THE upcoming integration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Economic Community (AEC) in 2015 provides vast opportunities for the Philippines in terms of trade and industry, but infrastructure bottlenecks in the country must be addressed first.

The government and private sector were urged to fully exploit the immense business opportunities that the AEC offers — a statement underscored in a regional forum on the AEC organized by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Regional Office 9 with the participation of state think-tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) regional office in Zamboanga City,

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