Economy

Php 1.3B aid for quarantine-affected workers

The government has allotted Php 1.3 billion to aid workers affected by the ongoing enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. The labor department said around 250,000 workers will benefit from the said fund,...

Gov’t economic team rolls out P27.1 B package vs COVID-19 pandemic

PR President Rodrigo Duterte’s economic team has announced a P27.1-billion package of priority actions to help frontliners fight the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and provide economic relief to people and sectors...

Inflation rate slows down in February 2020

The country’s inflation rate has slowed down to 2.6 percent in February from 2.9 percent last month amid the slow increase of goods prices, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) bared Thursday. Bangko...

DA: Rice Tariffication has benefitted the country

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has reported that the Rice Tariffication Law on its first year has benefited the country in some ways. DA Secretary William Dar said the law caused the...

DTI: COVID-19 has positive effects on the economy

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) expressed optimism amid the impact of COVID-19 on the country’s economy especially in the importation and exportation of products. DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez shared that...

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