S&P Global Ratings’ recent move to upgrade the Philippines’ long-term credit rating to the higher investment grade of “BBB+” and later, Manila’s highly successful floats of Euro and "panda" bonds…
The Departments of Finance (DOF) and of Health (DOH) are making a final push for the outgoing Congress to further raise ‘sin’ taxes on tobacco and alcohol to close a…
Two papers released by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) on the preliminary effects of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law have committed “sins of omission”…
REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS KAGAWARAN NG PANANALAPI KAWANIHAN NG INGATANG-YAMAN (BUREAU OF THE TREASURY) Funding the Republic Intramuros, Manila 1002 The Republic of the Philippines has successfully issued its Renminbi-denominated Bonds…
The Departments of Finance (DOF) and of Health (DOH) have launched a new ad featuring the "People’s Champ," Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao in a fight against the iconic Yosi Kadiri…
Independent Power Producer Administrators (IPPAs) and electric cooperatives dominate the list of the top corporate entities with long overdue accounts with the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM)…
The tax reform law that has returned some P111 billion back to the pockets of 99 percent of wage earners and the shift to rice tariffication that will slash retail…
The Republic of the Philippines (the "Republic") successfully returned to the international capital markets with its offering of EUR750 million of 8-year Global Bonds. The bonds are expected to be…
We, the economic managers, remain committed to the pursuit of sustained and inclusive growth through fast implementation of the government’s programs and projects to make up for lower-than-planned state spending…
Filipino taxpayers have reaped a cash bonanza of P111.7 billion in personal income tax (PIT) cuts in 2018 with the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN)…
