DOF eyes P2.5b from sale of idle state assets this year
The government is eyeing to raise P2.5 billion from the privatization of idle assets to finance vital development projects this ...
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DOF: IMF study to help gov’t boost, max VAT base, collect up to P539b
The Marcos administration is working with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a study aimed at addressing the low value-added ...
Read moreDOF vows to support Mindanao growth development
The Department of Finance on Thursday vowed to support the Mindanao Development Authority in its mission to bolster economic growth ...
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Chiz urges government to focus on tax cheats instead of tax hikes
Senator Chiz Escudero has warned the government against introducing new tax measures as they would burden the public which have ...
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‘Govt needs to return franchise tax to POGOs’
The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld its decision issued last year which declared as unconstitutional the government’s imposition of a ...
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First 17 Pinoy evacuees arrive from war-torn Sudan
The first batch of 17 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were evacuated from Sudan arrived in the country on Saturday, ...
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Ex-Speaker hits DOF plan to trim down pension funds of MUPs
Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez on Tuesday expressed dismay over the Department of Finance’s (DOF) supposed plan to terminate ...
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DOE told: Bring in extra power before summer
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to ensure that the expected entry of additional 1,196 ...
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Solon backs DOF plan to issue retail T-bonds
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva has expressed his support for the plan of the Department of Finance (DOF) to launch ...
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PH fiscal indicators improving—DOF
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said Thursday the country's fiscal indicators are improving as shown by the lower deficit to GDP ...
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