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DA eyes support price for some agri products

MANILA -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) mulls the setting of farm support prices for some agricultural products like rice, chicken and pork, to protect producers from a sudden decline in the...

BTr rejects 91-day T-bill bids, partially awards longer tenors

MANILA -- Demands for greater yield resulted in the rejection of bids for the 91-day Treasury bill (T-bill) and only partial awards for the two higher tenors by the Bureau of the...

Peso stays afloat but PSEi weighed down by trade concerns

MANILA – Stronger inflows from Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) as of end-August 2018 buoyed the peso Monday but the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell on jitters created by US President Donald...

Solons welcome possible oil excise tax hike suspension

MANILA -- Some lawmakers at the House of Representatives welcomed the Duterte administration's plan to temporarily suspend the scheduled oil excise tax hike next year. This, after Special Assistant to the President Christopher...

Dominguez calls for crackdown vs. smuggling

MANILA -- Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III on Monday called for a renewed vigor in government's drive against smuggling following the commissioning of two fast patrol boats that will be used for...

Dominguez calls on PCG, BOC to mount joint ops vs. smugglers

MANILA -- Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has called for “closer coordination” between the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in mounting a relentless drive against smuggling, which...
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