The newly-formed anti-red tape team of the Department of Finance (DOF) has partnered with trade regulatory agencies to simplify the processes in securing documentary requirements for imports and exports, along…
The Duterte administration is considering the implementation of five measures, including the monitoring of projects in real time through the use of drones, to place its infrastructure buildup strategy on…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) scored its first big break against oil smuggling in only six months on the Duterte watch with the seizure of two oil vessels carrying a…
The Land Bank of the Philippines is due to set up by September next year a bank partly owned by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and with an authorized capital of…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III recently swore into office lawyer Edward James Dy Buco as Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs, replacing Peter Manzano. Buco was private lawyer prior…
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) president Jin Liqun has expressed enthusiasm in finalizing Philippine infrastructure projects for financing by this China-led multilateral lender after the Senate had finally concurred in…
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) posted a 15 percent revenue collection increase to P157.3 billion in November from its year-ago performance. The BIR said in a report to Finance…
The country’s economic managers have recommended to President Duterte that the congressional proposal for a two-step, across-the-board increase of P2,000 in the Social Security System (SSS) monthly pension be made…
One of Japan’s largest commercial banks has expressed interest in expanding its footprint in the Philippines, particularly in the field of infrastructure where the Duterte administration has pledged to accelerate…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III reiterated today the government’s strong commitment to the rule of law in realizing the Duterte administration’s goal of attacking poverty and promoting a law-abiding society…
