"The bill seeks to promote the growth of chambers of commerce and industry (CCIs) nationwide. Presently, there is no chamber of commerce and industry system for all business and economic sectors. Chambers have thus uncontrollably mushroomed accross the country with overlapping and duplication of functions and services resulting in inefficiency, and inability to provide valud added services for its members, among others. For purposes of enhancing the support of functions of CCI's in national economic growth, there is felt a need to establish a set of standards for greater efficiencies and effectiveness of Philippine CCIs."