PHL to soon implement JICA projects on drug rehab, HARVEST

TOKYO—Philippine officials have assured their Japanese counterparts that Malacañang is working fast to ensure the speedy implementation of Japan-funded projects in support of the Duterte administration’s campaign against illegal drugs…

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ASEAN gearing up for ‘Southeast Asian century’

LAPU-LAPU CITY-- Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said here on Thursday night that the 10 member-economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are on the right track in…

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Dominguez had nothing to do with DILG supply contract—DOF

Assistant Secretary Paola Alvarez of the Department of Finance (DOF) said Thursday that Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III had only performed a “routine ministerial duty necessitated by the change in…

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AFMIS to tackle infrastructure investments

Mactan, Cebu—Infrastructure spending meant to further strengthen regional connectivity within the ASEAN plus the benefits of such investments to the sustainable growth of the region’s 10 member-economies will take center…

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DOF sees March inflation within BSP range

The rate of increase in consumer prices likely quickened further last month owing to a weaker peso that pushed up food, power and fuel prices, the Department of Finance (DOF)…

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Cebu hosting 12th ASEAN Finance Ministers Investors Forum

The island of Mactan in the province of Cebu is hosting this week the 12thASEAN Finance Ministers Investors Seminar (AFMIS), which aims to tackle ways of further harnessing investment opportunities…

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CTRP to ensure vibrant future for next generations of Filipinos

The main authors of the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP) in the Congress said their combined proposals to convert the current tax system into a more progressive one will help…

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