Economy seen to grow faster this Q2

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III expects the domestic economy to gather steam in the second quarter, as the latest surge in coronavirus infections has now subsided and the government starts…

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DOE-BIR-BOC information exchange to strengthen fuel marking program

The exchange of information between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the government’s main revenue agencies will boost the implementation of the first-ever nationwide fuel marking program and further strengthen…

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Public Consultation for the Drafting of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Sections 9 to 11 of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act

The Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act or Republic Act (RA) No. 11524 was signed into law by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on February 26, 2021 and became effective…

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Economy must speed up digital switch to remain viable–Dominguez

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has underscored the need for the Philippine economy to quickly adapt to the switch to digitalization for it to remain viable, as the old brick-and-mortar…

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Dominguez: Capital markets to lead PHL economic recovery

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said Tuesday the reforms being initiated and pushed by the Duterte administration to further deepen the Philippines’ capital markets will let the economy emerge stronger…

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Local investors prop up equities, fixed-income markets in Q1

Trading in the equities and fixed-income markets remained robust in the first quarter of 2021, with local retail investors accounting for 74.3 percent of stock market transactions as of end-March,…

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PHL eyes New Zealand expertise to upgrade BOC, SSS frontline services

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and New Zealand Ambassador to the Philippines Peter Kell have discussed possible bilateral cooperation arrangements that would allow the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the…

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