The collection performance of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) averaged 96.7 percent in its first two full years under the Duterte administration, compared to an average of only 94.5…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has said in a business forum in the United States that the Philippines has managed to implement bold reforms over the past three years because…
BATANGAS CITY—Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has said the expansion of the Batangas Container Terminal here will open an alternative gateway for the country's rapidly growing trade with countries in…
In a vote of confidence, international debt watcher S&P Global upgraded the country’s credit rating from “BBB” to “BBB+” with a “stable” outlook. In a report released Tuesday, 30 April…
The Philippines is set to join in May five other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) along with Japan in operating a disaster risk insurance facility that…
World Bank Group president David Malpass has welcomed a proposal by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III for multilateral lenders to closely coordinate their development efforts in the Asia-Pacific region, and…
The Philippine Tax Academy (PTA) is now in the process of designing courses for an online application-based microlearning platform in line with its efforts to make continuing education and training…
Majority of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country are supportive of the Tax Reform for Attracting Better and High-Quality Opportunities or TRABAHO bill currently pending in the…
The World Bank has responded positively to the Philippines’ call for the institution to closely coordinate its efforts and explore complementarities with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to more efficiently…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has called on Japanese companies to invest more in the Philippines’ fast-growing economy, where higher consumer demand fueled by tax reform and an aggressive infrastructure…
