The interagency Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) is set to begin this January its “fact-finding and science-based” review of an initial batch of 26 mine sites ordered either suspended or…
An economic expansion of at least 7 percent is doable this year with the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law—the first package of the Comprehensive…
The Philippines’ economic relations with its neighbors in the region such as China continued to improve in 2017 following President Duterte’s foreign policy rebalancing towards Asia. Aid, concessional financing, and…
The Department of Finance (DOF) implemented several innovations in 2017 anchored on the use of digital technology to improve the ease of doing business and electronically interconnect with other member-states…
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has assured the Department of Finance (DOF) that it will work double-time on streamlining processes for the documentary requirements of micro, small and medium-scale…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has cited the need for corporate giants in the logistics industry to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) take advantage of the benefits of…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has directed the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to make the process of paying taxes more convenient as he lauded the agency for pursuing reforms…
The Department of Finance (DOF) is harnessing the power of digital technology to implement three major initiatives in improving the ease of doing business in the country. According to Dr.…
A combination of tough bureaucratic and economic reforms, a long-due tax system overhaul and an unprecedented infrastructure buildup is guaranteed to enhance the country's image as an investment haven at…
