DAVAO CITY--The Duterte administration is convening the first of its series of “inclusive deliberations” with development stakeholders in a bid to reach consensus behind the policies and concerted actions that…
Acting on the ruling of the Office of the Ombudsman, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has ordered the dismissal from the service of the municipal treasurer of Buguias, Benguet for…
The Duterte administration’s comprehensive tax reform program and its blueprint for peace and development in Mindanao are among the priority initiatives that would be tackled in the upcoming Philippines Development…
The Department of Finance (DOF) has secured a P21.5 million grant from the German development bank Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) Group to implement an anti-red tape initiative that would simplify…
DAVAO CITY—The Duterte administration’s priority initiatives under its 10-point socioeconomic agenda to significantly cut poverty incidence over the next five years and make high growth not only sustainable but also…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has assured members of the American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AmCham) that the Duterte administration will continue to make the Philippines an attractive place…
The business community has no reason to be nervous or scared under the new government because President Duterte is the “ultimate pragmatist” and “fierce nationalist” who, while genuinely caring for…
Indigent elderly citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) prefer to get direct transfer in the form of social pensions or a health package rather than being exempted from paying the…
Some 300 from the national government, local government units (LGUs), the country’s development partners, civil society and other sectors are expected to gather in Davao City next week to take…
The procurement of over two dozen Japanese ships and high-speed boats—topped by two largescale vessels whose acquisition were sealed during President Duterte’s just-concluded official visit to Tokyo—would significantly shore up…
