Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) president Jin Liqun has expressed enthusiasm in finalizing Philippine infrastructure projects for financing by this China-led multilateral lender after the Senate had finally concurred in…
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) posted a 15 percent revenue collection increase to P157.3 billion in November from its year-ago performance. The BIR said in a report to Finance…
The country’s economic managers have recommended to President Duterte that the congressional proposal for a two-step, across-the-board increase of P2,000 in the Social Security System (SSS) monthly pension be made…
One of Japan’s largest commercial banks has expressed interest in expanding its footprint in the Philippines, particularly in the field of infrastructure where the Duterte administration has pledged to accelerate…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III reiterated today the government’s strong commitment to the rule of law in realizing the Duterte administration’s goal of attacking poverty and promoting a law-abiding society…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III today voiced optimism that the country’s rock solid macroeconomic fundamentals along with the Duterte administration’s infrastructure buildup strategy will create enough fiscal and monetary buffers…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has ordered the implementation of separate rulings of the Office of the Ombudsman dismissing from the service a Bureau of Customs(BOC) officer and two municipal…
The government will never hit, much less surpass, its annual collection targets unless it indexes taxes to inflation and modernize fiscal incentives given to certain industries that account for over…
The Duterte administration awaits promising development and financing cooperation with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to help fund the country’s big-ticket infrastructure projects, according to National Treasurer Roberto Tan.…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III swore in Wednesday afternoon lawyer Emilio Aquino as commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), replacing Manuel Gaite whose term expired this year. Aquino,…
