I think there is an ASEAN pact wherein taxes are fixed for CBUs produced among its members. If we tax CBUs higher from Thailand or Indonesia, their goverment might sue the Philippines. Or they may retaliate and increase taxes for CBUs coming from here... Alam ata ni Loren yan. Our country had tried unsucessfully to entice Auto Manufacturers here. Besides the Labour problem, the infrastructure in the country is rather antiquated and needs a lot of investment...