NPC agrees to pay additional P3.44-B in arrears

The National Power Corporation (NPC) has committed to remit an additional P472 million more in dividend remittances for 2016 and another P2.97 billion in arrears for the 2012-2015 period payable…

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Medalla retained; Favila, Abacan new members of Monetary Board

President Duterte has retained former socioeconomic planning secretary Felipe Medalla and appointed two new members—Peter Favila and Dr. Antonio Abacan Jr.—to the Monetary Board (MB), the Department of Finance (DOF)…

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More execs back TRAIN

More government executives have come out to support the proposed Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) now pending in the Senate, calling it a "win-win proposition" that would…

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General gov’t debt-to-GDP ratio down

The share of the Philippines’ general government (GG) debt to gross domestic product (GDP) went down anew to 34.6 percent at end-December from year-ago’s 36.2 percent, an indication the country’s…

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PHL hoping to work with AIIB on infra projects

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said the Duterte administration is looking forward to working with the China-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which has already made "great strides" in providing…

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Standard Chartered offers assistance in Mindanao railway project

Standard Chartered Bank has expressed interest in providing financial and technical assistance to the Philippines in implementing the proposed railway system in Mindanao under the Duterte administration’s ambitious “Build, Build,…

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OFW remittances not covered by tax reform

Money sent by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the Philippines are not covered by the proposed Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP) of the Department of Finance (DOF) as the government…

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PHL to benefit from Belt and Road Initiative

The Philippines stands to benefit from China’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) Initiative, particularly in the revival of the maritime silk route, as it dovetails with the infrastructure buildup plan…

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