Newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to Manila Huang Xilian has committed to institutionalize the conduct of regular meetings between the Philippines and China to thresh out issues involving the Duterte administration’s…
The country's consolidated General Government (GG) debt stood at P6.8 trillion in the second quarter of 2019, an increase of 0.7 percent from the first quarter level of P6.7 trillion…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has expressed the hope that the new Bangsamoro autonomous region will “light up the pathway for rapid development” for the people of Mindanao, especially those…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said the first meeting of an intergovernmental body tasked to build on points of cooperation between the national and Bangsamoro governments is a "major step…
The government has engaged the expertise of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in updating the masterplan for the development of the Subic Bay and its surrounding areas, the Department…
Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has said 2019 has been a year of "great achievements" for the “warriors of reform” of the Department of Finance (DOF) in a wide gamut of…
Preliminary data from the Bureaus of Internal Revenue (BIR) and of Customs (BOC) show that their combined revenues from the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law exceeded estimates…
The Department of Finance (DOF) has thanked the Congress for ratifying the bill increasing excise taxes on alcohol, heated tobacco and vapor products, a reform expected to raise an additional…
The Philippines has sealed a US$400-million loan accord with the World Bank representing the first tranche of a three-part financing package that aims to further boost the country’s competitiveness and…
DAVAO CITY—Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has expressed the hope that the new Bangsamoro autonomous region will “light up the pathway for rapid development” for the people of Mindanao, especially…
