The delay in passing the 2019 budget during the first three months of this year hit our economy hard. Public spending plays a crucial role in supporting the rapid expansion…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has expressed the hope that Standard & Poor’s (S&P) recent upgrade of the Philippines’ credit rating to ‘BBB+’ would convince lawmakers to pass the bill…
The South Korean government has committed to help ship back to its country some 5,176 metric tons (MT) of waste materials illegally imported here last year and currently stored at…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has reaffirmed the Philippine government’s desire to deepen economic ties with South Korea, which recently unveiled plans to pivot towards the Association of Southeast Asian…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has asked the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to team up with the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) as well as law enforcement agencies in…
S&P Global Ratings’ recent move to upgrade the Philippines’ long-term credit rating to the higher investment grade of “BBB+” and later, Manila’s highly successful floats of Euro and "panda" bonds…
The Departments of Finance (DOF) and of Health (DOH) are making a final push for the outgoing Congress to further raise ‘sin’ taxes on tobacco and alcohol to close a…
Two papers released by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) on the preliminary effects of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law have committed “sins of omission”…
REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS KAGAWARAN NG PANANALAPI KAWANIHAN NG INGATANG-YAMAN (BUREAU OF THE TREASURY) Funding the Republic Intramuros, Manila 1002 The Republic of the Philippines has successfully issued its Renminbi-denominated Bonds…
The Departments of Finance (DOF) and of Health (DOH) have launched a new ad featuring the "People’s Champ," Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao in a fight against the iconic Yosi Kadiri…
