The Department of Finance (DOF) has reiterated its position that the revenue generation and health promotion objectives of the proposed sin tax reform bill are not mutually exclusive, as both…
The World Bank’s sustained funding support for the government’s conditional cash transfer (CCT) program for the country’s poorest households will go a long way in helping the Duterte administration achieve…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has said there will be no letup in the ongoing crackdown against tax-dodging Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and their providers as the government aims…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has confirmed that the excess of P10 billion collected from tariffs on rice imports and earmarked annually for the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) will…
GUANGZHOU, China—An emerging mega trade deal among 15 Asia-Pacific countries will be a “gamechanger” for closer economic integration between China and the member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…
The Department of Finance (DOF) has thanked Senate ways and means chairperson Senator Pia Cayetano and House ways and means chairman Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, for their parallel public statements…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has confiscated from January to October this year some P12.92 billion-worth of smuggled goods, most of which were illegal drugs plus counterfeit goods, cigarettes and…
Finance Assistant Secretary Antonio Lambino II has said in a briefing with international investors at the Clark Freeport that the level of infrastructure investments the government has put thus far…
Finance Secretary Dominguez III reiterated the Duterte administration’s unwavering commitment to the twin goals of helping the country’s rice farmers become more globally competitive and providing Filipino families with access…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has described the Philippines’ efforts to impose higher excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco products as an international model for cost-effective promotion of health and…
