Economic managers taking “Build, Build, Build” roadshow to China

A Cabinet-level delegation led by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and other members of the economic team will bring the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” roadshow to China on September…

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High-level PHL delegation to visit Japan for 3rd infra cooperation meeting

The government’s economic team will be in Tokyo on September 25-26 to discuss with Japanese officials ways of speeding up the implementation of the Duterte administration’s flagship infrastructure projects for…

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JAZA lauds Duterte admin for ‘boldness’ in infra, tax reform

The head of one of the Philippines’ leading business empires has lauded the Duterte administration for taking the unusually “bold step” of pushing tax reform and embarking on an ambitious…

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PHL, China cite substantial progress on economic and development cooperation

Philippine and Chinese officials have underscored the substantial progress made in revitalizing and strengthening economic relations between their two countries, which, they said, was the result of the “favorable and…

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DOF adopting faster import permit system

The Duterte administration is finalizing a new, faster system for securing import applications that currently involve more than 60 government agencies, as part of fresh measures to cut red tape…

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Inflation to remain manageable—DOF

Inflation will remain manageable in the coming months despite the acceleration in consumer prices to a three-month high of 3.1 percent from 2.8 percent a month ago, Finance Undersecretary Gil…

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Non-taxpayers to also benefit from TRAIN

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said even non-wage earners who will not get tax breaks under the proposed Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) will still benefit greatly…

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P19.73-B DOF budget for 2018 endorsed for House approval

The Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives has endorsed for congressional approval the P19.73-billion budget of the Department of Finance (DOF) for 2018, which decreased 16 percent from…

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