More than 40 companies from the mining and oil and gas sectors participated in a workshop on beneficial ownership organized by the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) and conducted by the Department of Finance (DOF) – Philippine Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (PH-EITI) on October 18 in Makati City.
Read MoreThe Department of Finance (DOF) has expressed its full support for the higher alcohol excise tax rates contained in Senate Bill (SB) No. 1074, which was sponsored in plenary by Senate ways and means committee chairperson Pia Cayetano.
Read MoreWASHINGTON DC—The World Bank is encouraging innovations using digital technology to expand financial inclusion in the Philippines, the head of this multilateral institution said.
Read MoreWASHINGTON DC—The leading nominee for the presidency of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has bared to the Philippines his plans to enhance the institution’s capability in ensuring “social inclusion” through better education and healthcare across the region.
Read MoreFinance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has described as a “good idea” a congressional proposal to impose an additional tax on mining, the proceeds of which will be placed in a sovereign wealth fund to benefit future generations of Filipinos.
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