other markets are favorable or where the local market is robust enoug to absorb production. The Philippines just isn't that place.

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    #25
    Quote Originally Posted by explorer View Post
    Japanese manufacturers move to Philippines

    the move is not from China to PH...but still a good news
    Again, the numbers are smaller compared to our asean neighbors. Kaya sa press release only mention yen and pesos, not dollar. And there is no beeline. ..

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    #26
    1b yen equals $13m.

    The loss of Ford means we've lost a manufacturer who spent 39 BILLION yen in capital on their plant.

    The 16.5 billion yen in new investments stated in the article for the year is less than the cost of one of ford's plants in Thailand. And it has several.

    Wondering at the 2m yen investment by one of the printer companies... That's just a million pesos or so. What did they buy with that? A printing and cutting machine for cartridge packaging?
    Last edited by niky; September 30th, 2012 at 06:35 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by niky View Post
    And other manufacturers who require precision work have moved here... like Bandai...
    Hell, YES! Don't know if this will translate to lower prices of their Gunpla kits, though. :D

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    Quote Originally Posted by niky View Post
    1b yen equals $13m.

    The loss of Ford means we've lost a manufacturer who spent 39 BILLION yen in capital on their plant.

    The 16.5 billion yen in new investments stated in the article for the year is less than the cost of one of ford's plants in Thailand. And it has several.

    Wondering at the 2m yen investment by one of the printer companies... That's just a million pesos or so. What did they buy with that? A printing and cutting machine for cartridge packaging?
    Billions and hundred millions sounds better in a press release. Bandai's 744 million yen is only US$ 9 million dollars, doesn't really ring bells in the business page...

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