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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…

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.…

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…

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…

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.…

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.…

THE temporary ban on rice imports is not expected to stoke inflation as rice stocks remain substantial, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).…

IN BRIEF: • CMEPA introduces significant changes aimed at optimizing the taxation of capital markets through a simplified and equitable tax system. • The…

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…

THE feeling of financial security and confidence in the short term is growing, though long-term confidence is weaker, according to the findings of a…