Economy

Dominguez cites biz community support for tax reform

via Diane Querrer Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has cited the strong support of the American business community for the first package of the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP), which, he said,...

PH no longer ‘sick man of Asia’

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 18 -— The Philippines is no longer the “sick man of Asia” as the country’s growth has sustained its momentum, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia on...

DOTr projects will become real: Tugade

MANILA, July 5 -- Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has expressed confidence that his department’s projects will turn into reality. “When we present our projects, these are not mere figments of the imagination....

Duterte creates EICC, SERG

  President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed two Executive Orders creating the Energy Investment Coordinating Council (EICC) and the Strategy, Economics, and Results Group (SERG) in the Department of Finance (DOF). EO No. 30...

Malacañang seeks P3.8-T budget for 2018

Malacañang on Tuesday said that it will be seeking a PHP3.767 trillion national budget for next year. At a Palace briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the proposed 2018 budget is 12.4...

BCDA to bid out new Clark airport terminal this month

MANILA, July 4 -- The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is set to bid out the construction of the new terminal building of Clark International Airport in the next few...

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