Economy

Patuloy na paglipana ng misdeclared imported plant products, ikinababahala ng House tax chief

Balak pulungin muli ni Ways and Means Committee Chair Joey Salceda ang Bureau of Plant Industry oras na magbalik-session ang Kongreso sa Enero.

Government to access US$80-M from WB standby loan facility to finance relief, rehabilitation of areas ravaged by typhoon ‘Odette’

The Department of Finance (DOF) will draw this week US$80 million (about P4 billion) of the World Bank (WB)’s US$500-million standby credit line extended to the Philippines to support the national...

PH stocks gauge slips anew, peso follows

MANILA – Profit-taking ahead of the holidays resulted in another decline in the Philippines’ main equities index on Wednesday (Dec. 22) and the peso followed after slipping to the 50-level against the US dollar.

Price freeze of basic needs and necessities in areas affected by Typhoon Odette is possible, DTI says

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said in the Laging Handa briefing on Friday (Dec.17) that there is a possibility to implement price freeze in all basic needs and necessities in areas affected by Typhoon Odette once their local government units (LGUs) declare a state of emergency.

PEZA woos Dubai businesses to invest in PH

MANILA – The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has invited businesses in Dubai to consider locating their next investments in the Philippines.

$250-M ADB loan to help boost COVID-19 vaccine supply in PH

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $250 million loan to help the Philippine government secure additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine supply to boost the health security of Filipinos and ensure a safe and steady economic recovery.

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