Once Tier 1 has been established, the remaining three tiers will fall into place.

The composite index for the manufacturing sector, which measures market sentiment, rose 1.61 points in February from a month earlier to 91.29, recent TIER data showed.

"Through our latest offer, a first of this scale and reach, Emirates Skywards members will be able to accrue bonus Tier Miles from flights and this means that they can reach their next Emirates Skywards tier faster," he added.

Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, offers four tiers of membership -- Blue, Silver, Gold and Platinum -- with each membership tier providing exclusive privileges.

Based on the fare type chosen and the class of travel, Emirates Skywards members may be able to move up one or even two Emirates Skywards tiers over the course of a return journey.

National Tier 3: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law * Energy Law.

'Non-life business requires a minimum of N9 billion for Tier 1, N4.5 billion for Tier 2 and N3 billion for Tier 3.

The FBR had also restricted cigarette manufacturers from reducing cigarette prices to move them from tier one to tier two from the day the budget was announcement, but allowed them to move tier two products into tier three.

These tiers also have separate mark systems, meaning the highest mark a candidate taking a lower tier can get is a C.

'The 2018 Trafficking in Persons report that placed the Philippines in Tier 1 for the third consecutive year goes to show that the Duterte administration is doing the right thing,' Cayetano said in a statement.

It evaluates 187 countries and territories and ranks them into four tiers (Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 2 Watch List, and Tier 3), with Tier 1 being the best and Tier 3 the worst.