THE PHILIPPINES is among the countries in Emerging Asia expected to benefit from favorable demographics, Pantheon Macroeconomics said. “One of the reasons we remain…
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FINANCE Secretary Ralph G. Recto said a prospective Supreme Court (SC) order to return funds taken from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and…
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THE public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the pipeline now number 230, valued at P2.86 trillion, the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) said.…
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THE debt service bill on foreign borrowing was nearly $5.9 billion in the five months to May, according to preliminary data from the Bangko…
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THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said the beneficiary list of P20-per-kilo rice program will be expanded this month to include fisherfolk. The DA said…
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THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said economic zone (ecozone) proclamations are likely to number 20-30 this year, based on the agency’s best-case target.…
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THE Board of Investments (BoI) said it maintained its target for approved investment applications this year at P1.75 trillion. “We will stick to that.…
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THE temporary ban on rice imports is not expected to stoke inflation as rice stocks remain substantial, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).…
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IN BRIEF: • CMEPA introduces significant changes aimed at optimizing the taxation of capital markets through a simplified and equitable tax system. • The…
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THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) said it included agriculture projects in the 2025 edition of its public-private partnerships (PPP) monitor for the Philippines. “We…