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Gov’t adds ‘sweetener’ on sugar tax

Allowing industrial users to directly import their own sugar requirement will serve as “sweetener” for them to accept the new tax scheme on sugary...

Cordial moment

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chair and administrator Jonathan D. Tan (left) shares a light moment with Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno after the Fiscal...

Diokno: PH is ideal investment destination for European firms

Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno told European businessmen the Philippines is an ideal investment destination following the structural reforms implemented in recent years to attract...

PH secures $130-m loan from JICA for MRT 3 rehab

Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno signed on Friday the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 Rehabilitation Project loan agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency, represented by...

New Landbank president

Seasoned banker Lynette Ortiz takes her oath as the 11th president and chief executive of Land Bank of the Philippines before Finance Secretary and...

Diokno: EO on LandBank-DBM merger expected this month

Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said Friday he expects the issuance of an executive order this month for the proposed merger of state-run Land Bank...

Misplaced optimism of BBM’s finance secretary

"BBM’s appearance was most important and relevant, and, like his father, he made sure his presence would have an impact on the audience." People truly...

Gov’t eyes new work hours from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Government agencies may soon adjust their office hours to 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Mondays to Thursdays with work-from-home setups on Fridays, Finance...

Inflation slightly eases to 8.6% in Feb. due to lower oil prices

Inflation in February eased to 8.6 percent from a 14-year high of 8.7 percent in January mainly due to a decline in the transport...

Diokno backs new Customs chief Rubio

Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno has thrown his full support behind Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio, the newly-appointed chief of the government’s second-largest...

DOF welcomes bill ending ‘throw-away culture’

The Department of Finance expressed support to proper plastic waste management involving the use of recyclable packaging to put an end to the “throw-away...

Diokno assures no recession if MIF fails

The country’s economic managers assured senators that the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) will not be big enough to bring down the Philippine economy...

Davos trip gains investment interest from 9 int’l firms

Nine multinational companies have signified interest in investing or expanding their operations in the Philippines after their top executives met with President Ferdinand Marcos...

Diokno sees faster growth in 2022 than GDP target of 6.5% to 7.5%

The government expects a strong full-year gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2022, most likely much faster than its growth target of 6.5 to...
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