Diokno supports ratification of RCEP
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno is fully supporting the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement because of its impact ...
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PH, UK agree to pursue stronger partnership
The Philippines pushed for a stronger partnership with the United Kingdom as the country sustains its recovery from the global ...
Read morePH economy likely performed strongly in Q4, says Diokno
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said Monday the Philippine economy likely ended 2022 strongly despite the domestic and global headwinds that ...
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BPOs given until Jan. 31 to complete registration transfer to BOI
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board chaired by Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno is extending the deadline for the transfer of registered ...
Read morePH raises $3b from global bond offering
The Philippines returned to the international capital markets for the first time in 2023 with its $3-billion triple-tranche 5.5-year, 10.5-year ...
Read moreLabor market to remain resilient, says Diokno
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said over the weekend he expects a resilient labor market in the months ahead which will ...
Read moreDiokno says 2022 growth may surpass 7.5% target
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said Wednesday the “worst is over” for the Philippine economy, and the 2022 gross domestic product ...
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DOF supports lower personal tax rates in 2023
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said Wednesday the lower personal income tax starting January 2023 will enable taxpayers to give their ...
Read moreHigher revenues trimmed down 11-month fiscal deficit to P1.24t
The government’s budget deficit in the first 11 months fell 7.2 percent to P1.236 trillion from P1.332 trillion a year ...
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Gov’t vows to invest in digital technologies
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said the Marcos administration is committed to investing in the digital economy because technology plays a ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.