6th high-level PHL-Japan infra meeting set in Manila this week

Philippine and Japanese officials will hold their sixth meeting on infrastructure and economic cooperation this Wednesday (Nov. 21) in Manila to discuss the processing of new concessional loan agreements that…

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DOF says economic headwinds won’t hamper growth momentum

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has assured the public that despite the strong economic headwinds facing the country, it remains primed to regain its growth momentum on the back of…

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Tax Academy eyeing post-grad program with UPLB

The Philippine Tax Academy (PTA) is planning to team up with the University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) in offering a post-graduate program on finance and taxation to qualified employees…

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DOF asks World Bank to help craft PHL public asset insurance program

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has asked the World Bank to assist the Philippines in crafting an insurance structure for its public assets in cooperation with private reinsurers to enable…

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Corporate tax reform offers better, more attractive incentives–DOF

Qualified enterprises can benefit from an improved set of investment incentives under the second package of the Duterte administration’s comprehensive tax reform program (CTRP) that may bring down their tax…

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PHL, Indonesia enhancing cooperation vs smuggling

The Philippines and Indonesia have agreed to heighten their partnership and cooperation in combatting smuggling to help shepherd regional efforts among the member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…

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DOLE backs job-generating corporate and fiscal incentives reform bill

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) supports the proposed reforms in corporate taxation and fiscal incentives under the second package of the Duterte administration’s comprehensive tax reform program (CTRP),…

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DOF, JICA sign JPY38.1-B loan accord for MRT-3 Rehabilitation Project

The Department of Finance (DOF) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed Thursday the agreement providing the Philippines with a 38.1-billlion yen loan from Japan for the upgrading and…

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