The emerging revenue effort of 15.6 percent over the five-year period since the Duterte administration took over in 2016 is the highest in over two decades, according to data from…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has called on tax management professionals to help build trust among taxpayers and encourage them to pay the right amount of taxes instead of finding…
The Duterte administration has secured enough funds to inoculate children aged 5 to 11 years old against COVID-19, and expects the first batch of delivery today (February 3, 2022) of…
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has ordered an officer of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to pay a fine equivalent to six months of his salary for failing…
The directive of Secretary Carlos Dominguez III for the Department of Finance (DOF), its attached agencies, and government financial institutions (GFIs) to vigorously pursue their respective digital transformation programs long…
In recent reports to the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB), investment promotion agencies (IPAs) identified the COVID-19 pandemic, high costs of doing business, and foreign equity restrictions in the Philippines…
The Philippine Government’s Insurance-Linked Security (ILS), otherwise known as the Cat Bond, has resulted in a partial trigger for Typhoon Odette. Following the onslaught of Typhoon 'Odette' (International name RAI),…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has tapped 18 institutional partners, which include fund managers and investment houses, to expand the reach of its financial literacy campaign that aims to…
In 2021, President Duterte designated Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III as his official representative to the Climate Change Commission (CCC), a move that signaled a paradigm shift in the way…
