Philippine economic managers and key members of the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” team led by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and a high-level delegation from the Government of Japan led by Dr. Hiroto Izumi, Special Advisor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met in Manila Wednesday, November 21, 2018, for the sixth meeting of the Philippines-Japan High-Level Joint Committee on Infrastructure Development and Economic Cooperation.
Read MoreSmall and medium enterprises (SMEs) from Visayas and Luzon have rallied behind the Duterte Administration’s proposed reforms in corporate taxation, which, they said, would enable them to expand their businesses, raise their employees’ salaries and hire more workers.
Read MoreRoad construction and expansion projects in northern Luzon and Metro Manila, flood management and drainage improvements, and various components of the development of New Clark City were among the projects discussed by Philippine and Japanese officials for possible financing by Japan through grants and loans during their sixth meeting on infrastructure and economic cooperation held Wednesday (Nov. 21) in Pasay City.
Read MoreThe Philippines, through DOF, and China exchanged documents Tuesday (Nov. 20) on three economic agreements covering the cooperation arrangements between the two countries in implementing key infrastructure projects in Mindanao under the “Build, Build, Build” program and Chinese funding support for feasibility studies on priority development projects of the Duterte administration.
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