Invalidated tax credits of textile firms now at P3.4-B

The Commission on Audit (COA) has uncovered another set of illegal tax perks worth P390.04 million that were granted to textile companies from 2008 to 2014, bringing the current total…

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Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez, on behalf of the Philippine Government, and Country Chief Representative Jaejeong Moon of the Export-Import Bank of Korea-Economic Development Cooperation Fund (KEXIM-EDCF), on behalf of the Korean Government, sign the US$100-million second phase Program Loan for COVID-19 Emergency Response Program—Vaccination Program (PLCERP II). Secretary Dominguez and KEXIM-EDCF Country Chief Representative Moon were joined by the Ambassador of Korea to the Philippines Kim In-chul, Finance Undersecretary Mark Joven, and Finance Assistant Secretary Ma. Edita Tan.

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PHL, Korea sign loan accord revving up DOH COVID-19 vaccination program

The Philippines and Korea signed Friday an agreement for a US$100-million loan that will provide a big boost to the Philippine government’s ongoing nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program. Finance Secretary Carlos…

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Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez, on behalf of the Philippine Government, and the Ambassador of France to the Philippines Michele Boccoz, on behalf of the French Government, sign the EUR 250 million credit facility agreement for the Disaster Risk Reduction Enhancement at the Local Level (DRREALL) Program.

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CCC Experts Panel lists 10 PHL hazards requiring urgent climate action

The newly formed National Panel of Technical Experts (NPTE) of the Climate Change Commission (CCC) has identified the Top 10 climate hazards in the Philippines that all require urgent climate…

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Dominguez to LGUs: Boost revenue generation through digitalization

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has called on local government units (LGUs) to adopt digital technologies in tax administration and their other business processes in order for them to build…

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