SEOUL—The Philippines and South Korea signed Monday (June 4, 2018) a $172.64 million loan agreement for the construction of a new international container port in Cebu that aims to free…
The economic managers assured the public Tuesday that the government is fast-tracking the release of the unconditional cash transfers (UCTs) for the country’s poorest households, along with other social mitigation…
The Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) reported a net income of P5.068 billion as of April 2018, higher by 26 percent than the P4.038 billion registered in the same…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has sought South Korea’s funding support and expertise in implementing the Philippines’ big-ticket infrastructure and information technology (IT) projects in line with the Duterte administration’s…
The government is accelerating the rollout of social mitigation measures such as unconditional transfers (UCTs) and fuel vouchers, which need to be complemented by the enactment into laws of a…
By: Undersecretary Gil Beltran, Chief Economist, Department of Finance According to the 2018 IMD World Competitiveness Report, the Philippines's rating ranked to 50th in a sample of 63 economies, falling…
A significant portion of the higher April inflation rate could be attributed to higher domestic demand, given that people now have about P32 billion more to spend monthly as a…
The Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law allows the suspension of fuel excise tax increases but only under specific conditions, the Department of Finance (DOF) said as it…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said Friday the impressive increase in revenues, particularly on tax collections by revenue agencies for the first four months of 2018 as a result of…
A delegation from China representing 44,000 Chinese local-level chambers of commerce has met with Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III to explore cooperation and investment opportunities in the Philippines and a…
