Economy

P30B additional oil excise tax collections to go to 2018 social benefits programs

The government will implement its biggest social benefits program yet once the proposed Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) is passed by the Congress in full, given that almost...

DOF adopting faster import permit system

The Duterte administration is finalizing a new, faster system for securing import applications that currently involve more than 60 government agencies, as part of fresh measures to cut red tape and...

Livelihood over big business : DUMANGAS FOLKS NIX FUEL DEPOT; GET P20-M LIVELIHOOD LOAN FUND

By Manny Piñol Dumangas, Iloilo - Oyster farmers, small fisher folks and fishpond owners in this sea resource-rich town of Iloilo Province have opposed the establishment of a fuel depot in its...

49th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ meet opens in PH

MANILA -- The 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM) formally opened in Pasay City Thursday. Trade ministers of the regional bloc's 10 member states have convened here...

PH bags 9 trophies at ASEAN Business Awards

MANILA -- Nine Filipino enterprises were recognized by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC) at the ASEAN Business Awards 2017 for their outstanding contribution to the advancement of...

Smooth sailing for 2018 budgets of several agencies

The House of Representatives readily terminated the plenary interpellation on the proposed 2018 budgets of several government agencies after nobody grilled their sponsors during the floor deliberations. Interpellation on the proposed budgets...

Popular