Philippines Joins Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

30 December 2015—The Republic of the Philippines will be signing the Articles of Agreement (AOA) of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) before year-end, joining the newly created multilateral institution…

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General Government Debt-to-GDP at 36.8% as of end-September 2015

Purisima: Keep ratio down to keep PH resiliency As of September 2015, the General Government debt to GDP ratio improved to 36.8% from 37.2% in Q3 2014. Finance Secretary Cesar…

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3,000+ Set to Take Local Treasury, Ethics Exams by DOF, CSC

Around 3,294 treasury personnel in the local government units are simultaneously taking the Basic Competency for Local Treasury Examination (BCLTE) and the Ethics-Oriented Personality Test (EOPT) tomorrow, Sunday, 6 December…

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HMO Regulation Transferred from DOH to IC

In an Executive Order (EO) signed 12 November 2015, President Benigno S. Aquino III transferred the regulation and supervision over Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) from the Department of Health (DOH)…

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