Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Caesar Dulay witnessed the destruction of several unregistered cigarette-making machines and various brands of fake and untaxed finished products on Friday (Jan 18) at DiGaMa Waste Management Services in Porac, Pampanga.
Read MoreHis Excellency Daniel Pruce, British Ambassador to the Philippines, His Excellency John Holmes, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines, Secretary Benjamin Diokno of the Department of Budget and Management, Commissioner Ephyro Amatong of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr. Titon Mitra, Country Director of the United Nations Development Programme, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen:
Read MoreThe Duterte administration is mulling over the possible expansion of the coverage of the ASEAN Green Bonds Framework to include sectors such as transportation, infrastructure and commercial banking, in step with heightened global efforts to mobilize investments aimed at improving the resilience of communities to the perils of climate change, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said Thursday.
Read MoreFinance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III welcomed Spain’s offer of a financing facility of up to 300 million euros to support government projects in the areas of infrastructure, agro-food and tourism.
Read MoreThree more loan agreements with Japan are expected to be formalized in the first quarter of 2019 involving the implementation of three “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure projects designed to strengthen the transport network of the National Capital Region (NCR), mitigate flood risks in Metro Manila and improve accessibility and linkages in Mindanao’s conflict-affected areas, the Department of Finance (DOF) said.
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