Economy

PH yields more chicken eggs in 1st qtr

MANILA -- The Philippines' first-quarter production of chicken egg grew for the third year in a row, latest Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data showed. PSA data released last week showed that nationwide chicken...

Palace attributes Filipinos’ excellent optimism to growing economy

MANILA -- Malacañang on Thursday attributed the "excellent" net personal optimism of the Filipinos based on the latest Social Weather Station (SWS) to the country’s growing economy. “Our people are feeling the effects...

DTI seeks to boost coffee industry in W. Visayas

ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Trade and Industry 6 (Western Visayas) gathered some 50 coffee industry stakeholders from Iloilo, Antique, Capiz and Negros Occidental for a two-day regional roadmap localization and...

Gov’t debt rises to 56% of GDP at end-March

MANILA -- The national government’s debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio went up to 56.2 percent as of end-March this year from the 55.2 percent debt-to-GDP ratio in the same...

PH GDP outlook raised on ‘stellar economic growth performance’

MANILA -- BMI Research, Fitch Group's think tank unit, has raised its outlook for the Philippine economy for this year following the “stellar economic growth performance” in the first quarter of...

DOF: Tax reform fueling PH growth

MANILA -- The Department of Finance (DOF) said the first package of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law provides ample fiscal space for the government to fund programs that...

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