The Philippines stands to benefit from China’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) Initiative, particularly in the revival of the maritime silk route, as it dovetails with the infrastructure buildup plan…
The country’s association of local government accountants and an umbrella group of over 400 public sector labor unions have joined the growing number of organizations that have expressed their full…
The Department of Finance (DOF) will conduct a forum next month to heighten public awareness of, and support for, the Duterte administration’s proposed Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act…
The government can collect some P433 billion in additional revenues, representing 2.7 percent of the current Gross Domestic Product (GDP), by implementing reforms to fix inefficiencies and remove loopholes in…
The government is bent on issuing national identification (ID) cards to all Filipinos that will also serve as social welfare cards to ensure the effective and targeted implementation of its…
HONG KONG—Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has assured the international business community that the Duterte administration’s high--and inclusive--growth program anchored on massive investments in infrastructure and human capital is on…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III denounced Wednesday the killing of another Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) official as he sought the assistance of law enforcement and investigative agencies in finding…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has raised the possibility of a free trade pact along with bilateral agreements on currency and taxation harmonization between the Philippines and Mexico, which is…
The effects of the revenue-enhancing provisions of the proposed Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) will be “muted” for ordinary Filipinos and will even provide for a family…
Two pro-health organizations have expressed their support for the proposed Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN), particularly the bill’s provisions on fuel tax adjustments that they said would help…
