Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has announced that the Department of Finance (DOF) will pursue appropriate charges against public officials and private individuals who have unduly benefited from the issuance of…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has sought the support of the country’s eminent economists behind the Duterte administration’s second tax reform package that aims, he said, to improve the corporate…
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) received tax breaks amounting to billions of pesos for the first six months of 2018 alone under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN)…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is now discussing with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) plans to expand its anti-smuggling task force by…
The government is currently working on the funding mix for P52 billion of the five-year P62-billion budget for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the devastated city of Marawi. Finance Secretary…
The private sector will continue to play a lead role in the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program, given that the construction as well as the operations and maintenance (O&M)…
One of the main proponents of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) in the Congress has described the law as “skillfully crafted” because it taxes the rich…
Ralf Rivas’ article says that Duterte’s economic team left out several issues during the pre-SONA 2018 forum. Indeed, many things were unsaid as the members of the economic team had…
The Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) has increased the incomes or spending power of Filipino consumers to more than make up for the moderate rise in inflation…
Investors have demonstrated their high level of confidence in the Philippine economy under the Duterte administration with the tight spreads of the country’s dollar- and renminbi-denominated bonds issued earlier this…
