The procurement of over two dozen Japanese ships and high-speed boats—topped by two largescale vessels whose acquisition were sealed during President Duterte’s just-concluded official visit to Tokyo—would significantly shore up…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has welcomed the decline in poverty incidence to 21.6 percent, saying this is the cue for the government to “work doubly hard” on its 10-point…
It is a “fallacy” to believe that the proposed expansion of the value-added tax (VAT) base and adjustments to the excise tax on petroleum products under the proposed comprehensive tax…
TOKYO—Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said here that the Philippines is “not turning its back on anybody” and just wants to “make more friends” in the ecoomic field as the…
President Duterte wants to unlock over P74 billion in Coconut Levy funds for the benefit of coconut farmers and their families, and believes that new legislation is needed for the…
TOKYO—The Duterte administration is banking on Manila’s history of “good synergy” with Tokyo to further expand bilateral trade as it “rebalances” Philippine foreign policy towards swift integration with both the…
The board of the United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) has elected Higinio “Joey” Macadaeg Jr as its new president and chief executive officer. Macadaeg, who was executive vice president and…
The Duterte administration aims to raise some P600 billion by 2019 to fund its priority investments in infrastructure, human capital development and social protection for the poor through the implementation…
TOKYO—Now is a “fine time” to invest in the Philippines as Tokyo rekindles its ties with Manila and the Duterte administration has crafted a “business-friendly” socioeconomic agenda that underlines its…
TOKYO—The Philippines and Japan have formalized several agreements that would help the former improve its maritime safety capability, including a deal for a P16.5 billion yen concessional loan covered by…
