Small value importations of tobacco goods as well as wines and spirits are still subject to excise taxes under a new Customs Administrative Order (CAO) that raises to P10,000 the…
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, which is chaired by President Duterte, approved on Monday the Guidelines for the Availment of Chinese Support for the Conduct of Pre-investments…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has ordered a lifestyle check on officials of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and a forensic analysis of data, including the possible opening of bank…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has cited the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its exemplary record in maintaining the high standards of governance of the business sector as well…
The poorest 50 percent of households earning P5,000 or less a month apiece will get unconditional cash transfers of up to P6,000 a year each in the initial phase of…
The Duterte administration is set to review in May next year its list of investment activities reserved for Filipinos as it works with the Congress to further open up the…
The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) is crafting plans supportive of the Duterte administration’s 10-point socioeconomic agenda, and wants this government to succeed in its drive against crime, drugs and…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has ordered an investigation into the publicized complaint by a local steel manufacturer against the Insurance Commission (IC) for this agency’s alleged “cartelized transactions” with…
DAVAO CITY—This year’s Philippines Development Forum (PDF) has been a productive exchange of ideas that generated a wide range of practical and out-of-the-box proposals on “how to push the poverty…
DAVAO CITY—Stakeholders in this year’s Philippine Development Forum (PDF) have drawn up a priority list of action plans geared to put flesh into the goals of the new government’s 10-point…
