A spike in rice prices because of alleged lack of supply, a weak peso, rising oil prices abroad, better tax compliance of local cigarettes, and growing consumer demand accounted for…
The Philippines is well poised to meet its target of reducing poverty incidence by 2022, with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) providing the necessary support to initiatives that aim to…
At least a half-dozen big business and civil society organizations have expressed their support for the proposed reforms in the corporate tax system and the modernization of investment incentives as…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has called on lawmakers to proceed with approving the Duterte administration’s proposed reforms on corporate taxation and the modernization of investment incentives as he allayed…
DAVAO CITY—The Department of Finance (DOF) is pushing a trio of initiatives to enable the rural banking system to meet the challenge of reducing the number of unbanked Filipinos in…
Ten former secretaries and undersecretaries of the Department of Finance (DOF) have thrown their full support behind the Duterte administration’s second proposed tax reform package that aims to lower the…
The moderate rise in inflation is only “temporary” and remains manageable under a robust economy even with the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law, which…
The Philippines is urging its fellow member-states in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to build a region-wide database on disaster risk management to facilitate the sharing of information…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has recognized the invaluable support provided by the Philippines' development partners in the region in jumpstarting the government's infrastructure modernization program, which, he said, is…
Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has sworn into office Antonio Joselito Lambino II as the new assistant secretary of the Strategy, Economics, and Results Group (SERG) of the Department of Finance…
